BARCO Brighton and Hove

BARCO Brighton and Hove The Black Anti-Racism Community Organisation (BARCO) was established in 2020 during the international spotlight over anti-Black racism. www.brighton-barco.org

Formed to serve the needs of people who identify as Black.

BRIGHTON BASH CARNIVAL 2026: FOR US BY US ✨Want to help bring Brighton’s favorite community celebration to life? BARCO i...
01/06/2026

BRIGHTON BASH CARNIVAL 2026: FOR US BY US ✨

Want to help bring Brighton’s favorite community celebration to life? BARCO is looking for volunteers to join the team at St Ann’s Well Gardens!

We have fun, hands-on roles for everyone:

Kids Area & Parade Support

Stage Assistant & Artist Liaison

Info Point Helper & Donation Collection

Set Up & Pack Down Crew (Including Sunday 26th, 9am–12pm)

Come make great memories, meet amazing people, and support your community.

👉 APPLY: scan QR code or link available in our linktree

Once you apply, keep an eye on your inbox—we will reach out with your next steps within 48 hours!

Fascists are coming to march in Brighton on 13th June. BARC...
31/05/2026

Fascists are coming to march in Brighton on 13th June.

BARCO is holding space for our Black community to get together and share our feelings and ideas for how we want to respond individually and as a community.

Join us on Sunday 7th June for a facilitated conversation of reflection, networking and positive action.

At the Old Court room Church Street Brighton at 2pm to 5pm

Entry is free but registering attendance is a must - tickets available from our website or link below

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/barco/2242383

BARCO sends our most heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and ...
22/05/2026

BARCO sends our most heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Becky Walters - the three sisters who lost their lives Brighton last week. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this devastating loss.

If you are in a position to do so, please donate to the GoFundMe set up by the family - https://gofund.me/c6d48b1c6

This is a huge tragedy, and our communities are feeling the impact. While we do not wish to speculate on what has happened, but we feel it is important to speak up.

We have partnered with for the Brighton BASH Carnival, and our chosen theme this year is Water. In light of this tragedy, this theme takes on a deeper significance.

The theme of water celebrates our connection to the sea and the natural environment that surrounds our city. Water connects us, sustains us, and carries the stories of our ancestors across generations and continents.

For Black communities, water holds profound cultural, spiritual, and historical meaning. It can represent healing, renewal, freedom, and resilience. Yet water also reminds us of our vulnerability and of the preciousness of every life.

We will be holding space for silence and reflection in honour of the three sisters at the BASH in July

With love and solidarity,
BARCO

VENDORS — we are calling YOU. 🌊🔥Brighton Bash Carnival 2026 is going to be bigger, better and more beautiful than ever -...
12/05/2026

VENDORS — we are calling YOU. 🌊🔥

Brighton Bash Carnival 2026 is going to be bigger, better and more beautiful than ever - and we are inviting YOUR stall to make it complete.

If you identify as part of the Black community and you sell, make, create or craft - we invite you to apply to trade. Spaces are limited to 20 traders!

As long as you have public liability insurance and your own set up - you’re good to go.

Check out our application form for more details.

📩 Get in touch: [email protected] 🌐 brighton-barco.org

Tag a Black or Brown business owner who needs to be there. Let’s fill this carnival with community, creativity and culture. 🙌🏾🌊

We are so proud to announce our partnership with Sussex Bay. 🌊💙Sussex Bay exists to protect, restore and celebrate 100 m...
11/05/2026

We are so proud to announce our partnership with Sussex Bay. 🌊💙

Sussex Bay exists to protect, restore and celebrate 100 miles of coastline from Selsey to Camber Sands. When they came forward to support BARCO and The Brighton Bash Carnival this year, our theme of water became even more relevant! Water is life. It is healing. It is connection. It is survival.

We live by the water. We are shaped by it. We heal in it. We feel drawn to it in ways that go beyond words - across cultures, across generations, across everything that makes us who we are.

BARCO cares just as deeply about this planet, these seas and these waters as we do about anti-Black racism and community. Because you cannot separate the two. The people most harmed by environmental destruction are the same people most harmed by racism. We stand for both. Always.

Sussex Bay - thank you. Your support means everything to an organisation like ours. As a Community Interest Company we survive through funding, partnerships and the generosity of people and organisations who believe in what we do. 

Together we celebrate the water. Together we protect it. Together we heal.

🌊 Find out more about Sussex Bay and visit:sussexbay.org.uk
💛 Support BARCO: brighton-barco.org
🎟 Register for Brighton Bash Carnival tickets — link in bio

Are you under 25 and ready to actually change something? 👀🖤We’re looking for a young Black voice to join the BARCO board...
11/05/2026

Are you under 25 and ready to actually change something? 👀🖤

We’re looking for a young Black voice to join the BARCO board — and we mean it when we say we want to hear from YOU.

Not someone who fits a mould. Not someone with a perfect CV. Someone real. Someone who cares. Someone who has something to say about equity, anti-racism and what community should actually look like.

You might be exactly who we’re looking for if you:
🖤 Identify as Black, African Diasporic or of mixed African heritage
🖤 Care deeply about anti-racism, equity and community transformation
🖤 Have fresh ideas and an honest perspective
🖤 Want to help shape the decisions that matter
🖤 Can make at least 2 meetings a year

That’s it. No experience needed. No corporate speak. No barriers.

What you get in return:
✨ A real, CV-boosting board position shaping the future of BARCO
✨ Access to experts, creatives and industry professionals through our community network ✨ A seat at the table — not just a place in the room

Brighton needs your voice. BARCO needs your voice. The next generation of this organisation starts with someone saying yes. Could that be you? 💛

📩 Send us an email: [email protected]

Share this with a young person who needs to see it. You might just change their life. 🙌🏾

30/04/2026

Your soul called. The holistic area answered. 🌿✨

While the stages are pumping and the DJ tent is moving — there’s a whole other world waiting for you at St Ann’s Well Sensory Garden. A space of peace, joy, nourishment and healing. Come breathe. Come be still. Come home to yourself. 🌊
This 👇
🧘🏾‍♂️ Opening Ceremony
👁️ Guided Meditation
🧘🏾 Yoga
🔔 Sound Bath
🗣️ Talk & Reflections
🌬️ Movement & Chanting
🥁 Drumming Workshop
🔮 Tarot Workshop
🎨 Arts & Crafts
👀 And even more...

One day. Four stages. A DJ tent. A kids area. AND this.

Brighton Bash Carnival isn’t just a party — it’s a full day of nourishment, rhythmic play, community and healing. Something for every part of you. 🙏🏾

🧺 Bring a picnic
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fully family friendly
🅿️ On-street parking available
📍 St Ann’s Well Sensory Garden, Hove
🗓️ Saturday 25th July · 11am – 5pm
The vibe is set. The facilitators are ready. Are you? 🌞

🎟 Register your FREE tickets now — link in bio 💛 Donations keep this magic alive: brighton-barco.org

30/04/2026

BRIGHTON. WE. NEED. YOU. 🔥🌊

3 MONTHS TO GO. Register for your tickets NOW.

Real talk: To keep this event FREE we need as many people who are able to make a donation when grabbing a ticket. Registering for tickets is a MUST it isn’t optional — spot checks will be in place. Health & safety is our highest priority so to keep this thing joyful, safe and going strong year after year - register for a ticket & make a donation.

What’s waiting for you on 25th July at St Ann’s Wells Gardens 👇

🎪 4 live stages 🎧 DJ tent 👶🏽 Kids area 🌿 Holistic area 🍖 More food than ever

We are so excited we can barely contain it — come get da ting! 🙌

🎟 Register - LINK IN BIO

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