Leadership

Leadership, that's what its all about in 2008. In the US there is a big chance the first Afro-American President will arrive and on the African continent elections are all around this year. In some countries democratic elections still remain a Utopia and don’t seldom cause civil wars. Reason for Africa in the Picture to shine a light on leadership all throughout the programme. With 50 icons from past and present on our posters!

FANGAFRIKA by Staycalm! Productions looks at the role of rappers and dj’s on the role of the political process in Burkina Faso and in THE FIGHTING SPIRIT by George Amponsah young people from the Ghanese slums fight their way through boxing matches to a better future. The openingsmovie PANMAN, RHYTHM OF THE PALMS however shows us the downside of leadership.

The Road to Obama
This is a historical moment in world history now that an Afro-American president can enter the White House for the first time! This is why a party evening is being organized in cooperation with a href="http://www.democratsabroad.nl">Democrats Abroad Netherlands, with lots of election films, debates and the opportunity for Americans to register now for the coming elections.
FIRED UP, READY TO GO follows Obama’s grassroots campaigners, and WE WUZ ROBBED by Spike Lee looks back at the race between Bush and Gore in 2000. The documentary CHISHOLM ’72 by Shola Lynch is being specially shown again for this occasion. In 1972 Shirley Chisholm, an Afro-American woman, already stood as candidate for the presidential nomination.
Thursday 4 September, from 7 pm

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