PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's two most prominent health care organizations are preparing a new assault on the country's deadly cholera epidemic: the dispatch of hundreds of workers to remote villages and gritty alleys in the capital to administer a vaccine against the raging disease.
But the pilot project, which has not yet secured the $870,000 it is estimated to cost, has set off a debate among some public health experts who question the wisdom of a program that will inoculate only 1 percent of the population and could deplete the world's stock of available cholera vaccine, potentially putting people at risk in other vulnerable places.
Experts also wonder whether it will even be possible to successfully administer a vaccine that must be given in two dosages two weeks apart. They contend the money is best spent cleaning up the waterways that have allowed cholera to flourish in Haiti.
Further reading at the Jamaica Gleaner
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Haiti cholera victims demand UN compensation
The United Nations is facing claims for hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation from Haitian cholera victims.
Several studies have found that cholera was probably brought to Haiti by UN peacekeepers from Nepal.
The US-based Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti filed the demand on behalf of some 5,000 victims.
Haitians have little natural resistance to cholera, and the waterborne disease spread rapidly in a country whose already poor infrastructure was shattered by the January 2010 earthquake.
A massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010 with an epicenter about 15 km southwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
An estimated 2 million people lived within the zone of heavy to moderate structural damage. The earthquake was assessed as the worst in this region over the last 200 years and massive international assistance will be required to help the country recover.
Continue reading at the BBC
Friday, September 30, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Change and Challenges
“What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.” -Buddha
I am in a transitioning phase and this quote expresses exactly where I am.
I have been thinking about what I want and doing a lot of what I would do this if...
And now its time to start doing.
In terms of writing literary work I wrote a story in May and sent it in to Small Axe journal I entered their Literary Competition so I can't share it here. But it felt good to write something and complete a piece and to actual share it and have it critiqued. I am looking forward to the outcome of that.
I am also writing something else but the idea keeps shifting I have been writing since December 31 2010 I want to complete it and share it with you by the end of this September.
This is a challenge to myself I have publicly stated what I am doing and my intention and so it is up to me to deliver on my commitments.
I also want or rather I will at the end of September create a separate space/blog to share my stories and other forms of creative expressions as they come to me.
Tomorrow I am back to being a Researcher and I happy and grateful for that. I enjoyed my three month stint in broadcast journalism but news writing is simply not for me.
So my challenge to myself is to complete and share my story by the end of September and to complete my academic research paper "Positioning Grandy Nanny as a Proponent of Black Power" by December 2011.
And Happy Emancipation Day!
I am in a transitioning phase and this quote expresses exactly where I am.
I have been thinking about what I want and doing a lot of what I would do this if...
And now its time to start doing.
In terms of writing literary work I wrote a story in May and sent it in to Small Axe journal I entered their Literary Competition so I can't share it here. But it felt good to write something and complete a piece and to actual share it and have it critiqued. I am looking forward to the outcome of that.
I am also writing something else but the idea keeps shifting I have been writing since December 31 2010 I want to complete it and share it with you by the end of this September.
This is a challenge to myself I have publicly stated what I am doing and my intention and so it is up to me to deliver on my commitments.
I also want or rather I will at the end of September create a separate space/blog to share my stories and other forms of creative expressions as they come to me.
Tomorrow I am back to being a Researcher and I happy and grateful for that. I enjoyed my three month stint in broadcast journalism but news writing is simply not for me.
So my challenge to myself is to complete and share my story by the end of September and to complete my academic research paper "Positioning Grandy Nanny as a Proponent of Black Power" by December 2011.
And Happy Emancipation Day!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
UN Declares Famine in Somalia
This is according to the Agence France Presse-the APF News Agency
The UN officially declared famine in two parts of southern Somalia Wednesday as the world slowly mobilised to save the 12 million people battling hunger in the region's worst drought in 60 years.
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| More than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa have been affected by the drought |
The United States urged the Al Qaeda-inspired rebels controlling the area to allow the return of the relief groups they expelled two years ago while aid groups warned many would die without urgent action and funding.
Somalia, which has been affected by almost uninterrupted conflict for 20 years and become a by-word for "failed state", is the worst affected nation but parts of Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Djibouti are also hit.
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| The Horn of Africa |
The United States urged neighbouring Eritrea, one of the most secretive countries in the world, to reveal the scope of its own food situation.
Famine implies that at least 20 percent of households face extreme food shortages, acute malnutrition in over 30 percent of people, and two deaths per 10,000 people every day, according to UN definition.
The Shebab expelled foreign aid groups two years ago, accusing them of being Western spies and Christian crusaders.
However, the UN last week airlifted in the first supplies since the group said it would lift restrictions on aid.
For further information on the issue visit the BBC page on the Horn of Africa drought.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
South Sudan Profile: An Overview
The following is from the BBC with minor changes to be current, the following was originally posted BBC World News on July 8 2011: The BBC South Sudan country profile
History
Economy
Long based on subsistence agriculture, South Sudan's economy is now highly oil-dependent. While an estimated 75% of all the former Sudan's oil reserves are in South Sudan, the refineries and the pipeline to the Red Sea are in Sudan.
Under the 2005 accord, South Sudan received 50% of Sudan's oil proceeds, which provide the vast bulk of the country's budget. But that arrangement was set to expire with independence.
Despite the oil wealth, South Sudan is one of Africa's least developed countries. However, the years since the 2005 peace accord ushered in an economic revival and investment in utilities and other infrastructure.
Conflicts
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011 as the outcome of a 2005 peace deal that ended Africa's longest-running civil war.
An overwhelming majority of South Sudanese voted in a January 2011 referendum to secede and become Africa's first new country since Eritrea split from Ethiopia in 1993.
The new nation stands to benefit from inheriting the bulk of Sudan's oil wealth, but continuing disputes with Khartoum and a lack of economic development cloud its immediate future.
Geography
Formed from the 10 southern-most states of Sudan, South Sudan is a land of expansive grassland, swamps and tropical rain forest straddling both banks of the White Nile.
It is highly diverse ethnically and linguistically. Among the largest ethnic groups are the Dinka, Nuer and Shilluk.
Unlike the predominantly Muslim population of Sudan, the South Sudanese follow traditional religions, while a minority are Christians.
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| South Sudan celebration scene |
As Sudan prepared to gain independence from joint British and Egyptian rule in 1956, southern leaders accused the new authorities in Khartoum of backing out of promises to create a federal system, and of trying to impose an Islamic and Arabic identity.
In 1955, southern army officers mutinied, sparking off a civil war between the south, led by the Anya Nya guerrilla movement, and the Sudanese government.
The conflict only ended when the Addis Ababa peace agreement of 1972 accorded the south a measure of autonomy.
But, in 1983, the south, led by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and its armed wing, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), again rose in rebellion when the Sudanese government cancelled the autonomy arrangements.
At least 1.5 million people are thought to have lost their lives and more than four million were displaced in the ensuing 22 years of guerrilla warfare. Large numbers of South Sudanese fled the fighting, either to the north or to neighbouring countries, where many remain.
The conflict finally ended with the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, under which the south was granted regional autonomy along with guaranteed representation in a national power-sharing government.
The agreement also provided for a referendum in the south on independence in 2011, in which 99% of southern Sudanese voted to split from Sudan.
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| Most South Sudanese sustain themselves through agriculture |
Long based on subsistence agriculture, South Sudan's economy is now highly oil-dependent. While an estimated 75% of all the former Sudan's oil reserves are in South Sudan, the refineries and the pipeline to the Red Sea are in Sudan.
Under the 2005 accord, South Sudan received 50% of Sudan's oil proceeds, which provide the vast bulk of the country's budget. But that arrangement was set to expire with independence.
Despite the oil wealth, South Sudan is one of Africa's least developed countries. However, the years since the 2005 peace accord ushered in an economic revival and investment in utilities and other infrastructure.
Conflicts
Alongside the oil issue, several border disputes with Sudan continue to strain ties. The main row is over border region of Abyei, where a referendum for the residents to decide whether to join south or north has been delayed over voter eligibility.
The conflict is rooted in a dispute over land between farmers of the pro-South Sudan Dinka Ngok people and cattle-herding Misseriya Arab tribesmen.
Another source of conflict is the Nuba Mountains region of Sudan's South Kordofan state, where violence continues between the largely Christian and pro-SPLA Nuba people and northern government forces.
Inside South Sudan, several rebel forces opposed to the SPLM-dominated government have appeared, including the South Sudan Liberation Army (SSLA) of Peter Gadet and a force led former SPLA general George Athor. Juba says these forces are funded by Sudan, which denies the accusation.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
South Sudan's Independence and breaking the bonds of colonialism
On Saturday South Sudan became the world's newest nation and African 54th country.
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| Map showing the established borders of Sudan and South Sudan |
Sudan, the largest and one of the most geographically diverse states in Africa, split into two countries in July 2011 after the people of the south voted for independence.
The world's newest nation was born at midnight East African Time last Saturday. Independence marked the the climax of a process made possible by the 2005 peace deal that ended a long civil war.
The South's independence follows decades of conflict with the north in which some 1.5 million people died.
South Sudan's independence following a referendum held in January 2011 in which nearly 99% of voters opted for separation from the rest of Sudan.
Saturday's independence ceremony was held at the mausoleum of the late rebel leader John Garang, who died just months after signing the peace deal with Mr Bashir that ended Africa's longest-running conflict.
While we celebrate with South Sudan and look towards a bright future for the long suffering Southerners we must acknowledge that moving forward will be hard.
South Sudan is in an oil rich region but is considered to be the most underdeveloped country in the world.
South Sudan most now move to build basic infrastructure and amenities such as roads, schools, hospitals, schools and the like.
However, I see good in all this. As a student of African history I am proud and happy that Sudan is the first country to break the artificial and forced boundaries established under colonial rule.
In what is termed the "Scramble for Africa" also known as the Race for Africa and the Partition of Africa was the process of annexation, colonization of African territories by Europe between 1881 to the start of the World War I in 1914.
European imperialist created artificial boundaries and called them countries wherein ethnic groups and nation-states were forced to live within laws that did not fit the African personality. Such laws are exported from Europe ( such a the British common law that former colonies of Britain like Jamaica continue to struggle operate in).
After the 1960s the Decade of Independence for most African and Caribbean nations that were colonized these artificial boundaries were maintained and Sudan is the first nation to act to change from these colonial spatial definitions.
I will watching closely to see how South Sudan and Sudan adjusts. And I pray and wish them success as this may be the step needed to end the ethnic clashes that have plagued Africa since the end of official colonial rule.
For the next few weeks Envasa will have a South Sudan post independence series as we monitor the transitional period.
What do you think of the independence of South Sudan? Do you think other African countries can benefit from the Sudan-South Sudan model? or is it just too soon to tell?
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
From UNESCO The long and difficult road to school for girls
UNESCO has commissioned or endorsed a photo exhibition highlighting the difficulties and obstacles girls around the world encounter when trying to gain access to education. I saw this today and it made me pause to think of how easy it has been for me access a full education from elementary to tertiary. This is a blessing in my life and it is something that I have not always been consciously thankful for having received. So watch and discuss.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Young Professionals Network Of Jamaica
The Young Professionals of Jamaica Network is a network of that provides opportunities to like-minded individuals to meet each other and to engage with politicians, academics, people who work in NGOs and influential members of the business community.
The network brings together professionals aged 21 to 45 with a passion for nation building.
The launch will be at 6 this evening at the Council of Voluntary Social Services Building, 2D Camp Road.
For further information see the YPNJ Facebook Page
The network brings together professionals aged 21 to 45 with a passion for nation building.
Today May 18 the YPNJ will launch a Skills Consortium that will comprise a cadre of skilled and experienced professionals, such as marketers, graphic designers, researchers, project-management specialists, writers, accountants, paralegals, and proposal writers, who will be available for employment on a part-time, short term or project basis.
The launch will be at 6 this evening at the Council of Voluntary Social Services Building, 2D Camp Road.
For further information see the YPNJ Facebook Page
Friday, May 6, 2011
Ward Threatre to be retored to her former glory
The Jamaica Observer newspaper is reporting the Ward Theatre is to receive much needed restoration in time for its 2012 centenary. The restoration is said to be budgeted at US $ 6.2 million.
For further information see the Jamaica Observer
For further information see the Jamaica Observer
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| The Ward Theatre, North Parade, Kingston. |
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Desmond Tutu ‘God is not a Christian’
I saw this interesting piece on New African Magazine homepage and decided to share it with you. I am in complete agreement with his sentiments. Christianity is a fairly new religious and life philosophy while the presence of and the belief in a Supreme Element (of whatever name, shape, size, colour or race) has been intrinsic in human civilization and cosmic realities. So I invite you to read the excerpt below and then discuss. Is God a Christian?
New African Magazine Homepage
“God is clearly not a Christian. His concern is for all his children. To claim God exclusively for Christians is to make God too small and in a real sense is blasphemous. God is bigger than Christians and cares for more than Christians only,” writes Archbishop Desmond Tutu in his new book, God Is Not A Christian, a collection of some of his speeches, sermons, lectures, letters, and exchanges from the past three decades. Below is an excerpt from the book.
New African Magazine Homepage
“God is clearly not a Christian. His concern is for all his children. To claim God exclusively for Christians is to make God too small and in a real sense is blasphemous. God is bigger than Christians and cares for more than Christians only,” writes Archbishop Desmond Tutu in his new book, God Is Not A Christian, a collection of some of his speeches, sermons, lectures, letters, and exchanges from the past three decades. Below is an excerpt from the book.
Most Christians believe that they get their mandate for exclusivist claims from the Bible. Jesus does say that no one can come to the Father except through him, and in Acts we hear it proclaimed that there is no other name under heaven that is given for salvation (John 14:6; Acts 4:12). Those passages seem to be categorical enough to make all debate superfluous. But is this all that the Bible says, with nothing, as it were, on the side of inclusiveness and universality, and does the exclusivist case seem reasonable in the light of human history and development?
The Most Reverend Doctor Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African activist and Christian cleric who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. He was the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town., South Africa, and primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa).
Archbishop Tutu has been active in the defense of human rights and uses his high profile to campaign for the oppressed. He has campaigned to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, homophobia, transphobia, poverty and racism. Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism in 1986, the Ghandi Peace Prize in 2005, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Tutu has also compiled several books of his speeches and sayings.
The Most Reverend Doctor Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African activist and Christian cleric who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. He was the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town., South Africa, and primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa).
Archbishop Tutu has been active in the defense of human rights and uses his high profile to campaign for the oppressed. He has campaigned to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, homophobia, transphobia, poverty and racism. Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism in 1986, the Ghandi Peace Prize in 2005, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Tutu has also compiled several books of his speeches and sayings.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Haiti: Culture A Vehicle for Reconstruction
From UNESCO, just sharing. Enjoy!
Comment and Discuss: Does cultural heritage or intangible heritage stimulate sustainable economic development in Africa and the African Diaspora?
Comment and Discuss: Does cultural heritage or intangible heritage stimulate sustainable economic development in Africa and the African Diaspora?
Interregional Philosophical Dialogue between Africa and the Americas – “Africa and its Diaspora”
Interregional Philosophical Dialogue between Africa and the Americas – “Africa and its Diaspora”
The conference will bring together philosophers from throughout Africa, its diasporas, and the Americas to address contemporary challenges.
It is organized in the framework of the celebration of the International Year for People of African Descent (2011) proclaimed by the UN General Assembly at its 64th session and benefits from ISESCO’s financial support.
The dialogue between philosophers from Africa and the Americas – North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean – around the theme “Africa and its Diaspora” is founded on a strong conviction: the very rich intercultural exchanges between the regions have given birth to a quintessence of intellectual wealth. Such wealth is embodied by the very valuable and insightful philosophical and theoretical debates on the meaning of “African Philosophy”, “African-American Philosophy” and “Caribbean/Latin Philosophy”.
It is organized in the framework of the celebration of the International Year for People of African Descent (2011) proclaimed by the UN General Assembly at its 64th session and benefits from ISESCO’s financial support.
The dialogue between philosophers from Africa and the Americas – North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean – around the theme “Africa and its Diaspora” is founded on a strong conviction: the very rich intercultural exchanges between the regions have given birth to a quintessence of intellectual wealth. Such wealth is embodied by the very valuable and insightful philosophical and theoretical debates on the meaning of “African Philosophy”, “African-American Philosophy” and “Caribbean/Latin Philosophy”.
For further information visit UNESCO Cultural Events Calendar
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
ENvasa Media and Publications: In Search of My Black Aesthetic
I do have a rather small concern when it comes to Black Aesthetics, I am of African descent and all people around are predominantly of African descent and yet the literature that has been presented to me through life have not been those that have celebrated Black Aesthetics. I am convinced that most of the people that I am close to (my friends and family) are indeed beautiful. I know that I am beautiful I am one of the most beautiful people on Earth. And yet... How do I describe my beauty? How do I explain fully what I see in the mirror and see in others? I think the answer lies in the way I will bring forth my characters. Before I seek to bring them forth from my mind I must look deeply at myself AND I must describe bit by bit the beauty I see in me. I have only read a small section of books by Black people, this is not my fault but in going forward I must make it a part of my life to read about myself and the people that I look like and those that look like me. I find that in my own life I think of people, particularly shades of brown in turns of food or candy or some sweetness, there is dark chocolate, milk chocolate, caramel, honey and yet that seems inadequate maybe should use word yes I should use another phrase those words are good they are what comes naturally they also can be and will be worked on. Black Aesthetics exist in degrees and variations there is a mixture and smooth combination that always creates a unique beauty and once I master the ability to relate the beauty that I see and feel with words I shall be truly grateful.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Project of Great Hope and the Ngambe-Tikar people of Cameroon
Project of Great Hope is based on TechCeFaCos’ Humanitarian Program aimed at providing and making available basic human needs like water, food and shelter; as well children growth as the fountain of life and base for future generation.
It’s all became behind the aim of ‘Holidays for Hope’-giving lasting hope on a special day of December for homeless and underprivileged kids of all abilities…as we of TechCeFaCos NGO Cameroon together with Dreams for Kids US, we organized and undertaken a mission to Ngambe-Tikar where we came cross bunches of great needy people who needs our help! Our journey was not all that easy to before coming across this people.
The basic issues here from our observation and inquire was that of health and education! Health issues resulting from Polio, Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Helminthiasis (poor sanitation), Cholera (drinking water) and STDs (no sex education) infections are several, so lots of disable and high death rate in children. Illiteracy is still very high in this community, as 75% are primary school dropped outs due to lack/inefficient basic academy needs!
Our vision is to empower the young generation which is the tomorrow leaders through provision of basic needs good hygiene, education, shelter and water. We are looking forward to uplift the community from the poverty level which will have great impact of the economy through motivating them by providing the basic needs.
You can assist the Ngamber-Tikar by making a donation or volunteering your time visit the TecheFaCos NGO or the learn more about TecheCeFaCos NGO, the Ngambe-Tikar and Cameroon visit the Project of Great Hope Blog
Volunteering Show You Care
I am a United Nations Online Volunteer and I am encouraging others to do the same. For further information please visit UNV Online Volunteering.
I firmly believe that every community needs people willing to volunteer their time and share their talents to assist in the development of such communities. You need not have to give large donations or travel around the world to help. Volunteer your time, energy and share your talents to help improve the lives of our brothers and sisters the world over.
I firmly believe that every community needs people willing to volunteer their time and share their talents to assist in the development of such communities. You need not have to give large donations or travel around the world to help. Volunteer your time, energy and share your talents to help improve the lives of our brothers and sisters the world over.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Beyond the news- Cote d' I voire
This is what you have probably heard:
Ivory Coast faces many hurdles to peace
The prolonged fall of Laurent Gbagbo continued Wednesday, casting a pall over Abidjan, a city that’s been ground to a halt by nearly a week of urban warfare.
Two efforts by forces loyal to the internationally recognized president Alassane Ouattara to storm a bunker under the presidential palace where Gbagbo is reported to be hiding with his wife and family failed to dislodge the defiant former leader who refuses to step aside.
The crisis that has gripped Ivory Coast since its election in November has seen the resurgence of heavily armed militias and ethnic violence in a country already long divided between north and south. The economy is near collapse and both sides of the conflict have been accused of horrific human rights violations. Reports suggest both sides have armed notoriously hard-to-control militias and recruited civilian fighters and mercenaries. from The Toronto Star
AND THIS IS THE TRUTH BEHIND THE NEWS:
| January 2008 archived edition |
| Focus |
CFA How France lives off Francophone Africa via the CFA franc Professor Mamadou Koulibaly, Speaker of the Ivorian National Assembly and Professor of Economics, sheds light on the economic devastation caused to the African member states of the CFA (Communauté Financière d’Afrique – [French Community of Africa]) zone through their continued link to the French currency – the Franc – in the past and today to the euro. In this informative interview with New African’s Ruth Tete and Soh Taadhieu, Professor Koulibaly does not mince his words as he calls for a total split and the creation of an independent currency free of colonial baggage. Question: Could you explain to our readers, what are the principle mechanisms of the CFA Franc Zone? Answer: The CFA franc region represents a state-controlled zone of cooperation with, interestingly, the levers of control based in Paris, from where the priority is the interests of France. The satellite states that are members of this zone are dispersed in West and Central Africa. The operational logic driving the functioning of this zone brings to mind a similarity with the way the Eastern European states were linked during the Cold War to the former Soviet bloc through the Warsaw Pact. The principals of monetary cooperation between France and the member states of the CFA zone were formulated in the 1960s in a colonial pact which was reviewed in the monetary cooperation convention of 23 November 1972 between the member states of the Banque des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale (BEAC) (Bank of Central African States) and the French Republic on one hand, as well as in the cooperation agreement of 4 December 1973 between the member states of the Union Monétaire Ouest-Africaine (UMOA) (or the Monetary Union of West African States) and the French Republic on the other hand. Just before France conceded to African demands for independence in the 1960s, it carefully organised its former colonies in a system of compulsory solidarity which consisted of obliging the African states to put 65% of their foreign currency reserves into the French Treasury, b ased on the convertibility, at a rigid exchange rate of the CFA – a currency France had created for them. According to President Gbagbo’s former ambassador to the United Nations, Koffi Charlse (Ouattara has since sent his own UN ambassador to New York), “the core of the problem in Cote d’Ivoire is a conspiracy by the French government to use any means necessary to remove Gbagbo from power because they think he is dangerous and inimical to their interests in Francophone Africa. But Gbagbo will not allow the French to control and run Cote d’Ivoire on their own terms.” Now form an objective opinion. |
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Africa the Cradle of Mankind! Who then are the African Diaspora?
The film presents the diverse histories and heritages stemming from the global tragedy of the slave trade and slavery. Through the compilation of images, historical narration, and interviews with experts from all the continents, the film shows how African slaves and their descendants, in contrast to incorrect racial theories, helped shape the modern world. The film's main objective is to give a global vision of the different dimensions of this tragedy and raise crucial questions regarding its consequences in modern societies in order to come to terms with this collective memory
Friday, March 25, 2011
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Monday, March 21, 2011
2011 International Year for People of African Descent
Introduction
On 18 December 2009, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year beginning on 1 January 2011 the International Year for People of African Descent. The Year aims at strengthening national action and regional and international cooperation for the benefit of people of African descent. This includes their full enjoyment of economic, cultural, social, civil and political rights, their participation and integration in all political, economic, social and cultural aspects of society, and the promotion of a greater knowledge of and respect for their diverse heritage and culture.
Around 200 million people who identify themselves as being of African descent live in the Americas. Many millions more live in other parts of the world, outside of the African continent. In proclaiming this International Year, the international community is recognising that people of African descent represent a distinct group whose human rights must be promoted and protected.
The main objective of the Year is to raise awareness of the challenges facing people of African descent. It is hoped that the Year will foster discussions that will generate proposals for solutions to tackle these challenges.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
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