African Roots: War resistance and peacebuilding in the global south

Speakers

• Moses Monday John (South Sudan Organization for Nonviolence and Development);
• Sherly Fabre (Haiti/USA International Fellowship of Reconciliation);
• Matt Meyer (International Peace Research Association);
• and Selam Kidane (Eritrean human rights activist)

The Pan African Nonviolence and Peace-building Network (PANPEN) was founded in 2012 around planning meetings for the War Resisters’ International South African Assembly. Since then, the network has served as a centre for African grassroots groups and individuals as well as Afro-descendents and their allies throughout the Diaspora.

The dynamism of revolutionary nonviolence evident in south-south collaborations and sharing of best practices remained evident at PANPEN’s tenth anniversary meetings held in Juba, South Sudan last November.

This evening – produced in cooperation with PANPEN, WRI, and The International Peace Research Association (IPRA) – will review the history and future prospects of strategic civil resistance throughout Africa and the Global South.

Taking place at Housmans Bookshop

ENTRY IS FREE BUT PLEASE RSVP BELOW AS SPACE IS LIMITED