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THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER Caribbean Ancestry Author Talk - Sherlene Adolphe For families with children aged 12 plus. In preparation for life’s trips and falls, Learn how to research your Caribbean Sherlene Adolphe has a short story for all’. family history online. Presented by Come along and listen to Author Shirley Caribbean genealogist experts. Adolphe. For families with children aged 7 Time: 2.30-3.50pm years plus. Booking: £2 non Library members, £1 Library Time: 2.30pm - 3.30pm members. Advance booking required through Booking: Free. Advance booking through Norbury Library. Thornton Heath Library.. SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER creative croydon and co Meet Pauline Dawkins, Author of / [email protected] ‘The Left Behind’ SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER Come along and find out about the SNAF World Singing Day experience of first generation Black British Caribbean children. Suitable for adults and South Norwood Arts Festival workshop. families with children age 12 years and older. Time: 12.00-1.00pm For adults and families with children age 12 Venue: Stanley Hall years plus. Booking: £donations for WISH Time: 3.00pm-4.30pm Booking: Free. Advance booking through Thornton Heath Library.

Pauline Dawkins Author of ‘The Left Behind’

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sr expression SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER / [email protected] or A Tribute to Maya Angelou [email protected] Author of the spellbinding I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and many other titles. With SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER poetry, open mic, readings, music and film clips. Films showing Croydon’s heritage Bring your favourite poem, song or Maya - and collect stories Angelou book reading to share. Do you love watching films and have a story Time: 3.00-6.00pm to tell about life in Croydon? Do you want to Venue: Thornton Heath Library, Brigstock document the story of your local community Road, Thornton Heath on film? Then this unique workshop is for Booking: Free. Advance booking required. you! We want to hear your stories and To book email: [email protected] memories of life in Croydon. We will show or Tel/Text: 07598 195050 films showing Croydon’s heritage - and collect your stories. Our team of young filmmakers will then make a film about the borough - a heritage film of the future! For all ages. Time: 2.00pm - 4.30pm Venue: Thornton Heath Library, Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath Booking: Free. Entry/ticketing: Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

A Tribute to Maya Angelou 24 October at Thornton Heath Library

Films showing Croydon’s heritage 17 October at Thornton Heath Library

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british black music yoruba village square (yvs) / [email protected] / www.yorubavillagesquare.co.uk www.britishblackmusic.com SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER Yoruba Village Square (YVS) Look How Far We’ve Come Discussion topic: A look at the role of the Community Talk/Is Jesus White? Yoruba woman in creating the building blocks A free African History Season event consisting which makes the different Yoruba societies of the Is Jesus White? audio-visual and so the Yoruba nation. Suitable mostly for presentation by history consultant Kwaku, and young adults age 15 upwards but children the screening of ‘Look How Far We’ve Come: accompanied by adults also welcome. Commentaries On British Society And Racism?’ Time: 5.00-8.00pm DVD, which includes Croydonite contributors Venue: Croydon BME Forum, such as political activist Marc Wadsworth, Palmcroy House, 387 Road, CR0 3PB former educational psychologist Waveney Booking: Free - Prefer advance booking from Bushell, and record producer Neil ‘Mad YVS website - www.yorubavillagesquare.co.uk Professor’ Fraser, followed by Q&A session Refreshment: Yes (Affordable Yoruba grub) focused around racism, and any societal or local issues. For intergenerational audience from 12 plus. Time: 6.30 - 9pm Venue: Croydon BME Forum, Palmcroy House, 387 London Road, CR0 3PB Booking: Free - Pre-booking required: http://bit.ly/LCTCroy

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Croydon BME Forum FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER / [email protected] Meet Pauline Dawkins, Author of ‘The Left Behind’ THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER Come along and find out about the I have things to do and places to be experience of first generation Black British Discussion on overcoming isolation and loneliness Caribbean children. Suitable for adults and followed by Caribbean Folk singing workshop. families with children age 12 years and older. Time: 11.30am - 1.30pm Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm Venue: Croydon BME Forum, Palmcroy Booking: Adults only House, 387 London Road, CR0 3PB Advance booking via BME Forum Booking: FREE - places limited to 20 Tel: 020 8684 3719 book early to avoid disappointment Tel: Sylvarani on 0208 684 3719 or email [email protected]

Pauline Dawkins Author of ‘The Left Behind’

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south norwood arts festival pj’s community service parchmore place, 1-6 the WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER mews, 92a parchmore road, South Norwood Arts Festival Thornton Heath, CR7 8LX will kick off with “The Big Fair” at Stanley Halls South Norwood Saturday24th October. For TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER Black History Month there will be an evening to A Family Event celebrate Croydon’s famous composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Croydon historian Sean showcasing a unique history of the Creighton will speak with music and songs from contribution of entrepreneurs from the the period performed by William Campbell on Caribbean & Africa and their contribution to violin and sung by Kimberley Campbell. the British business economy. Sean is co-ordinator of the Samuel Coleridge- Time: 6.30pm (Doors Open) 7pm – 9pm Taylor and Croydon Radical History Networks Venue: Parchmore Place, 1-6 The Mews, and contributes history articles to Croydon 92a Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath, Citizen, and is active in promoting Black British Surrey, CR7 8LX History. In May he was an invited speaker at the Booking: Free event - register at Canadian Black Studies Association Conference. www.pjsgroup.co.uk For all music and history lovers who would like to know more about the composer and enjoy music of that period. Time: 7.30pm Venue: Samuel Coleridge Taylor Centre 194 Rd, London, South Norwood SE25 6XX Booking: Free

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EVERY WEDNESDAY IN OCTOBER Service users doing role play of famous black women leaders Maya Angelou, Ophrah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Baroness Amos and Rosa Parks. For over 60s Time: 2-4pm Booking: Free

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WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER Black History Celebration lunch Esta Vida (This Life) and entertainment A powerful Brazilian documentary about a Presentation of ‘Seleah’s Story’ and group of young girls who have been sexually steel band. For over 60’s. exploited and the advocates who fight to Time: 12.30pm–3.30pm rescue and restore them. Venue: Parchmore Community Centre, Film screening followed by a Q&A with Matt Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8LY Roper, head of the charity. For all ages. Booking: £5:00 for dinner Time: 7.00pm Venue: Parchmore Community Centre, the association of Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8LY jamaicans uk trust Booking: Free croydon branch

SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER Black History Month Celebration An evening of: Poetry, Musical interlude, Singing, Edutainment. For all. Time: 7.00-9.30pm Venue: Parchmore Community Centre, Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8LY Booking: Adults - £10.00 Children - £5.00 (6-16yrs) 5yrs & Under Free Junior - 07976 292696 Faye - 020 8777 3771 Viviene - 07740 405739 Norma - 07751 617987

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croydon central library SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER Caribbean Ancestry katharine street cr9 1et Learn how to research your Caribbean family [ 020 3700 1034 or 020 3700 1038 history online. Presented by Caribbean / croydon.centrallibrary@ genealogist experts. carillionservices.co.uk For Families with children aged 12 plus. Time: 2.00-3.20pm SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER Booking: £2 non Library members, £1 Library Story Telling - ‘Rastamouse’ members. Advance booking required through Meet Michael De Souza, author of Croydon Central Library. Rastamouse books featuring the cool, TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER crime-bustin’ mouse team ‘Easy Crew’ (as seen on Cbeebies). African Drumming Workshop For families/children. Join in and learn some basic drumming Time: 1.30-2.30pm techniques and have fun! Booking: Free. Advance booking required For families with children aged 5 years plus. through Croydon Central Library Time: 10.30am-11.15am and 11.30am-12.15pm Booking: Free. Advance booking required FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER through Croydon Central Library Business Marketing Events FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER Pitch Market and Sell: A Market trading event. One-to-one Business advice slots Creative Writing with Dionne Ormonde available to book in advance at Croydon Join Dionne Ormonde launching her new book Central Library. For adults. ‘I am a Star’ and take part in a Creative Writing Time: 11.00am-2.00pm session. For families with children aged 5-12 yrs. Booking: Drop in. To book your Time: 10.30 -12.00pm one-to-one business advice session contact: Booking: Free. Advance booking required [email protected] through Croydon Central Library

SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER Author Talk - Ava Brown Join Oyehmi Begho Author of ‘Release your Champion’ a Talk with Ava Adventures of Obi and Titi Brown, Author of ‘Bamboo and Fern’ and Book Trailer, Quiz, Competition and Reading ‘The Thoughts and Musings of Ava Brown’. from The Adventures of Obi and Titi: For adults and teens. The Traveller’s Doom. Time: 11.30am-12.15pm Families with children from 7 years plus. Booking: Free, drop in Time: 2.00-3.00pm Booking: Free. Advance booking through Croydon Central Library

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the , croydon clocktower central library, katharine street cr9 1et croydon clocktower, katharine street, TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER croydon, cr9 1et Dear White People USA 2014 104 mins. Sam is a DJ on an THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER American college radio station, and “Dear Calling White People” is her catchphrase as she highlights the fault lines separating black and Josephine Baker white students. As Sam and her friends try to Join historian Dr Gemma Romain based at make their way in student politics, journalism The Equiano Centre, University College and cinema, this sharp-witted comedy London, to find out why performer, singer and questions whether their attempts to shatter actor Josephine Baker made a flying visit to longstanding glass ceilings will succeed, and Croydon Airport in 1928 through the what may still stand in their way. exploration of virtually unknown photographs For ages 15 plus. from Croydon Airport Society’s archives. Time: 7.30pm Organised by Croydon Airport Society and Booking: £7.50 (concessions £6) from hosted by the Museum of Croydon as part of Wallace Arnold Worldchoice, the Heritage Lottery Funded project 62 George Street, or Revealing the Hidden Heritage of Croydon www.davidleancroydon.ticketsource.co.uk Airport. For Adults. Time: 6.00-7pm Venue: Museum of Croydon Activities Space, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, CR9 1ET Booking: Free - Booking essential via eventbrite: https://croydonairportbaker. eventbrite.co.uk

Dear White People Croydon Airport calling Josephine Baker 13 October at David Lean Cinema 8 October at The Museum of Croydon

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creative croydon and co. MONDAY 12 OCTOBER communitymusiccroydon@ Singing Mama Africa! Ariko! gmail.com Come and sing songs from Inspiring BAME Women! MONDAY 5 OCTOBER Led by Catherine Pestano Croydon Community Choir (CCC) Great for stress relief, fun and relaxing. Men and women welcome, no need to be ‘able to Songs from southern Africa. For ages 14 plus. sing’, we will get you there. For all ages. Time: 7.00 - 8.30pm Time: 1.00-2.00pm Venue: Matthews Yard Venue: Braithwaite Hall, Booking: £6/4 Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, MONDAYS OCTOBER Croydon, CR9 1ET Booking: FREE - Donations to Urban Youth Voice Choir Water Aid invited For ages 13 plus. Time: 5.30-6.30 pm MONDAY 19 OCTOBER Venue: Croydon Central - Referrals required CCC BAME gospel and civil Booking: Free - Book in advance rights songs WEDNESDAY 7 OCTOBER & 21 OCTOBER For ages 14 plus. Songs for people that care Time: 7.00-8.30pm Venue: Matthews Yard For ages 13 plus. Booking: £6/4 Time: 11.00am-12.15pm Venue: Carers Support Centre Booking: Free

MONDAY 12 OCTOBER CCC Songs from African American tradition For ages 14 plus. Time: 7.00-8.30pm Venue: Matthews Yard Booking: £6/4

Singing Mama Africa! Ariko!

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SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER World mental health day BAME LGBT songs of strength and survival. For LGBT & all allies and families. Time: 3.30-5.00pm Venue: Venue on application Central croydon [email protected] Booking: £donations for LGBT choir Rainbows across bordersmusic relief www.music-relief.com

FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER From Shame to Strength. A dramatization of the book ‘From Shame to Strength. Music Saved Me’ by Magdalene Adenaike. The event will explore the serious mighty men of valour issues of teenage pregnancy, early marriage, po box 1417, croydon, domestic violence and divorce; from the surrey, cr9 0xj perspective of an individual who has had this experience. The aim is to expose young people TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER to these issues in a way that supports them to Valour Youth Award Ceremony build understanding and help them make better For the young people who have overcome life choices. The showcase will help families build challenges/adversity and have moved on to resilience, be healthy and maximise their life success. chances. The showcase will be followed by a For children, young people, families panel discussion by global leading men and and community women with a question and answer session to Time: 4.00-6.00pm further explore the issues in the showcase. Venue: Community Space Time: 6.30-10.00pm Venue: Braithwaite Hall, Croydon Clocktower, Booking: People can turn up on the day and Katherine Street Croydon, CR9 1ET they can pre-book Audience: Free event for everyone [email protected] or Booking: People will need to pre-book before [email protected] the event via Eventbrite 0800 073 1325 http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from- shame-to-strength-tickets-17966665781

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TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER Arts Exhibition - Celebrating Culture in Art Live music & Champagne Reception Time: 6.30pm-8.00pm Venue: Community Space Bernard Weatherill House. 8 Mint Walk, CR0 1EA Booking: £5 concession available - Tel: 07848 491247

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THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER The Holy & Horny Farewell Tour Following an incredible sold out National tour catch Holy & Horny’s final UK dates before touring internationally. This hilarious, powerful and deeply moving play celebrates spirituality and sensuality. Join actress and author Tonya Joy Bolton as she explores thought provoking concepts of race, gender, culture and sexuality. Book now to see the last ever UK performances of this extraordinary play. www.holyandhorny.com For 15 plus. Time: 7.30pm. Latecomers will not be admitted Venue: , Arnhem Gallery, Croydon, CR9 1DG The Holy and Horny Farewell Tour Booking: £16.50, Concessions £14.50 8 October at Fairfield Halls, Arnhem Gallery Book Office No: 0208 688 9291 www.fairfield.co.uk

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island stars uk rainbow reading group www.facebook.com/ islandstarseventscroydon THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER LGBT Event - SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER Exploring the biographic ‘Coming Out’ Celebrating Black Businesses and novel ‘Straightening Ali’ by Amjeed Kabil. Culture in Croydon For all. This is a yearly one day business event where Time: 2.30pm black business owners in the UK can meet and Venue: Croydon Central Library: Level One network with other business owners, market Katharine Street, Croydon CR9 1ET their businesses, meet sales partners, develop Booking: Free new business opportunities as well build strong customer relationships. For black businesses and companies that want to engage with black businesses. Time: 11.00am-7.00pm Venue: Fairfield Halls, Arnhem Gallery, Croydon, CR9 1DG Croydon Supplimentary Booking: Free Education Project (CSEP) SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 - 13 FEBRUARY 2016 (REPEATS AGAIN FEBRUARY 2016 - JULY 2016) Black History, Personal Empowerment & African Cultural Studies Level 1 Adult Classes. Time: 4.00pm - 6.00pm Venue: Croydon Supplementary Education Project (CSEP) Booking: Adults Age 18 plus Free - Must register beforehand limited spaces Call 0208 686 7865

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SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 2015 - SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2 JULY 2016 Black History “In Conversation” Black History Classes for Young Workshops & Fundraising Dinner People in secondary school & Dance In year groups 7 + 8 + 9 Time: Workshops from 4.00pm Time: 11.30am - 12.30pm Dinner & Dance £7.00pm Venue: Croydon Supplementary Education Venue: Croydon Park Hotel Project (CSEP) Booking: Workshops £10 Dinner & Dance £45. Booking: Students Age 12 plus MUST purchase tickets beforehand limited £5 per week (Early Bird discount when paid spaces. Call 0208 686 7865 in advance) Must register beforehand. limited spaces. Call 0208 686 7865 WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER Black History Lecture WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER “Black Women in the Origin “Where Do You Think We Are” & Evolution of Music” Black Statues Walking Tour By Robin Walker By Avril Nanton Time: 6.45pm Time: 9.00am Venue: Croydon Supplementary Education Venue: Central London (Meet at Croydon Project (CSEP), 32- 34 Sydenham Road, Supplementary Education Project (CSEP) Croydon CRO 2EF 32- 34 Sydenham Road, Croydon, Booking: Age 14 plus. £5 Entry CRO 2EF at 9.00am) MUST book beforehand limited spaces Booking: Age 10 plus Call 0208 686 7865 £10 for tour only. MUST Book beforehand limited spaces. Call 0208 686 7865

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SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 Author Talk Workshop - Black History Month Lorna Liverpool Dinner & Dance ‘A Dance to Remember’ novel. Join Author Lorna JustBe host their 6th Annual Dinner and Liverpool’s workshop which includes African Dance. This year’s theme is “In the Beginning Drumming, African Attire and much more! Part 1 – Slavery is not our Beginning” The For families with childen from age 5 plus. occasion will also raise awareness of children Time: 3.00-4.00pm from black and mixed heritage families who Booking: Free - Advance booking through are unable to live with their birth families. Shirley Library Time: 6.00pm Venue: Croydon Park Hotel 7 Altyre Rd, Croydon, CR9 5AA Booking: from £40 http://just-be.co.uk/payment/ [email protected] Any queries, call: 07881 960699 between 7pm - 10pm[ 0

Author talk workshop - Lorna Liverpool 24 October at Shirley Library

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FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER Story Telling - ‘Rastamouse’ Meet Michael De Souza, author of Meet Rastamouse creator Michael D’Souza Rastamouse books featuring the cool, crime- 30 October at Purley Library bustin’ mouse team ‘Easy Crew’ (as seen on Cbeebies). For families/children Time: 2.30-3.30pm Booking: Free. Advance booking required through Purley Library.

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black cultural archives TUESDAY 22 - SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 1 windrush square, Brixton Design Week: Black london, brixton, sw2 1ef Cultural Archives’ Pleasure Garden in collaboration with 2MZ THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER Opened last year in the heart of Brixton, The life of Francis Barber Black Cultural Archives is the UK’s first Jamaican manservant Francis Barber lived in dedicated Black heritage centre. Recently London from 1752, and served Dr Samuel awarded the New London Architecture Johnson until death. Donald Hyde curator at Building of the Year and 2015 Civic Trust Dr Johnson House Celine Luppo McDaid, will Special Award for Community and draw upon original material from the Black Engagement, Black Cultural Archives will be Cultural Archives’ Antique newspaper collaborating with local Brixton design studio collection. She will discuss the friendship 2MZ to transform their courtyard space. between Dr Samuel Johnson and Francis 2MZ will draw on the themes of the Barber, which resulted in Dr Johnson upcoming exhibition Black Georgians to bequeathing his estate to Francis Barber. This design an installation which playfully talk is precursor to the upcoming Black challenges views of modernity and history. Georgians exhibition opening at Black Time: 10.00pm-6.00am. Cultural Archives on Friday 9 October. Booking: Free - www.londondesignfestival. For all. com/events/black-cultural-archives- Time: 1.00pm collaboration-2mz Booking: Free, booking is essential. Tickets online at bcaheritage.org.uk/ programme/tours-talks-and-walks/ or call 0203 757 8500

Indulge in a month of events, talks and walks Various dates at the Black Cultural Archives

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black cultural archives FRIDAY 25 - SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 1 windrush square, Pioneers History Dance Festival london, brixton, sw2 1ef Pioneers History Dance (PHD) returns to Brixton, London for their third festival from THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 25th – 27th September, taking place at Black Cultural Archives, The Ritzy and Studio B. Remembering Somerleyton PHD offers dancers, artists, academics and and Geneva Road enthusiasts a weekend of exposure to In the 1950s and 1960s Somerleyton Road exclusive street dance workshops, film and Geneva Road formed the nucleus of the screenings, panel discussions, live Caribbean community in Brixton. By the performances, freestyle dance contest and 1970s the huge, run-down houses were art exhibition. Geared towards celebrating demolished and the community scattered. and educating the history and evolution of Join Kelly Foster, Donald Hinds and George street dance and hip-hop culture, the festival Fowokan Kelly as they remember the line-up is led by world-renowned UK and buildings and communities of the two streets international artists who are pioneers in their and reveal new research about why field. The artist line-up includes Michel Somerleyton-Geneva was so important. ‘Meech’ Onomo, Paradigmz, Omari ‘Motion’ For all. Carter, Rodney P, DJ Devastate, FERO and Time: 6.00pm many more. Booking: Suggested Donation Time: For more info and tickets visit £5.00 - Booking essential, at www.bcaheritage.org.uk somerleyton.eventbrite.co.uk Booking: For tickets visit www.bcaheritage.org.uk

Remembering Somerleyton and Geneva Road Pioneers History Dance Festival 24 September at Windrush Square 25 -27 September at Windrush Square

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THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER The life of George Scipio Black Georgians: Africanus - The Shock of the Familiar Black Cultural Archives’ Collection Manager, A new exhibition that reveals the everyday Victoria Northridge will draw upon materials lives of Black people in Britain during the from the archive collection, to tell the life of Georgian period, 1714-1837. A rich array of George Scipio Africanus. Originating from historical evidence that goes beyond West Africa before he was enslaved, he freed challenging the preconceptions of Black himself and became a successful entrepreneur presence in Britain pre-World War II. This is a in Nottingham. Many of the original critical historical enquiry that questions what documents that will be showcased in the talk we understand of Englishness and paints a were created by the co-founder of Black picture of Black people’s daily lives fraught Cultural Archives Len Garrison who with oppression and restriction alongside a conducted extensive research surrounding degree of social mobility and integration. Africanus and his family. For all. For all. Time: 10.00am - 6.00pm (Tues - Sat) Time: 1.00pm Booking: Free. Booking: Free, booking is essential. Tickets online at bcaheritage.org.uk/ programme/tours-talks-and-walks/ or call 0203 757 8500.

Black Georgians: The Shock of the Familiar 9 October at Windrush Square

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black cultural archives TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 1 windrush square, National Army Museum – london, brixton, sw2 1ef Half-Term Activities As we approach the second year centenary THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER since the First World War began, Black Black people in Lambeth’s 18th Cultural Archives is collaborating with the century parish registers National Army Museum. For all. Time: 11.00am-12.30pm Adult family history “Black people only started living in Lambeth workshops after the Windrush in 1948”, is the accepted historical narrative we have been brought up Booking: Free. Booking is essential. Spaces with. So it can come as a surprise to dig into are limited so early booking is advisable. the archives and discover that there was Tickets online at bcaheritage.org.uk/ already a small black community living in programme/workshopsandevents/ Lambeth in the 1700s. Jon Newman from or call 0203 757 8500. Lambeth Archives shows how the evidence of THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER local parish registers allows us to recover something of these people’s histories and to National Army Museum – reveal a population of freed slaves, servants, Half-Term Activities runaways and the occasional African royal As we approach the second year centenary celebrity. since the First World War began, Black For all. Cultural Archives is collaborating with the Time: 10.00am - 6.00pm (Tues - Sat) National Army Museum. Booking: Free. Booking is essential. For all. Tickets online at bcaheritage.org.uk/ Time: 14.00-16.00pm - Family activity day. programme/tours-talks-and-walks/ Booking: Free, booking is essential. Spaces or call 0203 757 8500. are limited so early booking is advisable. Tickets online at bcaheritage.org.uk/ programme/workshopsandevents/ or call 0203 757 8500.

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FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER National Army Museum – Len Garrison Memorial Lecture: Half-Term Activities Gaps in Black British History As we approach the second year centenary This annual lecture series is dedicated to Black since the First World War began, Black Cultural Archives co-founder Len Garrison, who Cultural Archives is collaborating with the was an educationalist, activist and advocate National Army Museum. for children’s education and teaching of black Archive call out day with a celebration of history. This year we will ask questions and music and film from both National Army explore some of the lesser known periods of Museum and Black Cultural Archives Black British History. We will be joined by collections. leading historians and experts in their field: For all. Historian, producer and presenter of the recent Time: 2.00-10.00pm - Archive call out day. BBC documentary series Forgotten Slave Booking: Free, booking is essential. Spaces Owners David Olusoga, historian and writer are limited so early booking is advisable. Marika Sherwood, and freelance journalist and Tickets online at bcaheritage.org.uk/ historian Dr Miranda Kaufmann. The talk will programme/workshopsandevents/ be followed by an audience Q&A opportunity. or call 0203 757 8500. For all. Time: 6.00-10.00pm THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER Booking: Tickets are £20.00, £15.00 The life of Ignatius Sancho concession. Book online bcaheritage.org.uk/ programme/conferences-and-lectures/ Ignatius Sancho was a composer, actor, and or call 020 3757 8500. writer. He gained fame during the 18th- century as he became the symbol for the immorality of the slave trade. Leading historian Steve Martin will talk about the breadth of his influence, drawing upon archive material held at Black Cultural Archives, as well as his lasting legacy. For all. Time: 1.00pm Booking: Free. Booking is essential. Tickets online at bcaheritage.org.uk/ programme/tours-talks-and-walks/ or call 0203 757 8500.

The life of Ignatious Sancho 5 October in Windrush Square

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unicorn theatre imperial war museum 147 tooley street, lambeth rd, se16hz southwark, se1 2hz SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 9 OCTOBER - 9 NOVEMBER Mother Country and How Nigeria became: A story, and The Motherland Calls a spear that didn’t work Stephen Bourne presents an illustrated talk Written and directed by British Nigerian about his books Mother Country and The playwright Gbolahan Obisesan, How Nigeria Motherland Calls, focusing on the period Became: A story, and A Spear that didn’t 1930-45. Work commemorates the centenary of Nigeria The books document the participation of as part of Black History Month at the Unicorn Britain’s black community on the home front For all. and in the armed services during the Second Time: Various times World War. Booking: Performances For all. Tue – Sat at various times, tickets £10-£16 Time: 1.00-2.30pm (family discounts available). Booking: Free. Tel: 020 7645 0560 [email protected] SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER www.unicorntheatre.com Eddie Noble: A Charmed Life film screening and Q&A About the Jamaican born London resident Eddie Martin Noble (1917 – 2007), who influenced author Andrea Levy’s award- winning novel Small Island. For ages 14 plus. Time: 3.00-4.30pm Booking: Free.

How Nigeria Became 9 October - 9 November at Unicorn Theatre

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SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER Black Poppies - Britain’s Black Black Veterans from the Second Community and the First World World War War Talk and Display Come along to this interactive talk, by Stephen Bourne presents an illustrated talk archivist and historian Tony Warner to find about his most recent book, Black Poppies – out about the African and Caribbean war Britain’s Black Community and the Great War. effort during the Second World War. The book spans the First World War to 1919 The talk will feature filmed interviews and explores the military and civilian wartime revealing the experiences of black veterans experience of black Britons. from Spitfire and bomber pilots to Nigerian There will also be a nearby display linked to and Somali troops who fought in Burma. Stephen Bourne’s book and developed with Warner will also explore the lesser-known Southwark Council and funded by the Heritage stories of black and Asian secret agents. Lottery First World War grant scheme. For all. For families, adults. Time: 2.30-4.30pm Time: Talk: 1.00-2.30pm Booking: Free. Display: 10am-6pm Booking: Free.

SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER On Active Service: What Were Black People Doing in the First World War? Join archivist and historian Tony Warner in this talk exploring the role of black servicemen during the First World War. This illustrated talk will use recorded interviews with First World War veterans – including those who served in the West India Regiment in Palestine – and other conflicts across the globe. For all. Time: 11.30am-1.30pm Booking: Free.

Black Poppies talk and display 31 October at Imperial War Museum

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