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Encouraging best practice & symmetrical knowledge exchange in the fields of the arts, culture and science - in Africa, Europe, and Asia.

[Gary Younge @garyyounge]

My apologies. Hope the link is fixed here. https://t.co/6uliXQ5OPd

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the fastest growing languages of the world are African lingua francas: Swahili, Hausa, Arabic, Lingala, Manden (Bamana-Maninka-Jula), and Oromo. The most notable among these languages is West African Pidgin

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The sculpture of Balot was made to protect against land theft, rape, and forced labor on the plantations where we still live. The violence against which the sculpture was made has not yet been resolved. @VirginiaMuseum @hrw @GUnrecht @decolonialatlas https://t.co/agMIJYvtzN

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“addressing inequality and many forms of status consumption and focusing on wellbeing supports climate change mitigation efforts,” @jasonhickel @GretaThunberg #ClimateJusticeNow #ClimateJustice

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Xam-Xam is a #Wolof concept for knowledge, wisdom.
#Senegal #Guinea #Kora #Jazz

[SOS MEDITERRANEE @SOSMedIntl]

"Please help us" Some of the survivors on board have spoken out peacefully by writing messages in their respective languages.Their voices need to be heard.
Heavy rain and wind are expected very soon. #OceanViking is currently seeking shelter. Survivors need a safe place urgently

[MSF Sea @MSF_Sea]

📢 "A ship is simply not a safe space for people to be, and it is urgent that everybody disembarks in a place of safety as soon as possible."

🔴 572 survivors
🔴 3 pregnant women
🔴 60+ minors
When will #Italy assign us a place of safety?
@Viminale @guardiacostiera

[Sea-Watch International @seawatch_intl]

Yesterday the #SW5 was baptized. Yambio David from @RefugeesinLibya held a speech.

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#SOSMediterranee #seawatch @seaeyeorg @seawatch_intl @seawatchcrew @SOSMedIntl @NoFrontex

[La France insoumise à l'Assemblée nationale @FiAssemblee]

🔴 Notre groupe apporte son soutien total à notre député @BilongoCarlos, qui a fait l'objet d'une immonde insulte raciste de la part d'un député RN.

Nous demandons la sanction la plus haute permise par notre règlement : la censure et l'exclusion de ce député raciste.

#DirectAN

[Mariam Issoufou Architects @m_i_architects]

We're proud to announce that @mariamkmr will be one of the speakers at the 5th edition of Z-axis – the Charles Correa Foundation’s biennial conference. This year, the conference addresses the urgency of climate responsive architecture.

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[Mariam Issoufou Architects @m_i_architects]

This year's Z-axis conference will be virtual and you can register at this link https://t.co/tymFzzZQhA

[ChristinaProenzaColes @ProenzaColes]

Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield was an opera singer who gained fame in the US & Europe in the 1850s & 60s. A formerly enslaved individual born in Mississippi & who studied music in Philadelphia, Ms. Taylor Greenfield performed at Buckingham Palace in 1854.

[Kehinde 🇳🇬 @kalonge93]

Finally, Abbey Lincoln’s centering of Black Women as archivists of Black History and Sociality— all in the voice ✨

I recommend watching the entire Black Journal episode here:

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[Sea-Watch International @seawatch_intl]

Five years ago, #Italy, the #EU, and #Libya signed an agreement to cut off refugees' way to Europe. The deal promoted violence and abuse in #Libya & the #Mediterranean. Tomorrow, the memorandum will be automatically renewed in the Italian Parliament -

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#History #AfricanHistory #Brazil @GUnrecht @AfricaXHistory @EpaOfficiel @decolonial_sig @decolonialatlas

[ChristinaProenzaColes @ProenzaColes]

Luís Gama, Brazilian journalist & lawyer, formerly enslaved, freed more than 1000 Afro-Brazilians for whom he provided legal assistance & raised funds. His mother Luisa Mahin was a key organizer of Brazil’s 1835 Malé revolt, perhaps the largest urban slave revolt in the Americas.

[Sea-Watch International @seawatch_intl]

🔴 BREAKING: The so-called Libyan coast guard threatens our airplane crew with force of arms in the Maltese search and rescue zone: "Get away from Libyan territory, otherwise we will shoot you by some missiles."

The EU's partner's at work in violation of international law:

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#Frontex #Italien #EU #Europa #Libyen @_Seebruecke_ @SeebrueckeFfm @SeebrueckeFfm @SeebrueckeGraz @SeebrueckeMuc @NoBorder_Berlin @noborder4future @NoFrontex

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Remembering #CeliaCruz, born on this day in 1925 in #Havana, #Cuba. Here she is singing with #TitoPuente and #JohnnyPacheco at Victor’s Cafe in New York City in 1988.

[Dust-to-Digital @dusttodigital]

Remembering Celia Cruz, born on this day in 1925 in Havana, Cuba. Here she is singing with Tito Puente and Johnny Pacheco at Victor’s Cafe in New York City in 1988.