PATHFINDER

Pathfinders: A Community Archaeology Project

Pathfinders Project Pathfinder is a now  community archaeology project, which commemorates and celebrates important Caribbean British history. The Pathfinders Project is an opportunity to uncover and share these stories and deepen the public conversation about the past, present and future of modern multicultural Britain. 

The Pathfinder Project is an opportunity to uncover and share these stories and deepen the public conversation about the past, present and future of modern multicultural Britain.

This community archaeology project tells the stories of the communities, places, and events related to early and mid-20th century British Caribbean experience.   Specifically, Pathfinder uncovers the stories of the people known as the Windrush Generation.  

Vision

Pathfinders is an archival monument of the past, present, and future stories, as told by the people for the people.

This project will document authentic grassroots culturally nuanced stories. This enables people and communities to share authentic first-hand accounts of lived experiences that can enhance, or even challenge, dominant historical narratives.

Mission

  • Put Black British history into the wider cultural context

  • Increase public understanding of history, race, and migration to Britain across the decades.

  • Highlight the stories of the Black British contribution to the UK and the broader post-war migration from across the Commonwealth and beyond that helped create the modern Britain that we share today.

People Say''

“There was an overwhelming amount of positivity, and many said we should take the project forward for further performance, so their children and grandchildren can witness and understand their stories.”

“The most surprising part of the project for me was the noticeable impact we’d made. I had previously been a cynic about the impact of art, but I now realise I just hadn’t been looking at the right art.”

 

“This project has helped me to have hope again.”

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