Haruna,

The Gambia always have intellectuals with titles,but we usually
don't give them the opportunity to apply their intellect to our benefit.
We mostly,as far as I know,resort to minimising their intellect by
either negating it or not valuing it,which usually results to them
shying away. I think we should all ask ourselves why these
Gambian intellects are so prosperous out side The Gambia
regarding their contributions.

Thanks


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                From:   Haruna Farage [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
                Sent:   Thursday, February 03, 2000 3:52 PM
                To:     [log in to unmask]
                Subject:        Re: Gambian Conference DC

                     G-L,

                     It is amazing to notice that The Gambia has some
intellectuals
                     carrying with them some titles ranging from doctorate
degrees to
                     professorship. But what comes to my mind is what are the
contributions
                     of these intellectuals towards the politico-socio-economic
development
                     of the country and it's citizery during the past thirty
years?

                     To what extent would this conference have an impact to the
ordinary
                     Gambian living in the rural areas like Demba Kunda or
Basse?

                     I bring these questions to the forum not because I like to
challenge
                     the intellectuals but to satisfy my curiosity.





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                Greetings! I wish to invite the online community to participate
in the
                upcoming 3rd annual Independence conference in Washington DC. I
hope some of
                you will be able to come and interact with conference
participants in a
                healthy exchange of ideas for the good of Gambia and all of us.
                Best wishes,
                Latjor
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                THE GAMBIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PRESENTS ?


                THEME:  THE GAMBIA: CHALLENGES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

                Plenary

                KEYNOTE ADDRESS:        Dr. Sulayman Nyang
                                Department of African Studies, Howard
University,
                Washington DC
                                (Topic to be announced)

                Session I       Politics and Governance


                Speaker 1:      Dr. Abdoulie Saine
                                Professor of Political Science - Miami
University of
                                     Ohio "It is Time to Heal: Toward Truth
Telling, National
                Reconciliation and Justice in The Gambia."

                Speaker 2:      Dr. Amadou Janneh
                                Professor of Political Science - University of
                Tennessee
                                "Recent developments in the Senegambian
sub-region
                                and their potential impact on the political
landscape"

                Session II      Literature, Culture and Education

                Speaker 1:      Dr. Tijan Sallah
                                Economist - World Bank, Washington DC
                                "The Old and New African Poetry & the Gambia's
role in
                           It;"

                Speaker 2:      Dr. Sukai Prom-Jackson
                                Education Specialist - World Bank, Washington DC
                                "Linkages: The intellectuals abroad and the
University
                                      of
                The Gambia"

                Session III:    Health and Gender Issues

                Speaker 1:      Veronica P.S. Njie, RN, MSN
                               Assistant Professor - Baltimore Community County
                         College
                               "The Continuing Fight Against HIV/AIDS"

                Speaker 2:      Ylva Hernlund
                                Ph.D Student - Department of Anthropology,
                University of Washington, Seattle WA
                                "Ritual Negotiations and Cultural Compromise: An
                          Alternative Initiation in the Gambia"


                Other participants will include: Dr. Mbye Cham, Dr. Muhammadou
Kah, Karamba
                Touray, Kaba Joof, Latjor Ndow.

                DATE:   SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 2000
                TIME:   2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
                PLACE:  HOWARD UNIVERSITY
                SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AUDITORIUM
                2ND  FLOOR
                WASHINGTON DC

                CONTACT:  TEL: 301-593-5844

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