SOUND AND VISION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
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Audio Broadcasts
Black History Month: Interview with Horace Campbell
7th August 2008
The final interview of this series is with Horace Campbell, professor of African American studies at Syracuse University, and author of Rasta and Resistance, from Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney, and Reclaiming Zimbabwe: The Exhaustion of the Patriarchal Model of Liberation.
This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7.
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Black History Month: Interview with Dan Lyndon
23rd July 2008
On the other side of the Atlantic, Black History Month is also celebrated each October in the United Kingdom, which has had a substantial black population since the 16th century. In this interview Contact FM talks to Dan Lyndon, history teacher and member of the British and Asian Studies Association.
This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7.
Related links:
blackhistory4schools
comptonhistory
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Black History Month: Interview with Patricia Sluby
13th July 2008
The history of African American science is still today an area not widely known about. Contact FM take a brief plunge into this history talking with writer Patricia Sluby, author of The Inventive Spirit of African Americans: Patented Ingenuity.
This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7.
Black History Month: Interview with Gabrilla Ballard
2nd July 2008
From Chicago, Contact FM go down South, where they talk with Gabrilla Ballard, singer, songwriter and activist, who tells them what it is like living in New Orleans after the massive 2005 flooding.
This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7.
Black History Month: Interview with Floyd Webb
24th June 2008
Taking a closer look at the origins of Black History Month, Contact FM talks to Floyd Webb, film-maker and web designer based in Chicago, about the relevance of Black History Month and his predictions for the future.
This episode was produced by Contact FM 89.7.
Duniya yetu Arts Azimuts
27th March 2008 - More...
Ugandan Women Speak about Women’s Protocol
6th March 2008 - More...
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Video broadcasts
House of Hunger poetry slam in Zimbabwe
11th January 2007
The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. This broadcast features four of the poets.
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Land rights for descendants of slaves in Brazil
12th October 2006 - More...
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Calling all podcasters and filmmakers in Africa
Have you got audio or video on social justice issues that you want to reach a wider audience? Would you like to make podcasts and film but don't know where to start? Do you work in community radio or TV and want to get your work on the internet or are looking for exciting programming from other sources? Get in touch with Pambazuka News and we can provide material, promote your work and in some cases help you to produce it.
Your work can be linked from our website and mentioned in our roundup of African multimedia and you could create films and audio for the Pambazuka multimedia project. We're particularly interested in hearing from people who are non-professionals and want to support media from the grassroots whose messages and voices are not being heard.
Pambazuka News is also developing a set of resources for beginners to help you get started and techniques to make film and podcasts accessible for all parts of the community to learn to use. So if you're interested get in touch with our multimedia coordinator Heidi Bachram at multimedia@pambazuka.org for more information.
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