Trade not Aid!
Kenyan journalist and documentarian June Arunga talks about the need for free trade, not foreign aid to solve poverty| Host: | |
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| Network: | Global |
| Date: | Tuesday, November 6, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:00pm - 8:30pm |
| Location: | University of Michigan - Room 1230 of the Undergraduate Science Building |
| City/Town: | Ann Arbor, MI |
Description
SFE and UM YAF and College Libertarians are co-hosting June Arunga, to discuss from firsthand experience what Africa and the undeveloped world need to improve their standard of living.
June Arunga was born in Kenya in 1981. She has a law degree from the University of Buckingham and is now in the film industry as founder and president of Open Quest Media LLC. Ms. Arunga speaks regularly on globalization and development issues.
For June's personal story, check out - http://www.aworldconnected.org/stories/id.1951/story_detail.asp
Ms. Arunga is a Member of the board of advisers for: Global Envision, USA and is a Senior Fellow at Istituto Bruno Leoni, Italy.
Films and Publications:
Writer/ Host
The Devil's Footpath -5,000 mile journey from Cairo to Cape Town through six countries conflict inflicted countries. (2004, BBC TV)
Co-Presenter
Africa: Who is to Blame? - A rare documentary on a continent where the political culture has historically been that authority is not challenged. New generation Africa meets old. The non-political meets political veteran. In a debate over a 14 day road trip with the former president of Ghana, June Arunga asks someone who was in power for 20 years: "Who is to Blame?" (2005, BBC World TV)
Writer/Producer
Africas Ultimate Resource - profiles African immigrant entrepreneurs, why they leave and what happens to their ventures when they move business from one continent to another (2005, Victory Studios)
Co- author
The Cell-Phone Revolution in Kenya - Published byIBL, Milan, Italy, IPN, London, UK.
(January 2007)
Featured
By Johan Norberg in Globalization is Good - based on the Award winning book by Johan Norberg In Defence of Global Capitalism, (2002, Channel 4 UK)
June Arunga was born in Kenya in 1981. She has a law degree from the University of Buckingham and is now in the film industry as founder and president of Open Quest Media LLC. Ms. Arunga speaks regularly on globalization and development issues.
For June's personal story, check out - http://www.aworldconnected.org/stories/id.1951/story_detail.asp
Ms. Arunga is a Member of the board of advisers for: Global Envision, USA and is a Senior Fellow at Istituto Bruno Leoni, Italy.
Films and Publications:
Writer/ Host
The Devil's Footpath -5,000 mile journey from Cairo to Cape Town through six countries conflict inflicted countries. (2004, BBC TV)
Co-Presenter
Africa: Who is to Blame? - A rare documentary on a continent where the political culture has historically been that authority is not challenged. New generation Africa meets old. The non-political meets political veteran. In a debate over a 14 day road trip with the former president of Ghana, June Arunga asks someone who was in power for 20 years: "Who is to Blame?" (2005, BBC World TV)
Writer/Producer
Africas Ultimate Resource - profiles African immigrant entrepreneurs, why they leave and what happens to their ventures when they move business from one continent to another (2005, Victory Studios)
Co- author
The Cell-Phone Revolution in Kenya - Published byIBL, Milan, Italy, IPN, London, UK.
(January 2007)
Featured
By Johan Norberg in Globalization is Good - based on the Award winning book by Johan Norberg In Defence of Global Capitalism, (2002, Channel 4 UK)

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