Arrival - Celebrating Windrush and the communities who followed

ARRIVAL – Celebrating Windrush and the communities who followed
On Saturday 30 June, you can discover the story of ‘arrival in London’ at City Hall.
People have been coming to London from the Caribbean for hundreds of years. The arrival of HMT Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948, seventy years ago, was a huge moment in this. It has also helped to shape our open and diverse identity in London ever since.
Come and hear the stories of the Windrush generation and share your own stories of arriving in London. There’ll be talks, music, workshops, film screenings and installations.
This is a time to celebrate and a moment to archive. Our storytelling work with the community will carry on after with more conversations and radio broadcasts.

Join Talk London and share your stories of arrival ahead of the event, or get involved if you can’t make it

All events and activities are free but booking is ESSENTIAL.
For non-ticketed activities, please select the ‘City Hall Pass’ when you click on the REGISTER button above
For ticketed sessions, please select the session(s) you wish to attend when you click on the REGISTER button above

If sessions look full, we still welcome you to Arrival. The scoop just next door to City Hall will become a music stage - no booking required.
The Scoop, outside City Hall, plays host to a platform of the best Caribbean and Caribbean-inspired music. Organised jointly by City Hall and London Bridge City’s ‘Summer by the River’, the Music Stage will feature fresh young talent alongside established names: Carroll Thompson, Kioko, Sister Audrey with Mad Professor, Lisa Mercedez, Alacai Harley, Doktor, and DJ Hosts, Daddy Ernie and Enziga Soundz. Black Slate, one of the first British Reggae bands to surface in the 70s will headline at 20:30.

Conversations in the Chamber (Info, times and book - 'REGISTER')
The Mayor, Sadiq Khan, will open the event, followed by keynote speaker, Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE, her Windrush Garden features at this year’s Royal Chelsea Flower Show.
Chaired by broadcaster Brenda Emmanus, all four conversations will start with brief performances from Talawa Theatre exploring Sam Selvin’s ‘Lonely Londoners.’  They will close with perspectives from the Jewish, Somali, Latin American, Syrian and east European communities.  Speakers include Afua Hirsch, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Sharmaine Lovegrove, Jennette Arnold AM, and Windrush stories from Allan Wilmot and Peter Dielhenn.
1.Making the journey – personal testimony on reality for a London migrant
2.Telling our stories – how we encourage discussion and preserve our stories for the future
3.Windrush women – how they helped to create strong workforces
4.Moving forward – what next for Caribbean Londoners

Penguin Live in London’s Living Room (LLR) (Info, times and book - 'REGISTER')
The top floor of City Hall will be taken over by Penguin Books where there will be storytelling workshops and talks from a range of contributors: 
Little Leaders workshop (ages 7 – 11): Hosted by Nadia Shireen, this workshop will bring to life the stories of trailblazing black women in the world’s history.
Writing Workshop with Spread the Word: Poet Theresa Lola and poet, writer and film-maker Victoria Adukwei Bulley, will lead a writing session for young people, framed around telling your own stories and getting your voice heard through poetry. 
Penguin Author Panel: Explorations of Windrush and Beyond in Literature: Join Colin Grant, Bernardine Evaristo, Sara Collins  and Lemara Lindsay-Prince as they discuss Caribbean migrant stories in literature past, present and future. 
The Good Immigrant Panel with Nikesh Shukla: Nikesh will be in conversation with Sharlene Teo and Diana Evans to discuss their new novels, The One Who Wrote Destiny, Ponti and Ordinary People, and the role of fiction in the creation of place and cities.      
Linton Kwesi Johnson: The day will be brought to a close with poetry readings from the legendary reggae poet and performer Linton Kwesi Johnson. 
Penguin Live are working in partnership with the George Padmore Institute, who will be displaying archive materials and research relating to the black community of Caribbean, African and Asian descent in Britain, and New Beacon Books, which specialises in Afro-Caribbean writing.

Films and Presentations in Room 5 (Info, times and book - 'REGISTER')
Hosting 1000 Londoners Windrush screening, a series of short video potraits of Black women in London, followed by the acclaimed feature documentary, Being Blacker including a Q&A with Blacker Dread. The day will end with a presentation from the Windrush Foundation and contrbutrions from Windrush pioneers.

Unticketed sessions: Arrival City Hall Pass (Book - ''REGISTER')
gal-dem: Caribbean Kitchen and Windrush Women - Room 1, Ramp, Café – All day
A Mile in My Shoes: Audio Installation - The Map – All Day
Paper Boat Making: Migration Musesum – The Map – All Day
Archives from Hackney Museum, George Padmore Institute - Room 2 – All Day
Tell us your story: Conversation Booth with Michael McMillan – Room 3 - All Day

For more information go to: Arrival at www.london.gov.uk
#ArrivalLDN

IMPORTANT:

We are expecting long queues, so please allow up to an hour to gain access into City Hall

Only bring essentials to help speed up the process of getting through the building’s airport style security

Due to lift capacities, it could also take up to 20 mins to access your session venue within City Hall, so please allow enough time for this

If the venue reaches capacity we reserve the right to limit entry

There will be a cafe and coffee shop from 10.30am - 2.30pm[LS1]  in City Hall serving Caribbean food

Please note, only food purchased on the premises can be consumed within the building

If you are bringing a buggy/pram, please be advised you will have to leave it in the buggy park, as space is limited within the building

Filming, photography and live stream will be taking place throughout the day

You can plan your journey here  https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/our-building-and-squares/how-find-city-hall