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DESCRIPTION:Le Centre pour les droits de la personne et le pluralism juridi
 que a le plaisir d'accueillir Ayodele Ganiu (Chercheur O’Brien en résidenc
 e\, originaire du Nigéria)\; Justin Jalea (Artiste canadien\, avocat et co
 nsultant en matière d'art et de droits de la personne)\; et Fatemeh Sadegh
 i Givi (Chercheure O’Brien en résidence\, originaire d'Iran) sur le pouvoi
 r de l’art en tant qu’outil pour militer pour les droits de la personne et
  les et défendre. Cette activité est dédiée à la mémoire du musicien afric
 ain Fela Anikulapo Kuti.\n\n[La suite en anglais seulement]\n\nThe speaker
 s will showcase the transformative effect of art through the work and lega
 cy of the late legendary African musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti\, and analys
 e cases of violation of artistic freedom. They will identify key challenge
 s for artists’ freedom of expression\, analyse the violation patterns and 
 trends as well as social developments in different countries that have und
 ermined freedom of creativity.\n\nParticipants will have the opportunity t
 o interact with speakers and access information on how better environments
  can be created for artists to exercise freedom of expression.\n\nAbstract
 \n\nArtistic expression is vital in civic education and public enlightenme
 nt in democratic societies. Artists play important role in addressing poli
 tical and social issues in ways that appeal to emotions and often lead to 
 mass mobilization. In Sub Saharan Africa and other regions of the world\, 
 this unique power of art is understood by people in position of power and 
 many feel threatened by its influence. Artistic expressions with dissentin
 g views are brazenly suppressed by politicians\, clerics\, community leade
 rs and others who feel challenged in their bid to hold on to power and inf
 luence on the people. Musicians\, composers\, filmmakers\, comedians\, pla
 ywrights\, visual artists\, poets and other artists are increasingly strug
 gling to create critical works as a result of restrictions imposed by stat
 e\, religious establishments\, traditional practices and social customs. A
 rtists have faced and continue to face censorship\, threats\, attacks\, ha
 rassment\, arrests and prosecutions arising from these obstacles.\n\nThe o
 bstacles create uncertain environments for artists\, foster self-censorshi
 p and discourage constructive criticism of public policies and authorities
 . Artists are not the only victims\, the restrictions undermine citizens’ 
 right to information\, public participation\, open and democratic governan
 ce.\n\nThe event promises a lot of fun with music and food.\n\nA Brief on 
 Fela Anikulapo Kuti\n\nFela Anikulapo Kuti\, simply known as Fela\, was a 
 Nigerian multi-instrumentalist\, singer\, composer and human rights activi
 st. He devoted his entire music career to making and releasing songs that 
 criticized the corruption of African authorities and the poor conditions t
 hat Africans were subjected to. His music blamed many of Africa’s problems
  on colonialization. Through his music\, Fela condemned military coups and
  interventions in Africa’s politics\, election rigging and other illegitim
 ate acts that aggravated poverty\, economic inequality\, unemployment\, an
 d political instability.\n\nThroughout his career as a musician and activi
 st\, Fela was reportedly arrested more than 200 times and spent 20 months 
 as his longest time in jail. He died in 1997 under mysterious circumstance
 s alleged to be caused by AIDS\, but which many fans dismissed as governme
 nt cover-up for his frequent torture and brutal attacks at the hands of th
 e police and the military.\n
DTSTART:20191029T170000Z
DTEND:20191029T183000Z
LOCATION:Salle de conférence Stephen Scott (OCDH 16)\, Chancellor Day Hall\
 , CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Free the Vibes: A Day of Reflections on Freedom of Expression and t
 he Power of Art
URL:/law/fr/channels/event/free-vibes-day-reflections-
 freedom-expression-and-power-art-301399
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