InformAction Theory of Change and Witch Hunting in Africa

Join us for a talk by Dr. Leo Igwe about the problem of Witch Hunting in Africa. This will be in meeting room A/B at the Longmont Public Library.

The persecution of alleged witches persists in sub–Saharan Africa. In December, police rescued a woman who was accused and was about to be buried alive in Malawi. Every year thousands of people mainly women, the elderly and children are attacked, banished and killed in many parts of the region. In 2020, Dr. Igwe founded the Advocacy for Alleged Witches to combat witch-hunting in Africa. The Advocacy for Alleged Witches uses the InformAction theory of change to address this issue, and aims to make witch hunting history in 2030. In this presentation, he will explain the InformAction theory of change and how advocates are using this mechanism to combat witch hunting in the region.

For more information visit: https://advocacyforallegedwitches.law.blog/
https://web.facebook.com/groups/760341817780783
endwitchhunts.org

A $5 minimum donation is suggested to support Dr. Igwe's advocacy group and to mitigate his travels costs. No donation amounts for this event will benefit Boulder Atheists.

Dr. Igwe is a board member of the Humanist Association of Nigeria and Humanists International. He holds a masters in philosophy, and a doctoral degree in religious studies from the University of Bayreuth in Germany and wrote his doctoral thesis on witchcraft accusations in Northern Ghana. Igwe directs the Advocacy for Alleged Witches and Critical Thinking Social Empowerment Foundation.

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