Join the editors of Pambazuka News, an award-winning online platform for social justice in Africa based in Oxford, Dakar, Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro, for a discussion on using the web to facilitate and transform activism and citizen journalism across the continent. Firoze Manji, Tidiane Kassé, Joshua Ogada and Alyxandra Gomes will share their experiences of electronic activism in Lusophone, Francophone and Anglophone Africa with the Oxford Internet Institute's Dr Mark Graham on Tuesday 1 December.
DATE: Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 17:00 – 18:00
SPEAKERS:
Firoze Manji - Editor in chief, Pambazuka News
Tidiane Kassé - Editor, Pambazuka News, French edition
Joshua Ogada - Editor, Links and Resources, Pambazuka News
Alyxandra Gomes - Editor, Pambazuka News, Portuguese edition
Dr Mark Graham - Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute
LOCATION: Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, 1 St Giles Oxford OX1 3JS. If you would like to attend please email your name and affiliation, if any, to: [email][email protected]
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Pambazuka News
Whether it's Kenya's electoral crisis or the mass killings in Darfur, Pambazuka News is the source of authentic voices of Africa's social activists and analysts - an online platform for voices that challenge mainstream perceptions and biases. Published in English, French and Portuguese and with a readership of over 500,000, Pambazuka comprises a social network of more than 1,500 academics, activists, women's rights campaigners, bloggers, artists and commentators who together produce insightful and thoughtful analyses that make it one of the most innovative and influential sites for social justice in Africa. Pambazuka fosters a community of African citizens who hold their governments to account, supports pan-African campaigns for human rights and social justice, and enables African women and marginalised groups to develop their own blogs, podcasts and mobile phone campaigns.
Firoze Manji - Editor in chief, Pambazuka News
Firoze, a Kenyan, is founder and executive director of Fahamu and editor of Pambazuka News. He has formerly worked as programme director for the International Secretariat of Amnesty International, CEO for Aga Khan Foundation UK, and regional representative for health for IDRC's office for Eastern and Southern Africa.
Tidiane Kassé - Editor, Pambazuka News, French edition
Tidiane is a Senegalese journalist. Chief editor at the Senegalese Press Group Wal Fadjri, he is also a media consultant specialising in HIV and Aids. Since 1996, he has worked as a trainer and workshop facilitator in journalism and communication related to development issues.
Joshua Ogada - Editor, Links and Resources, Pambazuka News, English edition
Joshua, from Kenya, is doctoral candidate in Mass Communication and Public Affairs at the Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University (ABD), currently based in Cape Town.
Alyxandra Gomes - Editor, Pambazuka News, Portuguese edition
Alyxandra is an Afro-Brazilian teacher and a PhD fellow at the Center of Afro-Oriental Studies (CEAO) in Bahia, Brazil. She has campaigned for African studies all over Brazil and believes that Portuguese is the cement which connects all the lusophone countries in Africa and the diaspora.
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