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Dear AAM and AWA list members,

Mukoma Wa Ngugi has requested I share the following press release:

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Subject:        Africa Awareness Rally
Date:   Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:03:59 -0500
From:         Mukoma Wa Ngugi <[log in to unmask]>


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

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Africa Awareness Rally
September 20, 2005
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Library Mall

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Did you know there are more people connected to 
the Internet in New York City than on the entire 
African continent?

Did you know Africa is the fastest urbanizing 
continent in the world and that by the year 2030, 
half of its population will be living and working 
in towns and cities?

Did you know the number of African countries that 
held multiparty elections has increased from 
three in 1973 to 40 in 2005?

Did you know only six African countries were 
engaged in armed conflict in 2004, compared to 14 
in 1998?

ŠWhat Else Don't You Know?

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Toward an Africa Without Borders is hosting an 
Africa Awareness Rally *Tuesday, September 20, 
2005* from *3 to 6pm* on *Library Mall* at the 
University of Wisconsin-Madison. The organization 
is bringing together campus groups and community 
figures to promote understanding and awareness of 
African issues, events, and concerns. The 
organization hopes this event will help inform 
the Madison campus and the greater Madison 
community of the cultural, historical, 
linguistic, and political diversity of the 
nations and peoples of Africa, the African 
communities throughout the diaspora, and the many 
organizations and individuals from UW and the 
greater Madison communities who work to promote, 
understand, and forward African causes.

The rally will include speakers discussing 
current events such as the situations in Rwanda 
and Sudan, the role of the media in American 
(mis)understanding of Africa, Islam and Africa, 
African literature and music, and the place of 
Africa and Africans throughout the diaspora in 
today's globalized world. The day will also 
include African music, art, and poetry. In 
addition, the event will help inform the 
community about the many students and 
organizations on campus working on African 
issues. Such student groups as the Village Health 
Project, Action Sudan!, AIESEC, the Arab Student 
Organization, AMP: Analyzing Media Perspectives, 
and the Black Graduate and Professional Scholars 
will be taking part and sharing information about 
their work. Also, community groups such as the 
Madison Area Peace Coalition (MAPC) will be 
taking part. It will be an opportunity to find 
out how to get involved in African issues locally 
and a chance to learn something new.



The rally is open to all and is free of charge.



For more information about the rally, please 
contact Denise St. Clair at [log in to unmask] 
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 608-226-0535

*Above facts are attributed to the International 
Development Research Centre 
(*http://web.idrc.ca/es/ev-84182-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html)*.*


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Anita H. Makuluni * Madison WI * [log in to unmask]

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