{"title": "War Inna Babylon: the community's struggle for truth and justice", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T16:00:00Z", "place": "Tottenham Green Leisure Centre", "address": "1 Philip Lane, Tottenham Green, N15 4JA, United Kingdom", "price": "Free event. Refreshments available.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/civil-rights-movement", "society/racism"], "description": "A free multimedia community presentation of the acclaimed War Inna Babylon project, tracing the struggle for truth, rights and justice from the landing of the Windrush in 1948 to today. It grew out of communities who refused to stay silent in the face of racism, police violence and injustice, and is a community-led effort to reclaim, preserve and teach Black British civil rights history. The event is organised by Tottenham Rights CIC, which is bringing the project back home to Tottenham. It considers how systemic racism manifests and impacts Black lives in the UK, through stories, archives and history of Black British resistance and community organising.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/war-inna-babylon-the-communitys-struggle-for-truth-and-justi-110914/", "official_url": "https://haringey.gov.uk/events/war-inna-babylon-communitys-struggle-truth-justice", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5fd2b03fd17172f4019debf8cd942e7acd4a8db6538f6492857210977537c00d-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T16:00:00Z", "place": "Tottenham Green Leisure Centre", "address": "1 Philip Lane, Tottenham Green, N15 4JA, United Kingdom", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "DISCUSSION & FILM SCREENING: BLACK BRITONS, RACE, AND POLICING", "start": "2026-11-18T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-18T20:30:00Z", "place": "Housmans", "address": "Caledonian Road 5, London", "price": "Sliding scale; free tickets available on request", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "society/racism"], "description": "An evening at Housmans pairing a screening of the documentary Blacks Britannica with the launch of Bisi Akintoye's new book, Black Britons, Race, and Policing: The Long Shadow. The 1978 film is a landmark documentary exploring racism, policing, immigration, employment and resistance in Black communities in Britain during the 1970s, built from interviews and contemporary footage. Bisi Akintoye's book draws on 58 interviews with young people, elders and community workers in a heavily policed North London neighbourhood to examine racialised policing, its everyday consequences and its legacies. Akintoye will be in conversation with Dr Remy-Paulin Twahirwa, who chairs the discussion, with drinks and snacks and copies of the book on sale.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/discussion-film-screening-black-britons-race-and-policing-41523/", "official_url": "https://housmans.com/event/panel-black-britons-race-and-policing/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9ef6982334a51eb787fa1f3d8c6707d1446a47e421560b0796a7b0243e150eea-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Weight Of Standing", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Broadway Theatre", "address": "Catford Road, SE6 4RU London", "price": "£10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/black-culture/black-british", "stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "The Weight Of Standing is a world premiere theatre performance celebrating the lives, resilience and enduring legacy of Black older people in Britain. 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": "'Rebellion': self-defence and the story of the Bradford 12", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "10 Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "history/20th-century", "society/racism"], "description": "A film screening and discussion of 'Rebellion', a documentary about the Bradford 12. 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The evening includes a discussion with the filmmakers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rebellion-self-defence-and-the-story-of-the-bradford-12-87879/", "official_url": "https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/rebellion-self-defence-and-story-bradford-12", "image": ""}, {"title": "New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T21:30:00Z", "place": "V&A East Museum", "address": "Carpenters Road 107, E20 2AR London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["society/black-culture/black-british", "music"], "description": "An evening of live music, networking and a panel conversation titled 'New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing' at V&A East Museum. It is run by BBC Introducing Live together with BBC Radio 1Xtra in partnership with V&A East Museum, celebrating the museum's exhibition The Music is Black: A British Story. A panel hosted by BBC Introducing's Angelle Joseph, with speakers including V&A East's Josephine Small, looks at key moments in Black British music history and how the UK industry can support young Black artists. An open mic hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra Introducing's Theo Johnson gives nine artists the chance to perform live for BBC Introducing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-40095/", "official_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/RwGL37RqpD/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-nov-2026", "image": ""}, {"title": "Decolonising Kingston: The Living Archive", "start": "2026-10-30T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T17:00:00Z", "place": "Kingston History Centre", "address": "", "price": "FREE Admission", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/local-history"], "description": "The Living Archive is a community led exhibition exploring how history is recorded, who is remembered and how local people can become active authors of Kingston's story. 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Visitors can discover poems, personal stories, interviews, memories and artworks created during the project and contribute something of their own to Kingston's growing Living Archive.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/decolonising-kingston-the-living-archive-36790/", "official_url": "https://www.kingstonheritage.org.uk/events/decolonising-kingston-living-archive", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ce984631e8a6026bf07e259daf9699c69bfd68247f8eeca955640f22353b8582-600.webp"}, {"title": "Cornwallis Cloth: Championing untold stories of WW2 in the Caribbean", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre", "address": "King William Walk", "price": "Free (Booking Required)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "An evening at the Visitor Centre with a viewing of the Cornwallis Cloth exhibition and film installation, followed by a panel discussion. Sweet Patootee Arts and the Old Royal Naval College Interpretation Team explore how oral testimony and creative research can break through archival silence to restore long silenced histories of British Caribbean lives during the Second World War. From 6pm to 7.30pm visitors can view the exhibition, with the talk and Q&A running from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. 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Topics range from industrialisation, the dock strike and the match girls strike to the 1921 Poplar rates rebellion, London's first Chinatown, the closure of the docks and gentrification. Participants are invited to learn, explore and share their own stories.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/exploring-history-through-creativity-76781/", "official_url": "https://poplarunion.com/event/exploring-history-through-creativity-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c5c76c0955c5c805baaf8f696b98cfb96488c7969381c7253b9835346617cdf4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "What We Leave We Carry: Voices of Migration to Britain with Colin Grant", "start": "2026-11-10T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/migration"], "description": "An evening talk titled 'What We Leave We Carry: Voices of Migration to Britain' exploring what people leave behind and carry with them when they move to Britain. Author, historian and critic Colin Grant has travelled the country gathering stories of people who came to make a new life, including a Czech-Roma lawyer, an Iranian taxi driver, a Sierra Leonean actor and a Romanian police officer, asking questions about assimilation, identity, belonging and the emotional cost of migration. He will be joined in conversation by actress, director and writer Anni Domingo and writer Isabelle Dupuy. The event takes place at Brixton Tate Library and is free to attend.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/what-we-leave-we-carry-voices-of-migration-to-britain-with-c-60892/", "official_url": "https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/events/what-we-leave-we-carry-voices-migration-britain-with-colin-grant", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f50cce3ac322c2eca82938db0a470ea07ed03c811cfbb47685448905a5da548a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Caribbean Voices: Shaping Docklands trail", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-24T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "No. 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, E14 4AL London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/colonialism"], "description": "Caribbean Voices: Shaping Docklands is a museum trail that sheds light on the Caribbean community's contributions to London Docklands. It was created by London Museum Docklands in collaboration with local partners. The trail highlights the need to reclaim the histories of colonised Caribbean nations, the role of Caribbean produce in shaping Britain, the contributions of Second World War veterans, and how the community has influenced the area's past and present. Visitors pick up a guide on the Third Floor and follow six stops across the Second Floor.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/caribbean-voices-shaping-docklands-trail-70018/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9f3f3a91b2d89e67aed7831238786e2b4cd8fa91acfcb9d2efb55315825e5300-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Windrush Food Culture exhibition", "start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-03T00:00:00Z", "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Free entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["food-drink/food-culture", "society/migration"], "description": "Windrush Food Culture is a free exhibition about Windrush food culture and its impact on Britain through the decades, from the margins to the mainstream. It explores how the Windrush Generation brought their flavours, memory, resilience, creativity and techniques to post-war Britain, tracing food as comfort, survival, celebration, resistance and sustenance. The exhibition is produced by the National Windrush Museum in collaboration with Royal Museums Greenwich.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/windrush-food-culture-exhibition-41749/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c043dcff527e524d789a1eb6b8a8513fdb0b146250d9686979ee56c863cf0c87-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Collective in Residence", "start": "2026-05-20T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-04-30T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Institute of Contemporary Arts", "address": "The Mall, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/law", "art"], "description": "Visible Justice Collective in Residence is a year-long residency by the research collective Visible Justice at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. The collective, founded by David Birkin and Max Houghton in 2019 and based at University of the Arts London, rethinks the legal concept of habeas corpus through the visual arts, considering the body as a site of both injury and resistance. Through talks, performances, workshops and screenings, the programme explores sites of justice, censorship, proscription, abolition, occupation, displacement and gendered violence, bringing together artists, academics, writers and performers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/collective-in-residence-36642/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7c9a21f4cfe7413e088b04b292fdd5e77fbe6d0ec863e52284c8a87e0d2eb5e8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Come Mek We Larf: A Comedy Night", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T22:00:00Z", "place": "Camden Town Hall", "address": "Judd Street, WC1H 9JE Camden", "price": "Pay What You Can, all proceeds to ACLT", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["society/black-culture/black-british", "comedy/stand-up"], "description": "Come Mek We Larf: A Comedy Night is an evening of stand-up comedy celebrating Black British humour, culture and community, hosted by Mr Cee in The Salon. It is presented by Love Camden as part of Camden Council's Black History Season 2026, and joining Mr Cee on the bill are Josephine Lacey, Diesel, Selam Amare and Slim, the People's Champion: five distinct voices and plenty of feel-good moments. All proceeds from the Pay What You Can tickets go to the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust, and The Salon seats around 60, so booking early is advised.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/come-mek-we-larf-a-comedy-night-69623/", "official_url": "https://townhall.co.uk/events/come-mek-we-larf/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a73b4adcc40a560f7b153bf61aa84882aff8b807fb0bfa0103414f6b04b6ead4-2000.webp"}]}