Pio Gama Pinto celebration was done in style in style at Mazingira Institute; Two books were launched: Legacy of Amilcar Cabral and the Silence Would Be Treason last writings of Ken Saro - Wiwa. See a summary of what they contain as adapted from the invitation letter 1. The Legacy of Amilcar Cabral Edited by Firoze Manji, Bill Fletcher Jr 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Amilcar Cabral, revolutionary, poet, liberation philosopher, and leader of the independence movement of Guinea Bissau and Cap Verde. Cabrals influence stretched well beyond the shores of West Africa. He had a profound influence on the pan-Africanist movement and the black liberation movement in the US. In this unique collection of essays contemporary thinkers from across Africa and internationally commemorate the anniversary of Cabrals assassination. They reflect on the legacy of this extraordinary individual and his relevance to contemporary struggles for self-determination and emancipation. The book serves both as an introduction, or reintroduction, to one whom global capitalism would rather see forgotten. Silence Would Be Treason Last writings of Ken Saro-Wiwa Authored by Ken Saro-Wiwa Edited by Ide Corley, Helen Fallon, Laurence Cox A unique collection of the last writings of Ken Saro-Wiwa that reveals the indomitable mind and spirit of the legendary campaigner for justice in the last months before his execution. The letters and poems collected here are the last writings of a man on trial for his life. They were smuggled out of military detention in food baskets. Nigerian author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, facing execution by the military regime on trumped-up charges, corresponded extensively with Irish nun and solidarity worker Majella McCarron during the last 18 months of his life.
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