Here are a few events happening mostly in the UK and Sierra Leone this October. Enjoy the post!
1) SLACFest – The Sierra Leone Arts and CultureFestival 2019 | London, UK | 26th October 2019
The Sierra Leone Art’s and Culture Festival
is a day event that will showcase the work and stories of Sierra Leoneans at
home and abroad. I will also be speaking at this year's event. Get your tickets here for an event not to miss!
2) Diamond Mining & Nature Retreat with ExtremeExcursions | Kono, Sierra Leone | 26-27th October 2019
Extreme Excursions are creating unique
weekends outside of the capital city for adventurous people. This week they
have a fully booked weekend hike in Makeni. Join them on their next group trip
to Kono.
This is an year-long exhibition that is
currently on show at the London Docklands. Showcasing the life and beginning of
the Krio people of Sierra Leone.
Black Girl Fest is back! Celebrating brown
skin girls in the UK and worldwide. The event will consist of talks and
workshops by keynote speakers from different sectors such as MP Dawn Butler and
Ronke Lawal not to forget the marketplace filled with multiple vendors that
Black Girl Fest has to offer. This year at the festival BGF have teamed up with
the NHS and have made it possible to give blood at this year’s festival.
5) Travel and Tourism Talks| Freetown, Sierra
Leone| 17th October 2019
Sensi Tech Hub to commence with their
first ‘Travel and Tourism Talks’ session
a monthly dialogue amongst the public and a new theme per session. Myself,
Yasmin Metz-Johnson, will host the first session as I plan to showcase a
facelift of the current site as we uncover exploration in Sierra Leone. Come
and join us at 6pm on 17th October 2019.
At the Southbank London there will be the
annual London Literature Festival this is the 13th edition since it
started. The festival will open with Poetry International and follow with
readings, talks and discussions based on literature worldwide.
Black Ballad and Financial Times are coming together
to host a discussion on how women can make the most of their money. The night
will include a variety of information from investments and personal finance
from notable women in the field. Speakers on the evening will be Bola Sol,
Merisha Stevenson, Melanie Eusebe alongside financial reporter for the
Financial Times Emma Agyemang ant Founder of the digital platform Black Ballad,
Tobi Oredein. For more information on the event, go to the link here.
