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Silas Kpanan’Ayoung Siakor: The Real Price of Europe Going Green
In his paper “The Real Price of Europe Going Green” the Liberian social justice and community rights campaigner Silas Kpanan’Ayoung Siakor exposes the severe consequences of the promotion of renewable energies in Europe for African countries where raw materials, like wood, are exploited for European “green” consumption. nnThe Real Price of Europe Going Green nIntroductionAs Europe, the US and the emerging…
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Nozipho Mabebe Wright: Who has access to renewable energies in Africa?
In her paper "Who has access to renewable energies in Africa?" the Energia Africa Programme Coordinator Nozipho Mabebe Wright discusses the importance of renewable energies for the African continent. The potentials of renewable energies should first of all be used for decentralized energy supply according to Wright. Along with this Wright strengthens the importance of womens´ empowerment and gender mainstreaming in the field…
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Dr. El Mostafa Jamea: Local Alternatives to Desertec Initiative in North Africa
The Moroccan energy expert Dr. El Mostafa Jamea questions in his paper “Local Alternatives to Desertec Initiative in North Africa" the benefits of the large-scale project Desertec for the local communities in Morocco. He emphasizes their concerns and enlightens their critics as well as possible alternatives in the sector of renewable energies in North Africa.nLOCAL ALTERNATIVES TO DESERTEC INITIATIVE…
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Nnimmo Bassey: Between Eti Uwem and Green Capitalism (Green Democracy)
In the framework of "Paradoxes of Sustainability" the Nigerian environmental activist, Nnimmo Bassey, who is also a poet and the former head of Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) criticizes sharply the highly praised “Green Economy”. In his paper “Between Eti Uwem and Green Capitalism (Green Democracy)“ he exposes the “Green Economy” as a continuation of the capitalist system. Bassey demands…
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Namibian Premiere: “My Name is NOT Ali” by Viola Shafik, Sat, 23.02.2013, 19h00, Goethe-Centre
On Saturday, 23 February 2013 at 7 pm AfricAvenir invites to the Namibian Premiere of the Egyptian-German documentary „My Name is Not Ali“ (Germany/Egypt, 2011, Original with English subtitles, 94 min) by Viola Shafik. His anti-racist film “Ali – Fear Eats Soul” (Original title “Angst Essen Seele Auf”), 1973, gained German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder international acclaim. The protagonist, an…
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AfricAvenir Windhoek and the Goethe-Centre Windhoek presents Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s „Angst Essen Seele Auf“ – „Ali: Fear Eats Soul“
AfricAvenir Windhoek and the Goethe-Centre Windhoek presents Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s "Angst Essen Seele Auf“ – "Ali: Fear Eats Soul"nDirected, written, set-design, music and produced by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West-Germany, 1974, 94 minutesnAbout the filmEmmi, a widowed cleaning lady in her sixties, enters a bar in Munich frequented by foreigners where she meets Ali, a considerably younger Moroccan guest-worker.…
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Namibian Premiere: „The Cradock Four“ by David Forbes, 13.02.2013, 18h30, FNCC
On Wednesday, 13. February 2013, 18h30 AfricAvenir Windhoek and the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre present the Namibian Premiere of the South African dramatic South African documentary "The Cradock Four" by David Forbes about the brutal murder of four prominent Eastern Cape anti-Apartheid activists. Synopsis:Late on the winter night of 27 June 1985, South African security forces set up a roadblock to…
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AfricAvenir & Spoken Word present “Words in Motion – Poetry meets Film”
On Wednesday, 06 February, AfricAvenir & Spoken Word will present a first in Namibia. In the opening show of Spoken Word in 2013 we will show four magnificent African short films, in between we will have local wordweavers presents pieces of poetry about the films and the topics addressed. Venue: Warehouse, 19h30 for 20h00. More info: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/groups/spokenwordnam/nThe Films are:Lezare…
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Theaterstück zu Thomas Sankara – „Von einem der Auszog die Revolution zu lernen“ mit Luzius Heydrich und Hypolitte Kanga, 31. Januar, 1. und 2. Februar im Theater am Bauturm, Köln
Am 31. Januar 2013 um 20 Uhr lädt Theater am Bauturm in Köln zur NRW-Premiere des Stücks "Von einem der Auszog die Revolution zu lernen" von Luzius Heydrich und Hypolitte Kanga ein, das sich mit dem vor 25 Jahren ermordeten revolutionären Präsidenten Burkina Fasos, Thomas Sankara, seinem politischen Programm und seinem heutigen Erbe auseinandersetzt. Weitere Vorstellungen finden am 1. und…
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Namibia Premiere: „Cabralista“ – Present & Collective Memory by Valerio Lopes, Saturday, 26 January 2013, 19h00, Goethe-Centre, Windhoek
As the 2013 opening film in the series “African Perspectives”, AfricAvenir presents the Namibian Premiere of “Cabralista – Present & Collective Memory”, in Memory of Amilcar Cabral, one of the most brilliant African revolutionaries and thinkers of decolonisation and economic, political and cultural emancipation, who was murdered 40 years ago on 20 January 1973. On the occasion of the 40th…
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