BREAKING NEWS – MR JERRY CRAWFORD ORIGINALLY FROM ST KITTS AND BASED IN BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WILL BE BE REPRESENTING BRADFORD AS ONE OF THE 5 KEY SPEAKERS AT OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS TAKING PLACE AT THE UK HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT IN OCTOBER 2022

Jerry Crawford was one of The Africa4u Award Winners at The Africa4u Awards for African and Caribbean Achievers living in West Yorkshire. (An event which took place early this year)

Information about Jerry can be found below

INFORMATION ABOUT JERRY CAN BE FOUND BELOW

Jerry Crawford  is a Community Worker/Activist, Event Organiser , Audio Engineer , Community Stars Winner, Change maker & Covid 19 Community Champion.

He helped set up Bradford’s 1st community recording studio running music projects for the social disadvantaged.

Over the years he has been involved in many community projects and worked in partnership with numerous organisations.

In 2020 he helped to organise peaceful protest for George Floyd.  

Collective Impact  also helps individuals, families or whole communities to bring about social change and improve the quality of life in our local area. They act as the link between communities and a range of other local authority and voluntary sector providers, such as the police, social workers and teachers.

Jerry Crawford AKA Red Dred who has been very instrumental in many music/media based projects and events. He has over thirty years of experience of Djing and organising events. 

Over the decades Jerry has provided entertainment at many functions weddings ,raves, house parties  christening, birthdays, community events,festivals and carnivals

Jerry is also a radio presenter which he has been doing for over 25 years. 

Jerry Crawford is one of the first pioneers to introduce house music to Bradford.

Jerry worked at Livestock Records Bradford’s 1st dance music record shop. He set up Bradford’s first acid house rave all nighter. In early 90s Jerry set up Reuben Sounds

Bradford’s 1st community recording studio at Bradford Community Arts where he started running music production and dj mixing courses. Over the decades he has worked with many organisations such as

Mapa

Xplosion

Bradford Council 

The Youth Services 

Bradford Festival 

Bradford Trident 

The Princes Trust 

SportsDev

Raise The Roof

BCB Radio 

Windrush Generations

and many more schools, community groups and charity organisations.

He is now working with Collective Impact a community organisation based at Mapa. 

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Glory hallelujah! My Gratitude 22 is here! Beloved, I am specially inviting you all. Come and join us as we return all the glory to our Maker, The King of glory. Please, book the date! God bless you.

ADOMBA GOSPEL EXPERIENCE PRESENTS “MY GRATITUDE 2022” TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY THE 10TH OF SEPTEMBER FROM 3PM ON THE DOT AT 20 NEAL STREET, BRADFORD, BD5 0BX

Come and be part of an insipirational day hosted by Bradford based Host- Minister Lydia Adomba- Asmah

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT 07483825392

We’re inviting the people of Bradford to discover our new Pathway SkillsZone Centre, in the heart of the city, located in West Riding House.

About this event

We’re inviting the people of West Yorkshire to discover new career opportunities, explore our training programmes and network with like-minded individuals, employers and local support providers.

Come along and explore our new Pathway SkillsZone Centre, in the heart of Bradford, located in West Riding House.

We’re showcasing careers in Adult Care – discover what the industry has to offer you, the available training and support, and learn about the long-term career opportunities whilst speaking with our tutors, advisors and local employers.

Date and time

Fri, 2 September 2022

11:00 – 14:00 BST

Location

Pathway SkillsZone West Riding House

West Riding House, 4th Floor

41 Cheapside

Bradford

BD1 4HR

CLICK ON THE LINK TO SIGN UP TO THE EVENT – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/careers-training-networking-in-bradford-tickets-395123303437?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

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HUMBLED TO RECEIVE MY 24TH AWARD – TONY TOKUNBO ETEKA FERNANDEZ

I was humbled to receive THE COMMUNITY HERO RECOGNITION AT THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED TMMP AWARDS WHICH TOOK PLACE A THE UK CITY OF CULTURE 2025- BRADFORD

MANY THANKS TO Eric Reverence, Andrew Morrison AND TEAM FOR ORGANISING THIS AMAZING INITIATIVE IN WEST YORKSHIRE.

A BIG

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE OTHER WINNERS WHO INCLUDE DR Sohail Abraham Ahmed AND THE BRADFORD4BETTER TEAM, THE AMAZING Joy Josephine, THE AMAZNG Nana Abena Owusuwaa Hagan, THE AMAZING Kofi Amoateng , THE AMAZING Phillips Alayande AND TEAM AND THE AMAZING DANIEL BALAZ AND TEAM

The soul of any community lives within the heart of its people as we continue to be the CHANGE we want to see in society The truth is, even though this is my 24rd award – it simply feels like the first.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES OF MY BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS TAKING PLACE AT THE UK HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT IN OCTOBER

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We are excited to announce that, due to our remarkable growth over the last two of years, we are expanding! In fact, we are opening an office in Dar es Salaam Tanzania – ‘MWANA OFFICE’.

The goal of MWANA office is to educate and help children and young people in Tanzania and Africa in general to find the motivation to fight for their dreams.

This new community initiative provides amazing products and services to the people of Tanzania .

Our products will include books on Poetry, Education, Personal Development, Books for babies and story books

Services will include Internet services, Photoshoot services and printing services

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT 255620331434 OR EMAIL MWANABOOKS@GMAIL.COM

ONE OF THE BRAINCHILDS BEHIND THIS INITIATIVE IS JACKLINE WAZIRI- INFORMATION ABOUT HER CAN BE FOUNDE BELOW

ABOUT JACKLINE WAZIRI 

Jackline Waziri was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1993, she was the daughter of Fauzia Waziri Juma.

Her mother Mwanjaa Shabaan Robert, Jackline is the great granddaughter of the legendary Swahili language writer and poet Late Shaaban Robert.

When Waziri moved to the United Kingdom, she developed a keen interest in Literature, Creative writing and Poetry.

Today, she is an upcoming Poet with profound thirst for life on a mission to make a difference to her generation and African communities worldwide.

Her poems are rich in imagery, a wide range of stylistic devices and content inspired by a deep world of experiences, transitions ,journeys and the unapologetic vision to embrace “All things African”

Waziri illustrates her truth and paints an art of her journey here in the UK, but her writing also embraces a world that still lives in Tanzania, this is also reflected through her writing.

Jackline recently published her first book of poetry titled “Mwana”. She is also The Africa4u youth ambassador for the UK.

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Jerry is a writer, theatre producer/director, and cultural administrator. He is the founder and Artistic Director of Arojah Royal Theatre, a private theatre outfit that operates in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja, and which has become a household name on account of its effort at sustaining the theatre culture in Nigeria, especially in Abuja. As a cultural journalist, he has written for NEXT Newspapers, Guardian Newspaper, Trust Newspaper, National Mirror, Newscalabash, Metropole Magazine, City Pages International Magazine, and Korean Times. He is currently the Arts and Culture Editor of The Enlightener Magazine publishing inside the Nigerian Federal Capital. He is currently the National Director of Media and Publicity, National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP); North Central Coordinator, Assitej Nigerian Centre; Nigerian Champion/Coordinator, International Inclusive Arts Network (IIAN); Member, Arterial Network Nigeria; Member, International Association of Theatre Critics; Nigeria/West African Coordinator of the UK based INDRA Congress (now The INDRA Collectives) and the Founder/President, Arojah Arts Trust.

WHAT MAKES CALABAR SO SPECIAL ‘. A short documentary by Tony Tokunbo Fernandez coming soon . Watch  this space.  Also subscribe to our YouTube channel today at www.youtube.com/user/etekatoks

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About this event

The Itsekiris of the oil rich south-south Nigeria, are one of the main minority groups in Nigeria. Set in 1800, the Movie is the story of how the Itsekiri nation was founded. It is a story of forbidding love, palace coup and counter-coup. It is Game of Throne meets, Merchant of Venice, only this time, it actually happened.

Date and time

Sat, 13 August 2022

12:00 – 14:00 BST

Location

National Maritime Museum

Romney Road

London

SE10 9NF

THIS IS A FREE EVENT BUT DONATIONS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED

There is a chinese proverb that states that “He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey, he who blames himself is halfway there and he who blames no one has arrived.”

I came across this proverb three years ago , I was celebrating my 50th Birthday as well as My Parents 50th Wedding Anniversary in far away Antalya, Turkey.

I will never forget the morning I drank from these words. I was sitting on the balcony  and staring through the space of the most tranquil mountains. The peace of the moment was filled with wealth.

I kept on repeating these words to myself “he who blames himself is halfway there and he who blames no one has arrived.”he who blames himself is halfway there and he who blames no one has arrived.”

There and then I made a personal decision to ALWAYS look within and to ALWAYS point the fingers at THE MAN IN THE MIRROR. 

 It had always dawned on me that to know and to embrace oneself came with the responsibility of addressing ones faults, shortcomings, imperfections and areas of improvement.

Till this day, I still believe that his process also creates a sense of self awareness,clarity, foresight and a healthy outlook when dealing with people, situations, thoughts, feelings and actions. 

In recent years, I have also realised that a lot of people who are in self denial or spend time blaming people, blaming the world and pointing fingers – are not very happy people. 

Do you know of such people ? 

Today I am 53, but most importantly I still feed from those God sent words 3 years ago in far away Turkey.

At 53, It has given me a sense of clarity in life to know who I am and to acknowledge my many imperfections through Life and its beautiful twists. 

Each morning , I wake up with a new excitement, ready and able to work on the old Tony, ready and able to create new stories and make improvements  on my several flaws.

I start the day with my Bible, Warm water and Good thoughts. 

My Motto in Life has always been to Be the Change I want to See in Society. This means the world to me.

I have never lived in any City without making an impact on the people and the community. 

We do not need permission to make a difference in our vicinity. 

You see, its not just about what people say, its more about what people do, their actions and the examples they set to empower others.

My passion and purpose in making a difference also comes with the deep realisation of the importance to look within , work on my flaws and never be part of the blame game of pointing fingers at the world. 

At 53, it feels amazing to wake up each morning with new tasks, new goals, new targets , but the same vision. 

To know oneself is a beautiful feeling.

To explore new territories, adds value to our mindset, outlook and values. 

 I have been blessed with the opportunity to visit over 33 countries around the world. I have always had a passion for travelling from a very early age. 

My thirst to see many countries around the world has also expanded my mind to think differently ,  act differently and always embrace the beauty of thinking and living outside the box. 

At 53, to share new experiences in different regions around the world is a source of fulfillment  

At 53, it is a beautiful feeling to create new legacies in our pursuits to become better people, 

But most importantly at 53, I still have a long way to go in working on myself and doing more for family, friends and humanity. 

As I celebrate my birthday each year, I also set a task to be fulfilled.

 So this year, as part of the celebrations  I have just produced a video titled . “WHAT MAKES LAGOS SO SPECIAL” You can click on the link here to watch the short documententary . Do not forget to subscribe to the youtube channel –     

As part of the celebrations, I am also organising an online awards aimed at promoting the achievements of local champions in my local community and much later next month, I will be travelling to Talllin , Estonia for both business and pleasure. 

Today, I am blessed to be alive,  Today, I feel blessed that you have made time to read these words and I hope they will make a difference to you because I love you very much.

Always remember that in LIFE, it is easy to point fingers at others and society , but the moment you start to point those same fingers at yourself, your journey becomes lighter  and a new sense of growth unfolds, blessed with the radiance of clarity, humility and a priceless thirst for LIFE

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE YOURSELF – WE ARE ALL BLESSED WITH DIFFERENT VERSIONS AND THERE IS NOTHING AS BEAUTIFUL AS ORIGINALITY 

TRUE HAPPINESS STARTS FROM WITHIN – KNOW YOURSELF

STAY BLESSED 

TONY TOKUNBO ETEKA  FERNANDEZ