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Sep
07

Gender diversity and anti-racism

Dear interested persons, The Black Academy warmly invite you to their upcoming workshop on topic “Gender Diversity and Anti-Racism” which will take place on 13th October 2023 from 15:00 to 18:30 o’clock in room 505 at the Mannheimer Abendakademie (U1 16-19, 68161 Mannheim). What’s it about? Humankind is diverse and everyone should have the same [...]
By juniordev007 | Academy . Discrimination . Racism . Workshops
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Sep
06

Rethink Africa 2023

Dear Sir or Madam, Immediately after formal independence in the 1960s and 1970s, many African countries experienced military coups that were rarely positive. In Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger and Gabon, military regimes seem to be on the rise again. This is happening in a context in which internal conflicts over resource distribution and opportunities [...]
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Aug
22

Colonial continuity and agricultural development: modes of action and challenges

Hello dear Internet users. We all know the extent to which colonialism has devastated our continent, but above all the extent to which its impact is still present in the daily lives of us Afro-descendants and has even affected our food for centuries now. What remains astonishing is that despite the development aid and support [...]
By juniordev007 | Academy . Blog . Workshops
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Jul
14

5 Minutes for Democracy

PLACE e.V., in cooperation with the city of Lampertheim, is starting to implement the 5 Minutes for Democracy project, which runs from April to September 2023. The project aims to stimulate debate and critical reflection on the state of democracy and the organization of diversity in Lampertheim. The project is addressed to young people and [...]
By juniordev007 | Academy . Development . Uncategorized
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Jul
13

Panafrican Woman Day

The Black Academy initiative of MeineWelt e.V. and PLACE e.V., in cooperation with the City of Mannheim, Abendakademie Mannheim and the Goethe Institut Mannheim, is organising a hybrid workshop entitled ELEKE on Monday 31 July 2023 to mark International Pan-African Women's Day. This commemoration will not only pay tribute to the "Foremothers of Africa" who fought [...]
By juniordev007 | Academy . Africa . Feminism . Uncategorized . Women . Workshops
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Jun
06

Ifa and Bimbia workshop

In order to address the colonial context of some of the royal treasures from Africa currently housed at the Reiss-Engelhorn Museums in Mannheim (REM), the latter are organizing a workshop on the theme Ifa and Bimbia: Meanings of deported African objects, in collaboration with the Black Academy initiative and the Goethe-Institut in Mannheim (Germany). The [...]
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Jun
06

AFRICAN DOCTORS, HIDDEN HEROES ON A MISSION FOR HEALTH

Black Academy makes visible the actions of African doctors not revealed to the world The story of the evolution of medicine has always been told through the prism of the advances and contributions of Western physicians: European, Asian and American alike. However, there is a part of medical history that is often neglected and little-known: [...]
By juniordev007 | Academy . Education . Workshops
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May
15

Invitation Djouhoul Conference

Dear all, Following the tragedy that befell some members of the Black Academy on 27 April, we are back with renewed energy and commitment to invite you to our next exchange conference.   Indeed, in the framework of the Black Academy initiative, MeineWelt e.V. and PLACE e.V. in cooperation with the City of Mannheim, Goethe [...]
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