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We are a platform that recognise, celebrate & uplift JA diaspora in the UK 🇯🇲✨
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JamPat’s are back and they're wrapping up our 2026 Garden Pop-ups this weekend! 🌴

It’s the final guest food spot of the year, and we can’t think many a better way to bring the garden food season to a close than with a big old helping of Jampat’s. 🍗

They’re with us Friday 25th & Saturday 26th September, bringing all the Caribbean goodness you know the drill with: jerk chicken, curry goat, plantain, dumplings and plenty more tasty things to get stuck into. 😋

Two days of big flavours, cold pints and hopefully a bit of September sunshine for good measure. 👍

So let’s wrap up this 2026 guest food season with a bang. 💥

JamPat’s - one last time in 2026 - let’s go! 😁

#NagsHeadReading #Jampats #CaribbeanFood #BeerGarden #FoodPopUp

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More from ‘Jamaica House’ @theoriginaljcn 🏠🇯🇲

As well as celebrating Jamaica’s Independence Day, director ‘Storm Saulter’ and actor ‘Sheldon Shepherd’ joined Monikah to discuss the release of new thriller series ‘Possession’ @skytv 🎬

Set Design - @toni.textures @ohsoyas

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Had the pleasure of designing the set for ‘Jamaica House’ last month created by the amazing @theoriginaljcn @monikahlee 💛💚🇯🇲🏠

The event hosted a panel talk celebrating all things Jamaican culture - so much valuable insight shared!

Photography - @rafael_.v

Special thanks to @ohsoyas for helping me bring the Front Room to life, @ryanadrianprince for this amazing concept & @janaivisuals for contributing her stunning print🐚

So much fun working in this space!

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🎥 🇯🇲 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁! 🙏🏿🖤✊🏿

𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲)
Date: Thursday September 3, 2026
Time: 7PM (EST)
Title: 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
Director: Esther Figueroa
Year: 2026
Country: Jamaica 🇯🇲
Duration: 74’
Extra: The film will remain available to watch after the online premiere, so you can also tune in at a later time, and from anywhere in the world!
Location: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺 | https://youtu.be/BfQi2XVZrIY

#caribbeanactivistcinema #beyoundboundaries #thesavecockpitcountrymovement #jamaica #onlinepremiere

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🎥 🇯🇲 The documentary 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, to be 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 this 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯 at 𝟳𝗣𝗠 (𝗘𝗦𝗧), explores the century-long struggle to protect 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆, Jamaica’s largest rainforest and most important biodiversity hotspot. Through community organizing, research, advocacy, protests, and legal action, generations of activists have fought to defend its unique ecosystems, water resources, cultural heritage, and rural communities. Directed by 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗮, the documentary shows the resilience and creativity of the movement while offering an inspiring example of 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗺. 🙏🏿🖤✊🏿

𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲)
Date: Thursday September 3, 2026
Time: 7PM (EST)
Title: 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
Director: Esther Figueroa
Year: 2026
Country: Jamaica 🇯🇲
Duration: 74’
Extra: The film will remain available to watch after the online premiere, so you can also tune in at a later time, and from anywhere in the world!
Location: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺 | https://youtu.be/BfQi2XVZrIY

#caribbeanactivistcinema #beyoundboundaries #thesavecockpitcountrymovement #jamaica #onlinepremiere

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🎥 🇯🇲 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲! Missed the in-person launch of 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 in Jamaica a few months ago? Then join us on 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 for the 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 of this documentary by 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗮 on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯, 𝗮𝘁 𝟳𝗣𝗠 (𝗘𝗦𝗧). The film will 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 there, so you can also tune in at a later time, and from anywhere in the world! 🙏🏿🖤✊🏿

𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲)
Date: Thursday September 3, 2026
Time: 7PM
Title: 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
Director: Esther Figueroa
Year: 2026
Country: Jamaica 🇯🇲
Duration: 74’
Extra: The film will remain available to watch after the online premiere, so you can also tune in at a later time, and from anywhere in the world!
Location: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺 | https://youtu.be/BfQi2XVZrIY

#caribbeanactivistcinema #beyoundboundaries #thesavecockpitcountrymovement #jamaica #onlinepremiere

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🎥 🇸🇷 “𝗪𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 (2025) is a four-channel 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 woven together from 𝟯𝟭 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 housed in the Dutch colonial film archive of 𝗘𝘆𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺. Created from footage spanning over 50 years, 36 edited sequences expose the 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲. Against a stirring soundtrack, these scenes lay bare the 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 at the heart if the Dutch colonial project, while also portraying the 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 - the laughter, dancing, shared food, and family affection - of a people who insist on their own humanity. 𝗪𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 is 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗮’s tribute to all life forms who experience colonial domination. It celebrates living with dignity, generosity, and creativity even under the most unimaginable conditions.”

“𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗮 is a 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 🇯🇲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿, writer, educator, linguist, and curator of arts, literature and film events (...). Her 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 (...) focuses on the perpetuation of local and indigenous knowledges and cultures, defending the natural environment, opposing social injustice, and supporting community engagement.”

𝗙𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗮’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 remains on view at 𝗘𝘆𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 in 𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 🇳🇱 until 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲,, as part of the exhibition 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲. 🙏🏿🖤✊🏿

#watissuriname #whatissuriname #estherfigueroa #newperspectivesoncolonialfilmheritage #eyefilmmuseum

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Community. Culture. Connection. Context.

We linked up with Kayne at the Jamaican Creative Network event at @bustermantis , Lewisham, for a conversation that went deeper than the moment.

Skolla caught up with Kayne to talk about the importance of community, passing knowledge between generations building meaningful networks and celebrating Black culture with intention.

Because culture doesn’t move forward by accident. It moves when we connect, share, teach and create space for the next generation.

A conversation rooted in positive Blackness, legacy and the power of community.

Capture Context × @kaynekawasaki

Platforming a difference in culture. 🎥🌍

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Summer dump pt. 1. We’ve been taking pictures of you guys coming in, but haven’t really been posting them. A lot’s been going on: countless birthdays, several weddings, a World Cup, food and drink. A long hot summer. We’ve got 3 bookable rooms for any event you wanna host with us, just shout.

Thanks to everyone who’s been coming in, and to everyone coming in this week and beyond: we’ve got Cheap Thursday with £7 each for everything on the menu; Friday we’ve got music til late, Saturday we’re open for dinner but closed for a private event later on, then Sunday we’re serving a roast, of course. Come through for any and all 🙏🏽

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Big up @monikahlee over at @theoriginaljcn who got a chance to share some affirmations with the lovely ladies at @ukjerkfest ✨

We’re happy to be gyalifesting connections that allow us to share our mission overseas

Night Jam is September 6th with more of our London family @rec.ess 🔥

Tickets have dropped! Go get em’ cause they’re going and the day will be here quick fastttt 🏃🏾‍♀️

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New shoot 4 @batch.ldn🧥 @julian_osborne @samuelmatanle @paraboot_official 👞 ⌚️ @larssonjennings 📸 @pinkroseph #reels #model #fashion #instagood #viralreeĺs 🎵

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GIVEAWAY CLOSED🗣️
win a pair of tickets to JAMAICA HOUSE 🇯🇲

Tomorrow (Saturday 8 August), the Jamaican Creative Network (@theoriginaljcn ), in partnership with @blackeatsldn , will transform @bustermantis into JAMAICA HOUSE, a one-day celebration marking Jamaica’s 64th Independence through culture, creativity, conversation and community.

Giveaway winners will get access to both In Conversation sessions discussing the Windrush legacy and new Sky TV show Possession which is set in Jamaica, PLUS the Independence Celebration (party + DJs from 8pm onwards).

To enter:
1. Follow @blackthings_blackfriends and @theoriginaljcn
2. Like this post
3. Tag the person you want to take with you!

Giveaway closes TONIGHT at 9pm. Winner will be randomly selected and sent a DM!

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