Event: London Socialist Film Co-Op presents: Walter Rodney: What they don’t want you to know.
Join us for a screening of Walter Rodney: What they don’t Want you to Know (2022), a documentary exploring the life of Guyanese academic and activist Dr Walter Rodney.
The event will be accompanied by a panel and Q&A with:
Arlen Harris, director
Dr. Patricia Rodney, academic and widow of Walter Rodney
Selma James, writer and activist
Prof. Gus John, writer and education campaigner
24 September at 10.30am. The Garden Cinema, 39-41 Parker Street London WC2B 5PQ
BOOK TICKETS HERE.
Walter Rodney: What they don’t Want you to Knowis an original 72-minute documentary featuring a murder, Cold War conspiracies, Black Power, the end of Empire, and how that connects to the policing, surveillance practices and social movements of today. This is the first film where Walter’s widow reveals the personal impact on the family of Walter’s assassination. It feeds a growing global appetite for history from a different perspective, as we grapple with the legacy of empire and colonialism and its impact on the modern world.
The documentary reveals that historian Dr Walter Rodney was under security surveillance from the age of 19, after visiting Russia and Cuba as a student. He was seen as subversive both as an academic and as an activist who supported anti-colonial movements and civil rights. Shockingly, a British secret propaganda unit paid for negative reviews of his work. It was perceived as a threat to the British post-colonial narrative and interests. The book ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’ is now a staple of university courses across the globe and Rodney is an inspiration for the social movements of today, whether BLM, Pan-Africanism, or reparations.
Contributors include Angela Davis, Gina Miller, former President of Guyana Donald Ramotar, Edward and Donald Rodney and Patricia Rodney, as well as prominent historians.
Supported by The Walter Rodney Foundation & The Ameena Gafoor Institute.
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