Emperor Haile Selassie, Oxford University & Ethiopia Part I

On 13 October 2018 a Conference on Ethiopia, Oxford University and the Legacy of Emperor Haile Selassie has been held at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography in Oxford. Angela Raven-Roberts, one of the organisers welcomed the participants of the Conference. Presentations and discussions were divided into 5 different sessions and main speakers were:

SESSION I

Mr Keith Bowers: Haile Selassie and Lord Halifax

Dr Shawn Naphtali Sobers: the Emperor in Britain

Dr Wolde Tadesse the Royal House of Ethiopia in Perspective

Dr Wendy James: History of Research and Contacts in Ethiopia

Dr Patrick Mulvany: The Oxford University to Gamo in the early 1970s

SESSION II

Ms Aida Edemariam: The Emperor and My GrandMother’s Story

Mr Mekonnen Wodajeneh: A Tribute Through Poetry

Mr Chris Beckett: An Addis Ababa Childhood in poetry and prose

Ms Carol Cately Hall: Commissioned to the Emperor’s Portrait in the 1960s

Dr Angela Raven-Roberts: The emperor and His Studies

Mr Nico Lwis:The Thousand Stars Festival

Session III

Ras D Levi: HIM and the Ras Teferian Way of Life in Britain

Mr Magical London: HIM and His influence on Youth

Natika Selassie: Magdela, Haile Selassie I and African Libration

SESSION IV

Rs Shanngo, Baku, ras Co and Stella Headley: Ras Tafarians in Motion, Story of an exhibition, New Out Reach and Educational programme

Mr Natty Mark: African History and Widening the British School Curriculum

SESSION V

Variety of Artistic Presentations.

Hope you will learn and enjoy from this historic Conference. We thank all the impressive presenters and the excellent facilitators of this wonderfully organised Conference. This is Part I, part II and part III are being edited. Stay tuned to know more about Ethiopia, Oxford University, the World Wide Legacy of Emperor Haile Selassie and other Global issues. Please also subscribe to learn more about community activities and Academic Discussions, or visit: Kefale Alemu. Thank you!