About this Event
Auntie Jean's ACM...... COME, JOIN US ..
(BHM) AFRIKAN OUR-STORY MONTH
Auntie Jean's ACM is at the Magdalen Hall.
Don't miss out on the information and fun happening on Sunday, 15th November 2026, from 2:00 PM - 8 PM (GMT). It's the perfect chance to catch up, enjoy great vibes, and have a blast together. Grab your friends. Come and join us for an awesome time!
Featured on Sunday, 15th November 2026, 2 - 8 pm, is none other than
SELENA CARTY
Founder & CEO - Ancestral Consultant; Cultural & Genealogist, Identity & Empowerment Consultant, Global War Heritage Specialist, and Founder of the BlackPoppyRose CIC & BlackRose of Remembrance; plus Selena is the author of the book Legacy & Lineage of Marcus Moziah Garvey. Selena spent five years researching and self-published the full-colour hardback book. She should get a medal for the Garvey book. It is that good.
Selena Carty is a seasoned corporate, academic and community consultant, with almost two decades of experience as a speaker, writer, self-published author, curator, researcher, genealogist and military historian.
with a global perspective.
Her areas of expertise include preserving culture and ancestry through genealogy, remembrance for all global wars, heritage celebration, and identity empowerment. Selena also creates bespoke training & education programs, talks, workshops, and exhibitions for all ages and environments.
By also specialising in consulting services, Selena seeks to help organisations to sustainably promote cultural wellness within their company frameworks - empowering individuals, corporations and communities, both locally and worldwide, through tailored programs and initiatives.
“Selena advises education providers, charities, private companies, and NGOs on initiatives and campaigns worldwide. By leveraging the principles of inflective education, we empower individuals and nurture the growth of strong, resilient communities that contribute significantly to the development of our societies. This approach connects people with their genealogies, local histories, and collective heritage, serving as a powerful tool for nation-building, promoting inclusivity and cultural diversity, and fostering a sense of collective citizenship.”
After decades of community outreach and academic training, Selena has established herself as a well-respected brand by building a strong network of like-minded individuals who believe in her mission.
Join our community on this journey of learning and discovery, and become part of a movement that values heritage, promotes diversity, and empowers communities worldwide.
PAUL CHAMBERS
Chair of the British West India Regiments Heritage Trust (BWIRHT)
Paul Chambers joined the Jamaica Defence Force in 1980 and went to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst a year later. He became a captain and served with Caribbean forces when they joined the US invasion of Grenada in 1983. He is secretary of the West Indian Association of Service Personnel.
Born in Jamaica in 1960, Paul Chambers has devoted his life to service, leadership, and preserving Caribbean military heritage. He joined the Jamaica Defence Force in 1980, trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the U.S. Army Ranger School, and rose to the rank of Captain.
Paul served with Caribbean forces during the 1983 intervention in Grenada before moving to Britain in 1993, studying law at the University of Wolverhampton and settling in London. Paul founded the British West India Regiments Heritage Trust (BWIRHT) in 2021–22 to preserve and promote West Indian military heritage, particularly the history of the British West Indies Regiment of 1915–1921. As Chair, he champions recognition of Caribbean service and sacrifice through education, advocacy and commemoration. In 2023, he curated a memorial plaque at St George’s Memorial Church in Ypres, Belgium, honouring West Indian servicemen who died on the Western Front.
The Trust’s annual “Cum By Yah – Answering the Call” pilgrimage brings serving personnel, veterans and members of the public to the battlefields and cemeteries of France and Belgium. Meaning “Come by here”, its name connects generations: more than a century after Caribbean servicemen answered the call to serve, participants answer their call to remember.
Following the fourth pilgrimage in 2025, Paul collaborated with Lewisham Council to establish British West Indies Regiment Memorial Day, observed annually on 26 October, with the hope that communities across Britain will adopt it. Paul’s wider service includes running a driving school supporting people with disabilities and working as a registered Jamaican Patois interpreter.
Paul also serves as a Council Member and Trustee of both the Memorial Gates charity and the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League. Through his leadership, BWIRHT has helped secure fitting recognition at the funerals of Caribbean Second World War RAF veterans Neil Flanigan MBE and Gilbert Clarke. His work continues to bring communities and institutions together, strengthening the place of Caribbean military heritage within Britain’s national story.
AUNTIE JEAN'S AFRIKAN CULTURE MARKET (ACM)
The ACM is a Family community orintated that has been operating since 2014, on a monthly event that accurs the 3rd Sunday of each month.
Not just an ordinary market bt a market with a difference, not only can you purchase a wide range of orthentic Afrikan and Caribbean items, but also having a ShowCase Platform Hosted by a very Talanted Power Couple, Stella B. and Nat Nye, (Poetic Temple)
The ACM also have a Open Mic section and Poets called "The Garvey Village Poets" the brain child of Nate The Lyricist and each month they study a Leader Hero or Shero of Afrikan or Caribbean Our-Story (History) and recite their story's into Poetry on the Revolutionary Minds section of the ACM platform, which is also open to anyone wo would like to bring thier poetry to the platform.
We've had performances from children as young as six going right up the ages.
The Showcase Platform features the Sangoma Drummers who open and close the ACM as well as play inbetween Acts and Presentations.
Auntie Jean has run the Afrikan Cultural Market (ACM), a very successful monthly Family and community event, for over seven years. The market provides a unique space for people to browse and buy quality goods from vendors. It also provides an opportunity for people of African descent to exchange information, attend workshops and seminars on a wide variety of topics, from our history to parenting skills, to well-being, to trending social issues.
It is through her experience with the ACM that Auntie Jean identified the need for even greater support for small businesses, community groups, as well as a place to support our children, young people, the working population, and our senior citizens.
In response to demands from the monthly audiences at the Afrikan Culture Market (ACM) for a permanent platform for Information sharing, presentations, and teachings on a range of matters and issues that impact the Afrikan Cultural Community. In response to that demand, it was apparent that a physical base is needed to meet the demands.
Hence The Garvey Village concept was born; it will be an important Asset and Legacy to the Afrikan /Caribbean Community. It will provide an ‘umbrella’ of services and resources to enhance personal development through health, education, employment, training and well-being interventions, and social and cultural activities.
The Garvey Village Social Enterprise is the brainchild of Auntie Jean. The Garvey Village is a registered organisation established in 2017 (Company number 11038361)
The Garvey Village is the modern-day revolutionary Marcus Garvey ‘Black Print’ of Nation Building, Economic Unity, Self-Reliance and Collective Black Wealth, as a way of life for our generation and the next.
Garvey Village Social Enterprise aims to generate sustainable income that will create employment opportunities and provide economic empowerment for the Black, African diaspora community it serves.
The Garvey Village Social Enterprise exists to resource and enhance personal development, well-being, education, training, and employment opportunities specifically for the Black, African diaspora community. The village will be a hub, the go-to place for social and cultural activities.
The key objectives of the Garvey Village Social Enterprise are to generate sufficient income to be able to provide low-cost and some free activities to benefit the Black African diaspora community.
www.thegarveyvillage.org
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Magdalen Hall, Purbrook Street, London, United Kingdom
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