Tuesday, October 3
FILM:
Cry Freedom at Solent University.
A return to South Africa to reminds us of the contributions made by Steve Biko to win certain freedoms and also that struggles are not won without sacrifice.
Free admission Contact: 023 8031 9631
HISTORY
: Kushite Statue of Taharqa (Black Pharaohs) at God's House Tower Museum, Town Quay.
The magnificent statue is a rare example of Nubian art, dating back to the 7th century BC. It is thought to be a portrait of the black pharaoh Taharqa, who ruled over the Nile Valley (present day Egypt and Sudan) during the 25th dynasty from 690 - 664.
Open for the month, free admission.
Contact: 023 8063 5904
EXHIBITION:
Black Icons Exhibition at Solent University, Andrews Building Foyer, East Park Terrace.
Open for the rest of the week.
Contact: 023 8031 9631
EXHIBITION:
Taharqa Egyptian Pharaoh in the Civic Centre Foyer.
Open for the rest of the week.
Contact: 023 8083 3650.
EXHIBITION:
Myth Busters in the Civic Centre Foyer.
Open for the rest of the week.
Contact: 023 8083 3650.
Thursday, October 5
PRESENTATION:
The Hidden Music of Black Musicians in Classical Music.
Free to all educational staff, members of the public and community organisations that book in advance.
Contact: 023 8083 2274
Friday, October 6
DOCUMENTARY: 500
Years later at Solent University.
Crime, drugs, HIV/Aids, poor education, inferiority complex, low expectation, poverty, corruption, poor health, and underdevelopment plagues people of African decent globally. Why?
500 years later from the onset of slavery and subsequent colonialism, Africans are still struggling for basic freedom. Why?
Free admission Contact: 023 8031 9631
Saturday, October 7
ART:
Slow Life Exhibition Workshop at John Hansard Gallery, University Road.
Coinciding with Black History Month, this workshop celebrates inventions patented by people of African Caribbean heritage from the 19th Century to the present day.
In the context of the Slow Life' exhibition (11-28 October), participants will create celebratory drawings and collages, showing how inventions have evolved or will evolve over time and their impact on the future.
Booking essential.
Contact: 023 8059 2160
FOOTBALL:
Community Cohesion Cup.
To enter a team into the tournament, call 07980 348185.
Sunday, October 8
FOOD:
The delights of the Caribbean at C-Breeze Restaurant, Canute Road.
People are invited to come along to learn about Caribbean islands (displays), fruits and vegetables (displays and tasters/sampling), herbs, spices and condiments (displays) and national dishes (the story behind them).
Contact: 023 8033 3022
Monday, October 9
EXHIBITION:
Black Footballers Exhibition at Civic Centre.
This exhibition is to reflect the long history of black footballers' association with Southampton Football Club.
Open for a week.
Contact: 023 80 833650
EXHIBITION:
Slavery Exhibition at Civic Centre.
Bought and Sold' explores Southampton's involvement with slavery and the abolition movement.
Open for a week.
Contact: 023 80 833650
EXHIBITION:
Black Icons Exhibition at Solent University, Andrews Building Foyer.
Open for a week.
Contact: 023 8031 9631
Tuesday, October 10
DOCUMENTARY:
A night in the 60s at Solent University.
The 60s saw a sharp rise and the peak in immigration. Cultures merged and this led to an increasingly diverse and divided country - what was the black experience of the decade of love'?
Free admission.
Contact: 023 8031 9631
Friday, October 13
FILM:
Malcolm X at Solent University.
An opportunity to revisit a moment in time which resonated all over the world and gave black people a sense of pride.
Free admission Contact: 023 8031 9631 Saturday, October 14
RADIO:
Unity 101 Black History Month special.
The Vibrant Vibes show is the African & Caribbean show on Unity 101 Community Radio. Tune in to celebrate Black History Month with great music from Africa & the Caribbean Islands, lively chat, guests, community news & events, & great giveaways.
FILM:
Sisters in Law - Harbour Lights, Ocean Village.
An uplifting and enlightening documentary from Longinotto (Divorce Iranian Style) and Ayisi. Justice in the Muslim village of Kumba Town, Cameroon, is overseen by the progressive female partnership of prosecutor Vera Ngassa and court president Beatrice Ntuba, who together help women to speak out and fight back against assumptions of patriarchal privilege in modern-day Africa.
Tickets must be purchased.
Contact: 08707 551237
Sunday, October 15:
FOOD:
The delights of the Caribbean at C-Breeze Restaurant.
FILM:
Sisters in Law - Harbour Lights.
Monday, October 16:
FILM:
Sisters in Law - Harbour Lights.
Friday, October 20:
UN DAY:
United Nations Day - Flag raising ceremony outside the Civic Centre.
Free admission.
Contact: 023 8077 9806
Saturday, October 21:
ARTS:
African Caribbean Performing Arts Event.
The African Caribbean Centre, Trinity Road, is staging a day of workshops to celebrate African Caribbean arts, poetry, drama and music. Open to public but tickets must be purchased for evening event.
Contact: 023 8023 8991
FOOTBALL:
Racism Just Ain't Saintly day Saints vs. Stoke - Saints in the Community.
Booking essential.
Contact: 0845 6889370
DANCE:
"Celebration for the Fallen Heroes" at The White House, Above Bar Street.
Live artists & DJs.
Tickets must be purchased.
Contact: Don Cooper on 07970 302643
Sunday, October 22:
FOOD:
The delights of the Caribbean at C-Breeze Restaurant.
Wed, October 25:
FILM:
Cool Runnings at Solent University.
Based on the true story of the first Jamaican bobsled team trying to make it to the winter Olympics.
Free admission.
Contact: 023 8031 9631
Friday, October 27:
DOCUMENTARY:
Ebony Towers at Solent University.
The new black Intelligentsia. In the past 30 years a generation of black academics have taken America's Ivy League by storm, while Britain's top black thinkers have left for the states as part of the Brain drain'. This programme by David Olusoga explores the implications for both countries.
Free admission.
Contact: 023 8031 9631
Saturday, October 28:
RADIO:
Unity 101 BHM Special - Vibrant Vibes.
Sunday, October 29:
FOOD:
The delights of the Caribbean at C-Breeze Restaurant.
Tuesday, October 31:
THEATRE:
Dat Bahamian Ting at Nuffield Theatre, University Road.
Based on a startling true story - be taken down the traffic-less roads and onto the unspoilt paradise beaches of a tiny isolated island in the Bahamas.
Carnival and Christianity hold plenty of surprises as the new preacher from England learns there's more than meets the ear to those old Caribbean tales Booking essential.
Contact: 023 8067 1771
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