Scotland
Glasgow
29 Sep - 15 Oct
She settles in the Shields and Pardesi Heroes
Exhibition of migrant communities settling in Glasgow since the 1950’s, including untold stories of migrant women in the Pollokshields area (conducted by Glasgow Women’s Library and Pollokshields Development Agency), complemented with photographic archives of South Asian pioneers by artist Basharat Khan.
University Chapel, Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm, Free, tel: 0141 330 2838,
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www.gla.ac.uk/services/chaplaincy
Glasgow
1 Oct - 31 Oct
Object in Focus
The ‘object in focus’ display will change each week during black History Month, and will feature original artefacts that reflect the diversity of our acclaimed collections. The displays are: Personal Adornment, Beadwork, Animal Representations, Medicine and Magic.
The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, 9.30am - 5pm, tel: 0141 330 2838
www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk
Glasgow
3 Oct
The Art of Sari Draping
The workshop is an introduction to Art of Sari Draping. It is an interactive and informative session providing information on the history of the sari to latest trends and draping techniques.
Hunterian Museum, 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm, £10.00, tel: 0141 330 2375
www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk
Glasgow
17 Oct
Glasgow’s contribution to the campaign to abolish slavery in the United States
Bernard Aspinwall will relate how Glasgow and the West of Scotland made significant contributions to the abolition movement through support for American anti-slavery societies. The city hosted leading American campaigners like William Lloyd Garrison and Harriet Beecher Stowe, helped to educate African-Americans, and assisted in the amelioration of freed slaves in the aftermath of the civil war.
Glasgow University campus, 10am-12 noon, Free tel: 0141 330 1860. Africa Centre Scotland – Black History Month Event, Saturday 17th October 2009
Glasgow
17 Oct
Black History Month the Africa Centre Scotland
As part of Black History Month the Africa Centre Scotland is holding an event at the City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh on Saturday 17th from 12.00pm – 4.00pm. There will be displays from different organisations, an opportunity for discussion, youth and children’s activities and a performance by the Zawadi Women’s Choir. The programme for the day includes a light lunch and refreshments, followed by talks from Nick Croft, Equalities Manager, the City of Edinburgh Council; Dr Eric J Graham, Maritime Historian and Author, University of Edinburgh; Alache Ode, Diaspora Volunteering Partnership Manager, VSO UK; and, Evelyn Nicodemus, Writer and Artist. the City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh, 12 noon-4pm. Further information is available from the Africa Centre
Scotland on 0131 557 6145 and to book a place email Korstiaan.allan@edinburgh.gov.uk by Friday 9 October 2009
Glasgow
22 Oct
Africa in Motion 2009 – Edinburgh African Film Festival
AIM 2009 is taking place at Edinburgh Filmhouse Cinema and other venues. See the website for the full programme which includes an Interdisciplinary AiM Symposium on the Realities and Representations of Reconciliation in Africa hosted jointly by the Centre of African Studies (CAS) at the University of Edinburgh and the Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival on Saturday 24th October 2009, 9am-5pm.
The deadline for registration for this event is 15 October 2009 (but places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment).
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