Gypsy Council for Education, Culture, Welfare and Civil Rights
- Gypsy Council for Education, Culture, Welfare and Civil Rights
United Kingdom. Chair: Vacant following the death of Charles Smith. Vice chair: Daniel Baker. This was for several years the new name of the National Gypsy Education Council. It took over the former's constitution but has had a wider area of responsibility than education alone (as the name indicates).
Recently it has been using the abbreviated title Gypsy Council.
Historical dictionary of the Gypsies .
Donald Kenrick.
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Gypsy Council — United Kingdom. Est. 1966. The first secretary was Grattan Puxon. It carried out a campaign of passive resistance to the moving on of caravans by the police and local authorities. The campaign was a major factor in persuading the government to … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
National Gypsy Education Council — United Kingdom. Est. 1970. Founded with a committee of Gypsy activists and non Gypsy educationalists. Lady Plowden, author of the Plowden Report, was invited to be the patron of this body, and it was able to obtain substantial grants from… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Smith, Charles — (1956 2005) England. Poet, local government politician, and civil rights worker. He was chairman of the Gypsy Council for Education, Culture, Welfare and Civil Rights. He served as a Labour Party councillor and mayor in Castle Point, Essex.… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Essex, David (Albert David Cook) — (1947 ) England. Singer and film actor. He played the roles of Jesus in Godspell (1971) and Che Guevara in Evita (1978) on stage. Essex assisted at the official opening of the office of the Gypsy Council for Education, Culture, Welfare and… … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
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