Theme:     Reclaiming African Pride and Self-Esteem

Sub-Theme:    Resurrecting African Self Knowledge and Identity through an African Awareness

Venue:     Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Date:      Friday 22- Monday 25 May 1998

Call for participation:

The 1st International African People's Conference took place at the SOS Children's  Village in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on the weekend of 23-26  May 1997.  The conference which incorporated the launching of the SAA,  on Africa Day, also witnessed the first ever African Cultural Carnival in Zimbabwe.  Among other things, under discussion were disciplinary  and interdisciplinary issues related to the development of Africa and  its people.  The conference, attended by delegates, guests and/or speakers from Botswana, Germany, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe provided a platform for linking, networking and exchanging of views and ideas.

The  major  thrust  behind  the  2nd  International  African  People's Conference  will  be  the  question  of  African  pride,  Self-Esteem, Self-Knowledge, Identity and Self-Development.  Efforts will be made to work out ways and means by which the African Awareness concept may  be related to the quest for self knowledge and therefore more positive sel concept.

African  Awareness,  as  a  concept,  relates  to  raising  a   better understanding of who we are as African people including looking at our past, our present and our future aspirations.  Further, it is designed at facilitating for an exposition of African culture and also analysing the  role and influence of Africa in shaping world civilisation. The fields to be addressed amongst others are, Education, Arts and Culture, Current Affairs, History and Archaeology, Science and Technology, Gende Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Social and Welfare Studies. Paramount to the concept of African Awareness is the tapping into  our cultural  heritage  and  the  ways of our  ancestors  as  a  means  of understanding  ourselves  and hence advancing  and developing  with  a
strong sense of self.  Also worthy of note, are the notions of self help and self reliance which, if properly enhanced, will enable Africans to attain  greater pride and self esteem.

This invitation extends to any and all individuals and/or organisations that  are interested in the progress of Africa and its people.  Please fill in accompanying form and mail it together with your abstract.

Believing in the future of Africa
Sabelo Sibanda (Conference Co-Ordinator)

The School Of African Awareness
                       ABSTRACT APPLICATION FORM
 

DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: JANUARY 31, 1998

PLEASE PRINT (If not using electronic means)

PLEASE REPRODUCE AND CIRCULATE (If necessary)

SECTION I : GENERAL INFORMATION
 

1. TITLE: Mr./Mrs./Miss/Ms/Rev/Dr

2. FIRST NAME:                       3. SURNAME:

4.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:

5.COUNTRY OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE:

6.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:.
 

7.POSTAL ADDRESS:
 

8.TELEPHONE :

9.FAX:

10.E-MAIL:

SECTION II: REPRESENTATION
 

11.   Please state the name of organisation/institution (if any) represented:
 

SECTION III: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
 

12.   Abstracts are to be submitted in line with the following instructions:

      12.1  Double spaced
      12.2  One A4 page
      12.3  Typed or computer printed (Please do not e-mail your abstracts)
      12.4  Title of paper  to be in line with any one of the subject areas stated in 13 below.

SECTION IV: SUBJECT AREAS

13.   African Awareness and Gender Equality
      Self Esteem and Self Respect
      Pride and Self Development
      Communalism and Individualism
      Self help and Self Reliance
      Education and African Awareness
      Language in African Awareness
      Performing Arts, Pride and Self Esteem
      Students & African Awareness
      Africa, World Civilisation and Development
      Great African Inventors (Continental and Diasporic)
      Pride and Self Knowledge through History and Archaeology
      Reparations for Africa and its people (Continental and Diasporic)
      African Awareness and The Media
      African Economic Empowerment
      Environmental Awareness
      AIDS
      Poverty, Pride and Self Esteem

NB:   Please note that preference of choice of papers to be presented will be
      given to those papers which are practical in their approach as against
      being purely academic in their nature.

SECTION V: MAILING
 

14.   Please send the completed forms and abstracts and/or requests for
      further information to the conference co-ordinator (Sabelo Sibanda) through any one of the following means

(i)   E-Mail:     advskms@byo.zol.co.zw
(ii)   Ans/Fax: (263-9) 540997

(iii) Postal Address:   Sabelo Sibanda
                  The School of African Awareness
                              P.O. Box 3710
                              Bulawayo
                              ZIMBABWE

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