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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I would like to invite you to join myself at Lund University for a conversation with Nnimmo Bassey and Richard Lusimbo
on the relationship between activism and academia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Vasna<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The relationship between academia and activism in Africa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nnimmo Bassey (Health of Mother Earth Foundation) & Richard Lusimbo (Sexual Minorities Unganda) in conversation with
Vasna Ramasar (Lund University Africa Strategy Group)</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 21 September 2021
<b>Time:</b> 16:00 (CET)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Finishes:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">17:00 (CET)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Venue:</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Virtual Event with Zoom link:
</span><a href="https://lu-se.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FoqOMqeqSsiNF7QavaWIyw"><span lang="EN-US">https://lu-se.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FoqOMqeqSsiNF7QavaWIyw</span></a><span lang="EN-US">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#39394D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Type of Event:</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Webinar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lund University’s Africa Strategy Group invited you to a conversation on the relationship between academia and activism in Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In these times of multiple crises, informed action has become imperative if we are to find a sustainable pathway for humanity. Through initiatives such
as the IPCC, science is contributing to the understanding of problems and possible solutions. In addition, universities have a role in producing research that has societal impact. Yet we still face many dilemmas including moving from knowledge to action; understanding
how societal needs can inform research and agreeing on the manner in which academia and activism should interact.
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In this webinar, Vasna Ramasar will explore these and other challenges with Nnimmo Bassey and Richard Lusimbo, drawing from global and African perspectives.
Some of the questions which will be explored include: In what ways should academia and activism be connected and are there limits to the engagement? What are the implications for research and activism when these boundaries are crossed by individuals and institutions?
How do we navigate the politics at play when building a closer relationship between academia and activism? How do we further a sustainable future through both academic and activist work?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Speakers: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><img border="0" width="143" height="215" style="width:1.493in;height:2.243in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D7A0BA.47648450" alt="Karen O'Brien: Vi trenger store systemendringer i verden ..."></span><strong><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nnimmo Bassey</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is an architect, poet and author. He is director of the ecological
think-tank, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://www.homef.org/"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HOMEF</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">) with
head office in Benin City, Nigeria. He is member steering committee of </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.oilwatch.org/"><span lang="EN-US">Oilwatch International</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> –
and was chair of Friends of the Earth International (</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.foei.org/"><span lang="EN-US">FoEI</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">) (2008-2012).
His books include <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To Cook a Continent - Destructive Extraction and the Climate Crisis in Africa</span></em> (2012) and <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Oil Politics – Echoes of Ecological War </span></em>(2016).</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><img border="0" width="146" height="146" style="width:1.5208in;height:1.5208in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D7A0BA.47648450" alt="The PAI Team - Pan Africa ILGA"></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Richard Lusimbo</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is the Research and Documentation Manager of Sexual Minorities Uganda (</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://sexualminoritiesuganda.com/"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SMUG</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">),
the leading LGBTI umbrella advocacy organization in Uganda since 2012. He holds a Masters of Philosophy in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BScIT) from the University of Pretoria Centre for Human
Rights, Faculty of Law and Uganda Christian University respectively. Richard is a Co-Director of And Still We Rise, a documentary covering the development of the anti-gay law in Uganda. Richard also served as Co-Chair of Pan Africa ILGA (2016-2018), Alternate
Secretary General of ILGA (2014-2016) and Alternate Co-Chair Pan Africa ILGA (2014-2016).
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="112" height="134" style="width:1.1666in;height:1.3958in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D7A0BA.47648450"></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Vasna Ramasar</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is an associate senior lecturer at Lund University Division of Human Ecology.
She holds a PhD in Sustainability Sciences and works at the intersection of environmental and developmental challenges from a justice perspective with a focus on feminist and decolonial tools. She is a member of the Africa Strategy Group at Lund University.
Vasna works between academia and activism with her additional roles as core group member of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, a member of the steering group of WoMin, Women Against Destructive Extractivism in Africa and a founding member of the Collective
Against Environmental racism.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contact email:</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:vasna.ramasar@hek.lu.se"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">vasna.ramasar@hek.lu.se</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Lund University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Associate Senior Lecturer: Division of Human Ecology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Research Affiliate: Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Sölvegatan 10, Lund 22100 Sweden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Tel: +46 46 222 6833<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Mobile: +4550100654<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Email:
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:vasna.ramasar@hek.lu.se"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0563C1">vasna.ramasar@hek.lu.se</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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