Arts & Books

Superimposing an African imagination on filmmaking processes, the 5th Talent Campus Durban will ignite the creativity of 40 selected filmmakers from Africa in a series of masterclasses, workshops and industry networking opportunities during the Durban International Film Festival.

Recent moves to eliminate fuel subsidies in Africa’s most populous country awakened unprecedented protests among workers and youth, including a week-long, nationwide general strike. After months tracking the revolt in North Africa, media pundits inevitably looked southward in search of a sequel.

http://www.pambazuka.org/images/articles/567/Guinea_edit.jpg

http://www.pambazuka.org/images/articles/567/InvestSudan_edit.jpg

http://www.pambazuka.org/images/articles/567/Ocampo4_edit.jpg

He changed our flag,
With cavalier insouciance,
He stood proudly to brag
While we gaped in stunned trance,
Like a rampant stag,
It was the height of arrogance,

The time to break silence is right here and now. Womanhood and motherhood is under attack. This book gives a holistic empowerment package to those feeling hopeless, rejected, abused and undermined in any way. The poems are real-life experiences that you can always derive inspiration from.

Cape Town: Pambazuka Press, 2011.
94 pp. R220/£12.95 ISBN 9781906387983 (pdf ISBN 9781906387990)