Dear Elders, Family and Friends,

OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS AT THE UK HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT TAKES PLACE TOMORROW – THURSDAY THE 27TH OF OCTOBER 2016

I am pleased to inform you that I will be organising BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS at , UK HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT FOR THE 4TH YEAR IN A ROW in conjunction with THE MP FOR READING WEST – MP ALOK SHARMA, TOMORROW , Thursday the 27th of October 2016 at 1pm on the dot.

This is A SPECIAL INVITE EVENT ONLY and all 60 invited guests have been notified by email with a SPECIAL INVITATION LETTER

KEY SPEAKER FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS, UK HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT 2016

DR Winston George Ellis – BLACK BRITISH CELEBRITY ACTOR (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN AND DARK KNIGHT) DR ELLIS IS ALSO A THREE TIMES WORLD MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPION
Title of Presentation by Dr Ellis – FROM PAIN TO PROFIT (A TRUE STORY)
MR Richard Duke– SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR, HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGIST AND COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR
Titel of Presentation by Mr Duke – AFRICAN HISTORY- A Kaleidoscope of Efik Migration to The United Kingdom

MR James Henshaw JUNIOR – FOUNDER OF THE JAMES ENE HENSHAW FOUNDATION. THE LATE DR JAMES ENE HENSHAW WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN INDIGENOUS PLAYWRIGHT TO BE PUBLISHED INTERNATIONALLY
Title of Presentation by Mr Henshaw “Bad Business- The legal battle on The abolition of slavery”

MR David Smith– DIRECTOR OF THE BRITISH AFRICAN BUSINESS ALLIANCE
Title of Presentation by Mr Smith “The importance and benefits of Africans and The British working together”

MR ARTHUR TORRINGTON- – PROJECT DIRECTOR OF WINDRUSH FOUNDATION & CO-FOUNDER OF THE OLAUDAH EQUIANO SOCIETY
Title of Presentation by Mr Torrington- Celebrating Olaudah Eqiano, The African

LADY Angie Amra Anderson– Artistic Director of AMRA Productions and PIONEER OF AFRICAN ARTS IN THE UK.
Title of Presentation by Lady Anderson- “The presentation and performance of traditional art”

PERFORMING ARTISTS
ACD ARTS FROM EAST AFRICA MANAGED BY Steven Kasamba

SPECIAL GUESTS SO FAR

MP FOR READING WEST – MP ALOK SHARMA – SPONSOR
MP FOR NEWCASTLE CENTRAL – MP Chi Onwurah
MP FOR WINDSOR- MP ADAM AFRIYIE
SIERRA LEONE HIGH COMMISSIONER TO UK & IRELAND – HIS EXCELLENCY SIR Edward M Turay

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9jadiaspora – MANAGED BY Mr Toibudeen Oduniyi
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Starr Radiouk
OUTERGLOBE -MANAGED BY Debbie Golt
TrueAfrican Heritage– MANAGED BY Rukayat Aderewa Akanke
AFRICAN SHOW , BLAST 1383- MANAGED BY Real Real O’Raell
PHOTOGRAPHY Dark Zac
AFRICANA- MANAGED BY RICHARD Richard Freeman Oluyinka
Esoe Remo – MANAGED BY Omoluwabi Toks OmoSoluade

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MC Hosting for corporate functions, business expos and network seminars
Emotional Well being, Creative confidence and Bespoke educational modules as part of Youth Empowerment projects/programmes & initiatives in Africa
Customised social media services for Campaigns, Entrepreneurs, Start up businesses, and Social Events across various Social media channels
Motivational Talks for Schools, Universities and Community groups
Talks and Video Presentations on themes related to West African History and Black History

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PROFILE: James Ewa Henshaw.

Between 2000 and 2013 when I returned to Nigeria I was a senior lecturer in Business and Computing at South Thames College, London where I taught on the National and Higher National Diploma courses, and was the Co-ordinator of the Foundation Degree Programme in e-Business under the auspices of Kingston University. My specialisms were Programming, Business Information Systems and Project Management.

The Arts, particularly theatre, has always been my abiding interest, something I probably inherited from growing up with a playwright father. I was deeply involved in student drama while at university. In 1986, I won an Arts Council Bursary for New Writing (Plays), and this led to setting up a theatre company which performed African plays and toured mainly around the North-East of England. Subsequently, I took a post as a Community Arts Development Officer attached to Northern Arts based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

After taking up a teaching career, I continued to be involved with a amateur and semi- professional theatre, and directed plays for the Calabar Union in the United Kingdom.

After the death of my father, spurred by the desire to maintain his literary legacy I set up the James Ene Henshaw Foundation and returned to Nigeria.

The Foundation has since republished 3 plays by the late playwright, Ene Henshaw, and got them back on the English curriculum for secondary schools in a number of States, as well as several universities in the country. Reviving the practice of drama in secondary schools, as well as encouraging the growth of a theatre-going culture in the local community are the main challenges taken on by the Foundation. We are addressing these issues through our PLAYS-TO- SCHOOLS programme and the Season of World Classics which we have opened with SIZWE BANSI IS DEAD.

Black History Month: An insight into Slavery in Old Calabar By Richard Duke

•”According to Rev Hope Waddell, slaves came from several sources, and scholars of African slavery agree that “there were numerous ways to enslave people”. In Old Calabar, as in other regions, individuals sold themselves into slavery to escape famine , to seek protection, or to improve their circumstances, since a well-placed slave might prosper more than an impoverished free man. Individuals could be enslaved for debts, and entire families could fall into slavery by that means.

The much awaited Girls Summit 2016 will be taking place in Cork, Ireland on Friday the 28th of this month. We are proud to be a media partner of this amazing initiative. Do not miss this amazing event.   GIRLS SUMMIT 2016 is inspired by award winning Lady Ini Usanga

Love and Care for People in association with Women of Love are pleased to invite you to the very first Girls Summit in Ireland themed:

“Securing the Future of our Girl Children:
EndingChild/Forced Marriage and Reproductive Abuse”.

The purpose of the summit is to raise public awareness about child/forced marriage and reproductive abuse and what’s more, it is free to attend.

Child/forced marriage and Reproductive Abuse are a human right violation as it threatens the lives, future aspirations and opportunities of girls and women around the world. Annually,over 10 million girls and women are forced into a marriage before their eighteenth birthday;and some marry as young as eight.

Child/forced marriage and reproductive abuse are both the cause and consequence of gender-based violence, poverty and the unavoidable inequality that girls and women experience every day. But with access to an education, skill acquisition and training, girls and women will be able to create a better society for themselves and the world.

Speakers include:

– H.E. Olusola Iginla – Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Nigeria Ireland.
– Canadian Ambassador to Ireland –H.E. Kevin Vickers.
– Young Activist – David Ogumefu and other high profile speakers.

We are also very happy to bring you the multi-award winning human rights activist and UN woman Kirthi Jayakumar founder Red Elephant Foundation. Kirthi’s work focuses on Women’s Rights, International Law, Human Rights and Peace.

Ini Usanga, an international multi-award winning peace and human rights advocate who is also the founder of Love and Care for People will outline why child/forced marriage happens, and Love and Care for People’s work in raising awareness about child/forced marriage and reproductive abuse. She will outline the organisations support initiatives for victims and survivors and their campaign about ending child/forced marriage. Ini believes child / forced marriage and reproductive abuse can be stopped if we all unite and work together.

Moderators for the summit are Lady Esse Agesse – Founder Women of Love and Annegret Winkel – PRO Love and Care for People. Presentations will be followed by questions and answers.

We invite you to join us on October 28 as we unite and dialogue on initiatives to put an end to child/forced marriage and reproductive abuse!

Africana UK continues to set the pace in showcasing  The African narrative globally.

We are proud to have Africana UK as one of our media partners for this months Black History Month Celebrations taking place at The UK House of Parliament

Africana UK is also all about sharing knowledge and cultural perspective that connect and reflect the vibrant and diverse African communities

Africana  promotes African culture, art, music, films and ideas.

This amazing initiative will also be providing video and photo footage at Our Black History Month Celebrations at House of Parliament

*Today’s Health Talk*

*_Topic: Borderline Personality Disorder_*

Definition

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental disorder marked by a pattern of ongoing instability in moods, behavior, self-image, and functioning. These experiences often result in impulsive actions and unstable relationships. A person with BPD may experience intense episodes of anger, depression, and anxiety that may last from only a few hours to days.

Some people with BPD also have high rates of co-occurring mental disorders, such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and eating disorders, along with substance abuse, self-harm, suicidal thinking and behaviors, and suicide.

While mental health experts now generally agree that the label “borderline personality disorder” is very misleading, a more accurate term does not exist yet.

🏻 Signs and Symptoms

People with BPD may experience extreme mood swings and can display uncertainty about who they are. As a result, their interests and values can change rapidly.

Other symptoms include :

Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment. A pattern of intense and unstable relationships with family, friends, and loved ones, often swinging from extreme closeness and love (idealization) to extreme dislike or anger (devaluation)Distorted and unstable self-image or sense of self impulsive and often dangerous behaviors, such as spending sprees, unsafe sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, and binge eating recurring suicidal behaviors or threats or self-harming behavior, such as cutting intense and highly changeable moods, with each episode lasting from a few hours to a few days chronic feelings of emptiness inappropriate, intense anger or problems controlling anger having stress-related paranoid thoughts having severe dissociative symptoms, such as feeling cut off from oneself, observing oneself from outside the body, or losing touch with reality

Seemingly ordinary events may trigger symptoms. For example, people with BPD may feel angry and distressed over minor separations—such as vacations, business trips, or sudden changes of plans—from people to whom they feel close. Studies show that people with this disorder may see anger in an emotionally neutral face and have a stronger reaction to words with negative meanings than people who do not have the disorder.

Some of these signs and symptoms may be experienced by people with other mental health problems—and even by people without mental illness—and do not necessarily mean that they have BPD. It is important that a qualified and licensed mental health professional conduct a thorough assessment to determine whether or not a diagnosis of BPD or other mental disorder is warranted, and to help guide treatment options when appropriate.

🏻 Test and Diagnosis

Unfortunately, BPD is often under diagnosed or misdiagnosed.
A licensed mental health professional experienced in diagnosing and treating mental disorders—such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, or clinical social worker—can diagnose BPD based on a thorough interview and a comprehensive medical exam, which can help rule out other possible causes of symptoms.

The licensed mental health professional may ask about symptoms and personal and family medical histories, including any history of mental illnesses. This information can help the mental health professional decide on the best treatment. In some cases, co-occurring mental illnesses may have symptoms that overlap with BPD, making it difficult to distinguish BPD from other mental illnesses. For example, a person may describe feelings of depression but may not bring other symptoms to the mental health professional’s attention.

🏻 Risk Factors

The causes of BPD are not yet clear, but research suggests that genetic, brain, environmental and social factors are likely to be involved.

Genetics: BPD is about five times more likely to occur if a person has a close family member (first-degree biological relatives) with the disorder. Environmental and Social Factors: Many people with BPD report experiencing traumatic life events, such as abuse or abandonment during childhood. Others may have been exposed to unstable relationships and hostile conflicts. However, some people with BPD do not have a history of trauma. And, many people with a history of traumatic life events do not have BPD.
Brain Factors: Studies show that people with BPD have structural and functional changes in the brain, especially in the areas that control impulses and emotional regulation. However, some people with similar changes in the brain do not have BPD. More research is needed to understand the relationship between brain structure and function and BPD.

Treatments and Therapies.

BPD has historically been viewed as difficult to treat. However, with newer and proper treatment, many people with BPD experience fewer or less severe symptoms and an improved quality of life. Many factors affect the length of time it takes for symptoms to improve once treatment begins, so it is important for people with BPD and their loved ones to be patient and to receive appropriate support during treatment. People with BPD can recover.

*N.B:* A lot of us go through this and are not aware of this, its necessary that we take the necessary care and caution to our health. People also confuse it often with bipolar disorder and this is due to the fact that they have similar symptoms.

✍🏽 Brought to you by
*Okoli Ikenna*

Health is Wealth.

Dear Elders, Family and Friends,

OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTHS CELEBRATIONS AT THE UK HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT TAKES PLACE NEXT WEEK THURSDAY THE 27TH OF OCTOBER 2016

I am pleased to inform you that I will be organising BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS at , UK HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT FOR THE 4TH YEAR IN A ROW in conjunction with THE MP FOR READING WEST – MP ALOK SHARMA on Thursday the 27th of October 2016 at 1pm on the dot. ( NEXT WEEK THURSDAY )

This is A SPECIAL INVITE EVENT ONLY and all 60 invited guests have been notified by email with a SPECIAL INVITATION LETTER

KEY SPEAKER FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS, UK HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT 2016

DR Winston George Ellis – BLACK BRITISH CELEBRITY ACTOR (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN AND DARK KNIGHT) DR ELLIS IS ALSO A THREE TIMES WORLD MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPION
Title of Presentation by Dr Ellis – FROM PAIN TO PROFIT (A TRUE STORY)

MR Richard Duke– SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR, HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGIST AND COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR
Titel of Presentation by Mr Duke – AFRICAN HISTORY- A Kaleidoscope of Efik Migration to The United Kingdom

MR James Henshaw JUNIOR – FOUNDER OF THE JAMES ENE HENSHAW FOUNDATION. THE LATE DR JAMES ENE HENSHAW WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN INDIGENOUS PLAYWRIGHT TO BE PUBLISHED INTERNATIONALLY
Title of Presentation by Mr Henshaw “Bad Business- The legal battle on The abolition of slavery”

MR David Smith– DIRECTOR OF THE BRITISH AFRICAN BUSINESS ALLIANCE
Title of Presentation by Mr Smith “The importance and benefits of Africans and The British working together”

MR ARTHUR TORRINGTON- – PROJECT DIRECTOR OF WINDRUSH FOUNDATION & CO-FOUNDER OF THE OLAUDAH EQUIANO SOCIETY
Title of Presentation by Mr Torrington- Celebrating Olaudah Eqiano, The African

LADY Angie Amra Anderson– Artistic Director of AMRA Productions and PIONEER OF AFRICAN ARTS IN THE UK.
Title of Presentation by Lady Anderson- “The presentation and performance of traditional art”

PERFORMING ARTISTS
ACD ARTS FROM EAST AFRICA MANAGED BY Steven Kasamba

SPECIAL GUESTS SO FAR

MP FOR READING WEST – MP ALOK SHARMA – SPONSOR
MP FOR NEWCASTLE CENTRAL – MP CHI Chi Onwurah
MP FOR WINDSOR- MP ADAM AFRIYIE
MP FOR OCHIL AND SOUTH PERTHSHIRE- MP TASMINA SHEIKH
SIERRA LEONE HIGH COMMISSIONER TO UK & IRELAND – HIS EXCELLENCY SIR Edward M Turay

MEDIA PARTNERS –

DE OSA CATERING SERVICES – MANAGED BY Rita Osa

FOCUS AFRICA – MANAGED BY Focus Atta
AFRICAN CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT- MANAGED BY Steven Kasamba
9jadiaspora – MANAGED BY Mr Toibudeen Oduniyi
Pamtengo Internet Radio Station – Streaming live on the day

Starr Radiouk
OUTERGLOBE -MANAGED BY Debbie Golt
TrueAfrican Heritage– MANAGED BY Rukayat Aderewa Akanke
AFRICAN SHOW , BLAST 1383- MANAGED BY Real Real O’Raell
PHOTOGRAPHY Dark Zac
AFRICANA- MANAGED BY RICHARD Richard Freeman Oluyinka
Esoe Remo – MANAGED BY Omoluwabi Toks OmoSoluade

Limited Spaces still available for Sponsorship , For more info, contact is TODAY on +447882809005

I ALSO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES BELOW
MC Hosting for corporate functions, business expos and network seminars
Emotional Well being, Creative confidence and Bespoke educational modules as part of Youth Empowerment projects/programmes & initiatives in Africa
Customised social media services for Campaigns, Entrepreneurs, Start up businesses, and Social Events across various Social media channels
Motivational Talks for Schools, Universities and Community groups
Talks and Video Presentations on themes related to West African History and Black History
CONTACT US TODAY ON +447882809005 TO MAKE A BOOKING, OR DROP US AN EMAIL : afripoet@gmail.com
T.T.F

Star Radio UK will be one of our media partners at this months Black History Month Celebrations at The UK House of Parliament

This amazing initiative continues to produce amazing content to a global audience 24/7

Find out more about Star Radio UK at our Black History Month Celebrations at the House of Parliament on Thursday the 27^th of October

Star Radio UK, the radio station of choice is the UK’s No1 & Afro-Caribbean Station in the UK. Located at the heart of London, the station assembles some of the finest and top presenters who deliver on a daily basis timely News, good music and great entertainment. Download STARR RADIO UK dedicated app free from your apps store.

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