Diary of Events
These are events which I particularly wish to promote and are listed in date order. A full list of events in the Kennington & Vauxhall area can be seen in the regular Enews I produce for RCDT on www.rcdt.org
Monday 11 February
Film Screenings
Aunt Esther’s Story (A No Budget Production by Stephen Bourne &
Andrew Warrington, 2007) (15 mins). Using family photographs and
archive footage, Stephen Bourne tells the story of his aunt, a Black
Londoner born before the First World War.
True Pioneer: The British Films of Paul Robeson (directed by Abbey
Lustgarten, 2007) (20 mins). Paul Robeson Jr and film historians
Stephen Bourne and Ian Christie review Paul Robeson’s pioneering
work in British cinema of the 1930s.
Community Film Club screenings in Starr Auditorium on level 2, Tate
Modern, Bankside. SE1. 6.30 for 7pm. Admission free.
Monday 18 February
Back to the future: Lady Margaret Hall Settlement
Jeffe Jeffers, recently retired Director, looks at the highs and
lows of the Settlement's history, its role as innovator,
establishment challenges, the changing role of the voluntary sector,
over that time, and where the Settlement stands in the current view
of that role.
Light refreshments. Free admission, but a £2 donation is invited.
Friends of Durning Library, Durning Library, 167 Kennington, Lane,
SE11.
Saturday 1 March
Paine, Spence, Chartism and 'The Real Rights of Man'
Thomas Paine Society's Eric Paine Memorial Lecture for 2008.
Speaker: Malcolm Chase (Leeds University). 2pm. Conway Hall, Red
Lion Square in London (WC1). Admission Free.
Saturday 15 March
Legacy! What women have done for us all.
History Conference. 10am-4.30pm. £25 / £15 Concessions (with lunch).
Exmouth Market Centre, 24, Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QE.
In fields such as health, education and politics, and in every part
of the community, women have made a remarkable contribution to
social change. Legacy! explores the work of significant figures like
Mary Ward (a BME woman), Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Mary Seacole,
as well as the influence of grassroots movements, such as Women's
Liberation, and unknown activists. Speakers include: Elizabeth N
Anionwu, CBE FRCN, Vice-Chairperson: Mary Seacole Memorial Statue
Appeal; Anne Baldwin of the Women in Local Government Society; Gail
Chester of the Feminist Library and staff from the Women's Library.
To book: 020 7332 3820; lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk or
write to London Metropolitan Archives, 40, Northampton Road, London,
EC1R 0HB. Cheques should be made payable to The City of London.
Thursday 3 April
Vauxhall & Battersea Pleasure Gardens
Professor Penelope Corfield
Battersea Society
St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Rd
£3 (payable on door)
www.batterseasociety.org.uk/events.php
Saturday 12 July
Making the Most of It: Black History and British Education
Black and Asian Studies Association's National Education Conference
at the University of Northampton. For further details go to
www.blackandasianstudies.org.uk
Monday 14 – Wednesday 16 July
Vauxhall Revisited: Pleasure Gardens and Their Publics 1660-1880.
Conference organised by Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British
Art, Tate Britain and Museum of Garden History. Includes music
concert at the Museum. Registration starts 1 May. Tickets from Tate
Box Office. Full details on:
www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/events/html
Page updated February 2008