Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Nigel Westmaas presented a paper at the 6th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium held at the Atlanta University Center. on March 20 under the central theme "Genderizing Political Activism." His paper, "Gender Relations and Issues in a Political Movement: Reflections of a Male Activist" drew on his experience as a member of Working People's Alliance (WPA) of Guyana while that organization was centrally involved in the Guyanese opposition movement.
Westmaas was also interviewed on WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) 89.3 in a general discussion on the work of the late Walter Rodney (activist and author of How Europe Underdeveloped Africa) and the condition of the working people in the USA and internationally and the spectrum of response to the current economic crisis.
Westmaas was also interviewed on WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) 89.3 in a general discussion on the work of the late Walter Rodney (activist and author of How Europe Underdeveloped Africa) and the condition of the working people in the USA and internationally and the spectrum of response to the current economic crisis.
