Vote for this Zimbabwean film!

October 18, 2008 · Posted in Film & TV · Comment 

Asylum by Rumbi Katedza up for RCI Migrations People’s Choice Award

Zimbabwean filmmaker, Rumbi Katedza’s film, Asylum, is one of only two African entries up for the RCI Migrations People’s Choice Award. The short film is about a Sudanese woman seeking Asylum in the UK. In the process, the horrors of her past life in Darfur keep coming back to haunt her.

Remember it’s a People’s Choice Award. We are the people. For this film to win it needs your vote!

  • Click here to visit the website and vote (a map of the world will come up. click on the green dot over Sudan, Africa and the rest is self explanatory)
  • Click read more below to see the message from Rumbi

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Splash Hits presents the War 10 Sound Clash

September 27, 2008 · Posted in Entertainment, Arts & Culture, Events · Comment 

FIRST TIME IN LEICESTER - Splash Hits Promotions Presents a ting called WAR FI WAR 10 SOUND CLASH. 10 DJs under one roof on a battle for a trophy and some serious cash (£200) .

ADMIN FEE - 7POUNDS B412
TIME START- 10 TILL 5 AM BUT CLASH START 12:30 Read more

Remembering Brixton

September 16, 2008 · Posted in Notes from the Diaspora, Travel Tales · Comment 

In Brixton I found my most beautiful London experience. Emerging from the Underground I was greeted by a sheer mix of races and tribes and nationalities. No tourists here. Londoners in abundance! But Londoners unlike I had ever imagined them to be. Nigerian Londoners. Italian Londoners. Egyptian Londoners. Chinese Londoners. It was like there was an equal mix of every tribe on earth!

On one pavement there was a group of Chinese teenagers break dancing to a gospel song. A few metres away were some young Nigerian men giving away Islam literature. Read more