hereAmong the speakers is leading British Nurse and Pride of Britain Awards recipient Dame Elizabeth Anionwu. She will lead the one minute silence to be held in memory of those who have passed away to COVID-19.Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and MP Afzal Khan will also be in attendance.The Windrush generation were invited to the UK to fill jobs as part of the country’s effort to rebuild following the Second World War, many found employment in the NHS and public transport, however, they were met with prejudice and discrimination.
In 2018 they became the topic of discussion following the emergence of the Windrush scandal . It was revealed that hundreds of Commonwealth citizens, many of whom were from the ‘Windrush’ generation, had been.