1202 W. Thomas Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85013
602–285–7500

The Phoenix College Black Student Union (BSU) will present The African/African-
American Diaspora with guest speaker, Dr. Elisee Soumonni from Benin, Africa on
Tuesday, Dec. 3 beginning at 10 a.m. in C102.

Special guest sepaker, Dr. Elisee Soumonni is the professor and director of the Institut
Beninois d'Etudes et de Recherche sur la Diaspora Africaine (IBERDA). He is currently
teaching at the Universite Nationale du Benin and has many published works.

Soumonni is also a member of the International Scientific Committee of the
UNESCO/Slave Route Project, Steering Committee of the UNESCO ASPnet
Transatlantic Slave Trade (TST) Education Project and Executive Committee of Nigerian
Hinterland Project (NHP).

The event will include both a morning and afternoon session. It is free and open to the
public.

Morning Informational Session

10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Presentation: The African Diaspora and African/African- American Relationships

11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Question and Answer

Afternoon Issue Session

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Open Forum: African/African-American Issues - Bridging the Gap Student Panel Discussion. The discussion will include Dr. Soumonni, a young adult African student, an elder African, a young adult African-American student and an elder African-American.

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Question and Answer

For more information, please call (602) 285-7365.