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--></style></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div dir="ltr">Dear FOME friends and colleagues, </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">as somewhat of a follow-up to an initiative I posted about earlier this year regarding 'open license' film, video and other media for use in urgent humanitarian work on the ground by UNESCO in South Sudan, we are preparing an event within the #DefyHateNow initiative addressing the issue of hate speech and directed social media incitement to violence in the South Sudan conflict. Please find below the invitation to 'South Sudan Inside-Out: Rebooting the Peace' which will take place at Humboldt University in Berlin, at 19.00 on July 8th. If you are interested, but not in Berlin or able to attend in person, the event will be streamed live, and moderated such that the online remote audience can participate directly and interact with the speakers. For those duly inclined ... you should be able to catch the World Cup semi-final later that evening, or join the rest of us at the weekly <a href="http://telekommunisten.net">telekommunisten.net</a> Stammtisch at Café Buchhandling (Tucholsky Str. 32, 10119 Berlin). </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I look forward to seeing you in Berlin or online, </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Stephen Kovats</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de/images/stories/das%20e.v.-logo_web.jpg" height="90" width="90"> and <img height="168" width="127" id="55a541cc-c458-4fde-91ef-f80dbd6c2530" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:801935e68e702a7648f98e96f3c0ae9e"> invite you to ... </p><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0); ">South Sudan Inside-Out: Rebooting the Peace</span></font></h2><h2 style="text-align:center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0); ">#DefyHateNow</span></font></h2><p style="text-align:center;" align="center"><img id="bac71705-6057-470b-a052-3b002223f089" height="213" width="320" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:713AC37F-80A4-4EB0-89A1-B6FB41258C96"><br></p><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="1">©Tim McKulka CC-BY-SA <a href="http://Wikipedia.de">Wikipedia.de</a></font></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>Since December 15, 2013, merely two years after its hard won independence, the world's newest country, South
Sudan has hit the public's attention for all the wrong reasons. Headlines rife with reports of brutal violence, a massive humanitarian crisis and
ongoing political chaos question whether true peace is at all possible. Although ceasefires and peace agreements have been been signed by president
Salva Kiir Mayardit and his opponent, former vice president Riek Machar, a viable solution for solving the conflict is yet to be found.</div><div>
<br><span style="color:#000000;"> On July 8th, the eve of South Sudan's third independance day we turn our view to the broader forms of active public
interaction with the current situation both inside and outside the country. What role, for example, does the international diaspora play in either
fueling the conflict or re-establishing peace? In what may be an increasingly globally manipulated conflict, waged in part by the ubiquity of social
media, what are the creative means that can be found to counter hate speech and directed campaigns that incite violence on the ground? How can we
harness the power of new media to open up civil society? And what are the chances and challenges that South Sudanese youth see for the future of
their country ... can they play a stronger, more influential role to #DefyHateNow?</span><br>
<span style="color:#000000;"><strong></strong></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Introduction</strong>: Christoph Strässer, German Federal Government Commissioner for
Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid</span><br>
<strong><span style="color:#000000;"></span></strong><br><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Featuring:</span></strong><br>
<span style="color:#000000;">Dr. Leben Nelson Moro </span>Center for Peace and
Development Studies, University of Juba, South Sudan </div>
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<span style="color:#000000;">Sieta Majok Writer, Blogger and Co-Founder of #TalkOfJuba</span><br>
<span style="color:#000000;">Marina
Peter Sudan
Forum e.V.</span><br>
<span style="color:#000000;">Achwil Biong Arop Kuol First Secretary, Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of
South Sudan in Germany</span><br>
<span style="color:#000000;"><strong></strong></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Moderation:</strong> Dr. h.c. Volker Faigle</span><span style="color:#000000;">, Official Envoy of the
Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany to Sudan and South Sudan</span><br>
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<span style="color:#ff0000;"><b><span style="line-height:115%;" lang="DE"><span style="color:#000000;">Further Information:</span></span></b></span><br><span style="color:#ff0000;"><b><span style="line-height:115%;" lang="DE"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></span></b></span><a href="http://www.deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=url&urlid=335&mailid=224&subid=1931" target="_blank"></a><br>
<a href="http://www.deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=url&urlid=335&mailid=224&subid=1931" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/521546791305720/</a><br>
<span style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://www.deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=url&urlid=336&mailid=224&subid=1931" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://r0g-media.org/2014/06/20/defyhatenow-rp14" target="_blank">http://r0g-media.org/2014/06/20/defyhatenow-rp14</a><br><br></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">The event will also be streamed and moderated live for online remote participation - we'd like to hear your voice and views wherever you are located! </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">Please consult the<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html"> Time Zone Converter </a>for your local event time.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br></span></div><div>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2014</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Time: 19.00 - 20:30 CEST Berlin (UTC / GMT +2)</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Venue:</strong><b><span style="line-height:115%;" lang="DE"> Senatssaal
(Humboldt University), Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin </span></b></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"> </p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><b><span style="line-height:115%;" lang="DE"><span style="color:#000000;">RSVP please until
2nd July 2014</span></span></b></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><b><span style="line-height:115%;" lang="DE"><span style="color:#000000;">via mail:
<a href="mailto:anmeldung@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de">anmeldung@deutsche-afrika-stiftung.de</a></span></span></b></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;">With many thanks to our supporting event partners:</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><img height="116" width="320" id="d435fcaa-a99f-4952-b1dc-90b5f3f4065b" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:2ef5beaa809bc88d2e81d27c339a8dc7"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><img height="131" width="131" id="4bf8057b-1de0-40a0-a370-5a708739d50b" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:7ddb76daa51efa70f9046b19d88be527"></span><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><img height="78" width="320" id="5fb57fb2-b6b4-40c3-8621-af8930ad0458" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:4688487f7c2055e8d67fc16472b0de97"><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#000000;"><img height="104" width="320" id="1dad5c98-2825-44cb-b500-7a2023c173e2" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:2747731e14eb5bdc42743414fb02ce49"></span><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;"><br></span></p>
<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:8pt;">The German Africa Foundation e.V. is funded by the German Federal Foreign Ministry. </span></span><br>
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