The Caribbean Carnival: a celebration of historical resistance and social unity
You may be familiar with the Notting Hill Carnival, but Leeds has its own event, on August Bank Holiday Monday
Read moreDetailsJoan Ruddock (MA, Med, PGCE) is a lecturer in social sciences, a course leader and an external moderator. Understanding the cognitive developments of the mind and psychological disorders is her focus. A native of Yorkshire to parents of Jamaican descent. She is passionate about access to knowledge as the key to unlocking potential, to create a more comparable society. Alongside this, she enjoys drawing, reading, writing and swimming.
You may be familiar with the Notting Hill Carnival, but Leeds has its own event, on August Bank Holiday Monday
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