“Focus on Africa: Economics, Education and
Culture”
On Saturday, September 14, 2013 from
8:30 to 4:00pm at the Women’s Civic
Improvement Center, 3555 3rd
Ave., Sacramento, CA. 95817, members of the African and African American
communities will gather to participate in the 11th Annual Congress of
African Peoples (CAP).conference. This
year’s theme “Focus on Africa: Economics, Education and
Culture.” Registration fees: $20
per person, $5.00 for students and seniors. The event will feature speakers,
African drumming, vendors, lunch, video
presentations, networking
opportunities, and panel discussions. For more info contact :Dave Covin at: covindl@saclink.csus.edu, or call 916
484-5025 or visit: http://
This year
keynote speaker is Dr. Keolebogile Shirley Motaung, Section Head of the
Department of Biomedical Science, Tshwane University of
Technology,
and the only black
female and person in South Africa holding a PhD in tissue
engineering. She will speak on "The Future of Stem Cell and Tissue
Engineering in the African Continent."
The second keynote plenary speaker is the Consul-General
of South Africa Cyril Sibusiso Ndaba. Honorable Cyril Sibusiso Ndaba served as a
diplomat first in New York 1995 – 1998, and in Rwanda 2000-2004. His last assignments: Deputy High Commissioner
of South Africa to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from
2004-2010 before his current assignment as the Consul-General in Los Angeles.
This year Congress is designed to be informative and
enriching. Samples of Congress
presenters are: Dr. Ernest E. Uwazie, a Professor of Criminal Justice and
Founder/Director of the Center for African Peace & Conflict Resolution
(CAPRC) at California State University, Sacramento. His scholarship focuses on
conflict resolution and comparative African justice systems. He is also
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) trainer and mediator. He is the recipient
of the 2010 CSUS Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award, and the 2010 JAMS
Foundation Judge Warren Knight Award for “promoting peaceful settlement of
conflict in Africa and around the world.
Another presenter at the CAP conference is Dr, Mourine
Gwandiku, a doctor in pharmacy, a professional woman,
mother, and founder of Hope Cultural Center which focus on teaching cultural
diversity. Mrs. Gwandiku spirit for
establishing the Center began when she was 10 year old teaching to stones and
empty walls in the back of their family home in Cameroon.
Lastly, Mr. Darrell Smith, VP Community Development &
Marketing at The Africa Channel, will be presenting at the CAP conference. Mr.
Smith was Executive Director of Save Africa’s Children / Pan African Children’s
Fund. He was responsible for overseeing,
fundraising, operations and management of the Fund. The organization raises
money in the US to fund and support several hundred orphan care projects on the
continent of Africa.
We will come together to share our experiences, knowledge
and exchange ideas about how Africa economic, education and culture impact our
lives and the world. With the hope that we will return to our homes,
neighborhoods, jobs, churches, mosques and temples with a greater understanding
of Africa today and its’ place in the world.
Join SABC Saturday, September 14, 2013 for “Focus on Africa: Economics,
Education and Culture”
For more info contact :Dave Covin at: covindl@saclink.csus.edu, or call 916
484-5025 or visit:
http://
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