Reading and performance event celebrating the release of the book After Courage by Mamadou Lamarana Bah

Mama­dou, who arri­ved in Bel­gium in 2018, is a 22-year-old refu­gee from Gui­nea. Through theatre and humor, he shares his sto­ry and the harsh rea­li­ty of exile. Author of the solo per­for­mance A Truth That Hurts (2022), he recounts his arri­val in Europe, the chal­lenges he has faced, and the many obs­tacles that stand in the way of buil­ding a life here — inclu­ding the rejec­tions he still faces today in his attempts to obtain a resi­dence per­mit in Belgium.

His book After Cou­rage is a dee­ply per­so­nal life sto­ry writ­ten and sha­red by Mama­dou Lama­ra­na. It tells of his ado­les­cence in Gui­nea, what led him to flee, his per­ilous jour­ney to Europe, and his gra­dual inte­gra­tion in Bel­gium. It is a work of abso­lute sin­ce­ri­ty — moving and power­ful — that touches all who read it.

Join us for an hour-long event com­bi­ning rea­dings from the book and thea­tri­cal moments per­for­med by Mama­dou Lama­ra­na Bah. The pre­sen­ta­tion will be fol­lo­wed by an open dis­cus­sion with the author.

After the event, you’ll have the chance to enjoy a deli­cious meal pre­pa­red and ser­ved by the Café Monde team (€17, inclu­ding entry to the rea­ding-per­for­mance).
Regis­tra­tion : https://forms.gle/v6usYdMfikMYXmQs8

To cover costs, a mini­mum par­ti­ci­pa­tion fee of €7 (€5 for under 18s) will be reques­ted. To confirm your regis­tra­tion, please make your pay­ment to the fol­lo­wing account, men­tio­ning “after cou­rage + num­ber of seats”:
BE79 0689 4548 8733 — ASBL Pla­te­forme Citoyenne de Sou­tien aux Réfu­giés.
All pro­ceeds will go to Mama­dou Lamarana.