This portion of the panel "Accra's Middle Class" is the fifth instalment of a one-day conference in Accra co-organized by Girish Daswani (University of Toronto Scarborough) and Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University).
The panelists for this conversation are photojournalist Francis Kokoroko and writer, singer, and academic Akua Antwiwaa Frempong.
Read MoreThe fourth instalment of a one-day conference in Accra, Ghana, co-organized by Girish Daswani (UofT) and Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University).
The panelists for this conversation are radio host and gender activist Akosua Hanson and spoken word artist Ama Asantewa Diaka.
Read MoreThe third instalment of a one-day conference in Accra, Ghana, co-organized by Girish Daswani (UofT) and Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University).
The panelists for this conversation are gender activist and community organizer Golda Naa Adaku Addo and spoken word poet and photographer Mutombo Da Poet.
Read MoreThe second instalment of a one-day conference in Accra, Ghana, co-organized by Girish Daswani (UofT) and Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University).
The panelists for this conversation on art and activism in Ghana are musician and film director Wanlov the Kubolor and spoken word artist Kwame Write.
Read MoreThe first instalment of a one-day conference in Accra, Ghana, co-organized by Girish Daswani (UofT) and Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University). Conference panelists for this conversation on popular art and research in Ghana include Kobina Graham, Elizabeth Johnson (Chair), Joseph Oduro-Frimpong, Kwabena Opoku-Agyeman.
Read MoreWhen does booing the President become about caring (about the country)? Spoken word artist and activist Mutombo Da Poet speaks about politics and activism in Ghana, the Global Citizen Festival, and why he spontaneously decided to boo the President. We are joined by satirical cartoonist and activist Bright Ackwerh who premiers his caricature of the booing event and adds his thoughts on activism, Ghanaian politics, and the government’s lack of commitment to climate change.
Read MoreAn opinion piece by Golda Naa Adaku Addo on the LGBTQI+ controversy in Ghana.
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