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Dr. Roi Ankhkara Kwabena was born in the Caribbean island of Trinidad. He is a cultural anthropologist whose creative work is regularly commissioned by many cultural, educational & local government authorities. He has worked with all age ranges in Europe, Africa, Latin-America and the Caribbean for thirty years.

Currently Chair / Co-founder of WRITERS WITHOUT BORDERS ( a collective of refugee and English based writers); Member -Black History Foundation; former Vice-Chair of Birmingham Partnership against Racial Harassment, he is also the European Representative for the IAAR,(International Alliance Against Racism Xenophobia & Related Intolerance, ) this UNCHR registered NGO is charged with the responsibility of seeking Reparations for Human Right violations.

Roi Kwabena is a published writer-historian and was appointed Poet Laureate for Birmingham City 2001-2002 having also served as a Senator in the Parliament of his birthplace.

His positive cultural advocacy has ensured his suitability for a variety of specialist projects addressing wide ranging issues such as functional and Cultural literacy, therapeutic harvesting of Memories by elders and young people (including cross generational dialogue) Anti-Racism, Community Cohesion ,Social Inclusion, Cultural Diversity , redefining the Heritages of Indigenous peoples plus confidence building for excluded and traumatized students, Refugees, etc.

Dr Kwabena uses story-telling and critical analysis to examine the historical roots of racism and to assess the direct relevance this has on our lives today.

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