4th Pan-Africanism Congress Munich
Learning from the past!
18.10.2013: InitiativGruppe - Interkulturelle Begegnung und Bildung e.V. Karlstr. 50, 80333 München
U-Bahn: Linie U2, Haltestelle „Königsplatz“ | Strassenbahn Linie: 20 & 21, Haltestelle „Karlstraße“
19.10.2013: Muffathalle, Zellstraße 4, 81667 München
Alle S-Bahnen (S1–S8), Haltestelle: Rosenheimer Platz oder Isartor |
Tram 16, Haltestelle: Deutsches Museum oder Am Gasteig
Tram 15 & 25, Haltestelle: Rosenheimer Platz
The Congress is dedicated to the memory of Steve Bantu Biko, anti-apartheid activist and founder of the „ Black Consciousness Movement” in South Africa, as well as the Pan-Africanist and politically engaged singer Miriam Makeba. Furthermore, the congress will commemorate the victims of the genocide in Namibia (the Herero, Nama, San and Damara amongst others).
Please click on this picture to see the Flyer!
Congress Programme:
Moderation: Dr. Ms. Aissa Halidou & Ms. Khady Diop-Klepin
18th October 2013
Venue: InitiativGruppe – Interkulturelle Begegnung und Bildung e.V. Karlstr. 50, 80333 Munich
Opening of the exhibition “Biko: The Quest for a True Humanity”, about the life of Steve Biko and Apartheid. The exhibition is in cooperation with the Steve Biko Foundation, South Africa.
(Duration of exhibition: 18th October till 17th November 2013)
5.30 pm: Musical event opening with Mori Dioubaté (Musician. He has worked with Miriam Makeba amongst others)
6.00 pm: Welcome speech by Arbeitskreis Panafrikanismus München e.V.
6.10 pm: Presentation of the Steve Biko Foundation
Speaker: Ms. Obenewa Amponsah (Director of International Partnerships at the Steve Biko Foundation (SBF) in South Africa)
Topic group 1: The connection between slavery and colonialism
6.30 pm: The Rationality of Oppression: Slavery and Colonialism as birds of a featherSpeaker: Dr. Michael Onyebuchi Eze (Founding Director for the Center for Leadership and African Diaspora Studies at Covenant University, Nigeria, in cooperation with Stanford University, USA)
7.05 pm: Multimedia presentation: From Gorée via Windhoek towards the Cape, Remembering the victims and the consequences of slavery Speaker: Mr. Eloi Coly (Curator and Site Manager of Goree Island, Maison des Esclaves de
Goree (house of slaves), Sénégal)
7.45 pm: Slavery in the 21st Century: Mauritania as a bitter example Speaker: Mr. Biram Dah Abeid (President of the anti-slavery NGO Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania “IRA”).
8.20 pm: Panel discussion: The connection between slavery and colonialism Discussants: Mr. Eloi Coly, Mr. Michael Eze, Mr. Biram Dah Abeid and Ms. Mathilda Légitimus-Schleicher
9.30 pm: End
19th October 2013
Venue: Muffathalle, Zellstrasse 4, 81667 Munich
10:00 – 10:30 am: Press conference
10:30-10:50 am: Opening of the exhibition on the genocide in Namibia in the congress hall foyer in the Muffatthalle in
cooperation with AFROTAK TV cyberNomads Berlin with Michael & Adetoun Küppers-Adebisi
11:00 am: Musical event opening with Group Lanadi of Togo
11:10 am:
Welcome speech, City of Munich representative
Welcome speech, Council of Foreigners, Munich
Welcome speech, Pan–Africanism Working Group, Munich
Topic group 2: The Post-apartheid situation in South Africa
11:40 am: Film Screening: Documentary film about Steve Biko and Apartheid in South Africa
12:40 – 1:00 pm: Welcome speech by guest of honour Mr. Nkosinathi Biko (Son of Steve Biko and
Founder of the Steve Biko Foundation, SBF)
1:05 – 1:40 pm: The legacy of Steve Bikos “Black Consciousness Movement”
Speaker: Ms Affiong L. Affiong (Director and founder of the Moyo Pan African Solidarity Centre in Ghana & Great Britain)
1:45 pm: Tribute to Miriam Makeba with musical dedication by Group Lanandi from Togo
2:10 pm: Break
2:50 - 3:20 pm: Social & economic equality in South Africa: the role of the black elite and the political ruling class
Speaker: H.E. Dr. Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile (South African Ambassador in Germany and Member of the National executive Committee of the African National Congress, ANC)
3:25 – 3:55 pm: Success & failure of the struggle against apartheid from today’s point of view Speaker: Mr. Dipl.-Ing Denis Golberg (Defendant in the Rivonia Trial with Nelson Mandel. 22 years of imprisonment (1963-1985) followed by 17 years in exile.)
4:00 pm: Panel discussion on the Post–apartheid situation in South Africa. With Ms. Affiong Affiong, Mr. Denis Goldberg und Dr. Makhenkesi Stofile
5:00 pm: Musical interlude with Mori Dioubaté
5:30 pm: Break
Topic group 3: The genocide in Southern Africa: 105 years later
5:45 – 6:15 pm: 105 years after the genocide in Namibia: the current debate in Namibia
Speaker: Ms. Ida Hoffmann, (Chairwoman of the „Nama Technical Committee“ in Namibia)
6:20 – 6:50 pm: 105 years after the genocide in Namibia: Germany´s responsibility
Speaker: Mr. Usutuaije Maamberua, (Member of the Namibian Parliament)
7:00 pm: Panel discussion on the responsibility of Germany regarding the genocide in Namibia
Discussants: Ms. Ida Hoffmann, Mr. Usutuaije Maamberua, Mr. Niema Movassat, Member German Parliament (Die Linke), Mr. Christoph Strässer Member of the German Parliament (SPD) & Mr. Hans-Christian Ströbele, Member of the German Parliament (Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen, requested)
7:50 pm: Presentation of the congress declaration
8:00 pm: Closing and acknowledgements
For the duration of the congress, there will be an exhibition on the genocide in Namibia in the congress hall foyer in the Muffatthalle in cooperation with AFROTAK TV cyberNomads Berlin.
Evening Programme (in cooperation with the „Urban Vibes“ Project of the City of Munich’s cultural department)
8:30 pm: Documentary film “United States of Africa”
9:30 pm: Welcome address, Nkosinathi Biko
9:35 pm-10:00 pm: Artists’ round table
From 10:15 pm: Concert – Urban Panafrican Vibes featuring:
• Zuluboy (South Africa)
• AP2P (feat. M1 from dead prez, USA) and
• Awadi & Band (Senegal)
Sponsored by the Cultural Department of the City of Munich Under the patronage of Mr. Christian Ude, mayor of Munich
Cooperation partners:Council of Foreigners of the City of Munich, Steve Biko Foundation, Südafrika/ AFROTAK TV cyberNomad, Berlin/ InitiativGruppe - Interkulturelle Begegnung und Bildung e.V./ AfricAvenir International e.V./ EXILEKulturkoordination e.V./ Zentralrat der afrikanischen Gemeinde in Deutschland/ Petra Kelly Stiftung / Katholischer Fonds, Brot für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst, Kurt Eisner Verein/RosaLuxemburg Stiftung, Stiftung Umverteilen, Engagement Global Stuttgart, Netzwerk München/ Reisebüro Sacco / Muffatwerk / Ampere
The 4th Pan-Africanism Congress Munich 2013
Congress Programme:
Moderation: Dr. Ms. Aissa Halidou & Ms. Khady Diop-Klepin
18th October 2013
Venue: InitiativGruppe – Interkulturelle Begegnung und Bildung e.V. Karlstr. 50, 80333 Munich
Opening of the exhibition “Biko: The Quest for a True Humanity”, about the life of Steve Biko and Apartheid. The exhibition is in cooperation with the Steve Biko Foundation, South Africa.
(Duration of exhibition: 18th October till 17th November 2013)
5.30 pm: Musical event opening with Mori Dioubaté (Musician. He has worked with Miriam Makeba amongst others)
6.00 pm: Welcome speech by Arbeitskreis Panafrikanismus München e.V.
6.10 pm: Presentation of the Steve Biko Foundation Speaker: Ms. Obenewa Amponsah (Director of International Partnerships at the Steve Biko Foundation (SBF) in South Africa)
Topic group 1: The connection between slavery and colonialism
6.30 pm: The Rationality of Oppression: Slavery and Colonialism as birds of a featherSpeaker: Dr. Michael Onyebuchi Eze (Founding Director for the Center for Leadership and African Diaspora Studies at Covenant University, Nigeria, in cooperation with Stanford University, USA)
7.05 pm: Multimedia presentation: From Gorée via Windhoek towards the Cape, Remembering the victims and the consequences of slavery Speaker: Mr. Eloi Coly (Curator and Site Manager of Goree Island, Maison des Esclaves de Goree (house of slaves), Sénégal)
7.45 pm: Slavery in the 21st Century: Mauritania as a bitter example Speaker: Mr. Biram Dah Abeid (President of the anti-slavery NGO Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania “IRA”).
8.20 pm: Panel discussion: The connection between slavery and colonialism Discussants: Mr. Eloi Coly, Mr. Michael Eze, Mr. Biram Dah Abeid and Ms. Mathilda Légitimus-Schleicher
9.30 pm: End
19th October 2013
Venue: Muffathalle, Zellstrasse 4, 81667 Munich
10:00 – 10:30 am: Press conference
10:30-10:50 am: Opening of the exhibition on the genocide in Namibia in the congress hall foyer in the Muffatthalle in
cooperation with AFROTAK TV cyberNomads Berlin with Michael & Adetoun Küppers-Adebisi
11:00 am: Musical event opening with Group Lanadi of Togo 11:10 am:
Welcome speech, City of Munich representative Welcome speech, Council of Foreigners, Munich Welcome speech, Pan–Africanism Working Group, Munich
Topic group 2: The Post-apartheid situation in South Africa
11:40 am: Film Screening: Documentary film about Steve Biko and Apartheid in South Africa
12:40 – 1:00 pm: Welcome speech by guest of honour Mr. Nkosinathi Biko (Son of Steve Biko and Founder of the Steve Biko Foundation, SBF)
1:05 – 1:40 pm: The legacy of Steve Bikos “Black Consciousness Movement” Speaker: Ms Affiong L. Affiong (Director and founder of the Moyo Pan African Solidarity Centre in Ghana & Great Britain)
1:45 pm: Tribute to Miriam Makeba with musical dedication by Group Lanandi from Togo
2:10 pm: Break
2:50 - 3:20 pm: Social & economic equality in South Africa: the role of the black elite and the political ruling class Speaker: H.E. Dr. Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile (South African Ambassador in Germany and Member of the National executive Committee of the African National Congress, ANC)
3:25 – 3:55 pm: Success & failure of the struggle against apartheid from today’s point of view Speaker: Mr. Dipl.-Ing Denis Golberg (Defendant in the Rivonia Trial with Nelson Mandel. 22 years of imprisonment (1963-1985) followed by 17 years in exile.)
4:00 pm: Panel discussion on the Post–apartheid situation in South Africa. With Ms. Affiong Affiong, Mr. Denis Goldberg und Dr. Makhenkesi Stofile
5:00 pm: Musical interlude with Mori Dioubaté 5:30 pm: Break
Topic group 3: The genocide in Southern Africa: 105 years later
5:45 – 6:15 pm: 105 years after the genocide in Namibia: the current debate in Namibia Speaker: Ms. Ida Hoffmann, (Chairwoman of the „Nama Technical Committee“ in Namibia)
6:20 – 6:50 pm: 105 years after the genocide in Namibia: Germany´s responsibility Speaker: Mr. Usutuaije Maamberua, (Member of the Namibian Parliament)
7:00 pm: Panel discussion on the responsibility of Germany regarding the genocide in Namibia Discussants: Ms. Ida Hoffmann, Mr. Usutuaije Maamberua, Mr. Niema Movassat, Member German Parliament (Die Linke), Mr. Christoph Strässer Member of the German Parliament (SPD) & Mr. Hans-Christian Ströbele, Member of the German Parliament (Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen, requested)
7:50 pm: Presentation of the congress declaration
8:00 pm: Closing and acknowledgements
For the duration of the congress, there will be an exhibition on the genocide in Namibia in the congress hall foyer in the Muffatthalle in cooperation with AFROTAK TV cyberNomads Berlin.
Evening Programme (in cooperation with the „Urban Vibes“ Project of the City of Munich’s cultural department)
8:30 pm: Documentary film “United States of Africa”
9:30 pm: Welcome address, Nkosinathi Biko
9:35 pm-10:00 pm: Artists’ round table From
10:15 pm: Concert – Urban Panafrican Vibes featuring: • Zuluboy (South Africa) • AP2P (feat. M1 from dead prez, USA) and • Awadi & Band (Senegal)
Sponsored by the Cultural Department of the City of Munich Under the patronage of Mr. Christian Ude, mayor of Munich
Cooperation partners:Council of Foreigners of the City of Munich, Steve Biko Foundation, Südafrika/ AFROTAK TV cyberNomad, Berlin/ InitiativGruppe - Interkulturelle Begegnung und Bildung e.V./ AfricAvenir International e.V./ EXILEKulturkoordination e.V./ Zentralrat der afrikanischen Gemeinde in Deutschland/ Petra Kelly Stiftung / Katholischer Fonds, Brot für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst, Kurt Eisner Verein/RosaLuxemburg Stiftung, Stiftung Umverteilen, Engagement Global Stuttgart, Netzwerk München/ Reisebüro Sacco
Profile of AKPM The Pan-Africanism Working Group Munich is involved in promoting international understanding and inter-cultural exchange and serves as a forum for social, cultural and intellectual interactions between people of African descent and the African diaspora as well as Germans and people of other nations in Germany. The association campaigns against all forms of racism and discrimination and advocates for equal rights for all. Our regular events and activities such as the Pan-Africanism Congresses in Munich enable profound communicative exchange processes between different population and cultural groups because the congresses are targeted at interested people of all origins. The concept of Pan-Africanism entails self-esteem as well as self-help through enlightenment for people of African origin as its key points