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Talk and screening of "Not Yo Mama’s Movement" by French journalist and activist Rokhaya Diallo

Event Type
Film Screening
Sponsor
Department of French and Italian
Location
Knight Auditorium, The Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana
Date
Feb 13, 2020   5:30 pm  
Speaker
Rokhaya Diallo, Afro-Parisienne journalist, antiracism activist, and award-winning filmmaker
Cost
Free and open to the public.
Views
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Originating Calendar
School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics Calendar

Rokhaya Diallo, Afro-Parisienne journalist, antiracism activist, and award-winning filmmaker, turned her camera on an emerging generation of black activists who, in the wake of the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, were able to mobilize international opinion in favor of the protests in America. Although France is confronted with similar problems, the victims of French police brutality have not benefited from the same media attention.  Not Yo Mama’s Movement explores the similarities and differences between the racial situations in the U.S. and France and how today’s activists navigate building movements for change. A Q+A with the filmmaker Rokhaya Diallo will follow the screening.

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