As Black History Month 2014 enters its first full week,
Proud to be African Clothing is happy to share plays –Pandora’s Box and How
Nigeria, beauty pageants Mr & Mrs Nigeria UK, seminars on Kenya, Investing
in East Africa, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and much more.
Have a great week
Monday 6th October
At 7.00pm Kings
Place hosts The Nigerian Filmmakers
Guide to Success: Beyond Nollywood in the St Pancras Room, Kings Place, 90 York Way N1 9AG. Nadia Denton’s new
book charts the new wave of Nigerian audio visual content spanning indie films,
documentaries, animation and more much more than Nollywood and features
exclusive interviews, industry guidance and best practice for African
filmmakers. Chaired by Kunle Olulode, with Adeyemi Michael who will screen his short
film SODIQ. Copies of the book will
be on sale. Admission is £4.50 from
here and £6.50 on the door.
At 7.00pm is The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street in Lecture Theatre D103, University College
London, 25 Gordon Street, WC1H 0AY. This lecture discusses the Negro Wall
Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is segregated USA in the 1920’s. RSVP this FREE event here.
Tuesday 7th October
At 7.00pm Numbi
Arts presents Shake! Showcase: Headspace
at Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, E1 6LA. This is a
showcase from participants of the 5th Shake Course, featuring
innovative poetry, film and music about social and political injustice as well
as an open mic slot. Tickets are £5.00
from here.
At 7.00pm the
Conservative Christian Fellowship hosts Prayers
for the Nation at St Mary
Undercroft, The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, SW1A 0AA. Hosted by Lord
Hastings of Scarisbrick with worship lead by
Noel Robinson. Register for this FREE
event here.
Followed by discussion at 8.30pm on Diversity through
Meritocracy by Lord Hastings with
networking, pizza and refreshments. Admission to this event is £15.00 from here.
At 8.15pm is Reflecting on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor in Level 5 Function Room, Royal Festival
Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, to SE1 8XX. Curated by Nkechi
Ebite, poet Malika booker and Dorothea Smartt reimagine the life and works of
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor0, the Sierra Leonean classical music composer who lived
from 1875 to 1912, composer Phillip Herbert will give biographical details of
the composer’s life accompanied by an original soundtrack by Music off Canvas.
Tickets are £10.00 (£5.00 concs) from here.
Wednesday 8th October
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From 9.30am to 7.30pm
the Black British Academics CIC presents Black British Academics Leaders Forum and VIP Evening at The University of Westminster, 309 Regent
Street, W1B 2UW. This instalment of this annual event is themed Race
Equality: Enhancing Strategic Goals with guest speakers Terry Finnigan (LCF)
and Connie St Louis (City University), performance poetry by Dr Martin Glynn,
workshops on teaching, curriculum diversity and critical research. Followed by
an evening Reception at 4.00pm with a key note speech by Lord Paul of
Marylebone (University of Westminster), drinks and a musical performance by
students. Tickets start from £200.00 from
here
At 12.00pm
Chatham House presents Kenya’s Emerging
Oil and Gas Sector: Fostering Policy Frameworks for Effective Governance at
the Royal Institute of International
Affairs, Chatham House, St James Square, SW1Y 4LE. Chaired by Alex Vines
(Chatham House) with Charles Wanguhu (Kenya CSO Platform on Oil and Gas),
Ndanga Kamau (Oxfam Kenya), John Ochola (Econews Africa/ Kenya CSO Platform on
Oil and Gas) and Simon Thompson (Tullow Oil). This event marsk the launch of
the Kenya CSO Platform on Oil and Gas report entitles ‘Setting the Agenda for the Development of Kenya’s Oil and Gas’, the
panel will discuss how transparency and accountability can be strengthened as
Kenya becomes an oil producing nation. To attend contact Chris Vandome here.
At 6.00pm Premae
Skincare presents Wonder Woman
Wednesdays at Premae Skincare,
Ground Floor, Whiteleys Shopping Centre, Queensway, W2 4YN. This event will
feature a complimentary glass of champagne, networking, raffle, goody bags and
guest speaker Ronke Adeyemi (blogger) who will share her inspirational story
and beauty tips, followed by a Q&A session led by Clare Eluka (Premae
Skincare) and Akua Gyamfi (Brit Black List). Register for this FREE event here.
At 6.00pm is Urban Violence in Africa at The Africa Research Institute, 55 Tufton
Street, SW1P 3QL. This event examines how civic conflict manifests itself
in Africa today by examining contemporary cases of urban violence. Paula Meth
(The Sheffield Institute for International Development) will reflect on gender
based violence in South Africa, Tom Goodfellow (The Sheffield Institute for
International Development) will explore violent protest in Uganda and Zainab
Usman (University of Oxford) will discuss Boko Haram. Drinks and light
refreshment will follow. Register for this FREE
event here or by phoning 0207 222 4006.
At 7.00pm is The SI Leeds Literary Prize Celebration
at Level 5 Function Room, Royal Festival
Hall. Introduced by Bernadine Evaristo this reception for the SI Leeds
Literary Prize for Black and Asian writers in the UK will feature the author of
the winning book A Little Dust on the
Eyes Minoli Salgado. RSVP this FREE
event here.
At 7.00pm the
Royal African Society presents The West
African Ebola Outbreak: Gaps in governance and accountability in the Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, Thornhagh
Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG. Chaired by Dr Titi Banjoko with Dr Kandeh
Yumkella (Special Representative of the Secretary General), Professor Peter
Piot (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and others who will
discuss how West African governments have address the health crisis, the
potential for food insecurity and the way forward for the governments and
international community. RSVP this FREE event here.
At 7.00pm is Confusion Na Wa in Hall Two, Kings Place. This dark comedy
drama by Kenneth Gyang is set in a Nigerian city and is about a group of
strangers whose fates become intertwined over 24 hours, after 2 of them find a
phone and try to blackmail the owner after going through its contents. Tickets
are £7.50 from here.
Thursday 9th October
At 8.00am The Business Council for Africa
and British Expertise presents Celebrating
Zambia at
From 3.30pm to 8.00pm
is the 6th Black Mental
Health Conference at New Testament
Assembly, 7 Beechcroft Road, Tooting, SW17 7BU. Themed ‘Healing our Broken Village’ with guest
speakers Bishop Delroy Powell (New Testament Assembly), David Bradley (South
West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust), Dr Tom Coffey (Wandsworth
Clinical Commissioning Group), Dr Rochelle Burgess (London School of Economics)
and Dr Carlis Douglas Sanusi (The Hope Atrium). With workshop on Prevention and
well being, early intervention, assessment and Admission and discharge. Followed
by food and fellowship, RSVP this FREE
event here.
At 5.00pm is How Nigeria Became: A Story and a Spear that didn’t work at The Unicorn Theatre, 147 Tooley Street,
Southwark, SE1 2HZ. Gbolahan Obiesan’s play tells the story of the Spear of
Shango and a brave young woman who must use her strength and agility to save
her fathers kingdom, however this story doesn’t quite fit with the governors
vision of a united country. Running till 9th November, tickets start
from £7.50 from here.
At 6.30pm is In Conversation: Wangechi Mutu in the Starr Auditorium, The Tate Modern,
Bankside, SE1 9TG. Zoe Whiteley (Curator of Modern Art) will be in
conversation with the Kenyan born New York based artist discussing her sources
of inspiration, insights into new directions in her practice, showing rarely
seen sketchbooks. Tickets are £12.00
from here.
At 6.30pm is Tales from the Front Room at London South Bank University, LR17 Abbey
Conference Suite, 100-116 London Road, SE1 6LN. Presented by Dr Michael
McMillan, this one hour film features a host of well known personalities such as
Felix Dexter, Denise Nobel, Stuart Hall giving their personal accounts of the
Front Room and its cultural significance to West Indian immigrants. RSVP this FREE event here.
Friday 10th October
From 9.00am to 5.00pm
Homestrings presents Investing in
Eastern Africa at Plaisterers Hall,
One London Wall, EC2Y 5JU. This event is aimed at directing capital at
Eastern Africa countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,
Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia and Somaliland with projects in Infrastructure and
Power, Innovation and Technology, Healthcare, Education, Agriculture and Real
Estate. Register for this FREE event
here.
At 11.00am is The Future Rewound and The Cabinet of Souls
Exhibition by Nadia Kaabi-Linke at The Mosaic Rooms, Tower House, 26 Cromwell
Road, SW5 0SW. This is the first solo show by Nadia Kaabi-Linke is in two
parts with The Cabinet of Souls
aiming to invert the role of spectators and objects and Future Rewound exploring the methods of control in contemporary
life. This is a FREE exhibition.
At 4.00pm is the International
Achievers Award at Redmond Community Centre, Kayani Avenue, Manor House, N4 2HF.
This awards show celebrates all round accomplishments in the world of
entertainment. Tickets are £25.00 from
here.
At 6.00pm the
Royal African Society presents Why
States Recover: Changing Walking Societies into Winning Nations, from
Afghanistan to Zimbabwe in the Djam
Lecture Theatre, SOAS. Author Greg Mills discusses his book with Professor
Stephen Chan (SOAS), Lt General Sir Nicholas Carter (British Army) Richard
Dowden (Royal African Society), Johnny Clegg (musician and anthropologist).
This panel will discuss the many forms that state failure takes from Somalia’s
descent into overt anarchy to the effects of economic collapse in Malawi., the
author seeks too disaggregate state failure and identify instances of recovery
in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Followed by a musical performance by Johnny
Clegg, RSVP this FREE event here.
At 6.15pm is Ade Solanke’s Pandora’s Box at The Catford Theatre, The Broadway, Catford,
At 6.30pm
The Krio Descendants Union London present Celebrating
Early Krios from Sierra Leone at St Peters Crypt, Liverpool Grove, SE17 2HH.
This event celebrates the unique history and heritage of Britain’s 19th
and 20th century Sierra Leonean Krios and their legacies in
education, medicine, the military, music and law. RSVP this is FREE event here.
At 7.00pm
is the Film Guerrilla Grannies at Hanley Crouch Community Centre, The
Laundry, Sparsholt Road, N19 4EL. This film follows 3 Mozambiquan women who
risked their lives as freedom fighters campaigning for independence, education
and gender equality as captured in a 1970’s BBC documentary and views how they
have adapted to the new globalised world as mothers and grandmothers. With food
and music as well this is a FREE
event.
At 7.00pm Black
History Walks presents How Jamaica Ended
Slavery: Rebellion, 1832 in Room B336, Birkbeck College, Malet Street, WC1E 7JL. This lecture by Paul Crooks, tells the story of Sam ‘Daddy’ Sharpe who inspired
60,000 Africans to rise up against British slavers in Jamaica in a general
strike in December 1831 leading to a revolt in 1832. Followed by a Q&A,
RSVP this FREE event here.
At 8.00pm is Dobet Gnahore—Na Dre Dance Tour at Rich Mix. The Ivorian singer embraces a
wide variety of musical styles from Congolese rumba to Camerounian bikoutsi as
well as her native popular music ziglibiti and sings in 7 different languages
including Swahili. Accompanied by her band and dancers, admission is £15.00 (£12.00 in advance) with a
special DJ set from African Night Fever.
Saturday 11th October
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From 9.00am to 4.30pm
is the AFRUCA Summit on African Children
and Families in London 2014 at
Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, Coram Street, WC1N 1HT. this is the second such
AFRUCA Summit and aims to explore the key safeguarding issues and challenges
faced by children of black and African origin across London with a view to
generating ideas and solutions to help combat problems. Convened by Modupe Debbie
Ariyo OBE and hosted by Priscilla Nwikpo (BEN TV) and Diane Abbott MP,
(AFRUCA). Key note speaker is Ade Adetosoye OBE (Community and Children’s
Services, City of London), special guest of honour Cecile Kyenge OBE (Former
Minister for Integration Italy), with performances by Magdalene Adenaike,
Jessica Chukwu and the Ugandan Dance Troupe. RSVP this FREE event here.
From 12.00pm to 6.00pm The Mayor of London
presents Africa on the Square in
Trafalgar Square, Westminster, WC2N 5DS. With music from Dele Sosimi
Afrobeat Experience, Aar Maanta. African Market by Open the Gate, fashion show,
food stalls, drummers, acrobats and much more. And it’s all FREE.
At 1.30pm Black
History Walks presents What Were Black
people Doing in World War 1 at The
From 2.00pm to 4.30pm
is Ladies Talk International: Screening
and DNA Ancestry Night at The REAP
Centre, 5 Oakridge Road, Bromley, BR1 5QW. There will be a screening of
comedienne Angie Le Mar’s conversations with 6 women from varied walks of life;
Jasmine Dotiwala (broadcaster), Michelle
Gayle (singer), Janelle Oswald (journalist), Ellen Thomas (actress), Dona Croll
(actress) and Jackie G. Michaels (entrepreneur) who will discuss their careers
and lives. £5.00
from here.
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At 2.15pm is Losing Sight of Home at
Leytonstone Library, 6 Church Lane, Leytonstone, E11 1HG. This play by
Paula David is based on real accounts of first and second generation British
Caribbean’s experiences in Britain in the 1960’s, with two generations
searching for the meaning of home. RSVP this FREE play here.
At 8.00pm Ebo Taylor performs Live at
Rich Mix. The Ghanaian highlife
pioneer will be performing with his multi talented band, combining afrobeat,
jazz, funk, highlife with traditional Ghanaian sounds. Tickets are £22.50 from here or £25.00 on the door.
Sunday 12th October
At 6.00pm the
Port Harcourt UNESCO World Book Capital 2014 presents the Africa 39 Book Launch at The
Southbank Centre. This project sees the launch of an anthology of 39 of the
most promising writers under 40 from sub Saharan Africa in published by
Bloomsbury. Clifton Gachagua (Kenya) , Nadifa Mohamed (Somalia) and Stanley
Kenani (Malawi) will discuss their work with the anthology’s editor Ellah
Allfey, followed by a drinks reception. Admission is £8.00 from here.
At 6.00pm is The Official Mr and Mrs Nigeria UK Final 2014 at Camden Centre, Euston
Road, WC1H 9JE. This event aims to bring together those of Nigerian descent
at home and in the UK, with contestants going through 5 different rounds to be
crowned Mr and Mrs Nigeria. Hosted by ADOT Comedian and Remel London, with DJ
Naijaboi and performances by the GOP Dancers and Sona. Tickets start at £15.00 from here.
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