STOLEN FROM AFRICA—-INTERVIEW ON MUCH MUSIC by STOLENFROMAFRICA
Toronto, Ontario - Local political action group “Stolen From Africa” have released their debut documentary “STOLEN FROM AFRICVILLE” Directed by Neil Donaldson, better known as Hip-Hop artist & community activist Logikal Ethix, in association with the Canadian Heritage fund.

The story of “Stolen From Africville” outlines the rise and fall of the historic Black community of Africville Nova Scotia. Featured nationally on Much Music and MTV(Canada) Live (February 19th 2008) to an overwhelmingly positive response, host Daryn Jones stated on air that he had never heard of Africville, nor learned anything about it in public school.Africville was a peaceful and thriving community whose roots can be traced back to the mid 1700’s and the historic Underground Railroad.

However, under the guise of “development”, the Nova Scotia government bulldozed the land in 1969. The people of Africville did not volunteer to go; they owned their land and paid their taxes as citizens of Canada, even though the provincial government did not provided them with paved roads or even running water. A thriving community was born from struggle, grew over hundreds of years, and was erased in an instant. In 2004 the United Nations conducted an assessment of this tragic injustice and recommended reparations for the Africville community. To this day nothing has been done.

During Black history month the founders of Stolen From Africa traveled to High schools across Toronto in desperate need of an inclusive curriculum and awareness of the history of black Canadians.

The response has been phenomenal. People of all walks of life who see the film come away stunned and often are heard to reply say “I can’t believe this happened in Canada”. The film continues to help educate and enlighten those who may be unaware of this shameful episode of Canada’s past, and helps form a cornerstone of the rapidly growing Stolen From Africa movement.