From the Editor

* Watch out for: The 419, a playful poetry and photography exhibition, where 14 sonnets and 14 portraits show how money flows through 14 lives on a typical day in Lagos, Nigeria. See: Exhibitions

Daniel Nelson london.globalevents@gmail.com

TALKS AND MEETINGS

Sunday 14 September

* Fly, Wil Swans, Jung Chang's birst book was banned in China; now she shares the story of her family's lives through China's rise to global superpower, 7-8.15pm, £30, Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, SW7 2AR. Info: RGS

* ESEA Cultural Festival: Homegrown, performance, workshops, films, food, 10am-5pm, free, Pelican House, 138–148 Cambridge Heath Road, E1 5QJ. Info: Southeast and East Asian Centre

Tuesday 16 September

* The New Censorship: When the War on the Media Meets War, Ayala Panievsky, ASrwa Damon, James Rodgers, 7 - 8:30pm, from £7.13, Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, W2 1Qj. Info: Frontline

* The Guardian’s climate assembly, George Monbiot, Mikaela Loach, Emma Pinchbeck, Feargal Sharkey, in person or livestream, 7.30-9pm, £20-£39.99, Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road  NW1 2BJ. Info: The Guardian

* Social and humanitarian assistance in crises: agendas, ambitions. and aspirations for more effective intervention, Paul Harvey, Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, Jeremy Lind, Rachel Slater, 9:45-10:45am, Info: Institute of Development Studies 

* Weathering the Storm: Making the case for social protection in crises, 3.45-4.45pm. Info: Institute of Development Studies

Wednesday 17 September

* Innovation Under Fire: Support for Child Amputees, Edward Hall, Shehan Hettiaratchy, Dave Henson, Sarra Ghazi, Stuart Croxford, 7-9pm, £16.96, Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place W2 1QJ. Info: LSN Group

* Authoritarian Legacies and Popular Support for State Violence: A Multi-Method Analysis of The Philippine Case, Imelda Deinla, Dwayne Antojado, Kingsley Abbott, Chao-yo Cheng, Mai Sato, 6-8pm, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Senate House, Malet Street, WC1E 7HU. Info: ICS

* Protecting the gains: how social protection can support livelihoods and growth in crises, panel discussion, 2-3pm. Info: Institute of Development Studies

* Democracy Contested: Why are governments becoming more autocratic?, Don Leonard, Oluwole Ojewale, 4-5.30pm. Info: Institute of Development Studies 

EXHIBITIONS

* Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict, exhibits include sexual slavery of ‘Comfort Women Corps’ in World War Two and of Yazidi women and girls by ISIS in 2014, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1 6HZ until 2 November. Info: War Museum

+ Sexual violence in conflict: ‘The cheapest weapon known to man’

* Thirst: In Search of Freshwater, from ancient Mesopotamia and Victorian London to modern-day Nepal and Singapore, the exhibition combines art, science, history, technology and indigenous knowledge to deepen understanding of our relationships with freshwater, free, Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, NW1 2BE until 1 February 2026. Info: Wellcome

+ Thirst: an exhibition bridge over troubled water​

* Ancient India: living traditions, the origins of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist sacred art in the nature spirits of ancient India – and how they live on 2,000 years later, from £16, British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DG until 19 October. Info: Museum

+ Starring role for snakes in Ancient India exhibition

* Mumbai + London: new perspectives on the ancient world, small show focussed on Greek god Dionysius and India’s Vishnu, British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DG until 11 January 2026. Info: Exhibition

* Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times In An Instant), Mexican artist Teresa Margolles’ cuboid on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square is a memorial to trans people worldwide

* Collecting and Empire, trail making connections between archaeology, anthropology and the British Empire, British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1. Info: British Museum

* British Library, installation of 6,328 books marks the contributions of migrants to UK, Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1. Info: Installation/ 7887 8888

* Inspiration Africa: Stories Beyond the Artifacts, exploration of V&A galleries through the lens of African heritage, free, second Saturday of every month, V&A, Cromwell Road, SW7. Info: V&A tou

* African Deeds, showcases a collection that includes diaries, cassette interviews, videos, photos and documents of three generations of family history, inspired by grandfather Thomas’ land title deeds brought from West Africa in 1901, Black Cultural Archives, 1 Windrush Square, SW2 1EF. Info: BCA 

* Target Queen, large-scale commission by British-Indian artist Bharti Kher, Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre

* Esther Mahlangu: Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu, brightly coloured geometric paintings rooted in South African Ndebele culture, free, Serpentine North, until 28 September. Info: Serpentine

* Making Egypt, exploring ancient Egypt's creativity and how it continues to influence art, design and popular culture today, £10, Young V&A, Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA. Info: V&A

* Wellcome Photography Prize, top 25 entries from categories including health problems in South Africa and climate change, free, Wednesdays–Saturdays, Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, NW1 1AT until 18 October. Info: Exhibition

* More Than Human, how design can help the planet thrive by shifting its focus beyond human needs, £14.38, students £5, Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High Street W8 6AG, until 5 October. Info; Design Museum

* Virtual Beauty, exploring the impact of digital culture and technologies on traditional definitions of beauty, pay what you can, Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA until 28 September. Info: Somerset House

* Imaging Peace, outdoor exhibition featuring global community peace photography projects, part of ‘Lost & Found: Stories of sanctuary and belonging’, a free programme of arts and ideas at King’s College, Strand, WC2R 2LS. Info: Peace exhibition;

* Palestinian Childhoods: Solidarity & Ṣumūd, exhibition and programme of events seek to witness and convey Palestinian children’s struggle for everyday life, love, play and learning in the face of loss and brutality, UCL East Marshgate Building, 7 Sidings Street, E20 2AE.until 14 September. Info: UCL. Events include 14 Sept, Beyond the Checkpoints, Youth Voices from Palestine panel 

* The 419, playful poetry and photography exhibition in which 14 sonnets by Inua Ellams and 14 portraits by Oluwamuyiwa “Logor” Logo show how money flows through 14 lives on a typical day in Lagos, Nigeria, free, Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA until 14 September. Info: Somerset House

+ Sonnets and scammers

ARTS OPPORTUNITIES

* Good Chance is seeking two Workshop Facilitators for its pilot co-creation project with people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds. Deadline: 21 September.

* The Royal Court Theatre’s first nationwide, open-access Young Playwrights Award invites every teenager in the country to try writing a play.

* Autograph is looking for a curator to work with its collection and exhibitions, focused on photographic practice. Apply by 29 September.

* On offer: a unique live-theatre audio description training programme prioritised for eight individuals from Global Majority communities. Details from VocalEyes.

* New Diorama Theatre is distributing grants of £500 to migrant theatre makers to ease the burden of visa, legal, and other bureaucratic costs affecting migrants navigating UK immigration.

* Entries for the 2026 Open City Documentary Festival are open. Deadline: 28 November

* Black Cultural Archives is looking for 13 ,more members to develop skills, explore culture, and shape the future of the heritage sector. Information here for information and an application form. 

* First or second-generation migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, international students or international workers can enter the Then & Now’ writing competition focussing on your migration story. Details here.

* Good Chance, formed in the Calais Jungle refugee camp, is launching Stage Door 10 - a national programme placing 10 creatives from refugee backgrounds in paid roles across 10 UK theatres and arts organisations.

* Theatro Technis and Hyphen Artist Collective’s offer free in-person & online writing sessions + community chats for hyphenated & global majority creatives.

* Artist Surgeries at the Gate Theatre: on the second Thursday of every month.

* As Yet Unscene is a year-round programme initiative to find and develop scripts in early stages of development. it includes workshops, rehearsed readings and fully-rehearsed performances of longer extracts. Details here

* The Royal Court Theatre’s Writers’ Card aims to help playwrights through mentoring, networking, funding opportunities, events, subsidised meals and free script printing.

* The Royal Court has also launched a London-wide playwrights award for 13-18-year-olds.

* The Cockpit Theatre’s monthly scratch night enables performers to try out 10-15 minutes of new work + a short Q&A. Also classes, workshops, readings, advice sessions, support & performance opportunities.

* Papatango hopes its new Playwrights’ Studio will be a home for playwrights of all levels of experience. Its advantages include digital workshops, lone-to-one, and thousands of pounds in open-access funding.

* Riverside Studios is offering a regular drop-in playwriting group:  “Whether you’re working on a script and want creative inspiration, you're intrigued by the idea of writing a play, or simply want a creative outlet, these monthly meet-ups are informal, fun and open to everyone.” It has also launched songwriting sessions.