{"title": "Black Teacher – Fifty Years On (Beryl Gilroy)", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Camden Local Studies & Archives Centre, 2nd Floor, Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8PA", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/black-history/black-british-history", "literature/memoir"], "description": "A talk marking fifty years of Beryl Gilroy's memoir 'Black Teacher'. Gilroy, a pioneering teacher, writer and psychotherapist, became only the second black headteacher in London when appointed head of Beckford School in West Hampstead in 1969. The talk explores her archive at the British Library, from educational materials to unpublished writings, and her child-centred, collaborative approach to learning. 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Through intimate storytelling, movement and music, it explores forms of resistance, struggle and survival that have shaped generations, with stories of friendship, family and community at its heart. The work reflects on the strength carried within Black older bodies and the histories they hold, honouring voices that have too often gone unheard. Bold, moving and deeply human, it is a celebration of endurance, memory and collective care.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-weight-of-standing-69596/", "official_url": "https://www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/events/the-weight-of-standing", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b28e7b626949218210950801f1b0893b66d480e9adfac6f5b48980033b1e2db4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Our Planet Saved", "start": "2026-11-06T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T16:00:00Z", "place": "North Kensington Library", "address": "Ladbroke Grove 108, W11 1PZ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["nature/environment", "community"], "description": "Our Planet Saved is a discussion event in North Kensington about caring for the natural environment. It is hosted by Toby Laurent Belson, a multidisciplinary community artist, designer and educator who has run the community arts group Brownbaby in North Kensington since 2007. 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It follows a successful singer and civil rights activist seeking redemption after her father's untimely death, reflecting on her journey from young piano prodigy to renowned jazz vocalist. The show has played sell-out seasons in Shanghai, New York, Edinburgh and the West End, and won Best Theatre Award at Adelaide Fringe 2024.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/black-is-the-color-of-my-voice-46126/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8118d312b6f2cd7ae939ae891bb47442b68c64e4f3372bad1332f984f9083039-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Book Launch Leila Aboulela: Writing as Refuge by Bhakti Shringarpure", "start": "2026-11-10T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "10 Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/africa", "literature/biography"], "description": "A book launch for 'Leila Aboulela: Writing as Refuge' by Bhakti Shringarpure, the first full-length biography of the acclaimed Sudanese writer and the first in a forthcoming series of African writers' biographies. Shringarpure, a Paris-based writer, editor and producer, explores Aboulela's childhood in Khartoum, her migration to Scotland and her journey to becoming a writer, weaving together interviews and literary criticism. The event is chaired by Ida Hadjivayanis, Director of the Centre of African Studies at SOAS.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/book-launch-leila-aboulela-writing-as-refuge-by-bhakti-shrin-43665/", "official_url": "https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/book-launch-leila-aboulela-writing-refuge-bhakti-shringarpure", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b5081017267e2d8397560b2747988e4a45aa08072c024c218e8f68ca58cdefaa-2000.webp"}]}