Africa Action, The Department of African Studies, Howard University, Department of Sociology, George Washington University, and TransAfrica Forum
PRESENTS
The Future of the South African Dream: Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma and the April 2009 Elections
Presentation and discussion featuring:
Mark Gevisser
One of South Africa’s foremost journalists. His latest book, Thabo Mbeki: the Dream Deferred, won the Sunday Times Alan Paton award in 2008. Palgrave Macmillan is publishing the American edition, which will be on sale at the discussion.
Sean Jacobs
Teaches African Studies and Communication Studies at the University of Michigan. He is a frequent commentator on South African affairs and is co-editor of Thabo Mbeki’s World: The Politics and Ideology of the South African President (2002).
Dr Ronald Walters
Professor of government and politics and director of the African American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland. He is one of the most prominent analysts on African American politics. He has a long record of involvement in South African issues, dating back to his activism in the anti-apartheid movement. Among his books are Pan Africanism in the African Diaspora (1993) and The Price of Reconciliation (2008).
Tuesday, April 28 2009
6:30PM – 8:30 PM
At Howard University, Ralph Bunche International Affairs Center
2218 Sixth Street NW. Washington, DC. 20059
Admission free – All are welcome!
Please confirm your attendance at outreach@africaaction.org; 2025467961