The organisers of FACE 2018 cordially invite you to the launch of Forever Africa Conference and Events.
FACE is a Pan-African initiative brought together by staff and students at the University of Bristol. It has a goal-oriented, interdisciplinary, cross-sector, intergenerational, intercommunity, intercontinental vision to dialogue for the purpose of bringing change to the Pan-African community through knowledge cooperation. The launch will be dedicated to setting a Pan-African agenda for the next 12 months and beyond. We are interested in setting long- and short-term goals that involve the cooperation of communities, HE staff and students, professionals, NGOs, corporations, etc.
Pan-Africanism is the belief that African peoples, both on the African continent and in the Diaspora, share not merely a common history, but a common destiny; that all black people are bound together and can only achieve true liberty in unity.
FACE is committed to the following aims and outcomes:
- Establishing and strengthening Pan-African staff and student links within the university, Bristol, nationally and internationally across research and education initiatives,
- Creating a programme of events and endeavours across the year focused on the Pan-African ideal. FACE recognises itself as part of marking the International Decade for People of African Descent, proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 68/237 and to be observed from 2015 to 2024.
- Establishing links with the black community in the city of Bristol,
- Pan-African networking,
- Fostering interdisciplinary research among researchers and encourage students to go into academia,
- Addressing the educational attainment gap,
- Addressing the relative lower employment rates of black students,
- Encouraging and supporting Pan-African cooperation, innovation and enterprise,
- Dialoguing and implementing solutions to Pan-African problems,
- Celebrating Pan-African identity.
Dress Code: Pan-African
Confirmed Speakers
Karl Brown [Clarke Willmott LLP; past president of Bristol business group Bristol Junior Chamber.]
Kofi Mawuli Klu [https://panafriindaba.wordpress.com/spearheadcrew/]
Dr Eghosa Ekhator, Law Lecturer, University of Chester
Sado Jirde, Director Black South West Network (BSWN)
Representatives from:
- African Voices Forum [http://africanvoicesforum.org.uk/]
- University of Bristol Afro-Carribean Society
- University of Bristol Student Union BME Network
- University of West of England, Bristol Africa Staff Network.
[The list of speakers will be updated as we get confirmations, website information coming soon.]
Tickets are free, but please book by the 1st of June so we can have an idea of numbers for catering.
Sponsors include:
- University of Bristol International Office
- University of Bristol Law School
A word from the Director of FACE, Dr Foluke Adebisi: https://folukeafrica.com/come-to-forever-africa-2018/
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