Saturday, 17 October 2020 at 10:00 am – Saturday, 17 October 2020 at 3:00 pm
75 Years later: Decolonising the development agenda
Dates and times:
10am to 3pm
Sat 17th October
The 1945 Pan African Congress was held Manchester and brought together intellectual and activists such as W.E.B Du Bois and Kwame Nkrumah to discuss ideas and future plans. As a result, the Congress played an important role in the decolonisation struggle. To celebrate the 75th anniversary the Global Development Institute are hosting an event which reflects this collegiate and collaborative spirit by bringing together researchers on Africa from across Manchester’s three Universities (UoM, MMU & Salford). The event will focus around the theme of ‘Decolonising the development agenda’ with lectures and discussions. It will allow researchers to make connections and facilitate greater cross-University research. The event will also include a 3-minute thesis competition featuring PhD researchers.
The Global Development Institute at The University of Manchester is where critical thinking meets social justice. Researchers at the Global Development Institute are addressing some of the biggest challenges the world faces, from global inequalities and the politics of development to globalisation. We strive to address specific problems and make an impact in the real world. Cutting-edge insights from our research are incorporated in our postgraduate teaching and many of our 10,000 alumni become development leaders. For the last 60 years, The University of Manchester has been at the forefront of Development Studies and The Global Development Institute continues to drive forward new ideas promoting sustainable development and social justice for all.
PAC@75: Pan African Congress 75th Anniversary Celebrations
Viewing the Past and Looking to the Future
15-18 October 2020
PAC@75 is an exciting four-day celebration led by Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with a host of local, UK and international academic, creative and cultural individuals and institiutions, marking the 75th anniversary of the 5th Pan African Congress, held in Manchester in 1945.
The Pan African Congress in 1945 was a precursor to the development of a number of African independence movements which went on to successfully secure self-rule for countries across Africa. It also signified the movement of the intellectual discourse on African self-realisation and solidarity with other causes moving from the Americas and the West Indies to the UK and then on to Africa. The plaque commemorating this event is sited in the recently rebuilt Manchester Metropolitan University Arts Faculty Building facing onto All Saints Square, in what had previously been Chorlton Town Hall where the six day event had actually taken place. The congress had 200 attendees from across the world; including delegations from Africa, America, the Caribbean and Asia, as well as black and white delegates from Manchester and across the UK.
Curated by Professor of Architecture, Ola Uduku, PAC@75 will be a multi-institutional series of creative and academic events, led by Manchester Metropolitan University, with contributions from The University of Manchester, the University of Salford, and the University of Bolton, and in association with See My World, National Black Arts Alliance, and the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre, creative and cultural individuals and institutions, including prominent local creatives and the Manchester public.
Join us for activities featuring high-profile international speakers, such as the Ghanaian Princeton philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah, Lemn Sissay, and Paul Gilroy as well as students and young people, who represent the next generation of leaders There will also be public-facing sessions including public literature readings , art projections, and theatrical performances by the Manchester School of Theatre and Contact Theatre.
PAC@75 will bring together academics, students and the public, to celebrate how Manchester’s diversity its impact on global history, and how this history relates to today's contemporary challenges in the face of modern racism and the Black Lives Matter movement.
See our full schedule of events by looking for the PAC logo on the RAH! website.
Catch up on video recordings of PAC@75 events on the PAC@75 Youtube Channel. Videos of events will be uploaded 24 hours after the respective event.
Any queries about PAC events can be directed to Ola Uduku and Kai Syng Tan: O.Uduku@mmu.ac.uk and Kai.Syng.Tan@mmu.ac.uk
Visit the PAC@75 web site at www.mmu.ac.uk/pac75