Jornadas conmemorativas por el 56º aniversario de la independencia de Senegal

On the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the independence of Senegal, the Coordinator of Senegalese Associations of the Canary Islands (CASAC) and the Cabildo of Gran Canaria are organising commemorative workshops in which different themes such as immigration, co-development and citizen participation will be addressed.

Casa África will host some of these workshops on 14 and 15 April in its Nelson Mandela auditorium. In addition, Casa África will hold a painting exhibition of abstract art by the Senegalese artist Abdoulaye Diop, known as “Pekhé”, which opens in the Sahel room as part of the conference programme.

The workshops will be held in different locations:

  • 14 and 15 April from 10am to 6pm. Casa África C/. Alfonso XIII, 5. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • 16 April from 10am to 2pm. Gabinete Literario. Plaza Cairasco 1. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • 16 April from 9pm to 1am CCOO Canarias Avenida 1º de mayo, 21, bajo. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • 17 April at 8pm. Closing Event. Performance of the Thioune Brothers in the Victor Jara Theatre in Santa Lucía de Tirajana

The schedule for the activities in Casa África is shown below:

Thursday 14

  • 10.00-10.30am The conference will be opened by:
    • Mr Madiop Fall, President of the CASAC
    • Senegal Embassy
    • Mr Luis Padrón López, Director General of Casa África
    • Mr Luc André Diouf Dioh
  • 10.30-11.30am CIEs: The current situation and proposals
    • Mrs Victoria Rosell Aguiar. Judge
    • Mr Teodoro Bondyale Oko. Secretary of the Federation of African Associations in the Canary Islands (FAAC)
  • Break
  • 12.00 midday -1.00pm Migration from Senegal to Spain
    • Mr Amadou Boucar Sam president of the Coordination of Senegalese Associations in Catalonia
  • 1.00-2.00pm Migration in Africa.
    • Mr Badara Ndiaye. President of the Diaspora Migration Education Development of Senegal.
  • Break
  • 4.00-5.00pm Development support projects from Senegal.
    • Mr Pape Birama Thiam, Director of Technical Cooperation for the Presidency of the Republic.
  • 5.00-6.00pm Immigration as covered by the media.
    • Mr Pepe Naranjo. Journalist and founder of Guinguinbali.
    • Mr Txema Santana. Journalist and founder of Guinguinbali.

Friday 15

  • 10.00-10.10am CASAC. Co-development tools.
    • Mr Sheikh Mousa Nying. Secretary of CASAC.
  • 10.15-11.30am Development projects in Senegal and perspectives.
    • Aps, Radio Ecca, ULPGC, Caritas, Farah Foundation and the Thioune Brothers.
  • Break
  • 12.00 midday -1.00pm Immigration agreements: Spain and Senegal.
    • Mr Moctar Bélel Bâ. Consul General of Senegal in Madrid.
  • 1.00-2.00pm Development, Assistance and Promotion Policies in Senegal.
    • Mr Sory Kaba. General Director for Senegalese Abroad.
    • Mrs Siga Sarr Diouf. Director of Social Affairs for Senegalese abroad.
  • Break
  • 4.00-5.00pm The migration crisis and asylum seekers in Europe.
    • Mr José Antonio Moreno Díaz. Member of the European Economic and Social Committee.
  • 5.00-6.00pm Citizen participation policies and projects.
    • Mr Sergio Millares Sall. Member of the Town Hall of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
    • Mr Carmelo Ramírez, Minister of Cooperation, Cabildo of Gran Canaria
    • Representative of the Ministry of Local Communities.

For other activities, see programme

For more information, contact the Coordinator of Senegalese Associations of the Canary Islands (CASAC) by email: secretariacasac@gmail.com

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