The George Padmore Institute (GPI), founded in 1991 in Stroud Green Road, North London, by John La Rose (1927–2006) and a group of political and cultural activists connected to New Beacon Books,[2] is an archive, library, educational resource and research centre that houses "materials relating to the black community of Caribbean, African and Asian descent in Britain and continental Europe".
[7] The work of the GPI is directed by a board of trustees, whose founding chair was La Rose.
[8] Current and former trustees include Sharmilla Beezmohun, Aggrey Burke, Janice Durham, Azim Hajee (treasurer), Roxy Harris (chair), Ali Hussein (vice-chair), Linton Kwesi Johnson, Milverton Wallace (died 2021), and Sarah White (died 2022).
[9] Since 2010 the GPI has received grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund[10][11][12] to catalogue and interpret its collections and materials.
[14][15] The exhibition Dream to Change the World: The Life & Legacy of John La Rose was mounted at Islington Museum from 22 May to 29 August 2015,[16][17][18] with a number of associated public events and workshops for schools taking place during the course of the exhibition.