Compa Nansi

The one heritage the slave trade brought to the new world are the stories of Compa Nansi. These fables about spider Anansi originate from Ghana and West-Africa, where they are told unto this day. The slaves couldnt bring anything material during the crossing of the Atlantic'except their languages, knowledge and stories. This way Anansi storeies are now also being told through out the Caribbean.

Me too grew up with the adventures of cunning Anansi, therefore I am very happy that on Saturday the 2nd of june an Anansi storytelling festival is taking place at Imagine IC, organised by Anansi Masters. You can come and tell your own Anansi story or just lay back and listen to some good story tellers.

Next to this story telling festival there is also an exhibition, a theater piece and many movies are to be seen on the website. Amongst others from Ghanean story tellers that tell their version, sometimes even without Anansi himself at all.

Stakeholdership

ImagineIC would be nothing without other organisations. People knock on our door for help, space, networking, facilities, in short, for all kinds of coöperation. Often we can find a means of helping each other out.
Today I spoke with two people from Antillean TV for example and the guys from the Temple of Hiphop kept me company during the late hours of working overtime.
Some other participants: Ting Chan exhibits right now her beautiful portraits of immigrant families in their living room.

To Berlin!

In a few days, I'll be on a holiday trip with my love. We will wander the Teutoburger Wald, climb the Harz mountains and end up in Berlin to see a good friend of mine. He expresses himself through ink and soundwaves and I look forward to hang out with him and his sweet wife. In the old days a member of mythic punk band Urgent Fury, he now is busy with Rope Burns.

Bijlmer Film Festival

Next month, a new film festival will start in Amsterdam. Cinemix will be the first proper film festival targeted for the inhabitants and the atmoshpere of the Bijlmer. A diversity of blockbuster Nollywood, Bollywood and other films will show at the Pathe Arena and at ImagineIC
I cannot announce the main movie as of yet, but I've heard different critiques about it. If you want to see it for free, mail quickly and maybe you win one of the free tickets to this opening film.
At ImagineIC we will show home made One Minutes and the documentary Cu salu den mi wowo.

Plant a heart

There are numerous tree-planting projects. But this one is really nice, especialy if you're an avid googlemaps lover like I am. Help plant a heart in the middle of Niger!