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The documentary film which features contributions from community activists, project workers, teachers, historians and the African British business community confronts the myths about British slavery, presents the true history of the Maafa and African resistance whilst examining the politics of the government's bicentenary celebrations.

With the British government promoting an inaccurate revisionist version of the 1807 Abolition of the 'Slave Trade' Act, the Bristol based Operation Truth and sister group, the London based Truth 2007 Coalition, have collaborated to enable the Ligali organisation to produce this ground breaking educational resource. The two hour film was produced to ensure that the African perspective is no longer marginalised and the Truth about British involvement in the Maafa prevails in 2007 and beyond.

Told from an uncompromising African centered perspective the film includes contributions from Dr Abiola Ogunshola, emma pierre, Bro Hakim, Dr Hakim Adi, Henry Bonsu, Ms Serwah, Bro Omowale, Kwaku Bonsu, Kubara Zamani, Dr Kimani Nehusi, Bro Ldr Mbandaka, Michael Eboda, Onyeka, shaka Marday, Stephen Henry, Teleica Kirkland and Dr William Lez Henry.

The succesful national premieres of the film has attracted widespread acclaim. The London screening at South Bank University on Saturday 31st April attracted over six hundred people and featured debates, cultural performances, a young people's workshops and cultural stalls.

Toyin Agbetu, director of the film announced that the Maafa Truth 2007 will not be available for sale but given free to those who make online donations supporting the work of the Ligali organisation or support the several African bookshops distributing the film on the same basis.

Some of the current venues distributing copies of the film and encouraging charitable donations to Ligali to enable work to continue on the second part of the Maafa Truth series are;

Maarifa Bookshop: 6 Bradbury Street Dalston N16 8JN
A Darker Shade: 42 Chatsworth Road, Hackney, London E5
Muatta Bookshop: 58 Clarence Road, Clapton E5 8HB
Mama Afrika Kulcha Shap: 282 High Road, Leyton, E10 5PW
Yemenja: 446 Birchfield Road, Birmingham B20 3TG(yemenjaonline.com)
GarveyTown Bookstall: Pempamsie, 102 Brixton Hill, SW2, Mon-Sat 10am-7pm.

African businesses are invited to contact the Ligali organisation if they wish to assist with collecting charitable donations on our behalf and assist with the distribution of the Maafa Truth 2007 film throughout our community. Those community groups or organisations that wish to organise a screening with a panel debate are advised to contact the Truth 2007 coalition at info@truth2007.org

The Truth Coalition would like to thank the John Lynch Afrikan Education Programme and Pan African Society for hosting the premiere screenings in Bristol and London.