February 28 | NUC Auditorium, Abuja
Stage Play
The panel discussion was followed by a
stage performance of Jeff Stetson’s play The
Meeting (1987) - about an imaginary meeting
between Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. - in collaboration with the department
of theatre and performing arts of the Ahmadu
Bello University Zaria. The action takes place in a
suite high up in a Harlem hotel, where Malcolm
X and Martin Luther King, Jr in a secret meeting,
debate their differing approaches to improving
the lot of African Americans in a predominantly
white society.
Dr. Jamila
Shu’ara speaking
to the students
during the event
March 28 | U.S. Embassy, Abuja
Speaker Program
EducationUSA Abuja hosted Howard
University alum and former Permanent
Secretary to the Ministry of Education,
Dr. Jamila Shu’ara, at this year’s
Women’s History Month event. Dr.
Shu’ara spoke on the need for girl-child
education and women empowerment.
In her lecture, she drew on her
experiences schooling in the United
States and how it prepared her to take
on the challenges she faced as a woman
in leadership positions.
Abdulaziz Attah and Nathan Kure portray Martin Luther King Jr.
and Malcolm X respectively during the theatre performance
Women’s History Month
Fakkriyyah
Hasheem,
one of the
panelists,
addresses
the
audience
March 6 & 14 | U.S. Embassy, Abuja
Film Screening & Panel Discussion
On March 6 and 14th, 2019 PAS hosted a panel discussion
exploring the issue of sexual harassment on college
campuses and mechanisms for addressing it. Participants
called for a comprehensive policy on sexual harassment
at educational institutions. The discussion was moderated
by Bella Anne Ndubuisi, Cultural Affairs Specialist, US
Embassy. Panel discussants included Fakkriyyah Hasheem,
founder of Arewa Me Too Movement; Dorothy Njemanze,
founder, Dorothy Njemaze Foundation; Dr. Ganiyat
Adeshina Uthman, Dean of Social Sciences, National Open
University; and Dr. Ekundayo Ocholi, Director Center for
Gender Security Studies and Youth Advancement.
April 4 | U.S. Embassy, Abuja
Panel Discussion on Sexual Harassment
On April 4, 2019, participants at a workplace sexual
harassment panel discussion, organized by the Public
Affairs Section, highlighted the need to strengthen
laws that protect workers from workplace sexual
harassment. Panelists at the discussion included
Kay Crawford, Management Counselor, US Embassy
Abuja; Joke Aliyu, Partner, Aluko & Oyebode; Hansatu
Adegbite, Executive Director, WimBiz
A cross section of the panel; Hansatu Adegbite speaking
CROSSROADS | April/May 2019
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