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Institute for the African Child Teach-In, 'Africa: Why are her Children at risk?'

The Institute for the African Child invites everyone to participate in a teach-in entitled "Africa: Why are her Children at risk?" Events are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, February 4-5. The schedule of events is as follows:

Friday, Feb. 4th 6 p.m.

Morton Hall, Room 235
African Dinner (Morton Hall Lobby)
Movie "Everyone's Child" (Zimbabwe 1996)
Discussion
Admission: $2.00

Saturday, Feb. 5th, 9 a.m. &endash; 4 p.m.
Free and open to the public

Morton Hall, Room 237
 
Morning

1. Introductory Panel

Moderator: Dr. Stephen Howard, Director, African Studies Program, OU

Panel: Dr. Angela Raven-Roberts, Feinstein Famine Center, Tufts University; Representative, Office of the UN Secretary General for Children in Armed Conflict.

2. Panel: Members of SEED (Somali Education and Development) for Somali refugee community in Columbus

Afternoon

1. Sessions on African Children at risk in Sierra Leone, Angola and Sudan

2. Concluding Roundtable Discussion: Action plan

For information, contact the Institute for the African Child at 740-592-1840.

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