Activism
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Winnie
If you’re a Netflix subscriber, here’s a narrative in Winnie’s own words… If you want to learn about Winnie Mandela’s life, switch off the TV news. Instead watch “Winnie” directed by Pascale Lamche. It’s on Netflix. Winnie Mandela speaks about her extraordinary and controversial career, from her early life to her marriage to her ongoing efforts to end … Read the rest
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Music and the TRANSCEND Method By Olivier Urbain
The T:AP (TRANSCEND: Art and Peace) Music Project is a group of musicians devoted to the promotion of peace through music. What is special about our group is that we base our work on a clear definition of peace, namely that proposed by TRANSCEND founder and director Johan Galtung: “the capacity to transform conflicts with nonviolence, creativity and empathy.” Squarely … Read the rest
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Kongolesisk Aften
Alle er velkommen til å ta del i denne markeringen av Kongos mennesker og ressurser: Smak på vår veganske buffet, ta del i samtaler om litteratur og samfunnsliv, møt en forfatter, se en dokumentarfilm. Kongo-dagen ønsker å skape globalt engasjement og forståelse av situasjonen i Kongo; et vindu for fred, rettferdighet og menneskelig verdighet Dato: 19.04.2018 Sted: STAMMEN Café & … Read the rest
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The Collapse of a Titan by Rais Neza Boneza
Near madness, Strangled in the North, the Equator– Ngbadolite, Ngemena, to the Ubangui border– In the center, Tetela land– Kisangani, Bunia– In the south, the land of copper, Katanga, Cornered on all sides, deprived country, Following the indomitable flows of its destiny. Screams are so deep, Yet the silence around, so guilty. Today, his ride is clothed With the … Read the rest
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Therapy Strategy to Remedy African Instability By Rais Neza Boneza
Diagnosis: Negative Leadership In the 60s, most of the African countries snatched precipitately their independences from the colonialists. Most of the time without a broad and unify vision to reconcile the leadership and the popular emancipatory aspirations of the people. In this context, without considering the specificity of the continent history, the victory of emancipation was short-lived and aborted. The … Read the rest
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LUO NYATITI MUSIC FROM KENYA
Nyatiti is an eight-stringed plucked lyre from Kenya. It is a classical instrument used by the Luo people located in the Nyanza western region in Kenya. It is about three feet long. The player of Nyatiti holds it to his chest, seated on a low stool, with the base firmly to the ground. Usually it is played together … Read the rest