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City’s anti-racism fight. Words: Ruth Hedges Coming n or the first time since Black HistOry Month began 30 years ' ' ago. a Scottish City is taking part. Glasgow. known from the 18th century as the second city of the Empire. is
retraCing its history in a Glasgow Black HistOry Tour organised by
Glasgow Anti-Racist Alliance. and an exhibition. The Slave and
Tobacco Trades. There will also be screening of .l’l/USt/CC. a
controversial film about deaths in police custody.
In the light of a recent report in which 25% of Scots revealed racist attitudes, it is a timely initiative. and one that Will raise awareness of Glasgow's multi-CUItural heritage. Although being a leading force in the 19th century abolitionist movement. Glasgow . g .1 built its wealth upon the slave trade. The tour plots the city's ” ' . cit “513m Nemfi'gton historical sites of shame. reSistance and progression. A picture in v i ' ‘ - ~ Jeunet's Arne/re star the People's Palace shows a black servant partially coloured out ‘_ A g __ I Audrey Tautou will be from post-abolitionist times _ ii i” A i seen next month
when it became unfashionable ‘lt playing. of all things. a
to have had black servants. To ‘bunny boiler‘ in the
David Govier. t0ur researcher, French thriller He Loves
it Sums up Scotland's attitude Me, He Loves Me Not.
to its black history'. b after which the elfin ecause of
Injustice similarly deals wrth actress will be seen in
cover-ups and is one of the December in Stephen most contentiOus films of Frears' London set
recent times. Filmed over drama Dirty Pretty
seven years. it follows the Things . . . Lambchop families of victims who died from Violent means while in police U t ; _ frontman Kurt Wagner custody and implicates the officers involved with murder. l’arii, l I A L 3 i A . 7 , ‘- likes to keep music fans attempts to screen the film were met with intense. aggressive " ‘ V V ii i i i ‘ guessing. The last but police reSistance. Threats of legal action faxed through to (Illl(3".‘.£t one time he came to owners rust hOurs before screenings. initially bullied the film into Scotland he played a silence. But the determination of director, Ken Fero. and families solo gig in Glasgow.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet follows up his hugely successful film Arne/re with A Very Long Engagement. a love story set during World War | adapted from the international bestseller by Sebastian Japrisot to be filmed next year in France. Meanwhile.
John Glassford and family at home in Shawfield Mansion, by
involved ensured its vorce was Widely heard. There was such an Archibald Mdauch'an’ 0.1767. A black servant was painted out Where he tried out songs overwhelming response the police were shocked.‘ says Fero. from the top left of the portrait, just behind Glassford’s head from the band's most All of the Victims in the film were black and the race issue is clear recent album Is a when you discover that in proportion to the population. three times Friends. "The key t'tl'itt is this is "o: a fiin‘. {it)()t.t vet ins. but about Woman. After the as many black people as white have died in police custody. ‘lt's an people who fight back] sag. s l‘ero. album's release Wagner issue that concerns everyone.' says Fero. 'If I was to make a film Ken fierc. Brenda \.’.’e.r‘i:erg. tr‘e s:ste" o" Bria." Douglas and returned to Scotland now I WOUld look at the case of Harry Stanley who was from Aarner Anxz'ar. a\.-.i\,ver for the ()hhokar fami i, .n tne case described with the full 14 members Glasgow and white. The police th0ught he was Irish and shot him. as Scotland's Stephen l auras-rice. are eading a :i scuss on a‘te" of his band. Wagner's And ihere'Ve been Quite a few white families who've fought back. the screening on issues raised .rt the film. next Scottish but it was black families who led the way. because of the history of appearance will be at problems between black people and police due to racism.‘ Injustice, GFT, 0141 332 8128, Sun 27 Oct, 5.45pm; the Queen's Hall on 5 The first people to come together and protest was a group of Glasgow Black History Tour from Cathedral Square, December, when black women in the mid-90s. forming the United Families and 0141 572 1140, Sun 20 8x 27 OCt, ZPm- 'Larnbchop Lile' Will
comprise Wagner plus piano. bass and drums
Anti-war protest in Glasgow Demonstrators to make voices heard. support. ' _ Mex
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