Event @ Carleton: Translating the African Union’s Kampala Convention on IDPs into Practice: New report by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – An Inside View & Perspectives on IDPs in Nigeria
November 23, 2016 at 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
On October 19, the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) invited the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to brief it on humanitarian matters. The ICRC’s President presented a new report on the “operationalisation” of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (the Kampala Convention). This report is part of a larger stocktaking exercise by the ICRC on the Kampala Convention. It contains findings including good practices and 25 recommendations based on input from ICRC delegations across Africa, combined together with supporting research and consultations within the ICRC and key stakeholders including AU Member States.
The report was prepared as a tool to assist AU Member States, the African Union Commission and other actors in further realising the promise of the Kampala Convention. It identifies specific actions to be taken to better prevent and respond to internal displacement. As the first regional treaty on internal displacement, the Kampala Convention holds great potential to make a practical difference in the lives of millions of IDPs in Africa and is being watched globally.
Come join in an informal discussion with Robert Young, Halima Sogbesan, and Kayode Ogundamisi.. Share your views on how this report and the Kampala Convention fit into the complex dynamics of internal displacement in Africa, with a particular focus on Nigeria.
Moderator: Blair Rutherford, professor, Carleton University
Panelists:
Robert Young (B.A. Queen’s, LL.B. magna cum laude, Ottawa) is the consultant who drafted the ICRC report, and recently briefed and consulted AU Member States at the AU HQ in Addis Ababa. Robert is an international lawyer (Ontario Bar, 1995) and humanitarian protection specialist. He was a long-time ICRC Delegate, including as Protection Delegate in Ethiopia, Regional Legal Adviser based in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire, and Deputy Head of Delegation & Legal Adviser at the ICRC Permanent Observer Mission to the UN in New York. He has been a legal adviser at Global Affairs Canada and a Senior Adviser for Conflict Dynamics International.
Halima Sogbesan (B.Sc. Communications and Multimedia, American University of Nigeria) is a Nigerian student in her final year of the Master of Journalism program at Carleton University. She spent the summer of 2016 in Adamawa state, North Eastern Nigeria, interviewing women who have returned home from Boko Haram captivity, about their experiences with rehabilitation. She has written for the Ottawa Sun, Premium Times and Nigeria’s The Nation newspaper. She was editor of The Siren, the student newspaper at the American University of Nigeria. She has also worked with Farm Radio International Ghana as a communications officer and ActionAid Nigeria as a governance consultant.
Kayode Ogundamisi (B.Sc. Political Science, University of Jos, M.Public Administration, Ogun State University, M. International Relations, London Metropolitan University) is a commentator on Nigerian and international affairs. He currently shuttles between his base in The United Kingdom and his country of birth, Nigeria. He is the convener of the Liberty Forum UK and is involved in engaging local immigrant communities in the UK for social empowerment and was appointed by the UK government as a board member of the United Kingdom Independent Monitoring Board (IMB), a position he held for 3 years. Since 2013, Ogundamisi has been involved extensively with IDP activism in Nigeria and has visited Boko Haram IDPs in Borno state and other parts of the north. His work on IDPs culminated in his acclaimed documentary, Coping with Boko Haram, which earned him an invitation by the office of the Vice President to serve on various IDP stakeholders initiative coordinated by the Nigerian presidency. Ogundamisi is very active on the social media and has 219 thousand followers on Twitter.
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Event @ Carleton: Advancing Women’s Economic & Political Citizenship: A Conversation with Global Women Change Leaders
November 8, 2016 at 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Public talk with six women from Cameroon, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, India, Kyrgyz Republic and Nepal who are changing their communities and their worlds through leadership on women’s rights and social justice. The women are all in Canada as part of a the Women’s Leadership program at the Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Patience Ngonwei Agwenjang, Cameroon; Adepeju Jaiyeoba, Nigeria; Rotina Mafume, Zimbabwe; Pallavi Silswal, India; Nurshaim Tilenbaeva, Kyrgyz Republic; Jaya Luintel, Nepal
Contact Information: Doris Buss, 613 520-2600 ext 8011, doris.buss@carleton.ca
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Event @ uOttawa: Film Screening-"Touche pas à ma Terre"
We are pleased to invite you to a film screening of “Touche pas à ma Terre” to be held at the Human Rights, Research and Education Centre on November 17, 2016 from 5-7 p.m. in FTX 570.
“Touche pas à ma Terre” is a film produced by local human rights and peacebuilding organizations in the Great Lakes Region, with the support of the independent peacebuilding organization, Interpeace.
Following the screening, Kirsten Van Houten, Maurice Dikaya and Prof. Chris Huggins of the School of International Development and Global Studies will provide comment based on their research in the region. The panel will be moderated by Decky Kipuka Kabongi, Ph.D. Candidate in International Development Policy at Carleton University.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Please RSVP to: kvanh006@uottawa.ca
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Event @ uOttawa: Invitation à la projection du film: "Touche pas à ma terre"
Nous sommes heureux de vous inviter à la projection du film “Touche pas à ma terre” qui se tiendra au Centre de recherche et d’enseignement sur les droits de la personne le 17 Novembre 2016 de 5 à 7 p.m. dans la salle FTX 570.
« Touche pas à ma terre » est un film produit par les organisations locales de défense des droits humains et de consolidation de la paix dans la région des Grands Lacs, avec le soutien de l’organisation indépendante de consolidation de la paix, Interpeace.
Après la projection, Kirsten Van Houten, Maurice Dikaya et le professeur Chris Huggins de l’École de développement international et mondialisation fourniront des commentaires sur la base de leurs travaux de recherche dans la région. La table ronde sera animée par Decky Kipuka Kabongi, doctorant en politique de développement international à l’Université Carleton.
Des rafraîchissements seront servis. Veuillez RSVP auprès de : kvanh006@uottawa.ca
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Event @ uOttawa: Canada and Mali: Towards peace and sustainable democracy or an unmanageable complexity
Event Date: November 10, 2016 – 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: FSS 4006, 120 University Private
Presented by CIPS’ Fragile States Research Network, the FrancoPaix Centre in conflict resolution and peace missions and the Africa Study Group of the Canadian International Council (GRA/CIC) .
Following a military coup, the eruption of armed conflict robust intervention by France in 2012+ and the presidential and legislative elections in 2013, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was deployed and a peace agreement was signed in 2015. Yet the situation remains fragile and terrorist attacks seem to be spreading.
Canada has a long tradition of cooperation with Mali. After a suspension of bilateral aid following the coup d’état, Ottawa re-established cooperation in 2014. Mali is on the short list of African countries where Canada could soon deploy military and police in a UN Peace operation.
What are the actors, dynamics and key issues IN the Malian and regional contexts? What are the options and risks FOR the Canadian government in this situation, especially in the areas of security and governance?
Chair: Cedric Jourde, uO
Panellists:
– Bruno Charbonneau & Adam Sandor, professors and researchers at FrancoPaix Centre: The security-governance-development NEXUS in Mali and dilemmas for Canada.
– Louise Ouimet, former Canadian Ambassador in Mali, member of the GRA/CIC: Challenges and Opportunities for the Canada-Mali partnership.
– Colin Townson, Deputy Director, PSOP/GLOBAL Affairs Canada: Understanding the views and options of the Canadian government
The event is free and it will be mainly in French. It is recommended to arrive early to reserve your spot.
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Annual Tonight's for Tanzania Event -T4T Event.
Saturday, November 12, 2016
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
36 Bentley Ave,Ottawa, ON
Please join the Tanzania Chapter of the Canadian World Education Foundation (CWEF Tanzania) for our 4th annual Social, Cultural and Networking event! We will celebrate African Culture through a taste of East African Cuisine, music, dance and more.
Tickets are $20 General & $15 Students. Available at Carleton University, Rideau Centre, and Ottawa University, at the door on event day and online at:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ annual-tonights-for-tanzania- event-t4t-event-tickets- 27735759403?aff=erelexpmlt
Contact 613-869-4970, petmic_31@yahoo.com for more details
WAYS TO DONATE (You will get a tax receipt for any donation over $20).
Online: Go to http://cwef.ca/site/tanzania/ donate-2/
By Cheque: CWEF Tanzania c/o Wendy Caron, 3661 Charlevoix Ave., Windsor ON N9E 3B4
ABOUT CWEF TANZANIA: www.cwef.ca/site/Tanzania
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Reminder
International Writer Cynthia McLeod to Visit CarletonWhen: Thursday, November 10, 2016 – Friday, November 11, 2016 More Information → |
Call for Submissions-AFRICAN CULTURAL PRODUCTION AND THE RHETORIC OF HUMANISM
The French social philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy, in his book Being Singular Plural, (2000) posits that existence is inherently co-existence. This deeply humanistic vision of social relations resonates with the traditional African philosophy of life which, in a nutshell, boils down to: ‘I am because we are, and because we are therefore I am.’ (Cobbah, 1987). The spirit of hospitality, community, respect for human beings and even for objects exemplifies this approach to life. According to Léopold Sédar Senghor, one of the founding fathers of the Négritude movement, this aspect of African culture is a key aspect of black peoples’ contribution to the architecture of a “Universal Civilization” (Liberté 1. Négritude et humanisme, 1964). At the second conference of Black Artists and Writers held in Rome in 1959, Senghor argued for the centrality of human beings in all artistic creation and appealed to African artists and writers to produce works that deal with the quotidian realities and challenges of African people.
As evidenced by its rich corpus, the primary focus of cultural production in traditional and modern African societies is the longing for the emergence of communities whose daily praxis is driven by the principles of social justice, peace and dignity. The changing conditions in African countries due to multi-party democracies, corruption, civil unrest, famine, natural disasters, disease, poverty, social inequities and wars, have given rise to new discourses informed by this ideal. Furthermore, the emergence of information technologies has also enabled new artistic dimensions in the continent’s cultural production and artists of all disciplines have crafted their works to fit these new realities while placing the rhetoric of humanism at their core. Yet very few cultural and literary critics have explored this interminable quest for humanistic societies in an extensive manner.
We invite interested scholars to submit essays analyzing African cultural production through a critical examination of the discursive strategies and frameworks in which the question of humanism is dealt with in any one or more of the following art forms: literature, cinema, video games, performing arts, painting, sculpture, photography, cartoon and music. Essays for the collection will be between 6000 and 6500 words long including notes.
Ideas for proposals could be based on (but not limited to) any of the topics below:
- Women’s Status
- Children’s and Minority Rights
- Religion and Traditional Rites
- Systems of Justice
- (Im)Migration and the Refugee Question
- Power, Violence and Governance
- War and Trauma
- Gender and Sexuality
- The Environment
- Humanitarian Aid
- (Neo)Colonial Relations
- Humanistic Discourses in Africa and the African Diaspora
Please send your proposal in a Word or Word-compatible document of approximately 300 words in English via an email attachment to the editors Lifongo Vetinde (vetinde@gmail.com) and Jean-Blaise Samou (samouj@ripon.edu) not later than January 15, 2017. Notifications about the status of proposals will be sent out by March 30, 2017. First drafts of essays are expected by July 15, 2017 with final drafts due by September 30, 2017. The anticipated date of publication is 2018 by Lexington Books.
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Call for Papers-North Eastern Workshop on Southern Africa (NEWSA)
This is a call for papers and discussants for the fourteenth North Eastern Workshop on Southern Africa (NEWSA). We encourage scholars from all disciplines who are currently working on southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe) to submit proposals. The meeting will be held at the Bishop Booth Conference Center in Burlington, Vermont (USA), October 5-8, 2017. Located on 130 acres of forest with its own secluded beach, the center is an ideal location for scholarly conversation.
The NEWSA conference is organized around intensive discussion of pre-circulated papers. There are also many opportunities for informal conversation about work in progress. Drawing on the successful precedents of the former Southern African Research Program at Yale and the Canadian Research Consortium on Southern Africa, this program is designed to give southern Africanists the opportunity for close and intensive discussion of work across a wide variety of scholarly fields. We aim to prioritize scholarship, regardless of discipline or topic, that is evidence-based and grounded in analysis of African discourses and concepts, and which elucidates local worldviews and experience.
We encourage the presentation of previously unpublished work, and submissions from graduate students and junior faculty in particular. However, we are unlikely to accept any papers submitted from graduate students unless the writer has completed significant fieldwork that informs the analysis. We especially encourage participation from professionals, scholars and graduate students in Africa, as well as those located in Europe, Canada, and the United States.
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Makerere University Candidate Search for Research Fellows & Senior Research Fellow
Makerere University invites applications for One (1) Senior Research Fellow and Two (2) Research Fellow positions in the fields of:
- Political Economy: Agrarian studies;Economic Theory and History; Late Industrialization and International Political Economy.
- History, with a specialization in Pre-Colonial African and Indian Ocean History and/or Historiography and Historical Methods.
- Political Theory: Modern and pre-modern, Western and non-western comparative.
- Literary and Cultural Studies: World and African Literature; Social and Cultural Anthropology; Post-colonial studies.
All appointments are for five-year renewable contract subject to satisfactory performance.
Applicants should send a letter of application, C.V., Certificates and Transcripts (3 copies each set) giving full details of applicant’s education, qualification, work experience, present salary and naming three referees, plus their postal and email addresses. Applicants should make sure that at least two referees have forwarded references concerning their applications by the time of submission of the application. Please send a copy of your application to applications.misr@gmail.com with a copy to mahmood.mamdani@columbia.edu.These will be forwarded to the Human Resource Directorate, Makerere University.
The deadline for receiving applications is January 5, 2017.
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Junior Researcher/Researcher/Senior Researcher Vacancy
The Afro-Middle East Centre (AMEC) is a research institute based in Johannesburg, and focusing mainly on the Middle East and North Africa region. It produces a number of publications and organises various events throughout the year.
AMEC seeks to employ a Junior Researcher/ Researcher/Senior Researcher, based in Johannesburg. This position will suit a flexible, experienced and articulate candidate who works well in a team, is target driven, hard working and works well under pressure and tight deadlines.
Closing date: 11 November 2016
For more information about Afro-Middle East Centre, refer to www.amec.org.za
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Job Opportunity: Senior Program Officer
Farm Radio International (FRI) is seeking an experienced and dynamic individual to join its Program Team and to provide leadership in program development and project implementation in West Africa. FRI’s current country portfolio includes Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal. In this region, our radio and ICT initiatives focus on climate resilience, agriculture, nutrition, gender equality, food security as well as maternal and child health. It is also expected that the Senior Program Officer (SPO) will contribute to the integration of gender equality in our programs and within the organization.
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