"You have a case here. This centre was wrongfully sold and now you need to contact a friend of a friend, or even a friend of a friend of a friend, because somebody knows somebody who can help." The room erupted with laughter. But underneath the humour was something deeper, as he was reminding us of the power of community, networks and collective action. That it's people, together, that can truly move mountains.

I discovered that my grandad, Carl Ince, taught weekly Kung Fu classes at the Nello James Centre during the 1990s and my dad, Craig Ince attended sessions there. That discovery made the project feel even more meaningful and personal.

"Together, we imagined a space that would explore Black storytelling while actively nurturing community..."

"I'm passionate about learning and documenting the real history of people from Global Majority backgrounds to ensure recorded history is more inclusive and representative..."