Workshop on Understanding Cervical Cancer and ScreeningDate: Friday 10th January 2025 Topic/ActivitiesOverview of cervical cancer: causes, risk factors and prevention, importance of cervical screening (Pap smear): guidelines, procedure and frequency. Addressing myths and misconceptions about cervical cancer and screening. Practical tips for booking and preparing for a cervical screening appointment. |
Workshop on Breast Health and MammographyDate: Saturday 25th January 2025 Topic/ActivitiesImportance of breast health awareness: breast self-examination and clinical examination. Overview of mammography: benefits, procedure and recommended screening guidelines. Addressing fears and concerns about mammography and breast cancer screening. Guidance on how to schedule and prepare for a mammography. |
Workshop on Breast Health and MammographyDate: Saturday 25th January 2025 Topic/ActivitiesImportance of breast health awareness: breast self-examination and clinical examination. Overview of mammography: benefits, procedure and recommended screening guidelines. Addressing fears and concerns about mammography and breast cancer screening. Guidance on how to schedule and prepare for a mammography. |
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Workshop on Women’s Health and Preventative CareDate: Saturday 8th February 2025 Topic/ActivitiesComprehensive overview of women’s health: reproductive health, menstrual hygiene, menopause, etc. Importance of preventive care and regular health check-ups for women. Discussion on common women’s health issues and how to address them proactively. Empowering women to take charge of their health through lifestyle choices and preventative measures. |
Workshop on Prostate Cancer AwarenessDate: Friday 21st February 2025 Topic/ActivitiesUnderstanding prostate cancer: risk factors, symptoms and screening: PSA test, digital rectal examination (DRE) and age recommendations. Breaking the stigma around prostate cancer and encouraging open dialogue. Encouraging men to prioritise their health and seek appropriate screenings and medical care. |
Workshop on Prostate Cancer AwarenessDate: Friday 21st February 2025 Topic/ActivitiesUnderstanding prostate cancer: risk factors, symptoms and screening: PSA test, digital rectal examination (DRE) and age recommendations. Breaking the stigma around prostate cancer and encouraging open dialogue. Encouraging men to prioritise their health and seek appropriate screenings and medical care. |
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Workshop on Nutrition, Exercise and CancerDate: Friday 7th March 2025 Topic/ActivitiesRole of nutrition and exercise in cancer prevention and overall health. Healthy eating habits: incorporating, fruits, vegetables, whole rains, and lean proteins into the diet. Importance of regular physical activity and its impact on cancer risk reduction. Practical tips for adopting a healthy lifestyle and reducing cancer risk factors. |
Workshop on Community Resources and Action PlanningDate: Friday 21st March 2025 Topic/ActivitiesOverview of local community resources and support services for cancer screening and treatment. Creating personalised action plans for participants to schedule and follow through with cancer screenings. Recap of key learnings form the workshop series and next steps for continued health advocacy. Empowering participants to become ambassadors for cancer prevention within their community. |
Workshop on Community Resources and Action PlanningDate: Friday 21st March 2025 Topic/ActivitiesOverview of local community resources and support services for cancer screening and treatment. Creating personalised action plans for participants to schedule and follow through with cancer screenings. Recap of key learnings form the workshop series and next steps for continued health advocacy. Empowering participants to become ambassadors for cancer prevention within their community. |
Workshop on Mental Health and WellbeingDate: Friday 20th October 2023 Topic/Activities
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Workshop on DiabetesDate: Friday 17th November 2023 Topic/Activities
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Workshop on DiabetesDate: Friday 17th November 2023 Topic/Activities
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Workshop on Mental Health and WellbeingDate: Friday 8th December 2023 Topic/Activities
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Workshop on Healthy BehavioursDate: Friday 12th January 2024 Topic/Activities
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Workshop on Healthy BehavioursDate: Friday 12th January 2024 Topic/Activities
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Workshop on Mental Health and WellbeingDate: Saturday 17th February 2024 Topic/Activities
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Workshop on High Blood PressureDate: Friday 8th March 2004 Topic/Activities
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Discussion about Racism in Public HealthSeminar followed by a Questions & Answers Session with a Meal |
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The London Legal Support Trust (LLST) runs a number of fundraising events that we take part in to help raise funds for our Community Legal Centre
If you fancy taking on a challenge to aid us in this effort, LLST has many fundraising opportunities whether you want to get fit for a good cause, take on an individual challenge or get competitive with colleagues
Here are some of the events that you can take part in:
Exactly half the route of the London Marathon, this is a great race for anyone prepping for the London Marathon or wanting to take on long-distance running for the first time. The legendary Sir Mo Farah will be competing once again, so if you’ve ever wanted to test yourself against an Olympian then this is for you!
This is a fantastic challenge for both individuals and teams. Whether you want to get a group of friends together, or challenge some colleagues, the scenic 55-mile journey is one not to be missed. Concluding at the Brighton Seafront, with a customary dip in the sea and fish and chip lunch, it’s a brilliant social for cycling enthusiasts.
Our favourite autumnal Legal Walk is back! If you prefer a slower pace you can join in with LLST’s marathon / half marathon, Walk the Thames. This scenic stroll from Tower Bridge to Hampton Court takes in some beautiful landmarks and parks (with some pubs along the way). If you fancy a faster pace, you can also run it.
As we say so long to summer, it’s time to welcome in the Autumn and some FUNdraising challenges to round off the year.
If you enjoy long walks (and pub lunches) this is the event for you! Join us on the 15th of October for a half or full marathon along the river Thames. Link up with friends and colleagues or go this challenge alone and make new friends along the route.
Starting at Tower Bridge (or Putney if you join at the half way point), you’ll pass some of London’s best landmarks before enjoying a drink (or two) at the finish line at Putney for a half marathon or in Hampton Court for the whole marathon. Pick your pace, be it a stroll, power walk, or if you are feeling brave, run all the way alongside Lord Justice Haddon-Cave. If you prefer a walking challenge, Sir Peter Gross will be leading the walkers from Putney.
Walk the Thames is one of our favourite events of the year and has a real ‘family feel’ with many walkers returning year on year. We’d love you to be part of the community.
We couldn’t be more excited for the return of the sweetest fundraiser in the legal calendar. Since the Great Legal Bake started in 2013, our star bakers have raised an incredible £150,000 in support of frontline free legal advice agencies in London & the South East.
Taking part is easy as pie – just sign up and we’ll send you a welcome email, followed by a poster pack of helpful tips and cake labels. All you need to do is find some willing bakers (cake eaters are less tricky to source) and set a date.
One for the trivia buffs – our annual quiz returns for a night of ‘friendly competition’ on the 30th November. Not only will you be competing with your friends and colleagues, the Great Legal Quiz is part of a wider national competition with a coveted trophy up for grabs!
We provide the questions and answer sheets courtesy of our pro quiz writer, so all you need to do is find a venue (you can use your office or a local pub) and get swotting.
We do hope you’ll be able to join in with our autumnal events. Every penny raised makes a tremendous difference, helping the most vulnerable in our community access justice.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
The census is coming. By taking part, you can help inform decisions on services that shape your community, such as healthcare, education and transport.
The census is a unique survey that happens every 10 years. It gives us a snapshot of all the people and households in England and Wales – the most detailed information we have about our society
It’s important that you fill in your census questionnaire. Without the information you share, it’d be more difficult to understand your community’s needs and to plan and fund public services.
In one way or another, your information touches the lives of every single person living in England and Wales, whether it’s through using census information to plan new schools, doctors’ surgeries or bike lanes.
Because these things matter to us all, everyone needs to complete the census. Do not worry, government officials dealing with applications you’ve made or payments or services you receive cannot see it.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) runs the census in England and Wales and is independent of the government. Your details are protected by law and information published is always anonymous.
Census Day is Sunday 21 March 2021. You can fill yours in online as soon as you get your access code in the post. If your household circumstances change on Census Day, you can let the ONS know.
Everyone should have the support they need to fill in the census. If you, or anyone you know, needs help, there’s a wide range of support services available.
These include a contact centre that can give you help over the phone and guidance in a range of languages and accessible formats, including paper questionnaires and large print.
If you need help or have any questions, visit www.census.gov.uk
During the pandemic, AfCD staff had undergone a procedure to keep the centre clear of covid infections.
The process was as follows:
Deptford, in South-East London, has a long connection to the triangular slave trade even though much of it is rarely discussed. The Royal Navy had an important dockyard here. Naval ships built in local yards gave convoy protection to slavers at the behest of monarchs for more than 200 years. The first ever British slaver, John Hawkins, enriched Queen Elizabeth I with profits from slavery. He lived and worked in a naval house in Deptford. The town subsequently built many of the cutting-edge vessels that trafficked human beings across the Atlantic for profit. The ships returned with cargo from slave plantations, including sugar which was harvested by slaves working in harrowing conditions. The sugar was then processed in sugar houses. There were several in Deptford. Many of the area’s principal citizens, businesses and institutions were actively involved in the slave trade and its allied industries.
A leading abolitionist who wrote most of his landmark treatise The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Stave Trade by the British Parliament at Hatcham House in the hamlet of Hatcham near New Cross. He also visited vessels anchored at Deptford to question sailors about their knowledge of the trade. Even after the trade was abolished in the British empire in 1807, Clarkson continued to campaign for the complete abolition of slavery. The house was demolished in 1869 and its exact whereabouts remain unknown to this day.
Equiano’s autobiography states he was kidnapped from what is now southern Nigeria when he was about 11 years old. He was shipped to the Caribbean and then to Virginia. He was sold on several more times. He arrived in London with his naval master and was trafficked again from Deptford Strand. He eventually bought his own freedom and became involved in the abolitionist movement in London in 1786. Here he became an outspoken critic of the whole plantation and enslavement system.
Eighteenth-century Britain is often depicted as refined, glamorous and rich. That is not how the enslaved people in Deptford experienced it. We know little about them other than the traces left behind in newspaper advertisements. These brusque statements, drenched in outrage and entitlement, are uncomfortable to read. MoSaF presents a selection of them as the awful truth, an imperfect glimpse into the reality of Black people’s lives in our neighbourhood during the period.
Run away the 9th of September last from onboard the Ship Alexander, lying in the lower Wet Dock near Deptford; a Negro Man named Lime-house, aged 32 Years, born in Guinea, smooth-faced, with short thick Fingers, about 5 Foot 6 Inches high. Whoever brings him to Capt. Richard Bond at his House near Ratcliff-Cross, shall have a Guinea Reward.
A Well-set Negro, commonly call’d Sugar, Aged about Twenty Years, Teeth broke before, and several Scars in both his Cheeks and Forehead, having absented from his Master, whoever secures him, and gives Notice to Benjamin Maynard at the Angel and Still at Deptford shall have a Guinea Reward, and reasonable Charges.
Run away on Sunday Night the 11th inst. from onboard the Truman, now in Mess. Well’s Dock, Deptford, a Negro Slave, named Theodore, speaks the French Tongue, born at Martinico, about 5 Feet 6 Inches high, had on when he run away a blue Jacket, and a green one under, wearing a Hat and Wig.
Whoever apprehends the said Negro Slave and brings him to Mr. Comyn, at his House in Paradise Street, Rotherhith, shall receive three Guineas Reward with reasonable Charges.
It is imagined he may attempt escaping on board some of the Foreign Ships now in the River; the Clearing Officers at Gravesend are requested to examine the said Ships. Whoever harbours him will be prosecuted.
Person disposed to buy a Negro Boy or Girl; the Boy about 14 Years old, the Girl about eight, both well-proportion’d; the Boy is able to wait at a Gentleman’s Table, the Girl handy in the House, and works with her Needle. For further Particulars, enquire of Mr. Samuel Downes, Distiller, in Deptford
A selection of other advertisements mentioning Deptford’s enslaved citizens can be found at runaways.gla.ac.uk/database
MoSaF is a community group with strong roots in Deptford, south east London. Our backgrounds are culturally diverse. We have experience in community development, education charity work, management, academia and journalism.
Our aim is to reveal a forgotten part of Deptford’s history. Though only a stone’s throw from Royal Greenwich, our story is a very different one. It deserves as much attention as the usual tales of kings, queens, famous diarists and wealthy merchants.
Visit mosaf.org.uk or contact us at mosaf@actionforcd.org
MoSaF is a non-profit organisation based at 9 Deptford Church Street, SE8 4RX
| TIME | ITEM |
| 9:30am | Breakfast & Networking |
| 10:00am | Welcome & Introductios – Chelsea Way (Chair), Stephen Lawrence Chritable Trust & Sabrina Dixon (Co-Chair & Alternate); Talented Kitchen |
| 10:20am | BAME Health Subgroup Update – Barbara Gray; Urban Dandelion CIC (or Designate) |
| 10:40am | Lewisham Well Being Map (update) – Tim Bradley; Lewisham Well Being Map |
| 10:50am | Host/Members Spotlight – Joseph Oladusu CEO, Action for Community Development |
| 11:15am | COMFORT BREAK |
| 11:35am | BAME Leadership Academy update (from each Learning Circle) |
| 12:25pm | AOB |
| 12:40pm | CLOSE – Sabrina Dixon, Talented Kitchen |
@ Professor Stuart Hall (LG01), Goldsmiths, University of London
8 Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NW
Tickets are £10.00 and available from: EVENTBRITE.co.uk
Courtesy of: Action for Community Development (AfCD)
11:00am Welcome & Introduction of Speakers
Joseph Oladosu
Director AfCD
1st Speaker
11:30am – 12:15pm Mr. George Ruddock
Acting MD The Voice Newspaper
Topic: History of The Black Print Media and Its Future
2nd Speaker
12:15pm – 13:00pm Ms Esther Xosei-Stanford
Vice President Pan-African Reparations Coalition in Europe
Topic: Reparatory Justice & Black Community Regeneration
13:00pm – 14:00pm Question & Answer Session
3rd Speaker
14:30pm – 15:15pm Onajevwe Omo-Ejakpavi
Proprietor Sanko Educational Trust
Topic: Reparation (A Victim Duty to Self)
15:15pm – 16:15pm Discussion and Questions
16:15pm – 16:30pm Vote of Thanks
16:30pm – 17:00pm Closing & Networking
