Remember this Song the AfroGreeks public action 25.4.25
37:13
So, I chose a text by Baldwin about racism and the color black.
37:20
Texts woven together with poems written by James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, and Martin Luther King Jr. plays is narrated while Mikel and Kofi perform. On the projection in the background, you can see the live event organized in Geneva during the projects exhibition when Mikel and Kofi created a gathering which opened an alternative platform, shaped through art, hip hope battles and community. Through this event, they created space for connection, visibility, and collaboration with local Black artists in Geneva, offering a powerful reminder that community can be built even in places where it feels invisible. All this in a city where we questioned as Afro-Greeks whether a Black community exists.
45:12
Greece, do you love me or not? I wake up in the morning to go to school, but I sit at the back of the class and mess around because deep down I don't feel welcome.
45:38
Greece, do you love me or not? Returning home, I wait for the subway, get in and sit next to a woman, but she gets up and leaves. Showing me in an exemplary way that I am stink.
45:58
Greece, do you love me or not? I go to the office to get a document and a birth certificate. And even though I was born and raised here, they tell me to go to my country to get those
46:17
Greece, do you love me or not? The day comes for me to visit my girlfriend's parents and the first thing her father says to his daughter about me is, "Of all the men, you had to bring him."? Greece, do you love me or not?
46:49
And finally, I return home and see my mother exhausted from the three jobs she has to do to make ends meet, She is unhappy because she doesn't know if her son will ever make it in Greece In the end, she looks me in the eyes and says "Don't give up, we didn't make it today, but don't lose faith, there is hope for tomorrow."
47:20
Greece, do you love me or not? Thank you.
Restoring Closeness the AfroGreeks live- Events and live Streaming
03:41
Street dance by dancers Mikel Ergar and Kofi Yadom. The recitation was done by Grace Nwoke. Poem "Where I Am" by Marcelino DosSantos.
11:50
At the end of that day, the restrictive curfew measures in the city, started to take effect. An online discussion on zoom was created, where the artists who participate in the events during the day could discuss online with the participation of viewers who tuned in. Many questions were asked and a lot of them were people who have lived in Athens for several years and had no idea about the effects of racism on the Black community, neither were they aware that the Black community is strong enough and big enough to co-create such artistic interventions. The artists on the call all agreed they aspire to work together more and they will continue to fight stereotypes and prejudices through art.
Remember this Song the AfroGreeks public action 25.4.25
37:13 - 37:19
So, I chose a text by Baldwin about racism and the color black.
37:20 - 39:41
Texts woven together with poems written by James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, and Martin Luther King Jr. plays is narrated while Mikel and Kofi perform. On the projection in the background, you can see the live event organized in Geneva during the projects exhibition when Mikel and Kofi created a gathering which opened an alternative platform, shaped through art, hip hope battles and community. Through this event, they created space for connection, visibility, and collaboration with local Black artists in Geneva, offering a powerful reminder that community can be built even in places where it feels invisible. All this in a city where we questioned as Afro-Greeks whether a Black community exists.
45:12 - 45:37
Greece, do you love me or not? I wake up in the morning to go to school, but I sit at the back of the class and mess around because deep down I don't feel welcome.
45:38 - 45:57
Greece, do you love me or not? Returning home, I wait for the subway, get in and sit next to a woman, but she gets up and leaves. Showing me in an exemplary way that I am stink.
45:58 - 46:16
Greece, do you love me or not? I go to the office to get a document and a birth certificate. And even though I was born and raised here, they tell me to go to my country to get those
46:17 - 46:48
Greece, do you love me or not? The day comes for me to visit my girlfriend's parents and the first thing her father says to his daughter about me is, "Of all the men, you had to bring him."? Greece, do you love me or not?
46:49 - 47:19
And finally, I return home and see my mother exhausted from the three jobs she has to do to make ends meet, She is unhappy because she doesn't know if her son will ever make it in Greece In the end, she looks me in the eyes and says "Don't give up, we didn't make it today, but don't lose faith, there is hope for tomorrow."
47:20 - 47:26
Greece, do you love me or not? Thank you.
Restoring Closeness the AfroGreeks live- Events and live Streaming
03:41 - 04:34
Street dance by dancers Mikel Ergar and Kofi Yadom. The recitation was done by Grace Nwoke. Poem "Where I Am" by Marcelino DosSantos.
11:50 - 12:22
At the end of that day, the restrictive curfew measures in the city, started to take effect. An online discussion on zoom was created, where the artists who participate in the events during the day could discuss online with the participation of viewers who tuned in. Many questions were asked and a lot of them were people who have lived in Athens for several years and had no idea about the effects of racism on the Black community, neither were they aware that the Black community is strong enough and big enough to co-create such artistic interventions. The artists on the call all agreed they aspire to work together more and they will continue to fight stereotypes and prejudices through art.