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An Afrocentric mutual aid nonprofit, using radical imagination and emancipatory systems-thinking as part of our circle of change. (@joyful.roots)

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⏰📣 Are you a student, part-time, low-waged, or unpaid worker, a new entrant farmer or otherwise unable to afford a general ticket to ORFC?

We have a limited number of subsidised tickets available for you to attend the UK’s largest agroecology gathering, and they’re selling fast!

For just £115, gain access to over 150 talks, workshops and performances on everything from crop care in a changing climate and farming with neurodiversity, to the role of fungi in healthy soils and creating a regenerative economy for the alternative food system, and so much more!

Farmers, growers, students, organisers, activists and artists come to ORFC to learn and connect with the movement changing the future of food and farming. They come away inspired to live this future in the present.

Our subsidised tickets are likely to sell out very soon - get yours before they’re gone at https://orfc.org.uk/ 💚👩🏽‍🌾🌾

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@1judilove #makingitmakesense

Behind the humour of this post are some real points about how we live and connect - then and now. The one we want to focus on is what changes when we lose beloved markets: third spaces that were, and still are, central to cultural and social life and to people’s livelihoods.

Some markets have become trendy and gentrified. Others, with little or no investment, have remained a source of connection, belonging and mutual support for many, many people. At their best, markets are where a community comes to know itself: recipes pass between generations, new traders find their feet, and every pound spent stays in the neighbourhood.

As campaigners and traders fight to save key markets across London, we wonder how much harm the loss of these spaces is doing…and will do. When local authorities favour property development with minimal social value over these third spaces, what is the long-term social, environmental and economic cost to local communities and beyond?

Don’t get us wrong: markets could be vastly improved to show greater value, from product sourcing to workforce care and supply chains. But gentrification and removal shouldn’t be the only options. Local authorities should work with partners on the ground to secure these spaces for communities and raise standards, alongside those most affected, with care, humility and proper resourcing.

To everyone working to save these valued market spaces: thank you. We stand with you in solidarity. ✊🏾❤️

#buybackbrixton #saveridleyroadmarket #saveridleyroad

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What if the knowledge we need isn’t new at all… but something we already knew? 🌱

At our last Black Growth Community Day, @gogrowwithlove helped us reconnect with Afroecology. Ancestral knowledge rooted in land, food, community and reciprocity.

From seed saving and companion planting to storytelling, sharing food and learning alongside the next generation, the day was a reminder that we are not separate from nature. We are part of it. 🌍

This isn’t new knowledge. It’s knowledge we’re remembering.

🌾 Come and l experience Black Growth for yourself?

Join us at our Harvest Wellness Festival

Sunday 27th September 2026
Myatt’s Field’s Park,
Brixton
Get your free ticket on the link below or in our bio
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/blackgrowthcic/2296245

🌱 Or come along to our next Community Day

Black Growth Community Day - Black History Special
Meadow Hill , Roots Allotments,
Croydon
Saturday 31st October 2026

Come learn, connect, grow and be part of the community.

💬 Which one will we be seeing you at?

More info in bio

🎥 Created & Edited By @candicechenade

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Plates and Palettes 🎨 🍽
(first week done, one more to go)

There's soo much I'd like to say, but more than anything, a massive thank you to everyone for your support.🌟

From the likes, comments, shares, messages and even just coming to the exhibition (some from London) let alone buying the prints. 🙏🏾🥹

Thank you to @maggiescottonline for the opportunity, initiative and guidance in making this as it would have been a struggle on my own entirely. And a massive thank you to Oj @jerkandbean for the opportunity to exhibit in his space. (Yummy food too).😋

This has given me some ideas on what to do next in St Leonards but also where to have the next big one. ☕️ All in due time.🌱

The exhibition will continue till this Saturday and it all comes down on Sunday afternoon. Do message me if you'd like to link up and we plan the dates. If you have any enquiries regarding the prints, do let me know too and I'll do my best to get back to you as soon as I can. 🙌🏽💫

Great Things Are Happening And Greater Things Are Coming For Us All.👐🏾

Thank you once again,

TM 🙏🏾🎨🧡

(Ok, back to painting 😁)

#stleonardsonsea #exhibition #tatendamikey #mixedmedia #community

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Plates and Palettes Exhibition 🎨🍽 -

To start the new month on the good foot, I'm happy to announce I'll be showcasing some work at Jerk and Bean on Kings Road from this weekend till the next. 🌟

Thanks to @maggiescottonline and OJ, I was able to set up some work and share a union of afro-carribean food and art, hence Plates and Palette. 🎨🍽

It's from 12 pm to 5 pm (closed on Monday), and there will be some prints sold too if anyone is interested.

All in all, it's to share the beauty of community through art and food, so I hope to see some of you there. 🌳

I'll be in this Saturday and next Tuesday afternoon. Do DM me if you'd like to see me personally, and we can arrange the best time.🙌🏽

Great things are happening and coming for us all; see you soon and take care.

TM 🙏🏾🎨🧡

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• THANKSGIVING •
Carnival weekend comes as the unofficial close of the summertime. A time we can hold recognition, give thanks and respect for the iconic and industrious elders and ancestors who built these celebrations, organised themsleves, held resistance, traditions, shaped their joy + built legacies for us to gain, retain + develop on these lands.

🪽Back in July we were blessed for Kemi to reach out from the @achfoodnetwork to host a wellbeing day for local elders on the land. We gathered to share on health, legacy, care and reflected on our connections with the land, food and organising. An unforgettable + pivotal event for us to be graced with the response-ability of hosting. Deep thanks.

🪶As many of our elders transition and / or have fewer years ahead than lived, we are reminded of the impact of picking up the mantle. 🕸️ Of deciding what we hold onto as heritage, inheritance, legacy and tradition and what we carry forward into the futures we are building.

The gathering and the reflections it brought forward, made ever more potent amongst the bachannal.

🫘How do we want to grow into our collective futures?
🌀How do we practise remembrance right now?
🥥What will we retain + what will we transform from the lineages that brought us here?
🕯️And what will we leave behind for the future ancestors?

Somewhere between questions and musings that help us develop this project, ourselves and our communal practices over time…

Ever forward

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From the shake of the agbé to the heartbeat of the drums… 🪇🥁✨

Our parade unfolds through the many layers that make Dendê Nation a community.

We start with our beautiful agbé section, bringing to the streets the energy built through an amazing series of sessions with @ursula.tuca.milan rhythm, movement, learning and connection coming together on Carnival day.

Then come the Dendê drummers, led by @mac_dende @paimmarivaldo and the wonderful @stella_kia_ carrying the pulse forward, alongside our incredible children and families and the guest groups who travelled and came together to make this parade bigger than any one city or community. ❤️

And then the dance sections bring their own languages to the rhythm:

✨ @hawahsambafro with her powerful AKOWMI movement section
✨ @rosariagracia and the beautiful Baianas, carrying grace, ancestry and tradition
✨ @adrianooliveiradanza bringing the strength and expression of Afro-contemporary dance

Different generations. Different groups. Different movement and musical languages, all meeting in the same parade, rooted in Afro-Brazilian culture and moving together through the streets of Notting Hill Carnival.

This is Dendê Nation. 🌿💛
Ijó Ìdílé — Rooted & Rising

Huge love to every drummer, dancer, child, family, choreographer, teacher, guest group and crew member who brought their energy to the road.

Produced by @gandaiaorg daia arts
Supported by @aceagrams @bigyellowselfstorage @blk_butterfly

#DendeNation #ReggaeChoir #NottingHillCarnival #AfroBrazilian

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We are excited to be part of the upcoming Afroecology Workshop Series! 🌱

On August 23rd, we will be joining @gogrowwithlove and The Earth Sistren Collective @cococollective_org @blk_butterfly @blackgrowthuk @awesidefarm to share knowledge and explore how ancestral wisdom can help us build more self-sustaining futures.

Come learn and grow and with us! Sign up for free via the Afroecology link in our bio🌿

#Afroecology #FoodSovereignty #BlackRootz #LandStewardship

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ONE MINUTE OF PURE @nhcarnivalldn VIBES! 🔥🥁💚💛❤️

In 2025, we had the privilege of welcoming @version_musictv a creative music platform showcasing exceptional talent from around the globe to capture Dendê Nation on the road at Notting Hill Carnival.

And THIS is what they saw. 🎥✨
 The movement, drums, colours, community, joy, resistance & the energy that can only be Carnival.

We’re so happy to announce that @version_musictv will be with us once again in 2026, documenting another chapter of our journey. What a gift to have their lens with us as we celebrate and honour this historic year: 60 years of existence & resistance at Notting Hill Carnival.

From last year’s memories to what is about to come… the countdown is ON. 🔥

Two weeks to go! Are you ready?

Supported by @aceagrams @bigyellowselfstorage @blk_butterfly and @nhcarnivalldn

🥁 Dendê Nation costumes by @sustentacarnaval  🎥 Video: @version_musictv  📍 Notting Hill Carnival 2025 “Roots of CommUnity”

#DendeNation #NottingHillCarnival #NHC2026 #NHC60

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Join us for a FREE Afroecology Workshop delivered by GoGrowWithlove and The Earth Sistren Collective. On August 9th, Coco Collective- Ital Community Gardens is grateful to kick off this land-based workshop series, while sharing space with @blackrootz__ , @blackgrowthuk , @awesidefarm & @blk_butterfly 🌱

Afroecology is more than a way of growing food. It’s about remembering ancestral wisdom, caring for the land in harmony with nature, and building stronger, self-sustaining communities through collective action.

4 Week Workshop Series:
📍 9 August – Coco Collective- Ital Community Gardens
📍 23 August – Black Rootz
📍 29 August – Black Growth
📍 30 August – Aweside Farm & Black Butterfly

Join us for the launch of the Workshop series by signing up on Afroecology link in our bio. 🔗

Please connect with the other green spaces to register for their respective dates.

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#Afroecology #FoodSovereignty #LandStewardship #CocoCollective #WomenLed

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🚨 STEWARDS WANTED – JOIN DENDÊ NATION AT NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL 2026! 🚨

We’re looking for as many fantastic volunteers as possible to parade with us and help keep our participants safe, supported and smiling throughout the day.

As a steward you’ll receive:
👕 A FREE Dendê Nation T-shirt
🥁 The chance to dance, sing and shake your way through the streets of Notting Hill
💛 The opportunity to be part of one of the world’s greatest street celebrations while helping create a safe and welcoming experience for everyone.

📅 Sunday 30 August
👧🏾 Kids’ Parade
🕗 Meet-up: 8:00am
🎉 Parade starts: 10:00am

This year we’re celebrating Rooted & Rising: Ijó Ìdílé – Your Ancestral Dance, alongside the Reggae Choir and the 60th anniversary of Notting Hill Carnival. Come and help us make this landmark celebration unforgettable!

Interested? Get in touch and join the Dendê Nation family.

Produced by @gandaiaorg
Supported by @aceagrams @bigyellowselfstorage @blk_butterfly @brixton.village

#dendenation #reggaechoir #nottinghillcarnival

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