We welcome you to come and explore more about Black British history’s connection to food as Riaz Phillips takes us through the journey of creating Belly Full, tells us more about his next book on West African food in the UK and dishes his wisdom on the self-publishing process and what it takes to go from idea to bookshelf.​ Riaz Phillips is the founder of . Its first imprint, Belly Full, is a series of books aiming to promote African and Caribbean food, culture and history in the diaspora.
Preceding this will be a special gospel performance from The BASSnote Collective and workshop/sounds provided by family history historian and Windrush Generation campaigner Patrick Vernon OBE.​ Come and explore his storytelling board game designed to keep the stories and history of the Windrush Generation alive. The Every Generation Game: Windrush Edition has been created by Patrick to mark and celebrate this anniversary, allowing generations young and old to share the stories of their culture and heritage.
Please note this is an outdoor event and we advise you to wrap up warm.
Programme
16.00 - 17.00 Patrick Vernon OBE
17.15 - 17.45 The BASSnote Collective
18.00 - 20.00 Riaz Philllips
Food will be sold by