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From Lambeth Libraries - free online event for book launch
Alex Wheatle – Cane Warriors
30 September @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Free
NOBODY FREE TILL EVERYBODY FREE
Join Lambeth Libraries for the launch of the brand-new novel from Guardian Award-winning author Alex Wheatle.
Cane Warriors is a deeply compelling story of courage, brotherhood and hope, it follows the true-life slave rebellion known as Tacky’s War in 18th century Jamaica through the eyes of one boy.
Alex is the author of several acclaimed novels, many of them inspired by experiences from his childhood. He has been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal, won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, and was awarded an MBE for services to literature.
Alex’s life will be featured in part of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series for the BBC (to be aired Autumn 2020) and his Crongton books are being adapted into a TV series. Catch Alex while you can!
Register for this event on the EventBrite website EventBrite Registration
These events are part of Lambeth Black History Month – details showing here from 14th September.
Alex Wheatle – Cane Warriors
30 September @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Free
NOBODY FREE TILL EVERYBODY FREE
Join Lambeth Libraries for the launch of the brand-new novel from Guardian Award-winning author Alex Wheatle.
Cane Warriors is a deeply compelling story of courage, brotherhood and hope, it follows the true-life slave rebellion known as Tacky’s War in 18th century Jamaica through the eyes of one boy.
Alex is the author of several acclaimed novels, many of them inspired by experiences from his childhood. He has been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal, won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, and was awarded an MBE for services to literature.
Alex’s life will be featured in part of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series for the BBC (to be aired Autumn 2020) and his Crongton books are being adapted into a TV series. Catch Alex while you can!
Register for this event on the EventBrite website EventBrite Registration
These events are part of Lambeth Black History Month – details showing here from 14th September.
Gramsci
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From Lambeth Libraries - free online event for book launch
Alex Wheatle – Cane Warriors
30 September @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Free
NOBODY FREE TILL EVERYBODY FREE
Join Lambeth Libraries for the launch of the brand-new novel from Guardian Award-winning author Alex Wheatle.
Cane Warriors is a deeply compelling story of courage, brotherhood and hope, it follows the true-life slave rebellion known as Tacky’s War in 18th century Jamaica through the eyes of one boy.
Alex is the author of several acclaimed novels, many of them inspired by experiences from his childhood. He has been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal, won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, and was awarded an MBE for services to literature.
Alex’s life will be featured in part of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series for the BBC (to be aired Autumn 2020) and his Crongton books are being adapted into a TV series. Catch Alex while you can!
Register for this event on the EventBrite website EventBrite Registration
These events are part of Lambeth Black History Month – details showing here from 14th September.
The book sounds interesting.
Reminds me I have started to look at the work of Priya Gopal. She has written a book called Insurgent Empire I now want to get..
Lot of stuff on youtube about her work.
She looks in the book at how Empire was resisted in Britain and outside it. How ideas of freedom and anti colonialism intertwined. She uses as example the rebellion in Jamaica in 1865. This was years after slavery was abolished. It was against capitalist idea of freedom. Once slavery was abolished one could sell ones labour to work on the plantations. This is capitalist idea of freedom. The plantations remained intact slavery was replaced by waged work. The rebellion wanted a different idea of freedom. Breaking up plantations and giving land to the workers.
Ive been watching interviews with her and its great stuff. Giving a different perspective on the Empire.
She points out Empire always had its critics.
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cuppa tee
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Brixton is the location for one of four post boxes specially painted for Black History Month....
“ The (London) postbox can be found in Acre Lane, Brixton, near to the Black Cultural Archives.
It features the image “Queuing at the RA” by Yinka Shonibare, who is one of six artists that were commissioned by Royal Mail to produce original artworks for a set of special stamps issued to mark the 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy....“As a citizen of the Commonwealth, it was particularly important to me to be making a visible contribution in a historic public space,” Mr Shonibare said”
www.independent.co.uk
“ The (London) postbox can be found in Acre Lane, Brixton, near to the Black Cultural Archives.
It features the image “Queuing at the RA” by Yinka Shonibare, who is one of six artists that were commissioned by Royal Mail to produce original artworks for a set of special stamps issued to mark the 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy....“As a citizen of the Commonwealth, it was particularly important to me to be making a visible contribution in a historic public space,” Mr Shonibare said”
Royal Mail unveils special postboxes to mark Black History Month
Sir Lenny Henry among those featured on the postboxes
www.independent.co.uk
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Gramsci
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Id think again about that.
I have friend who is local Labour party education officer in Streatham ( now controlled by the left).
They have meetings for local members where people are invited to come and speak. Its to spark a discussion.
If I were you Id say yes. You manage this site and Brixton Buzz so are well known community person.
Membership of local Labour parties are often to the left of the Cllrs,
Might be interesting.
editor
hiraethified
They wanted me to talk on how Covid is impacting on local business. I really am not qualified to talk on that subject!
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Yes that is odd.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Far be it for me to force a public speaking engagement on someone, but that particular issue is surely core to the entrertainment sector which Urban75 seems to spend a lot of time reporting, liking or criticising.
BTW I note that Wahaca in Bradys has permanently closed due to Coronavirus. I am aware that when it opened opinions were divided, but it did have loyal patrons, and - so he told me - the late Coldharbour councillor Matt Parr was very relieved that Whahca had taken the premises and stopped 20 years of dereliction.
jimbarkanoodle
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Does anyone know of a mid range barber around Brixton? Not your £10 Turkish jobby and not you £40 rip off hipster place. Anywhere around the £20 mark.
Torpid Scorpion
Basket case
I use this place on Loughborough road; Valerio is the owner and he does a good job. I think its right in your price point.
Book NCI New Cut Inspiration online
New Cut Inspiration is the latest Brixton barber and hair salon hybrid, a go-to destination for haircuts, colouring, beard sculpting and hot towel shaving. ...
newcutinspiration.mytreatwell.co.uk
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hiraethified
Haircut Sir is £12 and the service is brilliant.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
Their building freehold was for sale so suspect it won't be there all that much longer. Can't find details now so maybe sold or withdrawn.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
Clypdystra under the railway bridge in Herne Hill. IIRC hey are iraqi Kurdish so not sure if that falls under Turkish jobby. £13. Very nice guys. I'm not much of a hair guru to be fair. Usually just ask for same but shorter. But I think they're good. They also own the nearby one on Railton Road in Herne Hill.
GarveyLives
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Brixton is the location for one of four post boxes specially painted for Black History Month....
“ The (London) postbox can be found in Acre Lane, Brixton, near to the Black Cultural Archives.
It features the image “Queuing at the RA” by Yinka Shonibare, who is one of six artists that were commissioned by Royal Mail to produce original artworks for a set of special stamps issued to mark the 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy....“As a citizen of the Commonwealth, it was particularly important to me to be making a visible contribution in a historic public space,” Mr Shonibare said”
Royal Mail unveils special postboxes to mark Black History Month
Sir Lenny Henry among those featured on the postboxes
(Source: as stated in image)
Acre Lane, Brixton
Activists criticise 'tokenistic' efforts after rebrand of Royal Mail postboxes
Painting post boxes black is a lot easier than employing 'black' people in senior positions?
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hiraethified
On Acre Lane
www.brixtonbuzz.com
Black History Month: Brixton postbox painted to honour black Britons
The postbox opposite Lambeth Town Hall is one of four around the UK that has been painted black to honour black Britons as part of Black History Month 2020.
www.brixtonbuzz.com
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hiraethified
Great to hear that Lady Lykez is on Tom Ravenscroft's show tonight. She played my Offline Brixton nights loads of times and was always brilliant.
www.bbc.co.uk
BBC Radio 6 Music - Tom Ravenscroft, with Lady Lykez
With a guest mix from London based MC Lady Lykez.
editor
hiraethified
What do you think, or can you only communicate via other people's photos and quotes reproduced in bold text?
(Source: as stated in image)
Acre Lane, Brixton
Activists criticise 'tokenistic' efforts after rebrand of Royal Mail postboxes
Painting post boxes black is a lot easier than employing 'black' people in senior positions?
That's really bad news if it's true. I'm in there five or six times a year and also bring my son in there. They're lovely people.
The last time i was in, they told me that things aren't going too well business wise. Maybe it's better if it shuts up instead of them sitting around all day, waiting for customers and making no money.
Nevertheless, they're providing a great service and are genuine people. Exactly the sort of business that the community needs to support.
Oh no - goodbye Ritzy?
www.theguardian.com
Cineworld considering temporary closure of all its UK and US venues
Thousands of jobs at risk as cinema chain warns Covid-19 crisis has made sector ‘unviable’
Fuck them.Oh no - goodbye Ritzy?
Cineworld considering temporary closure of all its UK and US venues
Thousands of jobs at risk as cinema chain warns Covid-19 crisis has made sector ‘unviable’
I’m sure there will be another cinema, owned by better people, in its place. I’d love to see a community cinema, like that in Peckham, open in its place.
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
Peckhamplex has shut down.
I went to see Bill and Ted midweek in Purley Way and was the only person in the theatre I was in. When I came out, there was no staff and when I went to the door I had come in, it was locked. Very surreal.
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