Kedu.
Another awesome event packed week. Lots of music, lots of seminars and discussions, theatre, markets,
networking and much more.
Have an excellent week
networking and much more.
Have an excellent week
Monday
24th March
From 9.00am to 4.30pm
the National Black Women’s Network presents Unlocking the Potential of Diverse Businesses: Improving Access to
Finance at The Chamber, City Hall,
More London, The Queens Walk, SE1 2AA. The event will be hosted by Sonia
Browne MBE with Ray Lewis, a Keynote Presentation by Boris Johnson (Mayor of
London) and 4 panel discussions. More details and registration for this FREE event here.
At 12.00pm Chatham
House presents The EU-Africa
Partnership: Defining the Vision at
Chatham House, 10 St James Square, SW1Y 4LE. Chaired by Alex Vines (Chatham
House) with Nick Westcott (European External Action Service) who will discuss
EU- Africa relations in the context of the summit theme: ‘Investing in People,
Prosperity and Peace’ focussing on EU priorities and policy implementation in sub
Saharan Africa. To attend contact Chris Vandome
At 3.00pm the Royal
African Society hosts Economic
Partnership Agreements: The Final Countdown in Committee Room 9, House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, SW1A 0AA.
Chaired by Peter Lilley MP with Williams Nkurunziza (Rwandan High Commissioner
to the UK), Dr San Bilal (European Centre for Development Policy Management)
and Adaeze Igboemeka (Trade Policy Unit). The panel will discuss Economic
Partnership Agreements which gave African countries preferential access to EU
markets, which end in October, the effect this will have on development and the
wider EU-Africa relations. RSVP this FREE
event here.
At 5.00pm Chatham House
presents The Impacts of Sino-African
Cooperation on Africa’s Development at
Chatham House. At this event Professor Liu Hongwu (Zhejiang Normal
University) will discuss the impact of China’s involvement in sub- Saharan
African countries, the implications for sustainable development, challenges and
cooperation with other international partners in the region. To attend contact
Chris Vandome.
At 6.30pm the Royal
African Society hosts Rwanda 1994-2014:
Looking Back, Looking Forward in
Great Hall, Kings College London, Strand, WC2R 2LS. Chaired by Dr Phil
Clark (SOAS), with Prudentienne Seward (PAX-Peace), Rene Claudel Mugenzi (Human
Rights Activist) and Dr David Booth (ODI), this event looks at how best to
commemorate the genocide and looks forward to ask to what extent criticisms of
Rwanda of Rwanda are justified and where it will be in 20 years. Admission is £5.00 (£3.00 for RAS members) from here.
At 6.30pm is Lets Talk Too Debate Group at The Goat Tavern, 3 Stafford Street,
Mayfair, W1S 4RP. This is a new debate group looking to debate Black
cultural issues and news, with this sessions motion for debate ‘That this House believes Black and ethnic
minority are mostly not positively portrayed in the media’. There will also
be an opportunity for a 30 word elevator networking opportunity for your
business or event. Admission is £3.00,
£5.00 for two, more details here
Tuesday
25th March
At 6.00pm the Labour
Black Network presents the Launch of the
Labour Black Network in the Wilson
Room, Portcullis House, Westminster, SW1A 0AA. Hosted by Diane Abbott MP,
featuring speeches by MPs David Lammy, Chi Onwurah and Keith Vaz, this is a new
membership organisation that aims to increase African and Caribbean membership
and the number of black MPs, MEPs, councillors and political advisors. Register
for this FREE event here
At 6.00pm African
Partnership Development UK presents British
African Diaspora Conference: Nigeria beyond Amalgamation in the Grand Committee Chamber, Houses of
Parliament. Confirmed speakers include Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan (Governor,
Delta State, Nigeria), Meg Hillier MP and Chi Onwurah MP, who will be
discussing Nigeria 100 years after the Amalgamation of the Northern and
Southern Protectorates. Register for this FREE
event here
At 6.30pm Health
Poverty Action presents The Great Dance
Screening and San People of Namibia Exhibition at the Whirled Cinema, 259-260 Hardess Street, Loughborough Junction, SE24
0HN. The Great Dance is an award winning documentary that examines the
relationship between the San people and the Kalahari Desert, the photographic exhibition
documents 20 years of Health Poverty Actions work with the San people. Register
for this FREE screening here.
At 6.30pm Abounding
Solutions presents The Ladies Business
Brainstorming Club: Networking with a Twist in the Chancellor Room, Hughes Parry Hall, University of London, 19
Cartwright Gardens, WC1H 9EF. This event will consist of brainstorming,
networking and speaker of the month Stephanie Africa presenting on How to
maximise the results when promoting your products and services online. Tickets
are £10.00 from here.
At 7.00pm Royal African
Society presents Separation and the
making of South Sudan in the Khalili
Lecture Theatre, SOAS with James Copnall (Author and journalist), and Dr
Al-Harith Idriss (former Sudanese Diplomat) and Mawan Muortat (South Sudanese
Political Commentator). James Copnall will discuss the theme of his book ‘A poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts’ that
argues that Sudan and South Sudan are deeply economically, politically
independent and will look at the meaning of separation and the political
failings that threaten the future of both Sudan’s. RSVP this FREE event here.
At 7.30pm is Janice
Okoh’s Egusi Soup at The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, SE8 4AG.
This comedy about love, life and loss within a cross generational and cross
cultural settings. Running till 28th March, tickets are £12.00 (£10.00 concs) from here.
Wednesday
26th March
At 6.30pm KCL and the Royal
African Society presents Just Response to Genocide in the Inigo
Rooms, Somerset House East Wing, WC2R 2LS. Chaired by Phil Clark(SOAS) with
Alice Urusaro Karekezi (National University of Rwanda), Juergen Schurr
(REDRESS), Albert Gasake (Survivors Fund) Rwanda, Henry Redwood (PhD Candidate,
KCL), Nicola Palmer (Criminal Law Lecturer) and Dickson Poon (School of Law), the panel examines what constitutes
a just response to genocide examining resistance before and during the
genocide, established criminal trials, retributive and reparatory justice and
the ongoing nature of claims for prosecution and compensation in Rwanda and
abroad, Tickets are £5.00 (£3.00 for RAS members) from
here.
At 7.30pm is Uncle Errols Poetry Jam featuring Bunmi
Hazzan at the Trispace Gallery, 100
Clements Road, SE16 4DG. Featuring spoken word performer and former slam
chapion Bunmi Hazzan, Open Mic, competitions and music. More details here.
Thursday
27th March
At 6.00pm is iCAN Social Networking Evening at Tompkins, 4 Pan Peninsula Square, South
Quay, Canary Wharf, E14 9HN. This informal networking event for African/
Caribbean workers and professionals. Come with business cards or just come to
chill and hang out with people like you, RSVP and more information about this FREE event here.
At 6.30pm 100 Black Men
of London present Keep Calm and Lets
Talk About Prostrate Cancer at Rich
Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, E1 6LA. The evening will feature
a panel discussion, videos, a raffle and information about this diseases that
affects 1 in 4 black men. Register for this FREE event here.
At 7.00pm is Poetry ‘n’
Motion at The Roxy Bar and Cinema,
128-132 Borough High Street, SE1 1LB. This evening will feature dance,
spoken word and music. Tickets are £10.00,
call Sheba on 07730469713.
Friday
28th March
From 1.00pm to 5.00pm
The Institute for Commonwealth Studies presents Southern Africa: History, Culture and Society in Room 102, Senate House, Malet Street, WC1E
7HU. This Seminar is themed ‘Pageantry, Politics and Performances of Power’
with Daniel Conway (Open University), Rachel Johnson, Geoff Levett (Birkbeck),
Hilary Sapire (Birkbeck) and Philip Murphy (ICS). More details about this event
here
At 5.00pm Kings college
Old Boys Association (KCOBA) presents KC
Captains of Industry- UK at Methodist
Central Hall, 1 Storey’s Gate, Westminster, SW1H 9NH. This business and
networking event will feature speakers such as Gbadebo Ogunlami (Software Mind
Spa), Tomi Savies (Businessman and Company Director), Dokun Omidora (Banker)
and Mr Rotimi Ojo (Executive Medical Director, Sussex partnership NHS
Foundation Trust). This is an opportunity to network with alumnus from one of
Nigeria’s most prestigious Unity Schools.. Tickets are £10.00 from here.
At 5.30pm AFRUCA hosts
Conversations with AFRUCA Children’s
Champions Enfield at The Council
Chamber, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XZ. Hosted by Councillor Kate Anolue
(former Mayor of Enfield) this evening of conversations led by two AFRUCA
Children’s Champions will discuss child protection issues, parenting practices
and how they relate to African/ Caribbean children. Refreshments will be
provided at this FREE event, register here.
At 6.00pm Policy Centre
for African Peoples presents the 2nd
African Diaspora New Year Lecture in
Room V211, SOAS, Vernon Square Campus, Penton Rise, off Pentonville Road, WC1X
9EW. Chaired by Henry Bonsu (broadcaster) and themed ‘Responsible Entrepreneurship as Catalyst for Positive Change in
Africa’, with keynote speaker Tonye Princewill (Nigerian entrepreneur and
Politician), other speakers include Slyvie Aboa-Bradwell (Policy Centre for
African Peoples), Alain Mbe (conservative Councillor for Newham). Register for
this FREE event here.
At 6.00pm MTA
Productions presents The T-Boy Show Launch
Party at Aura Mayfair, 49 St James
Street, SW1A 1JT. Premiering on the new TV channel London Live the T-Boy
Show stars Tolu Ogunmefun (aka Don’t Jealous Me) who has left his rich home in
Nigeria to adapt to life with relatives in London. Register for this FREE event here.
At 6.30pm Star100 hosts
An Evening with ..Lara Oyesanya and
Kwabena Ayirebi at HSBC, 8
Canada Square, Canary Wharf, E14 5HQ. Lara
Oyesanya (Barclays) and Kwabena Ayirebi (HSBC) will discuss their personal
career experiences; give advice and tips on the finance industry. The event
will be followed by an informal session in a local bar. Tickets are £13.50 (£4.50
for Star100 members) from here.
At 6.30pm Children are
Made Secure (CMAS) Foundation presents Mr
& Mrs Black Beauty UK Scholarship Pageant 2014 at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4JD.The
pageant was created to honour black beauty, raise awareness of cultural
heritage and intelligence Admission
from £10.00 from here.
At 7.00pm Magenta
Dating hosts Mix and Mingle at All Bar One, 175 Bishopsgate, EC2M 3YD. This
fully hosted event for black professional singles, where you will be encouraged
by the hosts to network, mix and mingle.
Tickets are £10.00 from here.
At 7.00pm is Come Rhyme with Lyrically Challenged at
Cottons Islington, 70 Exmouth Market,
EC1R 4QP. Hosted by Dean Atta and Deanna Rodger, there are 6 open mic spots
for appetiser, Serina Reynolds as starter, Sorority Turner as the Main and MC
Angel as Dessert. Admission is £7.50
with a Caribbean supper is £12.50 (£10.00 concs) from here.
At 9.00pm Mama Jumbe’s hosts
Nyumbani Night at Mama Jumbe’s, 350
Katherine Road, E7 8NW. Eat, An East African Dine, Drink and Dance affair
with Nyama Chima and Rolex to eat, Tuskers Lager to drink and London’s finest
East African DJs. FREE entry before
11.30pm.
Saturday
29th March
At 12.00pm Black
Cultural Archives presents #checkurselfies
at London Southbank University, 100-116 London Road, Southwark, SE1 6LN. This
afternoon of interactive workshops, live performances, debate and seminars for
13-26 years old with appearances for Syd Shelton, Alex Wheatle, Imkaan, Photofusion,
Barbara Ahlans and Rhammel Afflick and more. RSVP this FREE event here.
At 1.30pm NABSS
presents Autism in the BME Community
with A Second Voice at Birkbeck
University, Stratford Circus Campus, 21 Salway Place, Stratford, E15 1NN. This
seminar dels with autism from a parents perspective, featuring Aniisa Farah (Somali
Autism Awareness), ECS Ltd. Autistic/ Aspergers Adult presentation and a short
documentary from the USA. Register for this FREE event here.
At 7.00pm Black Grape
Productions presents Kunle Ayo Live in
London at Under The Bridge, Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, SW6 1HS. Hosted
by Ali Baba the jazz musician will embark on a musical journey from the dusty
streets of Lagos with some of the world’s finest contemporary artists such as
Mike Aremu, Oliver Mtukudzi, Soweto Kinch, Femi Temowo, Annastasia Baker and
Tee Mac. Tickets start from £20.00
from here.
At 9.00pm is Dele Sosimi’s Afrobeat Vibration at The New Empowering Church, 1a Westgate
Street, E8 3RL. Dele Sosimis Afrobeat Orchestra will be performing a mix of
classic and new Afrobeat tunes live, with DJ Koichi Sakai on the decks.
Admission is £8.00 before 10.00pm, £12.00 thereafter or £10.00 in advance from here.
Sunday
30th March
From 12.00pm to 7.00pm Open
the Gate hosts The African Market at Rich Mix, featuring fashion beauty,
accessories, music, jewellery, food, books, drumming circles and much more from
the African diaspora. FREE entry all
day
At 3.00pm Ben Uri
Gallery presents African Artists: Still
fighting Ignorance and Intellectual Perfidy at the Ben Uri Gallery, 108A Boundary Road, NW8 0RH.this multinational exhibition
provides a platform for critical research and presentation of African video
art. More details here
At
5.00pm is The Tony Cheeseman Foundation Annual Lecture at the African Caribbean
Centre, 627-633 Barking Road, Plaistow, E13 9EZ, themed Black Women in History (A Snapshot of Black
Women in Newham). This is a FREE
event
At 7.30pm is In Celebration
of My Sisters 2014 at Fairfield Hall, Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 1DG. Hosted by
Brenda Emmanus (BBC) and Victor Romero Evans, with a star studded line up of
music, comedy, speakers, story telling and dance, Tickets start from £12.50 from here.
At 7.30pm Uncle Errol
presents True Stories: Spoken Word at
the Mella Centre, 220 North End Road,
Kensington, W14 9NX. Featuring El Crisis with his words, sounds an power
and other surprise guests as well as vegan food. Tickets are £5.00, more details here.
At 8.00pm Open the Gate
presents Amadou Diagne Band at Rich Mix, the Senegalese blues and percussion
artist will be accompanied by the Swedish nyckelharpa and violin played by
Griselda Sanderson. Supported by Tanzanian Afroblues by Kihaya Blues. Tickets
are £7.00 in advance and £10.00 on the door.
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