Join us on Thursday 13 August at The Common Press, Dalston for an evening dedicated to rest, reflection, and collective wellbeing with the UK Black Pride team, including an opening welcome from Lady Phyll, Co Founder and CEO of UK Black Pride.
Part of Bring It to the Kitchen Table, a community conversation series presented by UK Black Pride in collaboration with Bleecker, this in person gathering invites Black and Brown LGBTQIA+ communities to pause, reconnect, and explore what it means to care for ourselves and one another.
Inspired by UK Black Pride's organisational theme, Rest. Relax. Repair. Rebuild., the evening will create space for conversation and healing. Together, we'll reflect on the importance of rest as a form of resistance, community care as a pathway to resilience, and the ways we can collectively build healthier, more sustainable futures.
The panel features UK Black Pride's newly appointed Deputy Directors Aisha Shaibu-Lenoir, Mo Lyimo, and Lexie Shaibu-Lenoir. Hosted by Tashan Nicolas, Community Engagement Coordinator, and Char Bailey, Wellbeing and Community Engagement Coordinator, the evening will begin with grounding and breathing exercises before moving into a panel discussion, introduced by Lady Phyll. The conversation will then open up to the audience, creating space to share reflections, ask questions, and contribute to the discussion.
The evening will conclude with refreshments and community networking, offering an opportunity to continue the conversation, make new connections, and strengthen relationships across the Black and Brown LGBTQIA+ community.
- Doors open at 5:30pm
- Discussions from 6pm
- Networks and social until 9pm
About Bleecker
Bring It to the Kitchen Table is a conversation series by Bleecker in partnership with UK Black Pride, creating space for conversations that bring communities together through culture, connection, and shared experiences.
Bleecker Burger is a queer-owned business founded by Zan Kaufman, a former New York corporate lawyer who swapped boardrooms for burgers. After moving to London in 2012, she launched Bleecker as a food truck, bringing her passion for craft burgers to the streets of the city. Today, Bleecker has grown to operate food trucks across eight locations in London and has earned critical acclaim, including being named National Burger of the Year 2024.
Known for their rare-breed, grass-fed UK beef, scratch-made sauces, and perfectly toasted buns, Bleecker continues to put care, flavour, and community at the heart of everything they do.
About The Common Press
The Common Press is London's queer home for literature, arts, culture, and community. It is also a not for profit, Black queer and trans led radical independent bookshop that champions underrepresented voices through books, events, and creative programming, bringing communities together to organise, mobilise, celebrate, and belong, from day into night.