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SUMMARY:African Studies Global Virtual Forum: Decoloniality and Southern Epistem
	ologies—Franklin Jabini
DESCRIPTION:\nAbstract:\n\nEnslaved Africans who escaped slavery in the 
	second half of the seventeenth century established the Saamaka community
	 in the tropical rainforest of Suriname. There\, a nation was created ba
	sed on the ideology of communal living\, freedom for all Africans\, and 
	the principle that no one is left behind. Following the signing of a pea
	ce treaty with the Dutch colonial government in 1762\, the Saamaka natio
	n embarked on a long and complex journey\, living out the legacy of thei
	r ancestors while interacting with other peoples and ideologies. Does th
	e new generation of Saamaka fight to preserve their culture and distinct
	iveness\, or are they embracing the ‘new’?\n\nBio:\n\nFranklin Jabini is
	 a Surinamese scholar of Saamaka descent. His academic journey began in 
	economics but culminated in undergraduate\, graduate\, and doctoral stud
	ies in Biblical studies\, missiology\, and translation studies. His prof
	essional career includes leadership in interdenominational activities bo
	th in Suriname and abroad. He has served as a professor of intercultural
	 studies at Emmaus University\; advisor to the Minister of Home Affairs 
	on Religious Matters\; advisor to the Minister of Education on education
	 in the interior\; and advisor to the Saamaka Paramount Chief. Furthermo
	re\, he serves as the primary bridge between the Government/Internationa
	l Donors and the Traditional Authorities of the Indigenous\, Tribal\, an
	d local peoples of Suriname (Granmans\, Captains\, and Chairpersons). He
	 served as the general editor of the book: Saamaka en de Ontwikkeling (A
	n analysis of development priorities of the Saamaka people).\n\nFor more
	 details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/afr-global-virtual-forum-frank
	lin-jabini/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head></head><body><p>Abstract:<br />
	Enslaved Africans who escaped slavery in the second half of the seventee
	nth century established the Saamaka community in the tropical rainforest
	 of Suriname. There, a nation was created based on the ideology of commu
	nal living, freedom for all Africans, and the principle that no one is l
	eft behind. Following the signing of a peace treaty with the Dutch colon
	ial government in 1762, the Saamaka nation embarked on a long and comple
	x journey, living out the legacy of their ancestors while interacting wi
	th other peoples and ideologies. Does the new generation of Saamaka figh
	t to preserve their culture and distinctiveness, or are they embracing t
	he ‘new’?</p><p>Bio:<br />Franklin Jabini is a Surinamese scholar of Saa
	maka descent. His academic journey began in economics but culminated in 
	undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral studies in Biblical studies, missi
	ology, and translation studies. His professional career includes leaders
	hip in interdenominational activities both in Suriname and abroad. He ha
	s served as a professor of intercultural studies at Emmaus University; a
	dvisor to the Minister of Home Affairs on Religious Matters; advisor to 
	the Minister of Education on education in the interior; and advisor to t
	he Saamaka Paramount Chief. Furthermore, he serves as the primary bridge
	 between the Government/International Donors and the Traditional Authori
	ties of the Indigenous, Tribal, and local peoples of Suriname (Granmans,
	 Captains, and Chairpersons). He served as the general editor of the boo
	k: <em>Saamaka en de Ontwikkeling</em> (An analysis of development prior
	ities of the Saamaka people).</p><p>For more details: <a href='https://e
	vents.la.psu.edu/event/afr-global-virtual-forum-franklin-jabini/'>https:
	//events.la.psu.edu/event/afr-global-virtual-forum-franklin-jabini/</a><
	/p></body></html>
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