Discussion: Reading Africa in the Black Panther Film, Apr. 6 2018 @ Rift Valley Institute, Laikipia Road – Kileleshwa

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Date: 6 April 2018
Venue: Rift Valley Institute, Laikipia Road – Kileleshwa
Time: 2.30-5.30 pm
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About
On 6 April 2018, the Rift Valley Forum in partnership with the British Institute in Eastern Africa will bring together panelists from different disciplines and interest groups to discuss the (mis)representation of Africa in the movie. It aims to explore the larger issues of the depiction of Africa while raising questions of homogenisation, the concept of Blackness and diasporisation, among others.

Moderator
Sitawa Namwalie – Writer/Poet/Performer

Discussants
Dr Wandia Njoya – Lecturer, Daystar University
Nanjala Nyabola – Political Analyst
Mehul Gohil – Writer
Patrick Gathara – Journalist/Cartoonist
Dr Njoki Ngumi – The Nest

the Great Migration Debate

Event: Migration Debate, Nov. 4 2015 @ Louis Leakey Hall – Nairobi National Museum

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the Great Migration Debate
Date: November 4, 2015
Venue: Louis Leakey Hall, Nairobi National Museum
Time: 6-8 pm

On November 4, 2015, the Rift Valley Institute’s Rift Valley Forum and the Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat will host a panel to debate the proposition: Global migration is out of control—states must enforce stricter border controls and adopt policies to reduce migration.

Chris Horwood of the Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat, Nanjala Nyabola of Heinrich Boll Institute, Caroline Njuki of IGAD and Sarah Mallia of Pawa254 will present arguments. Journalist John-Allan Namu of KTN will chair the debate, which will be held in the Nairobi National Museum, Louis Leakey Hall from 6-8pm. Refreshments will be served after the event.

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