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FEB 15: NIGHT OF MALI MUSIC with Fatoumata Diawara and Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba Click here for Details and Ticket information FEB 20: FROM AFRICA TO APPALACHIA An evening with CHEICK HAMALA DIABATE, SAMMY SHELOR, DANNY KNICELY and FRIENDS Thursday, February 20, 2014 from 7:30 – 10:00 pm at the Jefferson School […]
February 13, 2014 in Uncategorized by vafriendsofmali
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… are key portion of the Women, War & Peace Conference 2013. The conference title is inspired by the 2011 PBS series of films on Women, War and Peace, in particular the documentary film on the women’s peace initiative in Liberia, entitled Pray the Devil Back to Hell. It is the story of Nobel Prize winners Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (current […]
August 11, 2013 in Uncategorized by vafriendsofmali
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VFOM is raising funds on IndieGoGo to bring Mali’s highest profile peacemakers, Ibrahim ag Youssouf and Zakiyatou walet Halatine, to take a leading role as honored speakers in the Women, War & Peace in Africa Conference on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus in Richmond, VA next Sept. 20-21. But we need your help. We need to raise $5,000 to help […]
July 28, 2013 in Uncategorized by vafriendsofmali
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A collaborative and interdisciplinary symposium offered by VFOM, VCU School of World Studies, Richmond Peace Education Center and Richmond Sister Cities Commission featuring film screenings, lectures and discussions on the topics of women, war and peace – especially through the lens of the struggles in Mali and Liberia. The scholarly portion will be paired with […]
May 9, 2013 in Uncategorized by vafriendsofmali
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