TransAfrica Forum at Busboys and Poets

The Cabral/Truth Circle--Film/Book Discussion on Africa and the African Diaspora

Monday, June 1, 2009, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street, NW (14th and V Streets), Washington, DC 202.387.POET.

“If we are going to forge a 21st century movement for peace and justice, we must first understand the plight of our brethren around the world. The Cabral/Truth Circles are designed to educate and then motivate our community to take action against tyranny, racism, and all forms of war.” ---Nicole Lee Executive Director, TransAfrica Forum

The Cabral/Truth Circle is a combination of a great film festival and an exciting book club that focuses on the history and political movements of Africa and the African Diaspora.

Film featured: Stealing A Nation (John Pilger, 2004)

Discussion: AFRICOM and the history of U.S. military bases in Africa featuring David Vine author of Island of Shame and other panelists.

Book featured:  Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia, by David Vine (2009, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ) (book available at Teaching for Change Bookstore at Busboys and Poets). Publisher's description: "The American military base on the island of Diego Garcia is one of the most strategically important and secretive U.S. military installations outside the United States. Located near the remote center of the Indian Ocean and accessible only by military transport, the base was a little-known launch pad for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and may house a top-secret CIA prison where terror suspects are interrogated and tortured. But Diego Garcia harbors another dirty secret, one that has been kept from most of the world--until now. Island of Shame is the first major book to reveal the shocking truth of how the United States conspired with Britain to forcibly expel Diego Garcia's indigenous people--the Chagossians--and deport them to slums in Mauritius and the Seychelles, where most live in dire poverty to this day."

More information to come.

Call 202.223.1960 ext 137 for more information.