UNESCO International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

bristol | media and culture | event notice Wednesday August 06, 2008 13:29 by Tom

AUGUST 23rd 2008, 12:30 – 2.30 pm, Watershed Media Centre - Entry - Free!!!

AUGUST 23rd 2008

UNESCO International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

12:30 – 2.30 pm, Watershed Media Centre
The Elders: when we came to Britain (2007) Entry: FREE Directors: Clive & Lonnie Smith

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The Bristol Black Archives Partnership is pleased to present the screening of this film by award-winning filmmakers, Clive and Lonnie Smith (As It Is TV), which
captures the story of the Caribbean elders who came to Bristol in the 1950s and 1960s. The film explores their reasons for coming here; experiences of housing, jobs and racism; the growth of their community, businesses and churches; and asks whether anything has changed today.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by Rob Mitchell (creative media producer and BBAP chair) featuring Clive Smith, Princess Campbell (1st Black ward sister), Madu Ellis (director of Project Signpost) and others.