Sunday 31st October 1.30pm-4.00pm
Training Room 3 (Next to Conference Room)
1st Floor, Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road SE1
Sunday 31st October 1.30pm-4.00pm
Training Room 3 (Next to Conference Room)
1st Floor, Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road SE1
Walks in Elephant & Castle, St Pauls Bank Sunday 3rd October
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Next Walk in the St Pauls/Bank area : 3pm Sunday 3rd October
In 100 minutes your guide will take you through hundreds of years of the African presence, and contribution, to London’s way of life. Discover secret alleyways and enormous buildings all connected to Africa and the Caribbean in ways which the owners do not want you to know. Find out about black loyalists and African revolutionaries. Uncover the submerged links between racism, trade, religion, slavery and politics which are still evident in the very streets and buildings of the oldest part of London.
"Thank you very much for the grand tour of the oldest part of London. That was a tour of a lifetime and most enlightening.Yes, I realise more than ever before how our ancestors and countries contributed to the wealth, growth and grandeur of the British Empire" Professor Norman Maphosa, Vice Chancellor, Solosi University, Bulawayo
£6.00 adults £3.00 children. Group bookings possible. Walks last approx 2 hours, mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with number of places required. You will then receive confirmation and joining instructions
Next Walk in Trafalgar Square: to be announced
Millions of people walk through WC2 (Trafalgar/Leicester Square area) every day and have no idea of the centuries of African history under their feet. In 2 hours your guide will uncover the black presence and influence in the area. African Princes, Generals, Resistance Fighters, Civil Rights Leaders, Pilots, Nurses and Sailors all make an appearance. We highlight the links between Africa, China, India and the Caribbean and explain how history was whitewashed and racism institutionalised. In 2007 there was a huge emphasis on the 200th anniversary of the British ‘abolition’ of the human trade in 1807, but African freedom fighters in the Caribbean island of Haiti defeated the French, Spanish and British armies and had already declared their independence in 1804
'Just a few words from 'the Guild of Walkers' WE enjoyed ourselves immensely . What a tour! Having worked in the city for thirty years, walking in and around, passing those landmarks, images, icons, churches, streets..this was one of the most beautiful walks I have ever had'. Glenda Trew, Guild of Walkers
£6.00 adults £3.00 children. Group bookings possible. Walks last approx 2 hours, mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with number of places required. You will then receive confirmation and joining instructions
Next Walk in Nottting Hill : to be announced
There is much more to Notting Hill than Carnival but even that history is often mis-represented. Find out about pioneering African/Caribbean people who literally fought for equality and laid the foundation for modern multi-cultural London. Why does Portobello road have that name? Where in London is there evidence of 3500 years of African civilisation ? How is Kelso Cochrane connected to Stephen Lawrence? We cover Baron Baker, Jamaican Freedom Fighters, White Defence League, Sus law, Sou-Sou / Partner System, Michael X, Peter Rachman, Claudia Jones, anti-black riots of 1958, Mau Mau, Shebeens and invisible black history.
£6.00 adults £3.00 children. Group bookings possible. Walks last approx 2 hours. Mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with number of places required. You will then receive confirmation and joining instructions
Above. Black German Soldier 1919 Southern Africa : The Fisk Jubilee Singers performed and sold out in Elephant & Castle in 1873 and played for the Queen
Next Walk in Elephant & Castle area : 12pm Sunday 3rd October
Special War to Windrush walks in Elephant and Castle can be arranged. This walk links the Imperial War Museum with the Cumin Museum. Both museums have excellent collections on the black presence in WW2 totally relevant to the national curriculum and adult education. The Cumin Museum also has ancient Egyptian items. This walk links the two venues and illustrates the black history of more than 200 years in the SE1 area. The war museum hosts a special exhibition on the African /Caribbean war effort until May 2010 www.iwm.org.uk
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Nigeria Day Naij at 11am to 1pm and The Figurine 2pm to 5pm
Buy a ticket for Naij and see the Figurine for Free!
Saturday 30 October 2pm -5.00pm
BFI SouthBank
Belvedere Road SE1
Tube: Waterloo.
Tickets £5.00 0207 928 3232
www.bfi.org.uk www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk
Naij by Jide
Naij played to hundreds of amazed people last year. Corruption, mismanagement, fraud, war are the stereotypical views of Nigeria and indeed Africa as a whole.This block-busting documentary explodes the mis-education and stereotypes and puts the country we now call Nigeria into context. If you've ever asked yourself "Why is Africa the way it is ?" the answers are here..
* How the British fixed elections for their cronies
* Why "Nigeria" does not exist
* How Europeans encouraged civil war
* The Role and Rise of the Army
* Creating poverty as a means of controlling Africans
Wednesday 27th October 4.30-8.30pm
Sponsored by Beethoven Centre
Venue: Beethoven Centre, Third Avenue, Queens Park, London W10 4JL. 0208 969 5881
Tube: Queens Park.
Admission Free, sponsored by Beethoven Centre www.a2dominion.co.uk/beethoven
This is a reduced 2 hour version of the original 3.5 hour event, just for the Beethoven centre. This presentation will be doubled with the amazing documentary by Louis Buckley Nubian Spirit
African Superheroes: Many artists are making up for the severe lack of positive images of black people in animated films and comics. This animation festival for 6-60 year olds, will feature a variety of African-themed cartoons which tell tales of; Magical Nigerian women warriors, Anansi the West African Folk Hero, The story of Ogun
Nubian Spirit is a beautifully shot documentary which unravels the fascinating of legacy of Ancient Sudan. It shines light onto the Ancient African culture, history and spiritual mythology of the people from the Nile Valley. The film digs deep into Ancient Africa's numerous contributions to modern civilization. It features dynamic interviews with leading scholars, Robin Walker, K.N Chimbiri, and Anthony Browder, to name just a few.
It has been well recorded that the first humans on the planet emerged from the beautiful continent of Africa. However most people today know little about how these African cultures have influenced modern society. The makers of this film understand the importance of sharing authentic African history in a balanced way and how under represented it is in the western world view. They have signifcantly contributed to setting the balance straight by accurately representing the facts and the information that has been discovered.
To purchase Nubian Spirit, www.blackninefilms.com