African Studies @ Carleton Digest: Issue of August 12, 2016

When: Saturday, August 13, 2016
Noon to 8pm
Where: Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa
  This year marks The Cooperative Republic of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary, so you know we have to celebrate all year. Bring your Families, your Picnic Baskets, and your Cricket Skills, and join us for fun-filled day. There will be games, entertainment, and good music for the entire family. Music by Selekta Shellz & other DJs.

Dimanche 14 août 2016
10 h 30 à 18 h
11am – 6pm
Parc Moussette, 361, boulevard de Lucerne, Gatineau, QC

Venez célébrer la richesse de la diversité culturelle à Gatineau! Des activités pour toute la famille sont prévues pour en apprendre davantage sur les différentes communautés gatinoises. Au programme : danse, chants, musique, animation, structures gonflables et plus encore! Une trentaine d’exposants, d’artisans et d’organismes vous attendront! Justement, la patrouille environnementale y sera! Et c’est gratuit! 13 h 00 – 13 h 15 Loyal Kigabiro et la Troupe thaïlandaise | Extravagance Afro-Asie
16 h 45 – 17 h 15 Caribbean Fit Fête | Animation de danse caribéenne
Afriart Canada : Articles artisanaux africains, bijoux, décoration et vêtements

Programmation Complète →

An exciting opportunity is now available to be involved in a major new collaborative international research project focussed on lives at the urban periphery in three African cities (Addis Ababa, Johannesburg and Durban). The Research Associate will make an important contribution to a three-year research project which focusses on how infrastructural investment and economic changes on the peripheries of three city-regions in Africa are shaped, governed and experienced, and how these processes then impact urban poverty. This project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the National Research Foundation as part of the Urban Transformations research agenda.

The closing date for applications is on 18 August 2016. 

Enquiries: P.j.meth@sheffield.ac.uk

For More Information →

This is the first call of the 5-year “Leading Integrated Research for Agenda 2030 in Africa” programme funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The programme seeks to increase the production of high-quality, integrated, solutions-oriented research on global sustainability by early-career scientists in Africa. Funded projects are expected to generate new solutions-oriented knowledge that will help develop new urban paradigms in Africa and make African cities more resilient, adaptable and healthier.

The call for pre-proposals aims to identify collaborative research projects in Africa interested to explore inter-relationships across at least two domains of the nexus. Successful applicants will be invited to join a training workshop on integrated research in Nairobi, Kenya, on 3-7 October 2016. Applicants should have no more than 10 years’ work experience following their PhDs or equivalent research experience.

The deadline for pre-proposal submission is 15 August 2016 (18:00 CET).