A Decade of Democracy: Witnessing South Africa An exhibition of contemporary art from South Africa celebrating 10 years of freedom Exhibition on view through August 1, 2004 Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists 300 Walnut Avenue, Boston, MA Call 617-442-8014 Open Tuesday - Sunday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Admission: $4.00/ Students and seniors: $3.00 Museum information: 617-442-8014 Program information: www.sondela.net sondela is a project of the South Africa Development, Fund, Inc.

Symposium, Saturday, May 8, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm WITNESSING DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA: ART, POLITICS, AND CHANGE

9:00 AM to Noon: Keynote Speaker Willard Johnson, Ph.D. Panel - Democracy and Culture Moderator: David Hall Panelists: Brook K. Baker, Thembinkosi Goniwe, Heeten Kalan, and Jemadari Kamara

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM: Panel - Voices from South Africa Moderator: Robin Chandler Panelists: Sophia Ainslie, Lionel Davis, Sipho Mdanda, and Tumelo Mosaka Northeastern University School of Law, Lower Level - Room 97, 400 Huntington Avenue, Boston FREE - register at www.sondela.net or [email protected] Box lunch will be provided. Jointly sponsored by Northeastern University School of Law and the Department of African-American Studies

Thursday, May 13 7:00 pm to 9:00 PM “A CONVERSATION WITH LIONEL DAVIS” ARTS AND DIALOGUES ON RACE SERIES Includes a tribute to Ken Williams, anti- activist, jazz musician, and humanitarian Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second Street, Cambridge Call 617-577-1400

Friday, May 14 7:00 pm to 9:00 PM UBUNTU: A SOUTH AFRICAN PEACE LESSON Youth focused program with Lionel Davis and Jemadari Kamara, Ph.D., Africana Studies Department, UMass Boston St. Paul AME Church Christian Life Center, 85 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge Call 617-661-1110

Saturday, May 15 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm MUSEUM TOURS WITH LIONEL DAVIS - Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists 300 Walnut Avenue, Boston, MA Call 617-442-8014 Open Tuesday - Sunday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Admission: $4.00/ Students and seniors: $3.00

Visiting Scholar Lionel Davis is the Heritage Educator at the Museum in , South Africa. In the 1980’s, he was heavily involved in designing and printing posters and T-shirts as part of the anti-apartheid propaganda campaign. Artist, youth educator, and a political prisoner for seven years with on Robben Island, Lionel speaks on issues of anti-racism, identity, and the struggle against apartheid. Lionel has been interviewed by newspaper, radio, and television reporters for his views on cultural and social-political issues.

all programs are free and open to the public

Sponsored by: Best Western Hotel Tria • The Boston Pan-African Forum • Cambridge Peace Commission • Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center • Community Newspaper Company • Museum, NCAAA • Northeastern University School of Law and Department of African American Studies • St. Paul AME Church funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities