Africa Awareness 2005

Rethinking Africa and the Diasporic Connection:

The Role and Responsibilities of the [Western] Academy

Jan 24-30, 2005

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It's a full week of lectures, exhibitions, dances, coffee houses, wine & cheese etc. Come and learn about the beauty that IS Africa!

I'll be moderating 3 public lectures...

1) "Democracy, Development, Destiny: Setting the African Agenda and the Implications for Africans in the Diaspora" w/ Dr. Geroge Dei on Jan 28

2) "Corporate Social Responsibility and the Development Issues in Africa" w/ Rev. Thomas N. Anthonyn on Jan 29

3) "The Aftermath of the Sierra Leonean Crisis: Possible Approaches for Reconstruction" w/ Ahmed Khan and Amritha Fernandes Bakshi on Jan 29

....and if lectures aren't your thing, there will be a film nite (Jan 25), a coffee house feat. a Nigerian storyteller (Jan 26), a fundraiser "Aid for Zimbabwe" (Jan 27), and of course AFRO-FEST!!! (Jan 29)

...email me for tix, info and volunteer opportunities!

Uzuri wa Afrika- The beauty of Africa