Mothers 4 Justice – Ubuntu was founded and is governed by a committee of women of African and Caribbean heritage, based in Oxford.
The Executive Committee meets monthly to take forward the campaigns and advocacy work in pursuit of our mission aims, to win justice and to support our community.
Get in contact at: m4jubuntu@gmail.com
Jabu Nala-Hartley
Jabu grew up in South Africa during Apartheid . She was raised by her mother who was a trade unionist and the first Black woman General Secretary of MAWU.
She is chair of the Oxford Living Wage Campaign and sits on the national executive committee of the Socialist Health Association. Jabu also initiated Oxford Unity, a coalition of community groups in the city.
Jabu has organised for her local Labour party and she is a Labour Party City Council candidate.
Jabu’s most fulfilling role is challenging injustice in her community and working in her own community with the Workers Education Association.
Becky Boumelha
Becky grew up in Oxford and organises in the community and the Labour movement.
She has worked with asylum seekers and refugees, including working with Asylum Welcome and supporting the Campaign to Close Campsfield.
She wants to focus on building community-based solutions and alternatives to the police and criminal justice systems.
Amantha Edmead
Amantha is an actress and drama practitioner. She trained at Guildford School of Acting, and studied Dramatherapy at University of Surrey Roehampton.
She was born and raised in Oxford to Caribbean parents and began questioning why the world treated African heritage peoples in unfair ways from the age of 9.
She founded Kuumba Nia Arts (KNA) in 2009 creating theatre through an African Caribbean lens. Firmly rooted in the belief that art has the power to heal and create change.
Amantha is still on the journey that began in childhood, but is now more interested in solutions, raising awareness and actions that lead to positive change. ‘The time for change is always, is always now!’
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