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Promise of Participation Conversation Young Traditional Leaders Dialogue Discussions women youth cultural leaders academics international human rights experts reflecting Namibia new chapter first woman president 14 April 2025 9:00 13:30 Hilton Hotel Windhoek Open Society Foundations OSF ACTION Namibia Image Screenshot programme

The Promise of Participation – A Conversation with Young and Traditional Leaders

Hilton Hotel Cnr Sam Nujoma Drive & Independence Avenue, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia

• The Promise of Participation – A Conversation with Young and Traditional Leaders – Dialogue • This dialogue will bring together women, youth, cultural leaders, academics, and international human rights experts to reflect on Namibia's new chapter under its first woman president. Session 1 (10:00 - 11:30) The Promise of Participation: A Conversation with Young Leaders and […]

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Women's Leadership Reparations Agenda Past Present Future Prospects Acknowledgement Solidarity Justice High-Level Panel discussion VP Lucia Witbooi MP Inna Hengari former Minister of Justice Yvonne Dausab OSF MD Programmes Brian Kagoro 15 April 2025 Hilton Hotel Windhoek Open Society Foundations OSF ACTION Namibia

Women’s Leadership and the Reparations Agenda – Panel Discussion

Hilton Hotel Cnr Sam Nujoma Drive & Independence Avenue, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia

• Women's Leadership and the Reparations Agenda – High-Level Panel Discussion • Information by the organisers, Open Society Foundations (OSF) and ACTION (ACcess To InformatION) Namibia: High-Level Panel: Women's Leadership and the Reparations Agenda – Past, Present, and Future Prospects for Acknowledgement, Solidarity, and Justice This high-level panel will highlight the critical role of women in […]

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Invitation panel discussion 'Psychological Implications of Genocide' part I series 'Trilogy to the Future' 17 April 2025 Namibia Institute for Democracy NID Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia FES Windhoek

Psychological Implications of Genocide – Panel Discussion

Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) Brahms St, Windhoek West, Namibia

• Psychological Implications of Genocide – Panel Discussion • Part I of the panel discussion series 'Trilogy to the Future' Information by the organisers, Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia (FES): The Psychological Implications of Genocide As we turn toward healing, we ask: How does the past live within us today? Join us for […]

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Invitation Memorial Service 22 April 2025 Mariental commemorate extermination order lieutenant-general Lothar von Trotha against Nama 22 April 1905 Poster Nama Traditional Leaders Association NTLA

Memorial Service: Extermination Order against the Nama People – NTLA

Mariental

• Memorial Service: Extermination Order against the Nama People – NTLA • As per poster of the organisers, Nama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA): We are inviting the public to the Memorial Service on the Victims of the Extermination Order on the Nama People" 22 April 2025 11:00 Hardap Regional Council Chambers Live Streaming on Facebook […]

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Invitation Black Society Namibia CommonGroundz discussion fourth event discussion series Colonialism Conversations topic 120 years of Extermination order against the Nama 22 April 2025 Hotel Pension Moni centre Windhoek Poster

120 years of Extermination order against the Nama – Discussion

Hotel Pension Moni 7 Rieks van der Walt St (near Ausspannplatz), Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia

• 120 years of Extermination order against the Nama – Discussion • Description by the organisers, Black Society Namibia and CommonGroundz: "You're warmly invited to an important and powerful community discussion hosted by Black Society Namibia: 'Two Genocides, One Struggle' Commemorating 120 years since the Extermination Order against the Nama people, issued by Lothar von Trotha […]

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Women Present-Day Namibia Invitation panel discussion colonial legacies shaping lives leadership representation women today 8 May 2025 Namibia Institute for Democracy NID Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia FES Windhoek

Women in Present-Day Namibia – Panel Discussion

Creative Industry Next to Windhoek High School Girl's Hostel (turn-off from Sam Nujoma Drive at the crossing Robert Mugabe Avenue), Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia

• Women in Present-Day Namibia – Panel Discussion • Information by the organisers, Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Namibia (FES): Women in Present-Day Namibia | Our second roundtable of Stories of Women During Colonial Namibia dives into the present – exploring how colonial legacies still shape the lives, leadership, and representation of […]

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Inaugural Genocide Remembrance Day 28 May Parliament Gardens Windhoek honour memory victims 1904-1908 genocide perpetrated against OvaHerero Nama communities German colonial rule Namibia Programme pages 1 and 2 Government of Namibia

Inaugural Genocide Remembrance Day – Official Event

Parliament Gardens Parliament building, Windhoek, Namibia

• Inaugural Genocide Remembrance Day – Official Event • Programme by the Government of the Republic of Namibia: Inaugural Genocide Remembrance Day (1904-1908) Date & Time: 28 May 2025, 08:00 to 11:30 Venue: Parliament Gardens, in front of the parliament building (former 'Tinten-Palast'), Windhoek . "HONOURING THE MEMORY OF THE 1904-1908 GENOCIDE . Genocide Remembrance […]

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ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSIONS 28 May Keetmanshoop Rewriting Remembrance: Towards Honest Reckoning Nama OvaHerero Colonial Past Poster NTLA

ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSIONS “Rewriting Remembrance: Towards a Honest Reckoning with the Nama & OvaHerero Colonial Past”

WK Rover Community Hall Keetmanshoop, Karas Region, Namibia

• ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSIONS "Rewriting Remembrance: Towards a Honest Reckoning with the Nama & OvaHerero Colonial Past" • As per poster of the organisers, Nama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA - Nama |Ûmîs !Gao !Gaob): Youth under Nama Traditional Leaders Date: 28 May 2025 Venue: WK Rover Community Hall, Keetmanshoop 10:00 - Nama Anthem 10:10 - Welcoming […]

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Windhoek Decolonial City Tour Hildegard Titus Tour 14 June 2025 through city centre Windhoek focusing traces German colonial era guided Hildegard Titus

Windhoek Decolonial City Tour – 14 June 2025

City of Windhoek Municipality Corner Sam Nujoma Avenue / Independence Avenue, Windhoek, Namibia

• Windhoek Decolonial City Tour • Tour through the city centre of Windhoek, focusing on traces of the German colonial era, guided by Hildegard Titus. The motto 'A Curt Farewell' refers to the removal of the statue of the commander of the German colonial force, Curt von Francois, on 23 November 2022. Date: Saturday, 14 June […]

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Windhoek Decolonial City Tour Hildegard Titus Tour through city centre Windhoek focusing traces German colonial era guided Hildegard Titus

Windhoek Decolonial City Tour – 21 June 2025

City of Windhoek Municipality Corner Sam Nujoma Avenue / Independence Avenue, Windhoek, Namibia

• Windhoek Decolonial City Tour • Tour through the city centre of Windhoek, focusing on traces of the German colonial era, guided by Hildegard Titus. The motto 'A Curt Farewell' refers to the removal of the statue of the commander of the German colonial force, Curt von Francois, on 23 November 2022. Date: Saturday, 21 June […]

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Women future Invitation panel discussion role of women shaping Namibia's future 26 June 2025 Namibia Institute for Democracy NID Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia FES Windhoek

Women and the Future – Panel Discussion

Creative Industry Next to Windhoek High School Girl's Hostel (turn-off from Sam Nujoma Drive at the crossing Robert Mugabe Avenue), Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia

• Women and the Future – Panel Discussion • Information by the organisers, Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Namibia (FES): Women and the Future | Reimagining the Future: Memory, Healing & Justice | As we close this powerful series, we look ahead: What does justice look like for Namibian women beyond […]

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Windhoek Decolonial City Tour Hildegard Titus Tour 28 June 2025 through city centre Windhoek focusing traces German colonial era guided Hildegard Titus

Windhoek Decolonial City Tour – 28 June 2025

City of Windhoek Municipality Corner Sam Nujoma Avenue / Independence Avenue, Windhoek, Namibia

• Windhoek Decolonial City Tour • Tour through the city centre of Windhoek, focusing on traces of the German colonial era, guided by Hildegard Titus. The motto 'A Curt Farewell' refers to the removal of the statue of the commander of the German colonial force, Curt von Francois, on 23 November 2022. Date: Saturday, 28 June […]

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