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Congo: The Rebels’ Hour -- with Lieve Joris
Event Date
Location
- World Affairs Council Auditorium
Address
- 312 Sutter Street
Second Floor
San Francisco, California 94108
Lieve Joris, who was born in Belgium, is one of Europe’s leading travel writers. She has written an award-winning book on Hungary, De melancholieke revolutie (The Melancholy Revolution, 1990), and has published widely acclaimed reports of her journeys in the Middle East and Africa, notably the Congo. Her books about the Middle East include De Golf (The Gulf, 1986) and De poorten van Damascus (The Gates of Damascus, 1993). About the Congo she wrote three books: Terug naar Kongo (Back to the Congo, 1987), Dans van de luipaard (The Leopard’s Dance, 2001) and Het uur van de rebellen (The Rebels’ Hour, 2006). The account of her travels through Senegal, Mauretania and Mali, Mali Blues (1996), gained Joris the Belgian triennial award for Flemish prose (1999) and the French ‘Prix de l’Astrolabe’.
 At a time when U.N. Peacekeepers are trying hard to maintain peace in the Congo, Lieve Joris will discuss her work in the region and share the history of the conflict as seen by a Tutsi rebel leader who eventually became a high-ranking general in the Congolese army. Lieve Joris is one of Europe’s leading travel writers with reporting that has spanned the globe—from Hungary to Africa.
This event is co-sponsored by the African American Art & Culture Complex, International Development Exchange, Asylum Access, United Nations Association, San Francisco, Human Rights Watch, The Museum of the African Diaspora and The United Nations Association of the East Bay.
Advanced registration is recommended for guaranteed seating. However, pre-registration is not required and walk-ins on the day of this program are welcome.
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