Special Guests at Hackney During Black History Season 2013 Directory
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and many of the organisation’s project and the BBC’s New Writing Division. She and administration programmes. is a module leader on the University of Special Guests See Ngoma at: C.L.R. James Westminster’s MA in Diversity and the Appreciation Evening Media, which she helped to establish, and is a mentor for the Southbank Tuesday 8th October Centre’s Women of the World (WOW) 6 – 8pm at Hackney during project. Dalston C.L.R. James Library See Joy at: How to write an effective Songs and stories from Africa and the press release Caribbean Wednesday 16th October Black History Season Friday 25th October 5pm – 7.30pm 6.15 – 7.45pm Clapton Library Shoreditch Library 2013 From the Margins to the Mainstream? The State of Black British Publishing Thursday 24th October This year you will meet these creative and artistic talents 6.30pm – 7.45pm during events at Hackney Libraries. Dalston C.L.R. James Library Courttia Newland Courttia Sunnie Dae Sandra Agard Sandra Other highlights at Hackney Libraries during Black History In the 1990s, Sunnie Season 2013 include: Courttia Newland is the performed live with Courtney author of seven novels Feeling the Spirit Pine, UK R’n’B Stax performer Hackney Central Library Born and bred in West London, Luddy Sams and toured Italy Sandra Agard was born in Tuesday 22nd October his first novel,The Scholar, was with Benjamin Zephaniah and Hackney to Guyanese parents 5.30 – 7.30pm published in 1997 to instant the Union Dance Company. and is a Writer, Storyteller success. Newland was short and Literature Consultant. Sandra Agard will deliver a creative She sang lead vocals with big bands such listed for the CWA Dagger in the writing and storytelling workshop that as The Happy End Big Band, performed Her repertoire includes stories Library Award 2007, the Alfred explores the importance of stories, songs from Brecht and Kurt Weill’s from all over the world. Fagon Award 2010 and long spirituals and songs in The Underground Three Penny Opera and sang with the She runs regular storytelling, creative listed for the Frank O’Connor Railway. 22 women’s big band Sax Machine. In writing, reading and literature sessions Award 2011 for A Book of Blues. His 2003 she created a project ‘Sing it to throughout the country. Her poetry latest book, The Gospel According to Is Our Lifestyle Killing Us? the Rhythm’, a collection of plantation and short stories have been published Cane, was published in February 2013. A Health Seminar and Discussion work, field songs, Spirituals and folk in a Girl’s Best Friend, Watchers and See Courttia at: In Conversation with songs from the Caribbean & USA. Her Seekers, Tales, Myths and Legends, Time Stoke Newington Library Courttia Newland workshop is aimed at schools and the for Telling and Unheard Voices. She is Wednesday 30th October Wednesday 9 October community to preserve Caribbean currently touring the children’s play 5 – 7.30pm 6.30pm – 7.45pm folklore. Visit www.singit.org.uk for Treasures of the Rainforest with Flautist Douglas Williams leads a panel Hackney Central Library more information. Sunnie has an album and Composer, Keith Waithe. discussion and seminar session on what of her performances of Jamaican Folk See Sandra at: Telling Tales makes for a healthy lifestyle. What are Songs Linstead Market, Dandy Shandy & Thursday 17th October the risks that face us? And what are the Evelyn Chronicle Chronicle Evelyn Other Jamaican Folk Songs available for 5 – 6pm active choices we can make to improve purchase. Homerton Library and health and wellbeing? See Sunnie at: Jamaican Work & Crick Crack Tales Field Songs, Rhythms & Tales - the Tuesday 29th October Segun Magbagbeola discusses his preserved works of Dr Olive Lewin 2.30 – 3.30pm book Black Egyptians Wednesday 23rd October Woodberry Down Library Shoreditch Library 5.45 – 7.45pm Tuesday 15th October Stoke Newington Library (Gallery) Evelyn is a highly 6.30pm – 8pm entertaining, professionally Black Egyptians sets out to prove trained performer of once and for all that Black Africans SANKOFA Francis Joy The truth behind Black History Month 1926 – 2013 Jamaican dialect poems, started and inhabited the Ancient Anansi stories, folk songs Ngoma Bishop Egyptian civilization. Is this the book to and dub poetry. finally solve the Ancient Egyptian race Sankofa is the African Adinkra symbol meaning the Locs, from Super NintendoTM to iPhoneTM. Referred to by The Gleaner as controversy? Drawing on a wealth of sources including Nuwaupu, genetics wisdom of learning from the past to build the future. Tell us your thoughts on the next 25 years of Black “The new Miss Lou”, she had the Exhibition at and archaeology, the author combines We look back over the past 75 years of the history of History Month and how to build a future without privilege of being educated at the Edna conventional and unconventional African and African Caribbean people in this country Lee Townsend by Picture racism or discrimination. Manley School of Performing Arts in Hackney Museum and the rise of Black History Month, from its 1926 Egyptology to form an unique record of Jamaica, and now teaches full-time, Joy Francis is a journalist, American origins as Negro History Week to its beginnings in an inner city sixth form college. Egyptian history. FREE workshops for schools editor, writer and Executive and development in UK 25 years ago. See Evelyn at: Jamaica Speak 26 September 2013 – Local performance artist, Director of Words of Colour Wednesdays and Thursdays during October and Workshop For more information www.hackney. novelist, poet and arts Productions, a social November gov.uk/Black-history-month 4 January 2014 On display will be rarely seen archival material relating Tuesday 29 October campaigning activist Ngoma enterprise that ‘empowers writers *Please note that all events are subject to to grassroots, national and global campaigns from groups Age Group: Hackney Primary Schools 12.30 – 2pm ‘Silver’ Bishop is a founder and creates legacies.’ change. You are advised to contact the such as the Black Parents Movement, Teachers Against Stamford Hill Library member of the I-Storians Joy has written, broadcast and been a Racism and Hackney Black People’s Association. venue before you attend any event* Celebrate 25 years of Black History Month and the 50th Jamaica Speak Performance Partnership - poets and pundit since 1992, from Community anniversary of Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Wednesday 30 October edutainers. Care, The Voice, Pride, The Guardian and Find out how people came together and rose up against speech with Hackney Museum. Book now for KS1 and 6 – 7pm As well as being Chief Officer of the Channel 4 Online, to BBC Radio 5 Live, the injustice of discrimination; how individuals set up KS2 class visits to our exhibition and take part in a free Shoreditch Library House of AMAU, Ngoma Bishop has ITV, Sky News and BBC1’s Watchdog. organisations to educate, empower and inspire a new storytelling, spoken word or speech writing workshops. been Chair of the Black and Ethnic She has been a diversity adviser to the generation of British youth, especially those of African Celebrate the spirit of Black History Month, its connection Minority Arts Network (BEMA) since its BBC on its current affairs coverage and heritage. to Hackney and explore identity, belonging, roots and the inception10 years ago. During that time community engagement, and was a script reader and competition judge for Alongside this you can see changes in style, fashion, meaning of Sankofa. he has been instrumental in developing BBC Drama’s Get Writing Programme music and technology from Sugar Minott to Ms the organisation’s core governance and Dynamite, from Hip Hop to Dubstep, from Afro’s to Special late night opening on Thursdays, please check policy documents, as well as developing online at www.hackney.gov.uk/museum the BEMA Cluster Development Project For more information www.hackney.gov.uk/black-history-month March against police brutality, Harlesden 3 July 1976. Copyright Angela Phillips. George Padmore Institute Archive Please note that all events are subject to change, please contact the venue before you attend any event. Black History Season Please note that all events are subject to change. You are advised to contact the relevant venue before you attend any September – December 2013 Sharing Hackney Carnival Have you got a story or images of event or to book your place where required by calling the Hackney Customer Service Centre on 020 8356 3000 and asking Memories – call to get involved! Hackney Carnival from 1995 onwards Directory for the relevant venue by name. you would be willing to share? If so, A new digital archive is being set up Tropical Isles would be very interested to capture the history of carnival in in hearing from you. (All items will be Hackney. Devised by local carnival group Disabled access for wheelchair returned to their owners). Hackney Museum Homerton Library Stoke Newington Library Celebrating Tropical Isles, the archive will help to users on the ground floor and Please contact Marva Antoine or preserve Hackney Carnival’s heritage and Ground Floor, Technology lifts allowing access to all areas Homerton High Street, Stoke Newington its street celebrations from its earliest Maureen Philogene: tropicalisles@ and Learning Centre, E9 6AS Church Street Black Culture inception. btconnect.com or phone 07956386903 1 Reading Lane, Hackney Archives Homerton N16 0JS The archive plans to launch in 2014 E8 1GQ 276, 236, 242, 308, 374, Rectory Road, Stoke Newington and Achievement and aims to inspire a deeper level of Dalston Square, 425, 488 understanding, enjoyment and interest Hackney Central and London Dalston E8 3BQ 73, 393, 476, in the heritage of Hackney Carnival and Fields Wheelchair access and lift to Wheelchair access and parking in Hackney Dalston Junction & Dalston raise the profile of the borough’s current 30, 38, 48, 55, 106, 236, 242, the first floor.