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In this moving talk, social justice advocate Mounina Tounkara shares how we can adopt the African philosophy of Ubuntu -- a perspective of interconnectedness -- to change the way we see one another and eradicate the cruel and unforgiving ways people treat each other based on their origins or appearance. "We are all interconnected," she says. "Racism and discrimination against one person hurts every person."
About the speaker
Mounina Tounkara
Social justice advocate
Mounina Tounkara is an IT engineer and a certified project manager. With more than ten years of experience in the IT industry, she works as a consultant in project management. Her research interest is in the field of African traditional leadership and African values for justice; she is profoundly attached to Ubuntu’s value of “humanness” for caring and sharing. She respects equity, belonging, social harmony and community wellbeing. Tounkara is planning for her PhD in sub-Saharan African traditional leadership. She speaks English, French, Bambara and Soninke and is learning Arabic.
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