Greetings: This is a reminder of the of the conference set for this
saturday, February 19th in Washington DC.
All are cordially invited and please pass the word around.
Thank you.
Latjor
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>THE GAMBIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PRESENTS …
3rd Annual Independence Conference
>
>
>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 City Community
>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, James Gomez, Habib Ghanim-Diab, Kaba Joof, Joe Sambou, 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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