About this Event
Three hours of candid conversation, practical Q&A and guided reflection to help you get clearer about where you might go, what you need to know and what your next move should be.
As more Caribbean countries look for new ways to reconnect with their diaspora, the possibility of building a life back home is becoming a more practical question for many of us.
Join Zoe Smith, founder of The Exodus Collective, and author Jessica Wilson, who has lived in Jamaica for more than fifteen years, for a candid conversation about leaving Britain and making a life in the Caribbean.
For generations of Caribbean people in Britain, questions of home and belonging have never been entirely straightforward. Windrush exposed just how conditional that belonging could be.
Today, more of us are asking earlier what we want our lives to look like, where we want to build them, and whether the Caribbean should play a bigger part.
This evening is about what happens when you start taking that question seriously.
Between them, Zoe and Jessica bring two angles on the same decision. Zoe has spent years documenting relocation and return across the region.
Jessica brings the long view of someone who has lived it in one place for more than fifteen years.
This is not a property seminar or a relocation pitch. It is a small room, and there will be proper time for your questions.
This event is for you if...
- You’re seriously considering a move to the Caribbean, or spending much more of your life there.
- The UK no longer feels like the whole answer but you don't necessarily know which island or how to make the leap.
- You don’t have every detail mapped out, but you’re ready to ask the questions that will get you closer.
- You want to connect with other folks in the diaspora who are also serious about making moves in the region.
Agenda
What we will cover
Info: The session will explore:
- how to think about which island is right for you
- the difference between visiting somewhere and living there
- work, money and income that survives the move
- housing, residency and the practical business of getting established
- community, belonging and the expectations that come with returning home
- family life and raising children in the region
- why some moves take root while others quietly come apart
Event venue & nearby stays
The Black Farmer Farmshop, 25-27 Market Row, London, United Kingdom
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