africa week
at the rampART creative centre, 9.-13.11.'04
15-17 rampart street, london e1 2la
-films, exhibitions, talk, discussion, food, music-
the idea of this africa event is to deepen our
understanding of africa:
people, politics and culture and move beyond the
simple perceptions of war, famine and poverty, while
retaining the importance of these issues.
it is to give people the opportunity to understand
africa by people from all over the world who've been
to africa as nurses, as journalists, as students,
doing projects and people from africa, who exchange
their personal experiences.
at the rampART creative centre, 9.-13.11.'04
15-17 rampart street, london e1 2la
-films, exhibitions, talk, discussion, food, music-
the idea of this africa event is to deepen our
understanding of africa:
people, politics and culture and move beyond the
simple perceptions of war, famine and poverty, while
retaining the importance of these issues.
it is to give people the opportunity to understand
africa by people from all over the world who've been
to africa as nurses, as journalists, as students,
doing projects and people from africa, who exchange
their personal experiences.
the five days will be themed:
tuesday, 9.11.04
- african liberation:
hall: 2pm slavery in senegal, talk + film
hall: 2.30 colonialism and racism, film + talk +
discussion
hall: 3pm the life and work of ken saro-wiwa, talk
+ discussion
hall: 3.30 'punitive expedition of 1897', how the
brits stole african art, talk + discussion
hall: 4pm kenya and how they got rid of the brits,
talk + discussion
hall: 4.30 apartheid in south africa, 'in a time of
violence', 3 part series out of south africa + short
films, film + discussion
hall: 7pm dinner
hall: 8pm 'cry for freedom', film
hall: 9.30 'amandla', film
wednesday, 10.11.04
-life
hall: 2pm impressions of africa, slideshow + talk
hall: 3pm tourism and how it destroys social life
in africa, film + talk + discussion
hall: 4pm 'state of denial', aids in south africa,
film + discussion
hall: 6.30 'paradise blues', about znsibars sole
psychiatric hospital, film + talk + discussion
hall: 7pm dinner
hall: 8pm 'the great dance' and 'being san' film +
talk with katya from survival international
hall: 10pm 'mojere', film, nigeria
thursday, 11.11.04
- women:
hall: from 2pm globalwomenstrike/women in color:
Pan African Women’s day, films + talk + dicussion
hall: 4pm 'pain, passion and profit', about
african woman entrepreneurs, film + discussion
hall: 5pm 'mahakama ya wa mama wa africa', african
court of women, kenya, film + discussion
hall: 6.30 gabun, child trafficking, talk +
discussion
hall: 7pm dinner
hall: 8pm 'children in africa', film
hall: 9pm music project in uganda, photos + talk
hall: 10pm dj session
friday, 12.11.04
- ecologie:
hall: 2pm GM projects, slideshow + talk +
infotable
hall: 3pm oil rigs in nigeria, slideshow + talk +
discussion
hall: 4pm short films from cameroon, south
africa, ghana including: 'wssd, johannisburg' and
'black star green room', discussion
hall: 6pm uganda, 1st part of 'the bank, the
business, the pearl of africa',
hall: 7pm dinner
hall: 8pm 2nd part of 'the bank, the business,
the pearl of africa',
talk + dicussion
hall: 10pm 'the african drummers' concert, drum
session
saturday, 13.11.04
- war:
hall: 2pm amputees, prostitutes, child soldiers,
sierra leone, photos
hall: 3pm rwanda, escape from the genocide, talk +
discussion
hall: 4pm uganda, childsoldiers, film + talk +
discussion
hall: 5pm the situation in dafur, sudan, peace &
progress, talk + discussion
hall: 6pm peace work in africa, alisc/peace not war,
talk + discussion
hall: 7pm dinner
hall: 8pm 'bitter harvest', aid and human rights in
the domenican republic, film + talk + discussion
hall: 10pm jam session with various african
musiciens
africa week
at the rampART creative centre, 9.-13.11.'04
-films, exhibitions, talk, discussion, food, music-
the idea of this africa event is to deepen our
understanding of africa:
people, politics and culture and move beyond the
simple perceptions of war, famine and poverty, while
retaining the importance of these issues.
the five days will be themed:
tuesday, 9.11.04
the long way from slavery, colonialism and apartheid
to the african liberation. featuring 'cry freedom' and
'amala'
wednesday, 10.11.04
the impact of tourism on african life; aids, psyche
and getting back to the origins. african free comunity
cinema.
thursday, 11.11.04
all-womens day: global women strike/women in colour,
women fighting for their rights, their living and
their kids. african music dj session.
friday, 12.11.04
halt to the destruction of africa: gm, shell, wto,
wssd and other corporations. defending the continent.
african drum session.
saturday, 13.11.04
war in africa: behind the lies of corporate media. aid
and human rights. african jam session and concert.
tuesday, 9.11.04
- african liberation:
hall: 2pm slavery in senegal, talk + film
hall: 2.30 colonialism and racism, film + talk +
discussion
hall: 3pm the life and work of ken saro-wiwa, talk
+ discussion
hall: 3.30 'punitive expedition of 1897', how the
brits stole african art, talk + discussion
hall: 4pm kenya and how they got rid of the brits,
talk + discussion
hall: 4.30 apartheid in south africa, 'in a time of
violence', 3 part series out of south africa + short
films, film + discussion
hall: 7pm dinner
hall: 8pm 'cry for freedom', film
hall: 9.30 'amandla', film
wednesday, 10.11.04
-life
hall: 2pm impressions of africa, slideshow + talk
hall: 3pm tourism and how it destroys social life
in africa, film + talk + discussion
hall: 4pm 'state of denial', aids in south africa,
film + discussion
hall: 6.30 'paradise blues', about znsibars sole
psychiatric hospital, film + talk + discussion
hall: 7pm dinner
hall: 8pm 'the great dance' and 'being san' film +
talk with katya from survival international
hall: 10pm 'mojere', film, nigeria
thursday, 11.11.04
- women:
hall: from 2pm globalwomenstrike/women in color:
Pan African Women’s day, films + talk + dicussion
hall: 4pm 'pain, passion and profit', about
african woman entrepreneurs, film + discussion
hall: 5pm 'mahakama ya wa mama wa africa', african
court of women, kenya, film + discussion
hall: 6.30 gabun, child trafficking, talk +
discussion
hall: 7pm dinner
hall: 8pm 'children in africa', film
hall: 9pm music project in uganda, photos + talk
hall: 10pm dj session
friday, 12.11.04
- ecologie:
hall: 2pm GM projects, slideshow + talk +
infotable
hall: 3pm oil rigs in nigeria, slideshow + talk +
discussion
hall: 4pm short films from cameroon, south
africa, ghana including: 'wssd, johannisburg' and
'black star green room', discussion
hall: 6pm uganda, 1st part of 'the bank, the
business, the pearl of africa',
hall: 7pm dinner
hall: 8pm 2nd part of 'the bank, the business,
the pearl of africa',
talk + dicussion
hall: 10pm 'the african drummers' concert, drum
session
saturday, 13.11.04
- war:
hall: 2pm amputees, prostitutes, child soldiers,
sierra leone, photos
hall: 3pm rwanda, escape from the genocide, talk +
discussion
hall: 4pm uganda, childsoldiers, film + talk +
discussion
hall: 5pm the situation in dafur, sudan, peace &
progress, talk + discussion
hall: 6pm peace work in africa, alisc/peace not war,
talk + discussion
hall: 7pm dinner
hall: 8pm 'bitter harvest', aid and human rights in
the domenican republic, film + talk + discussion
hall: 10pm jam session with various african
musiciens
africa week
at the rampART creative centre, 9.-13.11.'04
-films, exhibitions, talk, discussion, food, music-
the idea of this africa event is to deepen our
understanding of africa:
people, politics and culture and move beyond the
simple perceptions of war, famine and poverty, while
retaining the importance of these issues.
the five days will be themed:
tuesday, 9.11.04
the long way from slavery, colonialism and apartheid
to the african liberation. featuring 'cry freedom' and
'amala'
wednesday, 10.11.04
the impact of tourism on african life; aids, psyche
and getting back to the origins. african free comunity
cinema.
thursday, 11.11.04
all-womens day: global women strike/women in colour,
women fighting for their rights, their living and
their kids. african music dj session.
friday, 12.11.04
halt to the destruction of africa: gm, shell, wto,
wssd and other corporations. defending the continent.
african drum session.
saturday, 13.11.04
war in africa: behind the lies of corporate media. aid
and human rights. african jam session and concert.
