Between 9 and 14 December, Errol Tapiwa Muzawazi, a 25-year-old law student, will try to set a new world record by delivering a lecture on democracy - for 130 hours. The attempt will take place at the Jagiellonian University in Kracow in Poland but anyone can witness it by visiting
www.thelongestlecture.com during the lecture.
The process of preparing and delivering a marathon lecture is extremely demanding physically and intellectually. But Muzawazi can count on his friends from all over the world and the project is being organised by 50 young people from 16 countries.
This multi-nationality is a contribution to the
Millennium Development Goal #8: Develop a global partnership for development. The young people taking part want to help spread these ideas around the world and encourage others to support the Millennium Development Goals, hence the slogan of the project "Youth in action today, not tomorrow!"
At the beginning of the lecture, Muzawazi will deliver an opening speech in six languages - Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Polish and Swahili. Immediately after, it will be possible to watch the opening speeches on YouTube. There will also be a live chat on the official website during the whole marathon and everyone is invited to field questions to the lecturer.
The scientifically documented record for the longest period a human being has intentionally gone without sleep belongs to Randy Gardner. He stayed awake for 264 hours or eleven days but he was just sitting and waiting for the end.
So don't miss six days and five nights of lecturing starting 9 December at 12.00 GMT+1.
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Justyna Luty-Urbanek is online PR coordinator for The Longest Lecture
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