Elimu: 4th Annual Charity BBQ
When: Saturday July 9th, 10am – 4pm
Ottawa-based charity, Elimu hosts their 4th Annual Charity BBQ at M&M Meat Shop – Manotick (990 River Rd.) Funds will go to support Elimu’s new digital resource centre in
Malindi, Kenya. The Centre uses digital technology to give vulnerable students all the tools they need to succeed in their studies.
Elimu which means education in Swahili is all about local collaboration and sustainable development. In the past 10 years they have: built Upendo Nursery School for 130 of the youngest members of Sabaki Village; helped over 40 young women with income generating skills and tools to start their own sewing businesses through the Heri
Sewing Project, and kept nearly 40 kids in school who would otherwise have become drop outs through the Nyumbani Kwetu Home for Children and Stay in School Sponsorship Project.
Donations of $20 or more receive an official receipt for income tax purposes. Receipts are valid for Canadian residents. All proceeds go direct to projects as all administrative costs are covered by the Elimu founder. Donations can be made at www.elimu.ca
Elimu Website →
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Music and Beyond Presents: Measha Brueggergosman
When: Sunday, July 10, 2016, 19:30 – 21:30
Where: Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper St. Ottawa
Measha Brueggergosman – Soprano
Aya Yamamoto – Piano
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Measha’s Website →
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Changing of Guard Ceremony: 50th Anniversary of Barbados’ Independence
When: Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 9:45 a.m.
Where: East Lawn, Parliament Hill
The High Commission for Barbados in Ottawa is pleased to invite the public to a view a special Changing of the Guard Ceremony. Please join us for a display of Canadian Military Drill as we continue to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Barbados’ Independence and 50 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and Barbados. This is a free event.
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Music and Beyond presents: Oliver Jones
When: Monday, July 11, 2016, 19:30 – 21:30
Where: Dominion-Chalmers United Church
Although most people know Oliver Jones as a jazz pianist, his studies were actually in classical piano where he developed a immense love of the great composers, everything from Bach to Chopin, to the modern composer George Gershwin. Oliver Jones will be playing a brand new show for his Music and Beyond concert opening with a solo piano performance of renditions of some of his favorite classical pieces, and following with an homage to his friend and mentor, the late Oscar Peterson with musicians Éric Lagacé on Bass and Jim Doxas on Drums.
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor: Socicultural Anthropologist, Sub-Saharan Africa
The George Mason University Department of Sociology and Anthropology in Virginia, USA invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor opening for a Sociocultural Anthropologist of Sub-Saharan Africa, to begin August 25, 2016, for the 2017-18 academic year (teaching load is 2:2). George Mason University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff, and strongly encourages candidates to apply who will enrich Mason’s academic and culturally inclusive environment.
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Pop-Up Afro Beats Dance Night!
When: Thursday, July 14 at 8 PM – 12 AM
Where: 5 Arlington Street, Ottawa, ON
What: Bart Sullivan of Farm Radio International is visiting Ottawa from his home in Arusha, Tanzania. Please come out to enjoy his favourite music from African clubs, radio stations,
and dance floors over the past 10 years. Enjoy groovy tunes, craft beer and wine.
Cover: Pay-what-you-can—all proceeds go to Farm Radio International.
Want more info? Contact Brenda Jackson: brenda@farmradio.org (613-761-3646)
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