Past Events

Past events, archived.

Making History - Oral Testimonies - Trinidad, Guyana and Britain (GPI, from May 19, 2010 06:30 PM to May 19, 2010 09:00 PM)

Conversation between Lawrence Scott, Clem Seecharan and John Siblon. Plus London launch for Golconda - Our Voices Our Lives

Voices Across The Wall (GPI, from May 16, 2010 03:00 PM to May 16, 2010 05:30 PM)

Screening of short documentary on the West Bank, plus discussion with the film maker.

Politics and People's Power after Obama (Logan Hall, Institute of Education, from Mar 20, 2010 02:00 PM to Mar 20, 2010 06:00 PM)

THE FIRST JOHN LA ROSE MEMORIAL LECTURE David Abdulah talks on ‘Politics and People’s Power after Obama’ Saturday 20 MARCH 2010, 2.00 pm. Followed by discussion forums 4.00pm-6.00pm

Young People and new ethnicities (GPI, from Feb 07, 2010 03:00 PM to Feb 07, 2010 05:30 PM)

Roxy Harris will talk on ‘Black & Brown British youth: from ethnic outsiders to insiders’. He will be joined by Cise Barissever, a doctoral student at Kings College London, and Aisha Phoenix, a doctoral student at Goldsmiths, University of London. They will both discuss their research on young people and ethnicities.

Ngugi wa Thiong'o event Sunday 1st November at the GPI (George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, UK, from Nov 01, 2009 04:00 PM to Nov 01, 2009 06:00 PM)

Ngugi will be reading from and discussing his latest novel 'Wizard of the Crow' (2006). Set in the fictional Free Republic of Aburiria, 'Wizard of the Crow' dramatises with searing humour and piercing observation a battle for control of the souls of the Aburirian people. Fashioning the stories of the powerful and the ordinary into a dazzling mosaic, Ngugi reveals humanity in all its surprising intricacy.

A Reading and Talk by Olive Senior. Fee £5 (George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, UK, from Jul 01, 2009 07:00 PM to Jul 01, 2009 09:00 PM)

 

'Writing as Craft' with Olive Senior (George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, UK, from Jul 01, 2009 11:00 AM to Jul 01, 2009 05:00 PM)

'Sable' presents this one-day writing workshop with Olive Senior. Fee £20

Film Screening by GPI Generation. Fee £3 (George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, UK, from Jun 24, 2009 07:00 PM to Jul 01, 2009 09:00 PM)

The True Reggae Story

Talk by David Feickert. Fee £5 (George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, UK, from May 27, 2009 07:00 PM to May 27, 2009 09:00 PM)

China and the rest of us - from the economic, social, political viewpoints in the context of global sustainable development

GPI Christmas Fundraising Lunch (George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, UK, from Dec 07, 2008 01:00 PM to Dec 07, 2008 04:00 PM)

The Annual George Padmore Institute Get-together

Book Launch by Cy Grant (George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, UK, from Nov 20, 2008 06:30 PM to Nov 20, 2008 09:00 PM)

Cy Grant reads from his new book, 'Rivers of Time: Collected Poems'

Celebrating Aime Cesaire's Notebook of a Return to my Native Land (George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, UK, from Nov 06, 2008 06:30 PM to Nov 06, 2008 09:00 PM)

Anton Phillips and Errol Lloyd in performance as a tribute to the late Cesaire

Ear Dis Album Launch (Salmon and Compass Bar, 58 Penton Street, Angel, London N1 9PZ, UK, from Jul 28, 2008 06:00 PM to Jul 28, 2008 09:00 PM)

Ear Dis invite you to the launch of their new album, 'Welcome to FLOORBOOGIE'

Talk on Marcus Garvey by Colin Grant (George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, UK, from Jul 23, 2008 07:00 PM to Jul 23, 2008 09:00 PM)

As part of the GPI's July programme, Colin Grant will talk about his new book on Marcus Garvey

Talk on Claudia Jones by Carole Boyce Davies (George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, UK, from Jul 09, 2008 07:00 PM to Jul 09, 2008 09:00 PM)

As part of the GPI's July programme, Carole Boyce Davies talks on the political life of black Communist Claudia Jones

Talk on Black Panther News Service 1967-1980 (George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, UK, from Jul 04, 2008 07:00 PM to Jul 04, 2008 09:00 PM)

As part of the GPI's July programme, hear David Hilliard talk on the Black Panther Intercommunal News Service 1967-1980

Annual Education Lecture London (Great Hall, Strand Campus, Kings College London, WC2R 2LS, UK, from Jun 11, 2008 05:00 PM to Jun 11, 2008 07:00 PM)

'Old battles on new terrain or new battles on old terrain? Renegotiating multicultures' by Professor Ann Phoenix

James Kelman in conversation (George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, UK, from May 01, 2008 06:30 PM to May 01, 2008 08:30 PM)

James Kelman talks to Roxy Harris to launch his new book

Ian Macdonald Talk (George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, UK, from Mar 17, 2008 07:00 PM to Mar 17, 2008 09:00 PM)

Expulsion, Rendition, Detention and Torture

On Whose Terms Conference (Goldsmiths College, New Cross, London, UK, from Mar 13, 2008 09:00 AM to Mar 14, 2008 08:00 PM)

Critical Negotiations in Black British Literature and the Arts