Category: Past
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19/6/2026 Workshop: “Mapping Memory: Somali Presence in the Archives”
11:00-12:30, Friday 19 June 2026 Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, free tickets via Eventbrite Join on a journey through archival research to uncover Somali history in the UK, prior to 1988. This creative workshop brings together historical records and personal memory, mapping the legacy of Somali presence in Sheffield and Glasgow. Asking us to…
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8/6/2026 Event: “Prof Antawan Byrd: Being Seen Listening”
12:00-15:00, Monday 8 June 2026 [Lunch 12:00-13:30 / Lecture & Q&A 13:30-15:00] Hebdomadar’s Room, St Salvator’s Quad, St Andrews, Fife, tickets via MS forms The St Andrews Centre for Contemporary Arts is thrilled to be welcoming art historian and curator Prof. Antawan Byrd (Northwestern University), who is about to open Project a Black Planet: The Art and…
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16/6/2026 Event: “Notes from the Underground: Film Screening”
18:00-20:30 Tuesday 16 June 2026 Glasgow Zine Library, 32-34 Albert Road, Glasgow, tickets via website Notes From The Underground traces the inter-generational Hip Hop movement of Cape Town, spanning four decades from the 1980s to the present day. At the heart of the movement is Knowledge of Self. In Cape Town, this becomes a means…
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10/6/2026 Workshop: “Introduction to Amazigh Art”
18:30-20:00, Wednesday 10 June 2026 Glasgow Zine Library, 32-34 Albert Road, Glasgow, tickets via website Join Rana for a workshop exploring Amazigh art, specifically tattoo art. The Amazigh/Imazighen (plural) are indigenous people in much of North Africa and the Canary Islands, with a documented history going back at least 10,000 years. This workshop will primarily…
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12/8/2026 Concert: “Notes of Freedom”
18:00-19:00 Wednesday 12 August 2026 St Cecilia’s Hall, Concert Room and Music Museum, University of Edinburgh, tickets via Eventbrite In the incredible 18th century setting of St Cecilia’s Hall, come and hear about Edinburgh’s long historical links with Africa and the Caribbean through music. Join Lisa Williams, historian and founder of the Edinburgh Caribbean Association,…
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30/5/26 Participant Call: “Revisiting West Lothian’s History: Newland’s Legacy and Dark Inheritance”
11:00-13:00, Saturday 30 May 2026 Bennie Museum, Bathgate, West Lothian, tickets via Eventbrite The Bennie Museum is looking for participants of African and Caribbean descent to work with them. Join to look at West Lothian’s history, celebrating its diverse heritage and exploring colonialism and Transatlantic slavery. Participants will engage with the museum’s Newland’s Day banner.…
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28/5/26 Event: “JMS Network with the Black Filmmakers Community Network”
18:00-20:00, Thursday 28 May 2026 Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre, Glasgow, tickets via Eventbrite Join the next JMS Network event featuring the Black Filmmakers Community Network (BFCN). BCFN run a quarterly event series dedicated to supporting Black filmmakers across Scotland. Programmed and delivered by Briana Pegado, Balenji Mwiche and Liz Chege, the network has been created…
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7/6/2026 Concert: “Sunday World Music Sessions: Heart of Africa”
17:15-18:45, Sunday 7 June 2026 The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh, tickets via Eventbrite Informal Sunday afternoon session showcasing diverse grooves and beats from the heart of Africa with original songs, percussion, dancing. Curated by Senegal’s Samba Sene, this month’s Heart of Africa features the mighty MAKOSSA, with special guests including rising Afro Rock star BLCQ Almond plus Jules Sow on kora, with…
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4/6/26 Exhibition Preview: “Faint Light of the World with Contradictions”
13:00-16:00, Thursday 4 June 2026 Glasgow Room, The Mitchell Library, Glasgow, tickets via Eventbrite Outer Spaces presents ‘Faint Light of the World with Contradictions‘, a solo exhibition from artist Irineu Destourelles co-curated with Natalia Palombo. In a newly-commissioned installation, the Glasgow-based artist explores how conflicting historical narratives are embodied within postcolonial, multilingual, and diasporic identities.…