Sisters in the Struggle

The NFB documentary Sisters in the Struggle (1991- Dionne Brand, Ginny Stikeman) features a frank conversation among Black women active in politics as well as community, labour, and feminist organizing. The women share their personal experiences of racism and sexism, linking them to the fight to end systemic discrimination and violence. Two other NFB films […]

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Making Movie History: Sylvia Hamilton

Sylvia Hamilton first became involved with the National Film Board in the mid-1980s. In Making Movie History, she reflects on her involvement

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Rich Imaginings & Freedom Dreams in the Archive: Our Lives and the Black Women’s Collective

The Black Women’s Collective’s statement on state violence resonates in our current historical moment.as present-day abolitionists continue to struggle, often with limited time and resources, against colonial and carceral structures while imagining radical futures.

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