Real Rhythm: Hear me out!!  'Real experiences shared through poetry & more'

Real Rhythm: Hear me out!! 'Real experiences shared through poetry & more'

Free community engagement: Health promotion & cancer awareness in the Black community through creative expression and interactive talks.

By Rhythm & Light

Date and time

Location

Waterloo Action Centre

14 Baylis Road London SE1 7AA United Kingdom

Agenda

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Agenda - TBC

About this event

  • Event lasts 4 hours

Introducing Real Rhythm: Hear me out!! Join us for an inspiring gathering, packed with useful health information and cancer awareness - shared through creative expression and interactive talks. Let's come together at Waterloo Action Centre on August 30, 2025 at 12:00pm. Hear from patients and the experts. This event is a safe space to listen, learn, share and connect with others. Come and be a part of an empowering community event!

  • Enjoy live music and poetry
  • Health & wellbeing talks - community & experts
  • Information stalls and resources
  • Afro-Caribbean buffet.
  • Space for reflections and connections

Organised by

Rhythm and Light's primary aim is to empower the black community, through creative writing, to make informed decisions about their health via various initiatives and events, including 'My Story in Rhythm'.

Rhythm and Light is a dynamic duo of researchers who are poets. Through creative expression they aim to:

• amplify the voices of people affected by cancer in the black community

• normalise conversations about cancer in the black community

• promote cancer awareness in the black community

• increase uptake of screening in the black community

'My Story in Rhythm' is a collection of poems sharing the real-life cancer experiences of the black community in the UK, with the overarching aim of raising awareness and increasing the uptake of screening in the black community.

Email: rhythmpluslight@gmail.com

Free
Aug 30 · 12:00 GMT+1