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Charles Wootton 40th Anniversary Charles Wootton 40th Anniversary Celebrations & Conference Friday, 3rd October, 2014. 2pm - 8pm Blackburne House, Liverpool.	Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre - Comedy Showcase, 10th Anniversary Event FRIDAY, 31ST October, 2014 Hosted By Geoff Schuman Featuring Donna Spence & Toju (Britain’s Got Talent Finalist) TICKETS: £15 – Includes Comedy Showcase, Food & Dance Available from: Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre, 4 Princes Road, Liverpool. L8 1TH TEL: 0151 728 5278 Only 100 Places available! First come, first served	Anthony Walker Foundation Event Anthony Walker Foundation The Anthony Walker Foundation Gala Dinner and Awards is being held at the home of Liverpool Football Club on Saturday 15th November 2014. Come and enjoy an entertaining evening and help us celebrate the work of the Foundation and our partners, in tackling hate crime and promoting diversity. Ticket price includes; 3 course meal, a selection of wine and entertainment. See link to Eventbrite below for details and booking.
Clybourne Park Bruce Norris’ Olivier, Pulitzer and Tony award-winning play. “said&done have found a winning formula with strong writers, actors & directors that take theatre to a new and inspiring level.” What’s On Stage 1959. Russ and Bev are selling their house at a knock-down price. But the buyers don’t meet the approval of the very white and very middle-class Neighbourhood Association. Fast-forward 50 years. In the now predominantly black neighbourhood, Steve and Lindsey face similar opposition ....	Identity Crisis - Phina Oruche Identity Crisis: Written and performed by Phina Oruche-Mariani Wednesday, 1st october, 2014, 7;30pm Rose Theatre Edge Hill University St Helens Road Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QP See link for further details.	Skierlik Unity Theatre International work \| Nationwide festival celebrating South African arts 2008. Just outside Ventersdorp in the north west of South Africa, 17 year-old Johan Nel went on a shooting spree, killing 4 people, including a 3 month old baby and wounding 8 others. The devastating massacre had tragic effects on those who were left behind and on those families who lost their breadwinners. Written and performed by the multitalented Phillip M. Dikotla. Part of Afrovibes Festival
MBHMG - Cultural Food Feast Popular annual event. 18th October, 2014 Further details coming soon!	BME Community Mental Health Day See Poster Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre, 4 Princes Road, Liverpool. L8 1TH 10:00am to 3:00 pm	Slavery&It's Legacy: Slavery and its Legacy: Questions and Answers for Liverpool, Britain and the Wider World Sandew Hira (International Institute for Scientific Research) and Prof. Stephen Small (University of California, Berkeley) Sandew and Stephen will share the results of their recent book on legacies of slavery in the Netherlands and invite the audience to discuss how far Britain – and Liverpool – have to go in acknowledging the on going legacies of slavery in the twenty-first century.
Black History Exhibition Black Out Productions Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre on Monday,29/09/14, from 1pm to 5pm Methodist Youth Centre, L8 2UP.Tuesday, 07/10/14 from 6:30pm - 8;30pm Crawford House, L8 8DN. Wednesday, 15/10/14 from 1:00pm-4;00pm. Toxteth Firefit, Thursday, L8 8HD 23/10/14 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm (must be under 19 & Toxteth Firefit Members) If you wish to host the exhibition then please contact Patrick Graham of Black Out Productions for details blackoutp@hotmail.com.	Roscoe Lectures: Baroness Amos Baroness Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations: “The role of the United Nations in a world riven by conflict, poverty and hunger”, part of Black History Month. Thursday, 16th October, 4:00pm at Adelphi Hotel. Booking through Eventbrite	Liverpool University Event University of Liverpool Event - The White Curricula: Experiences of Black Students & Academics in Higher Education
MSH MacMillan Coffee Monring Mary Seacole House - MacMillan Coffee Morning at Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre, 4 Princes Road, Liverpool. L8 1TH 11;00 AM TO 3;00 PM	Frieze Music: An Occasion hosted by 30th September, 2014, 7pm - 10pm Sefton Palm House, Liverpool Biennial FREE - Booking required 9see link)	afrovibes.jpg Afrovibes, the festival of South African music, drama and dance returns to the Black-E, after its first successful visit in 2012, with performances, workshops, the Township Cafe, and a Launch Party .The festival celebrates 20 years of democracy in South Africa. Launch Party, 27th Oct 6pm at the Black-E See link below for details of other events
Continuing the Journey Continuing the JourneyInternational Slavery Museum - Liverpool Claudius Akeju © Stray Cat Media, www.straycatmedia.org This new exhibition developed by Stray Cat Media is a multi media collection of oral histories, photography and film, exploring issues which affect people of African heritage, born, raised or living in Liverpool’s locality. Learn about the struggle of Merseyside's Black community to obtain racial equality and social justice from post war Britain to the 1980s.	Biko's Quest 29th - 30th October, 2014 International work \| Nationwide festival celebrating South African arts The life and legacy of Biko, murdered at the hands of security police during the apartheid era in South Africa, is explored through dance. Part of Afrovibes Festival	Dark Cell + Mana International work \| Nationwide festival celebrating South African arts Two quality and award-winning works with video, contemporary dance, Afro-fusion, martial arts, flamenco and ballet influences. Also part of Afrovibes Festival:
Liberty Bound: Slavery & St Helena Liberty Bound: Slavery and St Helena Exhibition 4 April 2014 to 5 April 2015 Free entry Please note that this video includes images of human remains. Read a transcript of this video. This exhibition focuses on one of the most important archaeological finds of recent times in one of the most remote places on earth. This is the first ever exhibition to look at the recently re-discovered burial ground containing the remains of 'liberated' Africans in Rupert's Valley, St Helena, in the S	Black Part of Homotopia Festival: Cabaret legend Le Gateau Chocolat has performed all over the world, including Sydney Opera House, Royal Opera House, and Glyndebourne Opera as well as giving show-stopping performances at La Clique and La Soiree. Featuring a repertoire ranging from Wagner and Purcell to Nina Simone and Whitney Houston, Black is a confessional portrait of Nigerian singer Le Gateau Chocolat’s life: his hopes, his fears and his battle with depression.	Reflections; Esco Williams Reflections - Esco Williams: Out 20/10/14 (Pre-order available) a % of sales will be donated to CALM
African Giants International Slavery Museum, Liverpool. Suitable for: all visitors Booking: Free drop-in event, no need to book Learn about the enormous animals that live in Africa and make your own puppet of one to take home! Saturday 8 November 2014 at 1-4pm Sunday 9 November 2014 at 1-4pm	SUS - (At the Casa) The Casa Bar, Hope Street, Liverpool 29 Hope St, Liverpool, Merseyside L1 9BQ, Liverpool. Friday 17th October & Friday 24th October Election night, 1979. A young woman has died. A young black man is in custody. With the incoming Thatcher government set to bring a ‘New Dawn’ for law and order, two old-style coppers are determined to make a name for themselves by getting the first murder confession of the new regime. Whatever it takes . . .	Faces of Change Faces of Change: International Slavery Museum, Liverpool Suitable for: all visitors, family-friendly Booking: Free drop-in event, no need to book Make and take home your very own badge inspired by our wall of Black achievers. Saturday 4 October 2014 at 1-4pm Sunday 5 October 2014 at 1-4pm Friday 31 October 2014 at 1-4pm
SUS (At the Casa) Venue; The Casa, Liverpool (see link for details) Election night, 1979. A young woman has died. A young black man is in custody. With the incoming Thatcher government set to bring a ‘New Dawn’ for law and order, two old-style coppers are determined to make a name for themselves by getting the first murder confession of the new regime. Whatever it takes . . .	Quilt code patterns International Slavery Museum, Liverpool Suitable for: all visitors, family-friendly Booking: Free drop-in event, no need to bookRoom: Anthony Walker Education Centre Learn the meanings and codes behind the patterns on African American quilts and how they helped the enslaved on the road to freedom.Make a paper and fabric patchwork pattern of your own, maybe inspired by the Gees Bend quilt on display in the museum. Saturday 11 October 2014 at 1-4pm Sunday 12 October 2014 at 1-4pm	Sickle Cell The Family Legacy Sickle Cell Disease; The Family Legacy & Africanus Horton Story Saturday, 4th October, 2014 2PM - 5 PM Merseyside Maritime Museum (Lecture Theatre) Albert Dock Liverpool L3 4AQ See link below for full event details and booking a FREE place.
Rainbow Scars International work \| Nationwide festival celebrating South African arts Cape Town. Ellen Robinson has found her life complicated. During the reconciliation Ellen adopted a three year old black baby, Lindiwe, who is now coming to terms with her life in a changing South Africa. But when Lindiwe’s older cousin living in a township seeks her out, Lindiwe is forced to confront her true heritage. Part of Afrovibes Festival	Mojisola Adebayo Retrospective Homotopia festival \| Acclaimed queer performer Acclaimed queer performer Mojisola Adebayo presents excerpts from her most successful shows, including I Stand Corrected, a response to the equal marriage debate and recent hate rape of lesbians and trans-men in South Africa.	African Masks African Masks - International Slavery Museum, Liverpool Suitable for: all visitors, family-friendly Booking: Free drop-in event, no need to book Learn about the design of West African masks and make your own colourful mask in this creative workshop. Saturday 20 September 2014 at 1-4pm Sunday 21 September 2014 at 1-4pm Saturday 15 November 2014 at 1-4pm Sunday 16 November 2014 at 1-4pm
Capoeira Club International Slavery Museum, Liverpool Suitable for: adults, all visitors Booking: Free event, pre-booking is essential Room: Anthony Walker Education Centre The International Slavery Museum's Capoeira Club is held on most Sunday afternoons, 2-4pm. If you have an interest in martial arts, dance or acrobatics or just want to try something new, come along to one of the friendly classes, led by Daniel Baird. All ages, levels of fitness and abilities welcome!	African Music International Slavery Museum, Liverpool Suitable for: all visitors, family-friendly Booking: Free drop-in event, no need to book Join our demonstrator to learn about African musical instruments and have a go yourself. Saturday 27 September 2014 at 1-4pm Sunday 28 September 2014 at 1-4pm	Brimah sound system tribute A sound system tribute celebrating the Life through music of Ras Brimah Kanu ' Daddy Senator' - Founder, Operator & Selecta - Senator Sound System. Live Stage Show :Zion Train ft Dubdadda - Dub DaddaYT - Mark YtNucleus Roots - Paul LushRobert Smith,Benji Power, Hosted by 'The Principle': Featuring Selectas and Deejays: Dubsy / Robbie Culture / Daddy Mountain (Senator) Jah Man / Ras Malachi (King Struggler Hi Power) Inspector / Little billy / Tino / Skipper (One A Penny) Dunji
Unsung Super Heroes International Slavery Museum, Liverpool Suitable for: family-friendly Booking: Free drop-in event, no need to book We can all be super heroes! Learn about what incredible things some people from our Black acheivers wall have done and take part in a variety of craft activities, including a comic workshop with Leah Moore. Various dates - see link.