A collective of Cape Verdean artists, producers and scholars from the diaspora and archipelago will launch a portal on Saturday to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Amilcar Cabral on www.100amilcar.com.
“Our mission is to make a significant contribution to strengthening the bonds of solidarity between citizens, moving away from any political-party aspirations and aiming to pay tribute to Amílcar Cabral throughout the year 2024,” he explains to Angela Coutinho, sociologist and figure researcher. , one of the promoters of the project.
The platform, available in Portuguese and English, aims to promote initiatives related to the anniversary.
The preview of the portal, which is already possible, represents “an attempt to transcend geographical and cultural boundaries with the goal of creating a global community of memory, learning and action inspired by Cabral’s ideals.”
The aim is to go beyond the superficial: in addition to covering events, the aim is to complement them with “a deep understanding of the values for which Cabral fought.”
Other goals to be achieved through the portal are “the creation of a global, sustainable and multicultural network of contacts” and the collection of evidence to “capture the essence of Amilcar Cabral’s influence.”
The son of Juvenal Cabral and Iva Pinhel, Évora, the historical leader of the independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, was born in what was then Portuguese Guinea on September 12, 1924. At the age of eight, he left for Cape Verde to follow his family, where he lived. part of his childhood and youth.
He was later the founder of the then PAIGC, which in Cape Verde gave way to the PAIGC, was a leader of the independence movements in both countries and was assassinated on January 20, 1973 in Conakry at the age of 49.
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Source: CM Jornal
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