"The Current State of Africa" March 29, 2004

Please forward to interested students.

Undergraduate Political Science Association Presents:
The Jack L. Walker Conference on Political Affairs

THE CURRENT STATE OF AFRICA

Keynote Speaker: George B.N. Ayittey:
"Why Africa is Poor"
Distinguished Economist at American University and President of The Free Africa
Foundation (5:00 p.m.)

Also Speaking:

Jennifer Widner:
"Constitution Writing and Conflict Resolution in Africa"
Professor of Political Science

Elisha P. Renne:
"Politics and the Polio Immunization Program in Northern Nigeria"
Associate Professor, Center for Afroamerican and African
Studies Department of Anthropology

Howard Stein:
"Structural Adjustment and the African Crisis"
Visiting Professor, Center for Afroamerican and African Studies
and the School of Public Health

Nesha Hanif:
"Revolution through Education: The University of Michigan Pedagogy of Action
Program to South Africa"
Lecturer III, Phd. MPH in the Center for Afro-American and African
Studies and Women's Studies

Monday, March 29th
The Michigan League
Henderson Room
3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Free and Open to All
Hors d'oeuvres will be Served

Also sponsored by: The Political Science Department, MSA, LSA Student
Government Association, and Sigma Iota Rho