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Patrick Graham

Liverpool Black History Month 2022 event highlights calendar

Black History Month 2022 gets underway from Saturday, October 1, with Liverpool hosting a packed calendar of events.

Liverpool holds events each year put on by organisations, individuals and community groups. The ECHO has compiled a list of some of the many events taking place for Black History Month in Liverpool.

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Some events are as follows:

The Reader Gravity Festival

Where: The Mansion House, Calderstones Park & Online

Date: September 29 - October 2

Tickets: www.thereader.org.uk/get-involved/gravity-festival

Black History Month Book Launch & Tour

Where: Toxteth Library, Windsor Street L8 1XF & various venues

Date: October 3 - October 10

Tickets/Information: www.likambiglobalpublishing.com

Author Destiny Likambi (Image: Dr Sylvia Forchap Likambi) (Dr Sylvia Forchap Likambi)

Pidgin Productions Black Film Seminar

Where: FACT, Wood Street L1 4DQ

Date: October 3, 5 & 10

Tickets: https://www.fact.co.uk/event/black-film-seminar

National Museums Liverpool - Various Events

Where: Various venues

Date: October 4 - October 31

Tickets: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatson

Black-E - Dance and Exhibitions

Where: Black-E, 1 Great George Street, L1 5EW

Date: Various dates from October 6

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-black-e-annual-dance-forum-and-performance-of-new-commissions-tickets-397767141227 and https://www.theblack-e.co.uk/

Liverpool Black Men's Group - Market - African/Caribbean Food Tasters - Talks & Exhibitions

Where: Sefton Park Palm House L17 1AP

Date: October 9 - October 13

Information: https://palmhouse.org.uk/whats-on/ & Instagram: Liverpool Black Men's Group

Epiphany Bliss Hair & Fashion Event

Where: The Baltic Hotel, 16 Jamaica St, Liverpool L1 0AF

Date: October 14

Tickets: www.epiphanybliss.com

Writing on the Wall - *Linton Kwesi Johnson & Other events

Where: *Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street L1 9BP (& various venues)

Date: October 18 (and various dates for other events)

Tickets/Information: https://writingonthewall.org.uk/

Dub Poet Linton Kwesi Johnson one of the main attractions at this years Black History events by Writing on the Wall (Image: Danny Da Costa) (Danny Da Costa)

Nwoko Arts presents - Sweet Mother (start of tour)

Where: The Brink, Parr Street L1 4JN

Date: October 22

Tickets/Information: Facebook & Instagram see Nwoko Arts

Creative Spice Film Event & Discussion

Where: TBC

Date: October 23

Tickets/Information: www.creativespice.org.uk/bhm

The World Reimagined, Liverpool

Where: Various

Date: Various

Tickets/Information: https://www.theworldreimagined.org/

Caribbean Centre various events

Where: 1 Amberley Street L8 (corner of Mulgrave Street and Parliament Street)

Date: Various

Tickets/Information: Facebook: Save the L8 Caribbean Centre & Instagram: Africancaribbeancentrel8

For other events see: Culture Liverpool: https://www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/submit-an-event/

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