Description:
‘Burn’
(30minutes/UK/2014/Migrant Media)
Collective memory is a fire that never dies.
In August 2011 Britain was on fire – what was the spark that led to the crisis? When Mark Duggan was shot by the police the scene was set for a confrontation but it was not the first time. In this grass-roots documentary we hear why Tottenham burned, show how the flames spread and look at the deep-rooted reasons that have set fires blazing in the last four decades. Four people in this small community, all black and working class, have died at the hands of the police and this film retraces their story. Powerful witness testimonies are balanced against police reaction to the violence that exploded and the film offers a fresh political analysis of the cause of the uprising. Exploring ideas of collective memory ‘Burn’ is poetry for the people.
This event will feature a screening of the new documentary film by Migrant Media, followed by a Q&A with Marcia Rigg (Sister of Sean Rigg), Minkah Adofo (United Families & Friends Campaign) and Director Ken Fero.
Event information:
Organised by London Campaign Against Police and State Violence & United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC)
Lecture Theatre B04, Birkbeck, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD
Starts 6pm.
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