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1. I am moved by the francophone activists who travelled to Kumba to show solidarity. As @africatechie empathy is the beginning of conflict resolution. Still I note as @BlaiseEyong said that it's harder to see people hold a protest in a francophone regions.
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
2. So how do we build empathy and protest in a way that doesn't warrant arrest in the francophone regions? @ComfortMussa and @Sisterspeak237 held a "feast of senses" recently which forced participants to live like they had a disability for the evening.
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
3. I wish we could have francophones experience what it is to live like an Anglophone in this country for a week. I wish those who travelled this way could put themselves in the shoes of Anglophones
How many checkpoints did you pass through, what language did the military speak
How many checkpoints did you pass through, what language did the military speak
4. I want them to go to BICEC as I did and ask for a bank statement in English and be told that I am supposed to be bilingual and the embassy should understand.
I want them to have the experience of having an entrance exam set in a language that is not theirs with no tranlation
I want them to have the experience of having an entrance exam set in a language that is not theirs with no tranlation
5. I want them to experience being called dogs by a governor who is still in power. & being summarily described as one tribe. No, a town.
Better yet, an event where we can play a game which shows differences in privilege "put a finger down if you've ever..."
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
Better yet, an event where we can play a game which shows differences in privilege "put a finger down if you've ever..."
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
