Black Butterfly

Black Butterfly Black Butterfly is an Afrocentric mutual aid organisation supporting Afro-descendant and displaced communities. Heritage-Legacy!

We use decolonial practice and creative arts to co-create healing, liberated, culturally-rich & locally-rooted environments.

23/06/2026

People vs AI data centres.

This is a story about a small community standing up for people, nature and small town life vs corporate greed and digital/AI processes supported by local authority enablers.

More and more communities are having to battle dehumanising systems, which prioritise profit, commodification, appearances and power.

Our human connection to land is more than a right, it is the very essence of nature. It is the interconnections and interdependency, the communication channels and relationships, the seed sowing and harvest - all part of the circle of life.

The disconnection from, dispossession and polluting of land is the cause of so many harms - environmental, societal, physical, mental. In villages, towns, cities and island communities around the world, people are having to fight against these systems of harm and control. Systems that destabilise and destroy, causing chaos and extracting wealth and resources, while offering tokenistic ‘aid’ at the same time.

This story is interesting because it is the elders who are once again having to battle, rather than rest and enjoy their twilight years. Elders who are fighting for the future of humanity and the planet in their local town setting.

More people need to stand up and mobilise peacefully against these nonsense systems that see AI, money and power as the future, rather than valuing the beauty of people and planet.

What you are watching today via social media, may be your reality tomorrow! Apathy is not an option!

If you’re not sure what to do, here are a few suggestions:

Support a community action / campaign that helps the environment, saves buildings for communities,

Demand greater transparency from local authorities regarding public spending / contracts.

Find out about collective/community ownership programmes to help reduce business/household costs and create long-term change, e.g. co-ops, community energy/housing/finance/land, etc.

Demand that local authorities support community- powered interventions that benefit local economies, environments, health outcomes, people, places, etc.

Support local, independent businesses - buy local.

Be neighbourly.

14/06/2026

“The heroes are…in society.” Ron Gordon

This is the story of one man’s (Ron Gordon) fight against corporate-controlled food and sports pricing.


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30/05/2026

Real British history via

British systems of exclusion don’t want people to know these stories, consigning them to ‘Black history’, rather than being included as part of British history.

Great Britain used empirical oppression tactics to extract from various countries, while dominating, murdering, traumatising and subjugating peoples across the globe to create its ‘empire’ to maintain its status.

Despite, and because of, the colonisation, when Britain called for help as part of post-war reconstruction, the Empire came…with culture, fashion, seeds, spices, knowledge, skills, trades, wisdom, humility, care, community, love. What they encountered, for the most part, was hostility, hatred and widespread racism.

was a symptom of and reaction to those hostilities. Love, culture, care, joy and community in the face of bigotry, fear and hatred.

continues to be a huge draw and celebration of cultural connection, diversity and unity.

Britain is only as great as its people (heritage, places, cultural practices, traditions, and interactions with/towards others), NOT its systems, which are steeped in empirical and colonial methodologies.

Via seemingly unfair trade deals, threats, political destabilisation and corporate interests, Britain continues to be dependent on the legacy of, and link to, former Empire - rebranded as the Commonwealth.

‘Common wealth’ - wealth extraction derived from countries often described as: “less developed’ / ‘developing’! 🤔

Don’t get distracted by the political fear and chaos tactics, which too often default to ‘migration’ and/or ‘othering’. Great Britain could not exist, nor claim greatness, without migration and/or ! ❤️



20/05/2026

This clip is from mid-March and highlights the worrying number of incidents in which women of Afrodescent have been ‘unalived’ and discovered in/near bodies of water.

Worse still, the response from the police is always the same: there’s nothing suspicious about the deaths. The national media spin that line, if they give it any attention, and/or just bury the story.

This clip predates the horrific news of the three sisters of Jamaican heritage who died in the violent and freezing waters off the coast of Brighton. A story that led to play down ‘conspiracy theories’ about a string of similar incidents, but suggested that the siblings might have all “gone swimming” in the early hours.

Not gonna lie, there needs to be a review (by culturally competent investigators/researchers) into the growing number of these incidents, which appear to have a pattern, and the follow-up, or lack of, investigations and media reporting.

May their souls RIEP. 🕊️💔


15/04/2026



We stand with small-scale farmers and civil society organisations worldwide to demand an end to public financing of industrial agriculture like battery farming, factory farming and extractive monocultures.

Whilst the continues to pour billions into harmful food systems, we stand in solidarity with all those who raise their voices - in fields, urban centres, at policy tables, and in public squares, advocating for regenerative, agroecological futures.

We call for:

• An end to subsidies for industrial animal agriculture.
• A just transition of finance toward agroecological, Indigenous and Afroecological practices.
• Investment in localised, community-led food systems that centre food sovereignty, not corporate profit.

The World Bank must stop bankrolling cruelty and collapse. Instead, finance the practices that restore soil, respect animals, and nourish communities.

Sign the petition on the Stop Factory Farming page:


12/04/2026

Where “safeguarding” is not safe.
Where “protected characteristics” are not protected.
Where “care” is absent from health and social systems bearing its name.

This is our everyday!
These are the systems that we, Afrodescendant peoples, have to navigate every day/week.

From the UK to the US and further afield, the patterns are ALWAYS the same. The geographies are different, but the systems of control/exclusion/harm come from the same playbook. 🤦🏾‍♀️

Westernised structures (social, political , education, economic, health), built on imperialistic, colonial systems-thinking, can and will NEVER make us the centre of protection or safety, despite the witnessed/statistical evidence.

The abuse against us is always the litmus test for future, wider structural abuses.

EXAMPLE:
- Over-‘policing’ was practiced and normalised decades before against class/race-based justice and civil rights protests.
- Children routinely removed from families by ‘health care’-‘social’ services (often raised in white-centred settings).
- Intentional social destabilisation by eroding services, spaces, transportation services in certain high-demographic areas.
- High incarceration rates of young men due to over-policing in certain areas and among specific demographics.

Make “safeguarding” truly safe.
Make “protected characteristics” truly protected.
Make “care” for everyone central to health and social systems bearing its name.

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10/04/2026

Save Ridley Road Market!

you talk a big talk about culture and celebrating the diversity of London, so how can you watch evict market tenants/traders for site “redevelopment”. Cultural communities helped bring vibrancy, culture and food heritage to markets (often in underserved communities) across London, including: Dalston, Brixton, Peckham, Brick Lane, Ladbroke Grove, Shoreditch, Upton Park, Roman Road, Shepherd’s Bush and so many other locations across London.

Markets have had such a long, rich history in the capital city. Amid political turmoil, social hostilities and economic shocks, markets helped create a sense of belonging and camaraderie for so many people - long-term residents, new arrivals, businesses, employees and visitors. They have always played a vital role in London’s economy, fashion, enterprise, local politics and food sectors. As London continues to change due to alleged ‘development’, the ongoing ‘sanitation’, social cleansing’ and ‘gentrification’ is taking the soul out of London.

We stand in firm solidarity with the traders and locals who are fighting to ✊🏾❤️

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28/03/2026


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