"Launch of A Home for Mr No-Roach". International House in Brixton. Friday 15th Novemeber 2024
A Home for Mr No-Roach cupcakes, courtesy of our host (at Men’s Walk n Talk), Dirg Aaab-Richards.
Dr. Velma McClymont.
With Marlene Walker.
With panel speaker and award-winning headteacher, Reema Reid.
With Seymour Mattis, Director of Education JET-UK.
With the lovely Donna Guthrie, Women’s Officer at BARAC UK.
With WomanzVue Resident Historian, Brother Cecil Gutzmore.
Group photo with some attendees.
Other guests.
Photographer Yvonne Reynolds.
With Dr. Audry Allwood, Senior Lecturer at Goldsmith’s College, University of London.
Headteacher Reema Reid With Dr. Velma McClymont.
Host: Dirg Aaab-Richards, Co-Founder of Men’s Walk n Talk.
Panel of Speakers.
With Professor Tony Leiba.
WomanzVue Photographer Rikki Maynard.
Audience and Panel Speakers.
Another View of Audience.
Brother Cecil Gutzmore.
Dr Velma McClymont and Professor Tony Leiba.
Dr. Velma McClymnt With WomanzVue Patron Professor Tony Leiba.
Creative Writing Workshop at West Norwood Library, London. Saturday, 10th August 2024.
“Honouring the Windrush Generation and Reading a Selection of Poems From Newly-Published Book, Walk-Foot Woman”. 28 June 2024.
“Launch of Walk-Foot Woman and Other Poems" at the Black Cultural Archives, London, on Friday 21st June 2024
Joyce Frazer OBE, the Black Heroes Foundation.
Paulette Lewis MBE, President of the Caribbean Nurses & Midwives Association (UK).
George Ruddock, Managing Director of the Weekly Gleaner UK.
Rev. Canon Joyce Forbes (Area Dean of Croydon North Deanery) & Andrea Roberts (friend).
Panel speakers: Professor Tony Leiba, Cllr Patsy Cummings and Paulette Lewis MBE.
Olga Matthews (retired educator – front row).
Jean Joseph, Artist.
Cllr Patsy Cummings, Croydon Council.
Joan Hillery, Filmmaker.
Professor Tony Leiba, Emeritus Professor at Southbank University.
22nd June 2023: Windrush75 Speaking Engagements
With Rev. Michael King (son of the late Sam King, Windrush Foundation Co-Founder) and his wife, Jennifer
With Mayor 0f Wandsworth Cllr Juliana Annan
22nd June 2023: Reception for Windrush Generation
22nd June: ‘Pardner Hand’ Private Windrush75 Reception at the Bank of England Museum
Windrush75 Cupcake
24th June 2023: Windrush75 Commemoration Service, Brixton Seventh Day Adventist Church.
24th June 2023: Prof Sir Geoff Palmer photo, Brixton Seventh Day Adventist Church.
24th June 2023: Windrush75 Together, Croydon African Caribbean Family Organization (CACFO), hosted by Cllr Carllton Young.
24th June 2023: Cllr Alisa Fleming, Croydon African Caribbean Organization.
Honours & Awards
9th July 2024:
Finalist for BLAC Awards
“Services to Writing”
June 2024: Black Light Award Ceremony
Dr Velma McClymont
Shortlisted For Services to Writing
May 2023: The National
Diversity Awards
27th Oct 2022:
The Weekly Gleaner UK Honour
Awards in Education
October 2023: Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (RHS) in Recognition of Contribution to History
Book Reviews
The Weekly Gleaner Review
Review : Socialist History Society Newsletter:
New Year 2023, Volume 12, Issue 1, P.11.
Testimonials
Olga Mathews – 23rd March 2023
Newspaper Articles
The Jamaica Gleaner – Letter of the Day, Page 1, 11th Nov 2024. Link to Newspaper.
The Jamaica Gleaner – Letter of the Day, Page 2, 11th Nov 2024. Link to Newspaper.
Jamaica Observer Jan 2023
Dr Velma McClymont
Daily Observer Jan 2023
Daily Observer Jan 2023
The Weekly Gleaner – 28th April – 4th May 2022
RJR GLEANER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP – 9th Nov 2021
Videos
“Launch of Walk-Foot Woman and Other Poems at the Black Cultural Archives, London, on Friday 21st June 2024
15th May 2023: I am proud to share this video of Rev. Delroy Sittol in the graveyard at St Ann’s Bay Baptist Church in Jamaica (not far from Marcus Garvey’s birthplace) where he preached yesterday. Little River contributes to the hi/story of Britain’s crime against my/our enslaved ancestors in plantation Jamaica.
7th May 2023: Discussing the Coronation of King Charles III with Simone Frazier – Founder of THE CEO EXPERIENCE, Radio Journalist & Property Investor. Croydon Aerodrome Hotel.
7th May 2023: Is Charles III The People’s King? Interview with Journalist Simone Frazer.
21st April 2023: Launch of Little River at University of Edinburgh.
20th June 2022: An Evening with Dr Velma McClymont (Readers and Writers Festival). Hosted by Brixton Library.
April 2022: Little Britain Discussion, Jeremy Vine Show.
April 2022: Should Royal Tour Be Cancelled? Jeremy Vine Show.
29th April: Wessex Royal Tour of the Caribbean, GB News.
March 2022: Prince William’s Tour of the Caribbean, GB News.
27th Oct 2022: The Weekly Gleaner UK Honour Awards in Education.
19th Nov 2022: Marking Book Week Scotland- in Partnership with the African Forum Scotland.
June 2019: Speaking at the unveiling of Blue Plaque to Mother Cecile Nobrega (at Lee Samuel House, Stockwell, London SW4 9QX) on Saturday, 1st June 2019. Mother Cecile was “an educator, poet, playwright, and classical composer. Her famous poem, The Bronze Woman, inspired the statue of the same name that stands in Stockwell Memorial Gardens.”
“Black History Month: an Example of Cultural Diplomacy”. Dr. Velma McClymont – Guest Speaker at Universal Peace Federation (UPF-UK). 12 October 2016.