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SUMMARY:Artist of the Season: Igor Tavares - Bridging Worlds
DESCRIPTION:In the Corner Gallery\, artist Igor Tavares unveils a new body of work. Through the lens of his Guinea-Bissau heritage\, Tavares follows in the footsteps of artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and David Hammons\, positioning the canvas as not just a site for aesthetic exploration but a space to interrogate memory\, colonial legacies and the visual language of resistance. \nIgor Tavares’ work will be available to purchase throughout the exhibition. \nVisit the exhibition for free Monday to Friday\, 9.30am – 5.00pm. \nImage credit: Igor Tavares.
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/artist-of-the-season-igor-tavares-bridging-worlds/
LOCATION:Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage\, 8 Bowling Green Street\, Leicester\, LE1 6AT
CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Windrush Creative Legacy Project
DESCRIPTION:This intergenerational project will bring the Windrush generation and young people together to develop a Creative Legacy around their experiences of migration to Britain. Over five weeks participants will discuss their experiences and lessons learned as well as forge a creative work to share to the wider community. \nSessions will take place every Wednesday in October 2025 and the completed Creative Legacy will be presented at Leicester Windrush Gala Dinner evening on Saturday 1 November 2025. \nDates for the sessions: 1\, 8\, 15\, 22 and 29 October. \nStart and end time for the sessions: 10.30am – 12.00pm. \nIt is free to participate. \nFor more information/register contact Kainé Management Tel: 0116 261 6840 Email: info@kainemanagement.org.uk \nImage credit: Windrushers at work by Kainé Management.
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/windrush-creative-legacy-project/
LOCATION:LCB Depot\, 31 Rutland Street\, Leicester\, LE1 1RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Black History Month
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kain%C3%A9 Management":MAILTO:info@kainemanagement.org.uk
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SUMMARY:BHM25: Reel Histories
DESCRIPTION:Reel Histories is a bold and compelling film programme for Black History Month 2025 that amplifies the cinematic legacies of Black communities across the globe. From poetic reflections on the Windrush generation to revolutionary struggles in the Caribbean\, South America and the UK\, these films explore themes of resistance\, visibility and identity. Reel Histories invites audiences to witness stories both hidden and heralded\, as told through ground-breaking narrative\, documentary and short film. \nBuy the Reel Histories Pass for £45 which includes: \n\nBlack History Month launch\nAll screenings and in conversations as a part of the Reel Histories programme\nComplimentary beverage at each screening\n\nReel Histories Programme\nBlack History Month Launch – Wednesday 1 October\, 7.00pm\nExhibition Opening – Igor Tavares: Bridging Worlds\nIn the Corner Gallery\, artist Igor Tavares unveils a new body of work. Through the lens of his Guinea-Bissau heritage\, Tavares follows in the footsteps of artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and David Hammons\, positioning the canvas as not just a site for aesthetic exploration but a space to interrogate memory\, colonial legacies and the visual language of resistance. \nShort Film Screening and In Conversation with Cathy Tyson\nJoin us for a screening of three short films exploring the Caribbean and Black British experience\, followed by a live In Conversation with acclaimed BAFTA award-winning actress and director Cathy Tyson\, discussing her creative career and directorial debut\, Lilian. \nFeatured Films:\nThere All Along\nDirector Keisha V Thompson | 34 mins \nThis film shares the untold story of women who participated in the Trinidad and Tobago Black Power Revolution. The presence\, importance and impact of female participation in the events of 1970 is presented through the first person accounts of women revolutionaries\, their male counterparts and scholars in the fields of sociology and gender. \nRiots and Rumours of Riots\nDirector Imruh Caesar | 1981 | 34 mins | UK | English \nThe film explores the origins of radical Black consciousness in 1980s Britain by charting the experience of the preceding generation. Part essayistic meditation and part oral history\, the film layers audio-visual archive material with recorded testimony. \nLilian\nDirector Cathy Tyson | 2022 | 15 mins | UK | English \nA sensitive portrait of Lilian Bader\, one of the first Black women to join the Royal Air Force\, in this a poignant directorial debut by Cathy Tyson. The story picks up fifteen years after the Second World War and is a bittersweet reflection on life as a Black British woman in the mid-twentieth century. Lilian was the winner of the Grand Prize for Best Screenplay at the Flickers Rhode Island Film Festival in 2022. \nWednesday 8 October\, 7.00pm\nThe Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution\nDirector: Stanley Nelson Jr\nUSA 2015\, 115 mins\nLanguage: English\nGenre: Documentary\nCertificate: 15 \nThe first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party\, its significance to the broader American culture\, its political awakening for Black people and the lessons learnt since. The film weaves a treasure trove of rare archival footage with the diverse group of first-hand accounts: police\, FBI informants\, journalists\, white supporters and detractors\, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and those who left it. \nWednesday 15 October\, 7.00pm\nMarighella\nWednesday 15 October | 7.00pm\nDirector: Wagner Moura\nBrazil 2019\, 2hrs 35mins\nLanguage: Portuguese with English subtitles\nGenre: Drama and History\nCertificate: 18 \nThis film charts the last five years in the life of Brazilian writer\, politician and revolutionary Carlos Marighella (1911-1969)\, who resisted the military dictatorship and became a hunted enemy of the state. Part of the official selection for the Berlin\, Stockholm and Seattle International Film Festivals\, Marighella was initially barred from distribution in Brazil. \nWednesday 22 October\, 7.00pm\nI Am Cuba (Soy Cuba)\nWednesday 22 October | 7.00pm\nDirector: Mikhail Kalatozov\nCuba/Soviet Union 1964\, 2hrs 21mins\nLanguage: Spanish with English subtitles\nGenre: Drama and History\nCertificate: PG \nI Am Cuba is both a landmark of radical political cinema and a visual masterpiece. Four explosive vignettes capture Cuban life on the brink of transformation\, as crushing economic exploitation and inequality give way to a working-class uprising. Suppressed as propaganda for decades\, I Am Cuba is an essential watch for cinematic and political discourse. \nWednesday 29 October\, 7.00pm\nPauline Black: A 2-Tone Story\nDirector: Jane Mingay\nUK 2024\, 92mins\nLanguage: English\nGenre: Documentary\nCertificate: 15 \nPauline Black\, lead singer of 2-Tone band The Selecter\, tells her extraordinary life story in the same frank manner that helped shape her as an iconic\, era-defining female musician. Looking back at her own ground-breaking experience in this feature documentary\, Black traces how her legacy came about and how it is relevant to the world today\, especially when society pushes the boundaries of gender\, politics\, race and identity. The film screening will be followed by an In Conversation with Pauline Black\, exploring her career\, identity\, activism and creative legacy.
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/bhm25-reel-histories/
LOCATION:Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage\, 8 Bowling Green Street\, Leicester\, LE1 6AT
CATEGORIES:Black History Month
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SUMMARY:Girls into STEM
DESCRIPTION:An inspiring and empowering programme designed to introduce young girls to the exciting world of science\, technology\, engineering and maths. The day will feature a series of workshops\, Q&A panels and interactive sessions led by professionals and facilitators from Kainé Management\, the National Space Centre and IBM. The session will celebrate Black excellence\, whilst planting seeds of confidence\, curiosity and ambition – helping the next generation of Black female leaders realise their potential. \nThe event will take place at various schools across Leicestershire. \nImage credit: Kainé Management – Girls into STEM.
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/girls-into-stem/
LOCATION:Various Locations\, Leicester\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Black History Month
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SUMMARY:Telling Tales with Sandra A Agard - Sessions for Schools
DESCRIPTION:Sandra A Agard Hon FRSL has been a professional storyteller\, writer and literary consultant for over forty\nyears. She has worked in a variety of venues and settings in the UK and internationally. These include schools\, colleges theatres\, libraries\, prisons and in the community. Sandra creates unique interactive storytelling experiences that will make you part of the story. For this event Sandra will concentrate on her wide range of African\, Caribbean and world stories\, drama\, songs\, literature and games. \nSt Barnabas Library is hosting free sessions for schools from 9.30am – 2.30pm. \nImage credit: Sandra Agard.
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/telling-tales-with-sandra-a-agard-sessions-for-schools/
LOCATION:St Barnabas Library\, 2 French Road\, Leicester\, LE5 4AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Black History Month
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ORGANIZER;CN="Leicester Libraries":MAILTO:central-library@leicester.gov.uk
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SUMMARY:Britain Rewritten: Decolonising the Archive with Robert Beckford and Emma Dabiri
DESCRIPTION:Britain Rewritten brings Robert Beckford and Emma Dabiri to Leicester for a powerful exploration of colonial legacies in archives and museums. Opal22 are working alongside Leicester’s cultural and heritage institutions to bring you this thought provoking event. Through keynote talks and an interactive panel with industry experts\, the event asks: whose stories are preserved\, whose are silenced\, and how can we build inclusive\, community-led histories? \nImage credit: Robert Beckford.
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/britain-rewritten-decolonising-the-archive-with-robert-beckford-and-emma-dabiri/
LOCATION:University of Leicester\, Brookfield\, 266 London Road\, Leicester\, LE2 1RQ
CATEGORIES:Black History Month
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SUMMARY:Telling Tales with Sandra A Agard - Session for Adults
DESCRIPTION:Sandra A Agard Hon FRSL has been a professional storyteller\, writer and literary consultant for over forty years. She has worked in a variety of venues and settings in the UK and internationally. These include schools\, colleges theatres\, libraries\, prisons and in the community. Sandra creates unique interactive storytelling experiences that will make you part of the story. For this event Sandra will concentrate on her wide range of African\, Caribbean and world stories\, drama\, songs\, literature and games. \nTickets £5 standard | £3 concession. \nImage credit: Sandra Agard. \n 
URL:https://www.serendipity-uk.com/event/telling-tales-with-sandra-a-agard-session-for-adults/
LOCATION:Leicester Central Library\, Bishop Street\, Leicester\, LE1 6AA
CATEGORIES:Black History Month
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