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In the movie 'The Uprising', musician and activist Pravini Baboeram tells the story of resistance against racism in Europe through music. With comments and experiences from academics and activists, the Hindustani singer-songwriter offers a decolonial perspective on the anti-racism movement in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and France.

This video is our Q&A with Pravini after watching The Uprising.

The Uprising is based on the music album, written and produced by Pravini. With the nine songs from the album Pravini connects the struggle against blackface, the struggle for the recognition of colonial crimes committed by the Netherlands in Indonesia, the struggle for the liberation of Palestine and the struggle in the political field for an inclusive society. In this way The Uprising offers a unique view of the resistance movement against racism in Europe through the eyes of people of color.

More info on The Uprising is available on:
www.pravinimusic.com

About the artist:
Pravini Baboeram is an artist and activist, creating art to contribute to social change. As an independent artist she has set up her own label Pravini Productions, that has produced 5 albums, 6 singles and 5 international tours. She is co-founder of action committee Holi is not a Houseparty, a campaign against cultural appropriation of the Hindu spring festival Holi, and initiator of the Anti-racism Voting Guide. In addition, she led the campaign Tetary Must Rise, a crowdfunding campaign for the replacement of the statue of colonizer Barnet Lyon by the Hindustani warrior of resistance Janey Tetary. Pravini also set up Indian History Month to celebrate stories and contributions of people from the Indian diaspora. In 2019 she released her new album and documentary “The Uprising”, a music documentary about the anti-racism movement in Europe. With this film Pravini makes an innovative contribution to the documentary genre, in which she fuses art and activism in a unique way.

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