Hi Carol
is it too late to include the following in your list and for the BBC History
Mag?
Angela
AMBH/BCA web site
Login at www.archivesmuseumblackheritage.org.uk in the latter part of Black
History Month as our web site goes live! The AMBH web site gives our
national and international audience access to a rich and valuable collection
of artefacts, photographs and documents attesting to the long-established
black Diaspora presence in Britain. AMBH takes great pleasure in
establishing this vital portal and looks forward to receiving your comments
and continued support as we continue to develop and improve
our web site. Contact info@archivesmuseumblackheritage for further
information.
Public Meeting
BCA/AMBH will celebrate BHM by organising a Public Meeting, Chaired by Len
Garrison, on the subject of the race relations ’industry’ in Britain and how
helpful it has been to black people. The debate will be held on Thursday
24th October 2002 at 6.30pm.
1963 Revived
This true drama is a prelude to Black History Month and it depicts the
stories of ordinary African and Caribbean people who arrived in England in
1963 or who had a life changing experience in that year. This mesmerising
and enlightening production will be held at the Stratford Circus on 27th
September 2pm and 7.30pm priced £2 for children and £3 for adults. Call
Stratford Circus on 020 8279 1000 to book or the African and Caribbean
Voices Association on 020 8536 1894 for more information.
>From: Carol Dixon <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Black and Asian Studies Association <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Black History Month 2002 - Events List
>Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 07:22:09 +0100
>
>Throughout August Oku Ekpenyon and I spent time contacting archives/record
>offices, libraries, museums, galleries, community centres and arts
>organisations throughout the UK in order to collate a Black History Month
>events list for October 2002.
>
>Below is a selection of some of the forthcoming talks, seminars, displays,
>exhibitions, music and drama performances, book/poetry readings and other
>educational events taking place during Black History Month, listed by
>region.
>
>A more detailed listing of these and other events will be published in the
>October issue of BBC History Magazine (available from WH Smith,
>Waterstones,
>etc. from mid Sept.), and will also be available online via the Channel 4
>Black and Asian History Map website:
>
>http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/B/blackhistorymap/
>
>More to follow in due course...
>
>Events List:
>
>CENTRAL LONDON
>
>Black History Month Exhibitions at The October Gallery:
>Aubrey Williams (Caribbean artist) 5th September - 5th October 2002
>El Anatsui (Ghanaian sculptor) 10th October - 9th November 2002
>Venue: The October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AL
>Tel: 020 7242 7367
>Web site: www.theoctobergallery.com
>Contact for further information and opening times: Avigail Ochert
>(Education
>Co-ordinator), The October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N
>3AL.
>
>Tel: 020 7242 7367. Email: [log in to unmask]
>Web site: www.theoctobergallery.com
>
>CENTRAL LONDON
>
>Exhibition: Black and Asian History and the National Curriculum
>October - November 2002
>Venue: Institute of Education Library, University of London, 20 Bedford
>Way,
>London WC1H 0AL
>Description: An exhibition of curriculum materials, schemes of work and
>online learning resources featuring information for teachers and other
>education professionals on ways to incorporate the history of Britain's
>black, Asian and other minority ethnic peoples into National Curriculum
>programmes of study.
>
>In addition, historian Oku Ekpenyon (Black and Asian Studies Association)
>will facilitate a workshop on the design and development of black history
>curriculum resources for key stages 3-4 at the Institute of Education
>Library (Seminar Room) on Thursday 24th October 5-6pm. Admission is free
>but, as space is limited, please telephone Carol Dixon on 020 7612 6054 to
>reserve a seat.
>
>Contact for further enquiries: Carol Dixon, Institute of Education Library,
>20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL. Tel. 020 7612 6054. Email:
>[log in to unmask]
>
>CENTRAL LONDON
>
>Museum of London - Black History Month Launch Event
>Saturday 5 October, 12.30-4pm
>A day of fun for adults and children to explore London's past, with drama,
>storytelling and performance bringing important events and stories of the
>early black presence in London to life. Join poet John Agard as he
>celebrates the city with an explosion of words. Meet Olaudah Equiano and
>new
>gallery characters Mary Seacole and Abudia Megiste. Listen to stories about
>Joseph Johnson and the King of the Beggars with storyteller Tuup, and relax
>to the hypnotic music of Tunde Jegede.
>
>Venue: Museum of London' London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN.
>Tel: 020 7600 3699; Fax: 020 7600 1058; Email: [log in to unmask]
>Web site: http://www.museum-london.org.uk/
>
>Museum of London Lectures:
>The significant presence of black people in London and all over the UK has
>often been neglected leaving many aspects of London's history unexplored.
>New research into black peoples' experiences and communities will be
>explored in this afternoon series of lectures. It will provide fascinating
>insight into the lives of black people in 19th century London.
>
>Black women in Victorian London, presented by Caroline Bressey
>Saturday 12 October, 12.30pm (40 mins)
>Caroline Bressey's recent research into the lives of black women in London
>has covered much fascinating new ground. Her lecture features the lives of
>three women who were resident in London, including Victoria Davis, the
>god-daughter of Queen Victoria, Ida B Wells, a black American journalist,
>and Susan Heywood, who spent much of her life in the Colney Hatch Asylum.
>
>The 'Negro Musical Comedy' In Dahomey and Edwardian London's black
>Population, presented by Jeffrey Green
>Saturday 12 October, 2pm (40 mins)
>In 1903 the black American show In Dahomey was a sensation, with packed
>audiences at the Shaftsbury Theatre, London, and an appearance at
>Buckingham
>
>palace. It toured the provinces in 1904. Jeffrey Green, author of Black
>Edwardians, describes the show, its place in London's history, and its
>relevance to the black presence in Edwardian London.
>
>Asians in London, presented by Rozina Visram
>Saturday 12 October, 3.30pm
>Rozina Visram has carried out extensive research of Asians from the
>subcontinent living in Britain. This talk will examine the lives of leading
>members of society, including the first Indian MP, Dadhabai Naoroji; Sake
>Deen Mahomed who introduced the use of Indian medical vapour baths, and
>Sophia Duleep Singh , an active campaigner of the votes for women.
>
>Venue (for all lectures): Museum of London' London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN.
>Tel: 020 7600 3699; Fax: 020 7600 1058; Email: [log in to unmask]
>Web site: http://www.museum-london.org.uk/
>
>Museum of London Black History Gallery Tour, written and researched by S.
>I.
>Martin
>Tuesdays 8 & 15 October, 2.30pm (30 mins)
>Find out about London's black community in 19th century London, and some of
>the outstanding individuals who played a leading role in major political
>events and activities, William Davidson involved in the Cato Street
>conspiracy and William Cuffay the leading Chartist, will be included.
>
>Venue: Museum of London' London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN.
>Tel: 020 7600 3699; Fax: 020 7600 1058; Email: [log in to unmask]
>Web site: http://www.museum-london.org.uk/
>
>Museum of London Gallery Drama and Storytelling Programme
>The first people to inhabit what is now London came from Africa. Come and
>find out what life was like for ordinary black Londoners in the city's
>history and meet some famous black Londoners in our gallery drama and
>storytelling programme.
>
>Abudia Megiste
>Saturdays 5, 12 & Sunday 13 October, 12.30-4pm
>Abudia Megiste, a merchant's wife in Roman London, tells you about her
>exciting life and travels throughout the distant lands of the Roman Empire.
>
>The Moroccan spice and rhubarb seller
>Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 October, 12.30-4pm
>Meet the rhubarb and spice seller from Morocco and find out how he made a
>living in the streets of Victorian London, taken from Henry Mayhew's famous
>accounts of London's poor.
>
>Mary Seacole
>Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 October, 12.30-4pm
>Find out about the adventures of Mary Seacole, the famous nurse who helped
>many of the wounded in the Crimea, and won the devotion of countless
>ordinary soldiers.
>
>Olaudah Equiano
>Saturdays 5, 12 & Sunday 13 October, 12.30-4pm
>Meet Olaudah Equiano, the 18th century writer also known as Gustavus Vassa,
>the African. In the fight to end slavery, the famous life story he wrote
>made an important contribution to the abolition of slavery.
>
>The man with a ship on his head and other stories, presented by Tuup
>Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 October, 2pm & 3.30pm (30 mins)
>Listen to Tuup tell stories of famous black Londoners including Joseph
>Johnson, the merchant seaman turned street singer and Billy Waters, known
>as
>
>King of the Beggars.
>
>Storytelling: Ancestral Voices
>Sunday 13 October, 2pm & 3.30pm
>Listen to stories and music inspired by the African and Caribbean diaspora,
>using words and song to take you on a journey of discovery and adventure.
>
>Venue: Museum of London' London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN.
>Tel: 020 7600 3699; Fax: 020 7600 1058; Email: [log in to unmask]
>Web site: http://www.museum-london.org.uk/
>
>Contact for the Museum of London Black History Month event programme:
>Lucie Amos (Head of Interpretation); Museum of London Venue: Museum of
>London' London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN.
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>CENTRAL LONDON
>
>Book Reading: Paul Crooks - Reading from his book "Ancestors"
>Tuesday 15th October at 5.30 pm
>Venue: Family Record Centre, 1 Myddelton Street, London EC1R 1UW
>The event is free but places are limited - so please arrive early to avoid
>disappointment
>
>BEXLEY, LONDON
>
>Exhibition: Connections
>28 Sept - 2 Nov 2002
>Venue: Hall Place, Bourne Road, Bexley
>Contact for enquiries: Hassan Mahamadallie, Bexley Council for Racial
>Equality on 020 8303 7777 ext 4692, or Stuart Bligh, Bexley Local Studies
>and Archive Centre on 020 8301 1545, or e-mail
>[log in to unmask]
>
>Web site: http://www.bexley.gov.uk/service/lib-localevents.html
>This exhibition, on display at Hall Place throughout Black History Month,
>celebrates the cultural diversity of the borough. The exhibition focuses
>heavily on the history of local communities, looking back as far as
>connections with the East India Company, but also covering the impact and
>experiences of people within the community today.
>
>BRENT, LONDON
>
>Black History Course, by Robin Walker
>Class One - Introduction to the History of Ancient and Medieval Africa
>Tuesday October 1st, 8 -10pm
>Venue: Willesden Green Library, 95 High Road, Willesden Green, London NW10
>2ST
>Tel: 0208 937 340
>An eight week course, presented by Robin Walker (celebrated historian and
>author of 'Classical Splendour'), which provides an introductory overview
>of
>Ancient and Medieval African history and then traces the history of Black
>peoples
>
>throughout the world. During the course there are opportunities to explore
>Black history before the era of transatlantic slavery and colonialism,
>investigate the lives of historic figures such as Mary Seacole and Malcolm
>X, and study Black British history before the Windrush.
>
>Open Day at Harlesden Library
>Saturday 5th October
>Venue: Harlesden Library, Craven Park Road, London NW10 8SE
>Tel: 0208 937 3570
>Music and drama from the Stonebridge Area Youth Project (SAY) - empowering
>youth through art. Director Anton Phillips with Lola Ashiru
>
>Black History Month Launch at Willesden Green Library
>Monday 7th October, 7.30 - 9pm
>Venue: Willesden Green Library, 95 High Road, Willesden Green, London NW10
>2ST
>Tel: 0208 937 340
>Local celebrity Sandra Bee - in the presence of the Mayor of Brent, Cllr
>Abdul Sattar-Butt - officially launches Brent's Black History Month
>programme at Willesden Green Library. The evening will include poetry from
>Roger Robinson and cutting edge reading from Alex Wheatle, author of
>'Brixton Boy', who will sign copies of his latest book, 'Seven Sisters',
>after the launch. The library service's project, Black Inc, was started to
>develop new black writing in Brent and some of its members will read from
>their work in progress at this launch event.
>
>Marcus Garvey: A Life
>Thursday 10th October, 7.30pm
>Venue: Harlesden Library, Craven Park Road, London NW10 8SE
>Tel: 0208 937 3570
>Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) was born in Jamaica and migrated to the USA 1916,
>where he built up the largest and most influential organisation of Black
>people, with millions of members in many countries. More than any other
>leader, he was responsible for awakening self-respect among Black people in
>the diaspora. 'Marcus Garvey: A Life' is Richard Hart's critical assessment
>of Garvey's life and work.
>
>Family Learning Weekend and Batik Workshops at the Grange Museum
>Saturday 12 October, 2.15pm
>Venue: Grange Museum of Community History, Neasden Roundabout, Neasden
>Lane,
>London NW10 1QB
>Tel: Tel: 020 8937 3600 or 020 8452 8311. Email: [log in to unmask]
>A chance to participate in a series of cultural and artistic events for all
>the family, including a series of Batik workshops with Eunice Awolaja.
>
>All workshops are free, but tickets will be issued on a first come first
>served basis on the day. Tickets will be issued from 12.30pm
>
>Storytelling for 5 -11 year olds, with Carol Russell
>Monday 21st October, 2.30pm, at Kensal Rise Library, Bathurst Gardens,
>London NW10 5JA (Tel: 020 8969 0942) and Saturday 26th October, 2.30pm, at
>Willesden Green Library, 95 High Road, Willesden Green, London NW10 2ST
>(Tel: 0208 937 340)
>
>Carol is a superb storyteller with beautiful stories, taken from the
>African
>Caribbean tradition.
>
>Dancin' at the Grange
>Monday 21st October, 2.15pm
>Venue: Grange Museum of Community History, Neasden Roundabout, Neasden
>Lane,
>London NW10 1QB
>Tel: Tel: 020 8937 3600 or 020 8452 8311. Email: [log in to unmask]
>African Music and dancing workshop at the Grange Museum with Heritage
>Ceramics
>Ages 5+
>All workshops are free but tickets will be issued on a first come first
>served basis on the day. Tickets will be issued from 12.30pm
>
>Storytelling with Usifu Jalloh
>Monday 21st October, 2.30 - 3.30pm at Tokyngton Library, Monks Park,
>Wembley, HA9 6JE. Tel: 0208 937 3590
>Friday 25th October, 2.30 - 3.30pm, at Preston Library, Carlton Avenue
>East,
>Wembley HA9 8PL. Tel: 0208 937 3510
>If you are between 5 - 11 years of age, then come along to the Tokyngton
>library this afternoon for an hour of storytelling with a difference.
>Usifu
>comes from Sierra Leone and with his drums, games and stories he will give
>his audience an experience they will never forget. Wherever he goes he
>leaves behind happy smiling faces, who have learnt something without even
>realizing it!
>
>Black Ephemera, presented by Patrick Vernon
>Monday 21st October, 7pm
>Venue: Willesden Green Library, 95 High Road, Willesden Green NW10 2ST
>Tel: 0208 937 3400
>An illustrated look back at the way the Black Image has been used and
>misused over the centuries, and up to the present day.
>
>Storytelling at Cricklewood Library for 5 - 11 year olds, with Cuban Redd
>Tuesday 22nd October, 2.30pm
>Venue: Cricklewood Library, 152 Olive Road, London NW2 6UY.
>Tel: 0208 937 3540
>If you have been lucky enough to see Cuban Redd before, then you know that
>her storytelling sessions are not to be missed. The magic of Cuban Redd is
>being bought back to Brent Libraries by public demand, so don't be late!
>
>Interpretations of Caribbean History: truth and distortion
>Thursday 24th October, 7.30pm
>Venue: Harlesden Library, Craven Park Road, London NW10 8SE
>Tel: 0208 937 3570
>A talk and discussion on the different interpretations and conclusions of
>some of the great minds the Caribbean has produced from C.L.R. James to
>Eric
>Williams to Michael Manley.
>
>Special Guest Speaker
>
>Poetry and music performance - Afrocindy with poet and DJ Charlie Dark
>Thursday 24th October, 7.30pm
>Venue: Willesden Green Library, 95 High Road, Willesden Green, London NW10
>2ST
>Tel: 0208 937 340
>Afrocindy with Charlie Dark - produced in association with Renaissance One
>-
>is a new dimension in urban storytelling which offers a sharp social
>commentary on the world today. It tells the story of a retired
>revolutionary dub poet, Irie One Lock, and his quest to save the
>inhabitants
>of Future South London by preaching the revolutionary message of Afrocindy
>whose aims are the safeguarding of black culture. Irie One Lock's story is
>part music revue, part pop promo and is definitely all entertainment -
>bought to you by poet, producer and dj Charlie Dark. Whatever else you do
>during October, don't miss this evening!
>
>Mary Seacole object handling workshop at the Grange Museum, with Liz Denton
>Saturday 26th October, 2.15pm
>Venue: Grange Museum of Community History, Neasden Roundabout, Neasden
>Lane,
>London NW10 1QB
>Tel: Tel: 020 8937 3600 or 020 8452 8311. Email: [log in to unmask]
>Come and find out about the potions used by the nurse Mary Seacole and
>discover what life was like during her time
>Ages 6+
>All workshops are free but tickets will be issued on a first come first
>served basis on the day. Tickets will be issued from 12.30pm
>
>Exhibition: When will I be Famous?
>Tuesday 1 October - Saturday 16 November 2002
>Venue: Grange Museum of Community History, Neasden Roundabout, Neasden
>Lane,
>London NW10 1QB
>Tel: Tel: 020 8937 3600 or 020 8452 8311. Email: [log in to unmask]
>An exhibition profiling successful black individuals in recent British
>history, and exploring the potential for recognition of new talent today.
>
>"The Spark" - Black Inventors Children's Exhibition 2002
>To celebrate the achievements of black scientists and inventors, Black
>History Month and the National Year of Science, Brent Library Service is
>holding a series of exhibitions for children. "The Spark" will show how
>the
>flashes of genius from black scientists and inventors have changed the way
>we live; from humble domestic chores, to life saving medicine and the
>Internet. During October, selected library will be exhibiting objects
>invented by black people, and providing information about many more
>inventions. Celebrate the lightning rise and achievements of black
>scientists during the past 150 years, and come along and get a truly
>motivational charge from "The Spark" this Black History Month.
>
>The exhibition will tour the following libraries (NB: Please ring for
>dates):
>Barham Park Library, Harrow Road, Sudbury, Middx. HAO 2HB
>Tel: 0208 937 3550
>
>Brent Archive and Cricklewood Library,152 Olive Road, London NW2 6UY
>Archive Tel: 0208 937 3541/ Library Tel: 0208 937 3540
>
>Ealing Road Library, Ealing Road, Wembley HAO 4BR
>Tel: 0208 937 3560
>
>Harlesden Library, Craven Park Road, London NW10 8SE
>Tel: 020 8965 7132
>
>Kensal Rise Library, Bathurst Gardens, London NW10 5JA
>Tel: 020 8969 0942
>
>Kilburn Library, Salusbury Road, London NW6 6NN
>Tel: 0208 937 3530
>
>Kingsbury Library, Stag Lane, London NW9 9AE
>Tel: 0208 937 3520
>
>Neasden Library, 277 Neasden Lane, London NW10 1QJ
>Tel: 0208 937 3580
>
>Preston Library, Carlton Avenue East, Wembley HA9 8PL
>Tel: 0208 937 3510
>
>Tokyngton Library, Monks Park, Wembley HA9 6JE
>Tel: 0208 937 3590
>
>Town Hall Library, Forty Lane, Wembley HA9 9HD
>Tel: 0208 937 3500
>
>Willesden Green Library, 95 High Road, Willesden Green NW10 2ST
>Tel: 0208 937 3400
>
>Main contact for the Brent Black History Month Programme:
>Ms Anne Mullane (Brent Library Service's Black History Month project),
>Brent Library Service, 4th Floor, Chesterfield House, Wembley, Middlesex
>HA9
>7RW
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>HARINGEY, LONDON
>
>Exhibition of Photographs and Reminiscences: "Tales from the Islands"
>October 2002 - please ring for details of the launch date and duration.
>Venue: Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane, Tottenham, London N17 8NU
>Tel: 020 8808 8772
>Admission: Free
>Description: The Public Record Office, in conjunction with the Moving Here
>project and Haringey's Bruce Castle Museum and Marcus Garvey library, have
>been working with community groups during Summer 2002 on the creation of a
>travelling photographic exhibition.
>
>The photographs were commissioned in the 1950's and 1960's by the Ministry
>of Information and depict aspects of life in Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad
>and
>other Caribbean islands. Representatives from community groups will be
>invited to select photographs from the collection and to contribute
>narratives to accompany the exhibition.
>
>After its launch in Haringey, the exhibition will tour other libraries and
>museums in London. A vital element to the exhibition is the subsequent
>inclusion of these photographs and narratives on the website of Moving
>Here,
>a web-based project funded by the New Opportunities Fund, that aims to make
>accessible records relating to the migration of Caribbean, Irish, Jewish
>and
>South Asian people to England.
>
>Bruce Castle Museum and Marcus Garvey library are key partners in the
>project, providing the vital links to community groups, a forum for the
>workshops and the sites of the exhibition's launch and initial display.
>
>Venue: Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane, Tottenham, London N17 8NU
>Tel: 020 8808 8772
>Contact for any further enquiries concerning this project: Sara Griffiths
>(Education and Interpretation Department), Public Record Office, Kew,
>Surrey
>TW9 4DU. Tel: 020 8392 5330 x 2703. Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>HOUNSLOW, LONDON
>
>Photographic Exhibition: Cecil Beaton's "An Indian Album"
>1-31 October 2002
>Venue: Hounslow Library, Centre Space, Treaty Centre, High Street, Hounslow
>TW3 1ES
>Admission is free.
>
>
>
>
>CAMDEN, LONDON
>
>Camden Council Celebrates Black Composers at the Jazz Cafe
>1- 31st October 2002
>Venue: Jazz Café, 5 Parkway, Camden, London NW1.
>This event programme honours the contribution of black composers throughout
>the centuries and commences on 1st October with a full evening of music
>performed by Soweto Kinch, Black Twang, Lynden David Hall and Kevin Mark
>Trail. Interweaving these performances will be classical work inspired by
>Samuel Coleridge Taylor and poetry by Adisa. Black History Month
>celebrations at the Jazz Café conclude with a performance by saxophonist
>Joshua Redman
>
>To book tickets for these events call the Jazz Cafe on 020 7916 6060
>Further details about these and other Black History Month events in Camden
>are available from Ms Samenua Sesher (Arts Development Officer), Camden
>Arts
>and Tourism, Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt St, London NW1 1BD. Tel: 020
>7974 1652. Fax: 020-7974 1615. Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>KENSINGTON & CHELSEA, LONDON
>
>From 'Carnival in Motion' to 'Black British Fashion' at the V&A
>27 September - 31 October 2002
>Venue: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London
>SW7 2RL
>For October 2002 the V&A at South Kensington, the Theatre Museum in Covent
>Garden and the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green, London, have all
>developed an extensive programme of events, talks, trails and workshops.
>The
>programme will be launched at the V&A South Kensington with Carnival in
>Motion - a chance to see Notting Hill carnival costumes against the
>backdrop of the treasures of the V&A.
>
>The full programme offers the chance to discover objects in the V&A's
>collections that reflect the history of black people in Europe, learn about
>black Victorians in Britain and explore the role that women of African
>descent have played in the early years of British Theatre. There are
>performances, drama and music workshops including Malcolm X at Mecca
>launched at the Museum of Childhood, rap workshops for young people and
>theatre workshops for schools. There are family events including
>storytelling, creative writing, family archiving, textile printing and an
>opportunity to Draw the World. There are demonstrations and talks covering
>topics such as the West Indian front room and Surrealism in the Caribbean.
>Leading photographers give illustrated talks on travels in Africa, the
>Civil
>Rights Movement in America and Photojournalism from the 'Front-Line' in
>Britain. Oral history workshops and events explore the oral traditions in
>the Caribbean, passage and settlement in Britain, making one's own
>entertainment. And lastly a series of short films which look at black
>British fashion today have been specially commissioned for Black History
>Month at the V&A.
>
>Contact for further enquiries: Victoria and Albert Museum
>Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL
>Web site: http://www.vam.ac.uk/
>
>LAMBETH, LONDON
>
>Black History Month at the Imperial War Museum
>Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October 2002
>Venue: The Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ
>A weekend of films and videos devoted to the involvement of Africans,
>Asians
>and Caribbean men and women in the two World Wars
>
>Programme:
>Saturday 05 October
>
>10.30-11.40
>First World War films with live piano accompaniment.
>
>11.45-12.40
>Unknown Soldiers (2000)
>Jane Stanton and Granada TV's documentary about the role played by African,
>Indian and West Indian soldiers in the two World Wars.
>
>12.45-13.30
>India Marches (1941), Arms from India (1941), West Africa Was There (1943),
>Far East War Magazine No. 1, Indian News Parades.
>
>- The part played by Indians and Africans in the Second World War.
>
>13.35-13.50
>West Indies Calling (1943)
>The contribution to the war effort made by West Indians.
>
>14.00-15.00
>The Caribbean at War
>Ben Bousquet and Colin Douglas, authors of West Indian Women at War, will
>give an illustrated talk about life on the Caribbean Home Front during the
>Second World War.
>
>
>15.20-16.20
>Caribbean Women (1993)
>Four West Indian women describe their service in the WAAF and ATS in
>Britain
>during the Second World War.
>
>16.25-17.25
>Black Poppies (1994)
>Andre Molyneux's BBC drama in which actors deliver the testimony of
>Afro-Caribbean men who have served in the British Army. Certificate 12.
>
>
>Sunday 06 October:
>
>10.30-11.40
>First World War films with live piano accompaniment.
>
>11.45-12.40
>Unknown Soldiers (2000)
>Jane Stanton and Granada TV's documentary about the role played by African,
>Indian and West Indian soldiers in the two World Wars.
>
>12.45-13.30
>India Marches (1941), Arms from India (1941), West Africa Was There (1943),
>Far East War Magazine No. 1, Indian News Parades.
>
>- The part played by Indians and Africans in the Second World War.
>
>13.35-13.50
>West Indies Calling (1943)
>The contribution to the war effort made by West Indians.
>
>14.00-15.00
>'We Also Served'
>Historian Stephen Bourne will give an illustrated talk about the
>experiences
>of Black Britons on the Home Front in the Second World War, including his
>Aunt Esther, Peckham's community leader Dr Harold Moody and band leader Ken
>'Snakehips' Johnson.
>
>
>15.20-16.20
>Caribbean Women (1993)
>Four West Indian women describe their service in the WAAF and ATS in
>Britain
>during the Second World War.
>
>16.25-17.25
>Black Poppies (1994)
>Andre Molyneux's BBC drama in which actors deliver the testimony of
>Afro-Caribbean men who have served in the British Army. Certificate 12.
>
>
>All events are free. Booking is advised for the lectures at 14.00 on each
>day. To book tickets, or for more information on Black History Month at
>the
>Imperial War Museum, please call 020 7416 5439.
>
>HACKNEY, LONDON
>
>Hackney Museum (in association with London Metropolitan Archives)
>'Real Lives' - Black and Asian Londoners from 1536 - 1840
>Thursday 12th September - Tuesday 26th November
>Venue: Hackney Museum, Hackney Technology and Learning Centre, 1 Reading
>Lane, Hackney E8 1GQ
>This exhibition, developed with London Metropolitan Archives, explores the
>lives of some of the thousands of Black and Asian people recorded in
>London's Parish Registers from 1538 to 1840. Come and find out about
>Antony,
>who died in 1630 aged 105; Margaret and her children living and working in
>Hackney in 1710, and the sailor Panfield who sailed on the frigate HMS
>Volontaire in 1813.
>
>
>African and African-Caribbean drama workshops
>Thursday 3rd October 5.30pm - 7pm
>Thursday 10th October 5.30pm - 7pm
>Thursday 17th October 5.30pm - 7pm
>Thursday 24th October 5.30pm - 7pm
>Venue: Hackney Museum, Hackney Technology and Learning Centre, 1 Reading
>Lane, Hackney E8 1GQ
>As part of Hackney Museum's Black History Month celebrations learn African
>and African-Caribbean drama with Ngozi Fulani. Participants are invited to
>attend one, some or all courses. The workshops are suitable for anyone over
>8 years old but you must be at the museum for 5.30 as is it NOT a drop in
>workshop.
>
>Real Lives - recording lives
>Saturday 12th October 1 - 4pm
>Venue: Hackney Museum, Hackney Technology and Learning Centre, 1 Reading
>Lane, Hackney E8 1GQ
>Join Hackney artist Maria Amidu to help create a giant work of art inspired
>by the exhibition 'Real Lives' - Black and Asian Londoners from 1536 - 1840
>
>Discussion: Researching Black History in London
>Thursday 31st October 6.00 - 7.30
>Venue: Hackney Museum, Hackney Technology and Learning Centre, 1 Reading
>Lane, Hackney E8 1GQ
>This talk will be for adults, please ensure you arrive at the museum in
>plenty of time as the talk will start promptly at 6.00.
>
>Free workshop for school groups - Key Stage 2 Geography, PSHE and History
>Venue: Hackney Museum, Hackney Technology and Learning Centre, 1 Reading
>Lane, Hackney E8 1GQ
>During this session the exhibition 'Real Lives - Black and Asian Londoners
>from 1536 - 1840' is used to get children to think about immigration both
>historically and in terms of their own experiences. The historic maps on
>display are used to get the children to plot their own families' places of
>origin and discover how they are continuing the tradition of immigration
>and
>movement that is integral to Hackney's history.
>
>The museum, exhibition and activities are all free
>
>Contact for further information (and group bookings): Claire Adler, Hackney
>Museum, Hackney Technology and Learning Centre, 1 Reading Lane, Hackney E8
>1GQ.
>
>Tel: 020 8356 2545. Fax: 020 8356 2563. Email: [log in to unmask]
>Website: www.hackney.gov.uk/hackneymuseum
>Opening times: Monday, Tuesday, Friday 9.30 - 5.30; Thursday 9.30 - 8.00;
>Saturday 10 - 5.00; Closed Wednesday, Sundays and bank holidays
>
> (NB: Additional information about the London Metropolitan Archives Black
>History Month event programme for 2002 is detailed in the 2 accompanying
>word files, entitled BBC-BHM-LMA1.doc and BBC-BHM-LMA2.doc)
>
>WESTMINSTER, LONDON
>
>Course: Peopling Westminster II: a history of some more immigrant
>communities
>Wednesdays 9 October-13 November, 6pm- 7.30pm
>Venue: City of Westminster Archives Centre, 10 St Ann's Street, London SW1P
>2DE
>Tel: 020 7641 5180
>Immigrant communities have played an important part in Westminster for the
>last 500 years. This 6-week course will investigate the Irish, who built
>many of our roads and railways, the Welsh who ran the dairies, and the
>Scots
>who made porridge for the monarch and lie buried under Pimlico! We will
>also
>look at the Asian and African-Caribbean communities. Individuals who made
>an
>impact on Westminster include Dean Mahomed, the first Indian author in
>English who introduced 'shampoo', and the West Indian plantation owners and
>their servants who settled in Marylebone. Finally we will look at the
>Chinese and their impact on Soho.
>
>Cost: £30 (£24 concessions)
>
>CENTRAL LONDON
>
>Black history Month at the Science Museum: school and community events
>
>Address: Exhibition Road London SW7 2DD
>Website: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
>Website address for further information:
>www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/learning/blackhistorymonth.asp
>Admission: free (although there is a charge for special exhibitions, IMAX
>Cinema and simulator rides)
>Opening times: daily 10.00 - 18.00, closed 24 - 26 December
>Underground: South Kensington (Circle, District and Piccadilly lines)
>Buses: 9 10 14 49 52 70 74 C1
>Educational group visits: Education Booking Office: 020 7942 4777
>Disabled persons' information line: 020 7942 4446 (answer phone)
>Minicom line: 020 7942 4445
>
>Contact details: schools events/activities: Julie Carr, tel: 020
>7942
>4751, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>family/community activities: Khadija Khan, tel: 020 7942 4858, e-mail:
>[log in to unmask]
>
>Schools
>Name of event: A cutting edge-career
>Date: 8th October 2002
>Cost: free but must be pre-booked via the Education Booking Office
>Location: Science Museum
>Time: 10.00-16.00
>Age range: years 12 and 13
>Description: This event is open to all but is primarily aimed at students
>from a diversity of backgrounds who would not normally be given the chance
>to consider a career in medicine. Pupils will get the chance to meet
>medical
>students, doctors and surgeons from a variety of backgrounds. They will
>also
>get the chance to practise diagnosis and basic surgical skills, and to
>learn
>about the history of medicine. The event is being organised with
>Opportunities in Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
>
>Additional information: As we are expecting this event to be popular, we
>are
>allowing 3 places per school. If teachers' wish to nominate more pupils we
>will keep them on the reserve list in case places become available. If
>demand is very high we will repeat the day.
>
>Name of the event: Drama character: Mary Seacole
>Dates: Monday 14 - Friday 18 October 2002
>Cost: free but must be pre-booked via the Education Booking Office
>Location: Science Museum
>Times: 11.30, 12.30, 13.30 (lasts 25 mins)
>Places: 30 per session
>Age range: KS1 & 2
>Description: Learn what Mary did in the Crimean War, her relationship with
>Florence Nightingale, what happened to her once the war had finished, and
>about Victorian attitudes towards black people.
>
>Name/ title of the event: Activity sheet with teachers' notes: Shedding
>light on Lewis Latimer
>Cost: download for free from www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/learning/sheets
>Location: 'Making the Modern World' gallery, 'Food for Thought' gallery,
>'Lighting' gallery
>Times: anytime during opening hours
>Age range: KS2 & KS3 (Years 7-8)
>Description: A cross-curricular Museum trail for History and Science that
>explores what it might have felt like to be a black person living in the
>nineteenth century. Pupils study two topics concurrently: the history of
>black inventor Lewis Latimer, and the science behind light bulbs. Together,
>these topics highlight black achievement and allow pupils to question why
>some people's contributions to history have remained invisible for so long.
>
>Name/ title of the event: Activity sheet with teachers' notes: Ancient
>Egypt
>trail
>Cost: download for free from www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/learning/sheets
>Location: 'Science and Art of Medicine' gallery, 'Weights and Measure's
>gallery, 'Agriculture' gallery
>Times: anytime during opening hours
>Age range: KS2
>Description: a set of new gallery activity sheets with accompanying
>teachers' notes which will look at the ancient Egyptians through the
>Museum's collection of objects. The sheets form a trail, which includes
>artefacts relating to art and writing, measuring, health and hygiene and
>the
>mummification process, including an adult mummy and several different
>animal
>mummies.
>
>Additional information: available from September 2002
>
>
>
>Families
>Name/ title of the event: Africa: The Serengeti
>Dates: Saturday 12 October 2002
>Cost: For prices and bookings for this event, please call the IMAX booking
>office on 0870 870 4771
>Location: IMAX (tm) Cinema
>Times: 11:30 (lasts approx 50 mins)
>Description: Witness the migration of Wildebeest, learn about the lives of
>the Masai people and see lions, leopards and elephants in their natural
>habitat in this spectacular large format film.
>
>Name/ title of the event: India: Kingdom of the Tiger * special screening
>in
>Hindi only*
>Dates: Sunday 13 October 2002
>Cost: For prices and bookings for this event, please call the IMAX booking
>office on 0870 870 4771
>Location: IMAX (tm) Cinema
>Times: 11:30 (lasts approx 50 mins)
>Description: Journey across India, the land of the Bengal Tiger. Inspired
>by
>the writings and experiences of Jim Corbett, a hunter, and later a pioneer
>of Indian wildlife conservation, the film takes you into the landscape of
>one of the oldest civilisations in the world.
>
>Name/ title of the event: Drama character: Mae Jemison
>Dates: Saturday 5 - Sunday 6 October 2002
>Cost: free (no need to pre-book)
>Location: 'Cinematography' gallery
>Times: 13:30, 15:30 (lasts approx 25 mins)
>Description: Learn about the life and achievements of the first black woman
>in space.
>
>Name/ title of the event: Drama character: Mary Seacole
>Dates: Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 October 2002
>Cost: free (no need to pre-book)
>Location: 'Cinematography' gallery
>Times: 13:30, 15:30 (lasts approx 25 mins)
>Description: Learn what Mary did in the Crimean War, her relationship with
>Florence Nightingale, what happened to her once the war had finished, and
>about Victorian attitudes towards black people.
>
>Additional information: This is one of the activities being run for Family
>Learning Weekend.
>
>Name/ title of the event: Activity sheet: Shedding light on Lewis Latimer
>Cost: download for free from www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/learning/sheets
>Location: 'Making the Modern World' gallery, 'Food for Thought' gallery,
>'Lighting' gallery
>Times: anytime during opening hours
>Age range: 7-13 years old
>Description: A family trail that explores what it might have felt like to
>be
>a black person living in the nineteenth century. The trail highlights black
>achievement and allows visitors to question why some people's contributions
>to history have remained invisible for so long.
>
>Name/ title of the event: Activity sheet: Ancient Egypt trail
>Cost: download for free from www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/learning/sheets
>Location: 'Science and Art of Medicine' gallery, 'Weights and Measure's
>gallery, 'Agriculture' gallery
>Times: anytime during opening hours
>Age range: 7- 11 years old
>Description: a set of new gallery activity sheets for families, which looks
>at the ancient Egyptians through the Museum's collection of objects. The
>sheets form a trail, which includes artefacts relating to art and writing,
>measuring, health and hygiene and the mummification process, including an
>adult mummy and several different animal mummies.
>
>LEICESTER
>
>Society of Archivists: East Midlands Social Inclusion Training Day
>21 October 2002, 10am-4pm
>Venue: University of Leicester, Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1
>7RH
>
>Fee £66.00 for members of the SoA; £90.00 non-members (includes lunch and
>refreshments)
>This one-day course is aimed at archivists, librarians and other related
>professionals who would like to learn more about the policies and
>practicalities of social inclusion. The programme includes the following
>lectures:
>
>(1) Jocelyn Dodds, University of Leicester
>Lecture: Co-editor of Including Museums: perspectives on museums, galleries
>and social inclusion, offering a general overview of the conceptual and
>policy framework of social inclusion, and a look at being excluded.
>
>(2) Carl Harrison, Records Office of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
>(ROLLR)
>Lecture: County Archivist at ROLLR has been involved in formulating the
>DCMS
>guidelines on social inclusion. Discussion will be on issues and
>initiatives
>currently facing archive repositories.
>
>(3) Jenny Moran & Debbie Wilton, Nottinghamshire Archives & Staffordshire
>Archives
>Practical Workshop: Exploring the benefits and pitfalls of social
>inclusion,
>with the aim of discussing ways in which barriers to socially inclusive
>services can be overcome in public, specialist and academic repositories.
>
>Bookings: Please use the booking form on the Society of Archivists web site
><http://www.archives.org.uk>, or contact Susan Bradshaw (SoA Training
>Co-ordinator), Tel/Fax 01872 273440, or by e-mail:
>[log in to unmask]
>
>CARDIFF
>
>Positive About Diversity - Diversity Awards Wales
>Friday 11 October 2002
>Venue: St Davids Hall, The Hayes, Cardiff City Centre
>
>The Second Diversity Awards event in Wales aims to build on last year's
>event, increasing the acknowledgement and celebrations towards the positive
>contribution that has and continues to be made by its minority ethnic
>communities.
>
>Award Objectives:
>The main objective of these important awards is to publicly recognise and
>reward individuals and organisations for positive achievement in the
>promotion of diversity or demonstrating a real and practical commitment to
>diversity. The event will celebrate the achievements within Wales'
>minority
>ethnic communities and recognise the benefits of supporting diversity
>within
>the community.
>
>There are two specific award categories:
>The Community Awards seeks to identify visible minority achievers, and to
>publicly recognise their contributions
>The Organisation Awards seeks to publicly recognise and reward
>organisations
>for genuine commitment to diversity practices and the appreciation of
>diversity within their environment, such as commitment to facilitating
>significant positive change within the particular workplace or environment.
>
>The Awards are facilitated by the Black Voluntary Sector Network Wales
>Further information BVSNW, Baltic House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff,
>CF10
>5FH
>Telephone: 029 20 450068
>Fax: 029 20 450226
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>BIRMINGHAM
>Birmingham Black History Month Programme summary:
>October - November 2002
>
>This year Black History Month in Birmingham actually takes place over a
>two-month period to tie in with activities in Johannesburg - Birmingham's
>partner city - where BHM is celebrated in November. There are over 20 major
>events taking place within Birmingham-based libraries, museums and
>archives,
>with some specifically exploring historical links between the UK and South
>Africa. For example: FROM 12/10/2002 - 12/1/2003 Soho House Museum is
>displaying a photography exhibition entitled "Handsworth through Southern
>Eyes" by George Hallett, a South African photographer who lived and worked
>in Handsworth in 1972 whilst exiled from his home country. The exhibition
>is
>organised by Pete James, Head of Photography at Birmingham Central Library,
>in collaboration with South African partners who will, in turn, be showing
>an exhibition of Vanley Burke's photographs of anti-apartheid veterans at
>Museum Africa in Johannesburg later in the year (Contact Pete James on 0121
>303 4439 for further information).
>
>Other highlights during this year's Black History Month include an
>exhibition of material from the City Archives (on Floor 1 at Birmingham
>Central Library) entitled 'Making Connections' - reflecting the city's
>Black International history and connections over many centuries, and an
>exhibition called "Through the Keyhole of Islam" on display at Frankley in
>October and King's Norton in November.
>
>Library-based events for children and young people include: a debate in the
>Young People's Parliament for invited schools; author and storytelling
>events with Sister Tree, Sandra Agard, Valerie Bloom and Bali Rai (author
>of
>the bestseller '(Un)arranged Marriage') Lemn Sissay, Peter Edmead, Jasmine
>Johnson, Jean Binta Breeze and Qaisra Shahraz (see below).
>
>In addition Birmingham's Central Library will be holding a number of
>"eye-opener" exhibitions and events designed to uncover the hidden history
>of Birmingham's African, Caribbean and South Asian peoples, and show some
>of
>the material available on Black History that has not been on public display
>before.
>
>For further details about Birmingham's Black History Month event programme,
>please contact Paul Hemmings (Central Library Manager, Archives, Local
>Studies and History)
>
>Birmingham Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3HQ
>Tel: 0121 303 4511; Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>MANCHESTER
>
>Conference: Raising Attainment for Ethnic Minority Pupils: Sharing Best
>Anti-Racist Practice in Britain and the United States.
>
>10 -11 October, University of Manchester
>
>This international conference on anti-racism, presented by the Ahmed Iqbal
>Ullah Education Trust, offers teachers and other education professionals an
>opportunity to discover and discuss successful educational strategies used
>in Britain and the United States relating to the following topics/issues:
>Promoting Ethnic Minority Achievement, Challenging Racist Exclusions, Using
>History to Engage Ethnic Minority Pupils, Teacher Education & Institutional
>Racism in Further Education and Higher Education, Language Acquisition
>
>Address for further details and booking information: The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah
>Race Relations Archive, Devonshire House, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL.
>
>Tel: 0161 275 2920. Email: [log in to unmask]
>Web site: http://www.anti-racisteducation.org.uk
>
>MANCHESTER
>
>Anansi Storytime
>Tuesday 22nd October (for under 5's); Wednesday 23rd October (for over
>5's);
>Tuesday 29th October (for over 5's) - all 11.00 - 16.30.
>
>Venue: People's History Museum, The Pump House, Bridge Street, Manchester
>M3
>3ER
>Whether or not you are familiar with traditional Caribbean folklore,
>everyone loves a good tale. These Anansi stories will be performed by an
>actor and will transport you from the Moving Lives galleries across the sea
>to the beautiful islands of the Caribbean. As places are limited, advance
>booking on 0161 839 6061 is advised. Refreshments and biscuits will be
>provided for children and young people during all the storytime sessions.
>
>Contact for further enquiries and booking: Duncan Craig, People's History
>Museum, The Pump House, Bridge Street, Manchester, M3 3ER. Tel: 0161 839
>6061. Fax: 0171 839 6027. Email [log in to unmask]
>
>Web site: www.peopleshistorymuseum.org.uk
>Entrance Fee: £1 for waged adults, otherwise free
>Access: The museum is wheelchair accessible with a lift and ramp
>
>Performance based storytelling at the People's History Museum: Gabriella's
>Story and Nahid's Story
>Dates: Gabriella's Story - Sunday 6th October @ 2pm & 3.30pm; Sunday 27th
>October @ 2pm & 3.30pm. Nahid's Story - Sunday 13th October @ 2pm & 3.30pm;
>Sunday 20th October @ 2pm & 3.30pm
>
>Venue: The Pump House, Bridge Street, Manchester, M3 3ER.
>Two 30-minute monologue performances that take place in the main gallery at
>the People's History Museum: (1) Follow Gabrielle Walkers life as a
>schoolgirl in 1930s Caribbean to 1960s Manchester. Has she made the right
>decision to travel continents? (2) Meet Nahid, who arrives in England from
>Pakistan with her family, to join her father. The story takes you on her
>journey from the age of 12 to adulthood.
>
>Access: The museum is wheelchair accessible with a lift and ramp
>Entrance Fee: £1 waged otherwise free
>
>Exhibition: Moving Lives
>Exhibition closes Sunday 27th October - 11am to 4.30pm
>Venue: The People's History Museum, The Pump House, Bridge Street,
>Manchester, M3 3ER.
>Moving Lives uses photographs, people's possessions, recordings and film to
>show a personal view of the life and history of the Caribbean community in
>the region.
>
>Target Age Range: Open to all ages
>Entrance Fee: £1 waged otherwise free
>Access: The museum is wheelchair accessible with a lift and ramp
>
>Art Workshop: The Big Draw - Drawing On Your Culture
>Thursday 24th October (Over 5's); Wednesday 30th October (Under 5's);
>Thursday 31st October (Over 5's)
>Venue: The People's History Museum, The Pump House, Bridge Street,
>Manchester, M3 3ER.
>Draw on your past to create a stencil with a practicing artist, which will
>be reproduced on a variety of surfaces.
>Entrance Fee: £1 waged otherwise free
>Access: The museum is wheelchair accessible with a lift and ramp
>
>Contact for enquiries: Duncan Craig, People's History Museum, The Pump
>House, Bridge Street, Manchester, M3 3ER. Tel: 0161 839 6061. Fax: 0171
>839
>6027. Email [log in to unmask]
>
>Web site: www.peopleshistorymuseum.org.uk
>
>TAMESIDE, GREATER MANCHESTER
>
>Exhibition: Tameside and the Commonwealth
>Venue: Tameside Local Studies Library, Stalybridge Library, Trinity Street,
>Stalybridge, Tameside, SK15 2BN.
>To coincide with the Commonwealth Games (Manchester 2002) staff at Tameside
>Local Studies Library have created a small exhibition (6x A1 panels)
>featuring Tameside's historic and cultural links with the countries and
>territories of the Commonwealth. The exhibition also displays archival
>information about local figures from Black British history: such as Arthur
>Wharton, the world's first professional black footballer, and Edward T.
>Nelson, the successful defence barrister in the Gorse Hall murder case.
>
>Contact for further information: Maureen Burns, Tameside Local Studies
>Library, Tel: 0161 303 7937 or Email
>[log in to unmask]
>
>http://www.tameside.gov.uk/leisure/new/lh23.htm
>
>EDINBURGH
>
>National Archives of Scotland
>To coincide with Black History Month 2002 the National Archives of Scotland
>have designed an online exhibition displaying documentation from its
>archival collections which pertain to the history of black peoples in
>Scotland throughout the centuries. The exhibition can be viewed at
>www.nas.gov.uk/exhibitions.htm
>
>Contact for further information: Alison J Lindsay (Outreach
>Officer),National Archives of Scotland, General Register House, Princes
>Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3YY
>
>Tel: 0131 535 1353 Fax: 0131 535 1363
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