I am an open knowledge advocate and public historian,  working both online and "on road" as London Blue Badge Guide. I am the chapter lead for Creative Commons UK and founding organiser of AfroCROWD UK, an initiative to encourage more people of African heritage to contribute to Wikipedia and it’s sister projects.  I have over 15 years of experience in the UK's community archives sector and am a founding member of TRANSMISSION, a collective of archivists and historians of African descent.