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Twenty-four percent of Philadelphia’s foreign born come from the Pan-American region. Many come from the Caribbean, with significant populations also coming from South America. A growing number of Philadelphia’s newcomers come from Mexico and Central America.

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Film Screening: "Bad Friday: Rastafari After Coral Gardens"

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12/9/2011 7:00pm - 10:00pm

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Scribe Video Center 4212 Chestnut Street, 3rd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19104

United States

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Website:

http://scribe.org/events/badfridayrastaf...

The documentary Bad Friday focuses on a community of Rastafarians in western Jamaica who annually commemorate the 1963 Coral Gardens "incident," a moment just after independence when the Jamaican government rounded up, jailed and tortured hundreds of Rastafarians. The film chronicles the history of violence in Jamaica and shows how people use their recollections of past traumas to imagine new possibilities for the future. Directors John L. Jackson, Jr. and Deborah A. Thomas, and producer Junior "Gabu" Wedderburn in attendance. Featuring a live opening performance by Ancient Vibrations.

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Community Events

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History and Preservation

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Film/Video

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Historical Preservation / Archaeology

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Cultural Exchange

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Jamaican