Stepney Community Trust

Stepney Community Trust is a community-led charity that has a long history of community action and supporting local people. The Trust was set up in 1982.

[Stepney Community Trust @StepneyTrust]

A successful launch last evening. More details on the next step will be uploaded on https://t.co/RIaaVv8Trx

JUTE, THE GOLDEN FIBRE OF BENGAL AND AN EMPIRE MONOPOLY
How the sweat of Bengal cultivators facilitated the expansion of the trade of the British Empire (1830-1940)

[Stepney Community Trust @StepneyTrust]

Visited the Jute Museum in Dundee and learned that the city had 150 plus jute mills. Jute mills were not small affairs, but large setups with complex machinery undertaking complex processes.
https://t.co/vmZuo2lJtl
JUTE, THE GOLDEN FIBRE OF BENGAL AND AN EMPIRE MONOPOLY

[Stepney Community Trust @StepneyTrust]

Jute, the golden fibre of Bengal and an empire monopoly
How the sweat of Bengal cultivators facilitated the expansion of the trade of the British Empire (1830-1940)

https://t.co/vmZuo2lJtl

Project Launch, Wed, 26/7/23, 4.30-8.30 pm, Conference Room, Idea Store Whitechapel

[Stepney Community Trust @StepneyTrust]

How villages and towns in Bengal dressed London ladies in the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries.
Stepney Community Trust's project where community participants recreated dresses worn by London ladies during Jane Austen's time made from Bengal fabrics.
https://t.co/8xwrEK1KM5

[Stepney Community Trust @StepneyTrust]

Jute, the golden fibre of Bengal and an empire monopoly: How the sweat of Bengal cultivators facilitated the expansion of the trade of the British Empire (1830-1940)
Project Launch
26 July 2023, 4.30-8.30 pm, Conference Room
Idea Store Whitechapel,

https://t.co/wdkjtu56No

[Stepney Community Trust @StepneyTrust]

Jute, the golden fibre of Bengal and an empire monopoly: How the sweat of Bengal cultivators facilitated the expansion of the trade of the British Empire (1830-1940)
https://t.co/vmZuo2lJtl

Project Launch
Wed, 26/7/2023, 4.30-8.30 pm, Conference Room Idea Store Whitechapel

[Stepney Community Trust @StepneyTrust]

Jute, the golden fibre of Bengal and an empire monopoly: How the sweat of Bengal cultivators facilitated the expansion of the trade of the British Empire (1830-1940)
https://t.co/vmZuo2lJtl
Project Launch
Wed, 26/7/'23, 4.30-8.30 pm, Conference Room
Idea Store Whitechapel.

[Stepney Community Trust @StepneyTrust]

Jute, the golden fibre of Bengal and an empire monopoly: How the sweat of Bengal cultivators facilitated the expansion of the trade of the British Empire (1830-1940)
https://t.co/vmZuo2lJtl
Project Launch
Wed, 26/7/'23, 4.30-8.30 pm, Conference Room
Idea Store Whitechapel.

[Stepney Community Trust @StepneyTrust]

Jute, the golden fibre of Bengal and an empire monopoly: how the sweat of Bengal cultivators facilitated the expansion of the trade of the British Empire (1830-1940).
A project launch at the end of July 2023 will provide full details and how you can join and contribute.

[Shabna Begum @shabnabegum]

Thanks to @BrickLaneCircle and @GeorgieWemyss for supporting this event at @ideastores Whitechapel. On the 6th anniversary of Grenfell it felt poignant to talk with a community that knows housing injustice as both a historical & ongoing experience.
As ever, thx also to @LW_Books

[Stepney Community Trust @StepneyTrust]

Jute, the Golden Fibre of Bengal and an Empire Monopoly: How the Sweat of Bengal Cultivators Facilitated the Expansion of the Trade of the British Empire (1830-1940). @HeritageFundUK #NationalLotteryHeritageFund

https://t.co/4oVWhal4PT

[Stepney Community Trust @StepneyTrust]

Jute, the Golden Fibre of Bengal and an Empire Monopoly: How the Sweat of Bengal Cultivators Facilitated the Expansion of the Trade of the British Empire (1830-1940).@HeritageFundUK #NationalLotteryHeritageFund

Press release!

https://t.co/8etNHozY1q

[Rushanara Ali MP 💙 @rushanaraali]

I was delighted to host @StepneyTrust and their 'I Sewed, I Sewed and I Sewed' exhibition to celebrate the untold stories of Bangladeshi seamstresses in the East End.

[Stepney Community Trust @StepneyTrust]

I SEWED, I SEWED AND I SEWED

The untold stories of Bangladeshi seamstresses and their contributions and sacrifices.

Women’s Liberation Through Sewing - Experiences of Bangladeshi Women in the East End Rag Trade

Wednesday, 8 March, 6.30-8.30 pm
Saturday, 25 March, 2-4 pm

[Apsana Begum MP @ApsanaBegumMP]

Constructive first meeting with @LutfurRahmanTH discussing issues concerning the residents of Poplar Limehouse.

[Stepney Community Trust @StepneyTrust]

I Sewed, I Sewed and I Sewed: untold stories of Bangladeshi seamstresses in London’s East End (1970-2000)- exhibition by Stepney Community Trust.
A session with Jubaida Begum, Tasmia Salim, Syeda Tasmia Tahia, Raju Vaidyanathan, Tahera Ali and Dona Joseph
https://t.co/2Il61dyBpJ