A sunday social…
The air is cooler, the sun is setting a little earlier, the leaves are making that satisfying crunchy sound underneath your trainers , so come get cosy with us on the last Sunday of Black History Month.
Shenece Oretha will be blessing us with a 90min set to ease us into our bodies and the day, then we have 2 brilliant films on the lineup, SHOOBS & UNDER YOUR NOSE, followed by a post-film discussion space, and finally we have 3 x paid Open Decks slots available for Black, queer djs and queer djs of colour so we can shake nyash small before the week begins ;)
Doors at 12:30pm
Done by 9pm,
Home by 10pm ;)
All funds raised go towards providing quality sonic vibrations to grassroots organisations and collectives at accessible rates, as well as ongoing community fundraisers.
B.O.S.S.
Black Obsidian Sound System was established in the summer of 2018 with the intention of bringing together a community of queer, trans and non-binary black people and people of colour involved in art, sound and radical activism. Following in the legacies of sound system culture they wanted to learn, build and sustain a resource for our collective struggles. The black-led system, based in London, is available to use or rent by community groups and others with the purpose of amplifying and connecting them.
B.O.S.S's work includes renting the system to the community at subsidised rates or for free, technical workshops, live performance events, club nights, art installations and various creative commissions
SHENECE ORETHA
Shenece Oretha (b. Montserrat) is a multidisciplinary artist currently listening from London. Her practice is invested in the mobilising potential of sound enacted through her sound sculptures, multi-channel installations, poetry, workshops and print
check out Shenece's work here - Research
SHOOBS - Written by Janet Etuk, Directed by Lisle Turner
A raucous coming-of-age story set at a banging South London house party in the early noughties. Lisa is taking advice on how to deal with her feelings for both Blazer and Jada but is it good advice?
read more about the film here - Shoobs: Teenage Truths and Noughties Nostalgia Collide
UNDER YOUR NOSE - Veronica Mackenzie
40 years ago a group of activists came together with one aim: to open a centre for the black LGBTQ+ community. Against the backdrop of 1980s politics, the rise of Thatcherism, and the AIDS epidemic, they started on the path. Drawing on archival materials Under Your Nose is a feature documentary dedicated to those trailblazers who facing hostility, and often personal danger, offered hope and a lifeline to many others. Their legacy is still apparent today.
check out the trailer here - Under Your Nose | Veronica Mckenzie