Cabral / Truth Circle
Date and Time
Jun 23, 2014 6:00 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Jun 23, 2014 6:00 pm
14th & V
#BringBackOurGirls: What Next? is the topic of
TransAfrica?s Cabral/Truth Circle at Busboys and Poets in
collaboration with Act4Accountability. Join us for a
Teach-In dedicated to the abduction of more than 300 women and girls
in North Eastern, Nigeria.
The event will
highlight:
? The cultural context in which
the abduction and subsequent acts of violence occurred
? The Nigerian Federal Government?s response
? The challenges that the #BringBackOurGirls
movement faces
? The effects on the West
Africa region
? Local action you can
participate in to keep the attention on this very important
issue
The Cabral/Truth Circle is named in honor of
Amilcar Cabral and Sojourner Truth. Amilcar Cabral was one of
Africa's most successful and thoughtful leaders. He led the
anti-colonialism movement in Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau. Sojourner
Truth petitioned the government and won back her five-year-old son
who had been sold illegally. She spent the rest of her days
traveling throughout the country encouraging the debate to end
slavery and the creation of a peaceful society.
ABOUT THE CABRAL/TRUTH CIRCLE
Presented by TransAfrica, the Cabral/Truth Circle is a combination of a great film festival and an exciting book club that focuses on the history and political movements of Africa and the African Diaspora. It focuses on the history and political movements of Africa and the African Diaspora through a film screening and highlighting of a complementary book. The Cabral/Truth Circle is named in honor of Amilcar Cabral and Sojourner Truth. Amilcar Cabral was one of Africa?s most successful and thoughtful leaders. He led the anti-colonialism movement in Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau. Sojourner Truth petitioned the government and won back her five-year-old son who had been sold illegally. She spent the rest of her days traveling throughout the country encouraging the debate to end slavery and the creation of a peaceful society. Every other month at Busboys and Poets 14th & V, TransAfrica shows a short documentary and hosts a discussion linking history and current affairs, and encouraging individual and collective activism.
