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Talks and discussions
Monday 23 March
* An African History of Africa, with Zeinab Badawi, 7-8:30pm, from £22.59, King's Place, 90 York Way N1 9AG. Info: Intelligence Squared
* War in the Middle East: Global and Regional Implications, panel with Amnon Aran, Georgios Giannakopoulos, Madura Rasaratnam, Inderjeet Parmar, 5-6.30pm, City University, AG21 (College Building), 280 St John Street, EC1V 4PB. Info: City
* Pathways from debt crisis to transformative growth, Ganeshan Wignaraja, Phyllis Papadavi, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Andrew Dabalen, 11-12.30pm, in person and online, Overseas Development Institute, 4 Millbank SW1P 3JA. Info: ODI
* Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, shortlisted include Gurnaik Johal for Saraswati (Serpent’s Tail) and Liadan Ní Chuinnfor Every One Still Here, 7pm, £12, Barbican Centre, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS. Info: Award
Tuesday 24 March
* England United: Pride Not Prejudice, Sunder Katwala launches a toolkit “for those who want to speak up for an inclusive England”, 12 - 1pm, online. Info: British Future
* Capitalism, ecology, and class struggle in the 21st century, Jason Hickel on how we can increase prosperity for all and protect the planet at the same time, 4 - 5.30pm, online. Info: Institute of Development Studies
Wednesday 25 March
* Concentration Camps: A Global History, Alan Kramer on his new book, 6.30 - 8pm, Wiener Holocaust LIbrary, 29 Russell Square WC1B 5DP. Info: Library
* Anti-Racist Nursing & Midwifery: film screening and book launch, 5-8pm, City University, Room D111 (Rhind building), Clerkenwell Campus. Info: City
* Archives of activism: exploring environmental justice, Judy Ling Wong, Ivié Itoje, Tanya Matthan, 6pm, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, WC2
* Capitalism: A global history, Sven Beckert “puts forward a revelatory new narrative, vital for understanding the world in which we live”, 6.30 - 8pm, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, WC2
* Daughters of Persia, celebrates one of the world’s great cultures through the eyes of its women from history, literature and mythology, 7.30pm, £30, concessions for seniors, students unemployed, Playground Theatre, Latimer Road 6RQ, part of Women’s Voices: A Celebration. Info: Playground
Thursday 26 March
* Building the UK–Ghana digital trade finance corridor, 10am-1pm, Overseas Development Institute, 4 Millbank, SW1P 3JA Overseas Development Institute.
Friday 27 March
* Digital trade for economic transformation and inclusive growth, Aliyu Bunu, Sheriff, Trudi Hartzenberg, Maria Immanuel, 11-12.30pm, online. Info: Overseas Development Institute
Saturday 28 March
* Climate Justice Bloc -Together Against the Far Right, march from Park Lane to Trafalgar Square/Whitehall, noon to 6pm. Info: March
* Reimagining global trade governance for an inclusive and sustainable future, Jane Nalunga, Dan Esty, Janet Njambi, Max Mendez-Parra, 4-5.30pm, online. Info: Overseas Development Institute
Monday 30 March
* Trump, China and the New World Order, panel discussion, 7pm, from £5.94, Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place W2. Info: Frontline
* Reclaiming Democracy: Lessons from around the globe, seminar examining how lived experiences and lessons from the Global South can help strengthen democracy in the Global North, and how European countries can collaborate to strengthen democracy around the world. Info: Institute of Development Studies
* Land Day Webinar: The ongoing struggle against ethnic cleansing, Salman Abu-Sitta, Manal Shqair, 6-7pm, online. Info: Palestine Campaign
* (In)security in Brazil: how did we get here, and what could we do about it now?, Gabriel Feltran, on the opening event of King’s Brazil Week, 6-8pm, King’s College, Strand campus, 30 Aldwych, WC2B 4BG
Wednesday 1 April
* Humanitarian aid at a crossroads: how to let go, David Sanderson, Ben Ramalingam, 4 - 5.30pm, online and in person, Overseas Development Institute, 4 Millbank SW1P 3JA. Info: ODI
Tuesday 7 April
* Un–welcome to Denmark. The Paradigm Shift and Refugee Integration
Michelle Pace, 4-5.30pm, online. Info: King’s College
Exhibitions
* Moved to Care: Stories of Health and Migration, explores the contributions of migrants from across the globe to healthcare over the last 150 years, from the 19th century colonial legacy of missionary nurses to the Windrush Generation, free, 20 Cavendish Square, W1G OR until 2 November. Info: Royal College of Nursing
+ Migrant nurses: looking after Britain’s health
* Bibby Boys, documents the experience of the men aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge and the community that rallied around the migrants, Photofusion, Unit2, 2 Beehive Place, SW9 7QR until 4 April. Info: Photofusion
* Emergency Exits: The Fight for Independence in Malaya, Kenya and Cyprus, how post Second World War “Emergencies” , as they were termed by the UK, shaped Britain, its former territories and the modern world, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1 6HZ until 29 March. Info: IWM
* Hawaiʻi: a kingdom crossing oceans, a celebration of art and history, £14/ £16, British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DG until 25 May. Info: Hawai’i
* A Greenland shadow over a wonderful Hawai’i exhibition
* Botanical Tales and Seeds of Empire & Flora Indica: Recovering the lost histories of Indian botanical art, The Singh Twins examine the global mythologies of plants and the histories of Empire + Flora Indica – work by historical Indian botanical artists, admission with Kew entry fee, Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, Kew Gardens until 12 April
+ The Singh Twins light up the links between empire and botany
+ The Singh Twins spotlight Kew’s role in the business of Empire
* Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times In An Instant), Mexican artist Teresa Margolles’ cuboid on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square is a memorial to trans people worldwide
* Nigerian Modernism, Nigerian artists working before and after the decade of national independence from British colonial rule in 1960, Tate Modern, Bankside SE1 9TG until 10 May. Info: Tate
* The Land Carries, work by three international artists: Ahmed Akasha (UK), Dina Nur Satti (US) and Yasmin Elnour (Bahrain) responding to material in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology, 1 - 5pm, Petrie Museum, University College London, Malet Place, WC1E 6BT until 16 May. Info: Sudan exhibition
* Collecting and Empire, trail making connections between archaeology, anthropology and the British Empire, British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1. Info: British Museum
* British Library, installation of 6,328 books marks the contributions of migrants to UK, Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1. Info: Installation/ 7887 8888
* Target Queen, large-scale commission by British-Indian artist Bharti Kher, Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre
* Beatriz González, the groundbreaking Colombian artist explores the power and impact of the images we encounter every day, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS until 10 May. Info: Barbican
* Water Pantanal Fire, photography exhibition revealing the fragile beauty of the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland that sprawls across Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, free, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 2DD until 31 May. Info: Museum
* Bouchra Khalili: Circles and Storytellers, the culmination of the French-Moroccan artist and educator’s long exploration of the Mouvement des Travailleurs Arabes and its theatre groups, Al Assifa and Al Halaka, free, Mosaic Rooms, 226 Cromwell Road, SW5 0SW until 14 June. Info: Mosaic
* Yin Xiuzhen: Heart to Heart, through large-scale installations made from everyday objects, industrial materials and used items of clothing, the Chinese artist invites us to see the familiar in new ways, £19 (includes admission to Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life), Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX until 3 May. Info: Hayward
* Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize, the shortlist includes Amak Mahmoodian (Iran) on the effects of exile on memory and identity, imagining a world without borders, £10/£7, Photographer’s Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies Street W1 until 7 June. Info: Prize
* The Boy on the Peacock Throne: A Memoir in Images/ Echoes in Print/ Threads of Home From Hopscotch Women’s Centre, three exhibitions (two Iranian, and one by Afghan refugee women), part of Persian New Year celebrations, free, Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, N6 5HG until 6 April. Info: Lausderdale House
* Museum of Edible Earth, explore geophagy, the practice of eating earth for health, ritual and culinary benefit. Created by artist and researcher masharu, the exhibition features edible samples of clay, chalk and mineral-rich earths from around the world, offering a sensory encounter with soil, pay what you can, Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA until 26 April. Info: Somerset House
* The Arab Hall: Past and Present, commissioned short film by Syrian director Soudade Kaadan, three art installations and exhibition and publication containing extensive new research, Wednesdays to Mondays, free with £14 House entry fee (conc. available), Leighton House, 12 Holland Park Road, W8 7BH, until 4 October. Info: Leighton House
Performance
* Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Jocelyn Bioh’s play about life in a bustling Harlem braiding salon where neighbourhood women have their hairstyle dreams come true, all in the hands of a lively group of West African immigrant braiders, from £10, Lyric, Hammersmith, Lyric Square, King Street, W6 0QL until 25 April. Info: Lyric
+ 26 March, post-show Q&A with playwright Jocelyn Bioh and the Lyric’s Rachel O’Riordan
+ 2 April, Q&A with director Monique Touko + DJ in the bar until 11pm.
* The Wrong They Knew, musical about the 1958 race riots in London, from £12, Rayne Theatre, Chickenshed, 290 Chase Side Southgate N14 4PE.until 28 March. Info: Chickenshed
* Ukraine Unbroken, cycle of short plays by Ukrainian and British writers about courage, truth and survival in the face of tyranny, £15 - £39, Arcola Theatre, 24 Ashwin Street E8 3DL until 28 March. Info: Arcola
Monday 23 March
* Sharif, based on real testimony, staged reading that tells the story of a queer Palestinian who is forced to flee the West Bank and seek asylum in Israel, where he must navigate a complex web of bureaucracy, suspicion and social stigma, 7pm, £16, JW3, 341 - 351 Finchley Road NW3 6ET. Info: JW3
Tuesday 24 March
* The Spy Princess, the story of Noor Inayat Khan, a descendant of an Indian prince, Tipu Sultan (the Tiger of Mysore). She became a British secret agent during World War II and was captured by Germany and executed in 1944, 7.30pm, £20, concessions for seniors, students unemployed, Playground Theatre, Latimer Road, part of Women’s Voices: A Celebration. Info: Playground
* Bayangkan Bayang (Imagine a Shadow), what happens to migrant children as they mature into societies that fail to acknowledge them?, 7.15pm, £12 - £28, Camden Peoples Theatre, 59 - 60 Hampstead Road NW1 2PY. Info: CPT
Wednesday 25 March
* Asian Folx Stories (Work-In-Progress), trans reworking of Mulan and hilarious exploration of what it means to be trans and Asian through folklore and drag – “the version Disney would never dare make”, devised by award-losing Hong Kong drag artist Mild Peril, 9pm, £10, part of Sprint 2026, Camden People’s Theatre, 58 - 60, Hampstead Road, NW1 2PY. Info: CPT
* Daughters of Persia, celebrates one of the world’s great cultures through the eyes of women from history, literature and mythology, 7.30pm, £30, concessions for seniors, students, unemployed, Playground Theatre, Latimer Road 6RQ, part of Women’s Voices: A Celebration. Info: Playground
Thursday 26 March
* Untitled Indian Political Prisoner Show (Work-In-Progress), multi-media performance based on the writings and first-person accounts of Indian political prisoners and activists, 7.15pm, £10, part of Sprint 2026, Camden People’s Theatre, 58 - 60, Hampstead Road, NW1 2PY. Info: CPT
Sunday 29 March
* The LOST Lombi lifts the lid on the recruitment of child soldiers while exploring identity, the generational trauma of war, the necessity of belonging and the importance of forgiveness, 7.30pm, £25, concessions for seniors, students unemployed, Playground Theatre, Latimer Road 6RQ, part of Women’s Voices: A Celebration. Info: Playground
Film
* My Father’s Shadow, two brothers connect with their father in this drama set against the backdrop of the 1993 Nigerian presidential election, Picturehouses Crouch End, Finsbury Park, Hackney, Ritzy, West Norwood; Barbican 23, 25 March. The film won BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer (Akínọlá Davies Jr)
+ A father’s shadow - and the shadow of a Nigerian coup
+ Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù: ’If the west doesn’t say a film is good, that doesn’t mean it’s no good’
* The Secret Agent, Brazilian political thriller about an academic on the run in the dangerous, dictatorial 1970s; cinemas all over town
* BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, genre-defying debut feature from artist and filmmaker Khalil Joseph, from £12.50, Wednesday, Saturdays and Sundays, 180 Studios, 180 Strand, Surrey Street WC2R 1EA until 27 March.
* Everybody to Kenmure Street, when a Home Office raid triggered an act of civil resistance, as hundreds of Glaswegians rushed to the scene to stop their neighbours’ deportations, Hackney Picturehouse 26 March; Curzon Bloomsbury, Lexi until 26 March
* BFI Flare, London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, BFI Southbank until 29 March. Info: Flare
+ A celebration of queer cinema from around the world
Tuesday 24 - Thursday 26 March
* TNB XPO 2026, The New Black Film Collective’s fifth annual convention celebrating Black excellence on screen, Rich Mix, 35 = 47 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA. Info: XPO
Wednesday 25 March
* Palestine 36, historical drama about a Palestinian uprising against Britain and Jewish immigrants fleeing antisemitism in Europe + Q&A with director and cast; ticket sales “go towards educational projects supporting young Palestinians”, £20 - £30, Vue Leicester Square
+ Palestine 1936: A story for today
Thursday 26 March
* The Eyes of Ghana, a voyage through Ghanaian cinema and a portrait of the country, from cinema’s inception to the present day + Q&A, 8pm, £5 - £15, Rich Mix
+ A love letter to Ghanaian cinema gold
* No Other Choice, a man’s desperation to secure a new job finds him exploring unique ways to eliminate his competitors, in South Korean director Park Chan-wook’s madcap thriller; Picturehouse Central
Friday 27 and Sunday 29 March
* Matutu Film Stage – Days One, and Two, a travelling pan-African short film festival that began in Uganda. Inspired by the matatu minibuses that move people, stories, and ideas across East African cities, Saturday 6pm £7.50/£10; Sunday 5.15pm, £10, Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road E! 6LA
Saturday 28 March
* Neighbouring Sounds, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s commentary on class relations in Brazil shows urban homes structured around fear and protection rather than comfort, 9.35pm; part of an all-day event, Stories From Home, Castle cinema
Tuesday 31 March
* Comparsa, after 41 girls are killed in a state-run “Safe Home” in Guatemala and the government refuses to act, two sisters lead a rebellion - unleashing joy, art, and radical truth in a fight for survival, they also open up about surviving violence in their own home + filmmaker Q&A, 6.20pm, Curzon Bloomsbury
TV and radio
Saturday 21 March
* Captain Phillips, thriller about the capture of a ship by Somali pirates, 9pm, FilmFour
* Bill Bailey’s Vietnam, yet another celebrity travelogue, 9.15pm, Channel4
* The Second Map, stories from the Asian front in the Second World War, 7.15pm, Radio4
Sunday 22 March
* Licence to Hate: Racism on the Frontline, the rise in abuse of health workers, 1.30pm, Radio4
Monday 23 March
* Global Eye, topical magazine, 7pm, BBC2
* Clash of the Superpowers: America v China, first of two programmes, 9pm, BBC2
* Hidden Letters, follows two millennial Chinese women fascinated by an almost forgotten secret women’s language, 9.30pm, PBS America
+ From misogyny to mansplaining
* Licence to Hate: Racism on the Frontline, health workers say abuse is becoming more frequent and open, 4pm, Radio4
* How Did We Get Here?, series about the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict, 8pm, Radio4
Tuesday 24 March
* Khartoum, imaginative documentary portrait of the experiences of five Sudanese citizens, 10pm, BBC4
+ Sudan’s war, re-enacted in exile
* Sorry, I Didn’t Know, Black comedy quiz, 11.45pm, ITV1
* Faith, Hope and Glory, drama serial about the impact of the Windrush scandal, 2.15pm, Radio4
Wednesday 25 March
* The Last Tree, 2019 drama about a country boy who returns to London to live with his Nigerian-origin birth mother and has to adapt to being a young black man in London in the early 2000s, 1.45am, Film4
* Faith, Hope and Glory, drama serial about the impact of the Windrush scandal, 2.15pm, Radio4
* Slim’s Guide to Life, series in which a 53-year-old stand-up looks back at his Black British life, 11pm, Radio4
Thursday 26 March
* Clash of the Superpowers: America v China, first of two programmes, 11pm, BBC2
* Faith, Hope and Glory, drama serial about the impact of the Windrush scandal, 2.15pm, Radio4
Thanks to volunteer Daniel Nelson (editor of Eventslondon.org) for compiling this list.