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Africans In One Debate - Value of Aid to Africa

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Thursday, 20 August 2009 21:53

 

DEBATE ORGANISED BY AFRICANS IN ONE IN (AIO)

IN COLLABORATION WITH AFRICAN VOICES FORUM

TO COMMEMORATE UNESCO WEEK.  

THEME:  'Foreign Aid - Dead Right or Dead Wrong? - a lively debate on the value of aid to Africa'

VENUE:  THE MALCOLM X CENTRE, CITY ROAD, ST PAULS 

TIME:           4:00 -7:30PM 

DATE:          22ND AUGUST 2009. 

 

PROGRAMME 

 

4:00  Call to order by the chair and welcome.

 Introduction of panelists and lead speakers on both sides of the argument. 

4:05     A short presentation by the chair of AFRICANS IN ONE 

Lead speaker, 5 minute presentation on AID is DEAD WRONG. 

Lead speaker, 5 minute presentation on AID is DEAD RIGHT. 

4:20     Support speakers from both sides.               

Contributions and questions from the audience and responses from panel 

6:30     Final closing statements from lead speakers.  

7:00     Closing remarks by chair

 
Last Updated ( Saturday, 21 November 2009 11:36 )
 

UNESCO DAY AND AFRICA WEEK - Press Release !

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Wednesday, 12 August 2009 14:10

 

 UNESCO DAY AND AFRICA WEEK CELEBRATION  2009  

The African Voices Forum (AVF) in partnership with the Bristol Legacy Commission is commemorating the UNESCO Slavery Remembrance day with a week-long event –UNESCO Day and Africa Week (15-23 August 2009) with the theme Celebrating African Diaspora Cultural Diversity.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) recognises August 23 as International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its abolition in commemoration of the San Domingo (modern Haiti and the Dominican Republic) revolt on that day in 1791, which marked the first decisive victory of slaves against their oppressors. The revolt was crucial in the fight against slavery. UNESCO chose this date as a reminder that enslaved Africans were the main agents of their own liberation. AVF is very excited about using this Celebration to demonstrate the power of freedom in the context of the abolition of the slave trade and global justice.

“For too long Africa has existed in people’s minds as a place of poverty, drought, strife or a place to flee. The images of Africa available in the UK are negative and there is no place for the positive sides of African life; this week long event provides us with the opportunity not only to remember how our fore fathers resisted slavery but also to celebrate our African cultural diversity with arts, dance, music and fashion that reflect  a people’s Africa –not a media image Africa”, said AVF Secretary General Dr Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, a research fellow at the University of the West of England
Last Updated ( Saturday, 21 November 2009 11:30 )
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