The Black Archives presented its third annual Books & BBQ festival, a unique event designed to bring hidden stories from their extensive archives to a wider audience. Attendees explored vital themes like migration, struggle, cultural evolution, and resistance through engaging discussions, spoken word performances, and documentary screenings. This edition particularly honored the 100th anniversary of Vereniging Ons Suriname.
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The Black Archives' third annual Books & BBQ festival on July 20, 2019, offered a relaxed and engaging platform to explore hidden stories from their archives. The event highlighted themes of migration, hope, struggle, and cultural evolution, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Vereniging Ons Suriname.
On Saturday, July 20, 2019, The Black Archives hosted its third annual Books & BBQ festival, an event designed to share the hidden stories within their archives in a relaxed and accessible manner. This year's festival particularly focused on the 100th anniversary of Vereniging Ons Suriname, with plans for a dedicated exhibition opening in the fall of 2019. The festival delved into a range of themes including migration, hope, love, struggle, racism, and resistance, alongside entrepreneurship, art, and sports. Attendees engaged with inspiring thinkers, creators, and artists such as Winne, Frank Zichem, Samora Bergtop, Massih Hutak, Karin Amatmoekrim, Guno Jones, Pepijn Brandon, Wouter Pocornie, and Cody Hochstenbach. The program featured a screening of Frank Zichem's documentary 'Papieren Nederlandertjes' with a Q&A, a discussion on gentrification, and a segment titled 'Onze * Tori' exploring the cultural evolution of Surinamese people in the Netherlands, complemented by spoken word performances by Naomie Veldwijk and Zaïre Krieger. The event also included a conversation with hip-hop artist Winne about his album 'ODZ' and its inspirations.
Attendees were encouraged to reserve tickets quickly for the Books & BBQ festival. Details about food and drinks available at the event were to follow.
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