Comments on: About the Film http://apastdenied.ca The Invisible History of Slavery in Canada Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:17:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Isabel http://apastdenied.ca/comment-page-1/#comment-1837 Isabel Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:11:28 +0000 http://apastdenied.ca/?page_id=2#comment-1837 Hi Mike, I just came across this project today, and I'm very excited to hear about a documentary that directly confronts the issue of slavery in Canada. I'm currently taking a course at McGill called "Racism in Canada" and it has been shocking to learn that Canada has such a long history of racist practices that are rarely ever brought up in schools, and erased from the Canadian Narrative. Having grown up in Ontario, I was very surprised to learn about the black communities that settled in the early 1800s throughout rural Ontario, and as can be seen through this documentary - http://www.nfb.ca/film/speakers-for-the-dead/ - "Speakers for the Dead", there has been an active process of erasing this part of our Canadian history. I look forward to your documentary, and I hope the process has been going well! Let me know if you are in need of a part-time research assistant, as I wouldn't mind looking through primary documents to get more information on this subject (as a volunteer, of course)! Also, my professor may be someone you would like to get in contact with, as she has an interest in the history of slavery in Canada and has written a number of books on the subject from an Art History perspective. Send me an email if interested! Hi Mike,

I just came across this project today, and I’m very excited to hear about a documentary that directly confronts the issue of slavery in Canada. I’m currently taking a course at McGill called “Racism in Canada” and it has been shocking to learn that Canada has such a long history of racist practices that are rarely ever brought up in schools, and erased from the Canadian Narrative. Having grown up in Ontario, I was very surprised to learn about the black communities that settled in the early 1800s throughout rural Ontario, and as can be seen through this documentary – http://www.nfb.ca/film/speakers-for-the-dead/ – “Speakers for the Dead”, there has been an active process of erasing this part of our Canadian history.

I look forward to your documentary, and I hope the process has been going well! Let me know if you are in need of a part-time research assistant, as I wouldn’t mind looking through primary documents to get more information on this subject (as a volunteer, of course)! Also, my professor may be someone you would like to get in contact with, as she has an interest in the history of slavery in Canada and has written a number of books on the subject from an Art History perspective. Send me an email if interested!

]]> By: Mike Barber http://apastdenied.ca/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 Mike Barber Thu, 12 May 2011 05:44:53 +0000 http://apastdenied.ca/?page_id=2#comment-1144 Thank you, John. I'm very energized about getting more interview material shot over the coming summer months. Thank you, John. I’m very energized about getting more interview material shot over the coming summer months.

]]> By: John Gilberts http://apastdenied.ca/comment-page-1/#comment-1143 John Gilberts Thu, 12 May 2011 04:23:15 +0000 http://apastdenied.ca/?page_id=2#comment-1143 Hi Mike, Excellent project, saw it mentioned and linked on another site dealing with legal initiatives for redress of these great wrongs. Best of luck with this! Hi Mike,

Excellent project, saw it mentioned and linked on another site dealing with legal initiatives for redress of these great wrongs. Best of luck with this!

]]> By: Serame http://apastdenied.ca/comment-page-1/#comment-966 Serame Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:24:53 +0000 http://apastdenied.ca/?page_id=2#comment-966 The denial of this fact has contributed to the continued practice of racism and other forms of discrimination in our country. Let us eradicate this through education. Let us teach our children and grandchildren the truth about the history of country. The denial of this fact has contributed to the continued practice of racism and other forms of discrimination in our country. Let us eradicate this through education. Let us teach our children and grandchildren the truth about the history of country.

]]> By: Mike Barber http://apastdenied.ca/comment-page-1/#comment-958 Mike Barber Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:40:02 +0000 http://apastdenied.ca/?page_id=2#comment-958 Many thanks Michael for your generous support. It is greatly appreciated. Many thanks Michael for your generous support. It is greatly appreciated.

]]> By: quan ao thoi trang http://apastdenied.ca/comment-page-1/#comment-957 quan ao thoi trang Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:05:36 +0000 http://apastdenied.ca/?page_id=2#comment-957 I was googling for something different however this got my attention :) I was googling for something different however this got my attention :)

]]> By: Michael http://apastdenied.ca/comment-page-1/#comment-936 Michael Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:37:40 +0000 http://apastdenied.ca/?page_id=2#comment-936 I donated to your film, because I believe it is an important subject long ignored. However, I wonder if your title is getting in the way? It should probably read: A Past Denied: The Invisible History of Slavery in Canada (note there is no comma). Even "A Past Denied" might be too generic as a title? Best wishes. In Solidarity. I donated to your film, because I believe it is an important subject long ignored. However, I wonder if your title is getting in the way? It should probably read: A Past Denied: The Invisible History of Slavery in Canada (note there is no comma). Even “A Past Denied” might be too generic as a title?

Best wishes. In Solidarity.

]]> By: Mike Barber http://apastdenied.ca/comment-page-1/#comment-913 Mike Barber Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:46:36 +0000 http://apastdenied.ca/?page_id=2#comment-913 Greetings Professor Okeke-Ihejirika, at this the film is still in production, therefore I do not have anything suitable for class use. When the documentary is finally complete (there is no timeframe at the moment, still trying to raise money to complete it), it is a goal of mine to make the film a resource for use in class rooms. In the meantime, I encourage you to share this link http://apastdenied.ca/2011/01/01/how-you-can-and-why-you-should-consider-helping-crowdfund-this-documentary-film/ with your friends and colleagues. Any size of donation made will go to helping the effort to make this documentary a reality. Greetings Professor Okeke-Ihejirika, at this the film is still in production, therefore I do not have anything suitable for class use. When the documentary is finally complete (there is no timeframe at the moment, still trying to raise money to complete it), it is a goal of mine to make the film a resource for use in class rooms.

In the meantime, I encourage you to share this link http://apastdenied.ca/2011/01/01/how-you-can-and-why-you-should-consider-helping-crowdfund-this-documentary-film/ with your friends and colleagues. Any size of donation made will go to helping the effort to make this documentary a reality.

]]> By: Mike Barber http://apastdenied.ca/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Mike Barber Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:39:01 +0000 http://apastdenied.ca/?page_id=2#comment-912 Thank you for your comment and good wishes! Please consider making a donation to help continue this work at http://igg.me/p/12707?a=54674&i=shlk Thank you for your comment and good wishes! Please consider making a donation to help continue this work at http://igg.me/p/12707?a=54674&i=shlk

]]> By: Mike Barber http://apastdenied.ca/comment-page-1/#comment-911 Mike Barber Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:35:36 +0000 http://apastdenied.ca/?page_id=2#comment-911 Greetings Deb, thank you for your comment. I am currently trying to raise funds that will allow me to finish filming the many interviews I still want/need in order to make the film. I already have some great material, but there is so much more to do and I have been funding the film on my own this entire time, which only works for so long. You are correct that I am not very close at all to reaching my crowdfunding goal on Indiegogo and do not have long to go… but don't despair, I plan to continue making this documentary regardless of the outcome of the campaign. It just means it will take more time to get there…much more time. Greetings Deb, thank you for your comment. I am currently trying to raise funds that will allow me to finish filming the many interviews I still want/need in order to make the film. I already have some great material, but there is so much more to do and I have been funding the film on my own this entire time, which only works for so long. You are correct that I am not very close at all to reaching my crowdfunding goal on Indiegogo and do not have long to go… but don’t despair, I plan to continue making this documentary regardless of the outcome of the campaign. It just means it will take more time to get there…much more time.

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