Monday, March 31, 2014

UMass event: Madiba's Gifts: Nelson Mandela's Life and Legacies - A Tribute

 http://www.umass.edu/events/madibas-gifts-nelson-mandelas-life-and-legacies

April 4, 2014, 4:00 pm-7:00 pm
UMass Amherst Campus
Bowker Auditorium, Stockbridge Hall

 
Free admission
Handicap access available
Contact:  External Relations and University Events
events@umass.edu ; 413-577-1101 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 
Please join the UMass Amherst community in celebrating Madiba's Gifts: Nelson Mandela's Life and Legacies - A Tribute.  Sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor with the support of the Five College African Studies Council as a part of the Africa Day celebrations, this event features Keynote Speaker Garrey M. Dennie, former speech writer for Nelson Mandela and Professor of History at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

Panel conversations include:
The South African Struggle: Global Connections
The South African Struggle: Voices from Within

Featured performances by:
The Amandla Chorus
The Amherst Area Gospel Choir
The Five College West African Music Ensemble
The Wonberi Dancers

This celebration is free and open to all.  A reception immediately follows the event.