Culture Of Angola
MLK 2003
Perhaps the most important piece of Dr. King's legacy is his commitment to non-violent resistance and civil disobedience as tools for change. Dr. King demonstrated that non-violent protest would often yield results. Today, if you visit Washington, DC, you will see adherents of Dr. King's beliefs protesting across from the White House or outside of the Supreme Court about topics ranging from animal rights to U.S. foreign policy. Such peaceful demonstrations and protests are an essential ingredient in the recipe of U.S. democracy, and one of Dr. King's lasting contributions to our culture. ... [Read More]
Links
Its "Eras in Black History" examines five centuries of black heritage through five distinct time periods, from the slave revolts of early America through the successes of the Civil Rights Movement. Each era is further divided by topic/profession, with biographies and photographs of notable people and descriptions and documents of historic events. The "Timeline of Achievements" traces the yearly contributions of African-Americans in politics, industry, the arts, religion, sports, and education. In addition, the site can be browsed alphabetically through the expanded Articles A to Z page, which contains links to every article through two lists--Biographies and Events &Institutions. The Guide features informative articles and is illustrated with historical film clips and audio recordings, as well as hundreds of photographs and other images. The Related Internet Links and Bibliography sections provide source material and areas for further study, as does the Study Guide for Students. ... [Read More]
V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
Cyprus is a destination country for women trafficked from Eastern and Central Europe for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Traffickers who forced women into prostitution continued to fraudulently recruit victims for work as dancers in cabarets and nightclubs on short-term "artiste" visas, for work in pubs and bars on employment visas, or for illegal work on tourist or student visas. There was increasing evidence of Chinese women being trafficked for sexual exploitation in Cyprus. The Government of Cyprus does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Cyprus made some progress in its anti-trafficking efforts over the past year. The new police anti-trafficking unit produced successful results and showed vigilance in combating the problem. Government recognition of the problem improve ... [Read More]
US Embassy Statement on Investment Climate in Angolan
15. Angola has basic intellectual property rights protection and is working to strengthen existing legislation and enforcement. The attribution of intellectual property rights is regulated by the Ministry of Industry (trademarks, patents, and designs) and the Ministry of Culture (authorship, literary and artistic rights). Intellectual property is protected through Law 3/92 for industrial property and Law 4/90 for the attribution and protection of copyrights. Angola's National Assembly adopted the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Intellectual Property in 2004, but this measure awaits presidential approval. No court cases testing the strength of these laws involving U.S. intellectual property have been filed. Angola is a member of the World International Property Organization (WIPO) and makes use of its international classification of patents and international classification of products and services to identify and codify requests for patents and trademark registrat ... [Read More]
Angola
U.S. Embassy officials and official visitors from the United States routinely meet with the country's religious leaders in the context of peacekeeping, democratization, development, and humanitarian relief efforts. Church groups are key members of the country's civil society movement and are consulted regularly by Embassy officials. Embassy officials, including the Ambassador, the Country Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development, and others, maintain an ongoing dialogue with the leadership of the country's religious denominations. The U.S. Government provides financial support to Radio Ecclesia to increase its public affairs and news programming as an independent alternative source of information to citizens. During the period covered by this report, the Embassy began funding dissemination of human and civil rights information through an ecumenical newsletter network. ... [Read More]
Angola
Embassy officials and official visitors from the United States routinely meet with the country's religious leaders in the context of peacekeeping, democratization, development, and humanitarian relief efforts. Church groups are key members of the country's civil society movement and are consulted regularly by embassy officials. Embassy officials, including the Ambassador, the Country Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development, and others, maintain an ongoing dialog with the leaderships of all of the country's religious denominations. The U.S. Government provides financial support to Radio Ecclesia to increase their public affairs and news programming as an independent alternative source of information to citizens. ... [Read More]
English Language Resource Center
This Center also maintains a list of English teachers in Angola in order to infom them of events sponsored by the U.S. Embassy for teachers of English, including workshops that occur twice per year. If you are interested in adding your name to this list, please contact us via email, indicating your name, institutional affiliation and address and other contact information. ... The Englsih Language Resource Center now offers a variety of materials for sale to English teachers in Angola. Titles available include: About the USA Changing Perspectives (book and audiocassette) Effective Techniques for English Conversation in Groups and Talking English (book and audiocassete) ... [Read More]
Current topics
Washington File Prepared daily by the U.S. Department of State DOS Africa Links to U.S. Department of State material about Africa Electronic Journal On-line journals published by the U.S. Department of State on U.S. foreign policy, culture, and global issues Voice of America The independent news service Foreign Press Center For foreign journalists covering issues related to the United States Newspaper and Newswire Sources Lists of many newspapers and newswire services Magazine Sources Lists of many magazines and journals Broadcast Sources Lists of many broadcast radio and television medias 1 ... [Read More]
Information Resource Center
The Information Resource Center (IRC) provides information to Angolans about the government, culture, people and history of the United States of America as well as information about U.S./Angolan bilateral, regional and global issues. The IRC is particularly interested in assisting Angolan government ministries, private institutions, non-governmental organizations, journalists, academicians, individuals conducting research, companies and professionals whose responsibilities and interests deal with the U.S. ... [Read More]
US Public Affairs Section in Angola
The Public Affairs Section also works to strengthen English language ability in Angola by offering semi-annual conferences for Angola's English language teachers and serving as a source of materials for many of the English programs in Angola. In addition, the Section sends a number of Angolan school administrators and English teachers to the U.S. each year for training and runs an English Language Resource Center, which is a library for English language teachers that offers access to various resources for use on-site, as well as a variety of books and audiocassettes for sale. ... [Read More]
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