The Anthill Social

WHAT

A participatory arts & oral history project that encourages people to explore the heritage of Brixton, inspired by unique film footage shot between the 1960's and 1980's by Clovis Salmon "Sam The Wheels", a Jamaican who arrived in London in the 1950's. www.samthewheels.co.uk

Film screening

An edit of Sam's films will be shown at the Urban Green Fair on Sept 20th September 2009 @ 3pm in the Solar Cinema.

EXHIBITION - December 2008 to 21st February 2009

People Signs & Resistance: On the front line

EVENTS

14th Jan 7-9pm Publication launch 2009
To launch the publication that documents the process of this project
we will be having a Brixton themed poetry slam hosted by Michael Ryan.
To register your interest in participating email
barby@samthewheels.co.uk

28th Jan 7-9pm. An evening with Sam 2009
Clovis Salmon AKA Sam the Wheels has seen many wonderful things
through his camera come and join writer Michael McMillan for an
evening of relaxed conversation and music with Sam and friends.

11th Feb 7-9pm. Discussion evening 2009
With more government control over our lives and our means to express
ourselves politically, where are the new spaces of resistance? A round
table discussion where artists, writers, young people and political
activists come together to discuss this issue.

Funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund. Produduced with Mutiny Arts and 198 Contemporary Arts & Learning.

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Clovis is a 78 year old ex Pentecostal minister, locally known as "Sam The Wheel", due to to his work building wheels at Holdsworth Cycles.

During workshops with local people, youth groups and senior citizens, a series of short films were produced, incorporating contemporary oral histories and footage provided by Clovis and others.