Category: Events
March 19, 2026: South Africa, University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban – How to decolonize a discipline: the example of mathematics
On March 19, 2026, Sandew Hira will speak at a seminar at the University of Kwazulu Natal in Durban on Unsettling the canon, exploring southern knowledge for sustainability in the… Read more »
January 19, 2026: Suriname, Paramaribo – Anton de Kom University – Rewriting Surinamese History
The call for the rewriting of Surinamese history has grown stronger in recent years with the recognition of slavery and colonialism as a crime against humanity. In 1982, following in… Read more »
November 26, 2025: Suriname, Paramaribo, PALU Centrum – Rewriting History, Apologies from the King, Reparations, and Decolonizing The Mind
The call for the rewriting of Surinamese history has grown stronger in recent years with the recognition of slavery and colonialism as a crime against humanity. In 1982, following in… Read more »
November 9, 2025: Doha, Qatar: Decolonizing The Mind: Towards a new world civilization
On November 9, 2025 Sandew Hira is invited to speak at the Hiwar Scholars Seminar series organized by the Northwestern University in partnership with the Liberal Arts Program. He will… Read more »
September 8-12, 2025 Nairobi: Decolonizing The Mind week with Sandew Hira
The antifascist international Kenya Chapter with the support of the embassy of Venezuela in Kenya are organizing a weeklong critical discussions with Sandew Hira on Kenya’s social, political and economic… Read more »
November 19, 2024: Finland Helsinki: University of Helsinki – Decolonizing Higher Education
Time: 19.11.2024 at 16-18 Venue: Lecture hall 532, Fabianinkatu 24, University of Helsinki, Helsinki (entrance via Fabianinkatu 24A, 5th floor). The question “How to decolonize higher education?” starts with the… Read more »
November 14, 2024 UK Leicester Zoom Lecture: Palestine and decolonization: a pivotal moment in world history
What are the connections between the genocide in Palestine, Ukraine, Taiwan, Africa and Latin Abya Yala (former Latin America)? Decolonial theorist Sandew Hira argues that we are at a pivotal… Read more »
October 1: Lesotho Zoom: Lesotho Bicentennial Conference
The Academic Forum for Development of Lesotho (AFDeL) is organizing a conference on Celebrating 200 Years of Basotho Nation Building. Sandew Hira gave a Zoom presentation on how to decolonize… Read more »