[Peace-discuss] visit of Curtis Muhammed

[Susan Parenti]

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> PLEASE FORWARD TO INTERESTED OTHERS
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> C-U social change agents:
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> “The Underground Railroad in Mexico”: Black and Brown
> Reuniting
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> is the title of Curtis Muhammad's visit to C-U. The
> description of his history and the film he is
> presenting are below the stars. This is a 'bottom up'
> organizing opportunity worth the taking.
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> His schedule while here is below this paragraph. There
> are many options. Though the film is the same each
> time, the dialogues will move forward over the course
> of his visit, and so may warrant your duplicate
> attendance.
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> -Beth
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> “The Underground Railroad in Mexico”: Black and Brown
> Reuniting
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> a film viewing and dialogue with Curtis Muhammad of
> the Colorline Project
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> Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004
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> 7:00pm Screening of The Underground Railroad in
> Mexico, at La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 W. Nevada,
> Urbana
> 7:45pm Dialogue in response to film at La Casa
> Cultural Latina
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> Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004
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> 12:00pm
> “Black and Brown Unity”
> Lunch and learn at African American Cultural Program,
> 708 S. Mathews, Urbana.
> [contact the African American Cultural Program for
> details: 333-2092]
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> 4:00pm Screening of The Underground Railroad in
> Mexico, at 223 Gregory Hall, 810 S. Wright, Urbana
> 5:00pm Dialogue in response to film at 215 & 217
> Gregory Hall
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> 8:00pm
> Screening of The Underground Railroad in Mexico, at
> Allen Hall, 1005 W. Gregory, Urbana
> 8:45pm Dialogue in response to film at Allen Hall
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> Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004
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> Champaign-Urbana community events, check
> www.liberationeducation.org for times and locations
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> Friday, Dec. 3, 2004
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> “Black and Brown Across the Americas”
> 12:00pm Lunch and learn at Native American House, 1206
> W. Nevada, Urbana
> [contact the Native American House for details:
> 265-9870]
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> The Underground Railroad in Mexico is produced by the
> Colorline Project. Description of the film and
> project:
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> The film is based on a series of “story circles” where
> participants sat together in their community and told
> stories about being of African heritage in Mexico. In
> addition, the video shows dances and other cultural
> aspects of daily life pointing toward what some call
> an Afro-Mestizo culture among almost 300 communities
> on the Mexican Pacific coast. Yet, during this
> process, we also learned there is much secrecy and
> denial about the history of African slavery in Mexico.
> It is simply not a part of the national story and most
> Mexicans living in the U.S. know nothing of this
> history.
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> Most people of color in the U.S. have accepted a
> definition of who we are which insists on maintaining
> nationalist and ethnic identities as defined by
> European colonialists and slave owners. Our goal is
> that both Latinos and African Americans can come to
> see ourselves in each other. We are calling for a
> family reunion.
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> It is in this spirit that we have produced this video.
> We believe that the immigration question is the unity
> equation between Africans in the U.S and those who
> come here from other parts of the world. It is our
> intent that this video be shown to audiences willing
> to engage in collective discussion, story circles, if
> you will. We see this as part of a national and
> international dialogue to overcome the barriers that
> separate us and we invite those wishing to participate
> in this dialogue to show this video.
>
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> co-sponsors: Student Cultural Programming Fee,
> Liberation Education, African American Cultural
> Program, African American Research and Studies
> Program, Asian American Studies Program, Center for
> African Studies, Center on Democracy in a Multiracial
> Society, Department of Anthropology, La Casa Cultural
> Latina, Latina/Latino Studies Program, Unit for Cinema
> Studies, and Mexican Student Association
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> =====
> "The offer of History
>             is to unravel the web
>                          which birthed your bondage.
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> The offer of History is to create it."
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> Check out our website to learn more about us, or to invite us to lead 
> a workshop:
> www.liberationeduca
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