Agenda

20 Apr 2018 10:00

Afropean Bridges

Aula Baratto - Ca' Foscari, Dorsoduro 3246 - 30123 Venezia

Afropean Bridges aims to open a discussion about the achievements of the Africa-EU partnership and to address social and cultural issues related to the post-colonial relationship between European and African countries.

Pogramme

10.00-13-00

Welcome remarks
Tiziana Lippiello, pro-Rector, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Giacomo Pasini, Ca’ Foscari’s Delegate for Cooperation and Development
Shaul Bassi, Director of the Center for the Humanities and Social Change
Vittorio Longhi, Founder of Progressi

Round table: Africa- EU partnership: Political and economic relationships – goals and achievements, with an eye to the future
Moderated by Lucy Lamble (Guardian Global Development, Deputy Editor)

• Maud Arnould, Africa Advisor to the European Commissioner for Development
• Alex Nkosi, Policy Analyst Africa Trade Union Development Network
• Anco Marzio Lenardon, Head of Uniafrica
• Moulaye Niang, Founder of Muranero

15.00-18.00

Round table: Afrophobia in Europe: discrimination and inequalities on the rise
Moderated by Veronica Fernandes (RaiNews24)

• Cécile Kyenge, Member of the European Parliament
• Karen Taylor, Representative of the European Network Against Racism
• Mussie Zerai, Founder of Habesha and Nobel Peace Prize candidate
• Pape Diaw, Writer and journalist
• Ada Ugo Abara, Founder of Arising Africans
• Leaticia Ouedraogo, student at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

18.00-19.00

Afropean Aperitive by Astoria Wines

 

The event is in English and Italian - translation available

Lingua

L'evento si terrà in italiano

Organizzatore

Ca' Foscari University of Venice, International Center for the Humanities and Social Change, International Decade for People of African Descent in partnership with the NGO Progressi

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