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Chakula x Heavy Is the Crown (Author's Talk)

Join us for a conversation with Willis Chimano -Author of Heavy Is the Crown: Part Memoir, Part Manifesto, All Heart

FREE EVENT (RSVP on Eventbrite)

Date: Wednesday July 30th July

Time: 7-9pm

Location: The Africa Centre

This is a publicly contributed event and not a council event. If you would like, you can submit your own event and have it appear on our website (subject to review).
Event partners are listed on the top section of the image. Willis Chimano (artist) is wearing a pink suit with a yellow blouse with his right hand raised up. Event description is on the right hand side of the image.
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Join Willis Chimano for an intimate conversation on his soon-to-be-released book, Heavy Is the Crown: Part Memoir, Part Manifesto, All Heart. Chimano will read selected excerpts, speak on the personal and political motivations behind the book, and engage directly with the audience in a live Q&A. 

This is a rare opportunity to hear the artist reflect on fame, freedom, queerness, and creating from the heart.

Conversation and Q&A moderated by Nzube Amoo

About Chakula

The Chakula programme is a monthly series of events, workshops and dialogues geared towards supporting and empowering Black and African LGBTQ+ communities at The Africa Centre. This event is in partnership with the UK Kenya Season of Culture and supported by the Southwark Pride Fund

How to get there

By train
Blackfriars Station | 9min walk to The Centre
By tube
Southwark Station | 4min walk to The Centre

Borough Station | 9min to The Centre

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66 Suffolk Street
London
SE1 0BL
United Kingdom

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