London Respect Festival

This year's Mayor's respect free anti-racist festival takes place at the Greenwich Dome on Saturday 19 July and will be dedicated to Stephen Lawrence. respect will be London’s biggest music event this summer and will round off respect week which runs from July 12-19.

The Mayor’s respect week profiles events celebrating London’s rich diversity that are taking place in locations across London in boroughs, arts and cultural centres, museums and galleries. There is a wide-range of indoor and out door activities for all ages and interests. Many events are free and are open to all. Check with individual venues and centres for full details:

Film
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A week long season of films celebrating diversity from around the globe will be shown at the Curzon Mayfair, The Other Cinema, Ritzy, Brixton, Genesis, Mile End, and ICA. Highlights include UK premieres of Latino love story Raising Victor Vargas, Jamaican Romeo and Juliet One Love (both at Curzon, Mayfair) and Motown documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown (Ritzy, Brixton). Plus the premieres of three films Scarred, Tavih and A Long Way from Piccadilly, made by and for refugees living in London and funded by the Princess Diana Memorial Fund and The Prince’s Trust (The Other Cinema) .

respectfilm includes special educational events where directors and writers of major films will discuss their work after screenings. For ages 15 and above.

For more details see the http://www.respectfestival.org.uk website or call the cinemas direct.
Curzon Mayfair 020 7495 0500
The Other Cinema 020 7734 1506
Ritzy Brixton 020 7733 2229
Genesis, Mile End 020 7780 2000
ICA 020 7930 3647

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