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Eckerd College's Yearlong Initiative: Elevating Africa Through Study and Activism

Join Eckerd College in a yearlong effort to raise awareness of Africa's rich culture and critical issues through academic study, activism, and community engagement. Participate in events focusing on sustainable energy solutions in Lesotho, film screenings, and guest lectures by esteemed scholars and activists. Highlights include performances by Step Afrika!, multimedia exhibits on Darfur, and discussions on social justice. Explore the plight and promise of Africa while fostering community consciousness and understanding. For more information, visit www.eckerd.edu/africa.

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Eckerd College's Yearlong Initiative: Elevating Africa Through Study and Activism

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  1. www.eckerd.edu/africa Eckerd College invites you to join a yearlong effort to raise Africa’s profile through academic study, activism and community consciousness.

  2. Sustainable Energy Solutions in Lesotho, AfricaFeb. 16, Fox HallEckerd will be a test site for an experimental solar thermal power system!

  3. CONGO/WOMEN Portraits of War: The Democratic Republic of Congo The Poynter Institute: Through February 20 Eckerd College: March 4, 5 and 6

  4. STEP AFRIKA!Feb. 22, 5 PM, Bininger TheatreFREE. Special Event for EC Community.

  5. Films in Miller AuditoriumFeb. 19, Pumzi / Taking RootFeb. 24, Garbage DreamsMar. 5, Nollywood Babylon / The Figurine

  6. Ladysmith Black MambazoMarch 2, Mahaffey TheaterGeneral admission: $25 General public: $25 EC Residential Students: FREE EC Community: $17 See Lova Patterson in Campus Activities

  7. John Prendergast Enough Project Co-founderEC Visiting Scholar-in-Residence, March 1 to 13Darfur, Congo, Uganda, Service, Social Justice

  8. Images from Ethiopia, Rwanda, Ghana, Uganda and MalawiMarch 12 to 28, The Studio@620 Photographers BRADLEY ENNIS '10KRISTIN HARRISON '01

  9. ELIE WIESEL, Nobel Peace LaureateJOHN PRENDERGAST, Human Rights ActivistFrom the Holocaust to Darfur: If We Had Only Learned Our LessonMarch 11, Mahaffey TheaterFREE. Tickets required.

  10. BETTY BIGOMBE, DiplomatNegotiating Peace in Northern UgandaMarch 18, Fox Hall

  11. DARFUR/DARFUR: A Multimedia ExhibitApril 2 to 30Florida Holocaust Museum

  12. NICHOLAS KRISTOF, New York Times JournalistApril 6, Fox Hall (EC Students) & The Palladium (General Public)

  13. FLORIDA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY AMBASSADOR CHORALEA Celebration of African Gospel MusicApril 8, Wireman Chapel

  14. IMMACULEE ILIBAGIZALeft to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust April 14, USF St. Petersburg Campus Activities Center

  15. DAVE EGGERS, AuthorVALENTINO ACHAK DENG, Former Lost Boy of SudanSept. 9-10, Eckerd College Summer 2010 Reading

  16. FOR MORE INFORMATIONwww.eckerd.edu/africa727.864.7979, events@eckerd.eduThe Plight and Promise of Africa: An Eckerd College Initiative

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