Manchester marks Windrush Day 2021 with special celebration
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Manchester will celebrate the incredible contribution made by the city's Afro-Caribbean community as it marks 'Windrush Day.' And political leaders say the event should also serve as a moment for people to reflect on the 'deplorable' Windrush scandal and how future 'discrimination' and 'injustices' can be avoided.
Windrush Day was introduced in 2018 as a response to the scandal where hundreds of Commonwealth citizens, many of whom were from the ‘Windrush’ generation, had been wrongly detained, deported and denied legal rights.
It is celebrated on June 22, the day that the ship Empire Windrush, which contained hundreds of people from former British colonies in
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