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1. AFRICAN & CARIBBEAN HISTORY & POLITICS TALKS: TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS a) 17 African nations celebrate 50 years of independence: Cameroon 50 years on: with ASSECS and CAMASS as main hosts. Date TBC venue Camflava or ACC b) A&CN and the Somali Association host a one-day seminar in Sighthill - guest speakers Houdan Douleh and Deka Hassan (London) (tbc) followed by cultural event Venue: KATS Centre. Date: TBC c) Caribbean Discussion Group & A&CN co-host: Jamaica after Tivoli Gardens raid: the Ghetto future at Glasgow University d) Haiti Support group and A&CN: Haiti after the Earthquake with Charles Arthur and photographer Leah Gordon Venue: ACC, 66/68 Osborne St G1 5QH e) 50 years of the Freedom Charter 1960: South Africa: Sharpeville and Kliptown now - co-hosted with ACTSA Scotland. H.E. South African High Commissioner to UK Venue TBC: f) Who was Marcus Garvey? a talk with author Colin Grant g) Tell it like it is - How parents can Tackle Racism in the Education system - panel discussion and workshops with author Brian Richardson, parents and teachers from Glasgow and Ayrshire schools - the aim is promtoe the idea of supplementary schooling and build-up a Black history library at the ACC: Venue: ACC, Date and time TBC - co-hosted with Central West Integration Network h) Lost Kingdoms of Africa with Dr Joe Casely-Hayford - interviewed by Jim Muotune an illustrated talk and screening - co-hosted with BBC Scotland - Venue ACC or Pacific Quay lobby date & time TBC i) The African Dr Livingstone I presume? - what Scotland and David Livingstone mean to Malawians, Zambians and Zimbabweans - with Dr Iain Whyte co hosted with SCOZAA, MIND and ZCGG j) A brief history of Racism and Immigration in Britain: with Arun Kundnani (Institute of Race Relations) - co hosted by the Central West Integration Network k) DR Congo - a history of UN intervention - from Lumumba to the present day - UN mission in Congo is the largest force UN military presence. We debate whether UN intervention has hindered or helped the DRC. l) A History of Migrant workers rights in Scotland and Britain – co-hosted with Scottish Migrants Rights Network with Pat Elsmie and Sofi Taylor m) Obamanation: Racism and the backlash against President Barack Obama - with Graham Campbell Venue ACC: n) Changing Nigeria - Environment and democracy 50 years on - with Alex Tetenta and Nimmo Bassey (Friends of the Earth Nigeria) co-hosted with Scottish Pan-African Initiative o) 1991: Eritrea's Independence and the fall of Ethiopian Dergue regime: Members of the Eritrean and Ethiopian communities remember their experiences of the 1980s conflict and reflect on the battle for democracy in both countries under Presidents Meles and Aferwerki
a) 17 African nations celebrate 50 years of independence: Cameroon 50 years on: with ASSECS and CAMASS as main hosts. Date TBC venue Camflava or ACC b) A&CN and the Somali Association host a one-day seminar in Sighthill - guest speakers Houdan Douleh and Deka Hassan (London) (tbc) followed by cultural event Venue: KATS Centre. Date: TBC c) Caribbean Discussion Group & A&CN co-host: Jamaica after Tivoli Gardens raid: the Ghetto future at Glasgow University d) Haiti Support group and A&CN: Haiti after the Earthquake with Charles Arthur and photographer Leah Gordon Venue: ACC, 66/68 Osborne St G1 5QH e) 50 years of the Freedom Charter 1960: South Africa: Sharpeville and Kliptown now - co-hosted with ACTSA Scotland. H.E. South African High Commissioner to UK Venue TBC: f) Who was Marcus Garvey? a talk with author Colin Grant g) Tell it like it is - How parents can Tackle Racism in the Education system - panel discussion and workshops with author Brian Richardson, parents and teachers from Glasgow and Ayrshire schools - the aim is promtoe the idea of supplementary schooling and build-up a Black history library at the ACC: Venue: ACC, Date and time TBC - co-hosted with Central West Integration Network h) Lost Kingdoms of Africa with Dr Joe Casely-Hayford - interviewed by Jim Muotune an illustrated talk and screening - co-hosted with BBC Scotland - Venue ACC or Pacific Quay lobby date & time TBC i) The African Dr Livingstone I presume? - what Scotland and David Livingstone mean to Malawians, Zambians and Zimbabweans - with Dr Iain Whyte co hosted with SCOZAA, MIND and ZCGG j) A brief history of Racism and Immigration in Britain: with Arun Kundnani (Institute of Race Relations) - co hosted by the Central West Integration Network k) DR Congo - a history of UN intervention - from Lumumba to the present day - UN mission in Congo is the largest force UN military presence. We debate whether UN intervention has hindered or helped the DRC. l) A History of Migrant workers rights in Scotland and Britain – co-hosted with Scottish Migrants Rights Network with Pat Elsmie and Sofi Taylor m) Obamanation: Racism and the backlash against President Barack Obama - with Graham Campbell Venue ACC: n) Changing Nigeria - Environment and democracy 50 years on - with Alex Tetenta and Nimmo Bassey (Friends of the Earth Nigeria) co-hosted with Scottish Pan-African Initiative o) 1991: Eritrea's Independence and the fall of Ethiopian Dergue regime: Members of the Eritrean and Ethiopian communities remember their experiences of the 1980s conflict and reflect on the battle for democracy in both countries under Presidents Meles and Aferwerki
a) 17 African nations celebrate 50 years of independence: Cameroon 50 years on: with ASSECS and CAMASS as main hosts. Date TBC venue Camflava or ACC
b) A&CN and the Somali Association host a one-day seminar in Sighthill - guest speakers Houdan Douleh and Deka Hassan (London) (tbc) followed by cultural event Venue: KATS Centre. Date: TBC
c) Caribbean Discussion Group & A&CN co-host: Jamaica after Tivoli Gardens raid: the Ghetto future at Glasgow University
d) Haiti Support group and A&CN: Haiti after the Earthquake with Charles Arthur and photographer Leah Gordon Venue: ACC, 66/68 Osborne St G1 5QH
e) 50 years of the Freedom Charter 1960: South Africa: Sharpeville and Kliptown now - co-hosted with ACTSA Scotland. H.E. South African High Commissioner to UK Venue TBC:
f) Who was Marcus Garvey? a talk with author Colin Grant
g) Tell it like it is - How parents can Tackle Racism in the Education system - panel discussion and workshops with author Brian Richardson, parents and teachers from Glasgow and Ayrshire schools - the aim is promtoe the idea of supplementary schooling and build-up a Black history library at the ACC: Venue: ACC, Date and time TBC - co-hosted with Central West Integration Network
h) Lost Kingdoms of Africa with Dr Joe Casely-Hayford - interviewed by Jim Muotune an illustrated talk and screening - co-hosted with BBC Scotland - Venue ACC or Pacific Quay lobby date & time TBC
i) The African Dr Livingstone I presume? - what Scotland and David Livingstone mean to Malawians, Zambians and Zimbabweans - with Dr Iain Whyte co hosted with SCOZAA, MIND and ZCGG
j) A brief history of Racism and Immigration in Britain: with Arun Kundnani (Institute of Race Relations) - co hosted by the Central West Integration Network
k) DR Congo - a history of UN intervention - from Lumumba to the present day - UN mission in Congo is the largest force UN military presence. We debate whether UN intervention has hindered or helped the DRC.
l) A History of Migrant workers rights in Scotland and Britain – co-hosted with Scottish Migrants Rights Network with Pat Elsmie and Sofi Taylor
m) Obamanation: Racism and the backlash against President Barack Obama - with Graham Campbell Venue ACC:
n) Changing Nigeria - Environment and democracy 50 years on - with Alex Tetenta and Nimmo Bassey (Friends of the Earth Nigeria) co-hosted with Scottish Pan-African Initiative
o) 1991: Eritrea's Independence and the fall of Ethiopian Dergue regime: Members of the Eritrean and Ethiopian communities remember their experiences of the 1980s conflict and reflect on the battle for democracy in both countries under Presidents Meles and Aferwerki
