The Emancipation Day Underground Freedom Train Ride
It is with great excitement that we are finally able to announce the first ever Emancipation Day Underground Freedom Train Ride – Ottawa. We invite ALL communities to Get on Board!
When: July 31, Greenboro Station, Gathering will begin at 10:45pm
Return to Greenboro Station after midnight on August 1
Cost is your train fare ($3.60, PrestoCard or Tickets)
ALL AGES WELCOME!
About Emancipation Day Freedom Train
Since 2013, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, the Emancipation Day Freedom Ride Committee in partnership with A Different Booklist has been responsible for the event. The first Freedom Train departed from Union Station at 11:40 pm on July 31st, arriving at Downsview Station after midnight on August 1st as a symbolic commemoration of the Underground Railroad and Emancipation Day. Since that first trip, 5000+ people have joined the “Freedom Train” as part of the celebration and it has become a growing annual event.
Ottawa – ALL ABOARD! The Ottawa Emancipation Day Underground Freedom Ride Committee was established in support of an Ottawa Emancipation Day Freedom Ride in partnership with A Different Booklist. When they shared their vision to have a train make the symbolic journey, simultaneously to the Toronto Ride, we could not refuse. We offer this to the community as an opportunity to celebrate, reflect and be in the spirit of our ancestors!
ALL ABOARD!
Adrienne Coddett – Committee Chair
Please email Adrienne nappy322@gmail.com with any questions that you may have about being part of the 2016 ride! |
Entrepreneurship Funding: Call for Applications
The Michaëlle Jean Foundation is inviting underserved youth, aged 18-30, to apply for its Young Arts Entrepreneur business fund. The initiative provides successful applicants with $7,500 in start-up funds, over a two-year period, as well as seasoned mentors from the business sector. To learn more about the opportunity and apply, please visit the information page. Deadline for applications is August 1, 2016 at 11:59 pm E.T.
The program was designed with the assistance of youth business organization Futurpreneur Canada to fill a gap identified by community youth and arts organizations across the country. It is supported by BMO Financial Group and CIBC.
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Friends of Africa: An Economic Development Conference
When: October 8 – October 9, 2016
Where: The Marriott Hotel & Conference Centre
Join us on the 8th October 2016 at the 6th Edition of the Friends of Africa (FOA) Theme: AfroInvestors Creating Capital for Development.
We are thrilled about the growing involvement of professionals and entrepreneurs to offer solutions and opportunities in the development of Africa and to Friends who do business in Africa. We invite you to come meet with Global partners and stakeholders:
- Gain new insights on available Investment opportunities
- Identify trading partners and platforms for expansion
- Learn how other businesses succeed in Africa
- Meet new participants and investors in Infrastructure
- Meet with Private/Public sector decision-makers across the globe
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Writing Opportunities
Leanwords is seeking multiple writers to cover all regions in Africa. We are looking for self-motivated and outgoing individuals who can work from anywhere and have a keen interest in the continent of Africa and the Africa Diasporas. Through this opportunity you will gain experience working as a freelance writer, make great connections with influential leaders and organizations; and you will learn from talented writers at affiliated publications.
Leanwords is a service that connects people to important information directly influencing African communities – both within and outside the continent of Africa. Leanwords delivers information in a concise and direct format that facilitates comprehension and engagement of its audience on relevant subject matters. We simplify, summarize and deliver information content pertaining to African communities directly to our audience. This commitment is entirely reflected in our slogan, “Responsibility to Connect.”
As a Leanwords writer your focus will be to research and write articles in a concise fashion on events and topics affecting the African region of your choice. This role calls for hard work, ethics, quality writing and the desire to find and tell the truth. Writers write on their own time to meet their agreed upon weekly commitments; and in special cases will receive remuneration.
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities
• Writing talent, originality, ability to work independently and self-promotion abilities
• Considerable knowledge about Africa; particularly the countries that constitute the region you choose (North, South, West, East and Central Africa)
• Research, document, write, and present the information in an honest, ethical, and unbiased manner.
• Ability to provide an opinion and be able to engage on topic
• Writing for publication on a tight deadline
• Fact-checking the information given to you by a source
• Must have a vivid imagination and be able to handle criticism and rejection.
• Carry a complex schedule
• Follow current events, always looking for a story opportunity
• Pitch story ideas to editors and other stakeholders
• Able to work within a tight deadline
• Curious about the world around you
• General understanding of current event
• Good communication skills, both written and oral
• Strong editing and proofreading skills
• Eye for detail
• Excellent written English skills
• Must be able to work well independently or in a team
• Ability to multitask
How to Apply: Please submit a short statement of intent and a copy of your writing to HR@leanwords.com with the subject line: “(Region) Africa Writer – Full Name” or go to leanwords.com/jobs |
UFS/AS Young African Scholar Award
Scholarship in African Studies still faces the challenge of capacity-building to enhance ownership by authors and institutions from and on the African continent. It also requires more coordinated efforts to provide the deserved space by African authors in the international domain.
This Award seeks to strengthen efforts to further promote internationally recognized African scholarship in African Studies. In 2014, the Centre for Africa Studies (CAS) at the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein became affiliated with the Africa Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies (AEGIS), of which the Institute of African Affairs of the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies in Hamburg is a core member.
The GIGA publishes Africa Spectrum, putting out three issues annually. The journal is also linked to the German African Studies Association (Vereinigung von Afrikanisten in Deutschland/VAD). Sharing a commitment to African capacity-building in African Studies, the partner institutions are therefore pleased to announce the extension of its annual Young African Scholar Award (starting in 2015, continuing in 2016). This call for papers invites submissions of research articles under this heading to the journal by latest August 15, 2016.
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Institute of African Studies Courses 2016-2017
IAS NEWS:James Milner Urges UN to Respond Holistically to the Global Refugee Crisis
Carleton researcher urges UN to respond holistically to the global refugee crisis.
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IAS News:Professor Pius Adesanmi discusses african capitalism and corruption in Nigeria
IAS News:Professor Pius Adesanmi discusses african capitalism and corruption in Nigeria.
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Congratulations to Susanne Klausen, winner of the Joel Gregory Prize
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