S1/E8 Malecka Egeonu-Roby: Social & community activism in Liverpool

In this episode we hear from Malecka about her work as a race equality manager in Liverpool city’s regional combined authority, a cofounder of Elevate (youth mentoring) and her volunteer work at the Caribbean Centre. Malika’s role in the local authority was created in response to the Black Lives Matter uprisings in 2020. Welcome to surviving society presents Hidden Histories. This is a collaborative project focused on histories and contemporary formations of empire, imperialism and slavery in Britain and the Caribbean. You are listening to season one, Resistance and Restoration in Black Liverpool. In these episodes we locate Black Liverpool as a site of pride, history and resistance. We feature researcher's and community organisers who discuss themes related to grassroot organising, health, art, and the Toxeth uprisings. We hope you find these episodes informing, invigorating and inspiring Executively produced by Shelda-Jane Smith, Levi Gahman, Chantelle Lewis & George Ofori-Addo. Branding by Munotida Chinyanga - www.munotida.com