DAVID KISULE KATO, THE BIOGRAPHY: There is a ¨call for materials¨ regarding the real life work and legacy of LGBTI African Anglican/Activist David Kato, R.I.P.

Anglican, Integrity Uganda Member, David Kisule Kato, R.I.P.

Submissions on the life and times of Ugandan activist David Kisule Kato

¨This is a call for materials for a biographical book on the life, work and legacy of David Kisule Kato – the deceased Ugandan human rights defender for sexual (and other) minorities. The biography is being developed and written by researchers in the Law, Gender and Sexuality Research Project of the Faculty of Law at Makerere University – Kampala.

We are interested in a range of materials including essays, fiction, poetry, web blogs, art, crafts, photographs, film, documentaries, speeches, diaries, letters and other correspondence, music, academic publications, etc. that reflect any aspect of the life and work of David Kato. We invite materials from family, friends, lovers, partners, colleagues, allies, students, other human rights defenders and advocates, social justice activists, sexual minorities, academics, clerics, parliamentarians, journalists and anyone else with something (whether positive or negative) to say about David Kato’s life, work and legacy. Materials about the different commemoration activities and memorial events held after David’s death are also welcome.

The materials will be collected alongside interviews and focus group discussions conducted in rural and urban Uganda among those who knew David Kato. Although the main language of the biography will be English, relevant materials written in Luganda, Kiswahili, French, Portugese, Spanish and any other African tongue will be translated for inclusion. The deadline for submission is 16th December 2011. All received materials will be duly acknowledged.¨  HERE

David Belongs to All of Us Now:  African Activist  HERE

Please send material to:

Stella Nyanzi
Law, Gender and Sexuality Research Project,
Faculty of Law,
P. O. Box 7062, Kampala – Uganda.
Email:
snyanzi@law.mak.ac.ug
 or
stellanyanzibah@googlemail.com

·  Thanks to Stella Nyanzi, Kampala
·  Thanks to Law, Gender and Sexuality Research Project, Uganda
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