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The recently concluded 34th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference will go down in history as one of the most significant convocations ever staged in the Caribbean!

Led by the ever indefatigable Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent & The Grenadines, our CARICOM heads of government made history when they unanimously decided to endorse the campaign that has been launched on behalf of the people of Africa and the African Diaspora for the payment of compensation for the damage inflicted on the African continent and on the sons and daughters of Africa in the Diaspora as a result of the centuries - long crime of European orchestrated slavery, slave trade and associated acts of genocide and crimes against humanity.

And our Prime Ministers endorsed this sacred campaign for Reparations in the most emphatic manner possible, by deciding to establish a CARICOM Reparations Commission, and by mandating each CARICOM member state to establish a national Reparations commission or committee.

In addition, our Prime Minister have requested the University of the West Indies to establish a Reparations Research Unit to assist and guide the work of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, and have resolved to put together a legal team to launch an international law case for Reparations.

News of these historic developments must be music to the ears of the many veterans of the Reparations Movement. What a magnificent vindication of decades of struggle and agitation on the margins of “official society”. And of course these developments constitute indication not only for the veterans who are currently on the battlefield today, but even more poignantly, for those that have joined the ranks of the ancestors - Martin Cadogan, Leroy Harewood, Ricky Parris, Ikael Tafari, Rosie Douglas, Tim Hector, Kwame Ture, Kes Zacharias, Dudley Thompson, Bernie Grant, Moshood Abiola, and so many others.

Immediately prior to this historic CARICOM Heads of Government meeting, I, in my capacity as Chairman of the 17 nation-wide “Caribbean Pan-African Network” (CPAN), wrote to all of the Prime Ministers and informed them as follows:-

“The officers and members of CPAN totally and unreservedly support this (OECS initiative to establish a CARICOM Reparations Commission), and would like to respectfully urge that you embrace, accept and actualise this historic proposal.

“Indeed, we consider this proposal to be the organic and logical culmination of a series of outstanding and historic developments that the political leadership of CARICOM can justifiably take pride in, inclusive of the progressive role that our CARICOM states played at the 2001 UN World Conference Against Racism; the historic CARICOM sponsored resolution on Reparations that was voted upon and accepted by the United Nations in 2007; the joint CARICOM / AU conference on Reparations that was held in Barbados in 2007; and the establishment of national committees or task forces on Reparations by the governments of Jamaica, Antigua and Barbados. Truly, “Reparations” is an issue whose time has come.”

A tremendous amount of the credit for this historic achievement must also go to our very own Sir Hilary Beckles. It was he, after all, who the CARICOM Secretariat called upon to address the heads of government on the issue of Reparations immediately prior to the making of the decision to establish the regional Commission.

Sir Hilary has also given much impetus to the international Reparations Movement with the recent publication of his masterful book on Reparations entitled “Britain’s Black Debt”.

Many nations and peoples have received Reparations for crimes committed against them - the Jews, South Koreans, Japanese Americans, the indigenous people of Alaska, and the Maoris of New Zealand among others. But when we examine this historical record it becomes clear that there is one monumental historical wrong that has not yet been addressed, and that is crying out for justice and reparation - the 400 year long syndrome of mass kidnapping, enslavement and racist oppression of the people of Africa and their “New World” progeny.

Surely, with this new development we are now well on our way to correcting this monumental deficiency!

The Global Afrikan Congress is a Pan-Afrikan organization of activists, scholars, and community organizers from around the world open to Afrikans and their descendants. It is an organization dedicated to providing information, encouraging intervention and supporting reparations for Afrikan people regardless of their national ties.

For more information go to: http://www.globalafrikancongress.com/

FEAR OF THE AFRIKAN MAN REDUX
“If South Africa is guilty of violating the human rights of Africans here on the mother continent, then America is guilty of worse violations of the 22 million Africans on the American continent. And if South African racism is not a domestic issue, then American racism is not a domestic issue.

“We beseech independent African states to help us bring our problem before the United Nations, on the grounds that the United States government is morally incapable of protecting the lives and the property of 22 million African-Americans. And on the grounds that our deteriorating plight is definitely becoming a threat to world peace.” – Malcolm X, Speech to the Organisation of African Unity, 17 July 1964.

~ TRAYVON MARTIN MURDER CASE IS A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE
‘Stand Your Ground’ laws
- Provide that people who fear for their lives can use deadly force to defend themselves without having to flee a confrontation
- Cited by Florida police after they released George Zimmerman without charge on the night of the shooting
- Allows use of deadly force if citizen believes it is necessary “to prevent death or great bodily harm” or “imminent commission of a forcible felony”
- Critics say they encourage a “shoot first” attitude
- At least 33 states allow use of deadly force in self-defence, according to Association of Prosecuting Attorneys

Trayvon Martin, an innocent teenager walking home from the shops, had just as much right to stand his ground as a human being with a right to life and to go about his legitimate business free from molestation and oppressive behavior as any gun-toting racist who thinks that the way to be accepted into the police force is to show a willingness to harass and kill Afrikans.

Yet a jury in Sanford, Florida has found George Zimmerman not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman ignored the police call handler’s advice not to follow Trayvon and pumped up with racism he instigated a confrontation where he, an armed man, could intimidate and without justification murder an innocent Afrikan teenager because he thought his clothes made him look suspicious. That is a lynching!!! No doubt for many white Americans Zimmerman was just restoring their view of the natural order of things where Afrikans can be killed with impunity as they carry out their self-appointed manifest destiny to control the earth, the land, the minerals and all the people on it. The judge in the case knew that and so would not allow any discussions in court about whether Zimmerman had ‘racially profiled’ Trayvon, or was motivated by racism, racial hatred or racial prejudice. We know the truth we have lived with the unrelenting consequences of American self-delusions of grandeur in the Americas, in the diaspora and on the Motherland for the last five centuries.

There have been daily demonstrations across America and abroad since the not guilty decision which makes a mockery of any misconceptions people had about some post-racial climate. Soul legend Stevie Wonder has led a boycott by artists who will not play any gigs in US states that have ‘stand your ground’ laws. All that the US regime figurehead Barack Obama can come up with are some worthless platitudes to keep calm. If he knew what it meant to be a real Afrikan he would have walked away from anybody that could even think for a millisecond that such a cold-blooded murder could be justified, He is relying on the US Department of Justice coming up with some charges that Zimmerman may have violated Trayvon’s fundamental civil right — the right to life, Zimmerman, the judge, the jury (made up of five white and one Hispanic women – hardly Trayvon’s peers), the defence lawyers, and the police who took six weeks to arrest Zimmerman (and then only under pressure from community activists) all of them should already be seeing the inside of a prison cell with no prospect of coming out until they get their heads in order. ‘America the land of the free and the brave’ – they’re having a laugh!!!!

~ JIMMY MUBENGA UNLAWFULLY KILLED, SAYS INQUEST JURY
Jimmy Mubenga, 46, was killed on board a plane at Heathrow airport that was bound for Angola in October 2010. At the end of an eight-week inquest, a jury of seven men and three women recorded a majority verdict of nine to one of unlawful killing. The Crown Prosecution Service has now said it would reconsider its original decision not to bring criminal charges in the wake of the verdict.

The inquest heard that Mr Mubenga had been calling out for help as the three guards – Stuart Tribelnig, Terry Hughes and Colin Kaler – assaulted and restrained him for more than half an hour. Several passengers said they heard him shouting that he could not breathe and that he was crying out: “They’re going to kill me.”

Returning the verdict of unlawful killing, the jury foreman said: “Based on the evidence we have heard, we find that Mr Mubenga was pushed or held down by one or more of the guards, causing his breathing to be impeded. We find that they were using unreasonable force and acting in an unlawful manner. The fact that Mr Mubenga was pushed or held down, or a combination of the two, was a significant, that is more than minimal, cause of death. The guards, we believe, would have known that they would have caused Mr Mubenga harm in their actions, if not serious harm. We believe that Mr Mubenga died in his seat … before the paramedics boarded the plane.”

The guards claimed they had not heard Mr Mubenga saying he could not breathe and insisted he had been resting his head on the seat in front and intermittently forcing it down towards his knees as he was being restrained – a position known to carry a risk of death by asphyxia. Experts say this risk was exacerbated by the guards’ decision to cuff Mr Mubenga’s hands behind his back. Somewhere between 30 and 45 minutes after the struggle began, Mr Mubenga became quiet and the plane began to taxi on to the runway. The guards said they thought he had become resigned to his deportation but soon realised that something was wrong. But counsel for Mr Mubenga’s family, Henry Blaxland, QC, said the guards had been pushing Mr Mubenga’s head down in an attempt to keep him quiet and had only come up with the story that Mr Mubenga was forcing his own head down to explain why an officer was seen leaning on Mr Mubenga’s neck with his knee. After the sustained assault for the next 15 minutes the G4S officers did not administer first aid, other than to check whether Mr Mubenga had a pulse. Paramedics’ attempts to resuscitate him failed.

The three guards were subsequently arrested on suspicion of criminal offences relating to Mr Mubenga’s death, but last year the CPS decided not to press charges and no further action was taken. During the hearing it emerged that two of the guards – Hughes and Tribelnig – had a string of racist jokes on their phone. Hughes’s phone had 65 texts containing very racially offensive material. There has been widespread concern about the way people are removed from the UK, with repeated allegations of mistreatment and assaults of detainees. The contract is now run by Tascor but a number of detainees had been punched and assaulted by guards on a recent charter flight to Lagos.

Jimmy Mubenga and his wife came to the UK in 1994 and had their first child – a son – a few months later. As a student leader in Angola he had fallen foul of the government and was forced to flee. After a protracted legal battle he was granted exceptional leave to remain in the UK and they moved to Ilford in Essex with their five children. In 2006 Mr Mubenga was convicted of actual bodily harm and sentenced to two years in prison following a brawl in a nightclub. After serving his sentence he was transferred to an immigration detention centre and from then until his killing he was in and out of custody as the family fought to stop him being deported.

~ CALLS FOR NEW PROBE INTO OLASENI LEWIS KILLING
Olaseni Lewis, known as Seni, died in 2010 after he collapsed during a prolonged assault and restraint by the police. His parents want the High Court to quash the initial report so that the Independent Police Complaints Commission can begin a new investigation. Seni, a 23-year-old IT graduate from Kingston University, died after being taken to hospital by friends concerned about his well-being. He was assaulted and restrained three times - first by hospital staff and then by 11 police officers - for 45 minutes before his collapse. He never regained consciousness and died three days later. The IPCC ruled in its original report, before it had full access to all the evidence, that no police officer was at fault. It now says a criminal act may have happened and has told the family to take legal action so that it can reinvestigate. The IPCC said it would pay their costs and would not contest their claims but the Metropolitan Police said that was unlawful.

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~ ‘The Egyptian Coup’.

JULY PROMOS

~ ‘TALL TALES FROM THE BLUE NILE’ – Nuba Nour [30ips – Out Now] A three-track cassette EP by this Nubian cultural troupe featuring ‘Lil Baladina’, ‘Nit Minium’ and ‘Anne Leah Aun Atshera’. Nuba Nour’s debut single, ‘Lil Baladina’ translating as ‘The Night of our Country’ was written by the late Mohamed Wardi, and is a poetic lament to Nubia featuring lead vocals by oud player Ahmed Nakeib. We managed to catch a recent Nubanour gig in London as the tension which was to lead to the eventual overthrow and military detention of President Morsi was escalating. The show gave a sense of the ecstatic heights to which the band can reach. Particularly strong was the singing of Hassan and Gamal while young Islam never missed a chance to join the audience and lead the dancing round the venue. Nubanour will be back in London next spring for a full tour and we urge our readers not to miss them.

NUBIART LIBRARY – JULY MEDIA
We will only review books we have read and DVDs we have seen and that are available at reasonable prices online or in shops or libraries. However, given the nature and current state of Afrikan publishing and film production there may be books and films on this list that are worth the extra effort to track down.

~ ‘MALCOLM X VISITS ABROAD: APRIL 1964 - FEBRUARY 1965’ – Marika Sherwood [Savannah Press. ISBN: 978-0-9519720-0-7]

“It’s true we are Muslims and our religion is Islam but we don’t mix our religion with our politics and our economics and our social and civic activities – not any more.” (p171)

This is an extensively researched analysis of the life, influence and travels of the last year of Malcolm X’s life. During that time Malcolm travelled to Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia Morocco, Algeria, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Kenya, Senegal, Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Britain (at least four times), France, Switzerland. While much is made about this period being when he moved from the Nation of Islam to a more orthodox Sunni Islam it is more crucial to note that the break enabled Malcolm to engage in much wider political, religious, academic, journalistic and cultural circles on a vast international scale. The names of the politicians and personalities he moved among and who gave him referrals to members of their networks gives a real insight into his influence and potential.

The discussions he had and the contacts and alliances Malcolm X made were crucial in formulating the policies for the founding of the Organisation of Afro-American Unity. Film of his travels was shown at the organisation’s meetings. One of the central policies was to get the US regime condemned at the UN for its racism and police brutality which Malcolm considered worse than even apartheid South Africa. This really scared the US and the book reveals the extent of the surveillance and propaganda to which he was subjected. Malcolm also took a keen interest in the situation in the Congo after the assassination of Patrice Lumumba and never hesitated to race the issue in whatever forum he could. Kwame Nkrumah dedicated his book, ‘The Spectre of Black Power’ to Che Guevara, the Algerian Ben Barka and Malcolm.

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~ JASON O’CONNOR COURT CASE. On Sun 9 June Jason O’Connor was viciously beaten in Camberwell, south London, by malicious, paranoid and prejudiced Metropolitan Police officers who believed that an Afrikan man making a phone call in a phone box was suspicious behaviour meriting a stop and search. Absurdly Jason was subsequently charged with obstructing the police when in fact it should be the police facing charges for a brutal assault on an innocent man. He, his family and supporters have requested your attendance when the case comes up on Thurs 25 July at 9.30am at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court, D’Eynsford Rd, Camberwell, London, SE5.

~ BARAC UK NATIONAL ACTION DEMO OPPOSING GLOBAL RACISM AND INJUSTICE. The case of Trayvon Martin shocked the entire world. An Afrikan child murdered and justice seems unobtainable for Afrikan people wherever they are in the world. Here in the UK the cases of Jimmy Mubenga, Kingsley Burrell, Mark Duggan and Azelle Rodney are all examples of how institutional racism remains so deeply rooted in both the UK and US. We call on all communities to stand together in solidarity in opposing racism and injustice. In the UK we have seen the Coalition Government scapegoat Afrikan and Muslim communities alongside migrants and the disabled as a means diverting the public attention away from the catastrophic economic crisis cause by the reckless bankers. Extreme right wing organisations such as the EDL are promoting racial terrorism designed to foment racial violence, murder and mayhem in our communities. Racism in the police remains deeply rooted and out of control and the effects of the Government austerity policies is to massively amplify racial, gender and class disadvantage. We call upon all good people of conscience to stand in opposition to this rising climate of racism and
violence whether from the State or the EDL. We are stronger because we stand together. We are stronger because we are the many and they are the few. Assemble on Sat 27 July at 2pm at US Embassy, Grosvenor Square, London, SW1. March to Downing Street, London, SW1. E-mail: barac.info@gmail.com Twitter: @BARACUK Web: www.blackactivistsrisingagainstcuts.blogspot.co.uk

~ THE AFRICAN CENTRE PRESENTS

- Africa on Film: ‘What’s ‘The New’ in Film and Digital?’ screenings and discussion. On 27 July at 3-5pm. This will introduce audiences to some of the most exciting and visited videos and channels in African digital content. Moving between popular and avant-garde, the event will explore what innovations and signals are arising for African film, television and online media and what opportunities exist. The Q&A will feature Millennium TV’s founder, Winston Bell-Gam, and some of their media and community partners including MTV and Go Getters, who offer a bridge between international entrepreneurs and business opportunities in Africa.

- Africa Centre Summer Festival 2013. On Sat 3 & Sun 4 Aug. A weekend of music, fashion, dance, food, performances and film in and around Covent Garden Piazza curated by Yinka Shonibare MBE. Including live performances from: Nneka; DJ Edu; ‘The Griot’s Tale’ with Tunde Jegede, Patrice Naiambana, Bode Lawal, Taiwo Emmanuel Jegede, Sunara Begum; Wale Ojo & The London Afrobeat Collective; Celloman; The Venus Bush Fires; DRB Lasgidi; Kasai Masai; and Bumi Thomas. Plus a Catwalk show from Africa Fashion Week London. Photography courtesy of Autograph. Visual Art by Obotong Nkanga, Safaa Erruas and Nathalie Mba Bikoro.

~ ‘The Griot’s Tale’. On Tues 27 Aug – Mon 2 Sep. Written and conceived by Tunde Jegede. ‘The Griot’s Tale represents a meeting point between music, poetry, dance and the visual image and features some of UK’s leading practitioners of Afrikan culture including choreographer Bode Lawal, actor and director Patrice Naiambana, visual artist and poet Taiwo Emmanuel Jegede, and filmmaker Sunara Begum to encourage new forms of storytelling. Exploring the role of a Griot both now and in the past, it is a story of a young man’s search for truth revealed through his journey into the unexpected and unknown.

Compelling and beautiful as a narrative piece, it draws from sacred and ritualistic aspects of Afrikan mysticism as well as presenting contemporary styles of performance.

All events at The Africa Centre, 38 King Street, London, WC2. Web: www.africacentre.org.uk

~ FOYA 2013: 4TH YORUBA ARTS FESTIVAL. The Yoruba Arts Festival is an open air celebration of the rich, vibrant and colourful arts and culture of the Yorubas. The Festival was created to develop and maintain a unifying social, cultural and educational platform for Yoruba’s in the United Kingdom, from around the world and for people of Afrikan origin through a lasting and self-sustaining platform. On Sat 27 & Sun 28 July at 10am-8pm at Clissold Park, Green Lanes, Hackney, London, N16 9EJ. Adm: Free. Tel: 020 7249 1222. E-mail: info@yorubaarts.org

~ BEBA SUMMER SCHOOL 29 JULY - 2 AUG 2013. Black Education Black Art Summer School packed with exciting Afrikan arts and cultural activities: Beba have formed pioneering partnerships with organisations such as The Calthorpe Project, the Museum of London, the British Museum and Qemamu Mosaics to provide stimulating creative activities. Children will engage in creative writing, painting, drama, mask making, costume role play, dance, storytelling and Afrikan drumming. All this and a trip to the Horniman Museum for Britain’s first permanent African art and culture exhibition: African Worlds! For children aged 5–11yrs. On 29 July–2 Aug at 258-274 Gray’s Inn Rd, London, WC1X 8LH & various museums and galleries in Central London. Fees: £60/week 10am–5pm; £70/week 9am–6pm; £15/day 10am–5pm; £20/day 9am–6pm. E-mail: travis@bebaonline.com; www.bebaonline.com

~ WINDRUSH FOUNDATION AND AFRICAN REMEMBRANCE DAY PRESENT

- ‘The African Remembrance Day Lecture: The African Family’. Keynote Speaker Robin Walker. On Tues 30 July at 6.30-9pm.

- The Power Of Definition Team ‘Making Freedom’ Exhibition Private View. On Wed 31 July at 6.30-8.30pm. A touring exhibition marking the 175th anniversary of the 1838 emancipation of Afrikans in the Caribbean.

- Afrikan Remembrance Day. On Thurs 1 Aug at 12-5pm. Keynote address, prayers, drumming, 3 minute silence, songs and testimonies.

All events at Marcus Garvey Library, Philip Lane, Tottenham, London, N15 4JA. Tel: 07912 171 201 (Jan) / 07981 400 412 (Roy). E-mail: arthurtorrington@hotmail.com Web: www.africanremembrance.org.uk

~ ALKEBU-LAN REVIVALIST MOVEMENT MOSIAH MONTH CELEBRATIONS. In 1998, The Alkebu-Lan Revivalist Movement renamed & designated the 8th Month of the year as Mosiah, coinciding with the Birthmonth of the prophet Marcus Mosiah Garvey & the UNIA-ACL’s (Papa Garvey’s organisation) “International Convention of The Afrikan People of The World”. Marcus Garvey led the largest and most comprehensive movement built in the name of Black Power, Afrikan Freedom and Self Reliance. All proud, strong and ambitious people celebrate the great events and great people of their history. ‘Rise You Mighty Race - You Can Accomplish What You Will!!! Garvey Lives!!!’ Mosiah Opening Ceremony on Fri 2nd Mosiah (Aug) 2013 at 7-11pm at Trinity Centre, Beechwood Road, Dalston, London, E8 3DY. Tel: 020 8539 2154 / 07908 814 152. E-mail: arm6227@yahoo.co.uk

~ AFRICAN ODYSSEYS PRESENT ‘WE ♥ CARNIVAL SCREENINGS 2013’. Screenings, performance and discussion exploring the art, history, culture and politics of carnival in London and Trinidad. Films include ‘King Carnival’ (UK-USA-Germany 1973. Dir Horace Ove). With special guest Horace Ove and chair, Michael La Rose, GPI and Savannah View. On Sat 10 Aug at 11am-5pm at BFI Southbank, Belvedere Rd, London, SE1. Adm: £6, Tel: 020 7928 3232. Web: bfi.org.uk/africanodysseys

~ THE NATIONAL BLACK SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS WEEK. NABSS is a grassroots organisation which aims to provide holistic solutions to the issues facing Afrikan families in educational institutions. This week-long seminar is a ‘must attend’ event covering a diverse range of topics in well-equipped central London locations with expert speakers and interactive sessions. Sessions include: Autism in BME communities; Afrikan genius past or present; Afrikan Scientists and Inventors; authors KN Chimbiri and Robin Walker; Setting up Income streams; How to be an Effective school governor; and Secrets of the Afro Comb book launch; On Fri 16-Fri 23 Aug. Tel: 07958 348 558. E-mail: info@nabss.org.uk Web: www.nabss.org.uk

~ ‘POPPABLE: NEW PAINTINGS BY ADJANI’. Adjani is fast becoming one of the most captivating Afrikan-Expressionist artists of our time. This solo exhibition at The Knight Webb Gallery offers a limited engagement to see the artist’s work up-close and personally. Until Sat 31 Aug at The Knight Webb Gallery, 54 Atlantic Road, Brixton, London, SW9 8PZ.

~ AUTOGRAPH EXHIBITION ‘EVER YOUNG: JAMES BARNOR’. Barnor’s archive of street and studio portraiture covers a remarkable period in history, bridging continents and photographic genres as it creates a transatlantic narrative marked by his passionate interest in people and cultures. This exhibition emerges as a direct result of major archival research undertaken by Autograph ABP in 2009-10, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. It features new prints made from Barnor’s digitally preserved negatives, as well as vintage photographs from the late 1940s to early 1970s including an expanded display of original ephemera such as magazine clippings, Ghanaian record covers, personal correspondences and photographs specially selected for Impressions Gallery and seen in public for the first time. Until 31 Aug at Impressions Gallery, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1SD. Adm: Free.

~ THE AUSAR AUSET SOCIETY GI GONG CLASSES. Every Monday at 7.30–9pm at Hazel Road Community Centre, Hazel Road, Kensal Green, London, NW10 5PP. Adm: £5 per class. Tel: 07951- 252-427. E-mail: Tauinetwork.europe@gmail.com

~ THE AFRIKAN FAMILY WORKS BRIXTON SUMMER WEEKENDER.

- ‘Food Makers & Bakers Competition!’ On Fri 2 Aug at 11am-1pm at The Ritzy Cinema, Brixton Oval, London, SW2 1JG. A delicious opportunity for you to gain valuable business advice from a panel of business experts through a fun competition. The best food-related business idea wins prizes & cash!

- ‘Young Creative Challenge’. On Fri 2 Aug at 2-4pm at The Ritzy Cinema, Brixton Oval, London, SW2 1JG. If you are between the ages of 18-30 years-old and have a creative business idea then come and compete. The best creative business idea wins prizes & cash!

- ‘Become A Conscious Millionaire’. On Fri 2 Aug at 5-6pm at The Ritzy Cinema, Brixton Oval, London, SW2 1JG. AKNA Business School aims to search, select, train and mentor would-be business people who are passionate about building a strong community through running a successful business. A talk on how to develop a progressive business model

- ‘Yes! Food Africa Food Caribbean’. On Sun 4 Aug at 12-6pm at Vida Walsh Centre, 2b Saltoun Road, SW2 1EP. Come, taste and buy the best in new wave Afrikan and Caribbean products, dreamt up in the UK. Also find new beauty & health products. Free talk about creating the Afrikan Food Hall at 4pm.

- ‘Best 100 African & Caribbean Booklist Launch’. On Sat 3 Aug at 8pm at Brixton Library, Brixton Oval, London, SW2 1JQ. Why should your favourite book be on the list? Come and have your say. A fun night of words, music and merriment! Or will Things Fall Apart?

- Relocate Caribbean! Relocate Caribbean! On Sun 4 Aug at 3-5pm at Vida Walsh Centre, 2b Saltoun Road, SW2 1EP. Many older people and some people in their 30s to 50s are thinking of migrating back to the Caribbean or to Afrika. A talk and discussion on how to relocate in the best fashion

- ‘Creating Wealthy Families’. On Sun 4 Aug at 4-6pm at Vida Walsh Centre, 2b Saltoun Road, SW2 1EP. The UK is undergoing cuts in public sector and more are on their way. Families now, more than ever need to collectively create new wealth streams to protect each member of the family. A talk and seminar on how to get the whole family on the right wealth path

- ‘Families United’ On Sun 4 Aug at 12-2pm at Brixton Library, Brixton Oval, London, SW2 1JQ.
Families are often left helpless in the face of health service when a family member falls prey to mental illness. A talk and seminar on how families can cope with mental illness

-’It Takes A Village To Raise A Child’. On Sun 4 Aug at 2-4pm at Brixton Library, Brixton Oval, London, SW2 1JQ. Thousands of Afrikan and mixed-race children are stuck in care. A relaxed afternoon discussing the ins and outs of adopting a child.

- ‘The Big Caribbean Fruit Cake Competition & Caribbean Inspired Cupcake Competition Final. On Sun 4 Aug at 4-6pm at Brixton Library, Brixton Oval, London, SW2 1JQ. These competitions are open to anyone living or working in UK and can make a Caribbean fruit cake or come up with a Caribbean-inspired Cupcake (7-18 years-old).

- ‘Legendary Lovers Rock Stars’. On Sun 4 Aug at 8pm at Brixton Library, Brixton Oval, London, SW2 1JQ. Adm: £10 + b/fee. The UK pioneers of Lovers Rock Carroll Thompson, Janet Kay and Victor Romero Evans plus guests help end this hectic weekender of fun.

The Afrikan Family Works, Suite 35a, Eurolink Business Centre. 49 Effra Road, Brixton, London, SW2 2ET. Adm: All events free but ticketed except Legendary Lovers Rock Stars. Tel: 020 8265 8357 / 07783 188 100. E-mail: sundjata@theafrikanfamilyworks.net Web: theafrikanfamilyworks.net Twitter: @AFWORKSNET

~ YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK PRESENTS ‘FABRIC-ATION’. Retrospective exhibition of Afrikan print fabrics and designs by Yinka Shonibare, MBE. Until Sat 1 Sep at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 4LG. Web: ysp.co.uk

~ ‘ORIGINS OF THE AFRO COMB: 6,000 YEARS OF CULTURE, POLITICS AND IDENTITY’. Exhibition of combs from pre-dynastic Egypt to the present day with full programme of seminars, gallery talks and film screenings. Until 28 Sep (MAA) and 3 Nov (FWM) at Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DZ. Tel; 01223 333 516. E-mail: admin@maa.cam.ac.uk Web: maa.cam.ac.uk and Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Crescent, Cambridge, CB3 1RB. Tel: 01223 332 900. E-mail: fitzmuseum-enquiries@lists.cam.ac.uk Web: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

~ NOH BUDGET FILMS PRESENT ACTIVE INQUIRY. Do you like being creative? Would you like to be part of a group who solve community problems through performing? ACTive Inquiry are inviting you to join our weekly participatory performance workshops exploring Current Affairs. The AI group carries out sketches, scenes, skits and other social commentary performances to raise awareness about problematic social issues. The stated goal of these performances is to make the public ‘think and ask questions’ and expose the lies around these injustices. Every Thurs at 6.30-9.30pm at Stockwell Park Community Trust, Crowhurst House, 21 Aytoun Place, Stockwell, London, SW9 0TE. Adm: £5. (Suggested donation to help cover room hire costs and refreshments but we would hate cost to be a barrier to participation so please pay what you can afford). Web: http://activeinquiry2013.eventbrite.com

Contact: Kubara Zamani, Afrikan Quest International, PO Box 35165, London, SE5 8WU. Tel: 07811 494 969. E-mail: afrikanquest@hotmail.com Web: www.southwark.tv/quest/aqhome.asp