Many of you would be wondering about if/when the GPI's annual fundraising lunch is happening this month.

We can confirm that it is not,but that there will be a celebratory fundraiser in the new year. This year's events around the 50th anniversary of New Beacon Books kept us very busy, with not enough time to prepare for our usual Christmas lunch.

You shall be updated about the exact date of the gathering in early 2017. Stay tuned!

The George Padmore Institute (GPI) Archives search room and office will be closed from Wednesday 21 December and will reopen on Monday 9 January.

NB: If you are planning to visit the GPI during the week of 9 Jan, please contact us by 20 December to make your research appointment.

For urgent enquiries during this period, please contact New Beacon Books on 020 7272 4889 or email newbeaconbooks@btconnect.com   (21-24 December; 28-31 December: 1.30-6.00pm).

See you in 2017!

In the last of a series of events celebrating 50 years of New beacon Books on Thursday 8 December, the GPI and NBB present

Print Activism in 21st Century Africa:

Wasafiri Special Launch Issue

Sulaiman Adebowale (Amalion Publishing), Ruth Bush (bristol University), Mary Jay (African Books Collective) and Madhu Krishnan (Bristol University) discuss the challenges and trends for print activism in contemporary Africa.

The GPI in collaboration with Arts Council England, the British Library and Speaking Volumes Live Literature Productions, presents two events on Saturday 3 December:

Changing Britannia: Through Arts and Activism by Professor Gus John  4:30 - 6:00pm   Price: £5.00

STOP PRESS

The GPI regrets to inform you that due to unforseen circumstances Professor Gordon Rohlehr will not be in attendance at this event on Sunday 20 November at 3pm as originally advertised. Errol Lloyd, Nicole-Rachelle Moore and Anne Walmsley are all expected as scheduled.

We look forward to seeing you at what promises to be an enjoyable afternoon of stimulating discussion!