ARUSHA, TANZANIA – A group of African human rights activists from across the continent today begin a groundbreaking new programme intended to re-energize them and their struggles. The Activist-In-Residence (AiR) programme, currently in its pilot phase, is a month-long opportunity…
Thursday, 25 May 2017 dawned like any other day everywhere on the African continent, with one minor difference, that there was in the air, considerable palpation, tension, anxiety and, energy about fulfilling a promise of the Kilimanjaro Declaration:
‘We commit to mobilising our people in Africa as we launch this Movement on the 25th May 2017, when we deepen the meaning of African Liberation Day and call on all sectors of our society to mobilise and organise events in every African country that will build the momentum towards the genuine liberation of our beautiful continent.’
Africans Rising signed on the attached letter which is being despatched to the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) Board sitting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Africans Rising has been working with the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA)Â to rescue AREI…
MEDIA STATEMENT 28 June, 2017 Africans Rising Calls for the Immediate and Unconditional Release of Pastor Evan Mawarire Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity condemns in the strongest termsthe arbitrary arrest of Zimbabwean activist Pastor Evan Mawarire, and other…
MEDIA STATEMENT – 27 June, 2017 Africans Rising Condemns Congolese Activists’ Arrest and Detention without Charge Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity calls for an end to a growing campaign by the regime of President Joseph Kabila, of arbitrary…
Activists, human rights defenders and civil society leaders face multilevel challenges and barriers that often leave many feeling frustrated as they struggle to achieve their goals and usually, sets one of the path to burn out.
What is most needed in these situations is a chance to catch their breath, step back and take stock of their work in order to emerge re-energized to tackle their challenges in their day-to-day efforts in new ways.
On the eve of Africa Day, 25 May, Voice Of America discussion television programme, “Straight Talk Africa” hosted Africans Rising launch director Kumi Naidoo on a panel to explore the signficance of Africa Day today. http://www.voanews.com/a/3869772.html
On 25 May 2017, Africans Rising launched with events in more than 40 countries. One of those countries was Germany. Journalist Fred Muvunyi, an editor with the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle’s Africa service attended a launch in Bonn and compiled…
On Africa Day, 25 May, The Prime Time Evening News on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) TV hosted launch director Kumi Naidoo to talk about the movement and the launch. Watch the interview here:
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release 24 May 2017 Serene Scene in Strife-Torn Nigeria Wins Africans Rising Photo Contest How do you create an image that celebrates identity and beauty that rises above the devastation and violent conflict all around? That’s…
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