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Gus John joins Jayne Cortez celebration
It was a huge honour to be invited to join Jayne Cortez’s friends and fellow poets, writers and performers at the celebration of her life in New York on Wednesday, 6 February 2013. The celebration took place in a most fitting venue, the Great Hall of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and
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Three Cheers for Kevin-Prince Boateng
AC Milan’s friendly match against fourth-tier side Pro Patria was abandoned less than half way into the game when midfielder Boateng took off his short and walked off the pitch in protest against racist chants from Pro Patria fans. Although Pro Patria’s Dario Alberto Polverini attempted to talk to Boateng as he left the pitch
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Jayne Cortez: one last tribute
We mourn our sister’s passing and give the Creator thanks for her purposeful and inspirational life that enriched us so very much and made us so much stronger and more resolute in struggle. She was in every sense a kindred spirit and a clarion voice, making the medium of poetry work in ways that many
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Intercultural dialogue between Europe and Islam
On October 31st, professor Gus John delivered a research seminar entitled “Intercultural Dialogue and Mutual Respect between Europe and Islam - The challenge for Education” at the University of Birmingham. Here is the lecture in full: Let me thank my friend and comrade Dave Gillborn for nominating me to deliver this lecture and thank the School
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Gus John to speak at University of Birmingham
On Wednesday 31st October 2012, professor Gus John is expected to address the academic community of the prestigious University of Birmingham. His lecture will focus on the challenges for education in promoting intercultural dialogue between Europe and Islam. Globalisation and the movement of people from the South to the North as economic migrants and as refugees
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