Camden Conference Community Event: Supporting Civic Engagement in Portland’s Immigrant Communities

Georges Budagu Makoko will discuss recommendations on how we all can support the immigrant community to become more civically engaged citizens and will highlight the benefits that come from this process. He will share his experiences of growing up in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa—which includes the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda—and will compare the forms of governance in this region of Africa to our democratic processes in the United States.

Georges is the founder of Ladder to the Moon Network and co-founder of Amjambo Africa. Georges was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and moved to Rwanda in 1994 due to political unrest. He is the author of Ladder to the Moon: Journey from the Congo to America, a book about his life. He is currently the Director of Residential Services at Serenity Residential Care. He serves as a motivational speaker and professional interpreter, and speaks more than six languages, including English, French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Lingala and Kinyamulenge.

Registration is required. This event will also be available to stream via Zoom. Please call (207) 771-2725 for more information.  Join via Zoom click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85714352216?pwd=aRHF6zWsEHLgZB7nvteY0jCEJKaAIl.1

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Camden Conference Community Events

Each year the Camden Conference partners with organizations like PPL to bring original programming to our community in addition to the conference itself, held in mid-coast Maine. This year marks the 38th year of the conference and the theme is: Democracy Under Threat: A Global Perspective.

Recommended Readings

To view the full list of books suggestions for this year’s theme, visit the Camden Conference Recommended Readings.