A Table of Our Own
A screening by:
With
28/10/2023
11:00 – 13:00
ICF @ Block 336
336 Brixton Road
London SW9 7AA
UK Film Premiere and Discussion
A Table of Our Own by Ayize Jama-Everett is an extraordinary and thought-provoking documentary that delves into the rich tapestry of the African-American experience, exploring the intersection of psychedelic substance use, spirituality and the pursuit of social justice. This groundbreaking film captures the diverse range of perspectives and experiences within the African-American community, forging a path towards healing, understanding, and empowerment. It invites viewers to witness a remarkable gathering where a diverse group of African-American thought leaders, activists, and individuals courageously share their narratives on the transformative power of psychedelic substances. Join the UK debut of this groundbreaking film.
Biographies
Producer Ayize Jama-Everett holds three Master’s degrees: in Divinity, Psychology, and Fine Arts (Writing), and blends these degrees in all his work. He identifies as a guerilla theologian, a community-based therapist, and an afro-futurist. His expertise includes working with adolescents, the history of substance use in the United States, the history of sacred plant medicines in the Maghreb, the religious roots of political violence from Ireland to the Middle East, educational arts pedagogy and Afrofuturism. He has published four novels and two graphic novels. As an associate professor at Starr King, he teaches The Sacred and the Substance – a course that examines the role of consciousness-altering plants in religions around the world. His shorter works can be found in the LA Review of Books, the Believer, and Racebaitr. He is a board member of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation and Access to Doorways, and is a board-level advisor to Psychedelics Today.
Buki Fadipe is a Nigerian/British multidisciplinary creative. As a spiritualist; decolonisation educator and writer; healing catalyst and seer; Buki is primarily focused on the intersections of intergenerational and colonial trauma and social and healing justice. Her work is informed by decolonial theory, traditional Yoruba spirituality and philosophy as well as integrative indigenous holistic healing modalities of entheogenic plants and fungi.
Buki is the founder of Adventures in OM, a pathway for decolonised healing and resource for those seeking the tools, inspiration, guidance and entheogenic education in support of their expansion and liberation.
Camille Sapara Barton is a Social Imagineer who operates as a catalyst for social change, dedicated to creating networks of care and liveable futures. She works as an artist, facilitator, consultant and curator across the realms of embodied social justice, grief, pleasure and drug policy.
Rooted in Black feminism, ecology and harm reduction, Camille uses creativity, alongside embodied practices, to create culture change in fields ranging from psychedelic assisted therapy to arts education.
She is certified in the Resilience Toolkit – an embodiment framework to navigate stress, increase resilience and grow our collective capacity to change the conditions that create systemic harm.
In 2022, they launched the GEN Grief Toolkit – a collection of embodied grief rituals to support personal and community grief work. They are currently based in Amsterdam, working as the Director of Ecologies of Transformation, a temporary masters programme at Sandberg Institute (Amsterdam), that researches how art making and embodiment can create social change.
