GLOCOL Seminar (34)
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The World’s Deadliest Conflict Ignored
- Talk Event:
April 17, 2009 18:00 - 20:00
- Gallery (Photo Exhibition) Hours:
April 13 (Mon): 12:00-17:00,
April 14 (Tue)-17 (Fri): 8:30-17:00,
April 20 (Mon): 8:30-13:00 (Closed on Sat/Sun)
- Venue: 21st Century Kaitokudo, Gallery & Multi Purpose Hall, Osaka University, Toyonaka Campus
- Organized by: Osaka University Global Collaboration Center (GLOCOL)
- Supported by: Osaka University Communication Design Center (CSCD), Friends of the Congo
- *Free entrance. Registration required. Inquire about English interpretation
Talk Event
Speakers:
Takeshi Kuno (documentary photographer)
Virgil Hawkins (GLOCOL assistant professor researching response to conflict)
Master of ceremonies:
Momo Waguri (GLOCOL assistant professor)
17:30
Doors open, registration starts
18:00
Opening address (Professor
Eisei Kurimoto, GLOCOL Director)
18:05
Video message (Friends of the Congo)
18:10-18:50
Presentations
·The conflict in the DRC and why it is being ignored (Virgil Hawkins)
·On the ground in the DRC (Takeshi Kuno)
18:50-19:00
Coffee break (slideshow of life in the DRC)
19:00
Dialogue between the speakers:
‘Breaking the silence’ Hawkins and Kuno
19:30-19:55
Dialogue with the floor
20:00
Closing
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»» At the seminar, Message Board, Photo Exhibition
Access:
21st Century Kaitokudo, Gallery & Multi Purpose Hall, Osaka University, Toyonaka Campus
Add.: 1-16 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka
15 min walk from Ishibashi Station on the Hankyu train line
15 min walk from Shibahara Station on the Osaka Monorail line
(Those requiring assistance to access the venue, please inquire)
Tel.: 06-6850-6443