A space for BME artistic development, including performances and workshops. Thursday 28 June 2012 – Friday 29 June 2012 ArtsOne, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End, London E1 4NS Including a keynote address from Madani Younis – Artistic Director, Bush Theatre Related Links Kali Theatre Co.
Theme: Managed migration
So We Stand
A week-long summer school introducing community organising for social change for people aged 16-30. Saturday 7 July 2012 – Saturday 14 July 2012 Held at sites across London Related Links So We Stand Download a copy of the flyer here
A Revolutionary Life: Ruth First 1925-1982
A conference celebrating the life of Ruth First, a revolutionary scholar, anti-apartheid activist and investigative journalist. Thursday 7 June 2012, 9.30- 7pm The Macmillan Hall, Ground floor, Senate House (South Block), Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Speakers include: Victoria Brittain Barbara Harlow Justice Albie Sachs Gillian Slovo Bridget O’Laughlin Shula Marks Alan Wieder Related links Download
Margins to Mainstream screening tour
Margins to Mainstream: the story of Black Theatre in Britain will be screened at venues throughout London and Birmingham. Monday 28 May 2012, 7pm at BASE, 10 Cubitt Buildings, Gatliff Road, London SW1W 8 QL Wednesday 30 May 2012, 6.30pm at the Supper Club, 160 Hampstead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B20 2QR Wednesday 6 June 2012, 7pm with Black
When will we be landlords?
Margins to Mainstream: the story of Black Theatre in Britain is a new film produced by young people covering the history of Black theatre in Britain. Throughout this 60-minute documentary, the importance of recording the lineage of black theatre is attested to, and it is a lineage that follows a parallel path to that of
John Carlos tour
A speaking tour with John Carlos and Dave Zirin, co-authors of The John Carlos Story. Liverpool Friday 25 May 2012, 6.30pm FACT, 88 Wood Street, Liverpool, Merseyside L1 4DQ Edinburgh Sunday 27 May 2012, 6.30pm Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8BA Stratford East Tuesday 29 May 2012, 6.30pm Stratford Picture House, Salway Road,
John Carlos visits the IRR
Earlier this week, the legendary John Carlos, visited the IRR. In a meeting arranged by the RMT union, John Carlos, Dave Zirin (co-author of The John Carlos Story) and Mark Kurupt Stoddart (marketing) met with the IRR’s staff, management and volunteers. Later that same day John Carlos spoke at a packed public meeting at Friends
Black Power for a new generation?
On Monday 21 May, John Carlos, the 1960s icon of Black Power, will be speaking at a meeting in London (alongside Janet Alder and Doreen Lawrence). It is fitting that John Carlos is speaking in London just months before the Olympics circus hits town. For this is the John Carlos who, alongside Tommie Smith, raised
School exclusion ruins lives
A conference about the high number of children being unlawfully excluded from school, and to examine alternatives to exclusion. Wednesday 16 May 2012, 9.30-4pm The Conference Room of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7PB Speakers include: chaired by Dr. Maggie Atkinson – Children’s Commissioner
Stark reality of exclusions for BME children
The Children’s Commissioner’s exclusion inquiry reveals entrenched discrimination and ‘illegal’ exclusions. In March, the Children’s Commissioner published the report of her first formal inquiry on schools exclusions after eight months of evidence-gathering by her team supported by a panel of experts. They listened to children and adults alike, as well as taking account of written