Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Film Screening and Dialogue on the documentary "Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Masks"




Frantz Fanon, Pan-Afrikanist, revolutionary and political visionary



Time: Friday, December 9, 2011 - 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p..m

Venue: 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Room 5-150 - 5th floor (OISE Building at University of Toronto - right at the St. George subway station).

Free public event - donation will be accepted


December 6, 2011 is the 50th anniversary of the death of Frantz Fanon. His revolutionary ideas are still of relevance to this period in which we live and struggle. We will reflect on his work by screening a film: "Frantz` Fanon: Black Skin, White Masks".

We will also discuss the significance of the 50th anniversary of Fanon's death and the relevance of his work within Afrikan communities across the world. We will have an interactive Inter-generational Dialogue re: Fanon's work. The group discusssion will attempt to centre Fanon's ideas to today's concrete, multifaceted social and economic realities.

The intention of the this forum, in part, is to move away from purely academic approaches to Afrikan liberation. We have to "make it plain" so as to advance the economic, social and political agenda of emancipation in Toronto and elsewhere. There will also be performances by cultural workers (Story-tellers, Spoken Word Artists, Drummers, etc).



Sponsored by the Pan-African Solidarity Network (University of Toronto)

For further information, please contact the Pan-African Solidarity Network (U of T) at panafricansolidarity@gmail.com.