Real Histories - multimedia CD-ROM exhibition at Zion Arts Centre, Manchester

- this section is awaiting completion, when we hope to have things like the original VM1 project properly archived; in the meantime we have this publicity from an early project:

"REAL HISTORIES"

BLACK HISTORY MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM EXHIBITION

organised and presented by Virtual Migrants Association for the Acts Of Achievement programme within Black History Month.
From: September 29^th-November 3^rd 2001; at: The Zion Arts Centre, Stretford Road, Hulme, Manchester

A series of four CD-ROM productions which explore various aspects of Black and Migrant History, presenting a new era in the re-telling of how our present condition came about. All works were on show as fully interactive CD-ROM exhibits, installed within the gallery spaces at the Zion Arts Centre.

HOMEBEATS (Institute of Race Relations, 1999) the first and only CD-ROM volume charting the history of the Black presence in Britain.	WE ARE HERE BECAUSE... (Virtual Migrants, 2001) a critical look at immigration, deportation and asylum issues in Britain within a historical and global context.
RESONANCE (Kooj Chuhan, 1999) charting the history and contemporary views of migrant communities in Oldham.	NACH-URAL STRUGGLE (BICA, 1997) examining the legacy of the 1947 South Asian independence struggle and what independence really meant .

We also previewed and discussed the new "We Are Here..." CD-ROM and other works at the Powerhouse in Moss Side on Thursday 4th October, 10.30am-2pm. There were also a range of other educational resources relevant to Black History on display by other groups and agencies.

Contact Virtual Migrants by email: info@virtualmigrants.com