Amanda Hammar (@amandahammarzim) 's Twitter Profile
Amanda Hammar

@amandahammarzim

Zimbabwean in the world. African Studies activist. Prof at CAS Copenhagen. President of AEGIS. Leading CERTIZENS Africa bit.ly/CERTIZENS

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An opportunity to shape the ID system. Remember the current registration of persons act was enacted in 1947 let's not let this generational opportuinity pass. #hudumanamba #myidmyright

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#HappeningNow 13 Citizens Coalition for Change supporters arrested in Harare and brutalised by police for driving with stickers of Nelson Chamisa's Sunday rally taken to court handcuffed in a human chain. They face public order offences. Lawyers to raise torture complaints

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Mark Ashwill of Capstone Vietnam, writes importantly about the need for universal rather than selective empathy for 'the other'. After all, we are all Other. universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

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Get your ID card between now and September during mobile outreach by the Civil Registry Department. Check area closest to you, and mark the date. Details below:

Get your ID card between now and September during mobile outreach by the Civil Registry Department. Check area closest to you, and mark the date. Details below:
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Finally kicking off the Early Career Workshop in Harare after many Covid-induced postponements. Many thanks to the University of Zimbabwe CAS Edinburgh and the Scottish Funding Council

Finally kicking off the Early Career Workshop in Harare after many Covid-induced postponements. Many thanks to the University of Zimbabwe <a href="/africanstudies/">CAS Edinburgh</a> and the Scottish Funding Council
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IMPRESSIVE! Michigan state senator hits back at GOP colleague accusing her of 'grooming' kids news.yahoo.com/michigan-state… via Yahoo

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Today, our partners ISER Uganda and Unwanted Witness together w Health Equity and Policy Initiative (HEAPI) sued the Ugandan government claiming that the mandatory national digital ID system, ‘Ndaga Muntu’, has led to mass exclusion and discrimination of poor and marginalized groups. #NdagaMuntuExcludes (1/8)

Today, our partners <a href="/ISERUganda/">ISER Uganda</a> and <a href="/UnwantedWitness/">Unwanted Witness</a> together w <a href="/HeapiUganda/">Health Equity and Policy Initiative (HEAPI)</a> sued the Ugandan government claiming that the mandatory national digital ID system, ‘Ndaga Muntu’, has led to mass exclusion and discrimination of poor and marginalized groups. #NdagaMuntuExcludes (1/8)
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In its second exciting year, CERTIZENS bids reluctant farewell to our wonderful assistant Alice Troy-Donovan, and seeks a dynamic and committed new member of our team. Apply here soon: bit.ly/3Q0BKuI

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📢Our latest research newsletter is out! Featuring news, reports and analysis on IDs and state identification practices in #Ghana #Uganda and elsewhere. Read it here: bit.ly/3eqo0wd

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Fantastic news- Dr Simeon Koroma, a CAS PhD alumni and current CAS Research Fellow, has been awarded the Audrey Richards Prize for best dissertation by AfricanStudiesUK! Well done Simeon Simeon Koroma!

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1/2 Glory by Zimbabwean writer NoViolet Bulawayo is on the 2022 Booker Prize Shortlist!!! Glory tells a story of a country seemingly trapped in a cycle as old as time. And yet, as it unveils the myriad tricks required to uphold the illusion of absolute.......

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*Call for Panels* for the ECAS 2023 conference is open until 3 October. Read more here if you want to be part of Europe’s largest conference with a focus on Africa ecasconference.org/2023/cfpan

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For those wondering what can be done to ensure that digital ID systems do not continue to endanger human rights, a good start would be to listen to the recommendations in this open letter to the World Bank and others.

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Professor @ShireenHassim will give a talk on 22 Sept. on Genealogies of Feminism in Africa as part of a Universität Bayreuth lecture series on The Changing African Idea of Africa and the Future of African Studies. Details in poster 👇🏾. African Studies Association of Africa @GlobalAfrica21 African Feminist Initiative Feminist Africa

Professor @ShireenHassim will give a talk on 22 Sept. on Genealogies of Feminism in Africa as part of a <a href="/unibt/">Universität Bayreuth</a> lecture series on The Changing African Idea of Africa and the Future of African Studies.

Details in poster 👇🏾. <a href="/ASAA_Africa/">African Studies Association of Africa</a> @GlobalAfrica21 <a href="/AFI_PennState/">African Feminist Initiative</a> <a href="/FemAfrica/">Feminist Africa</a>
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The #Certizens Seminar began with an intro by Amanda Hammar on the project and some of what it covers: 📄 Policies, actors and practices of #classification ⌨️ #Digitalization of #identity 🇬🇭🇺🇬 Country cases of #certifications systems and experiences

The #Certizens Seminar began with an intro by <a href="/amandahammarzim/">Amanda Hammar</a> on the project and some of what it covers:

📄 Policies, actors and practices of #classification 
⌨️ #Digitalization of #identity
🇬🇭🇺🇬 Country cases of #certifications systems and experiences