Wednesday, 30 March 2011 @ 7:00pm
Squires Commonwealth Ballroom.
Admission is free and all are welcome!
Although @ 7:00pm you'll be workshopping PDePs, please pass along to your
colleagues and friends who are not enrolled in GEDI this semester.
Virginia Tech STAND Chapter (an organization dedicated to awareness and advocacy concerning genocide and genocidal violence in conflicts around the world), the African Students Association (ASA), and the Department of History will be hosting Omekongo, a well-known Congolese motivational speaker and performer. He will be performing an original piece of spoken-word poetry (also known as slam poetry), as well as facilitating a Q&A to follow on the subjects of Congo, Sudan, genocide, sexual violence, and economic exploitation. He's an incredibly powerful speaker and performer, and has been hosted by prominent institutions in the United States and worldwide such as Harvard, MIT, CNN, and a number of others.
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