The Shaheed Udham Singh Welfare Trust story starts with the Indian Workers Association in 1938. Over 80 years later we continue the anti-racist tradition in the Midlands.
About our work
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Immigration Advice
Our advisers can provide high-quality legal advice on all immigration matters. We have been awarded funding to offer some work free of charge, but for other work, we offer a low-cost fixed-fee service at no profit to ourselves.
We have 20 years of experience in providing specialist Immigration advice. What help can we offer you?
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Yaadein Community Cafe; Elders Social Group
Do you want to take a walk down memory lane?
Meet other like-minded people and enjoy their company.
Our staff will host these sessions so you can participate in our active schedule, which includes workshops to enjoy crafts, exercise, storytelling, games, movies, etc. Most importantly, these will provide you with opportunities to learn something new, share your skills, and connect with others.
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1964: Making History
Free workshops stepping into the archives of the Indian Workers Association (IWA). From storytelling of the historical climate in which the organisation emerged, including anti-imperial and anticolonial activism, to the forming of antiracist organisations and alliances in the UK, which would lead to race activists Claudia Jones collaborating and Malcolm X visiting.
We dig into why the IWA gathered in homes, took to the streets and agitated in their workplaces. What did they do and how did they do it?
Exhibition launch of
1964: Making History
Sunday
6 October
2PM TO 5PM
Venue
SHAHEED UDHAM SINGH WELFARE CENTRE:
346 Soho Rd, Handsworth, Birmingham
Later this year, we will launch a series of events to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Indian Workers Association [IWA] invitation to Malcolm X to visit Smethwick in 1965.
Over the past few months, we have been working in close partnership with local young people to explore this history and its continuing relevance. Through hands-on history lessons, archival research and creative activities, they learnt about the events of 1964/65, the work of the Indian Workers Association, and their contribution to the history of fighting racism and cultural and community work. The participants have been making artwork towards a final exhibition by developing knowledge and creative skills.
This exhibition showcases some of their work. The participants in the exhibition are
Alina Stennett-Mirza
Aryan Mann
Ashwin Patel
Charan Kaur
Chih Ning Ou
Iman Khalil Mohammed
Krishan Patel
Mariyah Ali
Xi'an Loves
This project was developed by the Shaheed Udham Singh Welfare Centre. Handsworth with the support of the University of Warwick.
Community meeting space in Handsworth
Our new meeting hall was built to enable our communities to hold events, discussions, and meetings and rebuild the communal sense of place that belongs to Handsworth. We are keen for like-minded groups, individuals, and organizations to use the space.