Saturday 25 November 2017

We Will Remember Them: Raising public awareness of Commonwealth Troops in WWI


Saturday, December 9, 2017
6:30 PM 9:00 PM

British West Indian Regiment in Egypt WW1. Credit: The Imperial War Museum.

Renaissance One and Black Cultural Archives present an evening of spoken word, archives, visual art and photography.

2018 marks the centenary of WWI. Empire troops fought in the most infamous battles of the war, including Ypres and Passchendaele. This exhibition and spoken word event is part of a touring exhibition to Nottingham, Leicester,
London and Derby that commemorates forgotten commonwealth troops and brings
to the fore the hidden histories and stories of soldiers from Africa, the
Caribbean and South Asia.

Join us to celebrate at this public event which features original artwork from Barbara Walker and Keith Piper and performances and speeches from Professor Kurt Barling, Panya Banjoko, Tobago Crusoe, Melanie Abrahams,
Michael Brome and guests. View the tour at www.nottinghamblackarchive.org.

Free admission. Booking is essential for the talk.

https://blackculturalarchives.org/events/wewillrememberthem

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