There is a limited number of seats and the conference will not be streamed or recorded, so first come first serve. If you choose to register for the conference, we ask that you note down the date and time. Out of respect for the activists and other people participating in the different sessions we also ask that you notify us at afrika@afrika.no immediately if you are unable to attend, so that we can give your seat to someone else.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/iXKvWs5kLdGVwAjP7
Programme:08.30-09:00
Opening of the conference, key note- Marianne Borgen, major of Oslo- Video greeting from Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders
09:00-10:00
What does it mean to be a young human rights activist today?
10:00-11:00
African perspectives on the current debt crisis – is there an alternative model?
Moderator: Diego Foss, Save the Children
11:00-12:00
Student activism in authoritarian times
Moderator: Selma Bratberg, leader of SAIH
12:00-13:00
Lunch
13:00-14:00
How young climate activists are challenging the status quo.
Moderator: Thea Birgitte Erfjord, Spire.
14:00-15:00
How can Norway support young human rights defenders on the African continent
Moderator: Sandra Petersen, former executive director for the Norwegian Human Rights Fund
15:00-15:30
Concluding remarks