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July 10 2015

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Carleton University KiSwahili Courses in Fall and Winter

Carleton University KiSwahili Courses in Fall and Winter

Introductory study of Kiswahili. This language is spoken by around 5 million people as a native language in a number of countries in central and eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. It is the second language of some 135 million more, making it the most widely used language in sub-Saharan Africa. This introductory course will cover oral skills as well as basic reading and writing skills. There will also be an important emphasis on cultural practices of Swahili-speaking people. The instructor for the course is Dr. Abdulwahid Mazrui (PhD, Indiana University), co-author of Swahili: A Complete Course for Beginners.

In the Fall term, you can take LANG 1010 A, Intro to Language I: Kiswahili, and in the Winter term, you can take LANG 1020 A, Introduction to Language II: Kiswahili.

2015 United Nigerian Mega Picnic

2015 United Nigerian Mega Picnic

July 11, 2015 at 1pm in Vincent Massey Park, corner of Riverside and Heron Road – Section H

DJ Music
Volleyball, Tug of War, Water Balloon Fights & Many more activities
Bring Potluck, tasty BBQ, roasted corn, plantain, Akara, Puff-Puff, Chicken & Beef Kebabs from fellow Nigerians

For additional information about fun in the sun at the Nigerian Mega Picnic, click.

GhanaFest 2015

GhanaFest 2015

Join the Ghanaian Association of Ottawa for GhanaFest 2015 on Saturday, July 18th from 12 to 8:30pm.

A day of sports, games, food (on sale), cultural activities, African art and craft.

For more info, contact ghanainfo@rogers.com

Celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day In Ottawa

Celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day In Ottawa

Nelson Mandela International Day was launched in recognition of Nelson Mandela’s birthday on 18 July, 2009 via unanimous decision of the UN General Assembly. It is more than a celebration of Madiba’s life and legacy. It is a global movement to honour his life’s work and act to change the world for the better. So, how can you help. Well…..party with a purpose!!  $10 pre sold tickets $15 at the door. Proceeds received will be given to Party with a Purpose Productions (PPP) in South Africa. The organisation aims to facilitate social development through sustainable and basic programmes/projects and events aimed towards simple achievable goals that make a tangible and lasting difference.

Madiba! Madiba! will offer a live art battle, dance battles, projections, live drumming, tribal belly dance, Afro House DJ’s Tribal Threat Music and house techno DJ Sheauwen.

Held Saturday July 18th, 2015
10pm-2am
Happy Goat Coffee Co., 25 Laurel Street, Ottawa

 

Call For Abstracts Extended for 2015 International Conference on Chinese and African Sustainable Urbanization: A Global Perspective

Call For Abstracts Extended for 2015 International Conference on Chinese and African Sustainable Urbanization: A Global Perspective

The University of Ottawa and UN-Habitat are inviting submissions to present papers and posters, and to organize workshops, forums or panels at the 2015 International Conference on Chinese and African Sustainable Urbanization (ICCASU): A Canadian and International Perspective, taking place in Ottawa, Canada, October 24-25, 2015.
The organization committee of ICCASU2015 has announced that they will be extending the dates for abstract submissions and early bird registrations to July 31st, 2015.
For all of those submitting, please ensure that you also register before July 31st to enjoy a discount for early registration.

Click here for additional information.

Call For Papers: Two Days of Canada Conference

Call For Papers: Two Days of Canada Conference

Held October 22-23, 2015

“Harriet’s Legacies: Race, Historical Memory and Futures in the Niagara Region.”
Call for papers: Abstracts due September 1st, 2015
This important conference will highlight the historical presence of Black Canadians in Niagara, Ontario, and, more generally, Canada. The title refers to the crucial role that St. Catharines played in the Underground Railroad and the abolition of slavery. Harriet Tubman, who is recognized by UNESCO, as a freedom seeker, abolitionist and ‘conductor’ was the city’s most renowned participant in the Underground Railroad. Tubman and the Black citizens who helped to build St. Catharines are soon to be recognized by the opening of a new elementary school in downtown St. Catharines. The timing of the conference will help to connect the university and the broader community around shared goals of unity in diversity, the recovery and memorialization of Black history in Ontario and the promotion of general knowledge around the multiple accomplishments of Black Canadians.
Keynote Addresses by Lillian Allen , two-time Juno Award winner, and  Paul Barrett , author of Blackening Canada: Diaspora, Race, Multiculturalism and a featured Creative Reading by Austin Clarke , one of Canada’s most celebrated and awarded authors.
Papers may consider the recovery, popularization, and the mobilization of local, provincial and national stories of Black experiences in Canada, especially more local community concerns and future opportunities; Blackness in suburban and rural spaces; Gender and Sexuality; Transracial Identities; Blackface in Canada; Black Canadian artistic production; Gospel music and radio in Ontario; cross-cultural collaborations; Black youth movements; Race, Borders and Movement; Public Memory and Monuments; Intimate Archives of Blackness; The history and legacies of Black Feminisms including contributions to or conflicts with other feminisms and or other humaninterest groups; Africville; digital archives and short related creative new media projects;Development pressures and Black heritage sites; Blackness and Indigenous peoples.
Proposals for individual papers, performances, presentations, or panels from all disciplines, covering any aspect of Black Canada’s past, present or future are welcome. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words and may be sent to Gregory Betts, Department of English Language & Literature (gbetts@brocku.ca) before 1 September 2015 . Please attach a 50-word biography to your submission.

Hardcopy proposals should be sent to

Professor Gregory Betts, c/o The Department of English Language & Literature, Brock University, 573 Glenridge Ave. St.Catharines, ON L2S3A1

Call For Papers: CODESRIA Academic Freedom in Africa: 25 Years after the Kampala Declaration, Issues, Challenges and Prospects

Call For Papers: CODESRIA Academic Freedom in Africa: 25 Years after the Kampala Declaration, Issues, Challenges and Prospects

November 27-28, 2015 in Kampala Uganda.

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce the organization from 27 to 28 November 2015 in Kampala, Uganda of an international conference themed: “Academic Freedom in Africa: 25 years after the Kampala Declaration. Challenges, Issues and Prospects.” This conference fits within the framework of CODESRIA’s Academic Freedom Programme. This programme started with the adoption in November 1990 of the Kampala Declaration, which states, among others, that “every African intellectual has the right to exercise freely intellectual activity, including research and dissemination of research results, provided he/she respects the principles of scientific research and ethical and universally recognized professional standards.”
This meeting will bring together African and Diaspora scholars and researchers who have a particular interest in issues related to academic freedom.
Through this conference, CODESRIA seeks to pursue a work that has already begun in various publications including most recently the Pax Academica journal: the issue is to assess the relevance of instruments and strategies developed and implemented about twenty years ago. The conference will also be an opportunity to revisit key issues related to various approaches, concepts and research tools on academic freedom and social responsibility of academics and researchers.

People wishing to attend this meeting must send to CODESRIA their full papers. in “Times New Roman” font, size 12, single spaced) relating to the general theme of the conference. Papers should be sent by email to CODESRIA Secretariat by 31 August 2015 and must include an abstract in French and English, five key words, the title of the proposal, the contact details and affiliation of the author. . An independent selection committee will review the applications and selected authors who will be invited to submit the final version of their paper for the conference no later than 30 September, 2015.

Abstracts, final research proposals and any questions should be sent to the following address:

CODESRIA

Academic Freedom and Human Rights Programme

Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop x Canal IV

BP : 3304, CP : 18524, Dakar, Senegal

Email: academic.freedom@codesria.sn

Website.

Call For Papers: ASAUK Conference 2016

Call For Papers: ASAUK Conference 2016

The ASAUK biennial conference will be held at the University of Cambridge (Robinson College) from September 7 to September 9, 2016.
While we are not attempting to give the conference an overarching theme, it is possible for individuals, journals, centres and networks to offer a series of panels on particular topics so that there can be sequential debate through the conference. Those wishing to organise streams should contact the conference administrator, Dorian Addison, directly at conference2016.cambridge@gmail.com
The call for panels (symposia) is now open. Panels at the conference will be an hour and a half long and we would recommend no more than three papers per panel to allow time for questions and debate
To submit a panel and/or papers, please do so via this link by October 31, 2015.

A call for papers will be done once the call for panels is closed to allows those submitting papers to see a full list of panels.
Call for papers will close on April 2nd, 2016, and they do not have to be full papers, they can be abstracts of 250 words.

 
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