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Bristol bakers unite against racism
A movement started by bakers in the USA has crossed the ocean and is taking place in Bristol from September 4 to 6.
Bakers Against Racism started in June 2020 after Paola Velez, a pastry chef based in Washington DC, wanted to create an initiative to unite bakers in the fight against the unjust treatment of black people in the USA.
Bristol bakers Natalie Brereton and Eve Thompson have brought the event to the city to raise money for three local organisations who are working to dismantle systemic and structural racism.
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The first weekend in September will see independent Bristol businesses and home bakers raise money for Whose Culture, The Afrikan Caribbean Assembly (Bristol Youth Chapter) and I.DENTITY through a city-wide bake sale.
The businesses and individuals taking part will create custom bakes for the event and donate all money raised.
A full lineup of groups taking part is still to be announced, but businesses already announced include Box-E, Bakers & Co, Hobbs House Bakery, the Tobacco Factory, the Ostrich and Hart’s Bakery.
Among the offerings, expect chocolate chip s’mores cookies from Hart’s Bakery, a special lemon tart from Box-E and a unique savoury pie from the Ostrich.
Hart’s Bakery, located near Temple Meads, will be baking for the event. Photo: PamLloyd
There will also be a Gofundme campaign, with every £5 donated automatically becoming a raffle ticket to win prizes such as Candi Williams’ Iconic Women of Colour, two tickets to Bristol Craft Beer Festival, lunch and coffee at Friska and pie and mash for four at Pieminister.
Woky Ko, Millinut Baking Co, Tapestry, Pinkmans, Bomboloni and Eatchu will also be donating prizes.
All money raised over the weekend will go directly back to Whose Culture, The Afrikan Caribbean Assembly (Bristol Youth Chapter) and I.DENTITY.
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The Afrikan Caribbean Assembly (Bristol Youth Chapter) are campaigning to save the Rastafari Culture Centre in St Paul’s while working with other organisations to develop support groups, black business connectivity and unity within the community.
Rider Shafique founded I.DENTITY to celebrate culture and diversity through creativity, and is currently sourcing and donating black historical and cultural books to local schools and communities within the South West.
Whose Culture is an outreach project from The Rising Arts Agency and a creative network that is run by and for young people of colour in the city.
Natalie, one of the event organisers, says: “Buying some delicious goodies and donating will not end racism here and now, but our hope is that this will spark conversation and get people to start thinking about all the work that is happening in our community that goes unnoticed.”
Follow @BristolBakersAgainstRacism on Instagram to keep updated and visit www.uk.gofundme.com/f/bristol-bakers-against-racism to enter the raffle.
Main photo: Khali Ackford
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