Scotland Malawi Partnership Forum

Pencil the date into your diaries - Saturday 05 July 2008, 1-4pm. This is
the date of Malawi's 44th Independence Celebrations - the third that Glasgow
has hosted in three years. The Celebrations will take place at Glasgow City
Chambers (George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DU). Admission is free.

The Celebrations will feature the following:

- Civic reception by Glasgow City Council
- Dr Francis Moto, Malawi's High Commissioner to the UK
- Lisa Bird, head of the Scottish Government's International Development Team
- Peter West, Chairman of the Scotland Malawi Partnership
- The Committee of Malawians in Scotland
- Music by Rise and Doug, formerly of the  Bhundu Boys, who play African Jive. Check their songs out at
http://www.sternsmusic.com/disk_info.php?id=RAD101
- A selection of traditional and contemporary Malawian music
- Malawian food - please bring a dish to share with other guests!

Places are limited to 100 for this event, so please reserve your place as soon as possible!