Fwd: Upcoming Events at Gasworks

Current Exhibition Do You Remember Olive Morris? continues until Sunday 24 January 2010. Current Residencies Cristóbal Lehyt Priya Sen Alberto Tadiello Gasworks 155 Vauxhall Street London SE11 5RH UK T:+44 (0)20 7587 5202 F:+44 (0)20 7582 0159 info@gasworks.org.uk www.gasworks.org.uk Tube: Vauxhall/Oval Bus: 2, 36, 88, 133, 185, 436 Gasworks is open Wed-Sun, 12-6pm. Admission is free. The gallery has full wheelchair access.	We hope that you had an enjoyable break and are now looking forward to an exciting year. Here's what Gasworks has to offer to start things off: SCREENING: Pray the Devil Back to Hell Thursday 7 January, 4pm (2008), dir. Gini Ritcker, 72 min. Combining contemporary interviews, archival images and scenes of present-day Liberia, the film recounts the experiences and memories of the women who stood up to their country's tyrannical leader and brutal warlords, demanding peace for a nation torn to shreds by a decade of civil war. DISCUSSION: Self-Education - On Alternative Strategies of Education Saturday 9 January, 2-5pm In Olive Morris' Brixton, self-education initiatives set out to compensate for the failings of standard comprehensive education for Black children. In this open round table discussion a diverse group of educators will explore and exchange different approaches towards learning across sectors and communities. SCREENING: Double Bill Sunday 10 January, 4pm You Were Black, You Were Out (2008), dir. Colin Prescod, 38 min. Set in Notting Hill in the 1950s, from the emergence of local Black Power groups to the arrival of the area's carnival, the film is a testament to the tenacity and strength of a community. With decaying housing, slum landlords and brutal racism, the locals were forced to use defence strategies that developed into a more general community resistance. Blood Ah Goh Run (1980), dir. Imruh Caesar and Menelik Shabbazz, 20 min. Short 'newsfilm' looking back at the tumultuous events of 1981, beginning with the killing of 13 Black youths in New Cross, London. TALK: The Heart of the Race - Oral Histories of the Black Women's Movement Thursday 14 January, 7-9pm Author of the book Stella Dadzie and Kelly Foster and Mia Morris from the Black Cultural Archives introduce this year-long oral history project, documenting the activism of Black women in the UK. Find out more about what's on at Gasworks here.
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