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Looking to the Past to see the Future
Event by: Fifth Friday Sisterhood
Location: Pakhuis de Zwijger, Piet Heinkade 179, Amsterdam - Amsterdam-Oost
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The Fifth Friday Sisterhood presents:
Looking to the Past to see the Future.
HOST/MC: MANJIT KRISHNA KAUR
Each generation of migrant communities, living in former colonial powers, produces individuals who bring significant change and hope for the future in the fight against institutional racism. During this event, we will screen episode 3 of the critically acclaimed series Small Axe, by Steve McQueen.
The episode, titled Red, White and Blue, follows Leroy Logan, founder of the Black Police Officers Association, and is set in Britain from the 1960s to the 2000s. After this episode, we will hold an open discussion with the audience and speakers about the current safety and relationship between our communities and the police.
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
Synopsis ‘Red, White and Blue’�
This British true story episode Red, White and Blue focuses on Leroy Logan, chairman of the Black Police Association and a former police superintendent. As a studious young man, Logan was deeply affected by witnessing his father being assaulted by two white police officers.
Deciding to leave behind his career as a research scientist, he joined the Metropolitan Police in the early 80s with the hope of changing racist attitudes and modelling better ways to engage with Black people and communities of other cultures.
Upset at his choice to work for the police force, which had caused so much violence in their community, tensions grew between Logan and his family. Witnessing firsthand the rampant racism within the Met, as well as being victim to racial attacks by his own colleagues, Logan’s plans to change the institution from within became more complicated than he initially thought.
Containing strong language and acts of racism, this is a brutal yet very valuable retelling of an important era in British history.�
�After film screening Performers/Artists:
Maxi McNaughty
Evolutionary Womanist, ceremony-guide and holistic-facilitator, who sings, shares knowledge and spoken-word
Maxi McNaughty was born and raised in England and has lived in the Nederland for many years. Maxi is also known as aka: Warrior for the Goddess or Heli St Luce online, and she is an Evolutionary Womanist, ceremony-guide and holistic-facilitator, who sings, shares knowledge and spoken-word.
Timon “Papillon”
Interprets his journey through life with spoken-word, poetry and performance.
Timon/“Papillon” was born and raised in Amsterdam West and interprets his journey through life with spoken-word, poetry and performance.
Artoyan
Multi-instrumentalist en Fluitspeler
Background speakers/performers:
Looking to the Past to see the Future.
HOST/MC: MANJIT KRISHNA KAUR
Each generation of migrant communities, living in former colonial powers, produces individuals who bring significant change and hope for the future in the fight against institutional racism. During this event, we will screen episode 3 of the critically acclaimed series Small Axe, by Steve McQueen.
The episode, titled Red, White and Blue, follows Leroy Logan, founder of the Black Police Officers Association, and is set in Britain from the 1960s to the 2000s. After this episode, we will hold an open discussion with the audience and speakers about the current safety and relationship between our communities and the police.
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
Synopsis ‘Red, White and Blue’�
This British true story episode Red, White and Blue focuses on Leroy Logan, chairman of the Black Police Association and a former police superintendent. As a studious young man, Logan was deeply affected by witnessing his father being assaulted by two white police officers.
Deciding to leave behind his career as a research scientist, he joined the Metropolitan Police in the early 80s with the hope of changing racist attitudes and modelling better ways to engage with Black people and communities of other cultures.
Upset at his choice to work for the police force, which had caused so much violence in their community, tensions grew between Logan and his family. Witnessing firsthand the rampant racism within the Met, as well as being victim to racial attacks by his own colleagues, Logan’s plans to change the institution from within became more complicated than he initially thought.
Containing strong language and acts of racism, this is a brutal yet very valuable retelling of an important era in British history.�
�After film screening Performers/Artists:
Maxi McNaughty
Evolutionary Womanist, ceremony-guide and holistic-facilitator, who sings, shares knowledge and spoken-word
Maxi McNaughty was born and raised in England and has lived in the Nederland for many years. Maxi is also known as aka: Warrior for the Goddess or Heli St Luce online, and she is an Evolutionary Womanist, ceremony-guide and holistic-facilitator, who sings, shares knowledge and spoken-word.
Timon “Papillon”
Interprets his journey through life with spoken-word, poetry and performance.
Timon/“Papillon” was born and raised in Amsterdam West and interprets his journey through life with spoken-word, poetry and performance.
Artoyan
Multi-instrumentalist en Fluitspeler
Background speakers/performers:
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