Tune in for an informative yet loose and relaxed conversation with Ovais Malik, a History Teacher with an interest in anti-imperialist education. In this third iteration of the 'Conversations' series, we will be discussing the need to decolonise the British education system, debunking imperial narratives and colonial falsehoods in order to better educate our youth. We also discuss the extension of the imperial superstructure to education systems in the Global South, in a warm and endearing conversation that may prove useful to those interested in postcoloniality and the decolonial project. #decolonize #education #imperialism
Tune in for an informative yet loose and relaxed conversation with Oscar and Amira. In this fourth* (mistakenly said 5th in the video!) iteration of the 'Conversations' series, we will be discussing the recent explosion of direct action campaigns coordinated in the UK by environmental activists. #juststopoil #extinctionrebellion #vangogh
Tune in for an informative yet loose and relaxed conversation with Paul Harwood, an activist and political commentator from the UK. In this third iteration of the 'Conversations' series, we will be discussing the presence of the US military in Great Britain, as well as covering the wider US military-industrial complex, the 'Five Eyes' security agreement and the climate-jeopardised future of our planet! Paul Harwood's Social Media: https://twitter.com/BarrenPlanet #usarmy #fiveeyes #climatechange
Tune in for an informative yet loose and relaxed conversation with Oscar Wolf, former Deputy Leader of a left-wing political party in the UK, and current activist/social campaigner. In this second iteration of the 'Conversations' series, we will be exploring the cost of living crisis, as well as the many ways we can tackle political issues through party politics, trade union activism, protests and other avenues. Our conversation moves on to discuss anti-imperialist and masses-focused education reform in the United Kingdom. Oscar Wolf's Social Media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/__wolf4
Tune in for an informative yet loose and relaxed conversation with a coordinator from the Malcolm X Movement. In this first iteration of the 'Conversations' series, we will be exploring the anti(-neo)colonial grounded praxis and methods of organization employed by MXM among the hardest hit and most racially exploited areas of the United Kingdom. Our conversation covers a range of interlinked topics such as the Police killing of #ChrisKaba, weak foreign policy among the leadership of African states, the dangers and pitfalls of activism limited to social media, and the importance of international solidarity; we additionally explore how local community-driven organisations can be linked, co-existing and co-operating in a network of global solidarity and international struggle against racial capitalist exploitation
Through the "Beyond Africana" series, the Ministry of African Propaganda hopes to touch upon various ideas and concepts beyond Africa, that still find a degree of relevance in the continent's problems, politics, and philosophy. This second episode draws on the life of Paulo Freire, the father of the field of critical pedagogy. This video looks into the experiences and struggles that shaped his life as well his thought-praxis and his most influential work, Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
This episode draws on the life of Antonio Gramsci, a Marxist cultural theorist and revolutionary who was active in Italian socialist politics. Noted for his most reputable work, The Prison Notebooks, Gramsci's perhaps most popular contribution is his conception of cultural hegemony, as well as his distinction between organic versus traditional intellectuals. Source: Antonio Gramsci: The Prison Notebooks, Volumes I-III. Joseph A. Buttigieg, Columbia University Press Edition.
"Africa, Africa!" is a series looking into African history, politics and contemporary issues. Today's episode visits South Africa, looking at the development of the republic from the Bantu expansions to the Mfecane, the Great Trek, and Apartheid. Sources: Mackenzie, W. Douglas; Stead, Alfred (1899). South Africa: Its History, Heroes, and Wars. Chicago: The Co-Operative Publishing Company. Wilmot, Alexander & John Centlivres Chase (2010). History of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope: From Its Discovery to the Year 1819. Claremont: David Philip (Pty) Ltd. pp. 1–548. ISBN 978-1-144-83015-9. https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_A... https://livingstoneonline.org/life-an...
"Africa, Africa!" is a series looking into African history, politics and contemporary issues. Today's episode explores the topic of liberation, with a rant on my views of what constitutes liberation and the challenges to be considered by those engaged in liberation-oriented praxis.
"Africa, Africa!" is a series looking into African history, politics and contemporary issues. Today's episode visits Mozambique in Southeast Africa, looking at its precolonial history and the imperial path it took under Portuguese rule. Truth & Reconciliation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRFH1... Sources: Shillington, K. (2012). History of Africa: Third Edition. London, UK: Palgrave MacMillan http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/p... https://education.stateuniversity.com... https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...
Africa, Africa!" is a series looking into African history, politics and contemporary issues. Today's episode focuses on the history of Western Sahara, taking a broad look at its overlapping history with the Kingdom of Morocco, before going on to examine its colonial divergence under Spanish rule as the imperial root of its present-day conflict with its northern neighbour.
"Africa, Africa!" is a series looking into African history, politics and contemporary issues. Today's episode focuses on the history of Senegal, investigating its formation as a modern nation-state by examining its roots going back all the way to the 9th Century Kingdom of Tekrur.
"Africa, Africa!" is a series looking into African history, politics and contemporary issues. Today's episode focuses on the history of Tanzania, mapping its journey from its Great Swahili Coast origins, through to Deutsch Ostafrika, Tanganyika, and then finally Tanzania.
"Africa, Africa!" is a series looking into African history, politics and contemporary issues. Today's episode focuses on the history of Somalia, creating a timeline from its 1884 colonisation by imperial powers, to the present-day continuation of its decades-long civil war.
"Africa, Africa!" is a series looking into African history, politics and contemporary issues. Today's episode focuses on the history of Cameroon and the events that led to the onset of the Cameroonian Civil War, also known as the #anglophonecrisis, a conflict in South Western Cameroon. It has claimed thousands of lives and displaced over 700,000 people; one of Africa's lesser-known conflicts, this video will endeavour to explore its roots, examining the colonial legacies of British, French, and German colonisation in the region. *apologies for the beep in the background - I was not aware my fire alarm was in need of replacing :(
"Africa, Africa!" is a series looking into African history, politics and contemporary issues. Today's episode focuses on the life and works of Dr Walter Anthony Rodney, providing a brief overview of some of his many contributions to the black radical tradition and critical theorising on the intellectual.
"Africa, Africa!" is a series looking into African history, politics and contemporary issues. Today's episode takes a quick stop at African Critical Theory, a critical and analytical framework for diagnosing and interpreting the contemporary issues of continental and diasporan Africans, with a particular interest in liberation for the Wretched of the Earth.
"Africa, Africa!" is a series looking into African history, politics and contemporary issues. Today's episode takes a detour into the African Diaspora, providing a brief overview of some of their many contributions to uplifting life on the African continent.
"Africa, Africa!" is a series looking into African history, politics and contemporary issues. Today's episode discusses Negritude, a movement coined and championed by members of the African Diaspora including the first president of Sénégal, Léopold Sédar Senghor.
"Africa, Africa!" is a series looking into African history, politics and contemporary issues. Today's episode discusses Western Anti-Racism and its need to address Neo-colonialism in Burkina Faso, Apartheid in S.A. and wider implications of global capitalism.