
On behalf of the Memories of Mogadishu initiative, we are very pleased to present to you the Memories of Mogadishu Conference.
Join us at the Ottawa Art Gallery on May 4th, 2019 from 9:30AM to 5PM as we bring together Somali diaspora from around the world to explore the use of oral history and digital archives in preserving cultural heritage and collective memory.
The Memories of Mogadishu Conference will explore migration and memories in post-conflict societies with the goal of fostering greater inclusion.
Please register for the conference HERE
Sessions
9:30AM Registration & Networking
*Coffee, tea, and refreshments will be provided
10:00AM Opening Remarks
Asha Siad - Memories of Mogadishu Conference Curator
Alexandra Badzak, Director and CEO of the Ottawa Art Gallery
Latha Sukumar, MCIS Language Solutions
(TBC)
10:20AM Opening Plenary
Preserving Collective Memories Locally and Globally – An Institutional and
Community Effort for Building Just and Peaceful Societies
Moderator: Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa
Chantal Fortier, Chair of the Canadian Advisory Committee for the Memory of
the World program for the Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Nduka Otiono, Assistant Professor at the Institute of African Studies, Carleton
University, Ottawa
Fowsia Abdulkadir, Independent Researcher and Human Rights Activist
Dr. Stéphane Martelly, Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling,
Concordia University, Montreal
11:30AM Coffee Break
11:40AM Roundtable
Memories of Mogadishu - The Past, Present and Future
Moderator: Asha Siad, Memories of Mogadishu
Abira Hussein, Independent Researcher and Curator, United Kingdom
Ahmed Gure, Editor of Hiiraan Online
Shirin Ramzanali Fazel, Italian writer and author of Far from Mogadishu and
Clouds over the Equator, and Wings
Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa
Hawa Mire, Diasporic Somali Storyteller and Writer, and Strategist
1:00PM LUNCH BREAK
Nomad (Interactive Art Exhibit) by Abira Hussein and Mnemoscene,
United Kingdom
Somali Youth Art Showcase & Open Mic
2:15PM Workshop
Introduction to Oral History and Archiving
Trainers:
Dr. Stéphane Martelly, Concordia University, Montreal
Lisa Ndejuru, PhD Concordia University, Montreal
3:15PM Panel 1
A Global Conversation on Memory, Migration and Peacebuilding
Moderator: Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto
Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR Representative in Canada
Ifrah Hassan, Community Activist
Eliana Trinaistic, MCIS Language Solutions, Toronto
Jonathan Durand, Director of Memory Is Our Homeland
4:00PM Coffee Break
4:15PM Memories of Mogadishu Documentary Film Screening
Moderator: Ahmed Mahamed, Somali Education Fund
Asha Siad, Memories of Mogadishu
Shirin Ramzanali-Fazel, Italian writer and author of Far from Mogadishu and
Clouds over the Equator
Fowsia Abdulkadir, Independent Researcher and Human Rights Activist
(TBC)
5:15PM Closing Remarks
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