Marcus Garvey poster
Object
Poster
Production date
1987
Object number
1987.395
Physical Description
Poster 'Marcus Garvey centenary celebrations',
Material
Card
Dimension
Width: 300mm
Height: 420mm
Height: 420mm
Exhibition Label
Marcus Garvey
Jamaican born Marcus Garvey (1887 – 1940) is an inspirational figure for civil rights activists across the world. His ideas were celebrated in Hackney to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth. He created a ‘Back to Africa’ movement in America. In 1914 he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) which thrived in New York. To facilitate the return to Africa that he advocated, he founded the Black Star Line in 1919, to provide transportation to African Americans, and the Negro Factories Corporation, to encourage Black economic independence.
In 1935 he moved to London where he died in 1940.
People Power: Black British Arts & Activism in Hackney 1960s-2000s
4 October 2016 to 21 January 2017
Jamaican born Marcus Garvey (1887 – 1940) is an inspirational figure for civil rights activists across the world. His ideas were celebrated in Hackney to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth. He created a ‘Back to Africa’ movement in America. In 1914 he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) which thrived in New York. To facilitate the return to Africa that he advocated, he founded the Black Star Line in 1919, to provide transportation to African Americans, and the Negro Factories Corporation, to encourage Black economic independence.
In 1935 he moved to London where he died in 1940.
People Power: Black British Arts & Activism in Hackney 1960s-2000s
4 October 2016 to 21 January 2017
Marcus Garvey Centenary Celebrations, 1987
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr. (1887-1940) was a Jamaican political activist who founded Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. He was an internationally influential Pan-Africanist and his ideas came to be known as Garveyism. In 1987 there were a number of events in Hackney to mark 100 years since Marcus Garvey’s birth.
Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s
14 September 2021 to 14 February 2022
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr. (1887-1940) was a Jamaican political activist who founded Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. He was an internationally influential Pan-Africanist and his ideas came to be known as Garveyism. In 1987 there were a number of events in Hackney to mark 100 years since Marcus Garvey’s birth.
Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s
14 September 2021 to 14 February 2022
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MUSIC
SCULPTURE
FILMS
PAINTINGS
DANCE
TALKS
POETRY
EXHIBITIONS
Hackney Arts and Entertainments invites you to a
week of celebrations making the centenary of the
birth of Marcus Garvey.
MONDAY, 19 AUGUST
7.00pm
MARCUS GARVEY EVENING-
Lectures on:
‘Marcus Garvey’ by Ray Thane
‘Marcus Garvey - Rastafarian Perspective’
by Jah Bones
and
Poetry Reading by Oku Onuora
Issa Mandingo
Hackney Town Hall,Mare Street,E8
TUESDAY,18 AUGUST
7.30pm
OPENING OF THE PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
EXHIBITION
The exhibition features visual arts inspired
by Garvey’s philosophy
Plus floorshow with: The Jazira Dancers
One Style
Pyramid Art Gallery, 10-16 Ashwin Street,
E8
—------------
HACKNEY
COUNCIL
Working for
local people
—------------
MARCUS
GARVEY
CENTENARY
CELEBRATIONS
17-21 AUGUST
THURSDAY, 20 AUGUST
FILMS AT THE RIO
Films about Marcus Garvey screened at Rio
Cinema, 107 Kingsland High Street, E8
followed by discussion
(For programme details telephone 249 2722)
FRIDAY, 21 AUGUST
7.30pm
REGGAE TRIBUTE TO MARCUS GARVEY
Jointly presented by Hackney Arts and
Entertainments and Reggoe Expo. Including
performances by:
The Aton Band
Noah House of Dread
DJ - Little Howie
Paul Plummer, Singer/DJ
Issa Mandingo, Compere
Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, EC1
There will be a display of books about
Marcus Garvey in the Hackney Town Hall
foyer throughout the week.
For programme details and access
Information contact the organisers, Hackney
Arts and Entertainments telephone 739 7600 ext.
2269
REGGAE
EXPO
SCULPTURE
FILMS
PAINTINGS
DANCE
TALKS
POETRY
EXHIBITIONS
Hackney Arts and Entertainments invites you to a
week of celebrations making the centenary of the
birth of Marcus Garvey.
MONDAY, 19 AUGUST
7.00pm
MARCUS GARVEY EVENING-
Lectures on:
‘Marcus Garvey’ by Ray Thane
‘Marcus Garvey - Rastafarian Perspective’
by Jah Bones
and
Poetry Reading by Oku Onuora
Issa Mandingo
Hackney Town Hall,Mare Street,E8
TUESDAY,18 AUGUST
7.30pm
OPENING OF THE PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
EXHIBITION
The exhibition features visual arts inspired
by Garvey’s philosophy
Plus floorshow with: The Jazira Dancers
One Style
Pyramid Art Gallery, 10-16 Ashwin Street,
E8
—------------
HACKNEY
COUNCIL
Working for
local people
—------------
MARCUS
GARVEY
CENTENARY
CELEBRATIONS
17-21 AUGUST
THURSDAY, 20 AUGUST
FILMS AT THE RIO
Films about Marcus Garvey screened at Rio
Cinema, 107 Kingsland High Street, E8
followed by discussion
(For programme details telephone 249 2722)
FRIDAY, 21 AUGUST
7.30pm
REGGAE TRIBUTE TO MARCUS GARVEY
Jointly presented by Hackney Arts and
Entertainments and Reggoe Expo. Including
performances by:
The Aton Band
Noah House of Dread
DJ - Little Howie
Paul Plummer, Singer/DJ
Issa Mandingo, Compere
Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, EC1
There will be a display of books about
Marcus Garvey in the Hackney Town Hall
foyer throughout the week.
For programme details and access
Information contact the organisers, Hackney
Arts and Entertainments telephone 739 7600 ext.
2269
REGGAE
EXPO