London
Camden
26 Sep - 27 Sep
Hymns to Hip Hop
The Millennium Action Group, an award winning community choir group from South London will perform a lively musical following the history of gospel music from slavery to now.
Shaw Theatre, Fri 730pm, Sat 230pm and 715pm, �13/�15 with booking fee, tel: 0871 594 3123.
1 Oct - 29 Oct
Studio One Love
In Jamaica Ron Vester was the official photographer of the legendary Studio One and among his freelance clients were the Jamaica Tourist Board and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. This exhibition also includes Coxsone Dodd, Lee Scratch Perry, Theo Beckford, King Stitt and The Silvertones.
Swiss Cottage Library, library opening times, free.
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www.camden.gov.uk
1 Oct
The History of Immigration Law
The film demonstrates how immigration has been used as political tool from 1596 onwards. With rare footage from the 50's 60's and 70's showing the impact of legislation on the black British community today. Screening and discussion with Tony Warner.
Swiss Cottage Library, 7pm, free.
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www.camden.gov.uk
4 Oct - 26 Nov
Faisal Abdullah
Acclaimed artist Faisal Abdullah will create a new installation in the gallery. The work is personal homage by the artist to the invaluable space provided by a library for personal development. Faisal's work is informed by his ongoing dialogues with many of the leading artists, critics and theorists who have shaped the cultural politics of Britain since 1968. The installation will include contributions by Stuart Hall, Bonnie Greer and Keith Piper.
Swiss Cottage Library, library opening times, free.
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www.camden.gov.uk
10 Oct
Heated Exchange: Hip Hop Vs Rap
Do our youths understand what they are listening to? What is Hip Hop and how does it differ from Rap? Is Rap music, a socially destructive force which affects consciousness and destroys the mind and body of the listener? Is Hip Hop, the real voice of the youths, as a vehicle for political expressions? Wayne B Chandler will argue that rap is an industrialized cultural weapon use to weaken the inner spiritual force of Black youths and keep violence prevalent in the Global Black community. He will also trace Hip Hops roots to Africa and offer ways, in which we can reclaim, re-educate and redirect the flow of the Black music, so that our youths choose wisely their musical direction. Hosted by Jonzi� D, and featuring a poetry performance from M.K. Asante, Jr., hip hop performance from Young Rootz and London street dance crew, Manic Boiz, the event promises to be a night of pure edutaintment.
The Camden Centre, Doors open from 6pm, Showtime: 7pm, �10 in advance, tel: 020 7254 9632.
www.word-power.org.uk
12 Oct - 6 Dec
Nnenna Okore Exhibition
Nnenna Okore�s art is inspired by the use of discarded and found objects in rural areas of her native Nigeria. Her work, by virtue of these influences, celebrates the transformation of discarded materials into cultural objects, forms, and spaces and brings a critical focus to bear on the consumption and recycling cultures in parts of Nigeria. Her materials include newspapers, wax, cloth, rope, clay and sticks and she applies various repetitive and labor-intensive techniques, like weaving, twisting, sewing, dyeing, waxing and rolling, which were learned by watching villagers perform everyday tasks. These processes accentuate colors, textures and other visceral qualities of her sculptures.
October Gallery, gallery opening hours, free, tel: 020 7242 7367.
16 Oct - 23 Oct
Calypsos and Wiener Schnitzel: Refugees from Nazism in the Caribbean during WW2
Explores a little known episode when refugees from Nazism sought shelter in West Indian Islands. Their arrival resulted in surprising alliances and contributed to the unique mix of culture and ethnicity that make up West Indian identity today.
Swiss Cottage Library, 7pm, free.
[email protected]
www.camden.gov.uk
17 Oct
SOCA Music Awards
The Soca Music Awards will celebrate all that is good about our Caribbean music and culture, and focus on those who produce, write, play, sing or are involved in some way with the soca music industry. Formal Dress code.
Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, Coram Street, 630pm - 2am, check website for prices.
http://www.socanews.com/socamusicawards
22 Oct
The Great African Scandal
Camden Fairtrade Network presents Channel 4 film African Scandal.
Camden Town Hall, from 7pm (Film starts at 8pm), limited tickets.
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27 Oct
British Museum Activities for Black History Month
A family event with storytelling, games and craft activities. Also opportunities to handle objects from the past.
Swiss Cottage Library, 1030am - 4 pm, free.
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www.camden.gov.uk
27 Oct
Somalia and its politics
Ahmed Sheikh Mahmoud, a senior Somali career diplomat, will give a talk about the events leading up to Mohamed Said Barre becoming Head of State. Said Barre sought to unite the various Somali-inhabited territories of the Horn of Africa into a Greater Somalia.
Hillwood Resource Centre, Age Concern, 5pm, price unknown.
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www.camden.gov.uk
29 Oct
British Museum Activities for Black History Month
A family event with storytelling, games and craft activities. Also opportunities to handle objects from the past.
Swiss Cottage Library, 1030am - 4 pm, free.
[email protected]
www.camden.gov.uk
29 Oct - 30 Oct
Wall of Words
Contribute your words, phrases, or sentences on 1968 on the wall. The artist Beyonder will look at the wall at regular intervals during the two days and create a poem using it as inspiration.
Swiss Cottage Library, Wednesday from 12pm - 3pm, Thursday from 4pm - 7pm, price unknown.
[email protected]
www.camden.gov.uk
31 Oct
British Museum Activities for Black History Month
A family event with storytelling, games and craft activities. Also opportunities to handle objects from the past.
Swiss Cottage Library, 1030am - 4 pm, free.
[email protected]
www.camden.gov.uk
1 Nov
African States and the Legacy of Colonialisation
There is no end to the debate on whether state structures left by departing colonial powers have been more of a help or a hindrance to the development of Africa. Using the remarkable, vibrant, documentary Naij: A History Of Nigeria (2007) as a case study, this event looks at the recent past of the continent and explores how its turbulent nations can build secure political futures.
The panel will include Jide Olanrewaju, director of Naij; Richard Dowden, director of the Royal African Society whose latest book Africans is published by Portobello Books; Onyekachi Wambu, journalist, television producer and editor of Empire Windrush: Fifty Years of Writing About Black Britain and Under the Tree of Talking: Leadership for Change in Africa; and poet, playwright and radio presenter Gabriel Gbadamosi.
British Library, from 2pm - 6pm, free but reserve ticket, tel: 01937 546 546.
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6 Nov
Adoption open evening
4,000 children in the UK are waiting to be adopted. Camden holds open evenings for anyone who would like to find out more. Events take place regularly if you can�t make this date.
Crowndale Centre, 530pm, free, tel: 0800 0281 436.
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www.camden.gov.uk
7 Nov
Black People and the American Presidency: From Shirley Chisholm to Barak Obama
While the media focus on Barak Obama they forget to mention that the first Black person to run for president was a woman of Guyanese and Barbadian parentage. Do you know who the Garveyites were? This uplifting and inspiring film will both inform and educate.
Kilburn Library, 730pm � 9pm, price unknown.
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www.camden.gov.uk
15 Nov
Lost Boys
Lost to their community and lost to their faith, young Somali men of London are turning to ever more violent forms of street crime. First screened on Al Jazeera for the Witness programme series in June 2008, journalist Rageh Omar�s outstanding film is one of the first in-depth examinations of the young Somali community in Camden and other parts of London. Followed by a panel discussion, panellists include Paul Sapin, director of Lost Boys, and Somali diplomat Ahmed Shiekh Mahmoud.
British Library, 2pm - 430pm, free but reserve ticket, tel: 01937 546 546.
http://boxoffice.bl.uk
20 Nov
James Baldwin and The Civil Rights Movement
James Baldwin was a huge figure in the Civil Rights movement and inspired
many through his speeches and books. In this presentation we will see clips of him
in action and footage will illustrate race relations in London, America and South Africa at that time. Baldwin�s books are in Camden libraries. Screening and discussion with Tony Warner.
Swiss Cottage Library, 730 - 9pm, free.
[email protected]
www.camden.gov.uk
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