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Fault Lines – the Poetics of Borders and Environmental Crises

20 July 2023, 7:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Join writer and artist Khairani Barokka to read poetry and chart the long and intertwined histories of environmental crises and political borders. This talk will go into detail about the Read more…

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Heartspoken Word Open Mic Night at The Nunnery Gallery

16 November 2023, 6:00 pm
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9:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Calling poets, lovers and strangers, Heartspoken Word are back for their fourteenth open mic in London and the third event held within the walls of the Nunnery Gallery. Come along Read more…

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Sylvia Wynter reading group at Nunnery Gallery

10 April 2024, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Your organisation: Nunnery Gallery
Curious about the radical writing of Jamaican philosopher, cultural theorist and playwright Sylvia Wynter? Join us for a relaxed, informal afternoon as we journey through her work together. Read more…

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Afrofuturism event: Free screening of Black Panther at BLOC

5 June 2024, 5:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Your organisation: BLOC
An exploration of Afrofuturism and its impact on cultural aesthetic, science fiction, history and fantasy with Bimpe Adeyemi. The day includes a free screening of Marvel’s Black Panther as well Read more…

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Child Migrant Voices from East London: book readings, film and discussion at the Ragged School Museum

11 June 2024, 6:30 pm
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8:30 pm
Join Eithne Nightingale, East End author and film maker, to celebrate the publication of her new book Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain. Eithne will be joined, for readings and Read more…