Films
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.
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Haiti's Women: Educational Film Day /Fundraiser
Sat 27 March 2.15-5.45pm
Beethoven Centre, Third Avenue,Queens Park, London, W10
- 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 ?
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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
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 .Directed by Yemane Demissie
Doubled with Lion of Judah
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
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
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