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Frank Crichlow's Funeral
Frank Crichlow's Funeral

Frank Crichlow (1932 - 2010) was a community activist and civil rights campaigner. He founded the Mangrove restaurant which became the centre for Black civil rights activism in Britain which led to the infamous Mangrove Nine trials of 1970 and the first admission of institutional racism within the Metropolitan Police force.

Spirit of Humanity captured by Israeli Navy
Spirit of Humanity captured by Israeli Navy

Video smuggled out of Israel that captures the Israeli Navy threatening to open fire on a boat containing human rights activists who were delivering aid, following the massacres in Gaza under Operation Cast Lead 2008/2009 during which over 1,400 people were killed and over 50,000 people displaced. 

A Change is Gonna Come
A Change is Gonna Come

By Jill Bolstridge

With the US's political landscape under more scrutiny than ever before, citizens of the US are rapidly calling for change.

War is a Crime
War is a Crime

By Ishmahil Blagrove Jr

Will history ever stop repeating itself? A statement on the illegalities of war and the actions which should be taken to stop the outbreak of war.

The Media's Rules of Engagement for the Middle East
The Media's Rules of Engagement for the Middle East

By Robin Miller

Robin Miller looks at some of the propaganda tactics used by the mainstream media to help shape public opinion and perceptions about the Israel/Palestine conflict.

The Scramble for Africa's Oil
The Scramble for Africa's Oil

By Dino Mahtani

With gas prices at an all-time high, oil conglomerates are, now more than ever, looking to Africa for its relatively untapped resources.

George Shire: A Different Zimbabwean Narrative
George Shire: A Different Zimbabwean Narrative

Zimbabwean political analyst George Shire talks to Ishmahil Blagrove, Jr. about the recent elections in his country, the cause of the crisis and the impact of Western interference on the democratic process of change in Zimbabwe.

The Politics of Language
The Politics of Language

A quarter of a century after the Soweto Uprising, the linguistic and social divides which underly the upheaval are still a pressing issue.

Pat Dodson: This Is Our Country Too
Pat Dodson: This Is Our Country Too

Pat Dodson, winner of the 2008 Sydney Peace Prize, talks to Ishmahil Blagrove, Jr. about the plight of Australia's indigenous people, the recent government apology and the opportunities for black and white Australians to resolve their differences.

Spirituality and The Death of Religion
Spirituality and The Death of Religion

With religious intolerance now at the ugly centre of many of the world's major conflicts, it is important to look at the concepts of spirituality and the clashes of conformity within the contexts of organized religion.

Lion Mountain

Lion Mountain

Ishmahil Blagrove

Lion Mountain documents a journey through Sierra Leone, West Africa, through the eyes of 26-year-old British film-maker Louis Buckley.

After a long desire to visit the continent of Africa and learn more about his slave history, Buckley finally decides to visit the country of Sierra Leone, as it was the head of British West Africa in the days of Empire. Buckley is the first member of his family to return to Africa after a momentus journey which saw his ancestors uprooted from Africa and transported to Jamaica as slaves.

The film looks at pre-colonial Sierra Leone, questioning what happened in the days of Empire and how the country descended to where it is. It also examines the beginning of European and African trade, the difference between African and European slavery, and some of the effects of Western imperialism and colonial rule

Colonialism Revisited

Colonialism Revisited
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