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A personal loss reverberates from revolution to betrayal. Those responsible for Maurice Bishop’s house arrest are implicated in his murder. The people of Grenada, and the wider Caribbean region, were ultimately betrayed by their leadership. #GrenadaRevolution #PoliticalBetrayal #MauriceBishop #CaribbeanHistory #SocialJustice Professor Gus John at the 2014 sold out African Odysseys screening/Q&A of the Grenada Revolution by Dr Bruce Paddington of University of West Indies. The film is about Maurice Bishop, the people of Grenada, their fight for equality and the subsequent 1983 US invasion. Panellists include Michael La Rose from New Beacon Books, and Dr Bruce Paddington. The African Odysseys monthly, educational, anti-racist film programme now in its 20th year was cancelled by the British Film Institute who refused to run a legally required Race Equality Impact Assessment, against expert advice from 25 academics, while rejecting an open letter to keep it from Professor Gus John and 18,000 people who signed the petition in support of African Odysseys https://www.change.org/p/save-17-years-of-black-film-history-at-british-film-institute/u/34332068 The profound impact of invasion and loss. Witnessing the passing of a father is a deeply personal experience. For some, this grief is compounded by external events. Following a father’s passing and during arrangements for his funeral, the shocking news of a massacre and subsequent invasion emerged. Bodies intended for funeral homes were instead collected by invading forces and buried, an ignominious end for a father who loved his country.