Students for Africa Proudly Presents:
Africa Week 2012
Contemporary African Narratives: Not just a story, but “OUR STORIES”
May 6th – 11th
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Sunday May 6th
AfriFEST!
(Food, music, games, cultural exhibitions)
CUTTER SHABBAZZ LAWN
2:00– 5:00PM
Monday May 7th
Emerging Africa: How 17 Countries are Leading the Way
(Public lecture by Dr. Steven Radelet, Chief Economist at the US Agency for International Development, USAID, and author of
Emerging Africa)
HALDEMAN 041
5:30– 7:00PM
Tuesday May 8th
Diaspora Engagement
(Panel discussion led by undergraduate and professional students with experience working in African countries)
CLASS OF 1930 ROOM, ROCKEFELLER CENTER
4:00 - 5.30PM
Wednesday May 9th
Who We Are: Telling Our Stories
(African students tell their stories and their journeys to Dartmouth)
FUEL
6:30-7:30PM
Thursday May 10th
Many Stories, Many Faces
(Discussion on the importance of having many different stories about Africa, inspired by Chimamanda Adichie’s TED Talk, “The Danger of a Single Story”).
CUTTER SHABAZZ LOUNGE
6:00-7:00PM
Friday May 11th
Africa Night
(Dance, music, fashion, food, trivia, FUN!)
COLLIS COMMONGROUND
8:30-10:00PM
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