BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:353@somervilleartscouncil.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T190000 DTSTAMP:20250224T205228Z URL:https://somervilleartscouncil.org/events/omolu/ SUMMARY:Omolu\, the history of an African God! DESCRIPTION:Omolu documentary is a result of BIPOC Project grant directed b y Robson Lemos. This documentary involves a lot of art expression and poli tical discussion about the African roots in America'\;s continent : Nor thern\, Central and Southern. \;\n\nBecause of Covid capacity limitati ons please reserve your free ticket here: \;\n \;https://www.event brite.com/e/omolu-the-history-of-an-african-god-tickets-155805036057\n\nAf ter the screening and release of this documentary there will be a live dis cussion involving the director and artists.\n\nOmolu is a documentary proj ect that tells the story of Omolu\, the African God who according to myth\ , was afflicted with a skin disease which made him ashamed of his appearan ce. Faced with discrimination and ridicule from the other Gods he covered his whole body from the other Gods he covered his whole body with straw to hide his skin. He wandered through Africa for a long time until he found Yemaya\, (queen of the ocean)\, and Oshala\, (father of all gods). Who tau ght him to cure himself with ocean water. After discovering his new power to heal himself\, he was blessed by Oshala as a God of Healing. \;\n\n This documentary incorporates dance\, theater\, music\, capoeira\, visual arts\, culinary arts\, and interviews to celebrate the story of Omolu and its message of inclusion involving blacks\, indigenous\, people of color a nd immigrants. \;\n\n \;\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://somervilleartscouncil.org/wp-content/upl oads/2021/05/Omolu-Cartaz-Robson-Lemos-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:BIPOC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR