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Zeugen des deutschen Völkermords – Podiumsdiskussion aus Anlass der Rückführung menschlicher Gebeine aus der Charité nach Namibia
Am Mittwoch, den 28. September 2011, 19h, lädt AfricAvenir gemeinsam mit einem Bündnis zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisationen anlässlich der Rückführung von 20 Gebeinen von Opfern des deutschen Völkermords in Namibia durch die Charité zu einer Podiumsdiskussion ins Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Theatersaal), John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin. In Anwesenheit von Vertretern der namibischen Delegation zur Rückführung der…
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Prof. Peter H. Katjavivi: The Significance of the Repatriation of Namibian Human Skulls
When the information about a number of human skulls at various German institutions was disclosed to me in 2008, shortly after I returned from being Namibia’s Ambassador in Berlin, I spoke out publicly about the need to have these human remains returned to Namibia. The revelation came in a German television documentary and there has…
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Interview with Johanna Kahatjipara on the Occasion the Repatriation of the Mortal Remains of Herero and Nama Genocide Victims
On the occasion of the repatriation of the mortal remains of Herero and Nama, who were killed by German troops during the Genocide of 1904-08, AfricAvenir spoke to Johanna Kahatjipara, whose grandmother and other relatives were subjected to the excesses of the German colonial troops. Nurse by education, she is today an independent researcher on…
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Dialogue Forum with Firoze Manji: „African Awakenings: The Courage to Invent the Future“
On Tuesday the 27th of September 2011 at 7pm., AfricAvenir International e.V. invites to a dialogue forum with Firoze Manji, founder and editor of the panafrican journal Pambazuka News (www.pambazuka.org). Under the title “African Awakenings: The courage to invent the future” he will be talking about the socio-economic context of social movements in Africa. Not…
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Kum’a Ndumbe III: Preserve, Promote, Protect from a Francophone / Linguistic Perspective – The AfricAvenir International Foundation in Cameroon
Paper presented by Prince Kum’a Ndumbe III at the conference "The African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference (ADHT)", in Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 22-24, 2011. A person whose memory has been erased cannot find the way home. It is a great honour for me to take part in the « African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference »…
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Filmvorführung von „Baara“ von Souleymane Cissé, SO, 25.9.2011, 17 Uhr
Am Sonntag, 25. September um 17 Uhr lädt AfricAvenir International e.V. zur Filmvorführung von "Baara – Der Lastenträger" von Altmeister Soulyemane Cissé ins Hackesche Höfe Kino ein. Mit diesem ersten ausschließlich in Mali produzierten und vielfach ausgezeichneten Film zeichnet Souleymane Cissé eine scharfsinnige Analyse der sich abzeichnenden Klassenkonflikte in Mali. Synopsis„Baara“ erzählt die Geschichte des jungen…
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Prince Kum’a Ndumbe III to participate in 7th International African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference in Nova Scotia, Canada
Prince Kum’a Ndumbe III will participate in the 7th International African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia dedicated to cultural tourism initiatives and honouring African culture and heritage throughout the world. Among the participants are Molefi Kete Asante, Joseph Yai, Verene Shepherd, Paul Lovejoy and others. This 7th edition of the conference also…
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African Perspectives: An African Movie Night with selected works of Director of Photography Simon Wilkie
In the framework of the monthly filmseries “African Perspectives”, AfricAvenir Windhoek and Studio 77 present a movie evening on Saturday, 24 September 2011, 19h with selected works by Director of Photography/DOP, Simon Wilkie as part of the Month of Photography. The event is carried out in cooperation with Studio 77, Bank Windhoek Arts Festival, the…
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„(Post-)colonialism between Cameroon and Germany. Science, Knowledge and Justice” on September 19-20 2011, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Main
AfricAvenir presents together with Deutschland Postkolonial and the Cluster of Excellence “The Formation of Normative Orders” the international conference „(Post-)colonialism between Cameroon and Germany. Science, Knowledge and Justice” on September 19 and 20 2011 at the Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Main. Can „critique of history“ (Soyinka) be achieved as a premise for justice and reconciliation without taking account…
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AfricAvenir Presents: Pape & Cheikh’s New Album „Yërmënde“
In cooperation with the label |+| Faluma Africa, AfricAvenir is proud to present the long awaited new album by senegalese folk group Pape & Cheikh „Yërmënde“(meaning: compassion, mercy and tolerance). As in their earlier works, they catch the audience with their congenial voices and lyrics, the decent instrumentation, skillful use of acoustic guitars – the…