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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Dahomey by Mati Diop
DESCRIPTION:    Film Screening: Dahomey by Mati Diop    This event is part of the UIC Social Justice Initiative's free summer event series In Tandem: Solidarity, Solidarité, Solidaridad, curated by Lola Ayisha Ogbara, which explores themes of solidarity, collective work, and the process of building toward common goals through film, art, performance, workshops, and more. Join us this summer in asking, ?How do our struggles for justice work in tandem??    Thursday, June 12, 2025  6:00 - 7:30 PM  Chicago Justice Gallery  wheelchair accessible, please contact SJIChicago@uic.edu for additional accessibility questions  1344 S Halsted    Join SJI on Thursday, June 12 for a special screening of Dahomey, by filmmaker Mati Diop.    Dahomey tells the story of "thousands of royal artifacts of Dahomey, a West African kingdom, [that] were taken by French colonists in the 19th century for collection and display in Paris. Centuries later, a fraction returned to their home in modern-day Benin. This dramatized documentary follows the journey of 26 of the treasures as told by cultural art historians, embattled university students, and one of the repatriated statues himself.?    Space is limited, so please kindly RSVP to attend: go.uic.edu/Dahomey     | Event post: https://sji.uic.edu/events?page_id=2017
LOCATION:Chicago Justice Gallery 1344 S Halsted St.  Chicago IL 60607
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