Quitte le Pouvoir ( Step Down) is being shown together with ' The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution ' by acclaimed documentarian Stanley Nelson in an evening dedicated to exploring politics, protests and social movements in the United States and Senegal. October 1 (5:30 PM) at One World Festival in Ottawa, Canada
Politics, Protest, and People Power | Saturday, October 1st 5:30PM

Victims have refound their dignity they say a week after former Chadian president Hissène Habré received a life sentence for crimes against humanity, torture, rape and war crimes.

photo credit Ricci Shryock

Last Saturday I walked with a friend into the former Courthouse of Dakar, abandoned since the end of the 1990's. The floors are covered with personal documents, fingerprints, police reports etc, all under a thick layer of dust, for anybody to see and pick up.

Sunday March 15 at my house: rehearsals with wonderful Senegalese actresses, discussing the problems concerning female trafficking and forced prostitution for the beautiful art project 'Handle with Care' of Dutch artists Jimini Hignett and Patricia Kaersenhout. Almost all of the actresses knew someone who was lured or almost lured into the trafficking trap. Thanks Rosalie van Deursen for making the connection for this great team of Jimini, Patricia and Cheikhou Diarra, who found these great actresses.

Op verzoek van een underground homo-organisatie en een gezondheidscentrum met een aantal verlichte artsen en verpleegkundigen organiseerde de NL Ambassade in Senegal afgelopen zondag voor de 2e keer een HIV-testdag, incl. voorlichting. Tussen veilige muren deden zo'n 100 man van rond de 23 jaar mee aan de gratis test en kregen dezelfde middag nog de uitslag. Voor 37 vd 100 man een minder fijn bericht. Zij testten HIV-positief. Homosexualiteit is strafbaar in Senegal en daarom laten weinigen zich testen. Gelukkig is de AIDS/HIV epidemie hier nog beperkt tot 0,7% vd bevolking. Goed initiatief van de NL Ambassade.

“QUITTE LE POUVOIR“ has been nominated for the Freedom Award, at the 6th Passion for Freedom Festival in London. 
Recognizing the importance of film in art and freedom movements, the festival has nominated 13 films for their artistic value and meaningful impact on society.
On the 8th of November 2014, at the Embassy Tea Gallery in London (next to Tate Modern), 3 films will be screened as part of a second short-listing selection stage.
We hope Quitte le Pouvoir will be one of them.
Passion for Freedom is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the preservation and promotion of freedom of speech and humanistic values via the medium of creative expression.

The screening of the film will be followed by a debate with Y'en a marre on the political situation of today, 2014 

In West-Africa, a story is told from generation to generation. The story of the Women of Waalo, from the northwest of Senegal. It is an impressive story of resistance in which the women of this region massively said 'No'. This small word had a huge impact. A collective loss resulted in the rise of female leaders in a continent full of slavery.

SNEAK PREVIEW especially for all the crowdfunders of the film, for our sponsors Webster University and AFK.