Agenda

Afropean Bridges is an international workshop aimed at opening a discussion about the identity of Europeans of African origin and about the post-colonial relationship between European and African countries. The event officially supports the International Decade for People of African Descent. This is its second edition.

Venice, 21/03/2019 (3-6 p.m.) and 22/03/2019 (10 a.m.-6 p.m.)

Pogramme

March 21st - 15.00-18.00
Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Aula 10B, Campus San Giobbe, Cannaregio 873

Welcome remarks: Giacomo Pasini (Rector’s Delegate for Cooperation and Development, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), Vittorio Longhi (journalist, founder of Afropean Bridges), Shaul Bassi (Director, Center for the Humanities and Social Change)

Speeches
Anco Marzio Lenardon (UniAfrica)
Mario di Giulio, Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
Marco Cilento, Confederate Secretary of European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Antonio Calò, European Citizen of the Year 2018 for a migrants’ hosting model
Roberta Borgotti (International Career Services,  Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)

March 22nd 
Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Aula Baratto, Dorsoduro 3246 (map)

10.00-13.00
Johny Pitts, photographer, author of Afropean. Notes from Black Europe, Allen Lane 2019
Annalisa Oboe, University of Padua
Theo Imani, artist
Alessandro Possati, Zuecca Projects
Esther Elisha, actress

15.00-18.00
Melesse Gelaneh Alemu, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Igiaba Scego, writer, Center for the Humanities and Social Change.
Alessandra Di Maio, University of Palermo
Minna Salami, journalist and blogger (MsAfropolitan)

The event is in English and Italian - translation available

www.hscif.org/venice
hsc@unive.it