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British government and British Museum reject Greek request for UNESCO mediation on the Parthenon Marbles
Very few readers will be surprised by the negative response of the British Museum and the British Government to the Greek request for UNESCO mediation over the Parthenon Marbles in the British Museum.(1) The real surprise is that it took such a long time, from 9 August 2913 to 26 March 2015 to send the…
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Video interview with Chika Ezeanya: „What comes after 2015? Visions from an African perspective”
In this interview, Dr. Chika Ezeanya elaborates on the MDGs’ failure in Africa and shares her vision of a successful post-2015 agenda, especially stressing the need to refrain from a mere financial discussion and underlining that development cannot be imposed from outside. For Ezeanya, people have to change the way they think, and this won’t…
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Mariam Sankara: «Il faut qu’il y ait une enquête»
Le gouvernement burkinabè a autorisé par décret l’exhumation et l’expertise des restes du président Thomas Sankara. La famille du défunt, estime, elle que ce n’est pas suffisant. Elle veut l’ouverture d’une enquête afin que justice soit rendue. Les autorités de la transition burkinabè ont autorisé une expertise aux fins de prouver si oui ou non…
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Sign and Support the Ovaherero & Nama Petition for Reparations from Germany
Sign the petition to show your support for Paramount Chief Advocate Vekuii Rukuro and the Ovaherero and Nama people in their just quest for reparations from Germany. This petition will be delivered to the German embassies all over the world. The petition can be signed here. Petition background:When the Herero (Ovaherero) people of Namibia revolted against…
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My Right Is Your Right!-campaign starts mobilization
Large demonstration on 21.03.2015 for the International Day Against Racism in BerlinnPress release 24.02.2015nPress Conference for the Campaign and Demonstration, Wednesday, 18.03.2015 at 11:00am at Studio Я of the Maxim Gorki Theater.nThe campaign My Right Is Your Right! invites you on Saturday, 21.03.2015 at 1:00 pm to a large demonstration at Spreewaldplatz in Berlin in…
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Documentation of the Dialogue Forum “No longer ‚one size fits all‘ in ending poverty? The MDGs and the Post-2015 Agenda from a Human Rights Perspective” with Mwangi Waituru
In this presentation, Mwangi Waituru criticizes the MDGs for their “one size fits all” approach to development and their focus on donor countries’ priorities at the expense of recipient countries. Mwangi Waituru further gives an overview of the current discussions on the SDGs, arguing for a legally binding post-2015 agenda based on a human rights…
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Kooperation: Afrika-Konferenz: 130 Jahre Berlinisierung eines Kontinents und Einübung ins Verbrechen
Nach dem Ballhaus Naunynstraße und der "Lern- und Erinnerungsort Afrikanisches Viertel (LEO-AV) Initiative der Volkshochschule Wedding, greift nun auch die Volksbühne den 130. Jahrestag der sog. Berliner Afrika Konferenz auf und veranstaltet eine beeindruckend besetzte kommemorative "Afrika Konferenz" mit Vorträgen, Installationen, Performances, Filmen, Poetry Slams und einem Abschlusskonzert. Unter dem Titel "130 Jahre Berlinisierung eines…
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Chika Ezeanya’s lecture on “Post-2015: Creating a Pathway for Africa’s Advancement? Political visions from an African perspective” – presentation and additional information
In this presentation, Dr. Chika Ezeanya examines the MGDs’ shortcomings one year before their phasing out and presents her vision for the post-2015 development agenda for Africa. She argues for a sustainable development grounded in indigenous knowledge and local resources while refusing to let Africa’s development depend exclusively on external financial aid. nread the full…
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Videointerview with Dr. Ibrahima Hathie: “Is the current consensus on the post-2015 agenda favourable to Africa?”
In this interview, Dr. Ibrahima Hathie presents what the post-2015 development agenda and the suggestions recently presented by the intergovernmental Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG) mean for African countries. He points to how crucial the Common African Position on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (CAP) is in this respect. In addition, he analyses…
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Projektpraktikum: Deutsche Kolonialgeschichte sichtbar machen
Für das Projektpraktikum "Deutsche Kolonialgeschichte sichtbar machen" ab April 2015 bei AfricAvenir (Berlin) und Gapo Heritage Consult (Accra) könnt ihr euch noch bis 10. Januar hier bewerben!nBei ASA-SüdNord arbeitet ein internationales Team für ein halbes Jahr zusammen: zwei Teilnehmende aus Deutschland und zwei aus dem Partnerland im Globalen Süden besuchen und gestalten zunächst zwei mehrtägige…