Kudual (Hello in Dinka),
As we creep into mid January Proud to be African Clothing we
are happy to share with you a wide range of interesting events, from poetry,
drumming, comedy to movies, talks and presentations.
The International ROOTS
Festival Trip to Gambia takes place between 9th and 17th
May 2014. The Roots programme is designed to enrich and enlighten people of
African descent, by integrating with various tribal groups as they go on a
pilgrimage through different villages embracing Gambian traditions, customs, values and
culture. The cost is £699.00 for 7
nights, £899.00 for 14 nights and £1,099.00 for 21 nights (inclusive of
accommodation, bed and breakfast and airfare).
To secure a place, a deposit of £199.00 is required by 31st
January, with final payment by 31st
March 2014. For more details enquire by email or check the website or else
phone Angie on 07903
591 426 or 07508 913 114 or Hughie on 07940
081 651 or: 0203 441 6277
Monday 13th January
At 11.00am
Chatham House presents UK-Africa
Relations: Reflections on the Role of African Diplomacy in London at the Royal Institute of International Affairs,
Chatham House, 10 St James Square, SW1Y 4LE. His Excellency Professor Kwaku
Danso-Boafo (Ghanaian High Commisioner) will reflect on his time in London,
developments in UK-Africa relations and the role of diplomatic engagements in
informing and strengthening bilateral relations. To attend contact ChrisVandome
At 6.00pm is the London is YOU! Police Officer Recruitment
Meet and Learn Session at Employment Academy, 29 Peckham Road, Peckham, SE5 8UA.
The Metropolitan Police is undertaking a comprehensive recruitment programme to
recruit 5,000 more police officers by 2015, this represents a huge opportunity
to boost the proportion of black police officers. This event will give people
an opportunity to learn about a career in the police, ask questions and
network. Followed by light refreshments, this is a FREE event, RSVP here.
At 6.30pm BBM/BMC
hosts Araning: The importance of African
Names In History and our daily lives at the Mayors Parlour, Harrow Civic Centre, 1 Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2XY.
Hosted by history consultant Kwaku will introduce the concept of araning and
its importance in re telling African Global history. Register for this FREE event here.
At 7.00pm is Lets Talk... at Juno Bar, 134 Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch, E1 6JE, hosted
by Mikey and Essay, this monthly discussion night features sharp tongues and
even sharper opinions. Admission is FREE,
more details here
At 7.00pm Kayd
Somalis Arts and Culture presents The
Horn of Africa: Can Somalis be partners for development at Khalili Lecture
Theatre, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG. Professor Ahmed
Ismail Samatar will talk about the imperative of development faced by Somali
people in the Horn of Africa and whether Somalis can be partners in these
development challenges. Register for this FREE
event here.
Tuesday 14th January
At 4.00pm Chatham
House presents Mali: One Year after the
French Intervention at the Royal
Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House. Marc-Antoine Perouse de
Montclos (French Institute of Geopolitics) with discussant Paul Melly (Chatham
House) will present the findings of the new book La Tragedie Malienne, which focuses on the long term internal
problems that have hindered Malis development. To attend contact Chris Vandome
At 6.30pm
GlobalNet21 and Africa Changemeakes Group presents Doing and Learning at The
Hub, 1st Floor New Zealand House, 80 Haymarket, SW1Y 4TE. This
event will feature Guy Cowley and Margaret Thorli who will share the visions
and challenges of their practical projects in Africa, what they’ve learned and
lessons for the future. Guy will discuss his work with education oriented
charities in Tanzania and Kenya with strong ICT elements, Margaret runs a
business and employability foundation in Sierra Leone.
At 7.30pm is Poetry Meets Art 5 at Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road, Dalston,
E8 4AA. Featuring poets and spoken word artists Anthony Anaxagorou, Yomi
Greeds Sode, Mell B. Nyoko, Pfe Freedom, graffiti artist Beth Robb, artist
Catherine Hall. More information here
At 8.00pm the W
Film Club screens Mandela: Long Walk To
Freedom at W London, Leicester
Square, 10 Wardour Street, W1D 6QF. Starring Idris Elba and Naomie Harris,
this biopic chronicles Nelson Mandelas life journey from childhood to his
election as President of South Africa. Tickets start from £15.00 from here.
Wednesday 15th January
At 1.00pm the UCL Faculty of Law presents Piracy of East and West Africa: The role of
the UN office of Drugs and Crime at
Moots Court, UCL Faculty of Law, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, WC1H 0EG.
Chaired by Dr Douglas Guilfoyle (UCL Laws) with Alan Cole (UNODC Counter Piracy
Program Coordinator) and Robert McLaughlin (UNODC Senior Advisor) this talk
provides an opportunity to hear the practical international efforts to
cooperate and suppress piracy in East and West Africa. This is a FREE event, RSVP here.
At 7.00pm is Congolese Music with Pan African Consciousness in the Brunei Lecture Theatre, SOAS with
Kinshasa born, Zimbabwe based Mulele Matondo Afrika marks his solo debut with a
move away from his home grown Congolese style to what he describes as
‘conscious music’. To RSVP this FREE performance please email or phone 0207 898 4500
At 8.00pm is Desert Rock with the Trans Siberian March Band at Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road,
Shoreditch, E1 6LA. Desert Rock combine North African and West African
rhythms with earthy, trancy blues. The Trans Siberian March band is a 13 piece
Balkan Brass band. This is a FREE event, more details here from here.
Thursday 16th January
At 10.30pm the
African Development Forum presents Creative
Africa Club Night at Electrowerkz, 7 Torrens Street, EC1V 1NQ. The proceeds
from this night of Afrobeats will go towards the cost of hosting the Creative
Africa Forum. Tickets are £5.00 from
here.
At 6.30pm Young
Black Grads presents New Year, New Goals
at the O2 Workshop, 229 Tottenham
Court Road, W1T 7QG. This workshop will feature speakers such as Mohammed
Ali (Entrepreneur) who will be giving a talk and Q&A on ‘How to make your
goals a reality’ and Lorna Stewart (Black 100+) who will lead small interactive
pod sessions on ‘How to set goals to find your potential’. This FREE event starts with a drinks
reception, RSVP here
Friday 17th January
From 2.00pm to 4.00pm
the University of KwaZulu Natal presents Reading in African Languages: Developing literacies and reading
methodologies at SOAS, Thornhaugh
Street. Hosted by Professor Lutz Marten (SOAS) the seminar will be led by
Professor Rosemary Wildsmith-Cromarty (University of KwaZulu-Natal) with
Professor Elizabeth Pretorius (UNISA) and Dr Joanne Westbrook (University of
Sussex). This seminar seeks to explore whether children learning to read in
their native language as opposed to the former colonial language has an effect
on performance, to attend, register by email.
At 3.00pm is a
theatre industry performance of Janet Etuk’s play Dead Grass at the Arcola
Theatre, 24 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL. This play inspired by the
Nigerian-Biafran War, this is a showing of scenes and songs as part of a work
in progress, to attend, email here
At 6.00pm is Dakar Daka featuring Abdoulaye Samb and Minnjiaraby at The Russet Amhurst Terrace, Hackney Downs Studios, E8 2BT. Senegalese musician Abdoulaye Samb and his band will be performing Mbalax, a fusion of Fula and Mandinka traditional rhythms with soul, blues and jazz. Also performing will be griot Jally Kebba Susso on his kora and DJ Wizz Jeezy on the decks. Tickets are £5.00 before 9.00pm and £7.00 after, more information here.
At 7.00pm KMT and
Boulevard La Palma present Mama Africa
at Arch 365, 15-16 Lendal Terrace, SW4
7UX, with resident DJs Oya Bun, Bogossy Freshfrenchy and KMT on rotation
playing hip life, afrobeats, coupe decale, afro deep house, tribal, Latin,
ancestral, Portuguese and Brazilian
At 7.30pm Save
the Congo presents Africa’s Classics:
Celebrating Lumumba’s Legacy with JJ Bola at the Human Rights Action Centre,
Amnesty International, 17-25 New Inn Yard, EC2A 3EA. This night seeks to be
a remembrance/ commemoration of Patrice Lumumba and an expression of Congolese
culture via music and poetry funds raised go to Save the Congos campaigns.
Tickets are £6.00 (£5.00 early bird)
from here.
Saturday 18th January
From 9.00am to 1.00pm
is GenVoices UK Chapter- 100k Voices-
The Diaspora Dream for Nigeria at City Building, 14 Pratt Mews, NW1 0AD.
This event seeks to build on the success of the Occupy Nigeria movement to
gather as many young progressive Nigerian voices together, with a flagship
event in Lagos broadcast to each of Nigeria’s 36 states as well as Abuja, New
York, Cyprus and others. There will be presentations and panel discussions.
RSVP this FREE event here
From 2.00pm to 5.30pm
Making Every Woman Count presents
Celebrating the Third Anniversary of the African Women’s Decade 2010-2020 at
the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London. There will be 3 sessions at
this event marking the publication of MEWC’s annual report on the progress
African countries have made regarding women’s rights and gender equality. Session
1 is 10 years after the adoption of the Maputo Protocol on Women’s Rights in
Africa and 3 moderated by Diakhoumba Gassama (UNDP) with Fatuma Kinsi Abbas
(Pastoralist Girls Initiative, Kenya), Micheline Rayololonarisoa (UN
Development Funds for Women), Naayosuwa Otoo-Oyortey (FORWARD), Sylvie
Aboa-Bradwell (African Peoples Advocacy), Patricia Lemour (Aspire Education
group) and Dahabo Ahmed (Voice of Somali Women Movement). Session 2: Working with Men and Boys to
advance Gender Equality, with Eric Chinje (KRL International), Sam Onigbanjo
(Women4Africa), Ernest Okwudike (Alliance 54) and Rene C. Mugenzi (London
Centre for Social Impact) and Session 3: Internet, Information and Technology
as tools of empowerment, moderated by Hannah Pool (Journalist), with
Anne-Rachel Inne (AFRINIC), Jessica Horn (Akiiki Consulting), Mariemme Jamme
(Spot One Global Solutions), Heather Katsonga-Woodward (Neno Natural), Temi
Oladepo (University of Warwick) and Sarah Giaziri (Rory Peck Trust). Register
for this FREE event here.
At 2.45pm the
African Caribbean Book Club presents Meet
the Author: Nadifa Mohamed (Orchard of
the Lost Souls) at Heights Bar
and Lounge, St Georges Hotel, Langham Place, Regent Street, W1B 2QS. The
author will be discussing her second book Orchard
of the Lost Souls, with the book club, with a Q&A followed by a general
discussion about the themes raised in the book which see’s 1988 Somalia through
the eyes of 3 women.
At 5.00pm is the Nigeria Dialogue Gala Night at Plaisterers Hall, 1 London Wall, EC2Y 5JU.
This night of entertainment, networking, fine dining, games and dancing to
raise funds for a series of events in the lead up to the 2015 Nigerian
elections to enlighten the public about good governance. Confirmed speakers are
Abike Dabiri, Femi Gbajabiamila, Senator Babajide Omoworare, Dr Sam Amadi. Tickets
start from £75.00 from here.
Sunday 19th January
From 11.00am to
3.00pm is the Numbi Family Workshop
at Rich Mix, an introductory djembe
drum workshop, where you can learn traditional rhythms and find your inner
beat, ideal for families, Tickets are £10.00 (£5.00) concs or £10.00 for a
family of 4
From 2.00pm to 6.00pm
Mwalimu Express returns to Rich Mix,
London's favourite African family event, will feature Coco Mbassi (Cameroun)
live on stage, African films from Screenstation, stalls with crafts, clothing,
CD’s and books, kids dance fun sessions with Lucy Agnell John, Awale with the
Oware Society and much much fun. And it's all FREE!!!
At 7.30pm is the Africa Centre Comedy Night at Rich Mix. This night offers a dazzling
selection of the best African comedians from the continent and the diaspora and
it’s FREE
At 9.00pm
Jazzmo’thology presents Jammin’ with The
Westley Joseph Collective at Bar
414, 414 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LF. This live performance features
Westley Joseph (drums), Noreen Stewart (vocals), Dave Ital (guitar), Orefo
Orekwue (bass), Lex Cameron (keys) and a surprise special guest. There will be delicious cuisine by
Etta’s Seafood Kitchen as well. Admission is £5.00, more details here.
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