Na ngeen def (Hello in Wolof),
Its December! The Year is drawing to an end but Proud to be African Clothing is still here with a multiplicity of delectable events and 10%
off all purchases up to the end of the year!
This week the impeccable TEDX Euston is back along with
fundraising events for the Ebola Crisis, seminars, talks, presentations, music,
movies and much more!
Have a great week and turn up with your Proud to be Africa
garment which you can geet for 10% less using the voucher code CHRISTMAS10!
Have a great week!!!
Monday 1st December
At 4.00pm Safer
Partnership presents World AIDS Day:
Black Communities and HIV- Meeting the Challenge at the Karibu Centre, 7 Gresham Road, SW9 7PH. Chaired
by Rebecca Brown (PPC), this event will hear from black men and women living
with HIV as well as a range of professionals on the current situation and
potential solutions as well as stalls and networking opportunities. Register
for this FREE event here.
At 5.15pm the
Centre for African Studies presents The
African Roots of the New World Banjo with Daniel Laemouahuma Jatta in Room 4429, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell
Square, WC1H 0XG. Daniel Laemouahuma Jatta is a Jola scholar and musician
from Gambia and will present his 3 decades of findings on the relationship
between the akonting and the banjo.
With Dr Lucy Duran and Dr Tob Green (KCL), RSVP this FREE event by email.
At 6.00pm is the Royal African Society’s 2014 Annual Lecture
at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1
Wimpole Street, W1G 0AE. Chaired by Zeinab Badawi (Chair Royal African
Society), Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili former World Bank Vice President and former
Nigerian Minister of Education, will discuss ‘Africa Rising? What will happen when her citizens arise’? Preceded
by a reception RSVP this FREE event
by email.
Tuesday 2nd December
At 6.00pm Chatham
House presents FGM: Building an
International Response at Chatham
House, 10 St James Square, SW1Y 4LE. Chaired by Sue Lloyd-Roberts CBE (BBC)
with Lynne Featherstone MP (minister of State for Crime Prevention), Leyla
Hussein (Daughters of Eve Project) and Dr Comfort Momoh MBE (Guys and St Thomas
NHS Foundation Trust). The panel will explore the impact of FGM on women and
girls and opportunities for ending it. RSVP this event here.
Wednesday 3rd December
At 3.30pm Chatham
House presents Ethiopia and the Ogaden:
Prospects for Peace at Chatham
House. Chaired by Dr Laura Hammond (SOAS) with Tobias Hagmann (Roskilde
University), Ken Menhaus (Davidson College) and respondent Mohamed Sheikh
Mohamud (Freelance Researcher). This event will see the launch of Tobias
Hagmann’s new book ‘Talking Peace in the
Ogaden: The Search for an end to conflict in the Somali Regional State in
Ethiopia’, with the speakers discussing the evolution of the conflict and
the search for peace. Register for this FREE
event here.
Thursday 4th December
At 9.30am Chatham
House presents One Year of Conflict:
Perspectives on South Sudan at
Chatham House. Chaired by Mawan Muortat (Political Commentator) with
Melanie Teff (International Rescue Committee), Jehanne Henry (Human Rights
Watch) and James Copnall (Journalist/ Author), this event will see the launch
of the Chatham House research paper ‘South
Sudan’s Slide into Conflict: Revisting the Past and Reassessing Partnerships’
and will examine the drivers of the conflict, the humanitarian implications and
possible ways forward. RSVP this event here.
At 4.00pm Peace International
launches the British Award for Africa
Development in the Atlee Room,
Portcullis House, Westminster, SW1A 0AA. Hosted by Pauline Latham MP and
Jeremy Lefroy MP, this event brings together investors, businessmen, policy
makers, NGOs, civil society and faith and community leaders from the African
diaspora to celebrate diversity and highlight good models of African Businesses.
Register for this FREE event here.
At 5.30pm the
Africa Research Institute presents Somaliland’s
Democratic Transition: Building a representative State at the Africa Research Institute, 55 Tufton
Street, Westminster, SW1P 3QL. Dr Michael Walls (UCL) will speak on the
successes and challenges facing Somaliland, contrasting with the grand state building
effort in Somalia by the international community. Register for this FREE event here.
At 5.30pm is the African Diaspora Agenda 2014 British Parliament Conference UK in Committee Room 14, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, SW1A 0AA. Themed ‘What does 2015 represent for the African Communities?’, this conference will feature the governor of Imo State Rochas Okorocha, Keith Vaz MP (Home Affairs Committee), Chi Onwuarah MP, Claude Moraes MEP, Angela Gorman (Life for African Mothers) and Jandu Ka (Labour Party), discussing critical measures for both Nigeria and the UK diaspora and certain. Register for this FREE event here.
At 6.30pm Runnymede Trust hosts Martin
Luther Kings Dream: How Can We End Racism Today? at St Pauls Cathedral, XXX, EC4M 8AD. This public discussion which
will address the impediments to true equality will be led by Baroness Doreen
Lawrence of Clarendon OBE, Dr Heidi Mirza (Goldsmiths College) and Hugh Muir
(The Guardian). Register for this FREE
event here.
At 6.30pm is the Sable Reading Series Christmas Celebration
2014 at All Nations Cafe and Bar, 8
Sandringham Road Dalston, E8 2LP. Patricia Foster Sable poet in residence
hosts word sculptor Dzifa Benson, spoken word educator Raymond Antrobus,
newcomer Debrah Mowlem and 3 open mic spots. Tickets start from £13.00 from here.
Friday 5th December
From 9.00am to 5.00pm
is the Elbow Out Ebola Conference at Zanzibar, 291 Kirkdale, Sydenham, SE26 4QD.
Featuring key note speakers from diplomatic missions, Ebola Task Force,
specialists and grass roots organisations joining forces with the diaspora to
share knowledge and experiences in the fight against Ebola. A £3.00 donation is kindly requested on
the door, register here
From 9.15am to 7.00pm the Institute of Commonwealth Studies presents Nelson Mandela: Myth and Reality in the Chancellors Hall, Senate House, Malet
Street, WC1E 7HU. His seminar will discuss the complexities of Mandela’s
ideology, political relationship with other liberation movement within Southern
African society, organised by Keith Somerville (University of Kent) and Martin
Plaut (BBC World Service News). Register for this FREE event here.
At 6.00pm Nigerian Watch presents
The African End of Year Party in the Great Hall,
Kensington Town Hall, Horton Street, W8 7NX. This night of comedy,
entertainment, good food and dancing to end the year. Tickets start from £45.00 from here.
At 8.00pm The
Focus Organisation presents The Best
From Africa at Rich Mix,35-47
Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, E1 6LA. Featuring Yaye Dib Sabar a West
African drum and dance company directed by Waaw Waaw Sagna, Senegalese singer
Abdoulaye Samb with his band Minn Jiaraby withDJ Africathy on the decks .
Tickets are £8.00 in advance, £10.00 from here.
At 7.00pm Zoes
Ghana Kitchen presents The Ghana Vista
Social Club at Zoes Ghana Kitchen,
56 Dace Road, Hackney Wick, E3 2NG. This supper club has big plates and
free cocktails on arrival, live music and bring your own bottle, with the 2
course meal. Bookings start from £30.00 from
here.
Saturday 6th December
From 9.00am to
11.00pm is TEDxEuston 2014- Facing
Forward at The Mermaid Conference
and Events Centre, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, EC4V 3DB. This TED event led
and organised by African professionals aiming to leverage the power of ideas.
Featured speakers include Zain Asher (CNN Buiness Correspondent), Binyavanga
Wainaina (Kenyan author), Kene Mkparu (FilmOne Distribution Ltd), Yvonne Owuor
(Kenyan Author), Chude Jideonwo (Lawyer and journalist), Tutu Agyare (Nubuke
Investments), Agnes Binagwaho (Rwandan Minister of Health), Sunday Oliseh
(Nigerian International footballer), Pius Adesanmi (Scholar of Anglophone and
Francophone African and Black diaspora literature) and Pumeza Matshikiza (Opera
Singer) and Tickets start from £70.00 from
here.
At 1.30pm Simplicious presents Celebration 2014- African Dance and Yoga
Workshop at Siobhan Davies Studios,
85 St Georges Road, Elephant and Castle, SE1 6ER. With the musical and
dance element presented by Irineu Nogueira, Mohammed Gueye and others and the
yoga hosted by Fatou Lefeyree, all followed by a buffet. RSVP this FREE event here.
At 5.00pm is S.E.N.W.A.H- Stop Ebola Now West Africa Harmonious at Lola Jones Hall,
Tooting Leisure Centre, Greaves Place, SW17 0NE. This charity buffet dinner
is in aid of orphans affected by ebola. With a brief talk and role play on
Ebola, a mini fashion show, raffle, prize giveaways, singing, and dancing till
2.00am. Tickets from £35.00 from
here
At 5.00pm is the
World Première of Mum, Dad, meet Sam at
Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End Road, E1 4UJ. Join the cast and other
special guests of this Nollywood romantic comedy about a young successful man
from the diaspora who takes his English girlfriend back to Nigeria to meet the
parents. Tickets are £15.00 from here.
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At 6.00pm I am
Somebody’s Child Soldier presents Uganda
National Contemporary Ballet at WAC
Arts Theatre, Hampstead own Hall Centre, 213 Haverstock Hill, NW3 4QP .This
solo piece by Uganda National Contemporary Opera lead choreographer Valerie
Miquel called ‘Cry for Womens Dignity’ telling the story of female child soldiers
and sexual violence and is in aid of UK charity ‘ I am Somebody’s Child
Soldier’. With silent auction and VIP drinks reception, tickets from £20.00 from here.
At 6.30pm Kori presents The Vessel 2015 Launch at Milton Road Community Centre, Milton Road,
Turnpike Lane, N15 3DS. The Vessel will be leading a journey to The Gambia
in 2015 for Affricans in the diaspora to match their skills and talents to the
needs of youth in Africa. With good food an live music, RSVP this FREE event here.
At 7.00pm is Ghetto Lounge Christmas Special at Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road, Dalston,
E8 4AA. Featuring authentic Brazilian Samba band Grupo So Kem Eh, Ghanaian
xylophone band Vula Viel, Clapper Priest and Koichi Sakai with DJs Siclano
Silvam 3rd Ball and Kalinka. FREE
before 9.00pm, £5.00 before 10.00pm
and £10.00 thereafter, less from here
At 7.00pm is the BTWSC and African Histories Revisited
Fundraising Dinner in aid of Medecin Sans Frontiere at Best Western
Cumberland, Hotel, 1-3 St Johns Roads, Harrow, on the Hill, HA1 2EF. This
dinner is to support the efforts of MSF to counter the ebola crisis in West
Africa. Tickets start from £35.00
from here.
Sunday 7th December
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At 4.00pm BUFF African Season 2014 presents African Masters:
Tanzania at Oxford House, Derbyshire
Street, Bethnal Green E2 6HG. Anchored by Akua Gyamfi the Africa Channel
presents a unique and exclusive view of contemporary African art through in
depth interviews on location and with world renowned artists followed by a
Q&A with the producers. RSVP this FREE
event here.
At 5.30pm BUFF
African Season 2014 presents Maasai: 10th Lost Tribe of
Israel at Oxford House. Anchored
by Akua Gyamfi this documentary is about the Maasai people of the Samburu in
Kenya’s Rift Valley a Q&A with the
Director. With African buffet and refreshment tickets are £12.00 from here.
At 6.00pm is ARISE at The Tabernacle, 35 Powis
Square, North Kensington, W11 2AY hosted by Daddy Ernie and Angie Greaves
they will be interviewing Tameka Empson, Colin Salmon and June Sarpong. With
music by D22 and Pauline Henry. Tickets are £15.00 in advance, more on the door or by calling Rema 07792 767
142, Daddy Ernie 07770 266 067, Michelle 07834 845 436 or Denise 07723 081 832
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