Sunday, August, 20 at the Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park

Hosted by the High Commission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Eat yummy, freshly prepared Trinidadian foods, see books and artifacts from, and about Trinidad, and take in some EXOTIC Trinidadian flora being flown in directly from Trinidad just for this event.

Move to a variety of sweet music, enjoy a fashion show featuring the Caribbean Academy of Fashion and Design, flying in directly from Trinidad, get some good belly laughs from Comedian Jean Paul (if you don’t know Trinidadian humour, and you can appreciate ‘true wit’, you will be in for a nice surprise). Go here to get a preview: www.jeanpaulcomedy.com

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Location:Brewer Park, 100 Brewer Way, Ottawa, ON K1S 5T1

Thu, 24 Aug 2017, 7:00 PM –Sun, 27 Aug 2017, 11:00 PM

As the largest growing urban arts event in the Nation’s capital and one of Ottawa’s fastest growing community events, the 14th Annual House of PainT Festival of Arts and Culture will celebrate hip hop under Dunbar Bridge in Brewer Park on August 24-27, 2017.

DJing, MCing, graffiti art and urban dance are the four pillars upon which House of PainT offers concerts, competitions, workshops and academic talks – elevating urban culture in Canada.

More than 200 graffiti artists, urban dancers, hip hop artists and DJs of all levels will gather underneath the Dunbar Bridge to celebrate and elevate hip hop culture. While thousands flock to House of PainT’s breaking competitions, live concerts, artisan booths and outdoor food from local vendors.

HoP Friday under the bridge brings Bazaar Dance Showcase to Ottawa. The Main Event on Saturday will feature Dance battles, with a performance by festival Headliner, A-Trak on Sunday, Aug. 27 under the bridge. The Knowledge Conference rounds out the programming on Sunday, Aug. 27, featuring catering by Ottawa’s beloved Chico’s Hip Hop Brunch.

Sattlelight events and afterparties include the Ottawa DMCs, OG 500 Slam Poetry competition, Timekode x Dj Bear Witness (ATCR) boat cruise, a special edition of Waves, and more!

Join us for five days of celebrating and elevating hip hop culture in our Nation’s capital! Full festival lineup will be available on our website – houseofpaint.ca

The Department of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania seeks a historian of West Africa at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. The successful candidate will be selected on the basis of superb scholarship and outstanding teaching and will join a department distinguished by a clear commitment to global black studies as an interdisciplinary endeavor.

Candidates should apply online at http://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/postings/1192. Please attach a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and research statement. Applications for an Assistant Professor position should also include the contact information of three individuals who have agreed to provide letters of recommendation. Recommenders will be contacted by the University with instructions on how to submit letters to the website. Review of applications will begin on October 16, 2017 and continue until the position is filled.

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Date: September 27 to 28th, 2017 Ottawa
Location: AGA KHAN FOUNDATION CANADA

Are you passionate about International Development?

CCIC is looking for hard-working, dynamic, and dedicated volunteers to join us during our conference INFLUENCE INSPIRE INNOVATE – Realizing the Potential of New Policy Directions. As a volunteer, you can attend the conference events free of charge.

CCIC is also seeking a volunteer to assist before the conference. Do you have a few hours a week to share your skills? If so, we would love to have you contribute to the pre-conference organization as we finalize the event details.

Interested? Send an email to Christine Martel-Fleming with a quick note about the skills you could share and when you are available. Please note that volunteers must be available for a conference briefing and training session on August 28, 2017.

Thank you for your interest. We look forward to hearing from you.

Conseil canadien pour la coopératuin internationale (CCCI) – Appel de bénévoles

Date : 27 et 28 septembre 2017, Ottawa
Location : FONDATION AGA KHAN CANADA

Êtes-vous passionné par le développement international?

La Conseil Canadian pour la Coopération Internationale (CCCI) est à la recherche de bénévoles travaillants, dynamiques, et dévoués pour nous joindre à notre conférence INFLUENCER INSPIRER INNOVER – Réaliser le potentiel des nouvelles orientations politiques. En tant que bénévole, vous pouvez assister gratuitement aux événements de la conférence.

CCCI recherche également un ou une bénévole pour nous aider avant la conférence. Avez-vous quelques heures par semaine pour partager vos compétences? Si oui, nous aimerions vous avoir à bord pour contribuer à la planification de la conférence.

Si vous êtes intéressé, veuillez communiquer avec Christine Martel-Fleming par courriel, en prenant soin d’indiquer les compétences que vous désirez partager et votre disponibilité. Prenez note que les bénévoles doivent être disponibles le 28 août 2017 pour une session de formation.

Nous vous remercions à l’avance de votre intérêt. Au plaisir d’avoir de vos nouvelles.

Ottawa, Canada

14th October 2017

Theme: Migrations and Human Rights in Africa and the Diaspora: Vulnerability, Social

Justice, and New Nationalisms

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Okey Ndibe, author of Foreign Gods Inc. and other books

Calling all undergraduate students with a passion for African Studies! The Institute of African Studies (IAS) at Carleton University (https://carleton.ca/africanstudies/) is hosting its third international undergraduate research conference organized by the Institute of African Studies Student’s Association (IASSA). The goal of this interdisciplinary conference is to provide a platform for emerging researchers in the field of African Studies. It is understood this may be a student’s first time completing a scholarly paper, therefore the timing of this conference has been chosen to allow time for students to complete research over the summer and to present in October.

This year’s conference seeks to encourage interdisciplinary engagement with a new generation of continental and diasporic Africans confronting questions such as: How are global and intra-continental migration patterns impacting the continent and its diasporas? What can be learned from migrant’s individual agency and what tools do they use to actualize justice and social change? How have the rise of New Nationalisms and a global politics of fear shaped the migrant experience? What does the securitization and militarization of the border mean for fabricated national boundaries on the continent? In a time of increasing consequences of climate change, terrorist regimes, and refugees flow, how do we realize a vision of mobility as a human right? This conference encourages students not to simply regurgitate information obtained from a variety of sources, but also to bring forth new and innovative ideas, be it problem solving or avenues for further research.

Papers must remain within the scope of African Studies and may address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Human Rights and development
• Security and migration regulation
• Migration and Identity formation
• Resource extraction, sustainability
• Refugeeism, displacement and border politics
• Youth, Culture, Activism and frameworks of social justice
• New Nationalism, global politics and Africa’s role on the world stage
• Globalization, migrant flows and global integration
• Social, political and economic impacts of migration
• Climate change and its social consequences for migration

We also encourage students coming from the following disciplines: Globalization and International Relations, Policy and Political Science, Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Law, Art History, Musicology, Religion, Film Studies, Business and Economics, Media and Communication Studies, Technology, Literature and Critical Studies.

Students interested in participating are invited to submit abstracts by August 7, 2017 to the communications team at: communications.iasconference@gmail.com

Abstracts of approximately 300 words in length should include the following:

• Name, institution, field of study, address, email and phone number

• The title of your presentation

• A thesis statement, two or more research questions, and a brief description of the argument the paper seeks to make

Research Papers are due September 1, 2017 and must be a minimum of 3000 words.

For participating students, this conference is an excellent opportunity for improving academic portfolios, especially for those interested in future graduate studies or careers that require writing reports or policy papers for government agencies, NGOs, etc.  There will be prizes for the best papers at the conference, including being awarded publication opportunity in Nokoko, the open-access academic journal of Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies.

The IASSA plans to make this a memorable experience for students by incorporating guest-speakers, cultural components, and an environment that fosters the kind of support and encouragement that undergraduate students treasure. More information on these activities as well as about accommodation, possible travel subsidies, and so forth will be made available in due course to students whose abstracts are accepted.

For more information please email the organizing committee at: communications.iasconference@gmail.com.

Applicants will receive confirmation of acceptance of abstracts by August 21, 2017.

Please visit the IAS website to see a list of the African Studies courses for the upcoming 2017-2018 academic year as well as courses in other units with a focus on Africa or its diasporas.