Please Stop Saving Us: Rebuilding After Western "Interventions" in Africa
Thursday, 27 Oct 2022 at 7:30 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
For anyone interested in being a "change agent" in a complex world, this talk highlights how even the most harmless-looking social programs can have far-reaching negative consequences for the unwary or unprepared, regardless of how good the intentions may be.Credentialled by the University of Pretoria, the U.S. State Department, John Hopkins University, New England Conservatory of Music, and The International Peace & Security Institute, Eriel Huang is a prize-winning South African violinist and arts leader with experience spanning four continents. She is co-concert master for the KwaZulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra in Durban, the former Deputy Chair of the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra Company, and Director of Public Relations for the South African Strings Foundation. Ms. Haung she is now director of the Mangaung Strings Programme headquartered in Bloemfontein, a state-wide, public-private music education initiative reaching more than 250 children from systemically excluded communities.
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