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The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement presents…<br><br>
“In the Sky’s Wild Noise”<br>
A documentary film about legendary Guyanese<br>
Pan-Afrikan Revolutionary, Walter Rodney. <br><br>
Friday, September 9th<br>
7:30 PM<br>
East Side Arts Alliance <br>
2587 International Blvd. <br>
$5 (no one turned away for lack of funds)<br><br>
This film showing is a commemoration of the 25th<br>
anniversary of the untimely death of Rodney. Walter<br>
Rodney was assassinated in Guyana on June 13, 1980 to<br>
stop his organizing efforts within the Afrikan and<br>
(East) Indian working class in Guyana to liberate<br>
itself. Rodney was a preeminent revolutionary<br>
intellectual and Pan-Afrikanist organizer. He is the<br>
author of the essential “How Europe Underdeveloped<br>
Africa”, and “The Groundings with My Brothers”. Rodney<br>
had a profound impact on the Wailers and other Rasta’s<br>
when he taught in Jamaica in the late 1960’s, was one<br>
of the critical organizers of the 6th Pan-African<br>
Congress in Tanzania in 1974, and a leader of the<br>
Working Peoples Alliance in Guyana. <br><br>
Guest Speakers:<br>
Eusi Kwayana, now 80 was active in politics, education<br>
and culture of Guyana for over fifty years. He worked<br>
with Caribbean and African-American activists,<br>
including Dr. James Garrett, in many Pan African<br>
campaigns, and with Dr. Walter Rodney in the Working<br>
People's Alliance Guyana. He is married with another<br>
life-long teacher, Tchaiko, of Georgia and they have<br>
four offspring.<br><br>
Dr. James Garrett has been a leading activist in<br>
struggles for global justice and African liberation<br>
for more than 40 years. He is one of the founders of<br>
Black Studies and Independent Black Education<br>
movements. Dr. Garrett worked with Walter Rodney on<br>
education projects in Tanzania and Washington, DC. He<br>
also joined with Brother Rodney, CLR James, Eusi<br>
Kwayana and Queen Mother Moore in organizing the Sixth<br>
Pan African Congress held in Tanzania in 1975. Dr.<br>
Garrett presently works with community schools in the<br>
Bay Area in California.<br><br>
Pierre LaBossiere is leader and founder of the Haiti<br>
Action Committee. Pierre has been struggling for the<br>
self-determination and freedom of his Haitian homeland<br>
for several decades. Pierre is also a committed<br>
Pan-Africanist, he recently attended the official<br>
commemorative activities for Comrade Rodney in Guyana<br>
in June. <br><br>
For more information about Walter Rodney see the<br>
following websites<br><br>
Marxism in Africa <br>
<a href="http://disa.nu.ac.za/articledisplaypage.asp?articletitle=Marxism+in+Africa&filename=Ftv389" eudora="autourl">
http://disa.nu.ac.za/articledisplaypage.asp?articletitle=Marxism+in+Africa&filename=Ftv389<br>
</a>How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (online version)<br>
<a href="http://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/rodney-walter/how-europe/index.htm" eudora="autourl">
http://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/rodney-walter/how-europe/index.htm<br>
</a>Walter Rodney 25th Anniversary Commemorative Committee<br>
<a href="http://www.rodney25.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.rodney25.org/<br><br>
</a>Following the Commemoration Program we will be taking<br>
donations for the New Afrikan victims of the US<br>
government and Hurricane Katrina. Please make all<br>
checks out to either the Southern Relief Fund or YEIOU<br>
(all donations are tax deductible). We are looking<br>
specifically for canned goods, clothes, and sanitary<br>
products. <br><br>
For more information call about the Walter Rodney<br>
Commemoration or the Grassroots Relief Effort contact<br>
(510) 433-0115 or MXGMOakland@hotmail.com.<br>
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