Upcoming Events
This is where all our events are advertised... keep coming back to find out when our next event will take place.
It's Gina Yashere!
11-13 June 2010
This is a rare chance to see award-winning Gina Yashere in London for an hour of uncompromising hilarity from one of the country's most recognisable comedy stars. Miss her live show at your peril!
Newly Diagnosed Group
29 April - 3 June 2010
The Newly Diagnosed Group has been developed for anyone newly diagnosed with HIV. We provide a safe and friendly environment to meet and support other people who are learning how to live with their diagnosis.
Positive Self-Management Programme course
13 April - 25 May 2010
The Positive Self-Management Programme is a workshop for people living with HIV. Two trained tutors facilitate workshops, both of whom are living with HIV. This programme gives those living with HIV the skills to manage their health as well as to help them keep active.
SoulBrew Live!
30 April 2010
The ultimate singing event—you are the star of the show as you grab the mic to sing any of a list of soul classics with an expert backing of six-piece live band!
HIV/AIDS Scenario Workshop
21-23 April 2010
Scenario Development (SD) is running a special policy research workshop in collaboration with Professor Tony Barnett of the LSEAIDS—the multidisciplinary department at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
The Culture of Sex and Silence: Utilising African Cultural Practices in Promoting Sexual health—Where and How to reach ‘El-Dora Do’
30 March 2010
A free seminar on promoting sexual health with African communities using relevant cultural practices.
Ballet Black—Royal Opera House
24-27 March 2010
The critically acclaimed Ballet Black strive to honour the traditions of classical ballet whilst breaking new ground with cutting-edge choreography. Now an essential part of the classical ballet landscape, the company is the perfect showcase for dancers of Black and Asian descent, providing them with a platform on which to perform and practise their craft.
African Fever: Performing ‘Africa’ in Europe
21 January - 27 March 2010
African Fever: Performing ‘Africa’ in Europe is a photographic exhibition by Jessica Kendall that aims to question the primacy of the visual as the dominant means for the production and consumption of cultural knowledge.
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
17 - 26 March 2010
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to London 17-26 March 2010 for its 14th edition, with 28 films from 20 countries and numerous special guests.
Our Youth Overcoming Adversity: Promoting the Strengths of Young Black People in the Inner City
24 March 2010
This free unique one-day conference offers an opportunity to discuss and explore programmes where young Black people, despite their disadvantages and marginalisation, are overcoming adversity and are thriving.
Skin · Adinkra Films
20 March 2010
Skin is one of the most moving stories to emerge from apartheid South Africa: Sandra Laing is a 'Coloured' child born in the 1950s to White Afrikaners. Her parents are rural shopkeepers serving the local Black community, who lovingly bring her up as their ‘White’ little girl. But at the age of ten, Sandra is driven out of White society. The film follows Sandra’s thirty-year journey from rejection to acceptance, and betrayal to reconciliation, as she struggles to define her place in a changing world.
N'dambi at Jazz Cafe London
31 March 2010
N'dambi is a song-writer with emotional purpose and rare honesty. The striking vocalist, pianist, and composer, known for her signature Afro and fiery style, possesses the intuitive perception and powerful creativity that ensures an essential contribution to modern R&B and soul.
Chris Ofili Exhibition at Tate Britain
27 January - 16 May 2010
Chris Ofili’s intensely coloured and intricately ornamented paintings are on show at Tate Britain in a major survey of the artist’s career that brings together over 45 paintings, as well as pencil drawings and watercolours from the mid 1990s to today.
Dr Fola Rogers-Saliu gives advice on your problems.
Dear Auntie Fola,
My daughters are now in their teens - the sexually active age group. The thought that they might soon be in a relationship fills me with horror...