Past Events

Men's Group Meeting

The Black Community Development Project would like to invite all local BME men to a Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) Group Meeting on 24th October 2008. The meeting will take place at Craigroyston Community Centre from 6:30pm to 9pm and an evening meal will be provided.

The initial meeting will be for you to decide what the Men's Group should be about and how we can all work together to develop it. Please come along and air your views.

For more details please contact Adil Ibrahim on 0131 467 7990.

Annual General Meeting

BCDP are holding their AGM on Monday 13th October 2008 from 6 to 9pm at Craigroyston Community High School. Our guest speaker for the evening is Ms Margaret Smith. There will be a creche service and refreshments will be served. To find out more or to confirm your attendance on the night please phone BCDP on 0131 467 7990.

BCDP at the Edinburgh Mela

Come and visit us on our stall at this year's Edinburgh Mela on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st August. This year the Edinburgh Mela is going to be bigger and better with a new venue and a whole week of activities.

Monday 25th to Sunday 31st August, beside Ocean Terminal, Leith

"A carnival atmosphere with a vibrant and exciting mix of theatre, dance
and music, The Edinburgh Mela Festival is a lively event for all the family."

For a full programme of events and directions on how to get to the Mela go to the Edinburgh Mela website www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk

BCDP will be hosting an information stall with a few small activities on the side during the weekend of the Mela.

A FREE EVENT BEFORE THE WORLD CAFÉ

Please come along and join us for an evening of Commemoration, Remembrance and Celebration
On
Friday 29th August 2008
5.30pm to 9pm
@
North Edinburgh Arts Centre
15a Pennywell Court, Edinburgh, EH4 4TZ

5.30pm: Slavery Short film and discussion
Guest Speaker: Daniel Onifade
7.30pm World Café buffet meal

An opportunity to:

• Commemorate the lives and deaths of millions of enslaved Africans and their descendants who were central to the rise of Britain as an industrial power.

• Remember that we live the legacy of transatlantic slavery such as racism, discrimination, ongoing inequalities, injustice and exploitation.

• Celebrate the resistance, rebellion and revolution that ended slavery as well as the rise of popular movements for racial justice and social change.

‘It is essential that we learn from the past in order build a better, more harmonious future’
Gee Walker, Mother of Anthony Walker

Please let us know in advance if you would like to attend film & discussion free and World Cafe buffet afterwards.
For further information or to book a place please contact Adil Ibrahim at the BCDP on 0131 467 7990 or email adil@bcdp.org.uk

Cultural Exchange Day

The Family Networking Group held its annual Cultural Exchange Day on Monday 23rd June from 11:30am to 2:30pm to Craigroyston Community Centre the day was filled with international music, dance and food.