| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, receipts, newspaper cuttings, agendas, reports and funding requests relating to the Rastafarian group Exodus in Lozells. Nature of support: Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust, Barrow Cadbury Fund Ltd. Applicant overview: The Exodus group is based in Lozells, Birmingham and works in the community primarily through music and dance. Nature of support: The Fund made a series of grants between 1981 and 1983 for vehicle expenses as well as the costs of improved sound equipment. In 1982 a £5,000 loan was made toward the purchase of a new vehicle. A series of small grants were made to an Exodus member through the St. Paul's Community Workshop to allow him to travel to Jamaica for photography work. Minutes: B&GSCT 5734, BCF 2109, BCF 2200, BCF 2207, BCF 2215, BCF 2219, BCF 2249, BCF 2264, BCF 2307, BCF 2311, BCF 2321. Notes: The Fund pursued a gradual disengagement policy with Exodus in part as a result of the challenging relationship between the two parties. Included in this file are exchanges referring to the tense situation between the Rastafarian community and the police. File organised by date from newest to oldest. File labelled '3/2/1/2'. |