(above Sudanese pyramids. There are more pyramids in Sudan than in Egypt)
Nubian Spirit (Film, Q and A) plus animated short film
Sunday 11th April 3.00pm-6.00pm
Flash Musical Theatre Youth Theatre, Methuan Road
Edgware, Middlesex HA8 6EZ
Adm: Free if reserved in advance info@colourfulevents.co.uk This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 07838102024
Arrive 15 min early for refreshments and seating
This is a wonderful educational tool for both children( age 9 plus) and adults alike who have a genuine thirst for knowledge about the amazing continent of Africa and the world's earliest civilizations that emerged from it. The film will be followed by a discussion with Louis Buckley, (director, producer, editor and narrator of this amazing film) and Brother Tony of Black History Walks
There are limited free creche spaces for 4 - 8 Year olds which need to be prebooked and will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.
A wide range of books (adult and kids) will also be on sale that day
"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
Easter Holidays Special: Black S/Heroes of World War 2; Talk and Films
Thursday 15th April 11.00am-2.00pm
Venue: On confirmation of registration
Area: SE1, ten minutes from tube
Adm: By prior registration. 70 seats available, £2.00 donation per person
Proceeds to Girl Child Concern, Kaduna State, Nigeria
This event has been specially designed for those looking for someting culturally positive to do with their children during half term. It is aimed squarely at, conscientious adults who take their child's education seriously, and curious children looking for inspiring influences.World War 2 is on the curriculum at both primary and secondary level but there is hardly a mention of any African/Caribbean involvement. Africa, the Caribbean and its people were crucial to winning the war and this interactive presentation shows Trinidadian Spitfire and Barbadian bomber pilots, Nigerian troops fighting in Burma. Somali ships and sailors, black and asian women secret agents, German submarines in the Caribbean and the importance of Africa and India’s raw materials all feature. All the information you never got at school plus resources to find out more www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk
Youth groups and Saturday schools welcome. To register or for more info contact info@blackhistorywalks.co.uk This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Easter Holidays Special: Black S/Heroes of World War 2; Talk and Films
Thursday 15th April 11.00am-2.00pm
Venue: On confirmation of registration
Area: SE1, ten minutes from tube
Adm: By prior registration. 70 seats available, £2.00 donation per person
Proceeds to Girl Child Concern, Kaduna State, Nigeria
This event has been specially designed for those looking for someting culturally positive to do with their children during half term. It is aimed squarely at, conscientious adults who take their child's education seriously, and curious children looking for inspiring influences.World War 2 is on the curriculum at both primary and secondary level but there is hardly a mention of any African/Caribbean involvement. Africa, the Caribbean and its people were crucial to winning the war and this interactive presentation shows Trinidadian Spitfire and Barbadian bomber pilots, Nigerian troops fighting in Burma. Somali ships and sailors, black and asian women secret agents, German submarines in the Caribbean and the importance of Africa and India’s raw materials all feature. All the information you never got at school plus resources to find out more www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk
Youth groups and Saturday schools welcome. To register or for more info contact info@blackhistorywalks.co.uk This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Come Back Africa + The End of the Dialogue plus Q & A
Saturday 24 April 2pm -5.00pm
BFI SouthBank
Belvedere Road SE1
Tube: Waterloo.
Tickets £5.00 0207 928 3232
www.bfi.org.uk www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk
End of the Dialogue
Filmed secretly in South Africa by members of the Pan Africanist Congress and edited in London, End of the Dialogue was the first anti-apartheid documentary produced by a dissident political faction. Accentuating the brutal realities of apartheid, the effect of this uncompromising exposé is made all the more biting by the use of quotes from government publications and State reports
Come Back Africa
The second feature written, produced, and directed by American independent pioneer Lionel Rogosin had a profound effect on African cinema, and remains of great historical and cultural importance as a document preserving the unique heritage of the townships in South Africa in the 1950s.With Vinah Bendile,Miriam Makeba,Zachariah Mbagi
Ghosts of Rwanda
Saturday 25 April
1.30pm to 5pm
Conference Room 1st Floor Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road SE1 Tube: Lambeth North
Free entry: First come, first served
Bring pen and pad and be on time
A multi award winning history of the international response to the 1994 Rwandan genocide which has yet to be screened on BBC even though it was part funded by them
Whether you've seen or missed Hotel Rwanda this film is a must to get a comprehensive understanding of the Rwandan genocide and the links between Somalia, Rwanda, Sudan and racism at the United Nations. The film also highlights African heroes such as the Senegalese peacekeeper Captain Mbaye Diagne who saved countless lives by repeatedly driving into enemy lines to rescue people.
REVIEWS
"Ghosts of Rwanda has the scope and the dramatic immediacy of an epic miniseries such as Herman Wouk's War & Remembrance. What makes it bearable to watch, despite scenes that recall Nazi death camps, and bearable to contemplate, despite widespread evidence of moral dereliction, are the acts of humanitarianism and heroism documented. ... Ghosts of Rwanda is almost as humbling as it is horrifying."
- NewsdayAWARDS
- Winner, DuPont Columbia Award (Television equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize)
- Winner, Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
- The Sidney Hillman Foundation Journalism Award
- Banff World Television Festival Award- Best Social & Political Documentary
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Walks, Talks and Films on the African History of Britain
Black History Walks offers guided walking tours of the African history of London. Walks take place in St Pauls/Bank, Docklands, Trafalgar Square, Elephant & Castle and Notting Hill area from March to November and last 2-2.5 hours. Next walks, 2,4,8,9 April 11am
We also offer films, talks and workshops on a variety of related topics all year long. The talks are interactive multi-media presentations designed to suit, schools, colleges, universities, staff associations, community groups and public events such product launches or seminars. We arrange public filmshows and on history and current afairs in venues all over the country. We provide teacher and parent training, inset days and run long and short term interventions in primary/secondary schools, with classes or individual pupils. We work with 'at-risk' youth and run workshops in YOI's, Secure Units and with probationers
For more details on Walks, Talks, Films see above menu. Add yourself to our mail list http://www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk/contact-us.html for advance notice of events
" Is there really any African/Caribbean History in London ? The Windrush only got here in 1948 ! "
One of the most interesting things about the African influence in Britain is that it is all around us in the very streets, institutions and architecture. What is even more interesting is that most of us have been so mis-educated formally and informally, that we are blind to it even when the physical evidence stares us in the face.
Our most popular walk is in the 'Square Mile' or the City of London. This is the oldest part of London and has a distinct political identity as it has its own Lord Mayor. It is also the centre of wealth creation for Britain but much of that wealth has been, and still is, created by Africa.
Above : The West Yorkshire PBCA came all the way from Huddersfield by to do the St Pauls Walk. Photo courtesy Milton Brown.
The unique St Pauls/Bank walk takes in side streets and back alleys that one would never see from the main road. As we meander along the quiet footpaths bit by bit, we uncover the hidden connections between Africa, the Diaspora and the infrastructure of ancient and modern London. We show how certain fraternal societies benefited from African wealth and invested that wealth in academic institutions and charities. We reveal how African names came to be given to streets and areas.
We look at the visual imagery of London and point out the obvious African influences, which are so often ignored despite being quite blatant. There is even African architecture on display in certain areas although it is not recognised as such due to the euro-centric bias of the education system.
The walk illustrates the presence of Africans from Roman times and the British reaction to immigration as far back as 1596 when the Queen stated there were too many black people in Britain and they should be sent home! Banks and buildings, which were built directly and indirectly with African labour, are pointed out. We discuss the black British soldiers… of 1776 and 1794 and make comparisons to the black Spitfire and Bomber pilots of World War 2.
We point out the statues of people like William Beckford (twice Lord Mayor of the City of London) and Sir Frobisher who are both regarded as British heroes but were both involved in kidnapping, forced labour and torture.
Left St Maurice of Heidelberg the African patron saint of Germany portrayed in the year 1523. Right Lecture on Hitlers Black Victims Imperial War Museum February 2009
We discover the connections between big business and the church by way of the banks and the “old boy network”. Another location points out the role that minority groups have played in regenerating inner London areas only to be priced out of them.
There are also walks in the Trafalgar Square, Notting Hill, Elephant & Castle and Docklands, details under Walks menu
To book send e-mail with date, time and number of people to info@blackhistorywalks.co.uk
