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Abraham has
felt a reluctance in some quarters to admit that inequality still
exists in Norfolk. He used to contact schools, offering to visit
and talk to children, only to be told that there was no need - there
was no problem. He says he sometimes felt as if he was banging his
head against a brick wall, but he is now seeing results. Pupils
at Poringland Primary School organised a fundraising concert for
the NNREC recently, and
invited Abraham to speak. It is that kind of progress that motivates
him to carry on.
Over the years Abraham has grown to love Norfolk and he
particularly enjoys getting out into the countryside and to
the coast. "In a city like London you don't get that opportunity
to be near nature", he says, "but as a black person
it is harder, if you go to a beach people stare at you".
Despite this, Abraham emphasises that he has met lots of white
people in Norfolk who are committed to making things better,
and who have sometimes been an inspiration to him.
Limited financial resources mean Abraham is the NNREC鈥檚
only community worker for Norfolk, and that can sometimes be
frustrating, but he finds the job very rewarding. "What we do
is what's right, that's where all the happiness and satisfaction
comes. My goal is eventually that we won't need the NNREC because
Norfolk would be a great place to live, there won't be any of
those issues. Hopefully that day will come."
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