The recording was made as part of an interview for Liberation to mark 75 years since the arrival of  the ship HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks in 1948, bringing more than 800 passengers from the Caribbean. On 22 June 2023 we will mark its 75th anniversary.

Eulinda Antonette Clarke-Akalanne was born in Barbados and came to the UK as part of the Windrush Generation, having been invited along with other women and girls to train as nurses in England; she worked in this field throughout her career. Antonette, as she is known, is also a poet, and published her first anthology of poems, EUANCA, in October 2021 to celebrate her 80th birthday. Since her retirement, Antonette received a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in Anthropology in 2018 as well as a Master of Arts degree in Black Humanities from the University of Bristol in 2022.

Liberation wishes to thank Antonette for agreeing to the interview. 

The interview, conducted by Liberation volunteer Adrian von Bonsdorff, will be published in our Journal Saturday 24 June 2023. The journal is distributed with the Morning Star newspaper and is mailed to Liberation members.

The Windrush Generation And The Hostile Environment Bill - Poem

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