Two films in London about #refugees: Lo Capitano, the story of 2 #Senegalese teenagers who leave #Dakar to travel to Europe, and Opponent, about an #Iranian family in Sweden where the father's love of #wrestling sparks problems. Eventslondon.org

Tender, humorous, innocent, fresh, romantic, touching - yes, Nezouh is another #film on the #conflict in #Syria and the risk of taking the dangerous escape route to Europe. But yes, this one is a little different. eventslondon.org/reviews/a-hole…

'The #EU-#Africa #migration agenda – realising a new partnership', Brussels meeting online with @PawelBusiakiewicz Linda Oucho @CatherineWoollard and @Sabelombokazi65 at 4.30pm today Eventslondon.org

'Wages Not Warrants! Demonstration and Walking Tour', solidarity with #garment workers in #Bangladesh and elsewhere on anniversary of the entirely preventable #RanaPlaza disaster in #Dhaka that killed 1,100 workers, 6:15-8pm today, Soho Square Gardens Eventslondon.org

Thinking about #migration, 25 April: 'Abolition is Presence: Mapping the practices and possibilities of #border abolition in the UK' (Migrants in Culture) & 'The Time is Now: Power, Accountability, and the Fight for Migrant Justice' (JCWI (Follow us on Bluesky @jcwi-uk.bsky.social)) Eventslondon.org

'Tomorrow’s Freedom' is the optimistic title of a new #documentary opening in London this week about #Palestine’s “Prince of Freedom” aka “Palestine’s Nelson Mandela”, Marwan Barghouthi eventslondon.org/reviews/hopes-…

Swearing, sex talk, insults, rivalry: a group of #cricket WorldCup players bicker, spill secrets and get on each others’ nerves. These women are #Indian and #English players, and their banter makes for a lively 1st act of 'Testmatch' at the Orange Tree Theatre copper-lavender-97yn.squarespace.com/config/

'Omen' is the debut film of #Congolese rapper BALOJI. Several characters in this family drama are called ‘witches’. And Baloji means “sorcerer”, or even “sorcerer who can take all the other sorcerers’ powers”. eventslondon.org/reviews/family…

The latest addition to the list of London #film festivals opens in May: the first Muslim International Film Festival, which "champions the narratives of #Muslim filmmakers and spotlights their compelling stories" eventslondon.org/recommended/lo…

The #music that changed Britain: new British Library exhibition, 'Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of #BlackBritish Music.' Wait: make that 523 years, because JOHN BLANKE, a royal trumpeter for Henry VII and Henry VIII, probably arrived in 1501. eventslondon.org/reviews/the-mu…

Digital #disinformation in #Africa: Hashtag #activism and state #propaganda: how politicians and corporations are spending billions to disrupt dialogue and drown out dissent Tony Roberts GeorgeKarekwaivanane edmilson angelo @RutendoChabikwa online 4pm today Eventslondon.org

Starting tomorrow, 2 May: UK Asian Film Festival More films, plays, exhibitions, lectures, programmes in London about the Global South at Eventslondon.org

Nezhou, “a dreamy picture of life under siege. Delicately weaving lightness and magical realism among heart-breaking desolation ... a powerful and moving perspective on the #Syrian conflict”, Curzon Camden プリふわ太郎は限界, The Castle, Ciné Lumière eventslondon.org/reviews/a-hole…

#aid worker or #INGO staffer? This one's for you: 'Multiple Casualty Incident' The Yard Theatre - a play about a group of international aid workers in a London training centre, preparing to help people in crisis on another side of the world Eventslondon.org

'Dancing On The Edge Of A Volcano' is a testament both to the madness of #Lebanon and to its equally deep-rooted determination to live life whatever the circumstances, Curzon Bloomsbury eventslondon.org/reviews/like-m…

‘Simply Being #Gay’ and ‘Gaming the System’: a look at some myths for #LGBTQI+ #refugees davidchirico ayesha @MoudGoba, today SOAS University of London Eventslondon.org

Multiple Casualty Incident The Yard is "about why we decide to help people in a country thousands of miles away but why we help the people right in front of us — how that human instinct can slowly...turn into something, perhaps, less than helpful.” eventslondon.org/reviews/spotli…

Swearing, sex talk, insults, rivalry: a group of #WorldCup players argue, spill secrets and get on each others’ nerves. These #women are all #Indian and #English #cricketers, and their banter makes a lively first act of #Testmatch at the Orange Tree Theatre eventslondon.org/reviews/india-…

British-#Somali writer Sabrina Ali enjoyed making her friends laugh at school and now she’s making audiences laugh at the Royal Court theatre, with Dugsi Dayz, a play about four girls in detention at their #Islamic school. eventslondon.org/reviews/oh-my-…

#HongKong pays the price of dissent - was it worth it?, Stephen Vines SOAS University of London today, 5.30pm Eventslondon.org