TONI CADE BAMBARA (1939 – 1995) was a writer, activist and cultural worker whose beautiful works, including The Black Woman (1970), Gorilla, My Love (1972), The Salt Eaters (1980), W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography in Four Voices (1996) and Those Bones Are Not My Child (1999) helped define and document Black life in all its fullness. Her ways of knowing and being continue to shape and inspire liberation, art and education.
TCB: The Toni Cade School of Organizing is a biography of Toni Cade Bambara, told by those who knew, worked and encountered her.
The film is structured as a series of lessons on cultural organising, gleaned from Bambara’s life and shared by her friends, colleagues and students. Through archival footage, contemporary interviews, and scenes from community classrooms and organizing spaces, the film situates Bambara’s legacy as a living blueprint for collective liberation.
We hope you can join us in getting to know Toni and what moved her to take action.
This screening is presented by Voodoo Visions Film Club and Inclinations Film Club, followed by an informal discussion and sharing at Garnethill Multicultural Centre. Everyone is welcome.
Location: Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RB
Booking details: Book via the Black History Month season page at the Glasgow Film Theatre website. Bookings open 23rd September.
