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TransAfrica is a research, education, and advocacy center dedicated to global justice for the African World. A center for activism focusing on conditions in Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America and other parts of the African Diaspora, TransAfrica sponsors seminars, community awareness projects and training programs. These activities help promote alternative perspectives on the economic, political, and moral ramifications of U.S. foreign policy. TransAfrica disseminates information on issues of concern to the African World with various events in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and beyond. These include our Cabral/Truth Circle, African World Visions Film Series, Viewpoint Lecture Series, Readers’ Corner and Writers’ Corner.

Thursday
Mar082012

New African Films Festival

March 8-13, 2012

TransAfrica, afrikafé and AFI Silver are proud to present the eighth annual 

New African Films Festival

featuring the vibrancy of African filmmaking from all corners of the continent.  

Where: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Please CLICK HERE for a Complete list of films. For Ticket Information CLICK HERE.

For more information please contact TransAfrica at (202) 223-1960 ext. 137 or info@transafrica.org

Tuesday
Feb282012

TransAfrica and BloomScreen present: Our Journey – An Evening of Films on Travel to Africa

Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 7:00 to 9:00PM

BloomBars – 3222 11th Street NW (Columbia Heights Metro), Washington, DC 20010

Random Acts of Kindness – A Documentary of Giving (2008, 55 min), by Robin Adams & Danielle Koon – chronicles the travel experiences of DC entrepreneur, Juanita “Busy Bee” Britton, after she had a life transforming dream. This powerful experience compelled her to travel with a crew of filmmakers, writers, photographers and a few friends to South Africa, Swaziland and Senegal for two weeks on a mission of random acts of kindness to women and children in rural areas. The mission became so inspiring that the entire crew began to share and experience the power of giving. This film is not to be missed! 

Our Journey to South Africa (2012, 8 min), by Lawrence Green – In the summer of 2011, Lawrence Green, Producer and Director of Time Traveling Media, along with his wife, mother, and cousin embarked on a journey to South Africa for vacation.  For nearly two weeks, the group traveled along the coast of Cape Town, visited museums and townships in Johannesburg, and encountered wild animals in Pilanesburg.  With his camera in tow, Lawrence Green set out to capture the experience.

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Thursday
Feb092012

TransAfrica and BloomScreen present: Salvador Dawning  

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:00 PM
at BloomBars, 3222 11th Street NW, Washington, DC

Salvador Dawning (2011, 54 min), by Kamau Hunter – examines the Movimento Negro (Black Movement), for equal rights, in Bahia state, Northeastern Brazil. Salvador Dawningcaptures the diverse perspectives of Afro-Brazilian mobilization from Brazil’s own Afro-descendant leaders, legislators, and activists while at the same time giving a glimpse of the struggles Afro-Brazilians face.

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Monday
Feb062012

Return to the Source: The Fundamentals of Working Towards Community Activism

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

Monday, February 6, 2012, 6:00-8:00pm

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

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Tuesday
Jan312012

Salvador Dawning Screening

TransAfrica and BloomScreen present: Salvador Dawning
 
Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 7:00 PM
at BloomBars, 3222 11th Street NW, Washington, DC

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