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Millions\u00a0of people of African descent who live in different societies across the world trace their history back to Africa.\u00a0Yet\u00a0there is still a profound silence in the curricula and the manuals of primary and secondary schools about the crucial historical events that shaped modern societies, especially the slavery of millions of Africans.<\/p>\n

Starting today, and\u00a0continuing to Nov. 7, the\u00a0\"Teaching African History and African Diaspora History\" workshop at York will offer a forum where\u00a0participants can learn about\u00a0developing pedagogic materials and innovative strategies to teach about slavery, the slave trade and the African diaspora through the teaching of African history. Hosted by the Harriet Tubman\u00a0Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples<\/a>, it will take place in the Founders Assembly Hall, 152 Founders College on York's Keele campus.<\/p>\n

The workshop will spotlight a range of expertise from Africa, Europe and the Americas. Registration is open, free of charge, to interested participants.<\/p>\n

New educational techniques and greater accessibility to teaching materials, in large part prompted by initiatives by the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO), have helped to promote curricular reform and to contribute to a better understanding of the slavery of millions of people and the social consequences of racism. The workshop will move educators\u00a0from confronting this history of slavery to the teaching of African history.\u00a0Participants\u00a0will\u00a0also analyze current teaching materials and\u00a0explore how the teaching program at the primary and secondary levels can be improved.<\/p>\n

The workshop is organized within UNESCO's International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures and paves the way for 2011, which has been designated the International Year for People of African Descent. It is sponsored by the UNESCO Slave Route Project, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the Program del Olvido a la Memoria<\/em> UNESCO-University of Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

For further information and to register for this workshop,\u00a0visit\u00a0 the Harriet Tubman\u00a0Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples<\/a>\u00a0website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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