Will be adding to the events list every week, but we would like you to share your event with us or any event you know of, that has a focus on heritage or tracing your family tree. Email details to info@everygeneration.co.uk

Thursday 2 October – Friday 31 October
Dudley, West Midlands
Moving Here Exhibition
Dudley Archives & Local History Service
Exhibition that tells the story of people that migrated to the West Midlands
Contact: 01384 812770
Website: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council - Black History Month events

Friday 10 October
Friday 17 October
Southwark, London
Researching Your Family History An illustrated talk looking at the practical issues around using records at libraries and archive centres.
Contact: 020 7525 2332
Website: Southwark Council - Black History Month

Sunday 12 October
Tottenham, London
Haringey Black Heritage Walk: the Windrush Connection
Walk with historian S I Martin as he looks at the impact of the African Caribbean presence on Haringey, with a focus on the legacy of the SS Empire Windrush
Contact: 020 8489 5309
Website: Haringey Council – Black History Month Programme

Tuesday 14 October
Wednesday 15 October
Thursday 16 October
Central London
Windrush Heritage Walks
Historian and author S.I. Martin
Commencing at Westminster tube station and ending at Covent Garden featuring London landmarks reflecting Windrush history & culture
Contact: 020 7983 5664
Website: Mayor of London

Thursday 16 October South Woodford, London
Blond Roots by Bernadine Evaristo
South Woodford Library, High Rd, South Woodford, E18 2QS
Bernadine Evaristo celebrates Black History Month with a talk on her new novel about the slave trade
Contact: 020 8708 9067
Website: Redbridge Council

Saturday 18 October
Norwich, Norfolk
Who Do You Think You Are? BME Family History for Beginners
An opportunity to begin tracing your family history.
Contact: 01603 222599
Website: Norfolk Black History Month

Wednesday 22 October
Islington, London
Question Time Debate on Science and Black History
‘Improving performance in science subjects within the black community’, led by Dr Mark Richards.
Contact: 020 7527 2000
Website: Unison – Islington

Friday 24 October
Wood Green, London
Tracing Your Family History
Talk by Patrick Vernon, founder of Every Generation, which aims to help African Caribbean people trace their family history using print and online resourcesline
Contact: 020 8489 2780
Website: Haringey Council – Black History Month Programme

Monday 27 October
Tottenham, London
Your Family Tree: Where To Start
Talk with Dr Renata Pillay about how to get started tracing your family tree
Contact: 020 8808 8772
Website: Haringey Council – Black History Month Programme

Tuesday 28 October
Lewisham, London
UK gun and knife crime: Black History Month debate
Patrick Vernon, founder of Every Generation, explores the history of firearm control and gun crime in Jamaica to the development of the Gun Courts in 1970s Jamaica and the issue of Post Traumatic Slavery Syndrome in understanding violent crime in the UK’s Black communities.
Contact: Tel: 020 8314 9800
Website: Lewisham Council – Black History Month

Thursday 30 October
Ilford, London
Windrush 60 – a performance for the family
To mark the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the ship SS Empire Windrush
Admission: £1.50
Contact: 020 8708 2317
Website: Redbridge Council

Friday 31 October
Tottenham, London
Family History Workshop with Patrick Vernon
Second of two sessions which aims to introduce people of African Caribbean origin to trace their family history using print and online resources
Contact: 020 8489 5309
Website: Haringey Council – Black History Month Programme