Records of the Progressive Youth Organisation kept by Mayar Akash Reports, event and meeting papers mainly kept by Akkas Miah [who later changed name to Mayar Akash] who worked at the Progressive Youth Organisation (PYO). They cover issues affecting young people especially Bengali youth at grass roots level in Whitechapel and surrounding area. These include papers relating to youth trips, drugs and sexual health and later papers concerning relations with the police. Also photographs taken by Mayar Akash of PYO training programmes, trips, Bengali as well as community events, politics/activism, London-based incidents, housing/estates and education. Click the PDF icon to browse descriptions to this collection in PDF 1980s-2005