With the help of artists, friends and partners, Essex Cultural Diversity Project is encouraging individuals and communities across the county to get the jab and overcome “vaccination hesitation”, as part of a campaign funded by Essex County Council’s VCS COVID-19 Response Fund.

In this podcast for ECDP Radio, Storyteller and artist Seema Anand talks about the issues and shares facts about vaccinations, past and present.

Seema Anand on Vaccination Hesitation

We were invited to talk to BBC Essex about our campaign to encourage people to 'get the jab' and overcome vaccination hesitancy, especially among diverse communities, young people and the elderly. 

Guests included Indi Sandhu, CEO and Creative Director of Essex Cultural Diversity Project, Artist and storyteller Seema Anand, Dr Wasim Siddiqui, Simone Xue from Colchester Chinese Culture Society, and Aymen Syed from Chelmsford Mosque.

Talking "Vaccination Hesitation" on BBC Essex

Hinako Omori - Sounds Of The Forest

Jason Singh 'Lemurs' - Sounds of the Forest

Jason Singh 'Masai Mara' - Sounds of the Forest

In this episode of ECDP Radio, Nita Jhummu interviews Sangita Mittra, Wrenay Raphael and Carlos Byles from the New Generation Development Agency, about Black History Month in Chelmsford, Essex.

ECDP RADIO: Nita meets the NGDA!

We're keen listeners and regular contributors to BBC Essex's 'Essex Voices' radio show. In this programme presenter Rob Jelly talks to Lawrence Walker from Black History Month Colchester, Sangita Mittra from New Generation Development Agency, Jo Melville from South Essex African Caribbean Association and Efua Sey from the Efua Sey Academy.

Some fascinating conversations! Subjects include the importance of Black History Month, family WhatsApp groups, hair stories and domino tournaments!

https://essexcdp.com/ecdp-radio/

Black History Month 2021 on BBC Essex

In this episode of ECDP Radio, Nita Jhummu meets people involved in the Braintree Music Project, including Sarah Goldsmith from Essex Music Hub, and musicians Jonathan Mayer and Josh Doughty.

In 2022 Essex Cultural Diversity Project worked in partnership with Essex Music Education Hub and Braintree District Cultural Education Partnership to deliver an exciting cultural diversity music project in schools. Seven creative practitioners worked closely with teachers in six schools across the Braintree district. The aim was to help young people to understand other cultures and traditions, pilot new ways of working that can be embedded into daily school practice, and develop a bank of teaching resources that can be shared with other schools.

https://essexcdp.com/project/braintreediversity/

ECDP Radio: Nita discovers the Braintree Music Project

In this BBC Essex interview, presenter Rob Jelly interviews Sikh historian Rav Singh, storyteller Usifu Jalloh, and ECDP Creative Director Indi Sandhu about Helen, the Indian Princess buried in Doddinghurst, British multiculturalism and hidden histories of Essex. 

Rav and Usifu will be at Global Village in Doddinghurst on Sunday 23 July 2023, an event that celebrates Helen's story with music, performance, Indian food and talks. 

https://essexcdp.com/event/globalvillagedoddinghurst/

ECDP Radio: Nita discovers the Braintree Music Project

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