Events
Past Events
Black Young Proffessionals ( BYP) 2025
Aspiring Young Proffessionals
Black Young Proffessionals ( BYP) event was amazing. Our founder spoke to aspiring young Professionals. She spoke of her journey, lived experience and encouraging them to keep going and always take time to celebrate the small wins!
Fusion Fest 2024
Celebrated the Black History Month
Bringing Together The Richness of Black Culture
In celebration of Black History Month, this year, Progressive Talent CIC is proud to present Fusion Fest 2024, an immersive cultural event that will take place on Sunday 27 October 2024 at Pontefract Town Hall. This event brings together the richness of Black culture through a unique fusion of music, food, dance, and art, offering attendees an experience that is both entertaining and educational.
Event highlights include:
🔸 Culinary experiences featuring diverse dishes from Africa and the Caribbean.
🔹 Entertaining dance sessions where attendees can take part and join in the fun.
🔸 Art exhibitions displaying works from emerging and established Black artists.
🔹 A fashion show that brings together the rich heritage of African fabrics and contemporary designs.
This project has been made possible with a Culture Grant by Wakefield Council as part of Our Year – Wakefield 2024.
Lucy Ndlovu, Director of Progressive Talent CIC said: “This is an exciting time for us as we join to celebrate a year-long programme of culture and the rich heritage of Wakefield district. This year’s Black History Month theme is Reclaiming Narratives, and we wanted to honour our culture and showcase our diversity in Wakefield and beyond. Fusion Fest is about celebrating the contributions of Black culture to our society. We’ve curated an event that not only showcases the talents of Black artists, chefs, and performers but also invites the community to engage, learn, and celebrate together.”
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Community Engagement 2024
Events and Activities
Cultural Activities & Celebrations
We are passionate about engaging with the public and getting involved in cultural activities and celebrations.
We know that public engagements foster collaboration and diversity enabling communities to come together to build relationships, share ideas and promote a variety of opportunities through various initiatives.
Examples include:
🔸 The Leeds African Communities Trust cultural celebration 2024
🔹 David Oluwole (Hibiscus Rising) fundraising dinner in support of David Oluwale Memorial Association (DOMA) in collaboration with LEEDS 2023: Year of Culture.
🔸 Black History Month Celebrations at Leeds University 2023.
🔹 ● We hosted Fusion Fest 2024, an immersive cultural event in Wakefield as part of Our Year – Wakefield 2024. This event brought together the richness of Black culture through a unique fusion of music, food, dance, and art.In celebration of Black
History Month
International Women's Day 2024
Celebrated the Wakefield District Way
Investing in women and inspiring inclusion
We are passionate about promoting economic inclusion of all women, but we also know that for marginalised women (Black Women, Asian and Minority Ethnic), many social and economic barriers prevent them from reaching their full potential.
We will be taking part in some of the key discussions in the region and globally about Gender Equality.
Join us for what promises to be a fantastic, informative event.
The event will be hosted by the fabulous CLAIRE Sutherley DL, Managing Director of We Are Wakefield Ltd.
The panel discussions will be:
🔸 Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP - Labour MP for Normanton, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department.
🔹 Mayor of Wakefield Cllr Josie Pritchard - Josie was elected in May 2021 and represents the Altofts and Whitwood Ward. Josie is dedicated to promoting children's welfare and mental health services.
🔸 Tracy Carpenter, Director of Mint HR - Tracy, founded Mint HR back in 2016 and has over 25 years’ HR industry experience.
We Are Wakefield #inspiringinclusion #inclusiveleadership #inclusionmatters
To register: https://lnkd.in/ghXBipJP
Black History Month 2023
Chocolate Brunch Event
We are a network of Black Professional women in the Yorkshire region.
This was an exciting event where we saluted and celebrated our sisters.
International Women's Day 2023
Embrace Equity : DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality
This was an event that showcased amazing women in Tech and they shared their experiences of being underrepresented in the industry. They inspired us all to get out of our comfort zones and to be more digital.
They are women leaders, trailblazers and fantastic role models.
Forward Ladies 2023
Unstoppable Women
A fantastic event today ForwardLadies.com by Griselda Togobo! It truly was inspiring to see so many #unstoppablewomen together. We cheered all the amazing winners and the nominated inspiring individuals🏆
The event celebrated not just the challenges of entrepreneurship and leadership, the 'untold stories of grit' but also the spirit of #Ubuntu as Griselda Togobo aptly said "Together we will go further!"
Black History Month Event 2022
Hidden Figures Plus Panel Discussion
"Timing is Everything, and we have the ability to navigate barriers and achieve what we set our minds to do."
As part of Black History Month, we hosted an event in collaboration with Hyde Park Pictures where we screened Hidden Figures film (2016) and thereafter we had a Q&A session to address the themes addressed in the film. We also had an amazing panel of inspirational speakers who shared their lived experiences and the lessons learnt showcasing what resilience and brilliance look like.
International Women's Day Event 2022
Lecture: Contributions Made By Women Of African Descent To The Leeds City Region
On the 19th of March, 2022, The Leeds African Communities Trust (LACT) in partnership with Soaring with Didi and Deckacy hosted the first-ever lecture to celebrate the contributions made by women of African Descent to the Leeds City Region.
The lecture was held in recognition of the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2022 #BreaktheBias. There is a deficit of research that supports the contributions made by women of African descent in the UK. While research on migrants to the UK is available, it does not fully consider female migrants who are overlooked in the labour market statistics that exist. The data shows that 50% of the migrants are women who play a crucial role in their families, and they contribute economically. Their contributions as highly skilled professional women go unnoticed and there is a lack of awareness about their existence.
There is also a scarcity of places where the discourse is held and although they might be seen as highly qualified and highly educated, research has shown that they face barriers and stagnation in their careers due to gendered norms and ethnicised labour markets.
The lecture created awareness of the impact of these women, the space for knowledge sharing and strong community networks which will lead to initiatives such as mentorship, collaboration, and networking. This will also create partnerships across various organisations in the Leeds City Region such as the University of Leeds Women’s Network, BAME Network and Women’s Voice Network.
OUR YEAR Wakefield District 2024
Fusion Fest: Celebrating Black Heritage
🎉🌎 Celebrate Fusion Fest 2024 🎶🍲🎨💃🏽
Join us for a FREE vibrant and interactive event that brings Black culture to life through a fusion of music, food and dance this Black History Month.
✨ Dance Performances
🍴 Delicious Food
🎨 African Art and Jewellery Exhibition
🎙️Inspiring Speaker
🎼 Music
📅 Sunday, 27th October 2024
🕛 12 pm - 4 pm
📍 Pontefract Townhall, Bridge Street, Pontefract WF8 1PG
Come experience the beauty of our heritage; you won’t want to miss it! 🌍✨
#BlackCulture #CelebrateDiversity #CommunityEvent #Pontefract #LiveMusic #ArtExhibition
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