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The Moon Will Not Burn Us: Women and the Fight for Guinea-Bissau's Independence

The Moon Will Not Burn Us: Women and the Fight for Guinea-Bissau's Independence

The Common Press BookshopTower Hamlets ·Wed 11 Nov · 7pm
Poetry / Spoken WordFrom £0.00 + fees

An evening conversation between writer and photographer Ricci Shryock and journalist Jamila Pereira about women who fought for Guinea-Bissau's independence and the importance of preserving their stories. AI summary of the listing

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Join The Common Press for an evening with writer and photographer Ricci Shryock, in conversation with Bissau-Guinean writer and journalist Jamila Pereira, exploring the extraordinary stories of the women who helped win Guinea-Bissau's independence. At just thirteen years old, Joana Gomes was drawn into Guinea-Bissau's brutal struggle against Portuguese colonial rule following the murder of her father. She became…

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