The attempt of the bourgeoisie during its internecine conflict to oblige humanity to divide up into only two camps is motivated by a desire to prohibit the proletariat from having its own independent ideas.
— Leon Trotsky
Show: Wild Geese
Submitted by Janine on Fri, 17/06/2005 - 08:15.
01/01/1970 - 00:00
also on Saturday 18th June
Banner Theatre's 1st of May Band presents W I L D G E E S E
A new show about exile, displacement, migration and the search for employment and security in a global economy Featuring the stories of refugee cleaners in London's Canary Wharf, Chinese cockle-pickers in Morecambe Bay, Iranian asylum seekers and Irish, African/Caribbean and South Asian immigrant communities.
Wild Geese is a video ballad interweaving interviews, documentary film and animation with live music and song. It features the musical styles of Africa,America, Asia and Europe - from reggae, rap and rock to folk, flamenco and klezmer - with strong messages about the human costs of globalisation.
"It is so important that people speak up about the issues of racism and of prejudice against refugees and asylum seekers, and I believe your production is a wonderful way of doing just that."- Tony Brett Young, Mayor, London Borough of Sutton.
£8.00/£5.00 For advanced bookings ring Chats Palace on 020 8533 0227
Supported by the Transport & General Workers Union