Norfolk Black History Month 2007
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Activities
African Market
- Date: Fri 28 September - Sat 29 September 2007, 9am-5pm
- Venue: The Forum, Norwich
- Price: Free
- Programme: The Open Trade Network's African Market has proved so popular that this year it will feature as part of the Norfolk Black History Month Launch celebrations. Head to the Forum on the 28th or 29th of September and you'll be sure to pick up a bargain.
- Telephone: 07886 116250
- Email: Rashid@opentrade.org.uk
- Web: www.opentrade.org.uk
African Market (Gt Yarmouth)
- Date: Sat 6 October 2007, 9am-4:30pm
- Venue: Great Yarmouth Market Place
- Price: Free
- Programme: The Open Trade Network's popular African Market moves to Great Yarmouth for the day. The market offers tempting displays of African craft, goods, beers,
food, hair products and much more. The market is supported by the Norfolk and Norwich Racial Equality Council and The Great Yarmouth International Association.
- Telephone: 07886 116250
- Email: Rashid@opentrade.org.uk
- Web: www.opentrade.org.uk
Saturday Studio: Making Monotypes
- Date: Saturday 6 October 2007, 10:30am-4pm
- Venue: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia
- Price: £20 / £14 Concessions
- Programme: Learn to create expressive monotypes with Sainsbury Centre artist in residence Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy. This workshop takes inspiration from masks in the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection. Look at examples of how and why masks were made and used and the feelings they evoke in you. Monotype is a special technique where a print is taken from a painted surface.
Suitable for adults and young people.
- Telephone: 01603 593199
- Email: scva@uea.ac.uk
- Web: www.scva.ac.uk
Casablanca to Cairo: North Africa in a Nutshell
- Date: Saturday 6 October, 2-4pm
- Venue: Tuckswood Library, Robin Hood Rd, Norwich
- Price: Free
- Programme: Come along and savour the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of North Africa.
Egyptian Dance Workshop at 2:30pm
Also competitions, activities, wordsearches & colouring. Fun for all the family - free refreshments.
- Telephone: 01603 452038
- Email: tuckswood.lib@norfolk.gov.uk
Casablanca to Cairo: North Africa in a Nutshell
- Date: Sunday 7 October 2007, 2-4pm
- Venue: Hellesdon Library, Woodview Rd, Hellesdon, Norwich
- Price: Free
- Programme: Come along and savour the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of North Africa.
Egyptian Dance Workshop at 2:30pm
Also competitions, activities, wordsearches & colouring. Fun for all the family - free refreshments.
- Telephone: 01603 427790
- Email: hellesdon.lib@norfolk.gov.uk
First Sunday for Families: T-shirt printing
- Date: Sunday 7 October 2007, 2-4pm
- Venue: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia
- Price: £3 per child
- Programme: Print your own T-shirt with African mask designs. Please bring an old T-shirt with you (preferably white or a light colour). This activity is suitable for children under 12 years. Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult.
Led by artist Peter Sek.
- Telephone: 01603 593199
- Email: scva@uea.ac.uk
- Web: www.scva.ac.uk
Safari Sunday
- Date: Sunday 7 October 2007, 10:30am-4:30pm
- Venue: Millennium Library, The Forum, Norwich
- Price: Free
- Programme: Free family event, with children's activities from 10.30 in the children's library.
African stories and free refreshments at 2.30. Children under eight must be
accompanied by an adult. Library open 10.30-4.30..
- Telephone: 01603 774774
- Email: millennium.lib@norfolk.gov.uk
Themes of Africa Art Workshop
- Date: Wednesday 10 October 2007, 4-6pm
- Venue: Aylsham Library, 7 Hungate St, Aylsham
- Price: Free
- Programme:A fun family workshop led by artist Peter Sek. Open to families (Children 8+). No previous experience needed. Booking essential.
- Telephone: 01263 732320
- Email: aylsham.lib@norfolk.gov.uk
The Big Draw: Mixing Records and Drawing
- Date: Saturday 13 October 2007, 11am-5pm
- Venue: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia
- Price: Free
- Programme: Come and listen to live vinyl mixing and maybe have a go. Help to create a huge collaborative drawing in response to what you hear.
Peter Sek is a Ugandan artist who paints in different media and creates sculpture using reclaimed materials. He is also a DJ (aka Wanda) and producer who creates soul music, dance and hip-hop.
"My inspiration of making music comes from my paintings - the more I paint, the more I get inspired to create music. I also take inspiration from listening to music from Africa and around the world".
Open to people of all ages and abilities.
The national Big Draw is run by the Campaign for Drawing.
- Telephone: 01603 593199
- Email: scva@uea.ac.uk
- Web: www.myspace.com/phywandarecord
Hidden Families
- Date: Saturday 13 October 2007, 1:30pm.
- Venue: The Archive Centre, Martineau Lane, Norwich
- Price:Free (booking necessary)
- Programme: People from Black & Minority Ethnic Communities often struggle to find the right support and tools for tracing their family heritage. Don't miss this great opportunity to learn about the most effective ways of researching your family history both within Norfolk and elsewhere. With help from professional historians, archivists and genealogists in a friendly and supportive environment. At this event we will also be launching 'Diaspora Norfolk' - the county's first BME History Society.
- Telephone: 01603 222599
- Email: norfrec@norfolk.gov.uk
- Web: www.archives@norfolk.gov.uk
- Date: Tuesday 16 October 2007, 10am-2pm
- Venue: Great Yarmouth College, Suffolk Rd, Great Yarmouth
- Price: £3
- Programme: An interesting opportunity for insight into the experiences of Black people in Norfolk. With a variety of activities such as Capoeira (an Afro-Brazilian martial art/dance developed in the 1500s by African slaves) the presentation of a short film about Hate Crime entitled; "Different", demonstrations of African hair styles and African & Caribbean cuisine for you to sample.
- Telephone: 07876 193406
- Email: gyia1@btconnect.com
BHM Postcard Competition (Creative Writing)
- Date: Tuesday 16 October 2007, 12:30-2pm (drop-in)
- Venue: Learning Resources Seminar Room, City College Norwich
- Price: Free
- Programme: Come and work with an experienced writer/facilitator to produce your own piece of writing in response to this year's Black History Month Postcard Competition. You will be guided in a relaxed and enjoyable way through the process, and previous creative writing experience is not necessary. Refreshments will be provided free of charge.
- Telephone: 01953 713 390
- Email: literature@creativeartseast.co.uk
- Web: www.creativeartseast.co.uk
African Workshop
- Date: Saturday 20 October 2007, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4:30pm
- Venue: Priory Centre, Priory Plain, Great Yarmouth
- Price: £3
- Programme: The Great Yarmouth International Association invite children of all ages to come and enjoy a variety of creative and interactive African workshops.
Activities offer a chance to explore Black history through storytelling, dance, music and drumming.
Workshops will be led by a team of highly trained African artists, and practitioners, including Tony Ogogo from Heritage Ceramics. These exiting workshops have been designed to encourage young people to embrace and experience African cultural heritage.
- Telephone: 01493 851598 / 07876 193406
- Email: gyia1@btconnect.com
- Web: www.heritageceramics.org
Storytelling - Stories & Crafts from Africa
- Date: Sunday 21 October 2007, 2:30pm
- Venue: Millennium Library, The Forum, Norwich
- Price: Free
- Programme: Free family event. Children under eight must be accompanied by an adult. Library open 10.30-4.30. Contact the library for more information.
- Telephone: 01603 774774
- Email: mailto:millennium.lib@norfolk.gov.uk
PIAVAPO: Music & Dance Workshop for Ages 8-12
- Date: Monday 22 October 2007, 10am-3pm
- Venue: Norwich Playhouse, St George's Street, Norwich
- Price: £17.50
- Programme: Imaginative, exciting, creative and fun workshop for ages 8 to 12 years exploring music and dance using theatre and movement. This workshop will be led by African dance instructor Anna Mudeka and Jose Ferrera, master musician and dancer from Cuba - a unique and exciting collaboration which will look at the cross-cultures of African and South American music and dance. The workshop is aimed at encouraging group participation in a fun and creative environment and will finish with a free performance for parents. Maximum 30 places.
- Telephone: 01603 61258
- Email: info@norwichplayhouse.co.uk
- Web: www.norwichplayhouse.co.uk
The Influence of the African Culture to the Caribbean Workshop
- Date: Monday 22 October 2007, 10am-4pm
- Venue: Lichfield Community Centre, Suffolk Road, Great Yarmouth
- Price: £1 - £3
- Programme: This will be a day with a variety of informative workshops for young people including Dance, Drumming and Storytelling. Dance: Children will learn a traditional African dance, and find out about its history. Workshop will be accompanied by live drumming. Drumming: Children will learn traditional African Drumming rhythms, and accompanying call and response songs. They will also learn the link between Adinkra symbols seen carved into drums and the history of the ancient Ashanti nation of Ghana. Drums will be provided. Storytelling: Storytelling will be accompanied by a drummer, using movement and call and response songs. Children will learn the importance of African performing arts in continuing to tell the story of Africa's rich history and traditions.
- Telephone: 02083 145328
- Email: nzingadance@aol.com
- Web: www.nzingadance.org.uk
Caribbean Carnival Costume Workshop
- Date: Tuesday 23 October, 10am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4pm
- Venue: Lichfield Community Centre, Suffolk Road, Great Yarmouth
- Price: £3
- Programme: Caribbean Carnival has its roots dating back to the late eighteenth century. Since the abolition of slavery, there has been a progression in carnival being a time for people to express freedom as individuals, to make friendships and to develop understandings of other cultures.
We will do an oral introduction before the workshop. We will then show you how to make a simple three-piece costume (head dress etc) with cloth printing, using African symbols with explanations of what they mean. All participants will be invited to display their wonderful costumes at the Black History Month Finale on Sunday 28th October.
- Telephone: 07876 193406
- Email: gyia1@btconnect.com
African Adventure: African Themed Stories and Masks
- Date: Tuesday 23 October 2007, 10:30am-12pm
- Venue: Watton Library, George Trollope Road, Watton
- Price: Free
- Programme: Free family event for children 2-10 years. Children under eight must be accompanied by an adult. Library open 10.30-4.30. Contact the library for more information.
- Telephone: 01953 881671
- Email: watton.lib@norfolk.gov.uk
Workshop: The Importance of Civic Engagement in the BME Community
- Date: Wednesday 24 October 2007, 9:30am-12:30pm
- Venue: Cobholm and Lichfield Heath Resource Centre, Pasteur Road, Great Yarmouth
- Price: Free
- Programme: The workshop will deal with the importance of civic engagement for BME communities. It will examine this issue by looking at the challenges and achievements of the past, linking them to those that face us today and in the future. Workshop will be delivered by Dr. Richard Maguire, historian, researcher and lecturer for the Norwich and Norfolk Racial Equality Council (NNREC) Hidden Heritage project. This project has established that Norfolk had many historic links with transatlantic slavery, with some the county's inhabitants actively supporting and participating in the tragedy of slavery, while others fought against it.
Critical in the struggle against slavery, and the ultimate victory over the system, were the actions of BME communities linked to the county. Historical activities can be linked to present-day actions which tackle racism and aim to eliminate discrimination. Civic engagement is an important element in the struggle towards equity and justice for all. The important role played by BME communities, both in the past and present, will be better understood through the outcomes of the workshop and the unveiling of Norfolk's Hidden Heritage.
African Themed Baby Rhyme (0-4yrs)
- Date: Wednesday 24 October 2007, 10:30am-12pm
- Venue: Watton Library, George Trollope Road, Watton
- Price: Free
- Programme: Free family event. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Library open 10.30-4.30. Contact the library for more information.
- Telephone: 01953 881671
- Email: watton.lib@norfolk.gov.uk
African Dance Workshop
- Date: Wednesday 24 October 2007, 2-3:30pm
- Venue: Cromer Library, Prince of Wales Road, Cromer
- Price: Free
- Programme: Dance workshop led by performer Anna Mudeka. For children and young people aged 8 and above.
- Telephone: 01263 512850
Multicultural Workshop for Children
- Date: Thursday 25 October 2007, 9:30am-4pm
- Venue: Priory Centre, Priory Plain, Great Yarmouth
- Price: Free
- Programme: For booking and info please call the Great Yarmouth International Association on 07918 683714 / 01493 851598
African Market: North Walsham
- Date: Thursday 25 October 2007, 10am-4pm
- Venue: St Nicholas Church, North Walsham
- Price: Free
- Programme: Come and experience the variety and vibrancy of a real
African market. The market offers tempting displays of African craft, goods, beers, food, hair products and much more.
- Telephone: Fiona Muller: 0773 9518 548
African Drumming Workshop: North Walsham
- Date: Thursday 25 October 2007, 1:30pm-2:30pm
- Venue: St Nicholas Church, North Walsham
- Price: Free
- Programme: Norfolk Music Works present two taster workshops. Learn how to drum with experts. Places are limited so make sure you arrive early.
- Telephone: Fiona Muller: 0773 9518 548
African Storytelling: North Walsham
- Date: Thursday 25 October 2007, 3pm-4pm
- Venue: St Nicholas Church, North Walsham
- Price: Free
- Programme: Teddy Akrofi grew up in Ghana. Story-telling in Ghana is part of everyday life. Stories have meanings and sometimes take the form of proverbs. Most of the stories are funny; however lessons are learnt from them. Join Teddy for a storytelling session. There will also be a chance to dress up in African costume and to look at African artefacts that Teddy will bring along to the event.
- Telephone: Fiona Muller: 0773 9518 548
Breaking Down the Barriers
- Date: Thursday 25 October 2007, 9:30am-2:30pm
- Venue: Priory Centre, Priory Plain, Great Yarmouth
- Price: Free
- Programme: A community workshop looking at how communities can work together to reduce isolation. This is a good networking opportunity where groups and individuals can share experiences and learn together in an informal, friendly, safe and structured environment.
If you or your group have any specific learning needs that you would like to discuss, please call Chrissy, Training and Development Coordinator at Community Connections.
- Telephone: 01493 656372
- Email: Christine.chalmers@communityconnects.org.uk
- Web: www.communityconnections.org.uk
ACE Dance: 3 Day Youth Project
- Date: Thursday 25 - Saturday 27 October 2007
- Venue: Sheringham High School / Little Theatre
- Price: £25
- Programme: If you are aged 12-18 years, this is your chance to work with one of the country's best youth dance companies and artists from ACE: dance and music!
ACE Youth is the youth company of ACE: dance & music, an exciting multicultural dance company. They mix African and Caribbean dance forms with contemporary dance to create energetic and physical performances. ACE Youth were finalists in the National Youth Dance England Festival in both 2005 and 2006 and this is the first time the company has been to Norfolk to offer such a fantastic opportunity- an experience you won't forget!
Join ACE Youth in 2 days of workshops and perform on October 27. Alongside the workshops days you will have evenings together to eat, chill and get to know each other..
- Telephone: 01603 283399
- Email: info:norfolkdance.co.uk
- Web: www.norfolkdance.co.uk
Stories and Crafts with a Carnival Theme
- Date: Sunday 28 October 2007, 2:30pm
- Venue: Millennium Library, The Forum, Norwich
- Price: Free
- Programme: Free Family event. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Lobrary open 10:30-4:30. Contact the library for more information.
- Telephone: 01603 774774
- Email: millennium.lib@norfolk.gov.uk
