Film and book launch to commemorate Walter Rodney

Roots and Culture Media will be screening a documentary film on the life of Walter Rodney and launching a companion book today at the National Library, 77 Church Street, Georgetown from 5.30 – 8.00 pm.  Admission is free and it is open to all ages.

A release from Red Thread said that the film entitled, ‘WAR Stories: Walter Anthony Rodney’ was directed by Clairmont Chung who also edited the companion book – ‘Walter A. Rodney: A Promise of Revolution.’ The screening and book launch will be followed by a discussion by a panel featuring Chung and youth activist, Francis Bailey and others.

The film traces Rodney’s life from boyhood in Guyana, his