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The 2nd Annual Towards an Africa Without Borders Conference: Transformation and Action

October 8-10, 2004
University of Wisconsin-Madison

*** Every border erased is a bridge built. ***

- Three days of discussion on African issues with scholars and activists -

Keynote Speakers:

Sonia Sanchez - Poet and Activist
Friday, October 8, 7-8:30pm - Educational Sciences, Room 204

Dr. Heena Brahmbhatt - AIDS Researcher
Saturday, October 9, 7-8:30pm - Educational Sciences, Room 204

Activist Forum - Friday, October 8, 5-6:25pm, Pyle Center, Room 109

In conjunction with the Wisconsin Book Festival - Barrel of a Pen: Literature and Resistance ?

Frank Chipasula (Malawian Poet), Sonia Sanchez, Fabu Mogaka, & Daniel Kunene.
Friday, October 8, 1-2:30pm, On Wisconsin Room, Red Gym

The conference will also include panels and speakers discussing issues such as the AIDS epidemic, politics, economics, development, literature, film, media, technology, critical theory, and education. We hope that you will join us for this special event.

Visit our web site for more information & a full schedule of events
<http://african.lss.wisc.edu/AWB>. Or, contact Denise St. Clair <[log in to unmask]>.

To register to attend the conference, please send an e-mail to
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Registration is free.

To volunteer during the conference, please send an e-mail to
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This event is sponsored by the Associated Students of Madison (ASM); the Multicultural Council (MCC); the Multicultural Student Coalition (MCSC); the Wisconsin Humanities Council; the UW Departments of African Languages & Literature, English, Afro-American Studies, and African Studies; the UW Global Studies Program; the Pathways to Excellence Program; The Kappa Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; the American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference (AMSLC); the Harambee Center; Umoja Magazine; the Simpson Street Free Press; and the Friends of the South Madison Library.

Denise St. Clair
PhD Candidate
School of Journalism & Mass Communication
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608.226.0535
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