March 21/Stop Racism Committee
University of Calgary
Black History Month 2010
Black History Film Festival
Tuesday, Feb. 2
Journey to Justice
This is a film about the little-known Canadian Black civil rights movement during the 1930s to the 1950s and the struggle of six people who refused to accept inequality and helped secure justice for all Canadians. 47 minutes.
Noon to 1:30
That Empty Space
Free Admission. All are welcome.
Cash donations will be accepted at the door for the Red Cross Haitian Earthquake Relief Fund.
Tuesday, Feb. 9
Speak it! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia
A group of Black students in a predominately white high school who face daily reminders of the presence of racism work to establish a Cultural Awareness Youth Group, discovering in the process the richness of their heritage and ways they can effect change. 28 mins.
Noon to 1 p.m.
That Empty Space
Free Admission. All are welcome.
Cash donations will be accepted at the door for the Red Cross Haitian Earthquake Relief Fund.
Wed, Feb. 24
Prom Night in Mississippi
In 2008 Charleston High School in Mississippi had its first ever integrated prom. Until then the proms were racially segregated, even though the classrooms had been integrated for decades. This film tells the story of the integrated prom and the reaction to it. Canadian filmmaker Paul Saltzman follows students, teachers and parents in teh lead-up to the big day. This seemingly inconsequential rite of passage suddenly becomes profound as the weight of history falls on teenage shoulders. 90 mins.
7 p.m.
Science Theatre 145
Free Admission. All are welcome.
Cash donations will be accepted at the door for the Red Cross Haitian Earthquake Relief Fund.
Admission is free to all these Black History events.
Thurs., Feb 25
Dramatic Reading
Things Fall Apart
Join us as actors and musicians present a dramatic reading of a stage adaptation of Chinua Achebe's African novel Things Fall Apart. Adapted for stage by Calgary author and filmmaker Cheryl Foggo, learn how this novel written 50 years ago still resonates in the lives of Canadians today. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.
7 p.m.
Boris Roubakine Recital Hall
Free Admission. All are welcome.
Cash donations will be accepted at the door for the Red Cross Haitian Earthquake Relief Fund.