A tribute night and fundraiser for the Claudia Vera Jones Centenary, Monument and KaVera’s digitisation projects. Saturday 23 February 2013, 7-10.30pm 8 Palatine Road, Stoke Newington, London N16 8SX
Geography: London
The 1980s: Black art and socio-politics
A lecture on black visual art in 1980s Britain. Tuesday 26 February 2013, 6-7.30pm Senate House Court Room, first floor, University of London, Russell Square, London WC1E 7HU Speakers: Dr Rina Arya – University of Wolverhampton Related links The Black & Asian Studies Association
International Huntley symposium
The International Symposium of the Friends of the Huntley Archives. Wednesday 20 February 2013, 5-7pm London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB Speaking: Professor Hilary Beckles – author of Britain’s Black Debt Related links Friends of the Huntley Archives
Border film series
A series of films exploring the policing of national borders. Sunday 24 February to Sunday 21 July 2013 Museum of London Docklands, West India Quay, Canary Wharf, London E14 4AL All films are on a Sunday and run from 2-4pm and include: 24 February 2013 – Performing the Border, Europlex, 1000 Voices and Surpriseville 17
Huntley archive heritage road show
An event to compare objects, share histories and uncover stories of community struggles in the UK. Friday 15 February 2013, 7pm Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL RELATED LINKS Huntley Archive Victoria and Albert Museum London Metropolitan Archives Book a ticket here
Shadow Lives
A discussion about Victoria Brittain’s new book Shadow Lives: the forgotten women of the war on terror, about the impact on the wives and families of the men imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay. Tuesday 26 February 2013, 7pm London Review Bookshop, 14 Bury Place, London WC1A 2JL Speakers: Victoria Brittain – author of Shadow Lives: the
The Met police and mental health
The Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing is currently carrying out a consultation in the form of an online survey. The Commission was established in September 2012 by the Metropolitan police in response to the inquest verdict into the death of Sean Rigg in police custody. Sean Rigg died on the floor of Brixton
Through the generations
A new exhibition on the untold stories of Tamil migration includes interviews with the IRR’s A. Sivanandan. The exhibition is the culmination of a one-year project by Race On The Agenda (ROTA) and the Tamil Community Centre in Hounslow. The project: ‘Through the generations: untold stories of Tamil migration’ has collated the oral stories of
Through the generations
An exhibition featuring the histories of Tamil migrants to the UK. Official opening: Saturday 19 January 2013, 1-5pm Wednesday 16 January – Friday 25 January 2013 Paul Robeson Theatre Café, 1st Floor, Treaty Centre, High Street, Hounslow TW3 1ES Related links Download a flyer (pdf file, 704kb) Race On The Agenda (ROTA) Parking and Access
Grunwick strike on film
A documentary following the two year strike at the Grunwick processing plant in the 1970s, led predominantly by the Asian women who worked there. Friday 1 February 2013, 7.30pm The Old Fire Station, 84 Mayton Street, London N7 6QT