This event pages is a record of some of the varied events that happened during GRTHM 2010. it is for reference only.
Events
London
GRTHM in Lambeth
In June 2009, Lambeth’s celebrations included dance, music and art workshops, author talk and story telling, film shows and photographic exhibitions.
In 2010, there will be an even wider and more varied range of events. All are welcome to the events they are throughout June including:
- an official history Month launch n Lambeth of 27 June at Brixton library
- half-term events with vibrant storyteller Tricia George
- Theatre and storytelling workshops for children 6 and upwards by "In Toto Theatre"
- Dance Workshops
- Films
- And a community fun day on 12 June at Streathma Vale Park
Download guide to all Lambeth's events >
Thursday 27 May
GRTHM Launch in Hackney
Celebrate the history, culture and heritage of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and find out more about the exciting events and activities happening in Hackney throughout June.
Time
6:00 - 7:30pm
Where
Hackney Museum
Contact
For contact and address details for GRTHM 2010 events in Hackney please click here >
27 May-30 June
Exhibition
Be-Longing: Traveller Stories; Traveller Lives Exhibition
Traveller communities are the largest ethnic minority group in Europe with over 12 million people. For centuries they have suffered extreme levels of prejudice. It has been necessary for some to hide their identity to survive. Eva Sajovic’s exciting photographic exhibition Be-Longing shows the richness and diversity in the history and culture of these communities.
Launch Event
Tuesday 8 June 5:00 - 6:30pm. Free refreshments.
Where
Hackney Central Library
Contact
For contact and address details for GRTHM 2010 events in Hackney please click here >
31 May - 25 June
Moving Forward Together
‘Moving Forward together’ is a collection of photographs and children’s work celebrating Gypsy, Roma and Traveller culture and history in London. This exciting exhibition in City Hall is part of the third National celebration of GRTHM and has been put together by the London organization for Traveller Education Services Coordinators. The exhibition, which includes the Cloth of Gold project, highlights the existence of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities living in London and the positive engagement made by these communities.
The organisers hope it will help visitors to develop an understanding and appreciation of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities, their rich history and culture and helps to dispel common myths and stereotypes about these communities.
Time
9 - 5.30pm Monday to Friday (no visiting before 1pm on 16/17/18 June)
Where
Greater London Authority
City Hall
The Queen's Walk
London SE1 2AA
School groups welcome, no booking necessary. Nearest stations Tower Hill or London Bridge
Contact
London Coordinators Group joint chair
or Hilary.dowber@lewisham.gov.uk
The display at City Hall includes ‘Cloth of Gold’ banners made by London primary schools on the theme of GRTHM.
Tuesday 15 June Exhibition Celebration Afternoon
12:00 - 3:00pm, light refreshments on arrival, followed by music, poetry and storytelling.
RSVP essential by Friday 11th June to hilary.dowber@lewisham.gov.uk or sue.mutter@redbridge.gov.uk
1 June
Comic Book Making Workshop
Tell your own story!
Storytelling has always been an important part of Traveller life. Making up stories is easy, powerful and fun. Come along to this workshop and discover how to tell your own story through comic books with writer Alistair Fruish.
7 years and upwards.
Where
Hackney Central Library
Time
2:00 - 4:00pm
Contact
For contact and address details for GRTHM 2010 events in Hackney please click here >
2 - 20 June
Exhibition
Holocaust against the Roma Sinti exhibition
Closed on Mondays and 8 June.
The Art Pavilion
Mile End Arts Park off grove Road
Tower Hamlets
London E35BH
nearest tube: Mile End.
12:00 - 6:00pm Tuesday - Saturday
12:00 - 4:00pm sundays.
The Gallery is closed on mondays
There will be a late night showing on June 3rd untill 10pm.
Note that the gallery will be closed to the public on 8 June.
The exhibition will open for a private view to the Gypsy Roma and Traveller community as part of the Launch of GRTHM on June 1st at 5pm. Contact Patricia Knight the National Co-ordinator for Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month at:
There will be a formal Launch of the exhibition from 1.30 pm on tuesday the 8th of June at the Gallery, which will be co-hosted by the German Embassy in London. To arrange an invite to this event please contact the exhibition curator Eva Sajovic at
On the 7 June there is also a photography exhibition - Butterfly Tryptich by Zsuzsanna Ardó.
2 - 30 June
Exhibition: London's Gypsies and Travellers
The story of London's Gypsy and Traveller community told through family photographs and memories. Launch night 17 June at 5:00pm.
Idea Store Bow
1 Gladstone Place
Roman Road
London E3 5ES
020 7364 4332
3 June
Fantastic Arts Workshop
Come and join us for a burst of colour and creativity. A fun and messy arts workshop led by Romany artist Delaine Le Bas. Open to all ages.
Time
2:00 - 4:00pm
Where
Homerton Library
Contact
For contact and address details for GRTHM 2010 events in Hackney please click here >
4 June
Story time at St Ann’s Library!
“Jack and the Witches Bellows”
read by the Irish Traveller Cassie Marie McDonagh.
The story will be brought to life by amusing and vivid cartoons and you will get a chance to ask Cassie about Traveller life and culture based on her own life. The story time will be followed by the traditional Traveller craft of Flower Making.
Time
2:00pm
Where
At St Ann’s Library
Cissbury Road
N15 5PU
Contact
Tel: 0208 489 8775
5 - 27 June
Inn on the Green
West meets East are hosting a series of events at:
Inn on the Green
3-5 Thorpe Close
London W10 5XL.
See our West Meets East page for full details >
Download West Meets East events flyer >
Nearest underground station: Ladbroke Grove tube - Hammersmith & City Line Thorpe Close runs beneath the Westway flyover opposite the tube. Buses: 52, 23, 7, 452, 295.
Contact
020 8962 5757
westmeetseast@btinternet.com info/tickets
See website for routefinder and more
Times
All events begin at 8pm
Prices
Films and talks are FREE. Bands £5 in advance/£8 on door/£20 season ticket.
See our West meets East page for full details >
7th June
Gypsy History Seminar
Persecution and Genocide: The triggers of Romani History?
Romani Studies Thomas Acton will be co-ordinating a History Seminar which will look at the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller experience of Holocaust, Genocide and persecution.
Presented by the Greenwich Traveller Education Service and the University of Greenwich.
It will be followed in the evening by the Private Viewing (with refreshments) of the exhibition of the work, depicting German Sinte before, during and after the Second World war, of the artist Otto Pankok in the Stephen Lawrence Gallery of the University.
Earlier image by Ardó
Also on this day there is a photography exhibition - Butterfly Tryptich by Zsuzsanna Ardó.
Where?
Lecture theatre KW315
Third floor King William Building
Old Royal Naval College
University of Greenwich
SE10 9LS
Time
10:30am - 5:30 pm
Download information document >
7 - 26 June
Sinti exhibition
Otto Pankoks "Sinti" exhibition launches at Greenwhich University Stephen Lawrence Gallery.
Times
- Monday - Friday 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Saturday 11:00am - 4:00pm
- Closed Sunday
Where?
Stephen Lawrence Gallery
University of Greenwich
Queen Anne Court
Old Royal Naval College
Park Row
Greenwich
London SE10 9LS.
7 - 30 June
Interactive Exhibition
Irish Traveller Women in London: A Celebration of History and Culture
London Irish Women’s Centre celebrates Gypsy, Roma & Traveller History Month June 2010 with an exciting new exhibition. The Exhibition features many pictures and artefacts illustrating the Irish Traveller’s way of life as well as a walk-through replica caravan.
Monday – Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm
Paper flower making workshops will take place on Wednesdays 9th/16th/23rd June from 11:00am -1:00pm and 2:00 - 4:00pm.
The Exhibition and workshops are enjoyable for all ages and are free of charge. School groups – please call to book in advance.
London Irish Women’s Centre
59 Stoke Newington Church Street
London N16 0AR
020 7249 7318
Download poster/flyer of this exhibition >
Saturday 12 June
A community event taking place at:
Streatham Vale Park
Abercairn Road,
London SW16 5AL
This event is part of Lambeth's 2010 GRTHM programme. Download their guide for full details of the events throughout June taking place in this area.
Download guide to all Lambeth's events >
Saturday 12 June
Children’s Treasure Hunt
Come join our exciting treasure hunt and find out more about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history and cultures along the way!
Time
2:00 - 4:00pm
Where
Hackney Central Library
Contact
For contact and address details for GRTHM 2010 events in Hackney please click here >
Saturday 12 June
Travellers Got Talent Regional Final
London Regional Final for English Romany Gypsies and Irish Travellers
Contact
Cassie Marie Mcdonagh, Irish Travellers Movement
0207 607 2002/0792 043 3307
The Resource Centre
356 Holloway Road
London, N7 6PA
Gwenneth Rickus Building
Brentfield Road
NW10 8HE
5:00 - 8:00pm
Tuesday 14 June
Tatcho Drom - Dinner and Concert
Tatcho Drom, a London-based quintet playing acoustic music from the Balkans and beyond, bring their infectious energy, spirit and humour to Le Quecumbar in Battersea.
Le Quecumbar
42 - 44 Battersea High Street
SW11 3HX
020 7787 2227
Delicious Dinner from 6pm, concert starts at 8pm.
Tickets £10 in advance from www.wegottickets.co.uk, £13 on the door. More info at www.tatchodrom.com or www.quecumbar.co.uk
14 and 18 June
Travellers Got Talent Regional Final - Roma
Contact
Sylvester Huczko, Roma Support Group
Roma Support Group
P.O. BOX 23610
London E7 0XB
020 7511 0800
07972 769 770
Tueday 15 June
Exhibition Celebration Afternoon
A celebration afternoon at the Moving Forward Together exhibition celebrating Gypsy, Roma and Traveller culture and history. The exhibition promotes the work of Traveller Education Services and London’s Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
12:00 - 3:00pm, light refreshments on arrival, followed by music, poetry and storytelling.
RSVP essential by Friday 11th June to hilary.dowber@lewisham.gov.uk or sue.mutter@redbridge.gov.uk
Wednesday 16 June
Fashion Live
Come along and join us for an Irish Traveller and Roma fashion extravaganza. Expect frills, fun and frocks. Only for those with a passion for fashion!
Time
6:00 - 7:30pm
Where
Hackney Museum
Contact
For contact and address details for GRTHM 2010 events in Hackney please click here >
Thursday 17 June
Pavee Widden
The Irish Ambassador, His Excellency Bobby McDonagh, will launch Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month 2010 in Southwark and a Southwark council-funded publication, Pavee Widden (Travellers Talking), in the council offices. This free event is open to the public but advance registration is essential.
Pavee Widden is a documentary photography project completed by the Slovenian photographer, Eva Sajovic, and produced by Southwark Travellers Action Group (STAG). It features portraits of members of Southwark's Gypsy Roma Traveller communities as well as interviews with those profiled, giving first hand insights into the realities of their lives.
Where
160 Tooley Street
London SE1 2TZ
Time
6.30 - 8:30pm
The launch will feature performances by Gypsy Diamonds, a Roma Gypsy music and dance troupe, and Celtic Crunch, a group of Irish musicians and dancers from the Southwark Irish Centre for Culture and Arts. Refreshments will be served.
Contact
Michael Cleere, community cohesion co-ordinator for Southwark Council
020 7525 5645
Michael.Cleere@southwark.gov.uk
Thursday 17 June
Storytelling and Dance Workshop
By invitation only. School bookings welcome.
Tricia George will be telling a selection of tales from Gypsy and Traveller cultures. These stories will be interspersed with Broom and Turkish Romany dances for everyone to take part in!
Time
9:00am - 3:00pm
Where
Homerton Library
Contact
For contact and address details for GRTHM 2010 events in Hackney please click here >
Saturday 19 June
Boxing workshop
with James Cooke
Boxing has long been a part of Irish Traveller history and culture. This workshop delivered by former British and European Super-Middleweight Champion James Cooke MBE will focus on the profession of boxing today and the skills needed to be a success.
For 8 years and upwards.
Time
2:00 - 4:00pm
Where
Hackney Central Library
Contact
For contact and address details for GRTHM 2010 events in Hackney please click here >
Friday 25 June
Storytelling Session and Flower Making
Listen to a story collected by acclaimed Scottish Traveller Duncan Williamson read by Irish Traveller Cassie Marie McDonagh. It's illustrated by Michael Ridge. Bridget McCarthy will lead a traditional Traveller craft workshop in flower making.
Refreshments will be available.
Where
St Ann’s Library,
Cissbury Road,
Tottenham,
London N15 5PU
When
2:00pm
Contact
020 8489 8775
Tuesday 29 June
Children's Treasure Hunt
Come join our exciting treasure hunt and find out more about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history and cultures along the way!
Time
4:00 - 7:00pm
Where
Homerton Library
Contact
For contact and address details for GRTHM 2010 events in Hackney please click here >
Saturday 26 June
Film Screening - Into The West
Rio Cinema
When a gigantic white stallion appears mysteriously to a Traveller grandfather and his two grandsons in a Dublin slum the boys smuggle him into their flat! Knowing the police will soon be after the horse, the boys and the stallion set off on an epic adventure. The movie explores childhood, as well as the prejudices and challenges faced by modern day Traveller communities.
Time and Prices
11:00am. £1.50 children, £2.50 adults
Where
Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High Street
London E8 2PB
Contact
Box Office: 020 7241 9410
Website: www.riocinema.org.uk
For contact and address details for GRTHM 2010 events in Hackney please click here >
Wednesday 30 June
Princes Amongst Men Gypsy Music DJ Night
This is the last Princes Amongst Men Gypsy music DJ night for the foreseeable future. To make it a memorable send-off and to celebrate June being Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month we are joined by She'Koyah, the brilliant and energetic London-based Klezmer-Balkan band.
Entrance charge? A bright smile and appetite for musical adventure! Please join Leon & I and She'Koyah: the Ritzy serves a wide variety of drinks, has the downstairs restaurant open until 9:00pm and offers the best balcony in all of South London!
Where
Upstairs Bar at the Ritzy Cinema
Time
7:30-11:00pm
Brixton tube (Victoria line) is 3 minutes walk away.
Friday 2 July
Irish Traveller & Roma Live Entertainment
Come along for an evening of great Irish and Roma music and see young Irish Travellers showcase their talents through music, dance, performance and poetry. Free refreshments.
Time
7:00 - 9:30pm
Where
Homerton Library
Friday 9 July
Romani Dreams': A Celebration of Culture
An evening devoted to Romani culture, also highlighting the recent rise of violence against Roma people in Europe.
- Come and enjoy and poetry, music, film, talks and engage in lively debate
- Find out about Amnesty's campaigns and take action
- Poetry by Valdemaro Kalinino, prizewinning Poet and Writer
- Live music by Piotr Jordan, Joe Townsend and Friends
Speakers
- Kate Allen Director of Amnesty International
- Ognyan Stanchev Roma Rights Advocate
- Alex Jagger AI/UK co‐ordinator for Central Europe
- Barbora Cernusakova Researcher for Amnesty International IS
- Weyman Bennett Joint Secretary, Unite Against Fascism
Time
7:00pm
Where
Amnesty International UK
Human Rights Action Centre
17‐25 New Inn Yard
London EC2A 3EA
Contact
Ulrike Schmidt 0798 472 9321
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