Wednesday 6 October
Sunday 10 October
Monday 11 October
Fibroids awareness 6 – 7pm Willesden Green Library A talk by Dr Rajesh Varma, consultant gynaecologist at Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust.
Celebration with Sherry Dixon and friends 1 – 3pm Willesden Green Library Live Sunday lunch time radio show celebrating Black History Month delivered in partnership with Bang 103.6 FM Radio and presented by Sherry Dixon, former editor of Pride Magazine. Sherry will be joined by husband and wife team Rudolph Walker OBE, best known as Patrick in EastEnders and Dounne Alexander MBE, the founder of Gramma’s Herbal Pepper Sauces and Joining Hands In Health.
Spread Your Wings and Fly with Ngoma Bishop 7 – 8.30pm Willesden Green Library Brent author Ngoma launches his book, which is a sensitive and skilfully written narrative about those who as children came to Britain from the Caribbean and other parts of the Empire in the 1950s and ‘60s.
Thursday 7 October Navigating the maze of mental health services – footsteps to recovery 9.30am – 3pm Willesden Green Library A seminar exploring access to appropriate mental health services for refugees, asylum seekers and migrant communities. To attend, please apply to Farah Chaudhry on 020 8981 2146 or email farah.chaudhry@taha.org.uk Black servicemen in WWII: A personal story 7 – 8.30pm Harlesden Library Plus See Tuesday 5 October for event details.
Sherry Dixon broadcasts on Sundays from 12noon till 3pm on Bang Radio www.bangradio.fm
Lupus, what’s that? 12.30 – 1.30pm Willesden Green Library A talk by St Thomas’ Lupus Trust.
African jungle and landscape plaques: Pottery workshops 11am – 1pm Cricklewood Library 2.30 – 4.30pm Neasden Library Plus For children aged 5 – 11. Max No: 20.
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Thursday 14 October ”All the guns in France couldn’t wake me” – the story of Walter Tull, officer and footballer 7 – 9pm Willesden Green Library Walter Daniel John Tull was praised, idolised, denigrated and abused as a footballer for Clapton, Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town. Then, as one of Britain’s first black infantry officers, he was loved, respected, ridiculed and humiliated, before being recommended for a Military Cross. Join author Phil Vasili for an illuminating talk and film screening.
Spread Your Wings and Fly with Ngoma Bishop. Monique Roffey: White Woman on a Green Bicycle.
Tuesday 12 October
Friday 8 October
Saturday 9 October
2010 shortlisted novel set in Trinidad in the run up to independence.
Celebration with Sherry Dixon and friends, Rudolph Walker and Dounne Alexander.
House of Sugar 1.30 – 3pm Willesden Green Library 6.30 – 7.30pm Harlesden Library Plus A documentary by Barbara Kelly looking at antiques discovered in Jamaica and what they say about the opulent lifestyle of slave-owning planters. Followed by Q&A.
Wednesday 13 October Monique Roffey: White Woman on a Green Bicycle Plus wine and chocolates, pampering sessions and stalls 7 – 8.30pm Willesden Green Library Local author Monique discusses the inspiration behind her Orange Prize
”All the guns in France couldn’t wake me” – the story of Walter Tull, officer and footballer. Bob Marley: The Untold Story.
Friday 15 October Bob Marley: The Untold Story – a talk and musical evening with author Chris Salewicz 7 – 9pm Harlesden Library Plus The author will read from his latest book, take questions from the audience and play Marley’s music. Chris co-wrote Third World Cop, the most successful film ever in the Caribbean. 5