Fri 20 January
Festival Amilcar Cabral
From the 20th to the 22nd of January, Stichting Fidjuz di Cabral is organising the “Amilcar Cabral Festival”. Locations: Dek22 and de Machinist in Delfshaven.
Heroes’ Day It is the Cape Verdean “National Heroes’ Day” on the 20th of January. This national holiday has been celebrated in Rotterdam for many years. On this day, the people who played an important part in the struggle for independence in Cape Verde are remembered. Up until now these celebrations have only been commemorated by Cape Verdeans.
A Short History Lesson What has remained relatively unknown is the important role that the Netherlands played in the struggle for Cape Verdean independence. Dutch nationals and Cape Verdean immigrants residing in the Netherlands contributed to the struggle in their own way. Cape Verdean immigrants participated in the armed conflict in Guinea-Bissau, and numerous Dutch doctors-in-training provided medical support to the injured fighters and inhabitants of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde.
Cape Verdeans have held a reputation for being quiet immigrants for many years, and although most inhabitants of Rotterdam know someone from Cape Verde, we still know very little of the history and culture of this country. That is why we want to bring people from different demographics together to learn about our Cape Verdean culture through film, dance, talks from experts and much more.
Celebrate Together During the festival, films about the War of Independence will be screened alongside talks by people who played a part in the struggle, for example, as a doctor or a freedom fighter. Other social and cultural activities are included in the varied festival program.
Through the intimate Amilcar Cabral Festival, we want to reach a broad audience to increase awareness of Cape Verdean culture and history.
More information Tel.:+31 6 346 93 069 (Jorge Lizardo) Tel.:+31 6 248 49 469 (Mariska Schreuder) Tel.:+31 6 812 25 363 (Lúcio Nery Gonçalves da Costa – CK).
Festival Program
Date: Friday 20th January Location: Dek22 Time: 19:30 – 23:30 Opening: 1 minute of silence followed by the national anthems of Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and the Netherlands Opening speech : Stichting Fidjuz Di Cabral Speaker: Consul General of Cape Verde in Rotterdam Speaker: Chairman of District Delfshaven Mr. Carlos Gonçalves Performance: dance group “batuque Lantuna”, Presentation by first generation: Carlos Gonçalves, Djunga di Biluca, Fefa Gonçalves describe the contributions made by the first generation of Cape Verdean immigrants in Rotterdam to the war of independence. Intermission: DJ Flavio Fland “Cape Verdean music from past to present” Presentation by second generation: Valerio Lopes (Luxembourg), E-book ‘Cabral & social media’ End: DJ Flavio Fand
Saturday 21 January Dek22, Willem Buytewechstraat 22 13:00 – 23:30 Exhibition: photographs and paintings by Amílcar Cabral, authentic Cape Verdean souvenirs Poetry by young people from Rotterdam and Cape Verde Register for Shirt Shop: T-shirt printing workshop inspired by Amílcar Cabral
De Machinist, Willem Buytewechtstraat 45 14:30 – 24:00 Documentaries and films, continual screenings Valerio Lopes: ‘Cabralista’ (2011), documentary about the Cape Verdean struggle for independence and the role Amílcar Cabral played Claire Andrade Watkins: ‘Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican? A Cape Verdean American Story’ (2010) documentary about the first generation of Cape Verdean immigrants in the United States. Leão Lopes: ‘Ilheu da Contenda’ (1996, ‘Island of intrigue and conflict). Film about the history of the collapse of a colonial family on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde in 1963 Francisco Manso: ‘A Ilha dos Escravos’ (2006, ‘Slave Island’). Film about slavery and the uprising in Cape Verde
Sunday 22 January Dek22, Willem Buytewechtstraat 22 13:00 – 23:30 Exhibition Children’s activities and children daycare from 13:30 to 20:00
De Machinist, Willem Buytewechtstraat 45 13:30 – 20:00 Documentaries and films, continual screenings Parents can go to the screenings and leave their children at the daycare at Dek22 across the street
Entry en prices: Entry and activities are free, except the screenings of documentaries and films at de Machinist. Screenings are €5 per person.
