to the 2015 Norfolk Black History

OCT CONTINUED...
20th
A reflection on: ‘Nana Yaa Asantewaa - Queen
mother of Edweso (1840 - 1921)
A reflection of Yaa Asantewaa - A successful leader, farmer,
mother, an intellectual, politician, human rights activist &
Commander.
21st
Reading Group
This event is hosted by Literature society and will explore
Black History Month inspired readings and book reviews.
27th
Join Nigerian born Storyteller Patience Unazi for a fun
event for all of the family featuring stories & songs from
all over Africa.
St. Peters Park Lane
(by the old Methodist
Church) Norwich
NR2 3EQ
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Union House
Bookable Room 5
12.00-2.00pm
Gorleston Library, Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, NR31 6SG (01493 662156) - 10.00-12.00am
Acle Library, Bridewell Lane, Acle, NR13 3RA (01493 750693) - 2.00-4.00pm
28th
‘Narrative of the life of...Inspirational African
American Biographies of the 19th Century’
Dr Rebecca Fraser, Senior Lecturer in American History &
Culture talks about Sojourner Truth. Free and open to all
21st
Gender and Race
Panel discussion discussing how overlapping stereotypes
affect our personal and professional decisions. *
22nd
Oppression, Hegemony & Discourses
Lecture hosted by DEV Society & Latin American Society
tackling oppression, hegemony & discourse & relations
with power & knowledge
22nd
Cowboys of Colour: Black lives in the West
and the Western
Helena Bacon, School of Literature, Drama & Creative
Writing UEA details the American Western & the Black
Western experience. Academic Seminar
28th
22nd
“La vita e’ bella” Life is Beautiful
The Vernon Castle Room,
3rd Floor, Millennium
Library, The Forum
Norwich. 6.00pm
28th
Union House, Bookable
Room 1 5.30-7.30pm
28th
Scholars Café
Union House
28th
23rd
The Forum
24th
Norwich Arts Centre
Dreams Music presents This is Senegal featuring Modou
Ndiaya Cissokho & The Golden Kora Band + Abdoulaye
Samb + Sefo Kanuteh
8.00pm
Come join the Circle...
The Charles Burrell Centre
Thetford
An African drumming workshop
Norwich United Karate
Norwich United Karate will showcase their work, all are
invited - food and refreshments available
25th
Franks Bar
Viewing of the coming of age film - Girlhood
19 Bedford Street,
Norwich NR2 1AR
Magnificent Family Day: World Collections
Our Black History Month Festival is back!
Sainsbury Centre
Black-Her Story Exhibition
29th
Union House, Exibition
Space 11.00-3.00pm
Swinging at the Cotton Club
The Playhouse
The Vernon Castle Room
3rd Floor, Millennium
Library, Norwich
7.30-10.30pm
Union House, Room 1
1.00-2.00pm
Old Post Office Court
Norwich NR2 1NG
8.00pm
Black Politics and the Media
Union House, Room 6
12 Years A Slave
Connecting Cultures
6.00-8.00pm
Hosted by
UEA TV &
Concrete
Union House, Room 6
7.00-10.00pm
West Earlham Com Centre
10 Wilberforce Road,
Norwich NR5 8NE
All About Africa: Story Telling with Patience Unazi Free Admission
Wymondham Library, Back Lane, Wymondham NR18 0QB (01953 603319)- 10.00-12.00am
Diss Library, Church Street, Diss Ip22 4DD - 2.00-4.00pm
30th
30th
30th
Jazzy Jeff
BME Youth Conference
Honey-Voiced Singer Leads Exquisite Band
Cliftonville Hotel
Honey-Voiced Singer Leads Exquisite Band
As part of COAST 2015 Cromer & Sheringham Art & Literacy
festival presents African Music & Dance with Batch Gueye.
Award winning 6 piece electric & groove-based band
31st
Norwich Congolese Community Group
Celebrating the Cultures & Traditions of Congo. Hosted by
Norwich Congolese Community Group (NCCG). For more information
Tel. 07404 469157 or Email: kaseramurhula@yahoo.co.uk
An Afternoon of African Music & Dance
KORA SINGING - with Sefo Kanuteh 2.00-3.15pm / £12 (£8 concessions)
ZULU DRUMMING - with Anna Mudeka 3.30-4.30pm / £12 (£8 concessions)
KIZOMBA DANCE - with Francis Karemo 4.45pm-6pm / £12 (£8 concessions)
Celebrating people
and communities
7.30 £18.00
Assembly House,
Norwich
free but voluntary contribution of £3.00 per person appreciated
Bookings: www.casaf.co.uk / info: www.batchgueye.co.uk
www.norfolkblackhistorymonth.org.uk
www.bhcnorfolk.co.uk
www.norfolkblackhistory.blogspot.com
Epic Studios
Discussing BMA youth issues. 9.30am
As part of COAST 2015 Cromer & Sheringham Art & Literacy
festival presents African Dance with Batch Gueye. Admission
31st
An Art Exhibition hosted by Arts Society & Feminist Society *
The Forum
The jam session has deep roots in Black History & Norwich
celebrates this in BHM 2015 style!
Free exhibition & food tasting from the REACH project.
From 5.00-7.00pm. For more info: sally.fox@henderson-norwich.org
UEA, Norwich
NR4 7TJ
1.00-4.00pm
£1.00 suggested donation / throughout the building
26th
29th
30th
Girlhood
Take part in a series of creative activities led by artists,
musicians & the Sainsbury Centre education team
Walnut Tree Shades - Norwich Jams for BHM 2015!
Viewing of 12 Years A Slave based around the life of
Solomon Northup. Hosted by the Cinema Society. *
St. Peter Methodist Church,
Norwich NR2 3EQ
Tel. 07404 469157 Email kasermurhula@yahoo.co.uk for more information
25th
A lecture which will discuss climate justice, hosted by Tyndall
Centre. Academic Seminar. *
Star in French Prince of Bel Air & Hip Hop Pioneer. Over 14's only
Session times: 12-12.30, 1-1.30, 2-2.30, 3-3.30 - £1 entry fee. *Drumming from age 8-80.
Email Jo.wilson@unityindiversity.org.uk for more information
24th
29th
Union House, Room 6
Modou-NDiaye-Cissokho - This is Senegal
Climate Justice
Guest speakers London Hughes (comic actress & TV
presenter) Clive Lewis, MP for Norwich South (tbc) &
Washington Post Journalism (tbc) take part in a panel
discussion. *
5.30-7.30pm
Viewing of “La vita e’ bella” hosted by Italian Society & Cinema Society 7.00-10.00pm
Title: Winifred Atwell: Jazz Piano, Hit Singles,
TV Personality of the 1950's
Professor George McKay, professor in Media Studies, UEA
talks about Winifred Atwell, the Trinidadian Pianist.
The Forum
The Vernon Castle Room,
3rd Floor, Millennium
Library, The Forum
Norwich. 6.00pm
All About Africa: Story Telling with Patience Unazi Free Admission
Dersingham Library, Chapel Road, Kings Lynn, PE31 6PN (01485 540181)- 10.00-12.00pm
Kings Lynn, Gaywood Public Library, River Lane PE30 4HD - 2.00-4.00pm
For information: Hussam Hussien @UnionUEABME union.ethnicminorities@uea.ac.uk / H.Hussein@uea.ac.uk
21st
All About Africa: Story Telling with Patience Unazi Free Admission
Cromer Sea Front
NR27 9AS
3.30-5.00pm
Cliftonville Hotel
Cromer Sea Front
NR27 9AS. £10.00
8.00-9.30pm
St. Peter Methodist
Church, Norwich
NR2 3EQ
The Garage, Norwich
2.00-6.00pm
For more information email info@annamudenka.co.uk
26th
Swinging at the Cotton Club is the action-packed show
celebrating the music, dance and songs of the Cotton
Club - New York City’s famous nightclub in the 1920's
and 30's. Running time 2hrs plus interval
26th
The Shawshank Redemption
Based on the 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and The
Shawshank Redemption. Aged 15+
26th
Farming Food Security
Exploring the effects of Blockade on the Food Production
System in the Gaza Strip. *
26th
Love Music Hate Racism Gig
Music - Rock - Hip Hop - Bhangra & Much More! Hosted by
Live Music & Music Society. *
27th
African Story Telling
Usifu Jalloh uses his skills to introduce audiences and
participants to West African Traditions and Cultures
7.30pm
£21.50 full price
£19.00 Concessions
+ £1.20 per transaction
when tickets posted
5.30-7.30pm
7.00-10.00pm
Celebration of the life of Justin Fashanu. For more information
please call: 07910 922070
‘Negrophilia and the Harlem Renaissance’
Robert Short & the Rebus Theatre Group create a specially
commissioned work based on Nancy Cundard’s famous
book ‘Negrophilia’
New Orleans’ Grammy Nominated Hot 8 Brass Band celebrate
their anniversary with a tour & record released by Tru Thoughts
Litchfield Com Cen
Great Yarmouth
NR31 0DZ
The Curve, The Forum,
Millennium Plain, Norwich
NR2 1TF. 8.00pm
Norwich Arts Centre
8.00pm
£15.00 adv / £17.50 otd
Free Admission
Paris is Burning
Union House, Room 6
A viewing of a documentary which focuses on drag queens
living in New York City and their ‘house’ culture. Hosted by
7.30-10.30pm
Cinema Society & UEA Pride. *
Mr Justin Fashanu
1st Nov Hot 8 Brass Band - BHM Finale
Blue Bar
Gt. Yarmouth Library
Please email admin@gyros.org.uk for more information
TBC
31st
Union House, Room 1
Great Yarmouth Great Bake Off!
Featuring Cakes from around the World!
The Theatre Royal
Mundesley Library (01263 720702) - 1.00pm / North Walsham Library (01692 402482) - 4.00pm
WEDNESDAY - Cromer Library (01263 512850) - 11.00am / Sheringham Library (01263 822874) - 3.00pm
27th
TBC
EVENTS GUIDE 2015
MUSIC | ART | LITERATURE | TALKS | EXHIBITIONS | WORKSHOPS
Welcome
8th
SEPT. 2015
It gives me great pleasure to present Norfolk's 12th Black History Month (BHM)
programme, containing over 100 exciting events across the county this October as
we celebrate Black History past, present, and future.
The theme for 2015 Norfolk BHM is Black History - Inspiring Progress. We celebrate
Black History Past, Present and Future acknowledging the role of Black History as
inspirational force for progress in shaping and developing our present world in
social, artistic, cultural, economic aspects and bringing scientific and technological
advancements.
Our 2015 Norfolk Black History Month theme helps us to celebrate the contribution
of those pioneers who have been inspirational for progress locally, nationally and
internationally and acknowledge how far we've come, honour and pay homage.
Black History Month also allows us all to participate in Britain's rich and diverse
history, irrespective of ethnicity and allows us to appreciate and recognise the many
important and positive contributions made over the years by Black and Minority
Ethnic communities.
In order to understand our present, we must be able to appreciate and share our
past. We must celebrate black past, present and future to ensure that our past
continues to impact, improve, and secure our present, and give rise to our shared
future as we observe 100 years since the beginning of the First World War we also
remember the hundreds of thousands of men from Africa and the Caribbean who
came to Britain's aid in the fight for freedom. Their contribution has often been
overlooked but it is reassuring to know this is now changing with new projects, such
as Trench Brothers in London, which commemorates the lives of African-Caribbean
and other black and minority ethnic soldiers.
Whilst this year particularly been challenging due to budget cuts and constraint we
have managed to work on amazing program of events working with our partners for
all ages and interests. This year Black Heritage and Culture Norfolk in partnership
with Norfolk County Council, has supported a number of community events with
community groups being awarded £200 towards an event to celebrate this year's
theme.
This year we have organised Free lectures and talks in partnership with University of
East Anglia celebrating black women's contribution and achievements. The stories
of black women's lives, and the choices they made, encourage girls, boys, women
and men to think larger and bolder. Knowing women's achievements challenges
stereotypes and upends social assumptions about who women are and what women
can accomplish today.
Black History Month is not just about reflecting on the past. It is also a time to tackle
today's challenges and unlock tomorrow's opportunities. Norfolk Black History
Month is supported by communities and voluntary groups, statutory agencies such
as local authorities, museums, libraries and criminal justice agencies. I would like to
extend a special thank you to the support given by Norfolk County Council, Norfolk
Constabulary, Norwich City Council, the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Writers'
Centre Norwich, Norfolk Library and Information Services, Zimbabwean Community
Association Norwich (ZIMCAN), NEAD, University of East Anglia, The Bridge Plus,
Norfolk Jazz and Blues Society, The Forum Trust, Café Bar Marzano, Creative Arts
East, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Cinema City, Norfolk Fire and
Rescue Service, Norwich Arts Centre, Future Radio, and various organisations and
community groups for their support in making Norfolk Black History Month one of
the best and well organised BHM celebrations nationally.
25th
29th
BHM Launch at Norwich City Hall
Norwich City Hall
The theme for 2015 Norfolk BHM is:
Black History - Inspiring Progress.
Including short presentations by members of the public,
voluntary & community groups and key public sector
leaders.
Then come and enjoy José Ferrera and his Afro- Cuban
band, as well as other artists at the Black History Month
after party at Café Bar Mazzano
5.30-8.00pm
Café Bar Mazzano
The Forum,
Millennium Plain,
Norwich NR2 1TF.
Autumn INSET Evening for Teachers
Sainsbury Centre
UEA, Norwich
NR4 7TJ
5.15 - 8.15pm
You will have the chance to see our new exhibition
Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector, as well
as hear about forthcoming exhibition Alphonse Mucha:
In Quest of Beauty.
Free (school friends) £5 (non school friends) Meet at gallery reception
Dinner - £10 for 2 courses Payment on booking No tickets on the door
Booking essential by Sept 24th (names of teachers must be given)
OCT. 2015
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1st
Union House
Guest speakers: Malia Bouattia (National Union of
Students Black Students Officer); Hajera Begum
(Why is My Curriculum White?; Sanyaa Sequeira
(UEASU Islamic Society); Emmanuel (UEASU Pride)
For information:
Hussam Hussien
@UnionUEABME
union.ethnicminorities@uea.ac.uk
H.Hussein@uea.ac.uk
Information at the Hive
Come to our information stalls in the Hive to raise
awareness of the plight of refugees & migrants crisis
1st
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band
+ DJ Cameron Black (boiling Point)
3rd
4th
4th
10th
10th
Room 1
Union House
11.00am-3.00pm
Norwich Arts Centre
11th
12th
12th
13th
14th
www.bhcnorfolk.co.uk
bhmnorfolk@gmail.com
All day
African Caribbean Market
St. Thomas Church
In the Heat of the Night
Earlham Road, NR2 3RG
Franks Bar
19 Bedford Street,
Norwich NR2 1AR
Exploring East Asia Cultures
Union House
A workshop / talk. Hosted by Chinese Students Society
7.00-9.00pm
Norwich Jazz Club - Norwich Jams for BHM 2015! Maddermarket Theatre
“Portraits of the Entrepreneurial Spirit”
- A Show of Paintings by Danny Keen
Malcolm X
Reading Group
St John’s Alley, NR3 1DR
8.00pm
The Start Up Lounge
City College
Ipswich Road, Norwich
NR2 2LJ - Week days only
Mon 12th - Thur 22rd Oct
Union House,
Room 6. 7.00-10.00pm
Hosted by: Dev Society
Union House,
Room 6
STORMZY + Guests
OPEN (NR2 4SF)
5.30-7.30pm
Michael Ormari, better known by his stage name Stormzy,
is an English MC who makes both grime & rap music.
Stormzy won best grime act at the 2014 MOBO awards.
9.00pm
£15
Come and join this panel debate when we discuss being
LGBT+ Black in the community. Hosted by UEA Pride. *
Fuel presents: Rachael Ofori: Portrait
Norwich Arts Centre
12 Years A Slave
Franks Bar
Viewing of 12 Years A Slave based around the life of
Solomon Northup
19 Bedford Street,
Norwich NR2 1AR
NOD & Black History Month
Silver Road Com Centre
Silver Road, Norwich
NR3 4TB
12.00-4.30pm
Road Map To Apartheid
Arts & Crafts @UEA
UEA Pride event in celebration of Black History Month
with arts, crafts, tea cake & mental health event.
Hosted by: Kieran (UEA Pride)
8th
For more information: roxanne@ thefeelancecreative.com
‘Sexual Identity, Culture & Race’
- Being LGBT+ in the Black community
Union House
Blue Bar, 7.30-10.00pm
Union House, Bookable
Room 1. 7.00-10.00pm
14th
A frank, fun and provocative look at the trials and
8.00pm
tribulations of modern life seen through the eyes of a
Age guidance 12+
young black woman. Supported by Arts Council England & The Royal Victoria Hall Foundation.
14th
14th
15th
Cinema City, Norwich
Union House,
Room 6.
5.00-7.00pm
Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle
The Forum
Dr. Becky Fraser & Dr. Nicholas Grant, Lecturer in
American Studies (History) UEA examine the invaludable
contribution women made to the black freedom struggle
in the United States & South Africa. 5.30-7.30pm
The Vernon Castle Room,
3rd Floor, Millennium
Library, The Forum,
Norwich
The First Wednesday Club
Platform Twelve 12
Norwich’s multi-Arts multi-genre performance club
welcomes the Anna Mudeka band. For more info
St. Benedicts St. Norwich
8.00-11.00pm
Black History Month Talk
Earlham Library
Franklin Delano Roosevelt & Anti Lynching by Melissa
Cooper, a Postgraduate Research Student of American
Studies at UEA.
Colman Road
6.00pm
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This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land
Bridget Dalton, Department of American Studies UEA
explores Odetta and the Folk Movements contribution
to the Civil Rights struggle. Free and open to all.
The Forum
The Vernon Castle Room,
3rd Floor, Millennium
Library, The Forum,
Norwich. 6.00pm
Lewis Wright & Chris Cooper
Lakeside Country Club
Lewis Wright & Chris Cooper offer a performance of
modern jazz with a good helping of Latin rhythms
Quarry Lane, Lyng,
Norfolk NR9 5RS. £12.00
Water Justice
Union House,
Room 1
‘A Sudanese case study: social & cultural impacts of
the Merowe dam’ Hosted by Water Security Research
Centre with guest speakers Azza Dirar & X
15th
17th
5.30-7.30pm
Blue Society Jam - Norwich Jams for BHM 2015! The Railway Tavern
The jam session has deep roots in Black History & Norwich
celebrates this in BHM 2015 style!
North Elmham
NR20 5HH. 8.00pm
Celebrating Work & Achievements of Dr G. Mamutse Fourways Com Centre
Dr G. Mamutse - General Neurologist will give an insight
into his work. Free admission.
Stevenson Road, Norwich
NR5 8TN 5.00-9.00pm
Tel. 07965 437813 or email zimcan@live.co.uk for more information
Organised by: Zimbabwean Community Association Norwich (ZIMCAN)
18th
Charles William Dambudzo Marechera
Clover Village Hall
18th
Selma
Franks Bar
Viewing of Selma which chronicles Martin Luther King’s
campaign to secure equal voting rights.
19 Bedford Street,
Norwich NR2 1AR
Black History Month - Day of Dance!
Church Street
19th
Come and celebrate the life of Zimbabwean novelist
Norwich 5.00-7.00pm
William Dambudzo Marechera. Email societyalive@yahoo.com for more information
Litcham, Kings Lynn,
Young people in rural Norfolk are invited to attend a day
Norfolk, PE32 2NS
of workshops will teach skills in dance with spoken word
and physical theatre. Tel. 07795 433640 or email: info@xenarts.co.uk for more information
www.songnoir.com/firstwednesday - free entry donations welcome
Abraham Eshetu
Chair of Norfolk Black History Month
Black Heritage and Culture
Plus fee*
8.00pm £9 adv / £11 otd
6 week evening course exploring the history, development &
£60.00 (£50 Concessions)
cultural impact of African-American cinema. Further details:
www.cinemaplus.org.uk/event/african-american-cinema-evening-course
7th
Magdalen Street,
Norwich
Come and celebrate the rich diversity of the area and
the colourful dishes which come with it.
Viewing of Malcolm X, a tribute to the controversial
black activist & leader for the struggle for black liberation. *
Norwich Arts Centre
African American Cinema Evening Course
Enjoy!
Magdalen Street Celebration
Jamaican artist Danny Keen shows a selection of portraits
including Mary Seacole the nurse & business woman as
well as three major new works
Hosted by: Palestine Solidarity Campaign Society and Arab Cultural Society .
7th
7.30pm
£8.00 - £29.50
The jam session has deep roots in Black History & Norwich
celebrates this in BHM 2015 style!
12th
Theatre Royal
Legendary guitar musician & singer-songwriter Robert
Cray returns to Norwich following his No.1 chart success
with his 2014 release ‘In My Soul’
Association, Japanese, Korean Society & Vietnamese Society
The Bohicas are rock and roll painting in vivid primary colours.
Viewing of A Road Map To Apartheid based around the
lives of Ana Nogueira & Eron Davidson. *
7th
Robert Cray + Special Guest Shawn Jones
Viewing of In the Heat of the Night based around the life
Virgil Tibbs, a African American police detective.
The Bohicas + Support
Hosted by African Caribbean Society & Live Music Society
I hope this programme inspires you to go out and enjoy what Norfolk BHM 2014 has
to offer, and I extend my heartfelt thanks to BHM Committee members and all those
involved with BHM 2015, whether through programming, organising, participating,
or attending events. This fantastic festival would not be possible without your
support in what promises to be another fantastic October. Finally, I look forward to
sharing in a busy and exciting Black History Month, this October, with you all.
Venue TBC
Union House,
Room 5
1.00-3.00pm
Open Mic Night
6th
Selma
This event is hosted by Literature society and will explore
Black History Month inspired readings and book reviews. *
Moroccan dance workshop with Sarah Malik.
6th
10th
14th
Jbala 12.00-2.00pm - £20.00 Shikat 2.30-4.30pm - £20.00
Halfla & Moroccan buffet dinner 6.00-10.00pm - £10.00
5th
5.00pm-7.00pm
Viewing of Selma which chronicles Martin Luther King’s*
7.00pm
campaign to secure equal voting rights. Hosted by: Rotaract Club of UEA Society.
8.00pm
£15 adv / £18 otd
“Golden Voice of Africa” and Ghana’s “First Rock Star”
the legendary Pat Thomas
2nd
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Ethnic Minorities Officer Hussam Hussein, with support
of UEA student volunteers and societies will be holding
Ethnic Minorities Student Caucus.*
Fabulous variety of stalls selling a wide range of products
Launch Night - What does it mean to be
politically black?
Black History Month at the UEA will have a broad & comprehensive
approach to exploring the experiences cultures, and variety of
ethnic minorities.
8th
Join the discussion & make a change - Ethnic
Minorities Student Caucus
20th
Freestyle Dancing
The Hive, Main Space
The UEA International Students Society are hosting a Freestyle
Dancing event. Come & grove to some amazing tunes.
7.30-9.30pm