African Superheroes Day
Sunday 20 July 3.30pm to 6pm,
Pimlico Academy
Lupus Street, SW1
Tube: Pimlico Victoria line (5 mins walk)
Entry: £7.00 adults £5 kids Pay on the door, first come first served.
Many artists are making up for the severe lack of positive images of black people in animated films and comics. We will show the history of black people in cartoons and reveal how African/Caribbean culture is essential to many block buster cartoons from Disney/Pixar etc. This animation festival for 6-60 year olds, will feature a variety of African-themed cartoons which tell tales of; Magical Nigerian women warriors, Anansi the West African Folk Hero, The story of Ogun, Plus examples of new Superhero cartoons coming out and where you can get them.
The Black Image
Friday 20 July 7pm to 9pm,
Pimlico Academy
Lupus Street, SW1
Tube: Pimlico Victoria line (5 mins walk)
Entry: £7.00 Pay on the door, first come first served.
A very revealing presentation and short films which show how the image of African people has been deliberately altered by Europeans to show negativity. In the 15th century African people were portrayed in European art as noble, sophisticated and dignified. With the rise of Empire these images were thrown out and replaced with demeaning stereotypes which still inform public opinion via children’s books, Hollywood movies and tv adverts. There are many connections between this presentation and How to Brainwash the Youth and make them Act Like Fools, although the images used are totally different. Previously held at the National Portrait Gallery and Imperial War museum in 2008 to full houses
Black Women in the Apartheid Uprisings
Thursday 19 July 7pm to 9pm,
Pimlico Academy
Lupus Street, SW1
Tube: Pimlico Victoria line (5 mins walk)
Entry: £6.00 Pay on the door, first come first served.
The recent anniversary of the Soweto Uprisings (June 16 1976) passed unnoticed in most white media. Black Women played a crucial part in South Africas liberation from Apartheid but like many women freedom fighters in Africa, their role has been under-reported and under-valued.
This presentation, hosted by Dr June Bam-Huchison, will explain the role of African and so-called 'coloured' women in the struggle since the 1950's to 1976. In particular we will cover..
Dr June Bam Huchison is a Khoi woman from South Africa and resistance leader who lived through the Soweto Uprisings and survived dragnets and death threats to become a member of the post-apartheid government. She is the author of Peeping Through the Reeds a semi-autobiographical book of life in South Africa.
More info and book here http://www.peepingthroughreeds.co.uk/