All Day Exhibition
Before Today Endz II
by Caleb Femi
“A documentation of Deptford through a surrealist lens. This is the Deptford I see in my dreams.”
10:30am Children’s Theatre Workshop
with Francis Joani
Join actor and drama teacher Francis Joani in this interactive drama workshop for children and young people aged 5 - 16.
12:30pm Unearthed: Nature, Literature and Gardening Workshop
Claire Ratinon in Conversation with Asia Choudhry
Join us in the heart of the community centre's garden, where author and columnist Claire Ratinon will be sitting down with Asia Choudhry to discuss her memoir Unearthed recounting her journey of discovering joy and forming a deep connection to nature.
This session will be followed by a hands-on workshop, where you'll get to plant your own herbs to take home! Open to all ages.
2:00pm Windrush Legacies: Fireside Talk with Colin Grant
Join author and historian Colin Grant for a fireside talk. Colin is praised for his compelling storytelling in his memoir I'm Black So You Don't Have To Be, and Homecoming, which capture the true and often misrepresented accounts of the men and women who ventured from the West Indies to Britain filled with hope, challenges, triumphs and sometimes regret. Join for an open conversation exploring themes of family, identity, race and the legacy of the Windrush generation.
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2:00pm Girlhood Unfiltered Workshop
with Milk Honey Bees
[for Black/Mixed-Race Black Girls and young adults]
For girls and young adults trying to navigate the world of friendships, career decisions and self-identification, there is a safe space with Milk Honey Bees. Please join Black girl-led Milk Honey Bees for a safe space of open, honest conversations to express yourself and take ownership of H.E.R. (Healing, Empowerment and Resilience).
3:00pm Africa is Not a Country
Dipo Faloyin in Conversation with Jendella Benson
Please join author and Black Ballad Head of Editorial Jendella Benson, as she sits down with author Dipo Faloyin to discuss his debut novel Africa is Not A Country, dismantling longstanding stereotypes to celebrate the rich cultures and countries that make up the African continent.
4:00pm East to West: From Novels to Filmmaking
with Xiaolu Guo
For aspiring writers, no matter where you are on this journey! Join novelist and film-maker Xiaolu Guo, best known for her award winning novel Nine Continents: A Memoir In and Out of China. Come to this interactive workshop for support, inspiration and helpful advice on everything from writing to directing.
5:00pm A House for Alice
Diana Evans in Conversation with India Chambers
We’ll be closing out the day with assistant editor at Puffin publishing, India Chambers, as she sits down with award-winning author Diana Evans to discuss her latest novel, A House for Alice - a poetic, tender and sometimes humorous tale of the love, and at times complex relations, between a mother and her three daughters living in contemporary London.