uPCOMING EVENTS
In this month's Library Genealogy Club, we present: The Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage (SDUSMP).This is a lineage society for descendants of individuals enslaved in English colonial America and the United States of America from 1619-1865. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of freed and enslaved ancestors. This program will explain what is the SDUSMP, how to apply for membership in it, how to find enslaved ancestors, and why it is important to remember them.
African Diaspora Film Club at MoAD | The Diaspora in Latin America: Three Short Films by Sheila WalkerJoin us for our monthly series, The African Diaspora Film Club. Modeled after our African Book Club, we will meet once a month to discuss a film that we have all viewed in advance of the discussion. The conversation will be moderated by Cornelius Moore, co-director of California Newsreel and film series curator at MoAD.
This month we will be discussing three short films about the African Diaspora in Latin America: SCATTERED AFRICA: FACES AND VOICES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA (2017, 29 minutes); FAMILIAR FACES/UNEXPECTED PLACES: A GLOBAL AFRICAN DIASPORA (2018, 31 minutes); and DRUMMING FOR OUR RIGHTS (2018, 11 minutes). You will receive instructions to join via zoom after you sign up. Look for an email from MoAD after you sign up, if you don’t receive it in your inbox, look in your spam or junk mail.We will not be screening the films. You will receive links to watch the films on Vimeo after you register for the program. Look for an email from MoAD after you sign up, if you don’t receive it in your inbox, look in your spam or junk mail. Email me at egessel@moadsf.org if you don't receive the links to the films.
Filmmaker Dr. Sheila Walker will join us for the discussion.