Sinema ya 'Maangamizi' itaonyeshwa Toronto, Canada March 9th

Mimi na-acti katika hiyo sinema kama Nurse Malika. Karibuni Kwa habari zaidi kuhusu sinema ya Maangamizi: the Ancient One, bonyeza hapa. http://www.grisgrisfilms.com

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Friends of Alternative and Complementary Therapies presents a special screening of Maangamizi: The Ancient One on Friday March 9th, 2007.

This multi-award-winning film about healing trauma from a traditionalAfrican perspective is a Tanzanian-U.S. co-production (2001), co-directed by Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill and executive produced by Jonathan Demme.According to American author Alice Walker, "MAANGAMIZI - The AncientOne...is more than a movie. It is a look at how we've been torn at our roots; severed from nourishment at the source...Those of us who can remember and honor who we have been over eons of time, will be able to inspire the whole world to greater heights of compassion."

This powerful film about the role ancestor spirits play in healing will be followed by a panel discussion , moderated by Cameron Bailey, film critic and programmer of Planet Africa for the Toronto International Film Festival.

Panel members include: Ainajugoh Taylor is a traditional African healer from Sierra Leone who is currently helping the government of her home country draft legislation to formally recognize and register traditional healers there according to WHO criteria. She is also a recipient of the Michael Clemons Community Leadership Award for such activities as introducing live African music to Toronto and establishing the health-care team that lobbied the College of Physicians and Surgeons to acknowledge the credentials of foreign graduates in medicine and nursing.

Rebecca Rogerson, born in Toronto, was trained in Soweto, South Africa and is a registered sangoma. After 10 years of work in Southern Africa, she returned to Toronto where she continues her practice as a traditional healer and pursues graduate studies in medical anthropology.

Dr. Ted Lo is a community psychiatrist, Assistant Professor consulting to the Culture, Community and Health Studies Program at the University of Toronto.

When: Friday, March 9th at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Workman Theatre, CAMH 1001 Queen St. W. at OssingtonTickets: $10 (book early to reserve a seat)

Advance Tickets: Send cheque to FACT, 375 Bay Mills Road, # 516, TorontoOn M1T 2G6Payment must be received by Friday, Feb. 23, 2007.

Same day Tickets go on sale at the Workman theatre 30 minutes prior to the screening.For more information, call FACT 416-299-5113 or see http://www.the/ facts.orgFor further details, please see the attached poster. And thanks for passing this on to anyone else who might be interested.FACT is a non-profit