Film Number |
7677 |
Title |
A. SIVANANDAN MEETING - PRESENTATION |
Producer |
WFA |
Date |
1987 |
Gauge |
U-matic LB |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
59 mins 57 secs |
Description |
A public meeting at the Ascension Church in Hulme, Manchester, the sanctuary for Viraj Mendis under threat of deportation to Sri Lanka. The meeting is organised by Black People's Action Group with the guest speaker Ambalavaner Sivanandan, the editor of Race and Class and Director of the Institute of Race Relations in London. Siv (as he is popularly known) speaks on the theme " a people who don't learn from our history are in danger of making the same mistakes - taking stock - where do we go from here". He speaks about racism, imperialism, the Public Order Act and many related aspects of history relevant to taking stock as black people. He talks about distinctions between prejudice, discrimination, multiculturalism and urban aid. About racism awareness training and the problems with it and not wanting black people to become oppressors in their turn. |
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