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. 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 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 Sunnie Dae Sandra Agard

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 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 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 Other Jamaican Folk Songs available for 5 – 6pm active choices we can make to improve purchase. 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 Joy Francis 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 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. There is also a for blue badge holders nearby Kingsland Station carnival arts and carnival artists. 253, 254, 276, 277, 394, W15 car park and parking for blue INSIDE Celebrating 25 years of Black History Month 30, 277, 38, 242, , 149, 76, Produced by Hackney Design, Communications & Print • September 2013 • PJ51606 • September & Print Design, Communications Hackney by Produced badge holders nearby 243, 67 Woodberry Down as well as Oral Tradition and the Written Word Disabled access for wheelchair Community Library users Disabled access for wheelchair Shoreditch Library users on the ground floor and Redmond Community 80 Street, lifts allowing access to all areas Centre, Kayani Avenue Clapton Library N1 6LP N4 2HF Northwold Road, E5 8RA Old Street Hackney Central Library Manor House Clapton Station 149, 243, 67, 242 Technology and Learning 253, 254, 259, 279 106, 253, 254 Wheelchair access and lift to Centre, 1 Reading Lane, Wheelchair access and parking Wheelchair access on the basement floor. There is for blue badge holders nearby the ground floor and lift E8 1GQ also a car park and parking to the first floor Hackney Central and London for blue badge holders nearby Not a library member yet? Join at www. Fields hackney.gov.uk/libraries-membership- Dalston C.L.R. James 30, 38, 48, 55, 106, 236, 242, Stamford Hill Library and-joining or pop into your local branch. 253, 254, 276, 277, 394, W15 FREE to join and borrow books. Library Portland Avenue, Wheelchair access on the Just bring some ID with you to pick up Dalston Square, ground floor and lift to the N16 6SB your card and start borrowing books, Dalston E8 3BQ first floor Stamford Hill DVDs, music and using our public access Dalston Junction & Dalston 149, 243, 67, 76, 349 computers. Kingsland Station Wheelchair access and there Can’t get out and about? Our Community Library Service can deliver 30, 56, 277, 38, 242, 149, 76, is also a car park and parking to your door – find out more at www. 243, 67 for blue badge holders nearby hackney.gov.uk/community-library- service or by ringing 020 8356 5238

PJ51606_Black History Month Foldout A5 leaflet.indd 1 30/08/2013 14:25 Age group: For age 2-12 years Dalston C.L.R. James Library - No Jamaica Speak Performance Age group: All ages welcome required, contact Dawna Lee on 0208 Be creative and have fun making your booking required Explore the winners and losers in the 820 7278 or 07920287729, email Wednesday 30 October own drum. Materials provided. history of Hackney’s people of African [email protected] or 6.00pm – 7.00pm origin, past and present. Steve Martin is Black History Season contact Crystal Butler on 0208 820 Dalston C.L.R. James Library - No Age group: For all ages – Family Event an author and researcher specialising in 7079. booking required the history of people of African origin in Britain, and the Learning Manager at the Peace beads: Inspired by Africa Exhibition and Events 2013 Black Cultural Archives. His latest book is Saturday 19 October Jupiter Amidships. 2.00pm – 3.00pm Songs and stories from Africa and the Caribbean Hackney Museum – Booking required, Age group: For age 6+ to book contact Linda Sydow on 020 Friday 25 October Black History Month is an annual celebration of Funtastic Raps Create your own statement beads and 8356 2509 or email linda.sydow@ bracelets. 6.15 – 7.45pm hackney.gov.uk Wednesday 16 October Age group: Family Event with an the contribution that Black, African and Caribbean 11.00am – 12.00pm Shoreditch Library – No booking required emphasis on senior citizens Immerse yourself in Jamaican roots Age group: For age 7-10 years Randy’s 50th Anniversary Join Ngoma Bishop and friends for and traditional culture with Jamaican Reggae Anthology: United communities have made both on a local level and What is a rap and where is it from? Feeling the Spirit an evening celebrating the common folklorist, Evelyn Chronicle. This social Reggae Documentary. We answer this question, and have fun heritage of West African and Caribbean commentary will transport you through across the globe. making up rhymes and rapping to a Tuesday 22 October Thursday 28 November art and culture. Enjoy stories and folk rural and urban Jamaica as, Evelyn brings beat. Team up with a friend, joining a 5.30pm – 7.30pm 6.30pm – 7.30pm songs accompanied by traditional to life a range of different characters and group or rap on your own, invent on the Age group: For age 14+ Age group: 16 years + Hackney Council will be celebrating 25 years of eye on the website for new additions African instruments. Open to the whole folk heroes. There will be lots of audience day or bring your own ready made raps. participation and by the end of the event Sandra Agard delivers a creative writing family but geared mainly to senior You name it we have it the story of Black History Month in Britain as well as Oral and events. you will be singing along to catchy folk Randy’s Record Shop at 17 North Parade Stamford Hill Library – Booking and storytelling workshop exploring the citizens with the audience joining in. Tradition and the Written Word by highlighting required, please call Stamford Hill importance of stories, spirituals and songs and reciting proverbs and riddles - in Jamaica. Find out the origins of Here in Hackney we celebrate Black Culture Shoreditch Library – No booking contributions made by the Black community in Library songs in The Underground Railway. Jamaican style! the record shop and label, told by the and Achievement all year round, so sign up to required family and friends of the founder. The these areas. Hackney Central Library – No booking Shoreditch Library – No booking our mailing lists at the events to keep you in How to write an effective press required required documentary tells the story of recordings the loop. release such as Java by Augustus Pablo and There will also be a wide range of events for the group Skatalites. Visit memory lane Jamaican Work & Field Open Mic Speakeasy children and young people and schools will Last year’s events attracted our biggest ever Wednesday 16 October and recall the first time you heard the 5.00pm – 7.30pm Songs, Rhythms & Tales - the Wednesday 30 October recordings and where. be hosting events throughout the season turnout and we’re confident that this year’s 6.15 – 7.30pm Age group: Age 18+ preserved works of Dr Olive Hackney Museum – Booking required, supported by Hackney Learning Trust. programme will continue to build on that Despite the growth in social media, a Lewin Age group: For all ages – Family Event to book contact Linda Sydow on 020 Most events are free but sometimes you success. press release remains an invaluable Wednesday 23 October Mask Making A poetry open mic night to mark Black 8356 2509 or email linda.sydow@ tool to raise your profile. Journalists still 5.45pm – 7.45pm History Month 2013, celebrating oral hackney.gov.uk Saturday 26 October may need to book in advance, so please check Join us and celebrate Black History Season, Oral rely on press releases for stories, but traditions and the poetic written word! Age group: For any age who can 2.00pm – 3.30pm relevant details in the programme and keep an Tradition and the Written Word in Hackney! sending a release on its own is no longer read and follow lyrics Bring your poetry, prose and stories Sankofa Exhibition – special effective. You have to also to ‘pitch’ it. Age group: For all ages - but under 5’s to read and perform in a friendly In honour of the late Dr Olive Lewin, late night opening at Hackney When done correctly, your release will must be supervised by an adult. atmosphere. Just come on the night and Jamaican musicologist, who dedicated Museum be published. If not, it will be ignored. Make and take home a colourful mask. put your name down to participate. her life to preserving the folklore Last chance for a late view 3rd www.hackney.gov.uk/black-history-month Joy Francis, Executive Director of Words Includes stay and play colouring sheets Hackney Central Library – No booking traditions of Jamaica. January 2014 of Colour Productions, will show you the and word searches. required pros and cons of writing a press release, Join singer Sunnie Dae, as she leads Until 8pm Hackney Central Library – No booking *Please note that all events are subject to change. You are advised to contact the venue before you attend any event* the importance of structure and give you a workshop honouring the work of Dr required I Have A Dream Age group: All ages welcome tips on how to do a follow up pitch. Lewin through Jamaican folk songs dating from the late 19th to the mid Thursday 31 October Hackney Museum – No booking Clapton Library - No booking required 20th century and anecdotal tales. Learn Traditional Style Head Wraps 2.00pm – 4.00pm required all good. Express your roots, culture, specific rhythms used to accompany and Braids Age group: For families with children creativity and style. the material and sing lead and create Events do not require booking in Monday 28 October aged 12 years and under Shoreditch Library – No booking harmonies before participating in a 2.00pm – 3.00pm Hear poems, stories and songs to 15 minute performance of the learned advance unless it states otherwise. required celebrate the 50th anniversary of Adoption material. If possible, please bring along Age group: For age 5+ Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream Hackney has many children of Black and SEPTEMBER Lead by Black History Month Walks. a Djembe or small hand drum. Sunnie’s See how traditional style head wraps Cross Currents and Oral speech and create your own poems and dual heritage who are missing out on www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk The Great Sports Debate album ‘Linstead Market, Dandy Shandy and braids are made and enjoy the Traditions Day. speeches. What is your dream? experiencing a family life. Hackney One Carnival Booking required, contact Linda Thursday 17 October & Other Jamaican Folk Songs’ will also opportunity of wearing them. Sydow on 020 8356 2509 or email Saturday 12 October 6.30pm – 8.30pm be available to purchase at the event Hackney Museum – No booking By adopting, you could transform the life Date: Sunday 15 September 11.00am – 4.00pm Dalston C.L.R. James Library - No [email protected] Age group: For age 16+ and light refreshments will be on offer. required. of one or more of these children, giving Time: 2.00pm Age group: For all ages booking required them the chance to grow up in a loving After the heady heights of London Stoke Newington Library – No Hackney One Carnival brings the and secure home. Join us in the reading corner where you booking required. Family Film Showing borough’s streets alive with spectacular Children’s African and 2012, where Black British athletes Mo can relax and browse the written word Mask making for children Thursday 31 October In return, they’ll give you so much more. costumes, dance and music. Hackney Caribbean Storytime and Farah, Christine Ohuruogu and Jessica from a selection of authors. We will Monday 28 October 2.00pm – 4.30pm To find out how you could become One Carnival is all about involving Music Ennis broke records and captivated the Independence Documentary. be playing a selection of audio books nation, are Black communities reaping 2.00pm – 4.00pm Age group: For age 5-12 years an adoptive parent, contact the Hackney’s communities, including a Saturday 5 October Q&A with Director Winstan from Benjamin Zephaniah to Malorie the benefits? How well represented Age group: For all ages - but under 5’s Hackney Adoption team on street parade starting at Ridley Road, 2.00pm – 3.00pm Sit back, relax and enjoy a family film. Blackman, the new Children’s Laureate. Whitter 08000 730 418. a judging point at Hackney Town Hall are Black people in sport - at all levels? must be supervised by an adult. Please contact library for film details Age group: For age 3-8 years Hackney Central Library – No booking Are Black youngsters, adults and elders Thursday 24 October and a celebratory stage event at Gillett Make your own African mask. Dalston C.L.R. James Library - Stories from Africa and the Caribbean required more physically active? Is sport making 6.00pm – 7.30pm Square, a food court in Ridley Road and Booking required. come along and enjoy the fun. a difference to Black people’s health Age Group: All ages welcome Woodberry Down Library – No an African market in Bradbury Street. booking required Shoreditch Library – No booking and wellbeing? If not, what is the way Commemorating the story of Trinidad www.hackney.gov.uk/carnival Cross Currents Drop In Art Anansi and Friends required Session forward? This Question Time-style & Tobago and Jamaica’s Independence debate, chaired by Joy Francis of Words in 1962, through archive footage and Jamaica Speak Workshop Thursday 31 October Saturday 12 October OCTOBER C.L.R. James Appreciation of Colour Productions, with an exciting stories from people who remember Tuesday 29 October 2.00pm – 4.00pm 2.00pm – 3.00pm panel of sportsmen and women, sports Evening life on the Islands, before and during 12.30pm – 2.00pm Age group: For age 5-8 years Cross Currents Workshop at Age group: For all ages - but under 5’s academics and commentators. Submit Independence. The documentary Tuesday 8 October must be supervised by an adult. Age group: For age 6+ A fun storytelling and activity session Hackney Central Library* a question to be asked at the event at interviews local people and the High based on Anansi the Spider folk-tales 6.00pm – 8.00pm Make a collage using words and pictures point of booking, although we cannot Commissioners in the UK for both Come and be educated in Jamaican (*For schools, youth groups and home Homerton Library – Booking required, Age group: For age 15+ based on journeys and crossings. guarantee all questions submitted will countries in 2012. Directed by Winstan roots and traditional culture by Jamaican tutors only. Adaptable for both for folklorist, Evelyn Chronicle. At the end please call Homerton Library Andrea Enisuoh will read material by Hackney Central Library – No booking be discussed. Whitter. primary and secondary ages) of the session you too will be speaking campaigning socialist, theorist, essayist required Hackney Picturehouse – Booking Hackney Museum –Booking required, Age group: Available for booking from patois and reciting proverbs and riddles - and cricket enthusiast C.L.R. James along required - Email Ladi.Ajayi@hackney. contact Linda Sydow on 020 8356 NOVEMBER schools, youth groups and home tutors. side her own, followed by a discussion Jamaican style! Behind the Scenes at Hackney gov.uk or visit www.wordsofcolour. 2509 or email linda.sydow@hackney. Throughout October, make a collage of on both of their works, performance co.uk/great-sports-debate/ gov.uk Stamford Hill Library – No booking Sankofa – Meet the Curators immigration, emigration and crossings, Poetry from Cezanne and Ngoma ‘Silver’ Archives required Thursday 14 November whatever your native land. We will be Bishop, West African Folklore Storytelling Saturday 12 October Behind the Scenes at Hackney 6.00pm – 7.30pm looking at souvenirs and keepsakes of by Griot Chinyere and African Drums 2.45pm – 5.00pm Afro Caribbean Dance Session Age Group: All ages welcome passaghe to illustrate human journeys performed by Aaron Highley, introduced Join us for a special behind the scenes Archives Thursday 24 October and crossings. Take home a workbook to by Ngozi Headley-Fulani. tour of our new storage facilities for Thursday 17 October 6.30pm – 7.30pm Meet the Curators of Hackney Museum’s Sankofa exhibition and explore the draw in.This session is for Schools, Youth Dalston C.L.R. James Library - No Hackney’s historical archives. Explore 2.45pm – 5.00pm Age group: For accompanied children themes, topics, debates and questions Groups and Home Tutors. booking required some key historical documents relating Join us for a special behind the scenes and families answered on the road to our Sankofa Hackney Central Library - Booking to Hackney’s past. tour of our new storage facilities for Fun family dance session! Show off your exhibition. essential. To book a session for your One of our specialist staff will give a talk Hackney’s historical archives. Explore moves and learn some new ones! required some key historical documents relating Toyin Agbetu is a writer, community class email [email protected]. about what you can learn from your local Stoke Newington Library – No to Hackney’s past. For further details see educator and founder of Ligali, a uk and [email protected] archives service, including researching booking required Young Hackney for further details and suitability. the history of Hackney’s diverse Saturday 12th October entry. Pan African Human Rights based communities, and help contribute to the Hackney Archives, C.L.R. James organisation that challenges the misrepresentation of African people, Hackney Central Library collections. Session includes a display of Library 020 8356 8925 archives@ original documents from the archives hackney.gov.uk Agard Sandra history and culture in the British media. Author for the month: Octavia www.ligali.org. Patrick Vernon, OBE, is Butler and a special tour of our archive storage rooms, usually closed to the public. the founder of Every Generation Media, Science-fiction novelist Octavia Butler Telling Tales Crick Crack Tales creator of 100 Great Black Britons. Hackney Archives, C.L.R. James dreamed up fantastic worlds, religions, Thursday 17 October Tuesday 29 October He is also an expert on family history, Library 020 8356 8925 archives@ made-up creatures and futuristic plots, 5.00pm – 6.00pm 2.30pm – 3.30pm intergenerational learning and health hackney.gov.uk then used them to tackle the social Age group: For all ages – Family Event Age group: For all ages – Family Event policy. www.everygeneration.co.uk issues she was passionate about. In Chaired by Sue McAlpine Curator and An interactive African and Caribbean Sandra Agard will entertain you with “Parable of the Talents,” a futuristic story Segun Magbagbeola discusses Collections Officer at Hackney Museum storytelling family session, led by Sandra stories from the Caribbean such as about a utopian community ravaged by his book Black Egyptians Agard. Anansi Spider and Ghostly Nightmare. Hackney Museum – Booking required, civil war, Butler explored modern-day Tuesday 15 October to book contact Linda Sydow on 020

Andrea Enisuoh Andrea Homerton Library – No booking issues of intolerance, environmentalism Woodberry Down Library – No 6.30pm – 8pm required 8356 2509 or email linda.sydow@ booking required and the growing gap between rich Age group: For all ages hackney.gov.uk Hackney’s Youth Centres will be and poor. In “Kindred,” she plunged Black Egyptians sets out to prove that running a range of activities and events into racial issues when a modern-day Discussing Kindred In conversation with Courttia Black Africans started and inhabited Sankofa Stories celebrating Black History Month. character was transported into the body Thursday 17 October Newland the Ancient Egyptian civilization. Is this Wednesday 30 October To find out up to the minute of a slave living before the US Civil War. 6.30pm – 7.30pm Wednesday 9 October the book to finally solve the Ancient 2.00pm – 4.00pm information, please visit www. Visit Hackney Central Library to see a Age group: For age 18+ 6.30pm – 7.45pm Egyptian race controversy? Drawing on a From the margins to the Age group: For families with children younghackney.org display about Octavia Butler. Some of Reading Lane Book Group gets together Age group: For age 16+ wealth of sources, the author combines mainstream? The state of aged 12 years and under her books are available for Hackney conventional and unconventional with Midnight Central Book group to Black British publishing Library members to borrow. Black British writer Courttia Newland celebrate and discuss Kindred by Octavia Explore stories from Africa and the Egyptology to form a unique record of Thursday 24 October published his seventh book, The Gospel Butler, whose evocative novels explore Caribbean with our storyteller and create According to Cane, last spring. An Egyptian history. 6.30pm – 7.45pm Exhibition Space Hackney issues of race, sex and power. your own Sankofa Story Bird to decorate academic, playwright and broadcaster, Shoreditch Library – No booking Age group: For age 16+ your home Behind the Scenes at Hackney Advocacy for Caribbean Elders Central Library Courttia talks to Joy Francis, executive required Hackney Central Library – No booking Amid the debate over whether Hackney Museum – No booking Archives Advocacy for Caribbean Elders provides Throughout October, crafts and artefacts director of Words of Colour Productions, required traditional publishing will survive the required. Saturday 16 November advocacy support, information and by Felix Joseph will be on display. about his career, mainstream publishing, How to become a Teacher in Kindle, what is happening to Black 2.45pm – 5.00pm assistance to Caribbean Elders aged how Black characters are covered in the Adult Learning Sector Puppet Making with publishing? Since Olaudah Equiano’s 60+ in Hackney. fiction and the challenges facing Black Storytelling Workshop Is Our Lifestyle Killing Us? A Join us for a special behind the scenes Free Guided History Walk Wednesday 16th October The Interesting Narrative of the Life of tour of our new storage facilities for Project Coordinator Beryl Pusey works British writers. Friday 18 October Health Seminar and Discussion Saturday 5 October 11.00am - 1.00pm Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, Hackney’s historical archives. Explore with a team of volunteers who undertake 4.00pm – 5.30pm 11.00am – 1.00pm Hackney Central Library – No booking Age group: For age 19+ the African in 1789, the launch of Allison Wednesday 30 October some key historical documents relating outreach casework, home-based required Age group: For children of all ages & Busby Ltd in 1960s and The XPress 5.00pm – 7.30pm Age group: All ages welcome Find out about the various routes into to Hackney’s past. For further details see assessments and advocacy for the in 1992, how is Black publishing faring? Hackney Museum – Hackney Central teaching. Learn about the skills and Create puppets based on traditional folk Age group: For age 18+ Saturday 12th October entry. housebound. We are looking for new What is its current role? The event Open Mic/Poetry Slam: Word qualifications required. Hear first-hand tales. Douglas Williams leads a discussion on Hackney Archives, C.L.R. James volunteers to continue this valuable work. Discover Hackney on foot by joining us will discuss the role of e-publishing in Play! experience from male teachers. Could it Clapton Library - No booking required what makes for a healthy lifestyle. What Library 020 8356 8925 archives@ on a community guided walk, exploring sustaining its future and that of Black If you are passionate and committed Friday 11 October be you? but entry will be on a first come, first are the risks that face us and the active hackney.gov.uk some of the events which influenced authors. Joy Francis, Executive Director of to working with older people and 6.15pm – 7.30pm served basis as space is limited. African – Caribbean life in Hackney in the Join our routes into teaching workshop Words of Colour Productions, will chair an choices we can make to improve our would like to volunteer please Hackney Central and Clapton area. Age group: For age 16+ and have your questions answered; and exciting panel of publishers, editors and health and wellbeing? Light refreshments Winners and Losers: Talk by contact: Beryl Pusey, Advocacy for Walk subjects include: African Victorians, An ancient art! Come along, share a gain the advice, guidance and support Make your own Drum writers, including Patsy Antoine, Steve will be provided. Steve Martin Caribbean Elders, 020 7275 7887 or 07883 848 027 Civic Hackney, Education, Bernard Coard thought, a few lines from your favourite you need for a potential new career. Saturday 19 October Pope, Kadija (George) Sesay and Becky Stoke Newington Library – No Thursday 21 November and more… book, drop a rhyme or poetry - it’s Hackney Learning Trust – Booking 2.00pm – 3.00pm Nana Ayebia Clarke MBE. booking required 6.30pm – 7.30pm

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