BLACK 2014 HISTORY MONTH IN BRISTOL OCTOBER CatrinTitle……… Finch & Seckou Keita th DATE Wednesday 15 October St George, Bristol PLACE TIME 8-10.30pm COST £16 Students £5 This concert is a remarkable cross-cultural musical meeting between virtuoso Welsh harpist, Catrin Finch and the Senegalese griot and master of ancient kora, Seckou Keita. Their album together, Clychau Dibon, won fRoots magazine’s prestigious Critics Award and captivated the Guardians Robin Denselow who called it: An elegant, gentle exquisite set”. stgeorgesbristol.co.uk 0845 40 24 001 Join us for a magical afternoon of Playback Theatre in honour of the late Maya Angelou. DATE Saturday 25 th October PLACE TBC TIME Doors opens at 2pm Performance from 2.30 -4pm COST £6 Concessions £3 Come share your moments, stories & experience about life, then see them played back by the Black Women’s Playback Theatre Company using drama, music and song. If you want to share or want to hear from others and see improvised theatre then come and join us for an entertaining afternoon. Valerie Mower [email protected] Everyday Lives: Africans in South West England during the Tudor period DATE Thursday 16 th October PLACE M Shed Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, BS1 4RN TIME 6-7.30pm COST Free The historian Onyeka uncovers the pivotal role people of African descent played in the development of English port towns, such as Bristol, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Not merely as enslaved people, as commonly believed, but as people who came with a range of skills and influenced many parts of English society. 0117 3526600 www.bristolmuseums.org.uk e……… Afrika Eye: Breaking the Silence DATE Friday 31 st Oct ober PLACE Watershed Cinema TIME 1.30-3.30pm COST £8/ 6.50 cons A rare screening of the remarkable silent film Siliva the Zulu (1927) with a unique live score performed by English Nigerian musician and composer Juwon Ogungbe. The screening will be followed by a Q&A and discussion, and Juwon will also be hosting a workshop on composing music for film. http://afrikaeye.org.uk/breakingthesilence/ BLACK 2014 HISTORY MONTH IN BRISTOL OCTOBER Afrika Eye: Breaking the Silence DATE 1st November 2014 PLACE Watershed Cinema TIME 3-4.30pm COST £8/ 6.50 cons A rare screening of the remarkable silent film Siliva the Zulu (1927) with a unique live score performed by English Nigerian musician and composer Juwon Ogungbe. The screening will be followed by a Q&A and discussion, and Juwon will also be hosting a workshop on composing music for film. http://afrikaeye.org.uk/breakingthesilence/ ……… Vice and Virtue – Black GI’s in Britain DATE Tuesday 28 th October PLACE Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd. Bristol. BS2 0NW TIME 6:30pm COST Suggested donation £2 1943 Bristol tensions in the racially segregated US army spill over into full blown fighting on the streets of Old Market between Black and White GIs. Using Bristol as a case study Professor Neil Wynn explores the impact of US racial politics on war time Britain. More info: Dr Edson Burton BLACK 2014 HISTORY MONTH IN BRISTOL OCTOBER Rise Celebration - ‘Recognizing Individuals Success and Efforts’ DATE 1st November 2014 PLACE The Paintworks ,The Evenspace, Bath road, BS4 3EH TIME 12 – 9pm COST £6 – individual £10 - couples £3 - Children The aim of RISE is to provide a platform to showcase the entrepreneurial talents and skills of Black people within the community. On the day we will be showcasing a mixture of artists, singers, poets, DJ’s, hair & clothing designers, as well as talks on a variety of different subjects. There will also be a food area selling authentic black cuisine, a selection of stalls and a chance to sample treatments in our beauty & therapy area. Sandra 07799331109 or Lynn 07778932516, Nia 07780673336 [email protected] ……… Amsterdam by Chanje Kunda th DATE Thursday 16 October PLACE Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd. Bristol. BS2 0NW TIME 7:30pm COST £10 Conc £8 What happens when you abandon your responsibilities to chase your dreams? Seduced by the attractions of Amsterdam and a charming Surinamese man, Chanje liberates herself of all possessions that define her. What will be her fate? High powered, super-modern 21st century play of love and lust. More info: Isadora Vibes BLACK 2014 HISTORY MONTH IN BRISTOL OCTOBER A Brush with Immortality -Henrietta Lacks DATE Friday 10 th October PLACE Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd. Bristol. BS2 0NW TIME 6:15pm COST FREE Exhibition and screening of documentary by artist Helen Wilson -Roe. Q&A with Bristol scientists Professor Craig McArdle, Doctor Jon Lane and Professor Harry Mellor. Performance and Spoken word by Kinsman and Louisa Adjoa Parker. Making visible the image of a woman who unknowingly had an incredible impact on medical history. More info: Helen Roe TangledTitle……… Roots DATE Sunday 19 th October PLACE Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd. Bristol. BS2 0NW TIME 2pm COST FREE Strangers meet on a Bristol-bound train and find they have more in common than they thought in this true-life spoken word performance exploring the untold story of the UK's mixed-race population. Join Dr Katy Massey for a life-writing workshop and even hear your writing become part of the story that evening! BLACK 2014 HISTORY MONTH IN BRISTOL OCTOBER Bristol's African Caribbean Music Heritage DATE Saturday 11 th October PLACE Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd. Bristol. BS2 0NW TIME 4pm COST FREE Explore music and legendary (some infamous) venues of this era. Guest speakers (Dehvan Othieno (Talisman), Richard Davis, Clive Smith, Kim Bimkubwa), discussion and participatory mapping. Free food (courtesy of Plantation), music from Jah Loko and Roots Injection Soundsystems. Emcee: Lorna Easy Hosted by Know Your Bristol On the Move and Bristol Record Office . More info: Justin Williams ReggaeTitle……… Inna Space DATE Friday 24 th October PLACE Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd. Bristol. BS2 0NW TIME 7pm COST £5 Journey through the dub driven rhythm of the universe through film, spoken word & music. Featuring an acclaimed profile of visionary Jamaican producer Lee Scratch Perry 'The Upsetter.' Presented as part of the Sci-fi Afrofuturism Season in partnership with Watershed and Film Hub South West & West Midlands More info: Dr Edson Burton BLACK 2014 HISTORY MONTH IN BRISTOL OCTOBER Tomorrow's Warriors Connections DATE Sunday 26 th October PLACE Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd. Bristol. BS2 0NW TIME 2pm COST FREE A jazz jam taster session from award-winning jazz collective, Tomorrow's Warriors, that has helped kick start the careers of some of the most talked about jazz artists in the UK! Bring your instrument to this wonderful practical workshop. More info: Fish Krish CommunityTitle……… Information and Networking event th DATE Saturday 18 October PLACE The Asian Day Centre, Easton Community Centre, Bristol, BS5 6AW TIME 12-4pm COST FREE There will be stalls, information and the chance to talk to local employers and community groups supporting & sign posting BME groups to Careers advice, Employment and Higher Education opportunities and Health & well- being guidance We hope you will be able to attend and support this community event in such an historical month . For further information please email: [email protected] BLACK 4 201 HISTORY MONTH IN BRISTOL OCTOBER Ask About Me 2014 – Annual Dinner & Networking Event DATE Saturday 25 th October PLACE Holiday Inn (Cabot Circus) Bristol, BS1 3LE TIME 5pm -10pm COST Professionals: £25 Young People (16 -25) FRE E BYEP invites you to an immersive dinner and networking experience – ‘Ask-About-Me’ 2014. ‘Ask-About- Me’ would inspire, celebrate and connect aspiring young people from inner city Bristol with inspirational professionals. BYEP is organizing the event to support young people learn about different professions, find out about pathways to industries and also find professional mentors Telephone – 07930 147 193 Info about event and tickets: https://aam2014.eventbrite.co.uk Info about BYEP (youth social enterprise) : www.byep.org.uk Big BollywoodTitle……… Party DATE Friday 26 Septembe r and Friday 12th December PLACE Thali Southville, North Street TIME Throughout the evening with Mankala on stage from 10pm COST FREE There is something new to Friday night’s on North Street with Thali Cafe’s Big Bollywood Party. Come and do your happy dance to the hyponotic Afrobeats of Mankala at the Southville restaurant and get in the weekend spirit with live music, award-winning food and signature cocktails top of the bill. http://www.thethalicafe.co.uk BLACK 2014 HISTORY MONTH IN BRISTOL OCTOBER IAS Seminar: Jamaican Queer Writing - Professor Thomas Glave DATE Thursday, October 9 PLACE Verdon Smith Room, Royal Fort House, University of Bristol TIME 6pm to 7.30pm COST Tickets are free. Register via Eventbrite at http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jamaican -queer - writing-an-evening-with-thomas-glave-tickets-12736155183?ref=ebtnebregn Acclaimed writer and social justice activist Professor Thomas Gla ve will visit University of Bristol to read from his current and forthcoming work. Glave helped found the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals, and Gays (J-FLAG). Contact: Madhu Krishnan, University of Bristol Email: [email protected] Website: http://bristol.ac.uk/ias/diary/2014/327 BlackTitle……… History Month @ The Cube Babylon (1981) and Past to Present (2009) DATE Monday 27 October PLACE Cube Cinema TIME 7:30pm COST £4/5 Join us at the Cube for an evening of reggae and local Black music scenes. At 7:30pm, we screen Clive Smith’s film Past to Present about the Afrikan Caribbean entertainment scene in Bristol from the 1960s followed by a 9pm screening of Babylon . http://www.cubecinema.com/programme/event/id/7523/ Justin Williams/[email protected] Sponsored by Know your Bristol on the Move: http://knowyourbristol.blogs.ilrt.org/ BLACK 2014 HISTORY MONTH IN BRISTOL OCTOBER THE ABOMINABLE CRIME: film screening and panel discussion with Thomas Glave (Binghamton/Warwick), Alison Donnell (Reading) and Keon West (Goldsmiths, University London).