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| 2008 - WHICH BUS ARE YOU ON ? TOUR REMEMBER SARO-WIWA LIVING MEMORIAL AT: remember saro-wiwa 3 days of African-inspired music, poetry, art & activism across Liverpool. 23 – 25 April Weds 23 April Thurs 24 April LIVE MUSIC: from future superstar, Nneka, with a band of West African musicians, an exclusive set from ‘Afropean’ DJ Eric Soul, and performance poetry from Symurai as part of Late at Tate Liverpool. *Please note that the International Slavery Museum is housed within the Merseyside Maritime
2007 - WHICH BUS ARE YOU ON ? TOUR REMEMBER SARO-WIWA LIVING MEMORIAL AT: GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY of LONDON. Until 3rd May 2007
REMEMBER SARO-WIWA LIVING MEMORIAL AT: OUTSIDE PUMP HOUSE GALLERY, BATTERSEA PARK. 3rd to 17th May 2007 The Art of Protest - Bank Holiday Monday, 7th May 2007 all day event. Includes, campaigns, poetry and readings. Dance the Guns to Silence - Sunday 13th May 2007, 4-6pm. Poetry and readings: REMEMBER SARO-WIWA LIVING MEMORIAL AT: IN THE GREENPEACE FIELD, GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL. 22nd, 23rd and 24th June 2007
2006 EVENTS REMEMBER SARO-WIWA LIVING MEMORIAL - BRISTOL This Saturday 2nd December, at the Arnolfini, there will be 'Remember Saro-Wiwa: an evening of poetry, film and inspiration' (tickets £4/ £6 available from Arnolfini) with Jeanne Ellin, Susan Richardson, Yuyutsu Sharma, Heather Taylor, Simon Murray, James Marriott and Dan Gretton. In partnership with The Guardian Remember Saro-Wiwa: Frames of Resistance - International Cinema and Social Justice A short season of films and discussions to complement the launch of the Living Memorial to Ken Saro-Wiwa in London in November 2006. Frames of Resistance examines the role of the moving image in conveying the complex truths about globalization, the nature of power in our times and the ongoing struggle for rights, respect and recompense. Three themed programmes each beginning with a short film highlighting Ken Saro-Wiwa's struggle for justice in the Niger Delta is accompanied by discussion with the filmmakers and special guests. Wednesday 22 November 2006 7pm Venue : The Guardian Newsroom, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1V 3EA. Suggested donation, Speakers: Joshua Oppenheimer and Michael Uwemedimo of Vision Machine, hosted by David A.Bailey Event: One of the most important and innovative activist film organisations currently at work, London based collective Vision Machine have developed a global network of collaborators to create unique documents, at once dramatic and documentary, in which they explore the impact of the military-industrial complex on the lives of individuals and communities across the planet. The Globalisation Tapes , 2003 examines the environmental and social injustice suffered by plantation workers in Indonesia, and works closely with the community in re-enactment and testimony, crafting a potent and damning portrait of corporate irresponsibility and dictatorial brutality that holds lessons for us all. Thursday 23 November 2006, 7pm Venue: The Guardian Newsroom, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1V 3EA. Suggested donation. Speakers: John Akomfrah introduced by David A.Bailey Event: Film director John Akomfrah is best known for his work with the London-based media workshop Black Audio Film Collective, which he co-founded in 1982 with the objectives of addressing issues of Black British identity and developing media forms appropriate to this subject matter. The film Testament , 1988, directed by John Akomfrah, is a poetic portrayal of the exile and dispossession experienced by an African politician forced into exile in England after a coup d'etat. She returns to her country twenty years to understand those events. Friday 24 November 2006, 7pm Venue: City Hall, The Queens Walk, London, SE1 2AA. Speakers: Angela Y Davis and Ken Wiwa. Respondents : Baroness Lola Young, Lee Jasper and Ben Okri (tbc) Event: Angela Y. Davis is Professor in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz and is known internationally for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression in the U.S. and abroad. Over the years she has been active as a student, teacher, writer, scholar, and activist/organizer. Ken Wiwa, the son of Ken Saro-Wiwa, is a writer and activist and currently Special Advisor to the President of Nigeria on Peace & Conflict Reconciliation. This event will be hosted by the Mayor of London as part of the Black History Season.
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