A screening of the seminal black film, ‘Pressure’ by Horace Ove. Saturday 1 October 2011, 7.30pm The Portobello Pop Up Cinema, under The Westway, 3 Acklam Road, London W10 5TY (Entrance from Portobello Road) Q&A with director Horace Ove follows the film. Related links Download a flyer for details of the Portobello Pop Up cinema
Theme: Health
Black History Live
A weekend of events to celebrate black history month. Saturday 1 October 2011 – Sunday 2 October 2011 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HA9 0WS Includes: Seminars Workshops Stalls Live music Related links Black History Live Buy tickets for Black History Live
Mickey B
Screenings of Mickey B followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A session. Friday 30 September 2011, 1pm-3pm (school screening); 8pm (evening screening) Playhouse Theatre, 5-7 Artillery Street, Derry BT48 6RG Q&A discussion following school screening: Tom Magill – Writer/director Sam McClean – Duncan in Mickey B Panel discussion following evening screening: Professor Phil Scraton
Stoking racism fears
Unpicking one tabloid story shows how the campaign against the Human Rights Act works by stoking fear, racism and jingoism. ‘Nigerian rapist can’t be deported because of EU judges’, screams the Mail headline[1], managing to resurrect a fearsome folk devil (the image of the big black sexual predator was a potent stereotype a generation ago),
Exhibition tells truth about Broadwater Farm
An exhibition on the history of the Broadwater Farm estate should be compulsory viewing for all Londoners, young and old. ‘The story of a community, 1967-2010′, tells the history of the Broadwater Farm estate and the Broadwater Farm Youth Association, from their inception and construction to the struggles for better conditions by the black and
Defeat of the Champion
A special preview of a documentary, followed by a panel discussion, about the anti-terrorist initiative ‘Project Champion’ and how it was successfully opposed. Wednesday 28 September 2011, 8-10pm Birmingham Library Theatre, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HQ Panel discussion: Ken Fero – co-director of Defeat of the Champion Steve Jolly – active campaigner against CCTV Related
‘Feeding the ghosts’
A seminar on George Hibbert, the West India docks and the memory of British slave ownership. Tuesday 27 September 2011, 6-7.30pm University of London Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DN Speaker: Kate Donnington Related links Black and Asian Studies Association
UpRise festival 2011
An anti-racism festival featuring live music, film, comedy, debate, workshops and more. Sunday 25 September 2011, 12-8pm Various venues, Dalston, London Music by: Aruba Red London Jazz Orchestra Mellow Baku Cynikal Baby Sol Under the Driftwood Tree more to be announced Related links Uprise Festival
Solidarity with the Dale Farm Travellers
A solidarity demo with the Dale Farm Travellers outside the High Court as it considers the legality of Basildon Council’s eviction notices. Friday 23 September 2011, 11.30am-2.30pm High Court, Strand, London WC2A 2LL Related links Save Dale Farm
Access to healthcare for migrants
A conference to highlight experiences in providing migrant communities with health services. Friday 23 September 2011, 9.30-5pm Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15 1BX Speakers include: Dr Ike Anya – Consultant in Public Health Medicine Dr Yusef Azad – Director of Policy and Campaigns at the NAT Dr Kambiz Boomla – Clinical Senior Lecturer