*Venue changes in blue*



During the 4th Annual Africa Week, various organizations, scholars, vendors and artists from Africa and the Diaspora will unite to celebrate the diversity and splendor of African peoples, cultures and forms. The week will also shed light and motivate scholars on some of the prevalent issues concerning Africa and her Diaspora. Complete with an Independence Day Banquet and dance, Keynote presentations, Panel Discussion, film screenings, cultural and fashion shows, Africa Week promises to be a spectacular event for all!


Sunday, March 2nd
8:30-9:30pm
Ujamaa Res. Ctr. (Main Lounge)


Presentation on the problems Africa faces on its path towards sustainability: not only in the environmental sense but all aspects (i.e. economical)

Monday, March 3rd
5:00 – 6:30pm
GS Kaufmann Auditorium


Dr. Micere Githae Mugo is a Kenyan by birth, forced to flee Kenya into exile in 1982 at the height of repression against political activists by the Moi dictatorship, eventually becoming a citizen of Zimbabwe.

Tuesday, March 4th
11:00am – 2:30pm
Willard Straight Gallery Room


Arts and artifacts from across the continent will be available while donations will be accepted to ship computers to a school in Bimbilla, Ghana.

Wednesday, March 5th
5:00 – 7:00pm
Location: TBA


The stirring account of the struggle against racial oppression in South Africa cannot be told without the role of music in that struggle, and that's the context and subject matter of Lee Hirsch's documentary film, Amandla! Discussions about the film will take place following.

Thursday, March 6th
2:30 – 4:25pm
Uris Hall G08



Friday, March 7th
7:00 – 9:00pm
Johnson Museum (Lobby)


Featuring activism-inspired clothing, the Afrik! Fashion Show will be a celebration of African cultures and styles.

Saturday, March 8th
6:30pm
Appel Multipurpose Room



Sponsored by the Coalition of Pan-African Scholars
Funded in part by SAFC, ISPB, ALANA