I am the father of  my imagination
The son of my actions
But aren't you the brother of my  misfortune?
The sister of my dilema?

I demand no answer.
Your silence is understandable.

Beneath the cruelty of your profanity
I dare you to evoke the wisdom of our sanctity --
the serenity of our turbulence!

Indeed we are; no doubt!
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: From: E. AGGO AKYEA <[log in to unmask]>
: To: [log in to unmask]
: Subject: Caribbean Association of Madison
: Date: Monday, November 10, 1997 5:19 AM
:
: > The Caribbean Association of Madison-UW invites you to attend a lecture
: > on:
: >
: > The Liberation of the Congo and Pan Africanism in 1997
: >
: > by
: >
: > Dr. Tajudeen Abdul Raheem
: > General Secretary of the Pan African Congress
: >
: > Monday, November 24, 1997
: > 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
: > Memorial Union, TITU
: >
: > Dr. Abdul Raheem is the General Secretary of the Global Pan African
: > Movement, which has its headquarters in Kampala, Uganda.  He was born
in
: > Nigeria and as a Nigerian Rhodes scholar studied at Oxford University
in
: > the United Kingdom.  His dissertation was a comparative study of
: > democratic
: > politics in Africa, and at the end of his tenure at Oxford in 1990, he
: > received his doctorate in Political Science.  In his position as
General
: > Secretary,  he organized the 7th Pan African Congress that brought
: > together
: > over 2000 representatives from around the world.  This successful
: > meeting
: > provided the arena to discuss economic, political, and humanitarian
: > issues
: > of importance to the African diaspora.  In early 1997 he interviewed
: > Laurent Kabila about the liberated areas of the Congo.  This interview
: > was
: > published in West Africa Magazine.  Currently Dr. Abdul Raheem combines
: > his
: > work as General Secretary with teaching writing workshops working to
: > develop a new concept of Pan Africanism from a grassroots level.  He is
: > the
: > editor of the book Pan Africanism:  Politics, Economy, and Social
Change
: > in
: > the Twenty-first century (New York:  New York University Press) 1996.
: > Dr.
: > Abdul Raheem's lecture will focus on contemporary political
developments
: > in
: > the Congo as well as the concept of Pan Africanism.
: >
: >
: > This event Is sponsored by The Caribbean Association Of Madison-UW, The
: > African Studies Program, The Havens Center, The African Students
: > Association, and The Associated Students Of Madison.
: >
: >
: >
: >