Dear Philadelphia and Atlanta,

Black And Cuba will be screened at two upcoming film festivals:

Black Star Film Festival (July 31 to August 3)

Black And Cuba screening (including Q&A with Director Robin J. Hayes)

Thursday, July 31 at 4:10pm

International House Philadelphia

3701 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Purchase tickets here: http://blackstarfest.org/event/details/black-and-cuba/

Pan-African Film Festival (August 7 to August 10)

Black And Cuba screening

Saturday, August 9 at 1:35pm

Plaza Theatre

1049 Ponce De Leon Avenue NE

Atlanta, GA 30306

Purchase tickets here: http://www.paff.org/paff-atl/passestickets/

Please pass along the screening info to your friends, families, colleagues and congregations

In solidarity,

Progressive Pupil

A child climbs past defaced election posters during an election rally of President Jacob Zuma’s African National Congress (ANC) in Bekkersdal township south of Johannesburg. Image courtesy of the Baltimore Sun.

The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) has a long history of militancy and pronounced nationalism, fighting against inequality that was once formalized under apartheid and now persists informally through institutionalized economic disparity and continued racism. Early on in the fight against apartheid, the Youth League – with Nelson Mandela as a founding member – had enormous influence in encouraging the ANC to engage in increasingly aggressive protests against the apartheid government, eventually leading to constitutional democracy in 1994. The Youth League’s determination for justice and equality has not been relinquished, even with ANC elected leadership.

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Progressive Pupil is looking forward to engaging and dissecting the Military Industrial Complex for Black August and we need your help!

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