October
2005
Hackney, Newham and
Tower Hamlets
BLACK
HISTORY
MONTH
Welcome
What’s inside . . .
Arts and Heritage
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Key:
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Children
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Family
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N Newham
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Film
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Literature and Spoken Word
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Music and Dance
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Politics and History
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Youth
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Venues
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Black History Month is celebrated every October across the UK. Its aims include promoting
knowledge of Black History and experience, providing information on positive Black contributions
to British Society and heightening awareness of Black cultural heritage.
For the first time this year, the three East London Boroughs of Hackney, Newham and
Tower Hamlets have joined together for Black History Month in a partnership collectively titled
Fusion East. We are proud to bring you the East London Black History Month programme.
In presenting the 2005 East London Black History Month programme we hope that you will be
impressed, as we are, by the range of talent, experience and interests of the artists, arts
organisations, local groups and individuals participating in this year's Black History Month.
The programme presents an exciting series of events including exhibitions, discussions, creative
workshops, a quiz night, cricket coaching sessions and much more besides.
We warmly invite residents from all communities and of all ages to take part in East London's
Black History Month; to learn from and be entertained by the artists, musicians, scholars and
many others featuring on the programme.
From the three boroughs and Fusion East we hope you enjoy being part of this significant triborough partnership for East London Black History Month.
Cover: ELD Youth Company
Nick Gurney
Jules Pipe,
The Mayor of Hackney
Sir Robin Wales,
The Mayor of Newham
Cllr Denise Jones,
Lead Member for Culture
Tower Hamlets
Star
A unique night time visual art projection
PHOTOS: PLUSH
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Common market by Ming Wong, supported by
Camden Arts and Tourism Event
Friday 21st October
To celebrate Black History Month in East
London, local performers and personalities
of all ages come together to form a vast
visual tapestry of motifs, forms, mosaics and
fabrics. These are woven together by Plush
into stunning artworks projected at night
onto some of East London's most
recognisable landmarks. These powerful
projections define both the architecture and
community, drawing from the strengths of
the unique Black communities that make up
the three boroughs of London's East End.
East London is one of the most exciting and
vibrant places to be right now. Culturally
diverse, open to the world, ever changing and
evolving, these are some of the reasons we
are home to one of the highest
concentrations of artists and creative
industries in Europe. Fusion East embraces
the extraordinary artistic and creative
innovation to be found in the region and is
proud to commission this new piece of visual
art from local company Plush.
Funded by the Arts Council and Millennium
Commission, Fusion East is a major cultural
and arts programme covering events in East
London until Spring 2006.
Idea Store Whitechapel
7pm –10pm
321 Whitechapel Road, E1
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Saturday 22nd October
Newham Stratford Picture House
7pm –10pm
Theatre Square, E15
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Sunday 23rd October
Painful Creatures from the
Camden Arts and Tourism Event
Hackney Town Hall
7pm – 10pm
Mare St, E8
To be confirmed
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All information is subject to change,
please see:
www.fusionlondon.co.uk or call
0845 262 0846
A joint partnership between the local
authorities of Hackney, Newham, Tower
Hamlets and Fusion East.
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Christopher Lakony
Black History Month Trail
An exhibition of paintings. Acrylic on canvas
expressing reflections of nature's delights
using bold shapes and vibrant colours, by
Ugandan born artist Christopher Lakony.
Hands-on interactive trail which brings to
life some of the fascinating stories of black
Londoners from 1500 through to the late
Victorian era, echoing the ages of
Sutton House
Tower Hamlets Arts and Events
9 am – 6 pm
Free Entry
Brady Arts Centre
020 7364 7900
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Thursday 29th September
Sutton House National Trust
11 am – 5 pm
Sunday 11.30 am – 5 pm
Adults £2.50 and Children 50p
National Trust members and
Hackney residents free
Sutton House
020 8986 2264
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Four Corners T
7 pm – 9 pm
Free Entry
Contact venue to reserve a place
Four Corners
020 8981 6111
Saturdays 1st and 8th October
Art in Ideas
Cloth Re-sewn Celebration Mural
Art and Craft
Solo show by Ghanaian artist Papa Essel
based in London.
CASA T
Phone for times
Free Entry
Idea Store Whitechapel
020 7375 3933
Hackney Youth Carnival
Throughout October
Throughout October
Masquerade
Join the Parade – Street Masks and
Carnival Costumes
An exhibition of masquerade pieces and
costumes is being held in Hackney schools, to
encourage children to participate in
masquerade carnival events. Accompanied by
a programme of discussions and a short video
of performances by children at carnivals over
the past year. This event is open to the public
as an exhibition.
Beeraahaar Sweet Combination
Free Entry
Contact BEMA for further details
020 7923 1962
[email protected]
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Throughout October
Special Black History Month art and craft
workshops for children and teenagers to work
on a mural using a montage of fabric.
Idea Store T
10 am - 4 pm
Free Entry
Idea Store, Chrisp Street
020 7247 9510
Ghandi at Kingsley Hall
Four Corners Photoforum
Photoforum is a regular discussion evening
where selected photographers show recent
work and discuss their practice in an informal
and lively environment.
PHOTO: COUTESY OF TROPICAL ISLE
Arts and Heritage
Friday 30th September –
Sunday 27th November
Arts and Heritage
Monday 26th September –
Sunday 9th October
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Sunday 2nd October
Honouring Our Elders
Gandhi in the East End
The event will include lunch, followed by
reminiscence workshops where elders will
share their stories of migration and
resettlement within family groups.
A programme of events celebrating Gandhi's
three-month visit to Kingsley Hall in Bromleyby-Bow in 1931.
The Dominca UK Association N
1 pm – 7 pm
Adults £2 and Concessions Free Entry
NACR Centre
07712 894518
Get up close to the masks and costumes. See
the celebrated Tropical Isles carnival group
costumes as worn at the world famous
Notting Hill Carnival.
Hackney Libraries H
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9 am – 8 pm
Friday 10 am – 8 pm
Saturday 12 noon – 5 pm
Wednesday and Sunday – Closed
Free Entry
Stoke Newington Library
020 8356 2531
Sunday 2nd October
Papa Essel
Gandhi in the East End exhibition compiled by
the late Howard Bloch, including the silent
film The Salt March that vividly illustrates
Gandhi's approach to non-violence in the face
of colonial taxation and military brutality,
followed by discussion on Non-Violent
Action today.
Kingsley Hall T
From 11 am
Film Screening at 4:30pm – 5pm
Free Entry
Kingsley Hall
020 8981 8409
www.kingsleyhall.co.uk
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Arts and Heritage
Dhaka City Exhibition
The exhibition will celebrate the 100 year
anniversary of Dhaka regaining the status of a
capital city on 16th October 1905 through
photographs, texts, interviews etc.
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and a
major centre for culture, education, industry
and trade. The exhibition is very informative,
interesting and educational for adults and
children.
London Borough of Newham Libraries
Contact library for open times
Free Entry
Stratford Library
020 8430 3650
[email protected]
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Wednesday 5th October
Sam Uriah Morris Society H
7 pm
Free Entry
Harriet Tubman House
Contact BEMA for further details
020 7923 1962
[email protected]
Diversity of work of black artists from
different cultures. Papa Essel is a Ghanaian
based in London, Patrick Seidu from Ghana,
Morgan, from Barbados, Kinsi Abdullah,
Somalian artist from London, Mohammed
Fakruzzaman is Bangladeshi, Noel Wallace
from Jamaica, Joanne Alie from Barbados.
CASA T
Monday to Friday 10 – 5 pm
Free Entry
Spitalfields Gallery
020 7375 3933
Coming to England
A special exhibition created by members of
Hackney Caribbean Elders that depicts their
memories of moving to England. Original oral
histories, artifacts, clothing and memorabilia
coming together to create this exhibition.
A continuation of Jamboulay’s carnival
costumes & parade programme, including
seminars & exhibitions of carnival costumes
with reference to the theme of Slavery &
Emancipation. This project will be extended
until at least July 2006, when it will be part of
an outdoor event both locally & nationally.
Jamboulay Carnival Arts
Sounds Good Multimedia H
Free Entry
Contact BEMA for further details
020 7923 1962
[email protected]
SUTTON HOUSE NATIONAL TRUST
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Coming to England
Friday 7th – Saturday 8th October
Wednesday 12th – Friday 14th October
Gandhi in the East End Exhibition and
Tour of Kingsley Hall
Visible Voices
This interactive and educational exhibition
depicts the life experiences of four African
and Caribbean people who came to Britain in
the 1960s.
A programme of events celebrating Gandhi's
three-month visit to Kingsley Hall in Bromleyby-Bow in 1931.
Come learn about the work of a formidable
legacy of peace activists, social reformers and
founders of one of the first youth clubs and
nurseries founded in London.
Kingsley Hall T
Friday 11 am and Saturday 2 pm
020 8981 8409
www.kingsleyhall.co.uk
Friday 14th October
Cultural Day Sierra Leone
Emancipation
Ghandi meets Pearly Kings and Queens at Kingsley Hall
Sutton House National Trust
11.30 am – 4.30 pm
Free Entry
Sutton House
020 8986 2264
An event to mark the bicentenary of Mary
Seacole’s birth. A film about her work will be
followed by a lecture from Professor Elizabeth
Anionwu and a Q & A session.
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Saturday 8th, 15th, 22nd and
29th October
In Celebration of Black Artists
Wednesday 5th October –
Sunday 6th November
Mary Seacole
This event is part of a month-long Black
History Month Museum at the Sam Uriah
Morris Society, which includes time charts
exploring the history of Black people and
exhibitions on Life in Early Egypt, Early
African Kings & Queens and Early Black
Religious Contributors.
Friday 7th – Sunday 30th October
African and Caribbean Voices
Association N
10 am – 1 pm and 2 pm – 4 pm
Free Entry
Ithaca House
020 8536 1894
Folo Graff and Cultural Archeology, present
events featuring the rich cultural life of Sierra
Leone with music, food and creative workshops.
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10 am – 10 pm
Various, phone for details
Oxford House
0207 749 1171
www.oxfordhouse.org.uk
Arts and Heritage
Monday 3rd – Sunday 16th October
Tuesday 18th October 2005 –
Sunday 19th February 2006
The West Indian Front Room
Major exhibition exploring the changing
nature of the homes of various generations of
immigrants who have come from the
Caribbean to London between the 1960's and
the present day. The project is a collaboration
between the Geffrye Museum and writer and
artist Michael McMillan.
Geffrye Museum H
Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
Free Entry
Geffrye Museum
020 7739 9893
Recorded Information 020 7739 8543
[email protected]
www.geffrye-museum.org.uk
Patrick Seidu
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Unsung Heroes
Carnival
An exhibition of adult and children's costumes
and masks from many of Hackney's carnival
groups alongside images of the groups in action.
Find out about the unsung heroes of the
Second World War. Why they’ve been ignored
and why it’s important to celebrate their
achievements. Nubian Jak is a broadcaster,
entertainer, author, artist and producer of the
multi award-winning Nubian Jak board game.
Throughout October
Tracing Your Relatives: Black Victorians
The Wonderful Mrs Seacole
Cathy Chater will be looking at the lives of
black people who lived in England during the
Victorian era, making links to present day
family names and communities.
An exhibition about Mary Seacole, a Jamaican
nurse who tended wounded soldiers during
the Crimean War.
Untold Stories: Aspects of Black and
Asian lives in West Ham
PHOTO: COURTESY OF TROPICAL ISLES
African mask making workshops
Saturday 22nd – Friday 28th October
Monday 24th October
Their Past/My Future
African Mask Making Craft Workshops
Their Past My Future explores the issue of
British-born African Caribbean artists growing
distant from their heritage. The project aims
to encourage young and emerging African
Caribbean artists to celebrate their culture
through their art. Including a public exhibition
of contemporary African Caribbean art and a
history of African Caribbean culture.
Come and celebrate Black History Month, and
extend your knowledge of the history, culture
and artistic heritage of Africa by widening
your craft skills, learning how to make and to
decorate traditional African masks.This event
is designed for children of 6 years and over.
AMPS H
11 am – 3 pm
Entry Free
020 7923 1962
[email protected]
Hackney Youth Carnival
Throughout October
Sutton House National Trust
2 pm – 3 pm
Adults £2.50 and Children 50p
National Trust members free
Sutton House
020 8986 2264
Hackney Museum and
Hackney Carnival Groups H
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
9.30 am – 5.30 pm
Thursday 9 am – 8 pm
Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
Monday and Sunday – Closed
Free Entry
Hackney Museum
020 8356 3500
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Saturday 5th November
Idea Store in partnership with Tower
Hamlets Libraries and Arts and Events T
10 am – 12 noon
Free Entry
Under 8s must be accompanied by an adult
Idea Store, Bow
020 7247 9510
Newham Heritage Services N
Contact venue for opening times
Free Entry
Stratford Library
020 8430 2000 ext. 46126
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PHOTO: COURTESY OF SUTTON HOUSE NATIONAL TRUST
Celebrating the contribution and achievement
of black people during World War 2.
Jak Bubeula-Dodd – Nubian Jak
2 pm – 3.30 pm
Invited School parties and
also open to the public.
Free Entry
Homerton Library Hall
020 8356 1696
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OLIVER WOODS
Arts and Heritage
Venues
Wednesday 19th October –
Saturday 5th November
Tracing your ancestors
An exhibition that explores the lives of six
people living in or travelling through West
Ham in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Newham Heritage Services N
Contact venue for opening times
Free Entry
The Gate; Beckton Globe Library;
Plaistow Library; Custom House Library
020 8430 2000 ext.46126
Arts and Heritage
Tuesday 18th October
Dates to be confirmed
The world in your home
As part of an ongoing investigation into how
people use their homes to reflect who they are
and where they are from, the Building
Exploratory is conducting a series of tours and
workshops during Black History Month. Free
workshops will focus particularly on exploring
African British perceptions of home. The
workshops are aimed at groups of older
people and will include a visit to the West
Indian Front Room exhibition at the Geffrye
Museum. In addition, the Building Exploratory
holds regular tours of its exhibition every
Thursday (4pm) and Friday (2pm).
The Building Exploratory H
Contact The Building Exploratory
for details
Free Entry
020 7275 8555
[email protected]
www.buildingexploratory.org.uk
Throughout October
Exhibition of Caribbean Arts, Crafts and
artifacts by Alé Douvan!
Arts, Crafts and artifacts from the Eastern
Caribbean. Photographs of pottery making
and examples of bilingual story books in
Eastern Caribbean Patwa and English.
Alé Douvan T
Contact venue for opening times
Free Entry
Ideas Store, Bow
020 7364 4332
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Wednesday 10.30 am – 11.30 am Idea Store,
Whitechapel
Wednesday 19th and
Thursday 20th October
Children's Storytelling
Thursday 10.30 am – 11.30 am Idea Store,
Chrisp Street
2 pm – 3 pm Watney Market Library
Schools performances
Friday 10 am – 11 am Bethnal Green Library
10 am – 11.30 am Cubitt Town Library
Tower Hamlets Arts and Events
Phone for details
Free Entry, Booking required
Brady Arts Centre
020 7364 7907
Monday 24th October
Tropical Isles H
6 pm – 8 pm
Free Entry
Stoke Newington Library Gallery
020 8356 5231
Enjoy this animated African film of baby
Kirikou in his journey to the forbidden
mountain to rescue his village from a
wicked witch.
Museum in Docklands T
2 pm
Adults £5, Concessions £3, under 16 and
full-time students free entry
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3855
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
Saturday 8th October
Poetry For Big Imaginations
To celebrate National Poetry Day and the
launch of Discover's Black History Month
celebrations, all 4 – 8 year olds are invited
to join former poet-in-residence at BBC
London, Jacob Sam-La Rose for a fun
workshop.
Discover N
11 am – 4 pm
£3.50, Under 2s Free, £2.50 Concessions
Discover
020 8536 5555
Stories in a Bag – Journeys in Africa
Folktales from around the world for children
with Rani Singh, accompanied by music
and puppets.
Newham Libraries N
Tuesday 11 am – 12 noon The Gate
2 pm – 3 pm Plaistow Library
Wednesday 10.30 – 11.30am
Green Street Library
Stories and songs from past and present and
storytelling workshops with Alex Pascall.
Newham Libraries N
9.30 am – 10.30 am and
11 am – 12 noon Stratford Library
2 pm – 3 pm East Ham Library
Free Entry
020 8430 3650
[email protected]
Free Entry
Under 8s must be accompanied by an adult
020 7364 4332
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Saturday 22nd October
Free Entry
020 8430 3650
[email protected]
Thursday 13th October
Children's Storytelling
African / Caribbean Story telling through
drama, song and dance for KS2 & KS3.
Tuesday 18th –
Friday 21st October
Kids Carnival –
Special Under 5s Sessions
A week of special under-5s group sessions
which reflect the diverse cultural history and
roots of black people in Britain.
Sessions include face painting, maskmaking, rhymes, music, singing, dancing
and storytelling.
Idea Store in partnership with
Tower Hamlets Libraries T
Tuesday 10 am – 12 noon Bancroft Library
10 am – 11 am Dorset Library
10.30 am – 11.30 am Idea Store, Bow
Big Draw – Where In The World
Join us to celebrate the Big Draw by adding to
our big mural.
Discover N
11 am – 4 pm
£3.50, Under 2s Free, £2.50 Concessions,
Discover
020 8536 5555
Reach in to the bag and see what exciting
objects appear to add to your story.
Discover N
11 am – 4 pm
£3.50, Under 2s Free, £2.50 Concessions,
Discover
020 8536 5555
Monday 24th –
Friday 28th October
A week of workshops for children and
young people in African arts and culture
during Half Term
Workshops for children and young people in
African arts and culture.
Idea Stores T
Monday 2 pm – 4 pm
African mask making for under 5s
Monday 2 pm – 4 pm
Design a poster for 6 –13 years
Tuesday 10.30 am – 11.30 am
Storytelling for under 5s
Tuesday 2 pm – 4 pm
African mask making for 6 –14 years
Wednesday 10.30am – 11.30 am
Story and rhyme time for under 5s
Please turn over
Kirikou and the Magic Sorceress
Tropical Isles Carnival
Group Workshops
Come along and learn more about the art of
carnival. Craft, dance, costume and mask
workshops. Open to 6 – 16 year olds.
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Tuesday 18th and
Wednesday 19th October
PHOTO: ANDY WOOD
Children
Sunday 9th October
Children
Tuesday 6th, 13th, 20th and
27th October
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PHOTO: EFFIE FOTAKI
Children
African Mask Making Craft Workshops
Extend your knowledge of the history, culture
and artistic heritage of Africa by widening
your craft skills, learning how to make and to
decorate traditional African Masks. This event
is designed for children of 6 years and over.
Under 8s must be accompanied by an adult.
Thursday 2 pm – 4 pm
African football tournament for 7 –15 years
Friday 10 am – 11 am
Card making for under 5s
Friday 2 pm – 4 pm
African Caribbean art for 6 –14 years
Idea Stores in partnership with
Tower Hamlets Libraries and Tower Hamlets
Arts and Events T
PHOTO: EFFIE FOTAKI
Under 8s must be accompanied by an adult
Free Entry
Idea Store, Bow
020 7364 4332
Wednesday 26th October
Friday 28th October
Celebrations –
Half Term Project Workshop
A Long Time Ago When Animals
Used To Talk
African Mask Making
Creative arts holiday programme for families
where world celebrations will be enjoyed.
Children aged 8-12 are invited to enjoy a
special project for Black History Month during
the half term holiday.
To celebrate Black History Month, interactive
storyteller and performer, Debora Alleyne-De
Gazon, introduces a series of interactive
stories followed by a craft workshop to make
your own character to take home.
Sutton House National Trust
£1.50 per child
Sutton House
020 8986 2264
Monday
10 am – 12 noon Idea Store, Bow
10 am – 12 noon Idea Store, Whitechapel
2 pm – 4 pm Cubitt Town Library
2 pm – 4 pm Bancroft Library
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Discover N
11 am – 4 pm
£3.50, Under 2s Free, £2.50 Concessions,
Discover
020 8536 5555
Explore African stories in this hands-on,
mask-making workshop.
Discover N
11 am – 4 pm
£3.50, Under 2s Free, £2.50 Concessions,
Discover
020 8536 5555
Tuesday 25th October
Thursday 27th October
Caribbean Sing-along Stories
Traditional stories and songs from the
Caribbean and a chance for children and
parents to join.
Tuesday
10 am – 12 noon Bethnal Green Library,
10 am – 12 noon Watney Market Library
2 pm – 4 pm Dorset Library
Discover N
11 am – 4 pm
£3.50, Under 2s Free, £2.50 Concessions,
Discover
020 8536 5555
Wednesday
2 pm – 4 pm Idea Store, Chrisp Street
Free Entry
020 7364 4332
Tuesday 25th – Thursday 27th October
Children
Monday 24th – Wednesday 26th October
Wednesday 2 pm – 4 pm
Celebrity treasure hunt for 6 –14 years
African mask making workshops
Games and Traditional Movements
Join in with traditional games that children
would have played in the Caribbean. Debora
Alleyne-De Gazon introduces the games,
followed by traditional dance movements
which tell a story.
Discover N
11 am – 4 pm
£3.50, Under 2s Free, £2.50 Concessions,
Discover
020 8536 5555
Tower Hamlets Arts and Events, drumming workshop
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Saturday 1st October
Sunday 2nd October
Saturday 8th October
Sensory Information
Black History Month Launch
The Sugar Journey
African Healthcare and Counselling
Sugar Crafter
Do you have problems with your sight and
hearing? Newham Social Services and
Deafblind UK are working together to provide
specialist services to people with a sight and
hearing loss living in Newham.
African and Caribbean song and dance, from
Alé Douvan, performance poet, Skorpio The
Nemesis, African and Caribbean Hair and
Beauty demonstrations and African mask
making workshops.
Handle some of the Museum's historic objects
and find out why sugar changed the world as
you explore its journey from a cane field to
your tea and cake
Demonstrating the contribution of the African
and Caribbean people to healthcare.
Did you know that in Victorian times only
wealthy people could afford to buy sugar? Use
your hands to make art with this once
valuable commodity whilst listening to stories
about sugar.
London Borough of Newham N
9 am – 5 pm
Free Entry
Gable House
020 8430 2000 ext.30184
[email protected]
Tower Hamlets Arts and Events
11 am – 3 pm
Free Entry
Idea Store, Whitechapel
020 7364 4332
PHOTO: OLIVER WOODS
Family
Saturday 1st October
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Museum in Docklands T
12.30 pm – 2 pm
Adults £5, Concessions £3, under 16 and
full-time students free entry
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3855
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
Saturday 1st October
Head's Up!
Saturday 1st and 15th October
Families drop-in and discover the elegant art
of African head wrapping with Zenzele Arts.
Health Workshop
Hackney Museum – Zenzele Arts H
Free Entry
1pm – 4pm
Hackney Museum
Technology and Learning Centre
020 8356 3500
[email protected]
www.hackney.gov.uk/hackneymuseum
Health and fitness, sickle cell and sexual
health information and advice on hair, beauty,
fashion and makeup for adults and teenagers.
Newham Libraries N
Contact venue for opening times
Free Entry
Saturday 1st October Custom House Library
Saturday 15th October Stratford Library
020 8430 3650
[email protected]
African Healthcare and
Counselling Service N
12 noon – 4.30 pm
Free Entry
St Bartholomews Church Centre
Sunday 2nd October –
Sunday 13th November
Rhyming Fun From The Sugar Lands
In The Caribbean
Museum in Docklands
Join in with traditional African-Caribbean
rhymes, music and games that have been
passed on from generation to generation with
Baden Prince.
Monday 3rd, Friday 7th,
Tuesday 11th October
Museum in Docklands T
1 pm, 1.40 pm and 2.15 pm
Adults £5, Concessions £3, under 16 and
full-time students free entry
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3855
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
Monday 3rd Tiwe Listwa! African-Caribbean
storytelling for under 5s.
Family
Throughout September
Museum in Docklands T
12.30 pm and 2.30 pm
Adults £5, Concessions £3, under 16 and
Full-time students free entry
Discounts available for advance groups of
10 or more adults
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3855
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
Special Schools and Community
Events Programme
Friday 7th Rap Workshop KS2 and KS3.
Tuesday 11th Kalinda. Caribbean Dance
Workshop KS2.
Museum in Docklands T
Phone box office for details
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3855
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
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Family
Thursday 13th October
Saturday 15th October
Sunday 16th October
Poetry Postcards
BME Open Health Day (Diabeties)
Giant Anansi Art
Black History Month Family Day
Families drop in and work with an artist
and poet to create a postcard to take home
with you.
Art and exhibition of craft and music, dance,
henna hand paint, face painting and
personal stories.
Help us make a mysterious gigantic creature
based on African-Caribbean folk tales.
The successful collaboration between Sutton
House and the Open University continues with
this specially produced event. Included in the
day will be drumming and dancing by Nzinga
Dance, performance poetry led by Adisa, talks
on tracing your roots, guided tours and family
art activities.
Hackney Museum
2 pm – 4 pm
Free Entry
Hackney Museum
020 8356 3500
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Wednesday 12th and
Monday 24th October
Joseph Johnson, “The Man with a ship on his head”
Tracing your African –
Caribbean Ancestors
Saturday 8th October
Tracing your ancestry can be easier than you
think. Family historian Kathy Chater will be
on hand.
AYOKA T
11 am - 4 pm
Free Entry
Mulberry Hall
[email protected]
Saturday 15th October
Anansi Stories
Black Treasure Hunt
Nubian Jak presents the 2005 London
Libraries Book Treasure Hunt. Join in the fun
with the rest of London. Follow the trail, and
work out the clues to discover the famous
black personalities who have lived in London
and who have been celebrated by English
Heritage with a Blue Plaque. Two entry levels:
7 – 11 year olds, 12 and above. Great Prizes
to be won.
Nubian Jak and Hackney Libraries
12 noon
Free Entry
Hackney Libraries
020 8356 1696
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Newham Heritage Services N
Wednesday 2 pm – 4 pm
Monday 6 pm – 7.30 pm
Free Entry
Stratford Library
020 8430 6881
[email protected]
Museum in Docklands T
12.00 pm, 2.00 pm and 3.00 pm
Adults £5, Concessions £3, under 16 and
full-time students free entry
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3855
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
Listen to tales of adventure and mischief from
this West Indian folk character.
Museum in Docklands T
12.00 pm, 2.00 pm and 3.00 pm
Adults £5, Concessions £3, under 16 and
full-time students free entry
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3855
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
Sutton House National Trust
Free Entry
12 noon – 4 pm
Sutton House
020 8986 2264
Family
Saturday 8th October
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Sunday 16th October
Joseph Johnson,
'The Man with a Ship on his Head'
Meet the nineteenth century storyteller and
black merchant sailor Joseph Johnson
Nzinga Dance
Museum in Docklands T
2.30 pm and 3.30 pm
Adults £5, Concessions £3, under 16 and
full-time students free entry
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3855
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
Sunday 16th October
World Food Day Celebratory Family Day
The event will bring together all cultures
and faiths in Newham to celebrate arts,
culture and fashion over delicious food
and celebration.
Newham Arts and Events N
4 pm - 8 pm
Adults £2 and Concessions Free Entry
Old Town Hall, Stratford
020 8430 2429
[email protected]
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Nzinga Dance
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Family
Thursday 27th October
Thursday 27th – Friday 28th October
Saturday 29th October
Saturday 12th November
Saturday 12th November
Cultural Food and Flowers Event
African Puppets
Black History Month Celebrations
Fashion Show
Stalls and Display from various African and
Caribbean countries.
Make your own puppet inspired by the folk
tales from Africa and the Caribbean.
Family drop in workshops. Fun for all ages.
A celebratory day of Fashion from the
residents of West Ham Community Forum.
Alé Douvan! Caribbean and African
Cultural Festival
Kineshi Kraft African and Caribbean
Market Celebrating Black History
An event for adults, children and the young at
heart celebrating the dynamism of African
and Caribbean culture. Exhibition of
Caribbean arts, crafts and artifacts,
perfomances of traditional and contemporary
dance and drumming and Patwa story telling.
Kineshi Kraft is East London's African and
Caribbean Market taster. Stalls selling a
range of health and food items, cards and
books available. Health and Nutrition
talks and tastings, plus drumming and
poetry performances.
Alé Douvan! T
7.30 pm – 10 pm
Free Entry
Kingsley Hall
020 8981 8409
www.kingsleyhall.co.uk
'Asumjwe – Peace of Mind & Mind in Tower
Hamlets' African and Caribbean project T
4.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Adults £1 and Concessions 50p
Open House Centre
020 7515 6144
Bishop Wilfred Wood Court Sheltered
Housing Scheme N
1 pm – 4 pm
Free Entry
Bishop Wilfred Wood Court Sheltered
Housing Scheme
020 8472 6732
Museum in Docklands T
1 pm and 2.30 pm
Adults £5, Concessions £3, under 16 and
full-time students free entry
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3855
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
Hackney Museum
1 pm – 4 pm
Free Entry
Hackney Museum
020 8356 3500
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Thursday 27th October
Community Arts Festival
Arts festival featuring the different Acholi
(Ugandan) traditional dances, music, a variety
of Ugandan food/dishes and drinks, a fashion
show displaying traditional costumes, an art
and craft display with the Group's past
recorded performances and photos and a
disco to close the evening.
LWO Cultural Group N
3 pm – 10 pm
Adults £7 and Children (6 –16 years) £2
St Mathews Church Hall
07951 659538
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Black Treasure Hunt Quiz night
Nubian Jak reveals the winners of the Black
Treasure Hunt and awards the prizes. Musical
performances and refreshments provided.
Hackney Libraries H
6 pm – 8 pm
Free Entry
Homerton Library Hall
020 8356 1696
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Saturday 29th October
Africa Positive Effect Project
Saturday 22nd October
West Ham Community Forum
3 pm – 12 pm
Free Entry
Newham Town Hall
020 8430 6311
[email protected]
An event promoting African heritage &
culture, particularly aimed at Black children
born in Britain. The project will enable
participants and audiences to develop self,
community & cultural awareness of the
African race, and will teach pride in African
culture, heritage and colour.
Sounds Life Trust H
4 pm – 10 pm
Free Entry
Contact BEMA for further details
020 7923 1962
[email protected]
Saturday 29th October
Black History Month Celebration Day
Family
Wednesday 19th October
A celebratory event with traditional dances
from across Africa. Demonstrations of dress
and food, storytelling and plays.
Inter-African Womens Development
Organisation N
4 pm – 11 pm
Free Entry
The Ram Restaurant
07940 367192
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Film
Sunday 9th October
Saturday 15th October
Sunday 30th October
Local Black British Heroes
Kirikou and the Magic Sorceress
Pressure
African double bill
This film project focuses on local Black
Heroes in Hackney. Interviews will be
undertaken with members of BEMA and high
profile individuals in Hackney. The project will
include input from local schools (pupils will
identify black heroes to interview) and aims to
produce a film that can be used to teach
young people about cultural issues.
Enjoy this animated African film of baby
Kirikou in his journey to the forbidden
mountain to rescue his village from a
wicked witch.
Pressure is the first feature film made by a
Black British director, Horace Ove, in 1971.
Originally banned for two years by the British
Film Institute (BFI), Pressure tells the story of
a British-born Trinidadian teenager whose
attempts to integrate into British life are
obstructed by racism. Along with his older
brother, a member of the Black Power
movement in 1970s Ladbroke Grove, he
confronts the establishment. Before and after
the screening there will be a chance for
people to meet and discuss the film
informally, with food and drinks.
Moolaadé (15) 1.45pm
(Sen/B Faso/Cam/Mor/Tun/ Fr 2004)
dir.Ousmane Sembene. Subtitles.
Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Hélène
Diarra, Salimata Traoré.
BEMA H
Contact BEMA for further details
020 7923 1962
[email protected]
Museum in Docklands T
2 pm
Adults £5, Concessions £3, under 16 and
full-time students free entry
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3855
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
Loud Minority
2pm
Sunday 2nd October
Excerpts from the film Ghandi
including The Salt March
Celebrating Gandhi's three-month visit to
Kingsley Hall in Bromley-by-Bow in 1931.
Gandhi in the East End exhibition compiled by
the late Howard Bloch, including the film The
Salt March which vividly illustrates Gandhi's
approach to non-violence, followed by
discussion on Non-Violent Action today.
Saturday 29th October
Black History Month Film Matinee
One love
500 Years Later (PG) 1.45 pm
(US/Br 2005) dir. Owen 'Alik Shahadah 106m.
Free Entry
Rio Cinema
Sunday 16th October
Rio Cinema H
Adults £6 and Concessions £4
020 7241 9410
www.riocinema.org.uk
Jamaican Double Bill
Rio Cinema
Rockers (15) 2 pm
(Jamaica 1978) dir. Ted Bafaloukos
Richard Hall, Gregory Isaacs, Jacob Miller,
Marjorie Norman, Winston Rodney.
020 7241 9410
www.riocinema.org.uk
The Night Of Truth (18) 4.10pm
(France/Burkina Faso 2004) dir. Fanta Régina
Nacro. Subtitles. Naky Sy Savane, Moussa
Cissé, Georgette Paré, Adama Ouédraougo,
Rasmane Ouédraougo.
Rio Cinema H
Adults £7.50 and Concessions £5.50
Rio Cinema
020 7241 9410
www.riocinema.org.uk
One Love (12A) 4 pm
(Jamaica 2004) dirs. Rick Elgood and
Don Letts Ky-Mani Marley, Cherine Anderson,
Vas Blackwood, Idris Elba, Winston Stona.
Kingsley Hall T
From 11 am
Film Screening at 4:30pm
Free Entry, booking advisable
Kingsley Hall
020 8981 8409
www.kingsleyhall.co.uk
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500 Years Later
Film
Throughout October
Rio Cinema H
Adults £7.50 and Concessions £5.50
Rio Cinema
020 7241 9410
www.riocinema.org.uk
Pressure
Night Of Truth
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Literature and Spoken Word
Bashment
N
Tuesday 4th October
Saturday 15th October
Spoken Soul
Discussion of 'The Known World'
by Edward Jones
Claude McKay
Oxford House T
7 pm
£4 / £3 Concessions
Oxford House
0207 749 1171
www.oxfordhouse.org.uk
Poetry workshop
Wednesday 5th and
Thursday 13th October
Performance of poetry with a 'black' theme by
poet Abraham Gibson on behalf of London's
Transport Museum.
Discussion of Andrea Levy's
'Small Island'
Saturday 8th October
Andrea Levy handles the themes of empire,
prejudice, war and love in 1948 England.
Queenie Bligh's neighbours do not approve
when she agrees to take in Jamaican lodgers.
Africa: Unwrapped
Idea Store in partnership with Tower
Hamlets Libraries T
7 pm – 9 pm
Free Entry
Wednesday Idea Store, Bow
Thursday Idea Store, Whitechapel
020 7364 4332
Newham Libraries N
10.30 am – 4.30 pm
Adults £7 and Concessions £3
Stratford Library
020 8430 3650
Newham Libraries N
6.30 pm
Free Entry
The Gate
020 8430 3650
[email protected]
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Sunday 9th October
Soul has never been so sweet. Experience the
re-interpretation of classic soul cuts like
'What's going on?'(Marvin Gaye) by a stellar
line up of US poets including Ainsley
Burrows, Mahogany Browne and Jive Poetic
and Boogieman.
An electrifying new play. Hard hitting, tender
and painfully funny. About love and hate.
Theatre Royal Stratford East
7.30 pm
£8 – £20
Theatre Royal Stratford East
020 8534 0310
Friday 7th October
Writing for stage with an African theme. This
one-day workshop explores the principles of
African theatre.
This study day celebrates the life and work
of poet and radical, Claude McKay. The
day will include performance, talks and
archive recordings.
This Pulitzer prize-winning epic is a landmark
in American literature. Henry Townsend, a
black farmer, boot maker, and former slave,
becomes proprietor of his own plantation, and
his own slaves. An ambitious novel that
ranges from the past to the present, The
Known World weaves together the lives of the
freed and the enslaved, and allows all of us a
deeper understanding of the world created by
the institution of slavery. (Women only)
Idea Store in partnership with Tower
Hamlets Libraries T
From 10.30 am
Free Entry
Idea Store, Chrisp Street
020 7364 4332
Museum in Docklands T
2 pm – 6 pm
Adults £5, Concessions £3, under 16 and
full-time students free entry.
Booking required
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3855
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
Tuesday 11th October
Literature and Spoken Word
Thursday 29th September –
Saturday 22nd October
Discussion of 'Some Kind of Black'
by Diran Adbayo
Dele is a young student who glides through
violence, love and politics, with his sister
Dapo. He comes of age in Black London with
its world of Afro-bohos, Nubians and the Love
Has No Colour Brigade, to the soundtrack of
pirate radio.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
From 6pm
Free Entry
Cubitt Town Library
Contact venue for more information
020 7987 3152
T
Thursday 17th October
Discussion of 'Beloved'
by Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison's modern classic. A story set in
the mid-19th century, when moves to abolish
slavery are at their height, and one man's
world of love turns to violence when his
daughter dies at the hands of her mother.
Tower Hamlets Libraries
6 pm – 7 pm
Free Entry
Watney Market Library
020 7790 4039
T
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Literature and Spoken Word
Tuesday 25th October
Thursday 27th October
Saturday 1st – Monday 31st October
Thursday 17th November
Writers Peer Group Launch Party
Discussion of 'London Calling'
by Sukdev Sandhu.
Discussion of 'Things Fall Apart'
by Chinua Achebe
Black Print
West Indian Seamen Education Pack
Launch, 'Sailors of the Caribbean'
London Calling tells the story and examines
literature written by black people in or
about London, tracing their escapades,
fortune making, and self-expansion.
The Nigerian classic story of Okonkwo, an
important man in the Obi tribe, in the days
when white men were first appearing on the
scene. This novel tells of the series of events
by which Okonkwo, through his pride and his
fears, becomes exiled from the tribe.
e7arts celebrates the launch of its monthly
writers peer critique with an evening of
performances from local writers.
A new writers peer group will take place on
the 3rd Tuesday of each month following this
launch. Writers from all disciplines, poets,
playwrights, journalists, novelists and
storytellers will be able to share work,
perform and get feedback from their peers.
Find out more about the writers peer group
and how to get involved on the evening. Or
simply join us for a celebration of local poets
and creative writers.
E7 Arts N
6.30 pm – 9 pm
Free Entry
The Gate
020 8555 6376
Placing the multiculturalism of today's capital
in its historical context, Sukhdev Sandhu
shows that it is no new phenomenon, and that
just as London has been the making of many
black writers, they too have been the making
of London.
Friday 21st October
Power Writers Book Launch
The Power Writers Book is a compliment to
'THACMHO's 'Power Writers Walk' and
Exhibition which respectfully acknowledges
the lives of five African Writers who lived and
worked in East London during the latter part
of the eighteenth century.
Tower Hamlets African and Caribbean Mental
Health Organisation T
6 pm – 8 pm
Free Entry, Booking advised
The Whitechapel Mission
020 7247 1414
[email protected]
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Tower Hamlets Libraries
6 pm
Free Entry
Bethnal Green Library
020 8980 3902
T
Tower Hamlets Libraries
6.30 pm
Free Entry
Bancroft Library
020 7364 1291
T
Listings of recent additions of over 100
new titles to library stock of adult and
children’s novels, non fictions, music and
film at all libraries.
Hackney Libraries H
Library Opening Times
Book list is available on request
Contact Anita Kane for further details
020 8356 1696
Saturday 12th November
Reminiscences of West Indian
seamen in WWII
The 'Sailors of the Caribbean' Education Pack,
follows the unparalleled success of 'The West
Indian Seamen's Conference' and' The West
Indian Seamen's Conference Report' that was
held at the Museum in Docklands in February
and October 2004, respectively.
Tower Hamlets African and Caribbean Mental
Health Organisation T
4.30 pm – 7pm
Free Entry
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3857
[email protected]
Literature and Spoken Word
Friday 18th October
In association with the Windrush Foundation,
this event focuses on the contribution of the
West Indian seamen in WWII and features exserviceman, Allan Wilmot who served on
active duty in both the Royal Navy and RAF.
Museum in Docklands T
2.30 pm – 4.30 pm
Adults £5, Concessions £3, under 16 and
full-time students free entry
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3855
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
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Develop your dance technique and coordination with an optional creative session to
learn choreographic skills.
East London Dance
6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
£20 for the term
Stratford Circus
020 8279 1050
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For those with at least one year's experience
in street dance.
East London Dance
7.30 pm – 9 pm
£20 for the term
Stratford Circus
020 8279 1050
N
Wednesday 5th, 12th and 19th October
Beginners Street Dance
Saturday 8th October
The Hand That Tut Moved
Paradigmz the dancer/actor/rapper posterboy
for Slamdunk, the Hip Hop musical, brings his
hard hitting performance style to oh!art.
Stretching the bodypopping style of "Tutting"
to the limit.
Paradigmz (LDDT) T
8 pm
Adults £7 and Concessions £5
Oxford House
0207 749 1171
www.oxfordhouse.org.uk
Vader is Sending Out a Shout
to All The Peeps
A one afternoon black music spectacular,
hosted by Vader, who will take you through
the history, sounds, rhythms and artistes of
Black music.
Ideas Store in partnership with London
Borough of Tower Hamlets T
1 pm – 4 pm
Free Entry
Idea Store, Bow
020 7247 9510
Alé Douvan
Celebrating African Culture and Harvest
N
Abram Wilson
Saturday 8th October
Friday 7th October
Music and Dance Workshops for
Women's Organisations
Tomorrow Warriors featuring
Abram Wilson with Guests Shabaka
Hutchings and Jess Mills
Traditional African and Caribbean drumming,
percussion and dancing. Also including a
discussion of aspects of the history of
African music and a short quiz on famous
Black Women.
Live music on Friday nights at Stratford
Circus. RandB and Jazz jam session by Dune
Records including open session.
Tomorrow's Warriors
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Saturday 8th October
Sunday 9th October
Fresh and funky class for beginners
East London Dance
6.30 pm – 7.30 pm
£20 for the term
Stratford Circus
020 8279 1050
PHOTO: OLIVER WOODS
PHOTO: JANINE IRONS
Improvers Street Dance
Contemporary and Creative Dance
PHOTO: KOFI ALLEN
Music and Dance
Wednesday 5th, 12th and 19th October
Music and Dance
Monday 3rd, 10th, 17th and
31st October
Urban Development N
7pm – midnight
Adults £5, Concessions £3 and musicians get
in for free
Stratford Circus
020 8536 0630
Paradigmz
Celebrating African Culture and Harvest
with music, dance, colourful costumes
and photography.
AYOKA T
4 pm – 8 pm
Free Entry
CCC Hall
07956 489 017
[email protected]
Alé Douvan! T
3 pm - 5 pm
Free Entry
The Ecology Pavilion
Account3 Women's Consultancy Service
020 7739 7720
www.account3.org.uk
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Friday 28th October
Throughout October
True Tiger Recordings featuring Purple
Afrika Heroes – Hackney Empire
A full scale showcase to celebrate Black
History Month together with a celebration of
local Black heroes within the borough. This is
a joint BEMA and Centerprise showcase
involving the following:-
Blacktronica presents Alphabet Soup
hosted by Charlie Dark
Achievement in Dance Awards Test
Live music on Friday nights at Stratford
Circus. East London hip hop/grime label with
a one-off live session showcasing new
releases and new MC's.
Urban Development N
7 pm – midnight
Adults £5 and Concessions £3
Stratford Circus
020 8536 0630
Thursday 20th October
Live music on Friday nights at Stratford
Circus. A celebration of the word with a varied
selection of poets, MCs, vocalists and dancers.
Urban Development N
7 pm – midnight
Adults £5 and Concessions £3
Stratford Circus
020 8536 0630
Ujamaa Arts Project
African drumming group
Emashi Dance Ensemble
Children’s African Dance & Drumming Group
PHOTO: LINDEN DOUGLAS
PHOTO: COURTESY OF UJAMAA ARTS DANCE TROUPE
Music and Dance
Sunday 23rd October
GFM Community Radio
Ghanaian children’s dance group
The Festival of Black Women and Jazz
Celebrate the great traditions of African song,
drumming and dance, with the celebrated
performers of Ujamaa Arts Dance Troupe.
This event acknowledges the contributions
and achievements that Black women have
made to Jazz and marks the Black Women in
the Arts Day at the Vortex Jazz Bar. It includes
an exhibition of work by Black Female visual
artists and a concert bringing together a
variety of Black female jazz singers,
performing traditional and contemporary jazz
pieces. The event will provide the opportunity
for experienced and new artistes to perform
along side each other.
Ujamaa Arts Dance Troupe and
Hackney Libraries H
7 pm – 9 pm
Free Entry
Stoke Newington Gallery
Contact Anita Kane for further details
020 8356 1696
Black Women in the Arts H
Vortex Club
Dalston Culture House
Free Entry
Contact BEMA for further details
020 7923 1962
[email protected]
Ujamaa Arts Dance Troupe
Wednesday 12th October
Africa Lives! – Music Extravaganza
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Orin Productions
Brazilian Capoeria Martial Arts/Dance Group
Crystal Events
The Carol Straker Dance Foundation plans to
reach over 1,000 children & young people
through this Action Affirmative Dance
Education project. Dance styles include
Ballet, Street Jazz and Jazz & Tap, and will
cover Preparatory beginners to Elementary
advance level students. Students will be
assessed and will receive a certificate
verifying their participation and dance level
achieved. There will be a celebration
ceremony on Saturday October 29th. Members
of the public are welcome to attend.
Carol Straker Dance Foundation
Free Entry
020 8985 1221
Music and Dance
Friday 14th October
H
Friday 28th October
The evening will culminate in an award
ceremony for local Black Heroes.
Hackney Empire H
Contact BEMA for further details
020 7923 1962
[email protected]
Heart and Soul
The finale event for Black History Month in
Tower Hamlets. In Memory of Brown Man
(Chuckles) 6.9.82 – 30.5.05.
A Musical Tribute To The Great Black
Entertainers, with Perry Melius and the
Awesome Bare Riddim Band. Hosted by the
entertaining Julie Payne.
Crystal Events T
8 pm – 2 am
£9
The Rhythm Factory
07947 501 760 and 07092 865 088
Blacktronica
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Politics and History
Friday 14th and Saturday 15th October
Saturday 22nd October
Gandhi in the East End –
Oral History Workshop
The Influence of Black Culture on
Society Lecture
Make Poverty History
A programme of events celebrating Gandhi's
three-month visit to Kingsley Hall in Bromleyby-Bow in 1931.
The Lord Taylor of Warwick will be ministering
on the influence of Black people on society
through education, politics and religion.
Former Kingsley Hall users and local
residents share stories about Gandhi's visit
and about growing up in the shadow of
Kingsley Hall.
Calvary Charismatic Baptist Church
7.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Free Entry
Calvary Charismatic Baptist Church
020 7474 8411
Kingsley Hall T
3 pm
Free Entry
Kingsley Hall
020 8981 8409
www.kingsleyhall.co.uk
A day of history and discussion.
N
West Ham Community Forum
1 pm – 6 pm
Free Entry
Grass Roots Centre
020 8430 6311
[email protected]
N
Friday 14th October
Saturday 15th October
Friday 28th October
Friday 11th November
From Malcolm X to Thomas Sankara
Claude McKay
Africa Called, Cuba Answered
Fighting Racism In World War II
This meeting will address the political legacy
of these two giants and its importance for
today's struggles by workers and farmers
against imperialism and its wars. Sponsored
by Militant Labour Forum and hosted by
Pathfinder Books.
This study day celebrates the life and work
of poet and radical, Claude McKay. The day
will include performance, talks and
archive recordings.
From 1975 to 1988 hundreds of thousands of
Cuban volunteers joined their Angolan
brothers and sisters to secure a victory
described by Nelson Mandela as “a milestone
in the history of struggle for southern African
liberation”. Ten years before, Che Guevara led
a campaign in the Congo. The meeting will
mark these two experiences of struggles in
Africa and the internationalism of the Cuban
revolution, and their lessons for today.
Speaker: Jonathan Silberman.
On the 60th anniversary of the end of the
Second World War, this meeting addresses
why the end of World War II did not open up
an epoch of peace. “Fighting racism in
World War II” is a book that documents how
Black people in the US armed forces had to
face the racist Jim Crow system of
segregation. Sponsored by Militant Labour
Forum, hosted by Pathfinder Books. Speaker
to be announced.
Pathfinder Books T
7.30 pm, 6.30 pm Pre-meeting Dinner
£3 Suggested Donation
Pathfinder Books
020 7613 3855
[email protected]
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Politics and History
Wednesdays 5th and 26th October
Museum in Docklands T
2 pm – 6 pm
Adults £5, Concessions £3, under 16 and
full-time students free entry.
Booking required
Museum in Docklands
0870 444 3855
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
Pathfinder Books T
7.30 pm, 6.30 pm Pre-meeting Dinner
£3 Suggested Donation
Pathfinder Books
020 7613 3855
[email protected]
Pathfinder Books T
7.30 pm, 6.30 pm Pre-meeting Dinner
£3 Suggested Donation
Pathfinder Books
020 7613 3855
[email protected]
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This festival explores the different models of
creating new writing for, by and with young
people. The acclaimed tense and edgy
contemporary drama, Trashed by Noël Greig
will be featured Fri and Sat. Authentic Voices
will also embrace the theme of environments
for new work created during the festival.
Theatre Centre T
Phone for details
Free Entry
Oxford House
0207 749 1171
www.theatre-centre.co.uk
www.oxfordhouse.org.uk
Friday 21st October
Youth Arts Action Zone – YAAZ
VI Form Conference
A programme of music, dance & theatre
involving the Youth Arts Action Zone group,
culminating in three nights of public
performances at Chats Palace. The project
will engage primary and secondary pupils in
the production of work that truly reflects Black
British traditions and the global Black Diaspora.
Aimed at A and AS-level students, this full day
conference will concentrate on African and
Afro-Caribbean settlement along the River
Thames, from 1600 to the present day.
Ujamaa Arts Project H
Free Entry
Chats Palace
Contact BEMA for further details
020 7923 1962
[email protected]
Every Friday Throughout October
Learning through Cricket
Forum where young people discuss a topic of
their choice before being given the opportunity
to display their talent.
Platform of Creativity N
7 pm – 9.30 pm
Free Entry
East London Music and Drama Centre
0208 503 0237 and 07985 205 529
[email protected]
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Museum in Docklands T
10 am – 3 pm
Free Entry
Museum in Docklands
Recorded information 0870 444 3856
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
Monday 24th – Friday 28th October
Tuesday 25th, Thursday 27th and
Saturday 29th October
Raw Talent
Free support workshops with specialist tutors
in Musical Theatre, Street Dance, Breakdance,
Bollywood, MCing and singing culminating in
showcase on Saturday 12th November.
Teen Reading Group Sessions
A Team Arts T
Phone for details
Free Entry
Brady Arts Centre
020 7364 7912
Idea Store T
Tuesday 4.30 pm – 5.30 pm
Discussion Book: 'Money Hungry'
by Sharon G. Flake
Idea Store, Bow
All Teens are invited to come along to these
sessions and have their say about top young
adult titles.
Thursday 4.30 pm – 5.30 pm
Discussion Book: 'Web of Lies'
by Beverley Naidoo
Idea Store, Whitechapel
Saturday 22nd October
East Meets West
Tuesdays – 4th, 11th, 18th and
25th October
Group Platform of Creativity
PHOTOS: REHAN JAMIL
Youth
Authentic Voices Festival
3rd – 28th October
Youth
Thursday 29th September –
Saturday 1st October
Have a great time meeting Mikey Thompson,
celebrated cricketing coach and learn more
about the game. Use your skills to find out
more about Caribbean cricket and famous
names in Caribbean cricket.
Stoke Newington Cricket Club and
Hackney Libraries H
10 am – 11.30 am
Prior booking required
Refreshments provided
Stoke Newington Library
For further details contact Dawn Hendrickson
020 8356 2531
Saturday 2 pm – 3 pm
Discussion Book: 'Chill Wind'
by Janet McDonald
Idea Store, Chrisp Street
An evening demonstrating the skills, talents
and innovative ideas of young black people in
Blackwall and Limehouse who will also
design, manage and deliver the showcase.
SPLASH Young People's Showcase
7 pm
£2.50
St Matthias Old Church, Poplar
020 7987 0459
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Free Entry
020 7364 4332
Alternative Fashion Show, A Team Arts
A Team Arts and Metrofusion
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Venues in Hackney H
The Building Exploratory
The Professional Development
Centre
Albion Drive
Hackney, E8
020 7275 8555
[email protected]
Chat’s Palace
2 – 44 Brooksby's Walk
Hackney, E9
020 8533 022
www.chatspalace.com
Four Corners
113 –115 Roman Road
Tower Hamlets, E2
020 8981 6111
www.fourcornersfilm.co.uk
Geffrye Musuem
136 Kingsland Road
Hackney, E2
020 7739 8543
www.geffrye-museum.org.uk
Hackney Museum
1 Reading Lane
Hackney, E8
020 8356 3500
www.hackney.gov.uk/hackneymuseum
Harriet Tubman House
136a – 142a Lower Clapton Road
Hackney, E5
02089851221
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Homerton Library
Homerton High Street
Hackney, E9
020 8356 1690
www.hackney.gov.uk/libraries.htm
Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High Street
Hackney, E8
020 7241 9415
www.riocinema.org.uk
Round Chapel
1d Glenarm Road
Hackney, E5
020 8986 0029
www.theroundchapel.org.uk.
Sounds Good Multimedia
21 – 23 Sedgewick Street
Hackney, E9
020 8493 0065
[email protected]
Sounds Life Trust
3 – 5 Farrow Lane
Hackney, E9
020 8985 9922
[email protected]
Sutton House
2&4 Homerton High Street
Hackney, E9
020 8986 2264
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Stoke Newington Library
Stoke Newington Church Street
Hackney, N16
020 8356 5231
www.hackney.gov.uk/libraries.htm
Vortex Club
11 Gillett Street
Hackney, N16
020 7254 4097
www.vortexjazz.co.uk/location
Venues in Newham N
Beckton Globe Library
1 Kingsford Way
East Ham, E6
020 8430 4063
Bishop Wilfred Wood
Court Sheltered
Housing Scheme
4 Pragel Street
Plaistow, E13
020 8472 6732
The Gate
4 – 20 Woodgrange Road
Forest Gate, E7
020 8430 3838
Grass Roots
Memorial recreational Ground
Memorial Avenue
West Ham, E15
Green Street Library
337 – 341 Green Street
Forest Gate, E13
020 8472 4101
Calvary Charismatic
Baptist Church
269a – 279 Barking Road
Canning Town, E13
020 7474 8411
Ithaca House
27 Romford Road
Stratford, E15
020 8536 1894
Custom House Library
Prince Regent Lane
Canning Town, E16
020 7476 1565
NACR Centre
627 – 633 Barking Road
Plaistow, E13
07712 894518
Discover
1 Bridge Terrace
Stratford, E15
020 8536 5555
Newham Town Hall
Barking Road
East Ham, E6
East Ham Library
High Street South
East Ham, E6
020 8430 3647
East London Dance
Theatre Square
Stratford, E15
020 8279 1050
Gable House
27A Romford Road
Stratford, E15
020 8430 2000 ext.30184
Old Town Hall, Stratford
29 The Broadway
Stratford, E15
020 8534 7835
Plaistow Library
North Street
Plaistow, E13
020 8472 0420
Platform of Creativity
East London Music & Drama Centre
Leyton High Road
Leyton, E10
020 8503 0237
St Bartholomews Church Centre
Barking Road
East Ham, E6
St Matthews Church Hall
38 Dyson Road
Stratford, E15
07951659538
Stratford Library
3 The Grove
Stratford, E15
020 8430 6890
Stratford Circus
Theatre Square
Statford, E15
020 8279 1050
Urban Development
Stratford Circus
Theatre Square
Stratford, E15
020 8536 0630
Venues in Tower Hamlets T
Account3 Women's
Consultancy Service
1 – 9 Birkbeck Street
Bethnal Green, E2
020 7739 7720
www.account3.org.uk
Asumjwe
Open House Centre
13 Whitethorn Street
Bow, E3
020 8981 4436
020 7515 6144
Bancroft Library
277 Bancroft Road
Stepney, E1
020 7364 1291/1296
Brady Arts Centre
192 – 196 Hanbury St
Whitechapel, E1
020 7364 7900
Bethnal Green Library
Cambridge Heath Road
Bethnal Green, E2
020 8980 3902/6274
CCC Hall
Northumbria Street
Poplar, E14
Cubitt Town Library
Strattondale Street
Poplar, E14
020 7364 1291/1282
Dorset Library
Ravenscroft Street
Bethnal Green, E2
020 7364 1291/1282
Ecology Pavillion
Mile End Park
(corner of Grove Road and
Roman Road)
E3
Four Corners
113 – 115 Roman Road
Bethnal Green, E2
Idea Store, Bow
1 Gladstone Place
Roman Road
Bow, E3
020 7364 4332
Idea Store, Chrisp Street
1 Vesey Path
East India Dock Road
Poplar, E14
020 7364 4332
Idea Store, Whitechapel
321 Whitechapel Road
Whitechapel, E1
020 7364 4332
Kingsley Hall
Powis Road
Bow, E3
020 8981 8409
www.kingsleyhall.co.uk
Mulberry Sports and
Leisure Hall
Mulberry School for Girls
Anthony Street
Whitechapel, E1
Museum in Docklands
No. 1 Warehouse
West India Quay
Poplar, E14
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
oh!art
Oxford House
Derbyshire Street
Bethnal Green, E2
0207 749 1171
www.oxfordhouse.org.uk
Venues
Venues
It is advisable to contact the venue before you leave to check disabled access and transport links.
Old Truman Brewery
146 Brick Lane
Whitechapel, E1
020 7770 6000
Open House Centre
Hall and Gardens
13 Whitethorn Street
Bow, E3
Pathfinder Books
120 Bethnal Green Road
Bethnal Green, E2
020 7613 3855
The Rhythm Factory
16 – 18 Whitechapel Road
Whitechapel, E1
Spitalfields Gallery
7 – 15 Greatorex St
Whitechapel, E1
St Matthias Old Church
113 Poplar High Street
Poplar, E14
020 7987 0459
Watney Market Library
30 – 32 Watney Market
Whitechapel, E1
020 7364 1291/1282
The Whitechapel Mission
212 Whitechapel Road
Whitechapel, E1
020 7247 8280
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Thank you
Black History Month is a momentous occasion that creates a wider spectrum of awareness about
the accomplishments of black people. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all parties
who have contributed towards this celebration.
In addition, Black History Month demonstrates cultural diversity and is seen in a positive and
enlightened way throughout our community. This year’s programme is filled with various forms
of entertainment and historical information. I would like to encourage everyone to attend and
participate within these events, in order to enhance knowledge and understanding of Black
History, in order to create harmony within all of our communities.
Cllr Betheline Chattopadhyay
Chair of Black History Month Group Tower Hamlets
on behalf of the joint partnership initiative between
the local authorities of Hackney, Newham and
Tower Hamlets and Fusion East.
It is advisable to contact the venue before you
leave to check disabled access.
For transport links go to:
www.tfl.gov.uk or call 020 7222 1234
To download a PDF version of this
programme go to the following sites
and follow the links:
www.hackney.gov.uk/index
www.newham.gov.uk
www.lbthartsandevents.info
The Boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets
and the Fusion East Programme cannot take
responsibility for any of the events mentioned in this
brochure or for any incidents that may take place.
Please take care of all personal belongings.
Design: www.wonderfuel.co.uk
This brochure is part of a joint partnership initiative between
the local authorities of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and
Fusion East to celebrate Black History Month 2005.