Sunday saw another really successful Bangladesh Mela in Regent's Park. For years the Mela has been going from strength to strength, providing a focal point for Camden's largest ethnic group.
Mela is the Bengali word for “village fair”, and this event has grown from its inception in 1992 to become one of the most prestigious Bangladeshi cultural events in the London calendar, attracting an audience of thousands from all communities.
Next to our Labour stall (pictured, with Labour Cllr. Heather Johnson) we had an example from the Mela Arts Project, which has involved community groups in Camden in designing and making artwork that will come together to create a Map of Bangladesh for the ‘Sonar Bangla’ project. at the British Library.
It was great to see an event run and 'owned' by the community, in contrast to the Camden Green Fair which got far too corporate and collapsed due to the withdrawal of big company money and Camden council funding this year.
It was great to be there, especially on the back of the trip I made with Frank Dobson to Bangladesh in February.
1 comments:
Hi Theo,
very interesting you had a Labour stall at a Mela, we have a huge one in Bradford but no political parties make their presence known there.
what exactly did you have in your stall etc?
Cheers,
Alex Ross
Shipley CLP
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