The Black Archives on Tour: Hidden Stories of Black Resistance in the Netherlands

A week of talks, screenings and dialogues programmed by New Urban Collective (Jessica de Abreu, Mitchell Esajas) including a sessions on the ‘Zwarte Piet’ issue (20 June), and hidden histories of black resistance and radical black intellectuals (24 June) with a talk by Dr Kehinde Andrews (Associate Professor in Sociology, Birmingham University), and exploration of Surinamese black emancipation movements such as LOSON/SAWO by Andre Reeder (Film Maker) and Ernestine Comvalius (Director, Bijlmerparktheater and Theater Crater). A live archiving of a major new acqui- sition will be included in the exhibition.

Program

No More Blackface: #ZWARTEPIETKENNIET
Tuesday 20 June 2017, 7 - 9 pm
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LOSON: The Hidden Story of Radical Surinamese Movements in the 1970s and 80s
Saturday 24 June 2017, 1:30 – 4:30 pm
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Black Archives, Black Radicalism Session
Saturday 24 June 2017, 7:30 – 9:30 pm
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