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New South Africa Freedom Day in Pittsburgh
by matt t, rustbelt radio
Saturday, May. 07, 2005 at 6:34 AM
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An interview with Biko Agozino, who came from Philadelphia to attend the celebration of South African freedom day in Pittsburgh.
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On this past Saturday, April 30, the African Continental Community Programs of Pittsburgh, Afrikan Continental & Diaspora Leadership Institute and Azania Heritage International presented an all-day celebration of political freedom and commitment to economic liberation in South Africa and in Pittsburgh. Held at the Bloomfield-Garfield Community Activity Center, the theme was "Batho Pele: People First Before Private Profits" and "The Blasck of Ideas: From Pittsburgh to Johannesburgh."
The morning featured discussions about trade between the U.S. and Africa, as well as issues of community development, public education, healthcare and housing, science and technology, and transit in South Africa and the connections to those same issues here in Pittsburgh. After a lunchtime keynote address, the afternoon had workshops and a community forum to discuss topics such as African culture, performing arts, economics, and the politics of local and global apartheid.
Rustbelt Radio spoke to Biko Agozino at Mama Africa restaraunt on Penn Avenue in Garfield. (24 minutes)
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by matt t, rustbelt radio
Saturday, May. 07, 2005 at 6:34 AM
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by matt t, rustbelt radio
Saturday, May. 07, 2005 at 6:34 AM
mtoups@indymedia.org
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Grace, Biko, and Kenneth
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