On 6 December London arts organisation Free Word will host Black Home: The Club As Sanctuary. Presented by South London movement Touching Bass leaders Yewande YoYo Odunubi, Alex Rita and Errol Anderson, along with BBZ London, the programme includes a combination of music, poetry and talks honouring the heritage and contributions of black and LGBTQI+ communities to London’s music culture.

A discussion chaired by Odunubi, featuring CDR's Tony Nwachukwu, poets Belinda Zhawi and Kai-Isaiah Jamal, curator and DJ Naeem Davis and DJ Sippin' T, will be followed by DJ sets from Errol, Rita, Nwachukwu and Sippin' T.

“When done right, the club space transforms into much more than just a heavy sound system, a bar and four walls,” says Anderson. “The club can become a sanctuary, a stomping ground, a community meet, the gym, church, a collective shoulder, medicine. Home. Come dance nuh.”

The event is part of Writing Our Way Home, a Free Word project exploring the politics of home and takes place at their venue in Clerkenwell between 7pm–2am .