Hail Good People!!
Please find below Proud to be African Clothing’s veritable
okro soup of interesting, educative and entertaining events that will draw you
in and nourish your souls for the week ahead.
Funmi Olawumi of the Yoruba Women’s Choir will be performing
at the Jazz Cafe this Friday and we have teamed up with Black theatre and
events website Afridiziak to offer a lucky winner TWO FREE tickets to the show.
All you need to do send an email to info@proudtobeafrican.co.uk with ‘PROUD TO BE AFRICAN CLOTHING FUNMI OLAWUMI
COMPETITION’ in the Subject and your name in main body.
Get mailing!!!!
We also have the Chairperson of the African Union, Dr Zuma
in London on Wednesday, , veteran comedian Lenny Henry in an excellent theatrical
turn at the Duchess Theatre, the best of French African music at Institut
Francais with Modou Toure and others, Africa Gathering at BBC Broadcasting
Centre, 2 delightful movies at the Africa Centre, FOCUS Organisations Africa
Special at Rich Mix, the Zimbabwe Minister of Economic planning at Chatham
House, Brent Black Music History Quiz with BBM/ BMC.
Enjoy the week and make sure you mention Proud to be African
Clothing to your friends, or even better, go wearing one of our products and
send me the photos.
Have a great week
Monday 17th June
From 6.00pm to
10.00pm Positive Inclusions presents
Become a Business Mentors Seminar and Networking Evening at Google Campus, 5 Bonhill Street, EC2A 4BX,
with Mavis Amankwah. For business owners, entrepreneurs or sole traders
with at least 3 years experience looking to guide and assist young
entrepreneurs for at least one hour a month. Benefits include receiving ASDAN
accreditation in Introduction and Preparation for Mentoring, business profile
will be featured on Rich Visions Small Business Directory access to Rich
Visions database of 5000, gift vouchers and many more. Register for this FREE presentation and networking event
here
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| Proud to be Zimbabwean |
At 10.30am Chatham
House hosts Zimbabwe Building business:
Economic Development and
Regional Impacts at the Royal Institute for International Affairs, Chatham House, 10 St James
Square, SW1Y 4LE, with the Hon Dr Tapiwa Mashakada (Zimbabwe Minister of
Economic Planning and Investment Promotion) who will discuss the business
environment and the importance of national development and regional engagement
for the continued recovery of the Zimbabwean economy. For information or to
attend contact Chris Vandome.
At 5.00pm the
Royal Africa Society hosts Regional
Economic Outlook for Sub Saharan Africa in Committee Room 18, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, SW1A 0AA.
Chaired by Jeremy Lefroy (Africa All Party Parliamentary Group), with
Antoinette M. Sayeh (Director Africa Department, IMF) who will review recent
economic developments in the region and the macroeconmic outlook through 2014
briefly discussing capital inflows and the challenges of energy sector reform.
To attend contact Desne Masie
At 6.00pm is the
CAS 2013Annual Lecture Representing the
Coast in the Brunei Gallery Lecture
Theatre, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG. Booker prize
shortlisted Zanzibar born author Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah will discuss
African Indian Ocean writing by the likes of Naipaul, Blixen and Conrad as well
as his own works. Chaired by Dr Michael Jennings (CAS Chairman) with Professor
Mpalive Msiska (Birkbeck College) RSVP by email
Tuesday 18th June
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| Proud to be Nigerian |
At 10.00am Chatham
House hosts Opportunities for Financial Services in Nigeria, Angola and Ghana at
the Royal Institute for International
Affairs, Chatham House. The Lord Mayor of London Alderman Roger Gifford and
Richard Fuller MP (All Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria) will discuss their
perspectives on opportunities for the financial services sector and SMEs
looking to expand with new trading partners in West Africa. To attend contact
Tighisti Amare.
From 3.00pm to 4.00pm
the Royal Academy of Engineering hosts Private
Sector Development in Africa: Lessons from the telecoms industry at The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, SW1A
0AA. Hosted by The Right Honourable Chi Onwuarah MP (Shadow Cabinet
Minister) and chaired by Egon Cossou (BBC Worlds Africa Business Report), this
panel discussion will ask how the telecoms industry has been so successful in
bringing opportunities for development and what that means for other industries
and what lessons can be learned. This is a FREE
event but please register here
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| Proud to be Ghanaian |
From 6.00pm to 8.00pm
is 50 Years of the OAU/ AU How Far Have
We Come at Ghana High Commission, 13
Belgrave Square, SW1X 8PN. This Talk and Q&A by career diplomat Mr K.B.
Asante who talk part in the negotiations between the Casablanca and Monrovia
Groups that led to the Addis Ababa meeting that led to the creation of the OAU.
This is a FREE event
At 6.00pm is Re: Baldwin at Olivier Theatre, The National Theatre, South bank, SE1 9PX, where
Bonnie Greer and Daniel Matlin will discuss the work of novelist, essayist,
playwright and poet James Baldwin, his involvement in the Civil Rights movement
and his role in African American Culture and identity. Chaired by Genista
McIntosh tickets are £4.00 (£3.00 concs)
from here
From 5.45pm to 8.00pm is the Royal Africa Society 2013 Annual Lecture: Africa The next 50 Years at The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, W1G 0AE. With HE Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, (Chairperson of the African Union) and chaired by Lord Malloch-Brown (Chair, Royal Africa Society). Dr Zuma will reflect on the achievements and challenges of the AU and look ahead to the next 50 years. Register your interest in attending this FREE event here
Wednesday 19th June
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| Born in the UK Made in Jamaica |
At 5.30pm, UCL
Institute of the Americas presents
Reflections on the Radical Caribbean Intellectual in Lecture Theatre 103, 52 Gordon Square, WC1H 0AY. Professor Anthony
Bogues (Brown University) will review some of the main elements of the radical
Caribbean intellectual focussing on the works and ideas of Toussaint
L’Ouverture, Marcus Garvey, CLR James, Sylvia Wynter and Walter Rodney. Register
for this FREE event here.
From 6.30pm to 8.30pm
the Business Innovation Facility (BIF) hosts Base of the pyramid consumers: Getting the right product to the right
people at Unilever House, 100
Victoria Embankment, Blackfriars, EC4Y 0DY. Discussing how companies
develop products such as stoves, water purifiers, off grid power, nutritious
foods for low income markets and how they overcome challenges will be Soji
Ampala (Convention on Business Integrity in Nigeria and Nigeria Country Manager
BIF) and Nisha Dutt (Intellecap Consulting and India Country Manager BIF).
Chaired by Simon Maxwell (Overseas Development Institute). Register for this FREE event here.
At 7.30pm Lenny
Henry stars in Fences at the Duchess
Theatre, Catherine Street, WC2B 5LA, as Troy Maxson, a former gifted
athlete who now struggles with daily life in Pittsburgh. Set between the Korean
and Vietnam wars, he takes out his anger on his loyal wife and sports obsessed
son. Tickets for this award winning play are £39.50 from here.
Thursday 20th June
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| Proud to be African Children's Clothes |
From 6.00pm to 11.00pm Lela’s Lounge presents Talk To Me (A Speed Dating Affair) at Biagio Bankside, 2 Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 9EU. For black
professionals between 21 and 33 this unique event will have icebreakers, and
rounds speed dating rounds all with tunes under the tutelage of host, DJ and
poet JJ Bola. Tickets are £10.00 from here.
At 6.00pm
is Fold Crumple Crush: The art of El
Anatsui at October Gallery, 4 Old
Gloucester Street, WC1N 3AL. This series of 8 short films filmed over 3
years in Venice, Nsukka, Nigeria and the US this is a portrait of Africa’s most
widely acclaimed contemporary artist El Anatsui, giving an insider’s view of
the artists practice, the ingenious steps and thousands of hours of labour used
to convert used bottle tops into huge opulent wall hangings. RSVP this FREE event here
At 6.30pm is the Brent Black Music History Quiz in the Innovation Room, College of North West London, Wembley Park Drive, Wembley Park, HA9 8HP. This fun, family friendly, multi media event will test your knowledge of Black Music history, with quiz master Kwaku and people from the local music scene, RSVP for this FREE event here.
At 7.00pm is Poetry Meets Art at Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road, Dalston,
E8 4AA. With live interpretation of poetry by artists and the audience,
featuring Zena Edwards, Errol McGlashan and Nathaniel Nye and an Open Mic.
Tickets are £5.00 in advance from
here or £7.00 on the door.
Friday 21st June
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| Proud to be African Hoody |
From 2.00pm to 6.00pm
BBC Africa hosts Africa Gathering 2013
London 5th Anniversary at BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place,
W1A 1AA. Running till Saturday (11.00am to 6.00pm) and themed ‘Hands on
technology: The rise of the makers, the dynamic and the disruptive thinkers of
Africa, this conference showcases the role of women in the Africa technology
sector. Curated by Mariemme Jamme, speakers include Ver Kwakofi (BBC Africa),
Caroline Whaley (Nike Foundation), Caroline Kende-Robb (Africa Progress Panel),
Dr Maggie Aderin Pocock (Space scientist), Paul-Henry Aithnard (Ecobank Group),
Jamie Drummond (One International), Tony Burkson(Technology Evangelsit), Jamila
Abass (Akirachix), Mariam Quansah (BBC Africa) and Ken Banks (kiwanja.net and
FrontlineSMS). Tickets start from £40.00
from here.
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| Funmi Olawumi |
At 6.00pm Iroko Theatre Company presents Homage to Canning Town African Ancestors, at Grassroots, Memorial Park, Memorial Avenue, West Ham, E15 3DB. This new musical theatre piece composed by Juwon Ogungbe and directed by Alex Oma-Pius chronicles the lives and times of the African community that worked in the London Docklands are of the 1920s and 30s. Performers include Yaw Asumadu, Afla Sackey and Juwon Ogungbe. RSVP this FREE event here
At 7.30pm Funmi Olawumi will be performing at The Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, NW1
7PG. The founder of the Yoruba Women Choir, will be performing with her
12-piece big band featuring the four part harmonies of Naija Soul Sisters and
an 8-piece band, mixing afrobeat, juju, highlife and fuji to create a big sound
that is faaji music. Playing tracks from her new CD ‘Funmi Ti De’ tickets are: £20.00 (£18.50 concs) from here or by
phone 0207 485 6834.
At 7.15pm Adrian Lester
stars in Othello, at the National Theatre Upper Ground, South
Bank, SE1 9PX. This classic Shakespeare play sees Othello married to
Desdemona who is nearly half his age appointed leader of a military operation
to defend Cyprus from the Turks, however his ensign Iago bitter at having been
passed over for promotion persuades Othello Cassio and Desdemona are having an
affair, running till 18th August tickets for this classic play start
at £12.00 from here
At 8.00pm Focus
Organisation presents Africa Special!
at Rich Mix, 5-47 Bethnal Green Roasd,
Shoreditch E1 6LA, featuring Zimbabwean dance band Harare, Senegalese kora
player Diabel Cissokho with AJ Holmes on the decks. Tickets are £5.90 in advance from here, more on the
door.
At 7.00pm is the Africa Shock Party at Momo’s Kemia Bar, 25 Heddon Street,
Picadilly, W1B 4BH, with old school African tunes followed by Noumoucounda
Cissoko and his live kora band on stage. The evening will end with MC Scolaire
and DJ Benzomix on the decks. Tickets are £12.00
on the door
Saturday 22nd June
From 10.00am to 4.00pm is the African Student Fair at the Hilton London Docklands, 265 Rotherhithe Street, SE16 5HW. This event is aimed at students of African descent and will provide information about scholarships, visas, work placements and study abroad options. Face to face opportunities with universities from the UK, Canada and the EU. This is a FREE eventFrom 10.00am to 3.00am Lift Effects presents The Xtraordinary Lady at 189 South Norwood Hill, South Norwood SE25 6DJ. With a host of extraordinary ladies who have overcome obstacles and challenges to achieve success, such as Ify Oti who went from being a chartered secretary to running multi million pound projects in the private and public sector, Jacqueline Ani, speaker, author and lecturer, Ada who battled health problems to be a Body by Vi Champion and others. Tickets are £20.00 from here
From 11.00am to
6.00pm BBC Africa hosts the second day of Africa Gathering 2013 London 5th Anniversary at BBC
Broadcasting House, Portland Place, W1A 1AA. Themed ‘Hands on technology’ this
conference showcases the role of women in the Africa technology sector. Curated
by Mariemme Jamme, speakers include Ver Kwakofi (BBC Africa), Caroline Whaley
(Nike Foundation), Caroline Kende-Robb (Africa Progress Panel), Dr Maggie
Aderin Pocock (Space scientist), Paul-Henry Aithnard (Ecobank Group), Jamie
Drummond (One International), Tony Burkson (Technology Evangelist), Jamila
Abass (Akirachix), Mariam Quansah (BBC Africa) and Ken Banks (kiwanja.net and
FrontlineSMS). Tickets start from £40.00
from here.
At 7.00pm is the Community
Cohesion Event at Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, E2 6HG. Hosted by Mackie
Sheik in support if the Intwali Foundation for disabled and orphaned children
it will feature a live African Band, performing artists, dances, drama and
poetic art. Tickets are £25.00 (£15.00
concs) from here.
From 4.30pm to
10.00pm Instituit Francais hosts Fete
de la Musique (Music Day) at Institut
Francais du Royaume, 17 Queensbury Place, SW7 2DT with celebrated artists
such as Senegalese Modou Toure and Madagascan Nogabe Randriaharimalala and
more. Not only do you get a free Ricard aperitif between 6.30pm and 7.30pm but
the entire event is FREE!! More info
here
At 8.00pm Patti Boulaye will be performing at The Hippodrome Casino, Cranbourn Street,
Leicester Square, WC2H 7JH. Performing tracks from her long career in music
and entertainment with surprise guests this is a treat for all fans of the
Nigerian- British trailblazer. Tickets from £15.00 from here
Sunday 23rd June
From 2.30pm to 4.00pm
the Africa Centre will be screening Mama Africa at the Africa Centre, 38 King
Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 8JT. This biopic of the South African singer
Mariam Makeba who sang for John F. Kenney, performed with Harry Belafonte, Nina
Simone, Dizzy Gillespie and Hugh Masekela traces her life and music through 50
years of performing from the townships and dance halls of South Africa. FREE although a £3.00 donation is
kindly requested from here.
From 2.30 pm to
3.30pm the Open City Docs Fest will screening Black Out + Short: Five Lives by
Silence in the Cinema Tent,
Torrington Square, WC1E 7HX. Black
Out is a documentary about Guinean children who during exam season go out
nightly to parts of the Conakry that have light to study and how these children
overcome their challenges in order to succeed. Preceded by Five Lives by Silence, tickets are £8.00 (£6.00 concs) from here
At 2.30pm Feferity returns to Bar 414, 414 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LF. At 3.00pm is the film The Family Legacy about the effect sickle cell has on 4 generations of the same family. Looking for Sierra Leone a short film by young Sierra Leoneans based in London interviewing their elders about what they miss about home. From 6.00pm is live music by singer-songwriter, poet, musician and dancer Khadijatou Dyneh (K2) backed by a range of musical styles. Tasty African food will also be on sale, tickets are £5.00 from here.
At 4.30pm is Leh We Tok Conference on Music and
Networking at Biagio Bankside, 32
Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 9EU. This Sierra Leonean participatory meeting
hosted by Edwina Momoh and chaired by Joseph Saidu Jr is designed to inspire
and raise aspirations of the music industry, redefine success and equip young
artists with business skills and techniques for success. The 5 speakers and panellists are DJ Little,
Nick Asgill, Lyande Kaikai (Passport Africa), Osman Kamara (Mo Entertainment)
and Kadia Bangura (SaloneTrueFans). RSVP for this FREE event here.
From 4.30 pm to
6.00pm, the Africa Centre will be screening Max and Mona at the Africa Centre. This slapstick South
African comedy is about Max who has inherited his grandfathers gift for
traditional mourning at peoples funerals but instead is determined to travel to
Johannesburg to become a doctor, with money from his village and a wedding gift
he sets off on a coming of age adventure with an unlikely partner. This
screening is FREE but a £3.00 donation is kindly requested
here.
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