Liverpool
Seckou Keita: Homeland Band
Senegalese kora maestro and singer Seckou Keita is bringing an all-star lineup of Senegalese musicians to present his brand new album, Homeland Chapter 1, in what promises to be an explosive live show! On Homeland, Keita explores his identity, sense of belonging and questions the very idea of home through soulful ballads, pop anthems, and...
They Haven’t Done Nothing – Film Screening & Q&A
Film Screening with Bea Freeman, Ray Quarless, Linda Loy, Maria O’Reilly and Janaya Pickett. Join us for a special one-off screening of Bea Freeman’s renowned 1985 documentary ‘They Haven’t Done Nothing’. This film delves into the historical context and lasting impact of the uprisings, highlighting the struggles against unemployment, racism, and police harassment faced by...
George Garrett Walking Tour
The George Garrett Walking Tour covers the L1 postcode area, touring a landscape that has changed (and continues to change) dramatically. The tour explores the life, writings and activism of George Garrett a ‘militant advocate of tolerance’ who travelled the world and whose work explored the poverty and struggle of the working class in the...
Osun Arts Participatory Combined Arts Workshops in Schools
Our workshops allows everyone to share, celebrate and understand the impact of black heritage and culture. People from African and Caribbean backgrounds have been a fundamental part of British history for centuries. However, campaigners believe their societal contribution has often been overlooked or distorted. Osun Arts Foundation is an award-winning African-led charity dedicated to raising awareness...
National Archives Impact Seminar
This Black History Month WoWs’ Co-directors Madeline Heneghan and Mike Morris, and Creative Heritage Manager Janaya Pickett, have been invited to deliver The National Archives impact seminar and to present WoW’s unique model of working with archives that gives community participants the chance to develop archiving skills, as well as inspire creative work based on...
Black Activist Song Cycle for Baritone
Baritone Tayo Aluko and composer Andrew Barney present a new song cycle inspired by Black History related to Liverpool. Aluko has compiled words taken from a letter written by Nigerian Pastor Daniels Ekarte, of Liverpool’s African Churches Mission in 1941, an interview with Gee Walker (mother of Anthony) forgiving her son’s murderers, a Slavery Remembrance...
Great War to Race Riots Walking Tour
The Great War to Race Riots tour explores anti-black race riots that occurred in Liverpool and other seaports across the country in 1919. This tour covers the area now known as Chinatown and the Baltic Triangle, which at the beginning of the 20th century was a densely populated and multicultural neighbourhood known locally as ‘sailor...
L8 Activism Walking Tour
The L8 Activism Walking Tour invites you to take a stroll down the beautiful tree-lined Victorian Boulevard and explore the history of Liverpool 8, the traditional home of the black community since the mid 20th century. This tour charts the area’s development since it’s the origins as a merchant class neighbourhood in the mid-late 19th...
Dorothy Kuya Walking Tour
The Dorothy Kuya Walking Tour explores the impact of Dorothy Kuya’s anti-racist activism in modern Britain as we explore the Liverpool and the L8 area. Dorothy Kuya (1933-2013) was one of Liverpool most prolific anti racist campaigners whose activism spanned seven decades. Born in Liverpool to a West African father and white English mother, Dorothy...
Babylon’s Burning with Rick Blackman
Babylon’s Burning with Rick Blackman is in partnership with Love Music Hate Racism. Music has always played a vital role in confronting the rise of racist and fascist ideas in Britain. In Babylon’s Burning author and activist Rick Blackman explores the impact and connections between three musical movements – The Stars Campaign for Interracial Friendship...