Eye - 21 October 2011

From song-writing at Sidcot to a reunion in Romford

by Eye 21st October 2011

Ben Okafor at Sidcot School

One of the liveliest events in Quaker Week was the visit to Sidcot School in Somerset of the singer and activist Ben Okafor.

Quaker Week is one of the biggest collaborative events in the school’s calendar. It not only brings the school together, but is also an opportunity to put on many imaginative events, and to bring in interesting visitors. Ben Okafor is a prolific performer and advocate of social justice, a passion that grew from his own involvement as a child soldier in the Nigerian/Biafran war.