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Lord Mayor Cleo Lake I write this message as a person of African heritage and your Lord Mayor of Bristol in this dual year of commemoration for Windrush 70th and St Paul’s Carnival 50th. It is also year four of the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent with a tag line of Recognition, Justice and Development. Drawing on my arts and events background I am involved in contributing the Season of Art and Understanding, to the vast and wide ranging black history month programme that I am happy to see spans beyond October. Black history is of course British and world history and is relevant to all of us and so I do hope that as many people as possible get involved with the numerous opportunities to learn, connect and enjoy.
www.bristolblackhistory.wordpress.com
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Williams Biography Place of birth: Jamaica Date of arrival in the UK: 1960 James (Jim) Williams was brought up in Jamaica. He was one of four boys and lived on a farm with his parents. He went to a good but strict school where he remembered that the nuns used branches from the trees to punish the children! Jim was originally a shoemaker in Jamaica, and also kept goats and cows, and he liked singing and social occasions. He was nicknamed Dandy after a famous character. He had Sickle Cell trait and was often unwell with asthma as a child. He became interested in politics when he read a book called The Sun Is My Undoing which made him aware of the unfairness in society. He then met and married Lynette Campbell and they had their children, Dawn (Letna), Raymond and Carol. In 1960, Jim came to England intending to study agriculture, but did painting and decorating instead. Later, Lynette joined him and after having their son, Winston, their other children joined them. Many people coming to the UK at this time had left their children behind with relatives so they treated all children as precious, as everyone missed their own. Jim was originally a shoemaker in Jamaica, and also kept goats and cows, and he liked singing and social occasions. He was nicknamed Dandy after a famous character. He had Sickle Cell trait and was often unwell with asthma as a child. He became interested in politics when he read a book called The Sun Is My Undoing which made him aware of the unfairness in society. He then met and married Lynette Campbell and they had their children, Dawn (Letna), Raymond and Carol. In 1960, Jim came to England intending to study agriculture, but did painting and decorating instead. Later, Lynette joined him and after having their son, Winston, their other children joined them. Many people coming to the UK at this time had left their children behind with relatives so they treated all children as precious, as everyone missed their own. Once in Bristol, Jim got a job with Bristol Omnibus Company after the successful campaign to allow Black people to work for them. Jim acted as a community worker in his local area, as people came to him for help. People remember that if he didn’t know something he would seek the answer and the door to his house was always open and people were always staying. 4.
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At first, his daughter remembers that people from the Caribbean didn’t go to English social clubs, as they weren’t made to feel welcome. Instead they had house parties or played dominos. They later introduced dominoes into local pubs in their area, and Jim was a founder member of the Western Star Domino Club and captain of the domino team. During the day, it was often the case that the women shopped and the men played dominos in their spare time. In the evenings there would be a big party when trophies were awarded. Jim was a member of the Labour Party and he became involved in the Trade Union movement. He was asked to stand as a councillor for Ashley ward and was elected as a Labour Party councillor in May 1987. He was a member of a number of Bristol City Council committees and his community involvement included being a key member of the Bristol Council for Racial Equality and St. Paul’s Community Council. He was also a Justice of the Peace. While he was a councillor, some people asked him why he still lived in a flat on City Road, St. Paul’s and this offended him because he wanted to get on in life, but not remove himself from his own people. In the 1970s, Jim and his wife Lynette divorced but they remained friends. He also had another daughter Paula with a new partner. When he was made Bristol’s first Black Lord Mayor in 1990, it was decided that his daughter Carol would be Lady Mayoress. There were some mixed feelings in the city when a Black mayor was appointed. His daughter Carol remembers being in the Lord Mayor’s car with Jim when customers outside a pub started using their fingers as guns to shoot at them. There was another occasion at the Mansion House when a woman avoided shaking their hands as they greeted her. He wasn’t upset by this but took it in his stride. The year after he became Lord Mayor, the Labour Party did not choose him to stand as a councillor. He missed doing this job but kept busy running his pub, St. Nicholas House, in St. Paul’s until his health became worse. He died a couple of years later in March 2002 of a stroke. Jim was a man who never liked to see intelligence wasted. He seldom complained and loved to enjoy himself.
Carol’s message will be:
“DON’T LET NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT RACE OR CREED LET YOU DOWN”
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James Jim) Teachers’ Background Notes
(Based on an interview with his daughter Carol Williams)
James (Jim) Williams was brought up in Jamaica and was much loved by his mother, Priscilla Grizzle, who had some Indian ancestry. One of four boys, he lived on a farm with his parents. He went to a good but strict school where he remembered that the nuns used branches from the trees to punish the children. His daughter Carol thinks that it may have been because of this experience he never hit his children. Jim was a shoemaker in Jamaica and liked singing and social occasions. He also kept goats and cows. He was nicknamed Dandy after a famous character. He had Sickle Cell trait and was often unwell with asthma as a child. As a young man he read a historical novel called The Sun Is My Undoing which sparked his interested in politics, as it made him aware of the inequalities in society. He met and married Lynette Campbell and they had Dawn (Letna), Raymond and Carol. In 1960 Jim came to England intending to study agriculture but did painting and decorating instead. Once established, his wife Lynette joined him and after having their son, Winston, their other children joined them. Many people coming to the UK at this time had left their children behind with relatives so all children were precious, as everyone missed their own. Once in Bristol, Jim met Paul Stephenson and Henry Owen and got a job with Bristol Omnibus Company after the successful campaign to allow Black people to work for the company. He lived in St. Paul’s before the M32 divided Easton and St. Paul’s and separated that community. Jim became an unofficial community worker in the area as people came to him for help. People remember that if he didn’t know something he would seek the answer. The door to his house was always open and people were always staying. Later he would miss the days of solidarity at Albany Road, St. Paul’s and felt that as the status of the Caribbean community rose they became more distant from each other. At first, his daughter remembers that people from the Caribbean didn’t go to English social venues, as they weren’t made welcome. Their social life centred around house parties or dominoes played in their homes.
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Baoji Fiddlers Thursday 17 October - Start 8:00pm £13.62 Baloji is an artist whose heady mix of up-tempo African groove-laderrhythms, funk, soul and hip-hop, culminates in an electrifying “celebration of rrcolliding musical cultures” (Loud and Quiet) Web: www.colstonhall.org/shows/baloji-2/
Barney Artist Rough Trade Bristol Thursday 15 October, Rough Trade Bristol - Start 8:00pm £8.72 The east Londoner from Forest Gate fuses 90s era boom bap hip-hop with jazz for a refreshing sound harkening back to legends such as A Tribe Called Quest and The Root. Web: www.colstonhal l.org/shows/barney-artist/
Fatoumata Diawara
Fiddlers Thursday 17 October, Fiddlers - 8pm £19.62 Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara is “one of the most dynamic voices in Afro pop today” (Pop Matters). Web: www.colstonhall.org/shows/fatoumata-diawara-2/ 8.
Colston Hall and Bam Bam Bam Presents Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Fiddlers Thursday 17 October, Fiddlers - 8pm £17.44 Chicago hip-hop brass outfit Hypnotic Brass Ensemble return to Bristol for an explosive live show voices in Afro pop today” (Pop Matters). Web: www.colstonhall.org/shows/hypnotic-brass-ensemble-2/
Colston Hall presents Jerron ‘Blind Boy’ Paxton Folk House Sunday 4 November, Fiddlers - 8pm £16.35 Baloji is an artist whose heady mix of up-tempo African groove-laderHe might only be in his 20s but, amongst those in the know, Jerron ‘Blind Boy’ Paxton is quickly becoming one of the greatest bluesmen on the scene.of colliding musical cultures” (Loud and Quiet). Web: www.colstonhall.org/shows/jerron-blind-boy-paxton/
Whitney Queen of the Night The Bristol Hippodrome Sunday 14 October - 8:00pm £29.15 - www.atgtickets.com/shows/whitney-queen-of-thenight/bristolA stunning celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of our time. This award winning production features a sensational line-up of musicians and artistes, and together with a powerhouse and breath-taking performance in the spirit of Whitney, deliver a show that exceeds expectation on every level. Web: www.atgtickets.com/shows/whitney-queen-of-the-night/bristol-hippodrome/
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Night Clubbing by Rachel Young Trinity Centre - Trinity Road Bristol BS2 ONW Friday 2nd November - 7:30pm - Late ÂŁ29.15 Rachel Young and her badass band of super-humans embrace afrofuturism and the cult of Grace Jones in NIGHTCLUBBING; an explosive new performance bringing visceral live music and intergalactic visions to start a revolution. Women to the front, LGBTQIA++ to the front, People of Colour to front! Web:info@3ca.org.uk Tel:0117 935 1200
Afrofusion Dance Class Anson Rooms, Bristol SU Friday 2nd November - 7:30pm - Late ÂŁ3 a ticket https://www.bristolsu.org.uk/events/afrofusion-dance-class/ buy_ticket Rachel Young and her badass band of super-humans embrace afrofuturism and Rooted in West African culture and developed through the fusion of other African dance styles, Afrofusion is an exciting, creative, high energy dance class. Students will learn a choreographed piece led by Kenzi, an empowering teacher and inspiring performer. Her enthusiasm and passion for dance is infectious. Students will leave with a developed sense of musicality, technique and creative expression. Tel: 0117 331 8663 Email bristolsu-events@bristol.ac.uk
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Hollie Cook Trinity Centre, Bristol 10th October 2018 - 19:00 / 23:00pm £16 advance + booking fee British singer and keyboardist. Cook’s ability to continually surprise, delight, and progress solidifies her position as one of the most exciting voices in reggae. Web:www.3ca.org.uk/whats-on/2018/hollie-cook
Natty - 10th Anniversary Trinity Centre, Bristol 10th October 2018 - 19:00 – 23:00 £15 advance + booking fee San Francisco born, London raised artist Natty is a treasured icon of the UK’s music scene. Celebrating his 10 year anniversary since exploding onto the scene in 2008 with his debut album ‘Man Like I’, Natty and his band the Rebelship has been busy remixing old classics and creating new tracks for a Limited Edition package to be released this September followed by a 20 date UK Tour in November. Web:www.3ca.org.uk/whats-on/2018/natty
Teachings in Dub IRATION STEPPAS & Sinai Sound Trinity Centre, Bristol 19th October 2018 - 22:00 / 05:00 £11 / £16.50 advance + booking fee Bristol No1 Dub, Reggae & Roots night 2 SOUNDS, 1 ARENA Direct from Leeds the Vanguard of dub IRATION STEPPAS Playing Dubz Inna Year 3000 Style MEETS
Sheffield’s heavyweight SINAI SOUND With full crew
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ALONE WITH EMPIRE / IC-Visual Lab 14B Ashley Road BS6 5NP Free Event Baloji is an artist whose heady mix of up-tempo African ALONE WITH EMPIRE is a multimedia installation that provides a critical space to be alone with films from the British Empire and Commonwealth Collection, aiming to challenge the ways in which colonial film footage can be presented and experienced. Visitors must book a time slot online to attend this installation. www.alonewithempire.eventbrite.co.uk Facebook @icvisuallab Twitter @ic_visual_lab Instagram @ic_visual_lab
Black Girl Convention We The Curious, One Millennium Square, Anchor Rd BS1 5DB 25th November 2018 - 11am – 7pm £7.20 Facebook @blackgirlcon Twitter @blackgirlcon_ Instagram @blackgirlcon Website blackgirlconvention.com Instagram @ic_visual_lab
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Fabric Africa / Discover our Collections Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queen’s Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL Sat 17th October - 10am - 12.30 and 1.30 - 4pm Free admission / donations welcome. Enjoy a close-up view of some of the amazing items we didn’t have room to show in our Fabric Africa exhibition. Learn about the range and diversity of African textiles within our collections and see how specialists work with African textiles. Book in advance to guarantee your place Web:www.bristolmuseums.org.uk
Fabric Africa Fun Day
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Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queen’s Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL Saturday 30th October 2018 - 11:00 - 3.30pm Free admission / donations welcome. Learn about stunning African textiles and have fun making your own creations with Flo Awolaja, an artist of Nigerian descent who specializes in printmaking and textile design. Each print tells its own unique story so be inspired to tell your own! Tel: 0117 3525614 (1 hour session repeated 4 times - see website for start times) Suitable for children up to 11 years of age Web:www.bristolmuseums.org.uk
Future Perfect Conditional the Lord Mayors Chapel College Green then onto We The Curious Anchor Road 2nd November - 10am - 12.30 and 1.30 - 4pm Admission £7 cons, £12 early bird, £15 standard. A multi sensory experience to aid remembrance of paths trodden and overcome, aligned with visions for future possibilities. Starting in the Lord Mayors Chapel with guest musicians and actress Amantha Edmead will deliver excerpts from her latest works including reflections on Windrush and a depiction of Mary Prince. Then onto We The Curious for a 360 comic time travel lesson in Kemetic knowledge with renowned educator Paul Eme. The evening ends with an Afrocentric disco upstairs on the terrace. Email:greetings.baotm@gmail.com Web:www.blackartistsonthemove.com 13.
The World In Bristol Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queen’s Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL 21 October 2018 - 10am - 4pm Free admission / donations welcome. Celebrate Bristol’s diverse cultures with a fun day of music and dance performances, have a go activities, tours and opportunities to chat with people from around the world. Enjoy a traditional Ghanaian performance, pick up some Bollywood moves, learn a Romanian dance, enjoy beautiful Chinese music and dance, sway to the sounds of Havana, Cuba, and more. Mix spices at the Somali Kitchen, share your own migration history on our giant map, dress up and take a selfie, enjoy the stalls and activities and enjoy the opportunity to mingle with people from different countries now in Bristol. In association with the Global Parliament of Mayors visit to Bristol. (1 hour session repeated 4 times - see website for start times) Suitable for children up to 11 years of age Web: www.bristolmuseums.org.uk
African Queens:We Are Royal Ball Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queen’s Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL Saturday 24th November 2018 - 06:00pm - 08:00pm Admission £15 early bird £20 Teaming up with the popular African Queens Exhibition, the evening encourages you to come dressed up in whatever makes you feel like a Queen and to bring an associated item. The evening will start with social networking, an update on the African Queens project, a tour of the exhibition and the screening of a short film made my Michael Jenkins of 8th Sense Media. The event 6-8pm is open to women only with Kings welcome after 8pm for a buffet meal, poetry performances, music and dancing. Web:www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/african-queens-we-areroyal-ball- tickets-50335814777? utm_campaign=new_ event_email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eb_email&utm _term=viewmyevent_button#tickets
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Diaspora International Art Fair Bristol Commonwealth Society 14 Whiteladies Rd, Bristol BS8 1PD Nov 16th private View by invitation only - 4th November 17 - 18th October 2018 06:00pm - 08:00pm Admission ÂŁ15 early bird ÂŁ20 An art fair featuring a wide range of styles and talents from local and international artists of the African diaspora. Web:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/african-queens-weare-royal-ball- tickets-50335814777? utm_campaign=new_ event_email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eb_email&utm _term=viewmyevent_button#tickets
Pratical Genealogy Workshop @ St Pauls Learning Centre, 94 Grosvenor Road, St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8XJ. Saturday 13th October 2018 - 2pm -5pm 06:00pm - 08:00pm Admission http://www.windrushroots.eventbrite.co.uk Bristol born genealogist Adrian Stone (Own History) , is in the process of doing some phenomenal work, which has taken him around the globe. After a successful genealogy workshop that he did in Bristol in July, he is returning his practical genealogy workshop.
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SETsquared #Idea2Pitch St Pauls Learning Centre 94 Grosvenor Road St Pauls Bristol BS2 8XJ Tuesday 23rd October Admission https://ssqidea2pitch-oct18.eventbrite.co.uk Celebrate Bristol’s diverse cultures with a fun day of music and dance performance. Do you have a great technology business idea, but don’t know where to start? Unsure what to do next to grow your technology company? Then sign up for this interactive workshop to help hone your ideas and shape them into a pitch for gaining interest or support in your venture. 10am-4pm (1 hour session repeated 4 times - see website for start times) Tel: 0117 903 1100 bristol@setsquared.co.uk web: www.setsquared-bristol.co.uk
An introduction to Black Humanities University of Bristol Students’ Union, The Richmond Building, 105 Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1LN Tuesday 30 October - 18:30 - 20:30 Admission https://ssqidea2pitch-oct18.eventbrite.co.uk Hosted by Dr. Josie Gill, professor of English at the University of Bristol, whose research focuses on Black British and African American writing. This workshop will provide an introduction to ideas of Blackness and explore how the term Black has been variously employed and contested by artists, writers and scholars in Britain and beyond. The workshop also provides a first taste of the newly introduced interdisciplinary MA Programme in Contemporary Literature, by the Centre for Black Humanities. In partnership with the Centre for Black Humanities. Tel: 0117 331 8663 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bristolsu/ Twitter https://twitter.com/bristol_su/
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Signs and symbols: the consciousness of ‘Black art’ in the postmodern world University of Bristol Students’ Union, The Richmond Building, 105 Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1LN 17th October - 4:00 - 6:00pm Admission free A writer and surrealist poet, Ronnie McGrath is also a contemporary painter who creates multimedia and assemblage works, interweaving symbolisms of a sacred and cosmological nature to explore notions of beauty, spirituality and the metaphysical plane, in an avant-garde, postmodern, neo-surrealist style that examines notions of ‘Black’ identity. Web:www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/events/2018/october/signs-andsymbols-the-consciousness-of-black-art-in-the-postmodernworld.html
AFRIFEST 2018 Malcolm X Centre – St Pauls 12th – 13th October (6-10pm) / 12-3am) Admission £10 African Voices Forum commemorates its 10th Anniversary with the return of Afrifest 2018 – a series of events showcasing the rich Afrikan heritage & culture. There will be performances from various Afrikan Heritage Communities, Youth led events, culminating with a cultural bonanza. Refer to our website for the full programme.
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Hidden Figures free outdoor screening We The Curious Big Screen, Millennium Square Thursday 4th October - 7pm - 9.30pm Admission £5.00 Hosted by Dr. Josie Gill, professor of English at the University of Bristol, Find out how team of female African-American mathematicians did just that as the We The Curious Big Screen presents a FREE outdoor screening of the inspiring Hidden Figures. Web: www.bigscreenbristol.com/whatson
Cables & Cameras The Cube Microplex, Dove street south, king square, Bristol BS2 J8D Thursday 25th October - 7:30pm - late Admission £5.00 CABLES & CAMERAS IS CELEBRATING THE CREATIVITY OF BAME FILMMAKERS OVER THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH. WE WILL BE SHOWCASING FILMS FROM TALENTED BRISTOL & LONDON CREATIVES. THIS EVENT IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BFI NETWORK. ALSO A PANEL DISCUSSION HOSTED BY ADAM MURRAY OF COME THE REVOLUTION, WITH GUEST FILMMAKERS. Web: https://www.facebook.com/Cables-Cameras-1762451344049777/ Email: cablescameras@yahoo.com
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Diaspora Season of Art and understanding Big Screen Takeover The Cube Microplex, Dove street south, king square, Bristol BS2 J8D 29th - 4th November October Admission Free Come and see visual art and film by a host of local and international talent of the African diaspora including ‘Welcome to Neo Africa’ by Indiana based artist Omni Vision. Web:www.blackartistsonthemove.com/ www.facebook.com/Black-Artists- On-The- Move1775125552790902/
THE LINK 24th October 5.00-8.30pm 3rd Annual Networking Evening for BAME Professionals & Students
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We showcase five literature Black authors that are an essensial read for Black History Month We honor African Americans / Black Brtish and the African expreience in the ever-expanding contributions they make to Black literature arts.
Literature in particular has been a space for black authors to tell their stories authentically, and bookworms seeking good reads can choose from an array of fiction, poetry, historical texts, essays, and memoirs.
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Immortalised? The representation of contested histories, difficult narratives and hidden voices in public spaces and Institutions. Arnolfini 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA Thursday 4th October - 7pm - 9.30pm AHRC Care for the Future and Historic England, in partnership with the Arnolfini, Bristol, invite you to join us for a one-day workshop exploring Britain’s Contested Heritage.Bringing together academics, museum and heritage sector professionals and artists, this one day workshop explores how our contested heritage is interpreted and displayed in public spaces and cultural institutions. Web: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/immortalised-the-representation-of-contested-histories-difficult-narratives-andhidden-voices-in-tickets-50348863807
The Link: 3rd Annual BAME Professional Networking Event UWE Exhibition & Conference Centre (North Entrance via) Filton Rd, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8QZ Wednesday 24th October - 7pm - 9.30pm The UWE Equity Programme launches its annual programme with its flagship event The Link - the largest Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic networking event in the South West. The event is now in its 3rd year. We welcome BAME professionals and entrepreneurs from across the city to come and mingle over good food and company as well as meeting our BAME students at UWE Bristol. The evening includes Caribbean canapes and a special guest lecture from a high profile speaker. This event is positive action and open to Black, Asian and Minority ethnic professionals as well as UK BAME students studying at UWE Bristol. Web: https://uwe.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/equity-the-link3rd-annual-bame-professional-networking please email raceequality@uwe.ac.uktation-of-contested-histories-difficult-narratives-and-hidden-voices-in-tickets-50348863807 24.
Equity Training for Educators: Inclusive Curriculum for BAME University Students UWE Exhibition & Conference Centre (North Entrance via) Filton Rd, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8QZ 24th October - 12:45- 15.30 The UWE Equity Programme welcomes you to a training event on inclusive curriculum design. Research overwhelmingly suggests that diversifying curriculum positively impacts BAME student attainment. This session will take you through practical steps you can take to positively impact BAME student success. 12.45 - 13.30: Lunch provided by Tan Teddy 13.30 - 15.30: Inclusive Curriculum Training (delivered by Nathan Ghann, Hertfordshire University) This event is open to education professionals. It will be of most relevance to staff working in HE and FE. Places are limited so if you are working in a Bristol secondary setting please email Email:raceequality@uwe.ac.uk
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African Queens: Power and Feminism in African History The Student’s Union at UWE, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, Bristol BS16 1QY 26th October 2018 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm The African Queen Project is partnering with Dr Michelle Yaa Asantewa, writer and publisher from Way Wive Wordz and Co-Course Leader at Black History Walks to give a special talk into some of the stories behind key African Queens who were great spiritual and political leaders of their time and their role as feminist leaders in pre-colonial Africa. email: Marianna Musset Marianna.Musset@uwe.ac.uk Christelle Pellecuer Christelle.pellecuer@gmail.com
Diversity as a Business Solution for Public Services The Junction, Engine Shed, Station Approach,Bristol, BS1 6QH 18th Ocotober 2018 - with Networking and nibbles 5.30pm – 7pm Admission: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diversity-as-a-business-solution-for-public-services-tickets-48652847978 This is a turbulent time for those delivering public services. Key to meeting business challenges is having access to employees with the right skills. Yet many employers are missing out because of a failure to maximise the talent of BAME and female employees. ACH, Gapsquare and Thresholds have the solution. Contact: 0117 941 5339 www.facebook.com/ACHintegrates Twitter https://twitter.com/ACHintegrates 26.
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Fabric Africa: stories told through textiles’ - The curators story The Student’s Union at UWE, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY 1st November 2018 - 1.15 - 1.45pm Free admission / donations welcome A chance to find out how and why the exhibition was created, hear a few of the tales behind the textiles and discuss some of the questions they raise about our own relationship to cloth and clothing. Web:www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery/whats-on/fabric-africa/
The Great African Blondin M Shed - Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN 18 October 2018 - 6:00pm - 7.30pm Free admission / donations welcome Dr. Paul Green unveils the little-known story of Carlos Trower (1850-1889) who escaped slavery in America to become known as ‘The African Blondin’, one of the world’s greatest ever high-rope walkers. In the 1870s, he lived in Bristol and performed for thousands at Colston Hall in 1888. His daring performances supported the emancipation of enslaved people and championed many charities helping those in need throughout his career. Part of the UWE Regional History Centre / M Shed seminar series Web:www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/m-shed
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David Olusoga Lecture: Black people in British History Anson Rooms University of Bristol Students’ Union, The Richmond Building, 105 Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1LN 18 October 2018 - Doors: 18:30 /starts: 7:15PM - 8:45PM Concession / Student tickets £3 / General Admission £6 tickets available via www.bristolsu.org.uk Dr. Paul Green unveils the little-known story of Carlos Trower (1850-1889) Bristol SU is proud to announce that prominent historian, broadcaster and film-maker, David Olusoga will be delivering a flagship lecture. Having most recently presented Civilisations and A House Through Time, he will be returning to his focus on the forgotten history of black people in Britain in an seminal and transforming lecture. Contact: Ailsa McKay - 0117 331 8663
Poets in the City UWE City Campus 4th October 2018 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm Concession / Student tickets £3 / General Admission £6 tickets available via https://www.bristolsu.org.uk/ 4th Oct - City Campus at UWE (in association with Urban Word Collective) are excited to be hosting Miles Chambers, Lawrence Hoo, Ferdinand Kabbo Van Tura, Pearl Kofi, Antoinette, Akula Agbami, Liz Mytton in our Black History Month event - Poets in the City. Look out for updates on the City Campus - UWE Facebook page. Email: Amy2.Tanner@uwe.ac.uk or Marianna.Musset@uwe.ac.uk
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Black Women 100 Arnolfini Narrow Quay Bristol BS1 4QA 7th October 2018 - 12-00 - 4;30pm Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-women-100-tickets-49934699029 Bristol Women’s Voice and Sing With Soul celebrate Bristol’s amazing women of colour through an exciting line up of performances, talks and panel discussions, hosted by Arnolfini. The event will unearth stories of some of the incredible women of colour that fought for the right to vote and equality. Email:Sandra@bristolwomensvoice.org.uk Tel:01179166552 Web:Bristolwomensvoice.org.uk
STEREOTYPES OF THE BLACK WOMAN’S IDENTITY M Shed - Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN 3rd Novemver 2018 - 7-12pm Admin Free African Voices Forum commemorates its 10 th Anniversary with a series of workshops. This is an interactive discussion that explores the image and identity associated with Black Women. The Panel Speakers include Sado Jirde (BSWN), Madhu Krishnan (UOB) and Heidi (SGI). The session will be Chaired by the amazing Singer Sissanda. Email:africanvoicesforum@yahoo.co.uk
Inspiration Womens launch,Dinner and Dance The Pavilion, 1 Hannover Quay,Bristol,BS1 5JE 3rd Novemver 2018 - 7-12pm Admin Free African Voices Forum commemorates its 10 th Anniversary with a series of workshops. This is an interactive discussion that explores the image and identity associated with Black Women. The Panel Speakers include Sado Jirde (BSWN), Madhu Krishnan (UOB) and Heidi (SGI). The session will be Chaired by the amazing Singer Sissanda. Email:africanvoicesforum@yahoo.co.uk 29.
BEING BLACK HISTORY -
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Are you sitting comfortable? ...Now I’ll start.’ is how Roy Hackett begins his talk to Year 6 pupils at Glenfrome primary school in 2015, at 86 years old.
Henry and I was born in the same St Mary. Owen Henry and I did the bus crisis. I am thirteen days older than your grandad but he died when he was 62. Bless his soul. He and I started an association in 1962. It was known This slightly-built man has a made a big impact as CCC, Commonwealth Coordinated Commitin the city and is still busy with community tee.’ activities in St Werburghs. Light and speedy of mind and body, it seems Mr Hackett’s health The CCC was a response by citizens in St has been held together by getting involved, a Pauls to people dumping rubbish there, which spirit of lightness and a love of telling stories. attracted ‘rats as big as cats’. The council would not listen to them so they formed an Roy was born in St Mary, Jamaica on 18th association to strengthen their voice. Owen September 1928. ‘I was the first child of my Henry was Chairperson, Roy the Vice-Chair mother and father and I was brought up by my and Paul Stephenson, its President. grandmother’. Her teaching propelled him to a class ahead of his years, where he fought Empowered by each other, the CCC also to remain with the older children. ‘I am here fought other issues. In Mr Drummond’s cafe, to stay in 3rd class and went and sat down...I they drank fish tea, had ‘rum talk’ and inwas very cheeky and I’m still cheeky’ he adspired each other. ‘We use it also to do the mits. bus crisis…well it wasn’t a crisis, it was just a misunderstanding.’ he reflects on the boycott Glenfrome’s Year 6 pupils are interested in why of 1963. he ran away from home, on Good Friday 1944. His father put him to work on his tobacco farm In 1968 they started St Pauls ”Festival” to while he preferred to stay in school. His father thank the community who opened their hearts was not budging. Roy ran. The children ask to them in Bristol. The Jamaican-inspired ‘junquestions, he answers with their names. He is kanoo’ or masquerade was achieved with local conscious to translate the occasional Jamaidonations and ran for 16 days. can or older English phrases for his audience. The Glenfrome children pay attention for an ‘My favourite subject?…You call it maths, we hour in this rare living history class from their called it arithmetic’. community. ‘I came to better myself’, Roy concludes ‘I ’I came to England 13th August 1952 and it made university here in England by seeing, was a Sunday…and now you are on the sub- recording and acting in things that makes me a ject I might go on a bit if you want me to’. better person today’ The youngsters hear about ‘No Dogs, No Irish, No Gypsy, No Blacks’ on Ashley Road. They The CCC evolved into the West Indian Parents hear how his work ethic, advanced bookkeep- and Friends association, convening monthly ing and characteristic cheekiness enabled him at St Werburghs Community Centre since the to be a foreman, over fifty-one white workers at 60s. Sadly, it is likely to close this year. The St Ann’s Board Mill. main question for ‘West Indians’ now is, where can they go today make their voice stronger? One pupil in the class identifies herself as the granddaughter of Owen Henry. ‘Well, Well, well’ he sighs profoundly. ‘Owen 30.
BEYOND THE RACE CARD by Shaun M Clarke Are we in sight of the beginning of the end? For those of Afro-Caribbean decent, the New Black heritage has been about re-establishing the UK diasporic demographic yet a third of UK babies are soon to be bi racial, further transforming the Nation’s Identity. Up against a rigid yet elusive Status Quo, when it comes to racism and segregation surely we’ve progressed, but what is left to do? In theory all UK Nationals have equal rights so we exercise them accordingly, without intimidation. If we must use the Race Card to Positively Discriminate it should stand up to scrutiny.
The Charges and Admissions Somerset Police are challenged redressing the lack of Police Officers of colour. We all want the police to do their jobs without bias and the issue remains under the spotlight. Diversity Trust train staff around interactions with various demographics and may be the answer here, given if we can’t have culturally diverse officers, we need better informed ones. To add to traces of systemic racism and selfreflect apparently Black Communities have their own Black on Black issues, and meanwhile can’t let racial prejudice curb aspirations. Paternity and Mental Health have been issues but have yet to fully acknowledge the root causes. We do we have emerging platforms towards bringing balance, 2morrow 2day, DAN, Rife Magazine, Diverse Media, Ujima Radio, Bristol Black Carers, Words of Colour, Gal-dem.com, St2Boardroom etc, and there’s room for more leverage in the film industry. Bristol (100) Black Men recently launched in Bristol and want to add to growing concerns that Black men in particular have become disaffected. Evidently (in Bristol) there’s unfinished busi-
ness with current events like Your City, Your Voice), Doing-things-Differently and other networks are responding to the need to address segregation and exclusion through public consultation meetings. And with Bristol having a few non-whites in powerful positions, trustfully on merit, we should be looking forward. We want to see the back of Racism since we live in a free market, despite (a grey area) exponential growth of a bi-racial demographic throwing into question the relevance of racial constructs. I believe there are some good examples being set but are we supporting them?
Have you been race-carded recently? Your answer will depend on your perspective, informed by trusted sources or direct experience. Whether you can and can’t be bothered to do the research or even think it matters, in terms of equal opportunities, economically, health wise and within Criminal Justice, it’s a shame there’s outstanding business to level the playing field. Things seem to have got better but we’re waking up from dreams of finally getting to equity and justice for all, only to receive another WhatsApp message or come across another Facebook reminder saying all is never what it seems. We have hope but Race Cards should help the cause and avoid an undignified victim label. I believe it takes many on all sides to possibly do something to render them unnecessary. We have hope, although as history shows that might not be enough. Over racial identity, it seems it’s more a lack of resources and investment that most illustrate inequalities. That as a reflection of what’s to overcome through necessary evils like PD, at times we need genuinely play the Race Card, yet we’re primarily victims of lower class privilege and should perhaps decide to focus on the bigger picture. 31.
Black history month celebration UH Bristol Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Workers’ Forum supported by RCN South West invite you to celebrate with us Wednesday 17 October 2018 10:00 am - 4:00 pm The Atrium Bristol Heart Institute Bristol Royal Infirmary University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Bristol BS2 8HW
Workers from the NHS and independent health and care sectors are invited to join the University Hospitals Bristol BAMEW Forum as we look back at pivotal past moments that have shaped our future. The event is in recognition of BAME workers’ contribution to the UK’s health and social care systems. The programme includes live music and keynote speakers Councillor Asher Craig (Deputy Mayor of Bristol) and Neomi Bennett (nurse inventor).
Express your interest by emailing BAMEWForum@uhbristol.nhs.uk or Jeanette.Jones@UHBristol.nhs.uk or just drop by on the day. Everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be provided. Further updates at www.rcn.org.uk/southwest/southwest-events
@UHBristolNHS - @RCNSouthWest - www.facebook.com/UHBristol - www.facebook.com/RCNSouthWest
Festival of Ideas
Francis Fukuyama Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition Sun 14 October 2018, 13:30-14:30 Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building Free, but booking required www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/francis-fukuyama/ Fukuyama traces the development of identity from Plato, through Locke and Rousseau to modern gender politics. He draws on this history to deliver a sharp warning: unless we forge a universal understanding of human dignity, we are doomed to endure continual conflict
Esi Edugyan Washington Black Mon 15 October, 18:30-19:30 Glass Studio, St George’s Bristol £8/£6 http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/esi-edugyan/ Esi Edugyan, author of The Second Life of Samuel Tyne and Half Blood Blues (winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize and finalist for the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize) discusses her new novel Washington Black (longlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize), a gripping tale about a devastating bid for freedom.
Mayor Marvin Rees Delivering for Bristol – The Mayor’s Annual State of the City Address 2018 Wed 17 October 2018, 18:30-19:45 Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building Free, but booking required www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/mayor-marvin-rees-2018/ Mayor of Bristol Marvin looks to the future, setting out how his administration is delivering against key pledges. Financial challenges remain, but the Mayor continues to look at the positive plans for Bristol, detailing transport innovation, how his administration is tackling the housing crisis, future plans for children’s services, and adult social care – the measures being undertaken to make Bristol a city in which nobody is left behind
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Terrance Hayes American Sonnets Thu 18 October, 20:00-21:00 Glass Studio, St George’s Bristol £8/£6 www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/terrance-hayes/ Terrance Hayes, the National Book Award winning author of Lighthead and one of America’s most acclaimed poets, discusses his work and his new poetry collection American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin. Written during the first 200 days of the Trump presidency, the poems are haunted by the country’s past and future eras and errors, its dreams and its nightmares.
Novel Writers: Sharlene Teo Ponti Thu 25 October, 18:30-20:00 Spike Island £5/£3 www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/novel-writers-sharlene-teo/ Sharlene Teo discusses her debit novel Ponti, an exquisite story of friendship and memory spanning decades. Infused with mythology and modernity, with the rich sticky heat of Singapore, it is at once an astounding portrayal of the gaping loneliness of teenagehood, and a vivid exploration of how tragedy can make monsters of us.
Kamal Ahmed The Life and Times of a Very British Man Fri 26 October 2018, 19:00-20:00 Waterstones (Union Street) £8/ £6/ www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/kamal-ahmed/ Kamal Ahmed’s childhood was British in every way – except for the fact he was brown. Half English, half Sudanese, he tells the tale of growing up as one of the first generation of mixed-race British children, as a man who adopted the name Neil while growing up (it was better than ‘camel’) and who went on to occupy one of the most elite positions in the British establishment at the most British institution, the BBC.
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Higher Education: Decline and Fall? with Simon Burgess, Sandra McNally, David Willetts, Gill Wyness and Andy Westwood (chair) Wed 7 November 2018, 20:00-21:30 We The Curious £9 / £6.50 www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/higher-education-decline-and-fall/ Universities boost economic growth and graduates can earn a high salary premium – but higher education policy is in a mess, Brexit is a threat to many institutions and universities are under political attack. What needs to be done?
Discover Economics Schools event Fri 9 November 2018, 9:30-15:30 We The Curious Free, booking required www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/discover-economics/ A free event for year 11 and 12 students to discover more about economics through a series of interactive, educational sessions delivered by University of Bristol and University of the West of England staff and economics practitioners.
What Are Women Worth? with Peter Backus, Danielle Guizzo Archela, Kimberley Scharf, Sarah Smith and Caroline Criado Perez (chair) Sat 10 November 2018, 13:30-15:00 We The Curious £9 / £6.50 http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/what-are-women-worth/ Women are less valued than men in the economy – earning less, promoted less – and in economics. What will it take to close the economic gender gap?
Novel Writers: Preti Taneja We That Are Young Thu 15 November, 18:30-20:00 Spike Island £5/£3 www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/novel-writers-preti-taneja/ Preti Taneja talks about her debut novel We That Are Young, a startling insight into modern India, the rise of religious nationalism, the clash of youth and age, the intensity of life (and the ever-present spectre of death) in one of the world’s fastest growing economies. 35.
Bristol Slavery Trail: Guided Tour The Junction, Engine Shed, Station Approach, Bristol, BS1 6QH Saturday 13-10-2018 / Saturday 20-10-2018 Starts from: 12:00pm - 14:00pm Admission: ÂŁ2 - Tickets available at: www.bristolsu.org.uk/events/bristol-slavery-trail-guidedtour Bristol: a city of grand Georgian Houses, impressive neo-Gothic structures, prestigious educational institutions and heritage theatres. But look closer and these celebrated architectural legacies and institutions were built on the wealth that came from the Transatlantic slave trade, owing their existence to slave produced sugar, tobacco, plantations and the trade of human cargo. Rather than focussing on the individuals involved, this trail takes an integrative approach, which looks at the ripple effects of slavery and what the profits of the trade made possible. Led by Caine Tayo Lewin Turner. Contact: 0117 331 8663 Email: bristolsu-events@bristol.ac.uk Web: www.bristolsu.org.uk/events?event_type=black-historymonth-23193&search=
Apprenticeship Job Fair
You’re Hired! Wednesday 24 October, 1pm-5pm at The Galleries, Broadmead, Bristol Drop in and meet employers with current vacancies in a wide range of career areas. Free workshop Before meeting employers, why not book onto a free workshop, 10am-12noon, to boost your job search skills and confidence? After the workshop enjoy a free lunch and early access to the job fair. Booking essential. For more details and to book a workshop place visit:
www.bristol.WORKS/apprenticeships Tel: 0117 352 5750
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CONNEXIONS Afrikan ConneXions Consortium: Beyond Tokenism – Advocating Power and Presence in City Affairs! The Afrikan ConneXions Consortium (ACC) was formed in July 2016 supported by the Global Afrikan People’s Parliament (GAPP) out of a conference called by Afrikan led organisations, after the Election of Mayor Marvin Rees. The conference, speaking to Marvin’s aspirations, was entitled ‘Bristol: a PowerSharing City Inclusive of Substantive Afrikan Heritage Community (AHC) Representation?’ The organisers of the conference became the Leadership Facilitation Team of the ACC. They are:
The Malcolm X Centre Rite Direkshon African Voices Forum The John Lynch Afrikan Education Programme Bristol Somali Forum Global Afrikan ple’s Parliament
1. To Lobby and Influence in relation to the best political, socio-economic and cultural interests of AHC in and beyond Bristol, with particular reference to our glocal community perspectives informing the UN Decade for People of African Descent. 2. To contribute to knowledge production to identify AHC priorities from Afrikan Perspectives of Self-Determination and Community Self-Empowerment to inform our interface and strategic engagements. 3. To ensure support for the elected Mayor of Bristol in the shaping of Bristol as a power sharing City, inclusive of substantive Afrikan Heritage representation. 4. To work in partnership to progress ACC aims, with political representatives of Afrikan Heritage Communities and those who serve areas significantly populated by Afrikan Heritage Communities. 5. To build solidarity between and provide support for ACC member organisations and affiliated politicians on matters of common interest consistent with ACC aims and purpose. Amongst other objectives the ACC seeks to dialogue with the City around recognition of Afriphobia as a specific form of racism experienced by People of Afrikan Heritage. It also supports the Stop the Maangamizi We Charge Genocide/Ecocide Campaign and is compiling a list of local Maangamizi Crime Scenes where actions will be identified to highlight the current impact/legacy of such crimes on Afrikan heritage families, communities and spaces in order to put an end to these economic, cultural, social and institutional acts of Afriphobic Maangamizi crimes. ACC is committed to seeing Bristol City Council formerly recognise the UN International Decade for People of Afrikan Descent and work with the ACC on a programme suggested by the Afrikan Heritage Communities of Bristol.
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Being a Black Woman Creative Anson Rooms Bar, Bristol SU Thursday 18th October 2018 Starts Doors 6:30pm - Event starts 7:00pm - Ends 10:00pm Bristol SU’s flagship Black History Month event sees a remarkable all-female lineup of panellists, chaired by our Undergraduate Education Officer, Nasra Ayub. Our panel will be discussing the challenges and injustices they face as black woman in the creative industry - an industry facing a diversity crisis across gender and race. Our panellists include Chidera Eggerue (The Slumflower), Munroe Bergdorf, Vanessa Kisuule and Eva Lazarus. In partnership with the Centre for Black Humanities. Tel: 0117 331 8663 Email:bristolsu-events@bristol.ac.uk Web:www.bristolsu.org.uk/events/take-up-space-being-ablack-woman-in-the-creative-industry-with-the-slumflowervanessa-kisuule-eva-lazarus-and-munroe-bergdorf
CULTURE BRISTOL BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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Fabric Africa Fashion Show Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queen’s Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL Wednesday 17th October 2018 Starts from: 7.30pm - 9.30pm Doors open 7pm - Free Event Hosted by Dr. Josie Gill, professor of English at the University of Bristol, whose Celebrate African textiles and culture with an exciting evening of catwalk fashion, Afrobeats music and guest speaker Jacqueline Shaw, founder of Africa Fashion Guide . Hosted by Vanessa Kisuule, the highlight of the evening is the fashion show curated by Christelle Pellecuer featuring local designers of African heritage. Dee J Neyo will be providing a live DJ set and you can catch the accompanying Fabric Africa exhibition. A pay bar will be available.
I AM THE AFRO MODEL Malcolm X Centre Saturday 13th October 2018 Starts from: 9-10pm - ÂŁ10 African Voices Forum commemorates its 10th Anniversary with a series of event under the theme of Development, Recognition and Justice. I am the Afro Model takes 12 young girls on journey to become Afro Models, building their self-confidence using various tools. This will be launched at Afrifest 2018. Tel: 0117 3525614 Web:www.watershed.org.uk
UNITY BRISTOL BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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DigiLocal Celebration Barton Hill Settlement, Ducie Road BS5 0AX Saturday 8 December 2018 Starts from: 10am - 3pm DigiLocal Celebration is an opportunity for the community to celebrate the achievements of their young people. We work closely with the Somali Resource Centre, Docklands Youth Centre and others to give young people opportunities to develop their creative and problem solving skills; its much more than learning coding. The event is also an opportunity to consider if you could join us as a volunteer and support even more young people. Dr John Bradford Email:john.bradford@hbb.org.uk Web:www.digilocal.org.uk/
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Apprenticeships You’re Hired The Galleries, Broadmead Wednesday 24 October Starts:work shop 10:00 - 12:00pm /1:00pm - 5:00pm Job Fair, 1pm-5pm: Drop in and meet employers with current apprenticeship vacancies in all sectors and qualification levels. Earn and learn up to degree level. Suitable for all ages. Workshops, 10am-12noon: Free, includes lunch. Covers applications, interview skills, resilience and finding an apprenticeship. Web:www.bristolworks/apprenticeship Email: Works@bristol.gov.uk
Not Halloween film and young peoples party Mansion House Clifton Down 31st October- £5 donation Starts:work shop 10:00 - 12:00pm /1:00pm - 5:00pm Not a halloween party seeks to provide fun and entertainment for children aged over 6 and their carers on Halloween night fancy dress welcome!
Youth creative theatre workshop The Galleries, Broadmead November 24th October Starts: 1:00pm - 3:00pm - £5 donation Job Fair, 1pm-5pm: Drop in and meet employers with current apprenticeship Join Lord Mayor and artist Cleo Lake to create a new theatre work drawing on Bristol and international history. Web:www.facebook.com/Black-Artists-On-The-move
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THE DIVERSE ARTISTS NETWORK & PAPER ARTS
YOUTHITIES RTUN OPPO
Hosted by young people for young people
Youth Opportunities in the arts; Explore / Discover / Inspire / Opportunities St Pauls Settlement, 74-80 City Rd, Bristol BS2 8UH
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FR EE WHAT? • youth talent • • inspirational speakers • • workshops • • ART stalls • • AN exhibitION • • delicious food • & arts opportunities!
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WHEN? THURS 15TH NOV 5PM - 8PM AFTERPARTY: 8PM TILL LATE
WHERE? @ DOCKLANDS YOUTH CENTRE ST PAULS BS2 8UF
Thursday 15th November Starts: 5pm - 8pm (afterparty: 8pm till late) An Arts Event Celebrating Our Vibrant Youth & Community! Get ready! The Diverse Artists Network & PAPER Arts are proud to present for the first time ever, a FREE evening of creativity for youth on Thursday 15th Nov called “YO Arts Fest”! Hosted by young people for young people, this event will include local youth talents, inspirational speakers, arts workshops, stalls, signposting, exhibits, delicious food and arts opportunities. This is a FREE public event open to all with a focus on supporting young emerging artists and creative talent. Grace Kress / 07446 646 541 / hello@paperats.org.uk / www.paperarts.org.uk
Youth hair fashion and music Jam Trinity Arts Centre 28th October - Early bird free otherwise £3 Link : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/music-hair-food-andfashion-youthjam-tickets-50345813684 A youth led event with music, food a hair competition and fashion.Suitable for over 14s. Web:www.bristolworks/apprenticeship Email: Works@bristol.gov.uk
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Bristol's United Front for Centenary Celebrations –
by Cognitive Paths
In commemorative spirit Cognitive Paths in sync with others around the globe are celebrating a diasporic community hero Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 1918-2013, who came to be known as “a father of a nation,” a family man of strength and absolute resilience in the face of fearsome adversity, who fought tirelessly for his people’s rights. And he was humorous, caricatured by his famous stint with the Spice Girls, a man who came to command respect, was never short of fervent speeches, lost but not forgotten.
A hero for all A hero for all Anti-apartheid revolutionary, Philanthropist and South Africa’s 1st black president 19941999, he will be remembered as an ikon and celebrated. With the support of wife Winnie and other entrusted allies the achievements of the ANC were outstanding. Spending 27 arduous years in prison he showed the international community what it can take to ignite change, leading a struggle for the emancipation of Black South Africans. He talked of being “able to rise above racial injustice and segregation to reach harmonious relations…” We want to salute a champion and merit an exemplary human being who said he would live or die for his ideal of a democratic and free society. He received the Nobel Peace prize in 1993 for his efforts towards his vision. To some he was an uncle, a distant relative with a noble cause we all felt part of. And so we evolve with events and individuals that played a key role in bringing hope to future generations
Bringing opportunity Inspired by Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko and other Pan-Africanist, Cognitive Paths director recount his relationship to the apartheid struggle by highlighting lessons learned and key educational points that inspire change from within all Bantu People. Sibusiso Tshabalala has been promoting and designing cultural inclusive educational programs that provide young people with the tools to embrace their heritage, exploring alternative perspectives and develop their character. The Ubuntu Workshops educational program is designed to fit Ofsted requirements and the Arts Awards frameworks. The project has gained great support from Bristol Commonwealth Society, Bristol Music Trust and The Real Ideas Organisation. To find out more about the program email hello@cognitivepaths.co.uk or visit cognitivepaths.co.uk for more information.
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Bristol Pound and Paul Stephenson:
HONOURING A HERO
The Bristol Pound is a local currency scheme whose aims are to help local independent businesses thrive, build resilience in local communities and reduce the amount of carbon that Bristol produces. It was launched in 2012 and is one of the largest and most successful in Europe with over £5m worth issued. It has a digital app so you can pay for goods and services at over 800 businesses as well as council tax and energy bills using your phone but it also has beautiful printed notes. One of the most admired and collected of those notes was the one designed to commemorate the Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963. This boycott was necessary because at that time Bristol Bus Company refused to employ black or Asian men as drivers or conductors. After a four month mass campaign and an effective boycott, the policy was changed. Coincidentally, the announcement was made on 28 August 1963-the same day as Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech. Many commentators have said that it directly influenced the passing of the first Race Relations Act in 1965 which made racial discrimination in a public place unlawful.
The image on the Ten Bristol Pound note was designed as part of a public competition by Luke Carter and shows Paul Stephenson OBE who was one of the leaders of the campaign. Mr Stephenson himself agreed to be one of the judges in the most recent Bristol Pound note design competition and was typically gracious and modest about his achievements. The Bristol Pound team were delighted to associate their radical economic idea with such a radical and committed individual who was prepared to risk himself for the greater good. Stephen Clarke Director Bristol Pound CIC
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WHY SCHOOL HISTO ARE Name: Mikael Techane Age: 19
on us did we become internationally established, technologically advanced and “civilised”. This could not be further from the truth. The cradle of civilisation spans all people for hundreds of millions of years, so the notion that four hundred Occupation: Content Creator years of hardship is all my people and Africa have photography, video making, poetry, (journalism, to offer is extremely misleading and damaging. art) This, coupled with the Western media representation of Africa being corrupt, plus the endless charMikael shares how secondary ity adverts and famine appeals, cements the faux knowledge that we are inferior. While it is true that school history lessons were Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, the bus boycott, pivotal in his perception of self, South African apartheid and Rosa Parks were all covered in my secondary school, aspects of each investigating the link between were cherry-picked at best. As children we reguracist ideologies and curriculum larly accept knowledge as fact, especially when it’s taught to us in schools. Conversing with fellow black people and white peers, I found lack of knowlFlashback. It’s year eight. It’s second period hisedge to be a recurring theme. The Dogon people tory. I’m twelve years old and I’m learning about the of Mali, West Africa were ethnographically versed history of my people – black people. Great, right? in cosmology, astronomy and astrology. Early What’s not to love about empowering black youth pioneers of Western philosophy like Plato studied with a knowledge of self? Well, what if I told you under Egyptian elders in Heliopolis, Egypt for thirI and many other black people did not learn our teen years. The North African Muslim Moors conhistory in those secondary school history lessons? quered much of Spain in the Middle Ages, heavily And that instead, we learned our place in a white influencing Europe’s future. These facts are just society? Allow me to elaborate. snippets of the timeline of African history but show that black history does not begin with white people. Like the majority of other black youths, I found my introduction to black history pivotal to my perception To say current history lessons are lacking is of myself. At twelve years old my impressionable an understatement. In fact, I think aspects of mind digested the ‘Roots’ TV box set and images Martin Luther King Jr’s and Malcolm X’s teachof white saviours such as William Wilberforce and ings are taught in such a way (if at all) that breeds Thomas Clarkson, drawing the same conclusion a passive state of mind. To truly understand hisas many of my black classmates: “so before white tory, the full picture must always be presented. people came and took us from Africa we were just We learned of Hitler’s unthinkable atrocities, but, living in huts doing nothing?” This utterly misguided we also learned of the technological and viewpoint is far too often replicated. When our hispsychological advancements made by Nazi tory is taught to us through a white lens, we only researchers, due to their lack of morality. get a sliver of the full picture. Nevertheless, many of us accepted this newfound knowledge as the whole truth, only seeing ourselves as relevant from white people’s involvement onwards. When our taught history begins with slavery, we subconsciously learn that we are lesser. According to my lessons, only when the white man laid eyes
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When this theory is applied to black history, in particular, Malcolm X’s advocation of economic separation – giving black people the opportunity to become self-reliant (as was previously and consistently repressed through acts like the White supremacy attacks on “Black Wall Street” in 1921), rather than allow systematic and economic segregation to keep them inferior – has been ignored in history lessons in the UK. Similarly, MLK Jr came to the realisation (soon before his murder at the hands of the US government in 1968) that the long fight for equality would never truly be won if integration did not allow for equal opportunity economically. Yet we are only reminded of his “I have a dream” speech, which is always heralded as the height of black social and political empowerment. While it is true it was a turning point for Western society, does that mean it was the best result? In comparison, MLK Jr’s “I fear, I am integrating my people into a burning house.” Statement was far more potent as it highlighted how far we still have to go. Yet these facts are purposefully left out in Key Stage 3 history, with the Department for Education even going so far as to include ‘Britain’s transatlantic slave trade: its affects and its eventual abolition’ as a non-statutory subject that schools are not required by law to teach.
History is a powerful tool. Depending on who controls it, it can completely change the contemporary social and political landscape. Look no further than Christopher Columbus and his portrayal in history as a pioneering explorer and discoverer of the new world. Notice how the parts where, raping and hunting the Native American indigenous with his band of marauding European outlaws is conveniently left unmentioned. In modern day America he is celebrated annually during Thanksgiving, only solidifying my point that whoever controls history controls society’s perceptions, structures and power systems. When we think of things in terms of Key Stage 3 History, it is no wonder I and the majority of other black students saw ourselves as inferior and reliant on the white power structures that be. Knowledge of self is empowerment, and without an accurate representation of ourselves we will never truly be empowered as one people, much to the satisfaction of a systematically oppressive government.
Speaking to my fellow black co-worker Ella Brandt, it became apparent to me that while I had some form of black history taught to me during my secondary school years, not all of us were so fortunate. Ella’s recollection of black history at her private school in Romsey, South East England consisted of one year ten assembly where the students were asked if they knew who Mary Seacole was. When Ella was the only student to put her hand up she was asked to tell the assembly who Mary Seacole was – sparking the teachers brief deliverance of Mary Seacole’s life (to the less than ecstatic audience to say the least). Had Mary Seacole’s associate, Florence Nightingale previously not lived in the house, now Ella’s school – It’s unlikely they would have summarised her at all.
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SECOND COMBING Welcome to the Second Combing! We are a start-up Social Enterprise Hairdressers located within Happytat on Stokes Croft specialising in Mens & Womens Dry cuts, Shaves and beard trims all at affordable prices, no fuss, no jargon, just a great cut at a great price. There is, however, a unique story behind The Second Combing and its origins. My name is Anthonell ( Toni) Peccoo and this is the story of how I am now able to ‘Show my shine’; Since being released from my incarceration just over a year ago (2017) I’ve been given many opportunities to find a new lease of life, to feel as if I have something to give, a second chance so-to-speak. I got connected with MentorMe who are a charity that provide support upon release from prison through mentoring and in turn they got me involved with the LoveBristol social enterprise, Happytat. Here I have been able to share my story and connect with people who have encouraged me to use my shine as the catalyst for a future where I can give back. Training as a hairdresser in college gave me the skills needed to practise being a barber in prison, I believe it is an art form and that there can be such beauty in hair cutting. With the help and support of the team at Happytat I have been given the chance to put this into practise in a more permanent way. My reason for the name is a play on words but is also to symbolise the second chance that has been given to me in my life, as a Christian I believe that Jesus will once again come back and I use that as a metaphor and an inspiration that in my own way, this has been like a second coming for me, the magnitude of which cannot be compared to the fore but the sentiment remains the same. I’d like for people to know and understand my story, I’m a simple man wanting to cut hair and reach out to people that have similar stories to tell, give everyone a voice, when they feel like that there isn’t anyone to listen. Within my time at Happytat/The Second Combing I’d love for people to hear my story and be forever inspired. I want to always give back, I can spend time helping, inspiring and teaching. I know and believe that we all have our own shine, no matter how bright or dim it may be, it shines and everyone should be given a chance to show it. itted individual who was prepared to risk himself for the greater good. Artical by Anthonell (Toni) Peccoo Photo by Bristol 24/7
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