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This week is full to the seams with education,
entertainment, events and things that make you go ahhhhh!!!
From arts to theatre, to networking, current affairs, film,
music and much more.
Have a very African week!!
Monday 17th March
From 9.00am to 5.00pm
NIDO, the Nigerian High Commission and UKTI present the Bilateral Trade and Investment Conference at The Hilton Park Lane, 22 Park Lane, W1K 1BE. This 2 day conference
is a forum for UK private investors and businesses as well as the Nigerian
diaspora to identify and tap into potential opportunities in the Nigerian
market. Hosted by Dr Dalhatu Sarka Tafida (Nigerian High Commissioner), with
special guests Abike Dabiri (Nigeria House of Assembly), Abdullahi Dikko Inde
(Nigeria Comptroller General of Customs), Tunde Lemo (Central Bank of Nigeria),
Ade Adeola (Standard Chartered Bank), Mrs Ladi S Katagum (Nigeria Investment
Promotion Commission), Mark Dike (Federal Inland Revenue Service). Register for
this FREE event here.
At 12.00pm Aabru
Art’s Transcending Boundaries 2014 begins
at Mall Galleries, The Mall, SW1A 2BJ.
Running till 22nd March there is a full programme of artist tours
and panel discussions with Biyi Bandele (director of Half of a Yellow Sun), Chris Spring (British Museum), Giles
Peppiatt (Bonhams) and Abiodun Olaku
(West African artist) check the programme here for more details RSVP here
At 6.00pm is RumShack Surprise at Westminster Kingsway College, 76 Vincent
Square, SW12 2PD. This pop up restaurant has food, drink, music and even
dominoes! Tickets are £25.00 from
here.
At 6.30pm the
Commonwealth Journalists Association presents Rwanda’s Recovery: 20 Years since the genocide in the CPA Room, Westminster Hall, Houses of
Parliament, SW1A 0AA. This panel discussion reviews Rwanda’s progress from
the 1994 genocide to the political and economic stability of today as well as
the increasingly authoritarian nature of Paul Kagame’s government. Chaired by
Peter Biles (former BBC Africa) with His Excellency Williams Nkurinzinza
(Rwandan High Commissioner), Dr Phil Clark (University of London), Vincent
Gasana (Rwandan journalist) and Carina Tertsakin (Human Rights Watch). Register
for this FREE event here.
At 7.00pm is the Accenture Skills Session in Room 431, 16 Taviton Street, WC1H 0BW,
where you will be taught how to bring your CV to life, practice interview
questions and assessment techniques in a relaxed interactive session, followed
by a Q&A. More details here.
At 8.00pm The
Yard Theatre presents Chewing Gum
Diaries at The Shed, South Bank, SE1
9PX. This one woman play by Michaela Cole about Tracey Gordon, the 67 bus,
friendship, sex, UK garage, school, music, teachers, periods, emergency
contraceptive and much more. This one woman play recalls the last days of
innocence before adulthood. Tickets are
£12.00 running till April 5th from here.
Tuesday 18th March
From 9.00am to 5.00pm
NIDO, the Nigerian High Commission and UKTI present the Bilateral Trade and Investment Conference at The Hilton Park Lane. The final day of this conference will
provide a forum for UK private investors and businesses as well as the Nigerian
diaspora to identify and tap into potential opportunities in the Nigerian
market. Register for this FREE event
here.
At 6.00pm Young
Black Grads presents Cake and
Conversation at Grand Union
Farringdon, 55 Charterhouse Street, EC1M 6HA. This is an informal networking
opportunity for young professionals, graduates, students or entrepreneurs where
you can make friends and contacts over a finger buffet grill, cupcakes, drinks
and nibbles. Bring your business cards! Tickets are £8.00 for a single ticket £12.00
for a pair from here.
At 6.30pm the
Royal Africa Society presents African
women in conflict: from victims to peace builder in Committee Room 14, House of Commons, Westminster, SW1A 0AA. This
panel discussion chaired by Baroness Kinnock (APPG) will feature Dr Eka Ikpe
(KCL), Nicola Dahrendorf (conciliation Resources), Siham Rayale (SOAS) and
others discussing UK and international policies on gender, peace and security
and specific obstacles that African women face. Register for this FREE event here.
At 7.00pm Uncle
Errol presents Spoken Word Hysteria
at the Hysteria Bar, 578 Kingsland Road,
E8 4AH, featuring Karmelle, Emma Siane Medoes and Asabi Hawah. Open mic
slots available, Tickets are £3.00
in advance by email or £5.00 on the
door.
Wednesday 19th March
At 11.00am is Malian Landscapes of Freedom- Escaping
Slavery in Kayes in the Wolfson
Gallery, SOAS Library. This exhibition accompanies the documentary film ‘The Diambourou: Slavery and emancipation in
Kayes-Mali’ by Dr Marie Rodet (SOAS) and presents photographs of archival
documents about slavery and emancipation in Mali and photographs of the village
of Bouyagui which was created by escaped slaves in 1914. Running from 25
February to 21st March, this exhibition is FREE, more details here.
At 6.00pm the LSE presents
is Our
Beloved Sudan in Room CLM 6.02,
Clement House, Aldwych, Houghton Street WC2A 2AE. This film tells the story
of Sudan from independence in 1956 to partition in 2011, interlacing a public
and private story. Followed by a Q&A with the film’s director Taghreed
Elsanhouri, this is a FREE event,
more information here.
At 6.30pm GlobalNet21 and
Africa Changemakers Group present
Speakers Corner in The Hub, 1st
Floor, New Zealand House, 80 Haymarket, SW1Y 4TE. Speakers at this event
will have 5 minutes to talk and 5 minutes to answer questions, followed by
networking and discussions. Speakers include David Smith (British African
Business Alliance) speaking about business solution in Africa, Victoria
Clayton, speaking about United, Rachel Nalumoso speaking on her plans to work
as an independent educational resources development specialist, Sam Lehane
speaking about Camera and Pamela McLean will introduce First Thursdays.
At 7.00pm is a screening
of Touch
and Pumzi in the Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS. Touch is a sci fi/ fantasy film directed
by Shola Amoo starring Tanya Fear about the lives of two people who meet every
day at a specific place and time, one of who holds a devastating secret.
Followed by a Q&A with the director and Pumzi
a Kenyan sci fi short film written
and directed by Wanuri Kahiu that was screened at the 2010 Sundance Film
Festival.
Thursday 20th March
At 7.00pm the
ACLC Cultural Committee presents a Talk
and Debate: ‘Where are our black Actors?...America I presume’ at the West Indian Cultural Centre, 9 Clarendon
Road, N8 0DJ. This community debate asks is there a vibrant black British
theatre industry? Are there struggling grassroots theatre groups aiming to
engage communities through drama. RSVP this FREE event here.
At 7.15pm is Aabru Arts
hosts a Charity Evening for Concern
Worldwide at the Mall Galleries, featuring
a panel discussion on ‘Coexistence or contradiction’ with Biyi Bandele (author/
playwright/ director Half of a Yellow Sun),
Baroness Lola Young (House of Lords), Nkem Ifejika (Business journalist) and
Ede Dafinone (African Art Collector), followed by drinks and then a Special
Preview Screening of Half of a Yellow Sun
at the ICA, The Mall, SW1Y 5AH. Tickets are £40.00 from here.
At 7.30pm Bassekou
Kouyate and Ngoni ba Malis will be performing at Union Chapel, Compton Avenue, N1 2XD. The undisputed ngoni king
will be playing tracks from his latest album Jama ko. Tickets are £22.00 from
here.
Friday 21st March
From 9.30am to 5.00pm
the Overseas Development Institute hosts ‘Can Africa’s hidden water resource help secure agricultural growth?’ at ODI, 203 Blackfriars Road, Southwark, SE1
8NJ. This conference will look at water from the groundwater perspective,
the agriculture and poverty perspective, the financing and economic perspective
as well as lessons from the Asian experience. This is a FREE event register here.
At 2.30pm Aabru
Arts presents Pioneers in the World of
African Art at The Mall Galleries.
This panel discussion with Chris Spring (British Museum) and Abiodun Olaku
(Guild of Fine Arts). Book this FREE
event by email
At 6.30pm is a
screening of Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me at Brixton Oval, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW2 1JG. Filmmaker Khalo
Matabane through an imaginary letter to Tata Mandela and conversations with
politicians, activists, intellectuals and artists questions the meaning of
freedom, reconciliation and forgiveness and challenges Mandela’s legacy,
followed by a Q&A. Tickets are £12.00
from here.
At 7.00pm UK
Black Entrepreneurs hosts New Business
Opportunity at Holiday Inn Express
Hotel, 196 High Street, Stratford, E15 2NE. This is an opportunity to
network with business owners, investors, professionals and entrepreneurs, tea,
coffee, fruit and light refreshments provided. Tickets start from £5.00
From 11.00pm to
2.00am SuperBad PR presents You
Crack Me Up: Comedy Gameshow at Odeon
Surrey Quays, Surrey Quays Leisure Park, Redriff Road, SE16 7LL. Hosted by
Richard Blackwood with Kat Boyce, Wayne ‘Dibbi’ Rollins and Shabba da Comedian
the 3 comedians have 60 seconds to get 3 randomly selected members of the
audience to laugh, if anyone holds out they move to the next round. After the
game show the audience is treated to a special stand up set from each comic.
Alcohol, popcorn and snacks will be served. Tickets are £15.00 from here, more on the door.
Saturday 22nd March
At 10.00am MBW PR
presents Divas of Colour 2014 at The Hilton Hotel Tower Bridge, 5 More
London, Tooley Street, SE1 2BY. Featuring a wine reception and networking
fashion show, beauty pageant, trade exhibition, music performances, auction/
raffle show, keynote speech and award presentation. Standard tickets are £20.00, tradeshow only is FREE from here.
From 12.00pm to
6.00pm is the Inaugural London Wide
Gathering of Retired Caribbean Nurses at The Vortex, Gillett Square, Hackney, N16 8AZ.celebrating the
contribution of Caribbean nurses who have served in the NHS from 1949 till date
with poetry, storytelling and song, guest speakers, music and light
refreshments Tickets are £5.00 from
here
At 1.30pm AFRUCA’s
Children’s Champions and The Woman will be at Peckham Library, 122 Peckham Hill Street, Peckham, SE15 5JR discussing child protection and the over
representation of African children in the social care system. This is an
opportunity to find out more and be part of the solution. Refreshments will be
provided at this FREE event
At 2.00pm is the
final Event of Aabru Art’s Transcending
Boundaries 2014 Week: Gasworks Tour at Gasworks, 155 Vauxhall Street, SE11 5RH.
A VIP Tour of Gasworks discussing ‘African Residencies’ led by Alessio
Antonelli (Director of Gasworks)
At 7.30pm Zoes
Ghana Kitchen presents Ghana Taste
Mauritius at Palm 2, 152-156 Lower
Clapton Road, E5 0QJ, this fusion mash up taste explosion is £35.00 ahead, bring your own bottle.
Take look at the crazy menu, get your
taste buds prepared and book a space here.
Sunday 23rd March
From 10.00am to 6.00pm
the Royal Air Force and Black Cultural Archives host Pilots of the Caribbean: Volunteers of African Heritage in the RAF at
the RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Colindale, NW9 5LL. This exhibition tells
the story of people from the Caribbean and Africa who volunteered to fight for
Britain during the two World Wars and to the present day. Running till 22nd
April, this is FREE entry.
At 2.30pm Feferity returns
to Bar 414, 414 Coldharbour Lane,
Brixton, SW9 8LF, for an evening of film, live music and food. There will
be a screening of ‘The Family Legacy’
exploring the impact that the birth of a child with sickle cell has on four
generations of a family and ‘Looking for
Sierra Leone’ in which young Sierra Leoneans in London interview older
Sierra Leoneans about their memories. Live music from Khadijatou Doyneh (K2), a
versatile singer/ songwriter, spoken word artist and dancer. Admission is £5.00 from here.
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