African Caribbean Centre Glasgow @ 66 Osborne Street, Merchant City: African & Caribbean Network

Showing posts with label African & Caribbean Network. Show all posts

Thursday, 10 October 2013

Ceilidh Comhla (Come Together) this Saturday 6pm to 9pm

No, not a ceilidh as you know it – this event returns to the traditions of a Gaelic ceilidh, a gathering of friends with song, story, chat and music. Enjoy some food from Africa and the Carribean and come along with all the family to chill out after a busy, fun-filled day at the Commonwealth Family Day.
All welcome.

Chan e cèilidh àbhaisteach a th’againn dhuibh – tha an tachartas seo a’ tilleadh gu cèilidh Gàidhlig san t-seann dòigh, cruinneachadh de charaidean le òrain, sgeulachdan, còmhradh agus ceòl. Tha cothrom agaibh biadh à Afraga ’s às a’ Charaibian fheuchainn, agus bidh ar neach-aoigheachd Gàidhlig a’ cur fàilte air na h-uile – thigibh agus thoiribh leibh an teaghlach air fad agus gabhaibh fois às dèidh latha dripeil, làn spòrs. Gach neach di-beathte.

And remember, anyone attending any of our events will see this wonderful Black History Month Art Exhibition!

Saturday, 5 October 2013

Sunday - launching our I Have a Dream project

We are delighted to be launching a very exciting film / art project put together for us by Annie and Eileen at Picture Window. Using extracts of the Martin Luther King "I Have A Dream" speech the actual speech is interspersed with contributions from members of the African & Caribbean Network living in Glasgow.

The arty bit is that it will be projected onto our shop window nightly throughout Black History Month using very clever technology and the talents of the artists at Picture Window.

It's our tribute to Martin Luther King in the 50th Anniversary year of that great speech. We're officially launching it on Sunday 13th October from 7pm to 8pm and everyone is welcome. We'll ask the project manager Anne McLaughlin to say a few words before the artists tell us how it was put together. Join the contributors to the film in launching it and be amongst the first in Glasgow to see it. But remember to wrap up warm, because the viewing takes place outside and we cannot guarantee warmth :-)

We are at 66/68 Osborne Street, G1 5QH, which runs parallel to Trongate and is off King Street.

Wednesday, 14 August 2013

50 years since Martin Luther King Jr made his inspirational I Have a Dream Speech

And we at the African Caribbean Centre have plans to mark it. The whole of October, Black History month will be themed around 'I Have a Dream', on Friday 30th August a plethora of emerging black artistes will help pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. And on Wednesday 21st August at 7.30pm, our very own Graham Campbell is the guest speaker at the SWP's special public meeting entitled

"50th Anniversary of the

Civil Rights March on Washington"

Don't miss it!

Free party this Friday to celebrate EID!

ALL WELCOME Africans, Scots, Asians and Afroscots and anyone else who wants to party ...

EID PARTY

come celebrate the end of Ramadan with

FREEDOM CHANT

SOUND SYSTEM

FRIDAY AUGUST 16^TH 2013

8pm - 2am

Dancehall Reggae, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Sudanese and East African Bashment styles

Soft drinks available

SPECIAL GUEST DJs – MOKAENAN (Eritrea)

DJ JACK MZ

GUEST SINGERS: MOZAMEL;

AL-ROBO3, YASSER ABROOF

Doors Open 8pm – til 2am

Contact: DJ JAC MZ: 07455882224 - ALADIN 07453320841

Email: freedomchant@yahoo.com

YOU ARE WELCOME TO ACC – EID PARTY – WELCOME TO INTEGRATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH DIFFERENT CULTURES AND PEOPLE AND DANCE IN THE PARTY.

FREEDOM CHANT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1998 IN WEST AFRICA FROM 2002 – 2010 TOURED EUROPE APPEARING AT

AFRICAN CULTURAL VILLAGE IN VIENNA AND AT

AUSTRIA

’S AFRIKA TAGE FESTIVAL;

CASA MAMA AFRICAN FESTIVAL (CZECH REP/AUSTRIA)

BABA SOUND SYSTEM (VIENNA) is the twin system to Freedom Chant playing the clubs of Germany, Austria and Poland.

PERFORMED ALONGSIDE SUDAN ROOTS BAND AND ETHIOPIAN ROOTS BAND AT OCTOBER 2011 ON THE NILE IN KHARTOUM, SUDAN

NOW RESIDENT IN GLASGOW!!!

free entry

Thursday, 18 July 2013

Give just 67 minutes in honour of Nelson Mandela

Today is Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday and the African & Caribbean Network extends its best wishes for as comfortable a birthday as possible.

In South Africa, ordinary people are donating 67 minutes of their time to a good cause in honour of the 67 years of public service Madiba (as he is affectionately known to Africans) has given in his lifetime.

We are asking anyone and everyone to do the same this Saturday and come along to help us reorganise and freshen up the African Caribbean Centre. We are going to be cleaning, painting, wallpapering, fixing doors, locks, taking pictures down, putting them up, sticking posters to walls, reorganising our boxes and just generally making the place a better organised place to be. If you can give us 67 minutes of your time on Saturday we will be eternally grateful. There will of course be free (non alcoholic) refreshments and a lot of love :-)

Please pass this on to your friends and family. If you want any more info email Anne or Graham on accglasgow@gmail.com

Monday, 1 July 2013

Who's who at the African & Caribbean Network

New office bearers elected

At our first board meeting on 13th June, we elected the office bearers we believe will take the Network forward. They and the organisations they represent are listed below: