Come Back Africa + The End of the Dialogue plus Q & A

Saturday  24 April 2pm -5.00pm

BFI SouthBank

Belvedere Road SE1

Tube: Waterloo.

Tickets £5.00 0207 928 3232

www.bfi.org.uk www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk

End of the Dialogue

Filmed secretly in South Africa by members of the Pan Africanist Congress and edited in London, End of the Dialogue was the first anti-apartheid documentary produced by a dissident political faction. Accentuating the brutal realities of apartheid, the effect of this uncompromising exposé is made all the more biting by the use of quotes from government publications and State reports

Come Back Africa

The second feature written, produced, and directed by American independent pioneer Lionel Rogosin had a profound effect on African cinema, and remains of great historical and cultural importance as a document preserving the unique heritage of the townships in South Africa in the 1950s.With Vinah Bendile,Miriam Makeba,Zachariah Mbagi 

(above Sudanese pyramids. There are more pyramids in Sudan than in Egypt)

Nubian Spirit (Film, Q and A) plus animated short film

Sunday 11th April 3.00pm-6.00pm

Flash Musical Theatre Youth Theatre, Methuan Road

Edgware, Middlesex HA8 6EZ

Adm: Free if reserved in advance This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 07838102024 

www.colourfulevents.co.uk  

Arrive 15 min early for refreshments and seating

This is a wonderful educational tool for both children( age 9 plus) and adults alike who have a genuine thirst for knowledge about the amazing continent of Africa and the world's earliest civilizations that emerged from it.   The film will be followed by a discussion with Louis Buckley, (director, producer, editor and narrator of this amazing film) and Brother Tony of Black History Walks

   There are limited free creche spaces for 4 - 8 Year olds which need to be prebooked and will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.  

A wide range of books (adult and kids) will also be on sale that day

"Nubian Spirit" is a beautifully shot documentary which unravels the fascinating of legacy of Ancient Sudan. It shines light onto the Ancient African culture, history and spiritual mythology of the people from the Nile Valley. The film digs deep into Ancient Africa's numerous contributions to modern civilization.  It  features dynamic interviews with leading scholars, Robin Walker, K.N Chimbiri, and Anthony Browder, to name just  a few. 

It has been well recorded that the first humans on the planet emerged from the beautiful continent of Africa. However most people today know little about how these African cultures have influenced modern society. The makers of this film understand the importance of sharing authentic African history in a balanced way and how under represented it is in the western world view. They have signifcantly  contributed to setting the balance straight by accurately representing the facts and the information that has been discovered.

To purchase Nubian Spirit www.blackninefilms.com

Easter Holidays Special: Black S/Heroes of World War 2; Talk and Films

Thursday 15th April 11.00am-2.00pm

Venue: On confirmation of registration

Area: SE1, ten minutes from tube 

Adm: By prior registration. 70 seats available, £2.00 donation per person

Proceeds to Girl Child Concern, Kaduna State, Nigeria

www.girlchildconcerns.org

This event has been specially designed for those looking for someting culturally positive to do with their children during half term. It is aimed squarely at, conscientious adults who take their child's education seriously, and curious children looking for inspiring influences.World War 2 is on the curriculum at both primary and secondary level but  there is hardly a mention of any African/Caribbean involvement. Africa, the Caribbean and its people were crucial to winning the war and this interactive presentation shows Trinidadian Spitfire and Barbadian bomber pilots, Nigerian troops fighting in Burma. Somali ships and sailors, black and asian women secret agents, German submarines in the Caribbean and the importance of Africa and India’s raw materials all feature.  All the information you never got at school plus resources to find out more www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk

Youth groups and Saturday schools welcome. To register or for more info contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.