Thu, Dec 13
|The People's Forum
The "New Breed" of African Leaders: US Backed War and Mayhem in the Heart Africa
Friends of the Congo in collaboration with the People's Forum, Black Star News and the African Great Lakes Action Network invite you to an evening of film screening and discussion about the United States role in supporting authoritarian leaders in East and Central Africa.
Time & Location
Dec 13, 2018, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The People's Forum, 320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018, USA
About the event
Friends of the Congo in collaboration with the People's Forum, Black Star News and the African Great Lakes Action Network invite you to an evening of film screening and discussion about the United States role in supporting authoritarian leaders in East and Central Africa.
The evening will begin with a screening of "A Brilliant Genocide" By Ebony Butler. The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the following panelists:
Helen Epstein, Author of Another Fine Mess, America, Uganda and the War on Terror
Judi Rever, Author, In Praise of Blood: The Crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front
Milton Allimadi, Publisher Black Star News
Claude Gatebuke, Director, African Great Lakes Action Network
Kambale Musavuli, Spokesperson, Friends of the Congo
For more information, please call 202-584-6512 or send email to info@friendsofthecongo.org.
Co-sponsors: Africa in Harlem, Safaru Yangu and Amnesty International Bronx Chapter