The Pan-African People’s Parliament is grounded on the spirit and principles of Ubuntu –

I am what I am because of who we all are

WHO WE ARE

Mass waves of immigrated Africana people from the Caribbean and African lands began in the 1950s. Those initial waves of migrants were invited to the UK to help rebuild the country’s infrastructure after two world wars and provide vital labour resources to public services, e.g., the National Health Service, the public transport services, engineering factories etc.

African and Caribbean migration waves were followed by mass waves of immigration from Asian lands. Together the new migrants changed the demographics of the UK through their endeavours and have achieved varied levels of success.          

Pan-African People’s Parliament celebrates the success of small pockets of Africana people who have achieved success and built wealth through successful careers and entrepreneurial talents. Sadly, it is a fact that despite being one of the first waves of migrants that settled in the UK, the general population of Africana people has failed to match similar sustainable socio-economic achievements in comparison to other migrant populations, e.g., Asians and Chinese.

There are a number of social and political factors that have led to the general stagnation of capacity building to create generational wealth. These political and socio-economic barriers have negatively impacted on the lives of the majority of Africana people living in the UK. Unless things change the stagnation will continue to blight and impinge on future Africana populations. Africana people have contributed to the wealth of the UK and are entitled to benefit from that wealth to facilitate widespread sustainable generational wealth, facilitating better and brighter prospects for Africana people who live in the UK.

The UK government has copious amounts of data clearly mapping out socio-economic inequity and disparities experienced by Africana people but has consistently failed to implement effective action plans to address the disparities and inequalities experienced.