09.12.2015
The international response to ‘Mutiny’ has inspired our project to create a free-to-access interactive e-learning resource – featuring clips from our Black veterans’ interviews. We believe it can be a marvelous asset to learners and educators of diverse ages, interests and backgrounds. In 2014 an international team of teachers and heritage education specialists helped us...
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09.12.2015
If you’d like us to deliver a Mutiny screening for your organisation or school Get in touch at contact@sweetpatootee.co.uk Have a look around our website to find out more about us Join the conversation on Facebook, @SPatootee on Twitter and Google+
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09.12.2015
Huge thanks to all who came to our ‘Mutiny’ screenings this year, your brilliant response to Mutiny has given us the confidence to organise a fundraising campaign to meet the costs of producing a DVD and online download versions for sale. We really appreciate your support. It’s great to hear so many of you say...
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09.12.2015
The First World War is a major focus for us until 2019. We see its centenary as an important opportunity (particularly for young people), to explore the world in which we live today; through the legacy of wartime experiences that became a major turning point in history and identity – for non-White as well as...
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09.12.2015
Thank you Guy Grannum, Emily Stidston, Vicky Iglikowski, Sara Griffiths, and all who made The National Archives’ WW1 Caribbean Family History Day such an amazing event. Thank you to all who attended. You made the day particularly rewarding for us because of the incredible feedback you gave us after watching Mutiny.
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09.12.2015
We had a wonderful evening commemorating the centenary of the formation of The British West Indies Regiment. It was fantastic to watch our documentary Mutiny on a big screen amidst a great audience at The Bernie Grant Arts Centre. Andrea Levy gave a vivid reading of her short story Uriah’s War, a moving tribute...
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24.10.2015
Join Gary Younge, Andrea Levy and Tony T, as we explore this controversial and often forgotten story as part of Black History Month, and in commemoration of the centenary of the formation of the British West Indies Regiment. Mutiny is our documentary about the British Caribbean experience of the First World War that features personal...
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23.10.2015
Learn how to research your First World War Caribbean ancestors. With research clinics where you can ask experts anything from tracing a soldier to caring for your family records, and opportunities to tour The National Archives research rooms and attend a screening of our documentary Mutiny. Saturday 28th November – Free event 10.30am to 4pm...
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