Diaspora News of Monday, 11 November 2013

Source: Kilombo Centre

Kilombo Centre Director Speaking at Conference in London

Kilombo Centre Director from Peki, Ghana, Speaking at Conference in London.

The global anti-war movement gathers in London on November 30. Explo Nani-Kofi, Director of Kilombo Centre for Citizens’ Rights and Conflict Resolution, Peki, Ghana will be travelling to UK to address the International Anti-War Conference in London on the New Scramble for Africa. Explo and Kilombo have been campaigning for years on the issues of proxy war in Africa and international financial institution imposed and dictated austerity in Africa.

Hot on the heels of the news that next year's NATO summit is to be held in Britain, activists from around the world are coming to London on 30 November for an international anti-war conference. Speakers include US filmmaker Jeremy Scahill, Ghanaian activist Explo Nani Kofi, Indian anti-imperialist Manik Mukherjee as well as Tariq Ali, Owen Jones, Seumas Milne, Mitra Qayoom and many more from Britain. The conference will analyse the state of the war on Terror and lay plans for international resistance. Please organise a delegation from where you are. You can register on the Stop the War website. (www.stopwar.org.uk)