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Gbemisola Abiola

Harvard Post Doc Fellow, Harvard University
Gbemisola Abiola

Dr. Gbemisola Abiola is an Anthropologist and human security expert with over a decade of experience across academia, policy research, civil society, and consulting.

She holds a Ph.D. in African and African American Studies from Harvard University, where she is currently a non-residential Research Fellow at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. She was recently appointed Director of Strategy, Policy Development, and Partnerships at the Conflict Research Network, West Africa, where she drives the strategic vision to address regional security challenges.

As a security expert, she has led multiple projects tackling fragility, forced displacement, violent extremism, migration, and post-conflict reconstruction, creating sustainable solutions for vulnerable communities across West Africa, other African regions, and the Black diaspora.

Dr. Abiola also serves as a board member and Technical Advisor for various organizations, contributing her expertise to key initiatives and projects.

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12:45 pm
Batten HIves 307
Documentary Screening and Q&A | Stand Together as One
Screening of Ethiopia’s 1983 famine documentary, followed by a Q&A with director Salim Amin.
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Documentary Screening and Q&A | Stand Together as One

When drought hit Ethiopia in 1983, millions of people were impacted by famine and one million people starved to death. Kenyan photojournalist Mohamed Amin and his BBC colleagues Michael Buerk and Mike Wooldridge documented the historic events surrounding the famine. These images inspired musicians to stand together and led to the recording of the worldly famous song "We Are The World". Documentary screening followed by a Q&A with Salim Amin, film director and son of late Mohamed Amin.

America/New_York
Feb 15, 2025 12:45 PM
Batten HIves 307