World Afro Day’s “Screen Time to Green Time – Growing Together” is presented by Garden Designer and TV Presenter Flo Headlam. The project is backed by the ASCL, NEU, Community Trade Union and the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and aims to get children, schools and communities growing tea plants together.
The Growing Together project is addressing key issues of reducing screen time and anxiety, while improving community connection and wellbeing through nature. Plus, there are beautiful similarities between growing plants and growing Afro hair.
Under the expert eye of Flo Headlam, we are encouraging the nation to grow tea plants: Mint, Lemon Balm and Calendula (Marigold). From toddlers to Seniors we will be nurturing plants to harvest for tea activities on World Afro Day’s 10th Anniversary celebrations, 15 September 2026. Gardening can be good for the mind, body and soil so please join our Seed to Sip community.
World Afro Day with the backing of Paulette Hamilton MP, is calling on all MPs to vote for the recognition and prevention of Afro hair discrimination by updating the 2010 Equality Act to make Afro hair a protected characteristic. Research shows that Afro hair discrimination negatively affects jobs, education and health, which is why our Open Letter calls for action on the law. The letter has been signed by 100 influential supporters, like Mel B, Beverley Knight, Patrick Hutchinson, Fleur East, Sarah-Jane Crawford, Evelyn Forde MBE, Professor Patrick Vernon OBE and more. Now we hope that you can help us create positive change for the next generation.
This September 15th, 2023, we are launching a workplace initiative to address long-overdue hair discrimination at work. Global problems need global solutions and we are ready to rise to the challenge so we hope you will join us. More information coming soon, watch this space!
Register 1-2pm BST, June 7th for the World Afro Day – Linkedin Audio event with discussion, Q&A, guests and SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Big Hair Assembly livestream and resources are free and available all year round.
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“World Afro Day is a global day of celebration and liberation for Afro hair and identity, endorsed by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human rights. We work with organisations, companies, authorities and people from all backgrounds to tackle hair discrimination. We produce events, tools and training to empower people with Afro hair and to equip everyone for change”
There is deep historical, cultural and spiritual significance that connects African people, across thousands of miles and thousands of years. Afro hair is a human rights issue, affecting hundreds of millions of people internationally. We want to be free from discrimination and we want to be free to express our African identity, through our hair.
