 I Will be exhibiting at - The Gallery Yashua Arts & Culture, 105-107 Fore Street, Edmonton, N18 2XF opp Macdonalds, buses: 34, 102, 144, 249, 259, 279, 349 Train: Silver Street - Event Celebration of Marcus Garvey entrance ,Live band, various speakers, martial arts live demonstration, singers. 3pm - 12.00pm entrance free contact Yashua Office 0207 998 3171 A BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT IN TRIBUTE TO BLACK MEN Bookhouse Kitap Evi Café & Restaurant Tottenham, London N17 9JB Thursday, 8th October 2009 6.30pm – 11.30pm
EVENT PROGRAMME | | | | | | selectable="off" />UK) | Dale Burton, Member 100 Black Men of London: Improving The Image | MJ: Spoken Word | Alison Martin: McMilllan Cancer Trust: Men’s Health | Matt Collins – Chance UK | Martin: Redemption Song | Patrick Augustus, Author: Weekend Father |
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| Man In The Mirror Improving the Image | BeYouT Presents: Reigning Men Fashion Show | Neville Watson: Men in Politics | J’Angel Healing Psalmist : Keep Your Head Up | Saaydah Edwards: Social Awareness | Elaine Roberts: Close by Event Sponsor: | Tribute Song: The Man In The Mirror | Open Mic Session until 11.30pm |
WEEKEND FATHERS - by Patrick Augustus (best-selling author of the BabyFather novels)
WEEKEND FATHERS by Patrick Augustus is a ‘how to’ book with a twist. Propelled by an intent to inform new fathers and rehabilitate fathers who fall short of the mark, WEEKEND FATHERS borrows the lessons it imparts from the experiences of the men who have attended Augustus’ BabyFather Alliance workshops over the past three years. Augustus claims that the education authorities are continuing to fail generations of future adults by refusing to include structured discussions of parenting within the tertiary education curriculum. Augustus identifies the relationship between the parents of a child as the first component in parenting. If the relationship between the parents is fractured, or breaks down, the problems which develop invariably divert attention and energy from the parenting process. Augustus believes more of our future parents would save themselves time (and money) if they were provided with greater information regarding their legal rights and obligations and responsibilities around issues arising from procreation at around the same time as they are made aware that sexual attraction is a (primarily pleasurable) potential consequence of male/female interaction. Drawing from the emphasis of his best-selling and award-garnering BabyFather novels, WEEKEND FATHERS finds Augustus taking a cold-eyed look at jaundiced relationships in the real world as he provides a host of men from variant backgrounds and myriad situations with legal advice on how to minimise the damage arising from their shattered relationships and how to maximise their effectiveness as parents. The BabyFather novels established male relationship fables as a literary genre during the early 1990s. Since the publication of the first BabyFather novel, Augustus has witnessed the birth of a host of literary disciples and imitators (particularly amongst mainstream male authors) and has also been conferred with authority status in ongoing discussions and debates concerning male/female relationships and parenting. Since the Foundation of the BabyFather Alliance in 1995, Augustus has become a staple in community centres, churches, theatres and prisons as the host of workshops (usually all-male) which allow men to discuss their relationship and parental access problems. WEEKEND FATHERS gives the reader a poignant (and sometimes ironically humorous) snapshot of moments from these discussions and debates.
WEEKEND FATHERS by Patrick Augustus is distributed by Amazon and available from retail outlets, priced £8.99. www.barnardos.co.uk - www.facebook /patrickaugustus
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