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AfricaWorld Bulletin
Spring Issue
April 1999



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C O N T E N T S



1]
   Invitation to Join <<AfricaWorld>> - new list for
      the Diaspora
   Send a blank msg to: AfricaWorld@comports.com 
      & reply to the CONFIRM request when it arrives

   Or, join online; read past posts in the archive, at:

      http://www.earthcorp.com/AfricaWorld


2] 
   Internships-Jobs-Opportunities in the African Diaspora

   Africa, Cuba, Brazil, etc.

   Find a long list of organizations & programs offering 
     VOLUNTEER & INTERNSHIP opportunities, at:

     http://x10.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=414548873
     http://www.comports.com/AfricaVolunteers   


3]
   UPDATE: Middle Passage Monument Project; KKK Threatens Retaliation    

     http://www.middlepassage.org


4]
   Universities in Africa - Opportunities to study, do research, teach,
      find employment

     http://www.muk.ac.ug/
    
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/About_African/WWW_Links.html


5]    
   <<AfricaWorld>>

   Volunteer Correspondents & Contributing Moderators needed
      * Regularly post your writings and findings to the 900-plus
            subscribers as an AfricaWorld Correspondent/Writer

      http://x15.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=453640599


6]
    Send a msg of encouragement to an African American Human
      Rights victim in France.

    In July, he will pass his 6th consecutive birthday behind French
      bars, in isolation.   

    Write to:

      Justice@comports.com  (stay updated on this ever evolving case)
      Justice1-info@autoresponder.freeyellow.com  (receive Update)

    Go to:

      http://x12.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=457680490
      http://www.poboxes.com/Justice  <= Write/Send a msg from here
      http://members.aol.com/FreeBarry1/index.html


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Special Note:  MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

     Professor Harold Rogers is organizing -- for the 19th yr 
        -- his much-lauded, much-loved multi-disciplinary African 
        Educational Programs to Africa, Brazil & Cuba.

     He is now accepting applications.  Content of these programs 
        will be of special interest to professionals, academics, 
        students and others.  There will be a series of trips 
        from 1 to 3 weeks, with different departures and different 
        itineraries / destinations.  

Earn academic credit.  Internships-Study Abroad-Field Study-EduTours

    Obtain info & application at:  http://www.earthcorp.com/journeys

    For the new Catalog, send Dr. Rogers your full address 
         and phone number:    

                    hrogers@ccc.edu 

Recommended:  Pls PHONE Dr. Rogers directly at:  773-667-1285  


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A New Free Service



New Position: Contributing Moderators Needed

We are seeking volunteer Correspondents [persons with good 
writing & Web research skills] weekly or bi-monthly to post 
to AfricaWorld's 900-plus members succinctly-presented 
articles on Africa and Diasporan issues -- written or compiled 
by you, or forwarded from the Web or newsgroups, then 
condensed/summarized for posting.  

Pls read the details at:

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Write us at: Moderator@eGroups.com about your interest in this.

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Post to AfricaWorld, and find there, LEADS, TIPS
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LEADS / TIPS

Pls find a long list of orgs & progs offering volunteer
     & internship opptys at:

     http://x10.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=414548873
     http://www.comports.com/AfricaVolunteers

Find copious lists of USA job openings in educ &
     research at:

     http://tikkun.ed.asu.edu/~jobs/joblinks.html

and at the Historically Black Colleges & Universities
     (HBCU) site:

     http://www.edonline.com/cq/hbcu/

For links to Job Banks and Resources, go to:

     http://www.comports.com/JobsInfo

For links to Fellowship & Scholarship Resources,
     Opportunities, go to:

     http://www.comports.com/BlackScholars
     http://www.fastweb.com  (check it out!)
     http://www.rams.com/srn/

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Call for Action - Human Rights

To participate in a Human Rights Urgent Action
(helping an African-American tourist turned
Human Rights victim in France), please write to 
**both**

     Justice@comports.com,
     Justice1-info@autoresponder.freeyellow.com

     Please go to:

  http://www.poboxes.com/justice
  http://www.egroups.com/list/barry

This is a disturbing case, one that speaks to
the growing Human Rights dilemma in France's
multi-ethnic society.

For more info, please go to:

http://x12.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=457680490

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W E L C O M E   

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AMADOU DIALLO

The Senseless Death of an African Visitor
  Shot Down by Bronx Special Unit Cops

Help Organize against Mayor Giuliani's Police State

Contact:

    The CITYWIDE COALITION TO REMOVE GIULIANI

    (John McDermott) sknyjohn@hotmail.com
    (Mick Davis) hdavis@pop.interport.net
    RemoveRudy@hotmail.com
    Robert Lederman


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>> If the Atlantic Ocean's infamous Middle Passage were to dry up
today, we would witness a trail of mangled human bones stretching
from Africa to the 'New World.'� With clenched fists and mouths
agape, they call out to us from their distant grave.

We are the descendants of those African people.� We are honored
to pay them our respects.

We need to recognize that we are not the only
people with ancestors.  Some people have ancestors who resent the
success of the Middle Passage Monument Project. <<


The following info just reached AfricaWorld, and
may be of interest to many.


  Cecil Washington Jr - Co-Moderator <moderator@eGroups.com>



Subject: UPDATE: Middle Passage Monument Project
Source: info@middlepassage.org

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MIDDLE PASSAGE MONUMENT PROJECT
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
http://www.middlepassage.org
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Ku Klux Klan Threatens Presence at Middle Passage Monument
      Ceremony

Middle Passage Monument Project
     Contact Wayne James
Homeward Bound Foundation, at:

     Phone: 202-333-0911
     Toll Free: 888-334-9229
     Fax: 202-362-7684

A caller claiming to be a member of the Ku Klux Klan called the
Homeward Bound Foundation promising the Klan's presence at the
historic Middle Passage Monument Ceremony, the event during which
a monument honoring the estimated millions of Africans who died
en route to the transatlantic slave trade between the 15th and
19th centuries will be lowered onto the floor of the Atlantic
Ocean, 427 kilometers off New York's harbor, facing Africa.  (Six
replicas of the monument will be placed on land between the years
2000 and 2006 in the six regions of the world where the
transatlantic enslavement of African people occurred, namely
Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, North America,
and South America).

The call comes just days after the March 13, 1999 unveiling of a
quarter -scale replica of the Middle Passage Monument in Kansas
City, Missouri to a capacity crowd of state and national media,
political leaders, corporate supporters, and Missouri residents.
According to the caller, "the Klan will be sure to be in New York
City on July 3, 1999 to represent the true white race."

Wayne James, founder of the Homeward Bound Foundation, welcomes
the Klan's alleged intention to be present for the Monument
Ceremony.  "The purpose of the Middle Passage Monument Project is
to officially begin the global, collective healing from the
ravages of the slave trade and its aftermath of racism.  Based on
my knowledge of the Klan, it is a prime candidate for healing,"
James said.  "The recent call from the Klan, the dragging tragedy
in Texas, the 41-bullet police shooting in New York, and the
recent radio announcer's comments regarding the Texas tragedy are
all the actions of people in desperate need of healing.

Healing, obviously, is not just 'a Black thing'," he continued.
"Many Black people have wholeheartedly embraced the Middle
Passage Project, convinced that our ancestors who died at the
hands of the slave trade are moving us to create the monument in
their honor.  But we need to recognize that we are not the only
people with ancestors.  Some people have ancestors who resent the
success of the Middle Passage Monument Project," James said.

"The message of the foundation has been, from the very beginning,
one of healing; and I am convinced that armed with the truth
about ancient Africa and its people, the truth about the 400-year
interruption of African history and culture caused by the
transatlantic slave trade, and the truth about the racism which
came as a result of a need to justify the enslavement of fellow
human beings, the world will be able to heal in one generation,"
James concluded.

Preliminary figures indicate that between 2.5 and 3 million
people from around the world will converge on New York City
between June 19 and July 3, 1999 in order to participate in a
series of events being planned in honor of the Middle Passage
Monument Project.  The Ceremony At Sea, the event during which
the Monument will be lowered onto the Ocean floor, will take
place on July 3rd, the date marking the closing of the 150th
anniversary celebration of Emancipation in what is now the United
States Virgin Islands.

The event will feature participants such as spiritualists from
Africa, the monks of Tibet, and chiefs from the various Native
American nations.

Having been described as "potentially one of the great events of
modern history," the Project has been supported by: the United
Nations Association; the Honorable Kofi Annan, Secretary-General
of the United Nations; numerous national and international
leaders; and citizens from around the world.

For more information on the Middle Passage Monument Project,
visit the Website at:

http://www.middlepassage.org  (find a schedule of events)

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"If the Atlantic Ocean's infamous Middle Passage were to dry up
today, we would witness a trail of mangled human bones stretching
from Africa to the 'New World.'� With clenched fists and mouths
agape, they call out to us from their distant grave.

We are the descendants of those African people.� We are honored
to pay them our respects."�


Wayne James
Founder
The Homeward Bound Foundation, Inc.�

P.O. Box 25333
Washington, DC 20007 USA

Phone: 202-333-0911
Toll Free: 888-334-9229
Fax: 202-362-7684

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Sign the Guestbook
http://www.middlepassage.org/guestbook

Foundation Info:
http://www.middlepassage.org/foundation.htm#Homeward

Ceremony at Sea:
http://www.middlepassage.org/middlepassage.htm#CEREMONY

Call to Filmmakers, Writers, Musicians, Artists:
http://www.middlepassage.org/contents.htm
http://www.middlepassage.org/writers.htm

List of Supporters - National and International:
http://www.middlepassage.org/rites1.htm#Supporters


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A F R I C A N

U N I V E R S I T I E S



Excellent opportunities exist to do undergraduate or graduate
studies, or to do research, at an African university. Excellent
possibilities also exist for faculty to teach in African
universities.

Living and studying, or working, in Africa would be an experience
without equal.

Below, find Web pages that give information on a sample of African
universities.  Contact these institutions directly about
opportunities to attend, or teach, or do research.  Obtain
additional info from embassies and cultural attache offices, and
from the reference librarian.  Information can also be obtained on
the Web at the Home Pages of specific African countries.

You are strongly encouraged to contact your department or the
international education program at your university -- or your
faculty advisor -- to arrange participation in an exchange
program with an African university.  If there is not an existing
exchange program, urge your department or university to begin one,
with you as its first "ambassador;" or make contact with an African
university, and initiate an exchange program, yourself.

AfricaWorld list members who have additional information, or
relevant experiences, are welcome to share with the list,
for the benefit of all.

     AfricaWorld
     Moderator

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Sample of African universities



o  Addis Ababa University - Information about Addis Ababa University-
Ethiopia, the page orginates from Indiana University.

     http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/dmulholl/ethiopia/aau_home.html

o  African Universities: South Africa & Zambia List of universities from
South Africa and Zambia.

     http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~jrdorkin/africa.html

o  African Virtual University - The mission of AVU is to use the power
of modern information technologies to increase access to educational
resources throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of the AVU is to
build world-class degree programs that support economic development by
educating and training world-class scientists, technicians, engineers,
business managers, health care providers, and other professionals. The
AVU is a project of the World Bank, headquartered in Washington, DC.

     http://www.avu.org/

o  African Virtual University (Etienne Baranshamaje) - The concept of
the African Virtual University (AVU) project, will be the first of its
kind in terms of providing an appropriate response to the challenge
posed by the urgent necessity to bring a large number of well-trained
African scientists, technicians, engineers, business managers and
employees, to the African setting.

     http://www.worldbank.org/aftdr/connect/tech/default.htm

o  Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal
Information about Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal.

     http://www.ucad.sn/

o  Egyptian Universities Network (EUN) - The Egyptian Universities
Network (EUN) acts as the Internet Service Provider since 1993,
concentrating mainly on the Egyptian Universities and the education
sector. EUN connects all the Egyptian Universities, the Azhar University
and the American University in Cairo. EUN also connects academic and
research centers and institutes as well as other governmental and non
governmental organizations.

     http://www.frcu.eun.eg/

o  Informatics Centre of the Eduardo Mondlane University - Mozambique
This page aims to provide access to information about Informatics Centre
of the Eduardo Mondlane University (CIUEM), the UEM and about Mozambique
in general.

     http://www.uga.edu/~aflang/

o  Makerere University, Uganda Makerere - was founded as a technical
school in 1922, and attained full university status in 1970. The
University consists of eleven faculties and six institutes.The
University also operates a Library, an Environment Research Center, a
Center for Continuing Education and an Economic Policy Research Center.

     http://www.muk.ac.ug/

o  The National University of Lesotho - NUL mission is to prepare to
enter the next millennium, to foster an environment suited for the
pursuit of relevant quality teaching and research using, inter alia the
facilitative tools available in information technology so that the
fruits of this quality teaching and research provide the basis for
national capacity building meant to permeate the entire fabric of our
society, and rural equally.

     http://www.nul.ls/

o  University of Asmara - Information about Asmara University- Eritrea,
the page orginates from Standord University.

     http://diglib.stanford.edu/dehai/www/auhome/

o  University of Mauritius - The University of Mauritius Ordinance No.
39 of 1965 defined the objects of the University, established the
Provisional Council as the Supreme body in which were vested all the
assets and property of the University and regulated its financial and
other administrative functions.

     http://www.uom.ac.mu/Home_Page/Index.html

o  University of South Africa (UNISA) - Information about links to other
WWW servers and FTP sites in South Africa. Information about the
University of South Africa (UNISA) and courses offered.

     http://www.unisa.ac.za/

o  University of Tanzania - Established in 1970, UDSM is the first
University in Tanzania. The University has some 3500 undergraduates and
some 200 graduates.

     http://www.udsm.ac.tz/

o  University of Zambia - The University began with three Schools:
Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences - but as
facilities developed and needs were recognised new Schools were added:
Law (1967), Engineering (1969), Medicine (1970), Agricultural Sciences
(1971), Mines (1973), Business and Industrial Studies (1978, at Ndola
Campus), Environmental Studies (1981, at Ndola Campus), and Veterinary
Medicine (1983).

     http://www.unza.zm/

o  Eastern Washington Univ & Cape Coast Univ - Ghana Information on
University Development Linkages Project between Eastern Washington
University and the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, West Africa,
sponsored by the Agency for International Development.

     http://cehd.ewu.edu/cehd/faculty/ntodd/GhanaUDLP/home.html

o  Resources on South African Higher Education Information on South
African higher education institutions and organizations plus resources
on higher education transformation, partnerships, and study abroad.

     http://www.isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/SAHiEdcn.htm

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Source:

   http://www.muk.ac.ug/
   http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/About_African/WWW_Links.html

For additional resources, go to:

   http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/

Research, Funding & Work in Afirca

   http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Grants/menu_Grants.html
   http://www.matrix.msu.edu/jobs/
   http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/afrst/joblinks.html

For info on Africa-related E-mail discussion lists, such as H-Africa
        and NuAfrica, go to:

   http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/email.html

The Electronic Technology Group list:

    http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/ASA/etg_missn.html


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I M P R O V E M E N T S  


Note:   Some changes are underway at AfricaWorld.  List members 
     who would like to volunteer as Correspondents and
     Contributing Moderators, please contact us at:

                               Moderator@eGroups.com

     and tell us a little about your interests, background, etc.


Pls read more details at:

     http://x15.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=453640599


..........................

900-plus Subscribers

We especially want to post to AfricaWorld valuable info 
that is hard to find, little known, and not spammed all 
over the Internet.  Many list members are interested in
learning about opportuniites (internships, travel-study, 
jobs, education, culture, music & the arts, research, 
conferences, etc.).

We want to be a positive force in promoting mutual 
understanding and mutual help within the African Diaspora.

Giving Pointers and Direction

There is a lot of information out there.  We will make no 
pretense at trying to pass all of it over the AfricaWorld list.  
Instead, we will focus on providing pointers and direction as 
to where information can be obtained.  That is how we feel the 
AfricaWorld list can make a difference, and contribution.

Balance 

Our goal is to maintain some semblance of balance, 
sharing news and info of interest to a cross-section of 
the Diaspora.

We are seeking Correspondents and Contributing 
Moderators who will post to AfricaWorld (perhaps weekly or 
bi-monthly) analyses, commentary or valuable information 
that they have written or compiled, or forwarded from Websites, 
newsgroups, or other lists -- succinctly presented, with 
E-mail addresses, Web sites, etc., given for persons
interested in learning more, or in reading the full text.

Succinct Presentations - Cost Factor

Posts to AfricaWorld cannot be long, since many of our 
subscribers in Africa and elsewhere, must use Fidonets and 
Cyber Cafes to access their E-mail.  Typically, they are charged 
per unit of time.  Fidonets using "store and forward" systems of 
E-mail must phone regional nodes (often in foreign countries) 
to download mail at intervals during the day.  The volume of 
messages figures into their costs.

We are particularly seeking participation of Africans in 
Africa (or, Africans whose upbringing was in Africa).  We are
seeking participation of persons of African-descent from the 
Caribbean and Brazil, as well as the States.

Thank you.


Moderator@eGroups.com


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A M N E S T Y   &   J U S T I C E 
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..Letters with Wings   ///\_[_/\\\


Barry BRAIMAH: The (Still) Forgotten Tourist

At 6'4" (1m95) -- always the athlete-scholar -- 
    Barry has seen his weight plummet to 139 lbs (63 kilos) 
    due to deplorable conditions and lack of good nutrition.  


Please Send Msg of Encouragement to BARRY

In July, Barry is pass his 6th consecutive birthday,
in isolation, behind French bars.

We are looking for persons of conscience who are willing to
reach out to this American Human Rights victim in France.

Please take a moment and send Barry a message of goodwill.  
Help save a life.  Help make a difference for someone in need.


For more info, please go to:

       http://x12.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=457680490


We have set up an E-mail forwarding address (i.e., 
your message sent to this E-mail address will be
printed out and mailed directly to Barry in France):

           BarrySupport@starmail.com

If you include your regular postal address 
(since Barry does not have E-mail in prison), Barry 
may be able to send back a reply by regular mail.

You can read Barry's "letters from prison" posted at:

     http://www.egroups.com/list/barry

These letters give an extraordinary inside view of the prison
world...and of HOPE, where others may only see despair.


Thank you,


Amnesty & Justice
Letters with Wings


NOTE:

Or, write/post a message for him directly at the 
        Justice Website:

        http://www.poboxes.com/JUSTICE


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RE:  Update on BARRY, Human Rights victim
                Prisoner of Conscience

   PARIS:  Kafka's Paradise, Black Man's Hell


A virtual death sentence for an American tourist in France

  *  18 years, no right to appeal 
  *  The "forgotten" American tourist

Before being sentenced, he was held 20 months without
trial, bail or opportunity to defend himself.
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Please stay informed on a problemmatic Human Rights 
concern (an African-American tourist turned 
Human Rights victim in France, sentenced to 18 yrs
without right to appeal..beyond the reach of the U.S.
State Department).

Please write to **both**

     Justice@comports.com,
     Justice1-info@autoresponder.freeyellow.com  (an Update)


Wrongfully arrested shortly after arriving in 
France for "association avec malfaiteurs" - 
i.e., guilt by association.  The person in France who
was to help Barry with lodging, it turned out,
was under surveillance for suspicion of trafficking.  

Barry was arrested, although he had nothing illegal
whatsoever in his possession, had not been under
investigation, and has no criminal record, anywhere.

No evidence of guilt was ever presented in French court,
beyond "association" -- "knowing" a suspect.


Issues:

*  Non-respect of Vienna Convention consular agreements
*  Association avec malfaiteurs - guilt by association
*  Inquisitorial versus adversarial justice systems
*  Underlying racism & xenophobia
*  Excess of the State

This is a disturbing case, one that speaks to
the worsening climate for Human Rights in France.







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