This Sunday 10th April 2011:
I have been asked to perform alongside legendary dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson
at:
‘Remember Brixton 1981’
Marking the 30th Anniversary of the 1981 Brixton Uprising
Venue: 12 noon on Windrush Square,
Thereafter: 1:30pm – 5pm at Brixton Tate Library.
After party: at Karibu Education Centre at 5pm.
 |
The event will include an inter-generational debate and spoken word forum. Accounts from witnesses and activists at the Uprising, performances from special guests including Linton Kwesi Johnson, moving images and sound clips from radio and news archives, photographic stills on display. This event will be broadcast by the BBC. Confirmed guests include: Trevor Phillips, High Commissioner of Jamaica, Professor Gus John, Eric and Jessica Huntley and many others. Over 500 have people have confirmed attendance with over 10 media outlets covering including: the BBC, Metro, the Independent, and the VOICE. There will also be an opportunity for the public to relate their own testimonies of the Uprising to be recorded and archived by the Black Cultural Archives. To volunteer email: Symeon@bcaheritage.org.uk Come and Support the Cause! (^_^) |
No comments:
Post a Comment