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010<br />
<strong>black</strong><br />
<strong>history</strong><br />
<strong>month</strong><br />
<strong>now</strong><br />
Haringey programme of events<br />
October 2010<br />
www.haringey.gov.uk
Lynne Featherstone<br />
MP for Hornsey and Wood Green,<br />
and Parliamentary Under-Secretary<br />
of State responsible for Equalities<br />
and Criminal Information<br />
Black History Month is here again -<br />
another absolutely fantastic<br />
opportunity to celebrate the rich and<br />
varied contribution of <strong>black</strong> men and<br />
women to our Borough and our<br />
culture at large.<br />
This year we focus on the<br />
achievements and character of a<br />
much loved and respected man -<br />
Bernie Grant. In the ten years since<br />
his death, Bernie’s legacy continues<br />
to live on, and Black History Month<br />
2010 allows us to reflect on<br />
everything he achieved, and the<br />
inspirational figure he was - and<br />
continues to be - to a generation of<br />
young <strong>black</strong> men and women.<br />
The whole array of events on offer<br />
this year - from the art to the theatre<br />
to the workshops - provide an<br />
astonishing array of different cultural,<br />
historical and artistic experiences.<br />
Black History Month is truly a jewel<br />
in the Haringey calendar, and every<br />
year it never fails to impress. I hope<br />
you enjoy it as much as I will.<br />
David Lammy MP<br />
Member of Parliament for<br />
Tottenham<br />
It is an honour, once again, to<br />
introduce Haringey’s Black History<br />
Month Guide. This year sees the<br />
10th anniversary of the sad and<br />
premature death of Bernie Grant.<br />
Bernie was an inspiration - he was<br />
one of the first members of the<br />
Black community to sit in<br />
Parliament, smashing the glass<br />
ceiling so that the next generation of<br />
<strong>black</strong> men and women could.<br />
One of the most remarkable aspects<br />
of Bernie’s character was his ability<br />
to understand the importance of<br />
<strong>history</strong> and heritage in entrenching a<br />
sense of identity. In an increasingly<br />
materialistic world, obfuscated by<br />
brand names and urban street<br />
culture, it is easy to forget what<br />
makes us special amongst an<br />
increasingly diverse crowd of people.<br />
He understood that if you don’t<br />
k<strong>now</strong> who you are, you can’t k<strong>now</strong><br />
where you are going and it was his<br />
campaigning and persistence that<br />
brought us a Black History Month in<br />
the UK with recognition across all<br />
communities, not just the Black one.<br />
Indeed, this <strong>month</strong> may turn out to<br />
be one of Bernie’s most important<br />
legacies. History is not just a<br />
moment to ack<strong>now</strong>ledge and reflect<br />
on the sacrifices, struggles and<br />
triumphs of our ancestors, but to<br />
appreciate the lessons for the<br />
struggles of the present and future.<br />
The programme for this <strong>month</strong><br />
reflects this. I’ve been inspired by<br />
the increasing number of wonderful<br />
individuals and community groups I<br />
have come across who have worked<br />
tirelessly to bring people together<br />
from all ages and backgrounds<br />
throughout the Borough. The last<br />
year and the coming <strong>month</strong>s will no<br />
doubt prove challenging for Haringey<br />
- but it is at this time that we can<br />
draw inspiration from the actions of<br />
those that suffered harder and for<br />
longer and eventually triumphed.<br />
Although Haringey has always<br />
suffered more than others from<br />
economic poverty, we have never<br />
been impoverished in terms of our<br />
people or of our culture - this <strong>month</strong><br />
is our chance to prove that.<br />
I pay special tribute to Bernie’s wife,<br />
Sharon, who has been central to<br />
putting together this <strong>month</strong>’s<br />
programme and has been<br />
instrumental in preserving his legacy.<br />
I wish you all an interesting and<br />
inspiring Black History Month.<br />
Cllr Claire Kober<br />
Leader of Haringey Council<br />
I am delighted to introduce the<br />
fantastic programme of events<br />
scheduled for Black History Month.<br />
This year especially we are marking<br />
10 years since the death of Bernie<br />
Grant who did so much for<br />
Haringey. Bernie had a strong sense<br />
of his heritage and was passionate<br />
about ensuring the experiences and<br />
achievements of individual<br />
communities were marked and<br />
celebrated.<br />
We are lucky to live in a borough in<br />
which so many cultures coexist, and<br />
the wealth of events planned over<br />
the coming weeks give us a chance<br />
to celebrate the achievements and<br />
ambitions of all that is <strong>black</strong> culture.<br />
There really is something for<br />
everybody, from jewellery making<br />
workshops, to family fun days and<br />
seminars on the impact of Obama’s<br />
election. I hope that hundreds of you<br />
will join us to enjoy this festival of<br />
Black History.<br />
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Cllr Bernice Vanier<br />
Cabinet Member for Safer<br />
Community and Cohesion<br />
Each year Black History Month<br />
provides an opportunity for all<br />
members of the community to share<br />
experiences and learn about the rich<br />
culture and <strong>history</strong> of <strong>black</strong> people,<br />
and the contribution they have made<br />
to our culturally diverse community.<br />
This is important because in the<br />
main <strong>black</strong> <strong>history</strong> is blotted out or<br />
re-written to suit others. One <strong>month</strong><br />
is insufficient to redress this balance<br />
but it gives the chance to spotlight<br />
<strong>black</strong> <strong>history</strong> and promote<br />
understanding and harmony.<br />
This year in particular is of special<br />
significance as seventeen African<br />
countries celebrate their Golden<br />
Jubilee independence anniversary. It<br />
is also the 10th anniversary of the<br />
death of Bernie Grant, the first <strong>black</strong><br />
leader of Haringey Council and MP<br />
for Tottenham from 1987 to his<br />
death in 2000. The focus of the<br />
booklet is on his life and<br />
achievements.<br />
The programme this <strong>month</strong> includes<br />
a plethora of activities and thought<br />
provoking events. There is<br />
something for all ages and taste.<br />
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Eddie Griffith<br />
Mayor of Haringey<br />
It is a delight and privilege to be<br />
asked to pen the preface to this<br />
edition. The co-incidence of being a<br />
Mayor from the <strong>black</strong> community<br />
adds a certain poignancy to the<br />
occasion.<br />
It is important that we in Haringey<br />
ack<strong>now</strong>lege and celebrate the<br />
achievements of members of the<br />
<strong>black</strong> community whose sojourn<br />
dates back many decades, indeed as<br />
far back as World War 2 and possibly<br />
earlier.<br />
Worldwide <strong>black</strong> people over the<br />
centuries have made their mark in the<br />
fields of science, mathematics, health<br />
and the like. Inventors such as<br />
Thomas Adams, George Alcorn,<br />
Howard Aiken and Andrew Alford<br />
have made significant contributions<br />
which have revolutionised the way we<br />
do things today.<br />
This year's programme is a reminder<br />
that in our midst there is a diversity of<br />
talent, skills and k<strong>now</strong>ledge of which<br />
we can be proud. It is also ten years<br />
since the untimely death of our own<br />
local hero, the larger than life Bernie<br />
Grant, who served the constituency of<br />
Tottenham as Member of Parliament<br />
for some thirteen years. Bernie was<br />
Haringey’s Black History Month<br />
2010 programme aims to<br />
celebrate the rich art and culture<br />
of the Black community by<br />
providing a diversity of events<br />
across the Borough. The 2010<br />
brochure particularly focuses on<br />
the 10 year anniversary of Bernie<br />
Grant’s death, and aims to<br />
celebrate the former MP’s life and<br />
achievements.<br />
Among attractions will be<br />
exhibitions, talks and seminars -<br />
for all ages.<br />
Key exhibitions include a Bernie<br />
Grant roadshow at local libraries<br />
and the Bernie Grant Arts Centre,<br />
including a seminar by the MP’s<br />
official biographer Onyekachi<br />
Wambu.<br />
There will also be a boroughwide<br />
art exhibition at various locations<br />
across Haringey - entitled Sisters in<br />
well loved and respected and a man<br />
of profound integrity. I had the good<br />
fortune to have k<strong>now</strong>n him as a friend<br />
and colleague when he served at<br />
Haringey as its leader and can testify<br />
to his relentless energy, commitment<br />
and passion, legacies which remain in<br />
the mind to this present day.<br />
In the next few weeks we will be<br />
treated to an array of cultural<br />
delicacies which will enrich the mind<br />
and stimulate our natural propensities<br />
to add to our intellectual growth.<br />
Sprit - featuring the work of<br />
contemporary <strong>black</strong> female artists.<br />
Nicola Green’s thought-provoking<br />
exhibition House-Slave, Field-Slave<br />
will trace the struggle for the<br />
abolition of slavery as commemorated<br />
in the borough in 2007 - before this<br />
locally-based, nationally-respected<br />
portrait artist shows her work at the<br />
International Slavery Museum in<br />
Liverpool in 2011.<br />
Called Black History Month Now the<br />
programme celebrates present-day<br />
achievements and successes - and<br />
shows how these draw on the<br />
community’s rich heritage in the<br />
borough.<br />
For full details of this year’s Black<br />
History Month celebrations in<br />
Haringey, visit www.haringey.gov.uk/<br />
<strong>black</strong><strong>history</strong><strong>month</strong> - or contact<br />
020 8489 1419 or email<br />
elena.pippou@haringey.gov.uk<br />
2010<br />
<strong>black</strong><br />
<strong>history</strong><br />
<strong>month</strong><br />
<strong>now</strong><br />
Black History Month in the year 2010<br />
promises to be a memorable one and<br />
I for one am already smacking my lips<br />
in anticipation of the cultural delights<br />
which will be served up in the weeks<br />
ahead.<br />
Black History Month 2010 could be<br />
the most exciting to date but we all<br />
have to play our individual parts by<br />
joining the celebrations whenever and<br />
wherever they are held.<br />
Have a happy, enjoyable, rewarding<br />
and stimulating Black History Month.<br />
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Bernie Grant: a reflection<br />
On 18 April 2000 thousands of<br />
people lined the streets of Haringey<br />
to follow the last journey of a<br />
charismatic political leader. Bernie<br />
Grant had been the Labour leader of<br />
Haringey Council during the politically<br />
turbulent mid 1980s and went on to<br />
become the Member of Parliament for<br />
Tottenham in 1987 until his death in<br />
2000. The mass funeral attended by<br />
some 4000 people at Alexandra Palace<br />
made this one of the largest ever public<br />
tributes to a <strong>black</strong> person in Britain.<br />
There was a strong sense that a strong<br />
and brave voice had been silenced.<br />
And so it had. Bernie Grant, the most<br />
outspoken <strong>black</strong> political leader in<br />
recent times, had been a force for<br />
racial and social justice for over three<br />
decades, and was a champion and<br />
friend to many, in Haringey and far<br />
beyond. In making the transition from<br />
left wing activist to Parliamentary office,<br />
the story of his life mirrors the changes<br />
that the country was going through, as<br />
it attempted to come to terms with<br />
becoming a multi-racial society after<br />
decades of being an imperial power.<br />
Born into a family of teachers on 17<br />
February 1944 in Guyana, Bernie Grant<br />
left for England aged 19, to join his<br />
mother who was one of the very few<br />
<strong>black</strong> teachers in Haringey. By 1978 he<br />
became a full time Area Officer for the<br />
National Union of Public Employees<br />
(NUPE), responsible for its local<br />
authority and health workers. Bernie<br />
Grant then founded the Black Trades<br />
Unionists Solidarity Movement, and by<br />
1983 worked for it full time.<br />
He also became involved in the local<br />
community, especially around<br />
discrimination in education, and was<br />
elected a councillor for Bruce Grove in<br />
1978. He quickly gained the respect of<br />
other councillors, and by 1985 he had<br />
become the Leader of Haringey<br />
Council, responsible for its ethnically<br />
diverse population of 250,000 people.<br />
He was the first ever <strong>black</strong> person to<br />
hold such a position, or in fact to hold<br />
any real political power, in Europe.<br />
Equal opportunities policies and<br />
practices are <strong>now</strong> commonplace but<br />
this was not so in the 1980. Bernie<br />
Grant was a pioneer of equalities for all<br />
and insisted that Haringey Council’s<br />
jobs and services should be equally<br />
available to everyone.<br />
His uncompromising stance on these<br />
issues brought him an unwelcome<br />
national fame. The Tottenham<br />
electorate voted him into Parliament in<br />
1987, as one of the first <strong>black</strong> MPs in<br />
modern times. Famously, ever<br />
conscious of his ancestral roots, he<br />
entered his first State Opening of<br />
Parliament in African clothing, attracting<br />
outrage from some quarters - but huge<br />
respect from others.<br />
Bernie Grant had built up credibility<br />
with a range of communities who felt<br />
excluded from politics and from society<br />
in general. Migrants, <strong>black</strong> people,<br />
pensioners, alienated youth - all sought<br />
his support. He brought to Parliament a<br />
wealth of political experience, and<br />
quickly set about using his new status<br />
to take those issues forward locally,<br />
nationally and internationally.<br />
He came to be seen as the unofficial<br />
‘Minister for Black People’, and<br />
approached by individuals, British<br />
ministers and politicians, and even<br />
governments in Africa and elsewhere,<br />
who sought his advice or influence. He<br />
was a great orator, and his public<br />
speaking skills were in great demand<br />
both in this country and abroad. He<br />
travelled widely, especially to Africa<br />
and to his beloved Caribbean region.<br />
In 1990 he accompanied the African-<br />
American former presidential<br />
candidate, Reverend Jesse Jackson to<br />
South Africa, greeting Nelson Mandela<br />
on the day of his release after 22<br />
years imprisonment. And noting the<br />
problems that <strong>black</strong> people<br />
encountered across Europe, he<br />
founded the Standing Conference on<br />
Racism in Europe in 1990.<br />
Another important initiative was the<br />
Africa Reparations Movement (ARM) in<br />
Britain in 1993. As chair of ARM, he<br />
stressed the importance of <strong>history</strong> and<br />
heritage for African diaspora peoples:<br />
‘Only if we understand our past can we<br />
as Black People move forward in the<br />
future. We must demand<br />
compensation for the biggest crime in<br />
<strong>history</strong> – the colonisation and<br />
enslavement of our people.’<br />
For 13 years, he used the floor of the<br />
House of Commons to further his<br />
numerous campaigns against injustice<br />
at home and abroad. Throughout<br />
however, he was closely involved in his<br />
Tottenham constituency, and increased<br />
his majority at two subsequent general<br />
elections. Away from the public gaze<br />
he was re<strong>now</strong>ned for his empathy with<br />
the many who approached him with<br />
their personal difficulties. Queues at his<br />
MP’s advice surgery were legendary, as<br />
was his passionate advocacy for<br />
victims of injustice. Bernie Grant’s last<br />
big battle was to work towards<br />
establishing a dedicated <strong>black</strong> arts and<br />
cultural facility in his Tottenham<br />
constituency. His vision was fulfilled<br />
with The Bernie Grant Arts Centre<br />
opening in 2007. Sadly Bernie died on<br />
8 April 2000 at the age of 56. He is<br />
buried in Tottenham Cemetery.<br />
Official and public debates about<br />
racism, social equity and cultural<br />
identity were undoubtedly the richer for<br />
Bernie Grant’s sustained, committed<br />
contribution to political, socioeconomic<br />
and cultural life both in<br />
Britain and abroad. With his finely<br />
honed sense of social justice, his belief<br />
in equality for all peoples, and his pride<br />
in the <strong>history</strong>, culture and achievements<br />
of <strong>black</strong> diaspora peoples, successive<br />
generations will benefit from Bernie<br />
Grant’s work for many years to come.<br />
For more information, please refer to<br />
www.berniegrantarchive.org.uk<br />
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EXHIBITIONS<br />
8<br />
Fri 1st to Sun 31st October<br />
Sisters in Spirit<br />
Private View:<br />
Thurs 30th Sept 2010, 7 to 9pm<br />
Monday to Friday 1 to 7pm<br />
Saturday & Sunday 12 to 4pm<br />
The Original Gallery,<br />
Hornsey Library, N8 9JA<br />
For sales contact 020 8489 1419<br />
An exhibition featuring the artwork<br />
of 11 female artists based in the<br />
UK. Themes such as the unity of<br />
the <strong>black</strong> family, <strong>black</strong> malefemale<br />
relationships,<br />
contemporary social conditions,<br />
and African traditions are central<br />
to their artistic explorations.<br />
Fri 1st to Sun 31st Oct<br />
Lithographic prints by<br />
Alexandra Galleries<br />
The gallery is not always open to<br />
the public so please call 020<br />
8489 2758 to check opening<br />
times. Mon to Fri 8.45am to 7pm<br />
Saturday 9am to 5pm<br />
Sunday 12 to 4pm<br />
The Gallery, 1st Floor, Wood<br />
Green Library, N22 6XD<br />
For sales contact 020 8489 1419<br />
An exhibition of lithographic prints<br />
by internationally acclaimed <strong>black</strong><br />
female artists. This exhibition is an<br />
extension of the Sisters in Spirit<br />
exhibition.<br />
Fri 1st to Sun 31st October<br />
Photography<br />
by Mary Osinibi<br />
Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm<br />
Saturday 9am to 5pm<br />
Sunday 12 to 4pm<br />
Marcus Garvey Library,<br />
1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
For sales contact 020 8489 1419<br />
Mary Osinibi’s (Mary O) fine art<br />
photography is a form of storytelling.<br />
Always amazed by the<br />
beauty of creation and by the<br />
constant change and stages of our<br />
society, Mary’s photography<br />
captures our surroundings and life.<br />
Fri 1st to Sun 31st October<br />
Paintings by Melanie<br />
“Shay” LaRocque &<br />
Soheila Keyani<br />
Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm<br />
Saturday 9am to 5pm<br />
Stroud Green Library, Quernmore<br />
Road, N4 4QR<br />
For sales contact 020 8489 1419<br />
Melanie “Shay” LaRocque calls<br />
her style Urbanite. Her themes are<br />
timeless - faith, culture and love.<br />
Abstract painter Soheila Keyani is<br />
re<strong>now</strong>ned for the boldness and<br />
vitality of her work, and for her<br />
uncanny ability to pull searing<br />
emotion from the canvas. Both<br />
artists are part of Sisters in Spirit,<br />
an exhibition running in libraries<br />
across Haringey.<br />
Fri 1st to Sun 31st October<br />
Mosaic Art by Dionne Ible<br />
Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm<br />
Saturday 9am to 5pm<br />
St. Ann’s Library, Cissbury Road,<br />
N15 5PU<br />
For sales contact 020 8489 1419<br />
Dionne Ible is a Mosaic artist<br />
whose work embraces her African<br />
culture. Using a blend of earth<br />
tones from a selection of smalti,<br />
unglazed ceramic and stained<br />
glass.<br />
Fri 1st to Fri 15th October<br />
Tyrone Bravo<br />
Monday to Sunday 10am to 6pm<br />
Bernie Grant Arts Centre,<br />
Town Hall Approach Rd, N15 4RX<br />
Booking & information<br />
0208 365 5450<br />
An Art Exhibition especially<br />
created for Black History Month.<br />
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EXHIBITIONS<br />
1st Oct 2010 to 3rd April 2011<br />
Carrying The Torch: The<br />
Past, Present and Future of<br />
our Sporting Heritage<br />
Wednesday to Sunday 1 to 5pm<br />
Bruce Castle Museum,<br />
Lordship Lane, N17 8NU<br />
Tel: 020 8808 8772 · Fre e<br />
With London 2012 on<br />
the horizon, discover<br />
more about the<br />
<strong>history</strong> of sport in<br />
Haringey over the<br />
past 100 years.<br />
Amongst the<br />
Borough’s sportsmen<br />
and women you can<br />
see objects and<br />
trophies and find out about<br />
inspiring stories from our local<br />
sporting and champions who<br />
have competed in Haringey.<br />
2nd Oct 2010 to 2nd Jan 2011<br />
House Slave - Field Slave<br />
Wednesday to Sunday 1 to 5pm<br />
Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship<br />
Lane, N17 8NU<br />
Tel: 020 8808 8772 · Free<br />
A Portrait of Contemporary<br />
Slavery by artist Nicola Green.<br />
The exhibition consists of a large<br />
‘altarpiece’ scale triptych with<br />
preparatory studies.<br />
20th, 21st & 22nd October<br />
Retrospective of Carnival -<br />
Three Can Only Survive<br />
as One<br />
Open to public on Wednesday,<br />
Thursday & Friday, book to view<br />
by calling Ian on 0208 489 8760<br />
Ermine Centre, 2 Ermine Rd,<br />
N15 6DB<br />
Free Admission<br />
An exhibition exploring the roots of<br />
Carnival - where it evolved from;<br />
its development from slavery;<br />
analysis of Calypso; and new<br />
talent Soca. PAN with its<br />
worldwide following will also be<br />
explored as well as the three<br />
aspects of Carnival - MAS, PAN<br />
and Calypso.<br />
25th to 31st Oct at Wood Green<br />
Library & 3rd to 25th Nov at<br />
Marcus Garvey Library<br />
Photoshop & Illustrator<br />
printouts created by HALS<br />
students<br />
Library opening times, for more<br />
information call 020 8489 2587<br />
Wood Green Library and Marcus<br />
Garvey Library · Free<br />
African art work and patterns<br />
created by HALS students during<br />
BHM.<br />
ADULT EVENTS<br />
Every Friday in October<br />
Workshop: Tottenham’s<br />
History - Immigration,<br />
Broadwater Farm &<br />
Bernie Grant<br />
7 to 8.30pm · Bernie Grant Arts<br />
Centre, Town Hall Approach<br />
Road, N15 4RX · Booking &<br />
information 0208 365 5450<br />
A series of four workshops<br />
exploring the immediate <strong>history</strong> of<br />
Tottenham and standout events in<br />
its recent past. Includes talks,<br />
seminars and Q&A sessions, as<br />
well as interactive workshops.<br />
Wednesday 6th October<br />
Workshop: Gospel<br />
12.30 to 2.30pm<br />
St Ann’s Library Hall, St. Ann’s<br />
Library, Cissbury Road, N15 5PU<br />
Free Admission<br />
Join U3A in this fun filled afternoon<br />
of gospel music - be thrilled by the<br />
magnificent voice of Celia from<br />
Black Voices.<br />
Wednesday 6th October<br />
Workshop: Coming<br />
to Haringey<br />
11am to 4pm · The Lindales<br />
Sheltered Housing Scheme<br />
2 - 27 Grasmere Road, N17 OHE<br />
Tel: 020 8808 0455<br />
Free Admission<br />
Sheltered Housing Residents will<br />
be looking at how, when and why<br />
people came to Haringey; what<br />
attracted them to the area and will<br />
be sharing their memories.<br />
Thursday 7th October<br />
Film: Freestyle 2009 (cert.12)<br />
7 to 9pm · The Original Gallery,<br />
Hornsey Library, Haringey Park,<br />
N8 9JA · Free<br />
To book call 020 8489 1419<br />
Ondene Marchant (Lucy Konadu)<br />
is beautiful, talented and destined<br />
to read Law at Oxford. She’s<br />
desperate to break free from her<br />
mother’s demands, and discovers<br />
Freestyle basketball… Join<br />
Haringey resident Lincia Daniel,<br />
the film’s director, for a Q&A<br />
session.<br />
Thursday 7th October 2010<br />
Film: Tiger Bay is my Home<br />
7pm · Marcus Garvey Library,<br />
1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA · Free<br />
Tiger Bay is my Home is a film<br />
made in Butetown, aka Tiger Bay,<br />
Cardiff showing the development<br />
of the <strong>black</strong> community in Britain<br />
from as early as the 1850s.<br />
Thursday 7th October<br />
Poetry: Ain’t I a Woman<br />
by Sojourner Truth<br />
2.30 to 3.30pm<br />
Marcus Garvey Library<br />
1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA · Free<br />
Haringey resident and poet<br />
Frances Lewis will read Sojourner<br />
Truth’s speech Ain’t I a Woman,<br />
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ADULT EVENTS<br />
12<br />
delivered in 1851 at the Women’s<br />
Convention in Akron, Ohio. Bring<br />
your favourite speech or poem<br />
and join in our National Poetry Day<br />
celebrations.<br />
Friday 8th October<br />
Craft: Black History Month<br />
Print Workshop<br />
10am to 1pm<br />
St Ann’s Library, Cissbury Road,<br />
N15 5PU · Free<br />
To book call 020 8489 8775<br />
Learn to print Adinkra symbols on<br />
fabric. Adinkra symbols are<br />
beautiful patterns, based on<br />
traditional West African wisdom.<br />
This workshop will be lead by a<br />
HALS tutor.<br />
Friday 8th October<br />
Seminar: Origin and<br />
Evolution of Ancient and<br />
Traditional Religions<br />
in Africa<br />
7 to 9pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Free<br />
An interactive seminar by historian<br />
Robin Walker. What are the origins<br />
of religious and<br />
spiritual beliefs<br />
Africa played an<br />
important part in<br />
the origin and<br />
evolution of<br />
religion and<br />
spirituality<br />
through thousands of years of<br />
<strong>history</strong>, and pre-<strong>history</strong>.<br />
The evidence has been discussed<br />
and debated by British and French<br />
intellectuals since the late 18th<br />
Century. This presentation will<br />
discuss the research and thinking<br />
behind this link.<br />
Monday 11th October<br />
Seminar: Haitian Revolution<br />
with Panyin Smith<br />
7 to 8.30pm<br />
Marcus Garvey Library,<br />
1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
A presentation discussing the<br />
complex nature of the rebellion in<br />
relation to the French revolution<br />
and Britain’s attitude towards<br />
France’s monopoly of sugar in the<br />
Caribbean. The presentation will<br />
also focus on the key players in<br />
the Haitian rebellion, looking at -<br />
Bookman Dutty, Toussaint<br />
L'Overture, Jacques Dessalines<br />
and other Generals.<br />
Tues 12th, 19th, 26th October &<br />
2nd November<br />
Workshop: Creative Writing<br />
with Bonnie Greer<br />
7 to 8.30pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Bonnie Greer will be running this<br />
informative and fun creative<br />
writing workshop. At the creative<br />
writing workshop<br />
held in March 2010<br />
participants were<br />
asked to pick a<br />
point in a novel<br />
they are familiar<br />
with and write an<br />
extension to it in<br />
the style of the<br />
author. The reader should be able<br />
to guess the novel from the<br />
writing style. Those who attended<br />
the workshop in March 2010<br />
please bring your work with you.<br />
New participants are also welcome.<br />
Thursday 14th October<br />
Glaucoma Awareness Event<br />
with Haringey Phoenix Group<br />
2 to 3pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Free<br />
Mr. Raal Obikpo, consultant<br />
ophthalmologist, surgeon and<br />
lead clinician at North Middlesex<br />
University Hospital, will give a<br />
presentation and answer<br />
questions on his specialist<br />
subject, Glaucoma.<br />
Glaucoma is the name given to a<br />
group of eye conditions, more<br />
common with increasing age.<br />
People of African and<br />
African/Caribbean origin are four<br />
times more likely to develop<br />
Glaucoma than people from other<br />
ethnic backgrounds. Jini Gandolfo,<br />
Sightline advisor, from the<br />
International Glaucoma Association,<br />
will demonstrate different gadgets<br />
that are available to people<br />
suffering from Glaucoma.<br />
Thursday 14th October<br />
Talk: Love Your Hair the<br />
Natural Way<br />
5.30 to 6.30pm<br />
Marcus Garvey Library,<br />
1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Sophie, founder of Kinky by<br />
Nature will talk about - chemical<br />
relaxers; product labelling laws;<br />
what’s in hair products; what’s<br />
good for your hair; loving it the<br />
natural way; and her personal<br />
story.<br />
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Friday 15th October 2010<br />
Event: Black History Day<br />
12noon to 7pm<br />
Linden House Residential Care<br />
Home, 10 Linden Rd, N15 3QB<br />
Free, but call 020 8888 0565<br />
A day of traditional home cooked<br />
food, arts and music.<br />
Friday 15th October<br />
Seminar: Ancient Egypt,<br />
the Equinox, and the Belief<br />
in Resurrection<br />
7 to 9pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Is there a connection between<br />
Easter and the Ancient Egyptian<br />
religion of the resurrection This<br />
informative presentation will<br />
address many questions and will<br />
be run by historian Robin Walker.<br />
Saturday 16th October<br />
Haringey Young Musicians’<br />
Steel Band<br />
5 to 6.30pm · St Ann’s Library<br />
Hall, St Ann’s Library, Cissbury<br />
Road, N15 5PU · Free<br />
Haringey Young Musicians are a<br />
highly acclaimed steel orchestra<br />
and have performed at various<br />
school proms and at the Notting<br />
Hill Carnival. Join us for what<br />
promises to be a delightful<br />
afternoon of music from the<br />
Caribbean.<br />
Monday 18th October<br />
Talk: Towards Spiritual<br />
Mastery<br />
7 to 8.30pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Free<br />
Author of the Undisputed<br />
Autobiography of God, Devon<br />
Morgan will be in<br />
conversation with<br />
historian Robin<br />
Walker. They will be<br />
discussing the origin<br />
and purpose of<br />
religion, and how<br />
<strong>history</strong> can reveal its hidden<br />
deceptions.<br />
Tuesday 19th October 2010<br />
Reminiscence Group Event:<br />
Was Our Future As Bright As<br />
We Thought It Would Be<br />
11am to 12.30pm · Bruce Castle<br />
Museum, Lordship Lane,<br />
N17 8NU · Tel: 020 8808 8772<br />
Free Admission<br />
Come along and chat with our<br />
reminiscence group and give your<br />
view. What was it like when you<br />
came to settle in London Was it<br />
like you thought it would be How<br />
did things turn out for you<br />
Wednesday<br />
20th October<br />
Workshop:<br />
Down Memory<br />
Lane with U3A<br />
2 to 3.30pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Free<br />
What does your favourite poem,<br />
costume, story, jewellery or any<br />
other object you feel passionate<br />
about, say about you Bring along<br />
an object you wear or cherish, and<br />
tell us what it says about you.<br />
Thursday 21st October 2010<br />
Talk: Sister Talk -<br />
An Evening of Art &<br />
Spoken Word<br />
7 to 9pm · The Original Gallery,<br />
Hornsey Library, Haringey Park,<br />
N8 9JA<br />
Free<br />
An opportunity to meet the artist’s<br />
participating in the current Sisters<br />
in Spirit contemporary art<br />
exhibition. Along with live poetry<br />
and spoken word performances,<br />
visitors can expect a truly creative<br />
evening.<br />
Thursday 21st Oct 2010<br />
Film: From You<br />
Were Black,<br />
You Were Out<br />
7.00pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane,<br />
N15 4JA<br />
Free<br />
From You Were Black, You<br />
Were Out, one of the<br />
‘founders’ of the Ladbroke<br />
Grove/Notting Hill <strong>black</strong><br />
community describes what life<br />
was like in the 1950s.<br />
Friday 22nd October<br />
Seminar: Bernie Grant<br />
Memorial Road Show<br />
6.30pm · Bernie Grant Arts<br />
Centre, Town Hall Approach<br />
Road, N15 4RX<br />
Booking & information<br />
0208 365 5450<br />
Onyekachi Wambu (Bernie Grant’s<br />
official biographer) and the Bernie<br />
Grant Archive will showcase the<br />
achievements of the former MP for<br />
Tottenham, Bernie Grant.<br />
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Friday 22nd October<br />
Seminar: Intellectual Life<br />
and Legacy of the West<br />
African City of Timbuktu<br />
by Robin Walker<br />
7 to 9pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Free<br />
Everybody has heard of Timbuktu,<br />
but what do we really k<strong>now</strong> about<br />
this mysterious city Popular<br />
mythology presents Timbuktu as<br />
the most distant place on earth.<br />
However, new research suggests<br />
that Timbuktu was an early centre<br />
of West African learning, with over<br />
700,000 manuscripts believed to<br />
still be in possession by <strong>black</strong><br />
families and institutions…<br />
Saturday 23rd October 2010<br />
Event: African, Caribbean<br />
and Cultural Family Fun Day<br />
2 to 8pm · Westbury Avenue<br />
Baptist Church, Westbury<br />
Avenue, N22 6SA<br />
Free entrance and parking<br />
For further information and stall<br />
booking contact<br />
Joyce Gerald: 07960401677<br />
Email jog84@hotmail.com<br />
Suzanne Asphall: 07956905730<br />
Email designsbysuzanne01<br />
@hotmail.com<br />
This event is open to everybody,<br />
and aims to celebrate Black<br />
History Month. Throughout the<br />
day various small businesses,<br />
charities and community groups<br />
will display their products and<br />
services. Stalls offering illustrative<br />
arts and crafts, jewellery, fashion,<br />
books, health education and<br />
much more from people of<br />
African, Caribbean and other<br />
cultural backgrounds.<br />
The event will be divided into<br />
zones - with a kid’s area offering<br />
face painting and other arts and<br />
crafts activities; a mind, body and<br />
spirit area offering massages, nail<br />
art, etc. Raffle prizes, cultural<br />
cuisine, performers, live music and<br />
poetry will also be on offer<br />
throughout the day.<br />
Monday 25th October<br />
Talk: by Mr Vincent<br />
Egemonye<br />
7 to 8pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Free<br />
Haringey resident Mr Vincent<br />
Egemonye discusses slavery,<br />
buying and selling, inter-tribal wars<br />
and his family’s role in these wars.<br />
Monday 25th October 2010<br />
Talk: Your Family Tree:<br />
Where To Start<br />
12.15 to 1.15pm<br />
Bruce Castle Museum,<br />
Lordship Lane, N17 8NU<br />
Tel: 020 8808 8772<br />
Free<br />
Are you trying to trace your family<br />
tree in the Caribbean or in Africa<br />
Find out how to get started, and<br />
how to access different resources<br />
available.<br />
Also get practical advice on how<br />
to preserve your family’s own<br />
archival treasures for your<br />
grandchildren with our professional<br />
archivist.<br />
Tuesday 26th October<br />
Event: Black Books Expo<br />
12noon to 5pm<br />
Marcus Garvey Library,<br />
1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Free<br />
A great opportunity to meet local<br />
authors and purchase books<br />
covering a wide variety of subjects<br />
suitable for all ages.<br />
Wednesday 27th October<br />
Quiz: Black History Quiz<br />
with U3A<br />
2 to 3.30pm · Wood Green<br />
Library, High Road, N22 6XD<br />
Free<br />
Join us for a <strong>black</strong> <strong>history</strong> quiz<br />
and test your k<strong>now</strong>ledge.<br />
Wednesday 27th October<br />
Seminar: The Rise and<br />
Fall of Black Wall Street<br />
7 to 9pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Free<br />
An interactive seminar by popular<br />
historian Robin Walker. Did you<br />
k<strong>now</strong> that African Americans in<br />
Oklahoma created a ‘Negro Wall<br />
Street’ in the early 1920s The<br />
Oklahoma city of Tulsa in 1921<br />
had a <strong>black</strong> hospital, a <strong>black</strong><br />
public library, 2 Black public<br />
schools, 2 <strong>black</strong> newspapers, 2<br />
<strong>black</strong> theatres, 5 hotels, 13<br />
churches, 30 restaurants and<br />
possibly over 600 other <strong>black</strong><br />
businesses!<br />
Thursday 28th October<br />
Talk: Has Obama’s Election<br />
Changed African Caribbean<br />
Media Representation<br />
2 to 4pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Free<br />
Join a discussion facilitated by<br />
Media Examiner Helen Austen.<br />
This seminar will discuss how TV<br />
and press coverage has changed<br />
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over the last twenty years and<br />
whether Obama’s election has in<br />
fact made a difference.<br />
Thursday 28th October<br />
Discussion: Metropolitan<br />
Black Police Association<br />
(MetBPA)<br />
7 to 8.30pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Free<br />
During Black History Month the<br />
Metropolitan Black Police<br />
Association (MetBPA) will be<br />
hosting a discussion evening as<br />
part of their anti-violence<br />
programme Revival.<br />
The discussions will centre on<br />
specific areas of the Metropolitan<br />
Police Service (MPS) which affect<br />
members of the community such<br />
as gun, knife, and violent crime<br />
amongst young people. Join this<br />
open and frank discussion and<br />
gain a better understanding of the<br />
role of all concerned, and suggest<br />
a way forward.<br />
Friday 29th October<br />
Seminar: Bernie Grant<br />
Memorial Road Show<br />
5 to 6.30pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Onyekachi Wambu (Bernie Grant’s<br />
official biographer) and the Bernie<br />
Grant Archive will showcase the<br />
achievements of the former MP for<br />
Tottenham, Bernie Grant.<br />
Saturday 30th October<br />
Talk: My Journey into<br />
Politics by Pauline Gibson<br />
5 to 6.30pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Free<br />
As part of Haringey’s Black History<br />
Month celebrations, Pauline<br />
Gibson will share her journey into<br />
politics.<br />
Pauline was born and raised in<br />
Tottenham by Jamaican parents.<br />
Pauline joined the Youth Socialist<br />
Party in the 80s, where she<br />
discovered a whole new world of<br />
local, social politics. Here she also<br />
met influential figures such as Tony<br />
Benn and Bernie Grant, who<br />
inspired her career in politics. As a<br />
child she listened to her parents<br />
talk about the first Education<br />
Minister of Independent Jamaica,<br />
Edwin Allen, who ever since has<br />
been her role model.<br />
30th & 31st October<br />
Event: Pan Explosion<br />
Competition -<br />
Steel Band<br />
Competition Weekend<br />
Call 0208 365 5450<br />
for further details<br />
Bernie Grant Arts Centre,<br />
Town Hall Approach Road,<br />
South Tottenham, N15 4RX<br />
Come and witness some of the<br />
UK's leading steel bands and<br />
soloists competing for the coveted<br />
Champion titles.<br />
Tuesday 2nd November<br />
Film: The Swenkas<br />
7pm · Wood Green Library,<br />
High Road, N22 6XD<br />
Free<br />
This documentary is about the<br />
Swenkas, a small group of<br />
working Zulu men in postapartheid<br />
South Africa.<br />
The Swenkas<br />
take great<br />
pride in<br />
putting on a<br />
flashy suit just<br />
to stand out<br />
as inspiration<br />
for others.<br />
These men<br />
have run this fashion show for<br />
many years. No one remembers<br />
exactly when, or even why it all<br />
began.<br />
Saturday 6th November<br />
Debate: With the Cast of<br />
‘The Meeting’<br />
1pm · The Bernie Grant Arts<br />
Centre · Book a place by ringing<br />
0208 365 5450<br />
www.berniegrantcentre.co.uk<br />
Exploring the themes presented in<br />
‘The Meeting’, discover the<br />
identities of Malcolm X and Martin<br />
Luther King. Your chance to<br />
participate in the production and<br />
make your own <strong>history</strong>!<br />
Saturday 6th November<br />
Theatre: The Meeting<br />
7.30pm · The Bernie Grant Arts<br />
Centre · Booking & information<br />
www.berniegrantcentre.co.uk<br />
or call 0208 365 5450<br />
A play which imagines a fictional<br />
meeting between two of <strong>black</strong><br />
<strong>history</strong>’s foremost characters,<br />
Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther<br />
King Jr.<br />
More than a play, this dramatic<br />
event takes audiences to the heart<br />
of the civil rights movement and to<br />
the centre of the debate that still<br />
rages today.<br />
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Sunday 14th November<br />
Launch: Haringey War<br />
Veterans Project - Speaking<br />
Out and Standing Firm<br />
4 to 6pm · Marcus Garvey<br />
Library, 1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Join the launch of the booklet and<br />
film screening based on a series of<br />
interviews conducted by young<br />
people from Haringey with a<br />
number of African/Caribbean war<br />
veterans and ex-service men and<br />
women.<br />
This film explores experiences<br />
from World War II to modern day<br />
peacekeeping and international<br />
conflicts such as Mau Mau, Gulf<br />
War, Bosnia and Iraq.<br />
The film examines the legacy and<br />
contribution of African and<br />
Caribbean people in the armed<br />
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forces, as we celebrate<br />
Remembrance Sunday.<br />
This heritage project was<br />
developed by Patrick Vernon from<br />
Every Generation Media in<br />
partnership with Haringey Library<br />
Services, with support from the<br />
MLA (Museums, Libraries and<br />
Archives) as part of Their Past<br />
Your Future programme.<br />
13th, 14th & 15th Nov 2010<br />
Nollywood Weekend<br />
At various times throughout the<br />
weekend, call 0208 365 5450 for<br />
further details<br />
Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Town<br />
Hall Approach Road, South<br />
Tottenham, N15 4RX<br />
Booking & information<br />
0208 365 5450<br />
A weekend of films, talks and<br />
stalls about the <strong>history</strong> and culture<br />
of Nigeria.<br />
CHILDREN’S EVENTS<br />
Sat 9th Oct at Wood Green<br />
Library 1.30 to 2.30pm<br />
Sat 16th Oct at Marcus Garvey<br />
Library 1.30 to 2.30pm<br />
Workshop: Anansi Stories<br />
Free · To book call 020 8489 2522<br />
HALS Family Learning tutors will<br />
run a family workshop with craft<br />
activities.<br />
Mon 25th to Weds 27th October<br />
Workshop: Leather<br />
Bookmaking<br />
Stroud Green Library - Monday<br />
25th Oct, 11.30am to 1.30pm<br />
Marcus Garvey Library - Tuesday<br />
26th Oct, 2.30pm to 4.30pm<br />
Hornsey Library - Wednesday<br />
27th October, 2 to 4pm<br />
Booking & information<br />
To book call 020 8489 1419<br />
This is unique chance for you to<br />
make your very own leather<br />
notebook using African fabrics.<br />
Melonie will teach you the basic<br />
principles of bookmaking and how<br />
to work with leather. Come along<br />
and create your very own, special<br />
and individual book. All ages<br />
welcome, children must be<br />
accompanied by adults.<br />
Monday 25th October<br />
Storytelling: African<br />
Caribbean Folk Tales<br />
10.30 to 11am · Highgate Library,<br />
1 Shepherds Hill, N6 5QJ · Free<br />
Story time for all the family.<br />
Tuesday 26th October<br />
Workshop: Make an<br />
African Mask<br />
10.30 to 11am<br />
Marcus Garvey Library · Free<br />
Join this craft activity for all the<br />
family.<br />
Tuesday 26th October<br />
Workshop: Make an<br />
African Bracelet<br />
2.30 to 4pm · Highgate Library,<br />
1 Shepherds Hill, N6 5QJ · Free<br />
Design your own African style<br />
bracelet.<br />
Tuesday 26th October<br />
Workshop: Make an<br />
African Animal Mask<br />
10.30 to 11.30am<br />
Hornsey Library, Haringey Park,<br />
N8 9JA · Free<br />
Craft activity for all the family!<br />
Wednesday 27th October<br />
Storytelling: Anansi Stories<br />
11 to 11.30am<br />
Wood Green Library · Free<br />
Join this fun story time for all the<br />
family.<br />
Wednesday 27th October<br />
Craft: Anansi<br />
2 to 3.30pm · Wood Green<br />
Library, High Road, N22 6XD<br />
Free<br />
Come along and learn to make<br />
your own Anansi characters.<br />
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Wednesday 27th October<br />
Workshop: Make an African<br />
Headdress and Mask<br />
10am to 12noon<br />
Muswell Hill Library, Queens<br />
Avenue, N10 3PE · Free<br />
Come and learn how to design<br />
and make your very own<br />
headdress and mask.<br />
Thursday 28th October<br />
Workshop: African<br />
Safari Craft<br />
2 to 3pm · Wood Green Library<br />
Free<br />
Come along and make your own<br />
African Safari inspired crafts.<br />
Friday 29th October<br />
Workshop: Make an African<br />
Safari Animal<br />
10.30 to 11.30am<br />
Hornsey Library · Free<br />
Create and decorate a paper<br />
giraffe.<br />
Friday 29th October<br />
Workshop: Make an<br />
African Hat<br />
3.30 to 5pm<br />
Marcus Garvey Library,<br />
1 Philip Lane, N15 4JA<br />
Free<br />
Create and design your own hat<br />
to celebrate Black History Month.<br />
Thursday 28th October<br />
Workshop: Make an<br />
African Mask<br />
2.30 to 4pm · Highgate Library<br />
Free<br />
Come along and make your own<br />
African mask.<br />
Thursday 28th October<br />
Workshop: Make an<br />
African Shaker<br />
3 to 4pm · Alexandra Park<br />
Library · Free<br />
Come along and make your own<br />
African inspired shaker.<br />
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Friday 29th October<br />
Workshop: African Print<br />
2 to 3.30pm · Stroud Green<br />
Library, Quernmore Road,<br />
N4 4QR · Free<br />
Create your own African inspired<br />
print.<br />
Saturday 30th October<br />
Theatre: The Bird Book<br />
Hornsey Library, 11 to 11.45am<br />
Wood Green Library: 3 to 3.45pm<br />
To book call 0208 489 1419<br />
An adventure across continents!<br />
Eric and Bill are searching for<br />
something… a rare bird of prey.<br />
Fly with them all the way from<br />
Africa to Britain!<br />
The Bird Book is suitable for<br />
families with children aged 4+<br />
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<strong>black</strong><br />
<strong>history</strong><br />
<strong>month</strong><br />
<strong>now</strong><br />
Hargrave Design is delighted to sponsor the design and print of this 2010<br />
Black History Month Now programme. 0116 2552474. www.hargravedesign.com<br />
The Bernie Grant Archive, a collection of papers, cuttings, photographs, and other<br />
records and artifacts belonging to the former MP has been established by the<br />
Bernie Grant Trust BernieGrantTrust@aol.com and is housed at the Bishopsgate<br />
Institute, which is open to everyone. Details can be found at<br />
www.berniegrantarchive.org.uk<br />
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Black History Month 2010.<br />
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