Et si un enfant d'Afrique de l'Ouest en 1756 avait un téléphone portable lorsqu'il était réduit en esclavage ? Venez voir le film « Equiano.Stories » le 29 mars à 13 h 15. [Lire la suite en anglais]

 

What if a West African child in 1756 had a cell phone when he was enslaved? 

That’s the question posed by Equiano.Stories, a film which will be shown (in part) at the UN Headquarters in New York.   

Equiano.Stories is based on the memoir of Olaudah Equiano, who, after decades of slavery, was able to buy his freedom. He wrote about his life in The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African.

His story is told through video, still images, and text as if it were a first-person account on Instagram, as presented by the film studio Stelo Stories and the DuSable Museum of African American History.

This special event is organized by the Office of the President of the General Assembly will be held on 29 March at 13:15 EST in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.

The event will feature:

  • Eric Adams, Mayor of New York

  • Gilad Erdan, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations

  • Brian Wallace, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations

  • Cheikh Niang, Senegal to the United Nations

  • Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations

  • Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African Union

  • Catherine Pollard, Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance and Chair of the Task Force on Addressing Racism and Promoting Dignity for All in the United Nations Secretariat

The producer of Equiano.Stories, Mati Kochavi, will introduce an excerpt from the film.

This special event follows the commemorative meeting of the General Assembly to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the General Assembly Hall.

All are welcome to attend.