Fr. Barwendé Médard Sané, SJ, Ed.D is a postdoctoral researcher at Georgetown University’s Environmental Justice Program. His research centers on the integration of Afrocentric epistemologies in the pursuit of environmental justice. Sané is passionately committed to developing strategic peacebuilding education modules rooted in African values, integral ecology, and Catholic principles. His inquiry delves into how Afrocentric ecologists, guided by non-Western values, champion human dignity, care for all living beings, and foster the common good within a sustainable environment. Sané challenges the adequacy of modern science in addressing climate change and rectifying environmental disparities for marginalized communities. He firmly believes that achieving environmental justice necessitates epistemological justice, valuing diverse forms of knowledge and traditions.
Before his current role, Sané served as a Fellow at esteemed institutions such as Africa Faith and Justice Network (WDC), the Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice (USF), the Lane Center for Catholic Social Thought, and the Ignatian Tradition (USF). He also directed the University Catholic Center of Bangui (CAR), where he founded two civil organizations dedicated to peace and nonviolence. Additionally, he co-founded l’Institut de Recherche sur la paix au Sahel (BF). With over two decades of experience, Sané has made significant contributions to African conflict resolution through conferences and publications on Pan-Africanism, human rights, leadership, peace, and nonviolence.
Sané holds an Ed.D in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of San Francisco (CA), a Th.M. & S.T.L. in Theology from Santa Clara University (CA), a B.A. in Philosophy from l’Université Loyola du Congo (DRC). Additionally, he holds certificates in Public Policy Analysis from the London School of Economics and Politics, and Theology from l’Institut de Théologie de la Compagnie de Jésus in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Email: bs1290@georgetown.edu
Publications
- (Ed.), Manuel dʼéducation à la paix en Afrique. LʼHarmattan (270 p.). Topic: Peace Building, Conflict Resolution, Human Rights, Pan Africanism
- (Ed.), De la violence à la non‐violence active en Centrafrique : Étude statistique et sociologique. LʼHarmattan (186 p.). Topic: Violence, Nonviolence, African traditions.
- (Ed.), Manuel dʼéducation à la paix, à lʼusage des formateurs en Centrafrique. Croix du Salut (204 p). Topic: Peace Building and Nonviolence Education.
- (Ed.), If Thomas Sankara Were Alive. The Righteousness of an African Revolution. LʼHarmattan (200 p.) Topic: Political, Economic and Social Discourse in Burkina Faso.
- (Ed.), From the Inner Mountain to the Common Good with Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr. Croix du Salut (116 p). Topic: Religion, Theology and Nonviolence.
- (Ed.), Réaliser les droits humains avec Martin Luther King, Jr. LʼHarmattan (112 p.) Topic: Human Rights and African Leadership.
- (Ed.), Révolution pour une Afrique Nouvelle. 151 Pyramides pur fonder les États –Unis dʼAfrique. LʼHarmattan (288 p.) Topic: Policy, Pan‐ Africanism, and Pacific Revolutions.
- Nonviolence Through African Principles. A Response to Inequality and Injustice.
Pax Lumina 4(2) / 2023 / 08-11.
- Journée de l’Enfant africain: mémoire, défis et espoir.
La Croix Africa, 2020.
- Journée Internationale de la Paix: Quelle paix pour l’Afrique?
La Croix Africa, 2020.
- Peace Education: A Model in Africa by Africans
Volume 2: 2021 Pierless Bridges. The Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Thought and the Ignatian Tradition.
- La non-violence en réponse aux défis de l’Afrique.
Revue ATD Quart Monde, N° 240, (2016), 31‐34.
- Anatomie du conflit centrafrican Relations, N° 776, (2015), 9.
President Thomas Sankara’s Leadership on Arms trade to Africa
AFJN’s January-March 2013 Newsletter.
- Le courage d’espérer au cœur de la souffrance, Akwaba N° 02, (2010).
- Le défi du sida, pandémie ou stigmatisation, nous vaincrons, Afrique d’Espérance, N° Spécial, (2006), 16.
- L’Assomption de l’Histoire africaine pour la construction d’un continent émancipé, Raison Ardente, N° 70‐71, (2005), 55‐63.