Films 10-03 – blackhistory walks

Welcome Back ? We fought for you, what happens now ? Sun 28.3.10

Sunday 28th March 1.30pm-5.00pm

Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road SE1

Tube: Lambeth North. Adm: Free. First come, first served

Bring pen and pad and be on time www.iwm.org.uk

1946, after black people had fought and died all over the world for Britain those still in England were told to go back where they had come from. On this day we will tell the untold stories of the post-war generation with films, audio clips and testimony from war veterans who were also veterans of the Civil Rights movement in Britain. As a black person in the post-war years you were:

* refused bank loans
* refused jobs
* restricted to live in bombed out areas
* blocked from buying homes
* harassed by police
* refused entry to churches
* refused service in pubs, hotels, restaurants
* forced to pay a higher mortgage than whites
* spat at on public transport
* attacked by the general public
* treated as if stupid in schools

War veterans such as Billy Strachan, Sam King and Connie Marks used their organising skills to fight such discrimination. We will focus on how such obstacles were overcome and if the lessons have been learned/remembered by the present generationia. It is aimed squarely at, conscientious adults who take their child’s education seriously, and curious children looking for positive influences.

For more info contact info@blackhistorywalks.co.uk

Black Mans Land, White Mans Country, Sat. 23.1.10

Black Mans Land, White Mans Country

Saturday 23 January 2pm-5.00pm

BFI Southbank (near Royal Festival Hall)

Belvedere Road SE1

Tube: Waterloo.

Tickets ₤5, best to book early

Phone 0207 928 3232

www.bfi.org.uk/southbank

History of Kenya from a Kenyan perspective with two rare films made in 1970’s

They detail how the British initially appeared as traders in East Africa before moving on to massacre numerous ethnic groups including Somalis, and Masai. Resistance leaders were killed, imprisoned or disappeared and replaced with quislings. The best land was stolen and given to British immigrants such as Lord Delamere. Schools and rites of passage customs were destroyed or disrupted and replaced with mission schools which only a few could attend. The Land and Freedom army was formed by ex WW2 veterans but the British refused to use their name and invented a new name, The Mau Mau. With extensive archive footage and extended interviews with the African resistance movement these unique films have eerie parallels with the modern day ‘war on terror’ and put a context on recent political and racial problems in Kenya

Emperor Selassie: Lion of Judah Sat 13.3.10

Twilight Revelations: Episodes in the Life & Times of Emperor Selassie

Saturday 13 March 2pm -5.00pm

BFI SouthBank

Belvedere Road SE1

Tube: Waterloo.

www.bfi.org.uk

Ethiopia’s last emperor Haile Selassie (1892 – 1975) is to this day revered by the million-strong Rastafarian community. Yemane I Demissie’s documentary shows us the man behind the myth. Mixed with archive footage and photographs of Selassie taken during official functions, are comments of former members of the imperial administration describing their leader as a man who deeply loved his country. Further testimonies from his grandson and daughter-in-law depict a family man who doted on his grandchildren. In mixing history with family stories, political comment with personal memories, Demissie signs here a moving and insightful portrait of a defining figure in African history

Haiti Cherie, The Movie. Sun 14.3.10

Presented by Images of Black Women Film Festival & Black History Walks as part of International Womens Month

Sunday 14th March 1.00pm-3.00pm plus Q and A

NFT2 BFI Southbank

Belvedere Road , SE1

Free Entry: First Come, First Served. This event will start on time. Not suitable for under 16’s

Tube: Waterloo

www.bfi.org.uk

Jean-Baptiste and Magdaleine are a married couple who are forced towork on a sugar cane plantation in Dominican Republic. When their baby takes ill, they start to reflect on the future. Magdaleine cannot bear that life any longer and starts thinking about returning to Haiti. She is filled with nostalgia for her homeland, even though her family and that of her husband were murdered by the Tonton Macoute. Jean-Baptiste, however, still hopes to build a better life for himself and his wife within the Dominican Republic, perhaps by finding a new job. With the help of a militant doctor, Ernesto, the two manage to escape, The group make their way across the Dominican Republic, trying to forget the life of misery, and injustice they have known so far – a life which appears all the more shocking when contrasted with that of the wealthy foreign tourists flooding the island, passing their holidays in a parallel, carefree world of sun and tropical beaches

Plus short film on Haitian Superstar Emeline Michel

Resisting the System: Reggae in the 21st Century Sat.13.3.10

Part of a whole day of films on Reggae, Ethiopia and Haile Selassie

Saturday 13 March

11.00am-1pm Resisting the System

plus

2pm to 5pm Twilight Revelations: Episodes in the life and times of Haille Selassie

BFI Southbank (near Royal Festival Hall)

Belvedere Road SE1 Tube: Waterloo.

Tickets ₤5,

Phone 0207 928 3232

www.bfi.org.uk/southbank

RESISTING THE SYSTEM: REGGAE IN THE 21ST CENTURY An insightful and thought provoking film by Dr. Lez Henry exploring Black Consciousness, Sexism, Homophobia and Shadism in Reggae culture today. The film examines the popular view that Reggae Music, which was once synonymous with One Love now represents, it seems, the biggest threat to global social harmony in popular music

Dr Lez is a leading cultural critic and author. His books include, What the Deejay Said and Whiteness Made Simple

To find out more about Dr ‘Lez’ Henry click http://www.nubeyond.com/consultantsx.htm

Doubled with Lion of Judah

Haiti Educational Film Day and Fundraiser 27.3.10

Haiti’s Women: Educational Film Day /Fundraiser

Sat 27 March 2.15-5.45pm
Beethoven Centre, Third Avenue,Queens Park, London, W10

Entry: £5.00 donation to Haiti. Bring pen, pad and be on time

An audio-visual expansion on the ‘Why is Haiti so Poor ?‘ series. This special session is sponsored by A2 Dominion, Somali Family Support Group, and Colourful Kids.We feature the film Poto Mitan where Haitian women tell their stories and share their achievements PLUS our unique, interactive, presentation covering unknown facts like:

Haiti and Somalia: The hidden connection
How Disney made Haitian women poor
Female Haitian Heroes
Shadism in the Dominican Republic and discrimination against Haitians
The Lambi project: 13 years of Haitian ‘Do for Self, Garveyism’
200,000 dead in Haiti, 4 million dead in the Congo, Which do we know more about and why ?

Our previous presentation at this venue, Black British Civil Rights Heroes 1596-2006 was sold out so please check the map and be on time. Suitable for children and adults

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