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Black History Month Charity Festival for Darfur

Vienna, February 7 - 24, 2008

CARE Austria

Vienna Theatre Project

Birdland

Filmmuseum

Each year in February, the U.S. honors the struggles and triumphs of millions of people of African descent over the most devastating obstacles - slavery, prejudice, and poverty. Black History Month moreover pays tribute to the contributions of African-Americans to the society. From Louis Armstrong to Ralph Ellison to Martin Luther King, Jr. to Thurgood Marshall, to name just a few, African-Americans have excelled in countless ways and undertakings, shaping and improving American society and the wider world as well.

For this year's Black History Month celebration, the US Embassy, together with vienna theatre project and the support of many artists and sponsors, organized a festival that not only commemorates the American black experience, but also through charity raises awareness of the humanitarian catastrophe in Darfur, Sudan, and assists people living there. The festival program included a concert at Vienna's Birdland, screenings of two award winning films, "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Beloved" at the Austrian Film Museum, and the Austrian premiere of Jeff Stetson's play "The Meeting" at Ensemble Theater.

Concert for Darfur

"The Meeting"

Film Screenings Film Museum