Anti-Black Racism: Understandings its impact in Canada
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When: August 8, 6-9 PM Where: Jean Pigott Hall, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West. The City for All Women Initiative (CAWI) and the Ottawa Local Immigrant Partnership (OLIP) are organizing a forum to bring all concerned community members and stakeholders together to address the issue of systemic anti-Black racism in our city in an informed, constructive, and collaborative way.In this three hour session, we will explore the impact of systemic anti-Black racism on Canada’s diverse Black communities within the criminal justice system, education, and social services. In table discussions, we will connect with a variety of subject matter experts, explore the intersecting identities of Ottawa’s diverse Black community members, learn about initiatives underway to address systemic anti-Black racism within Canadian institutions, and explore actions we can all take to address this problem in our city. Light refreshments will be served. We have limited funds for those of us who need to have childcare or bus tickets reimbursed in order to participate. Please contact info@cawi-ivtf.org for inquiries or additional information. CAWI (City for All Women Initiative) is a unique collaborative of women from diverse communities, organizations, and academia working with municipal decision makers to create a more inclusive city and promote gender equality. The Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) is a multi-sectoral partnership involving 60 local organizations working on a shared vision and common priorities designed to build local capacity to attract, settle, and integrate immigrants in 5 sectors: (1) settlement and orientation; (2) economic integration; (3) health and wellbeing; (4) language training and interpretation; and (5) socio-civic integration capacity development. For more information, visit the Facebook event page |
Event @ Carleton: Canada Research Chair Candidate Research Talks
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Please join the Faculty of Public Affairs as they host a candidate for the Canada Research Chair Tier One position in Migration and Refugee Law and Politics. When: Friday, August 12, 2016 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Where: D382, Loeb Building Dr. Jonathan Crush, Research Chair in Global Migration and Development, Balsillie School of International Affairs |
Partnership Africa Canada is hiring: Field Operations Director
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The Field Operations Director, reporting to the Executive Director, is a senior position at Partnership Africa Canada. The Field Operations Director is responsible for the management of all country offices, overall implementation of field activities, and the reporting on progress of activities. PAC’s headquarters are located in Ottawa. Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Download the full job description here. The deadline for applications is Friday, August 19.�Directeur/Directrice, op�rations sur le terrain Le directeur ou la directrice des op�rations sur le terrain, qui rel�ve de la directrice g�n�rale, occupe un poste de direction chez Partenariat Afrique Canada. Cette personne est charg�e de la gestion de tous les bureaux de pays, de l’ex�cution globale des activit�s sur le terrain et de la production de rapports sur l’avancement des activit�s. Le si�ge social de PAC est situ� � Ottawa. Les candidats et les candidates doivent �tre l�galement autoris�s � travailler au Canada. T�l�charger la description compl�te du poste ici. La date limite pour le d�p�t des candidatures est�le vendredi 19 ao�t 2016. For more information visit Partnership Africa Canada’s Website → |
Call For Papers: 17th Annual Africa Conference
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17th Annual Africa Conference at the University of Texas at Austin When: March 31-April 2, 2017 Austin, TX Convened by: Dr. Toyin Falola, Department of History, UT Austin “Rupturing Colonial Legacies: Colonialisms and Decolonizations in Africa and the African Diaspora” While overt colonization ended with the official independence of African and Asian countries during the twentieth century, contemporary forms of imperialism and globalization perpetuate colonial inequities and structures of power, epistemology, subjectivity, and visuality. The political-economic/social/ The goal of the 2017 Africa Conference is to problematize historical and contemporary colonial and neo-colonial power structures in relation to Africa and the African Diaspora, as well as to (re)imagine and map out alternative futures both within and outside of these global matrices of power and domination. Thus, we invite proposals for papers, panel presentations, roundtables, and artistic works/performances that critically engage the seen and unseen, named and unnamed global constellations of colonialism and neo-colonialism in Africa and the African Diaspora of past, present, and future. As in years past, participants will be drawn from around the world. Graduate students are encouraged to attend and present papers. The conference will provide time for scholars from various disciplines and geographical locations to interact, exchange ideas, and receive feedback. Additionally, selected papers will be published in book form. Submitted papers will be assigned to particular panels according to similarities in theme, topic, discipline, or geographical location. Panel proposals (of 3-5 presenters) are especially encouraged.
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