Calendar of Events
Results For 2005
Eritrea Minister of Health Saleh Meky Presents 'Challenges in African Development'
Saleh Meky is an influential member of the Eritrean cabinet and represents Eritrea in many non-health related matters, especially with relation to foreign affairs.
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Eritrea Minister of Health Saleh Meky Presents "Challenges in Healthcare in Africa: Eritrea's Strategy for Success"
Saleh Meky is an influential member of the Eritrean cabinet and represents Eritrea in many health and non-health related matters, especially with relation to foreign affairs.
Thursday, January 20, 2005
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Jacques Depelchin Presentation, 'Is Sustained Peace in the DRC Possible?' - PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE!!
Democratic Republic of Congo native, Jacques Depelchin examines under which conditions sustained peace can be achieved and explores the political and social environment of the country.
Thursday, January 27, 2005
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
African Hip Hop, Rap, and Popular Culture
Professor Cheryl Keyes, UCLA Ethnomusicology Dept., will moderate a discussion of West African popular culture, including hip hop, rap, jazz, and other music. Where did hip hop originate? Brooklyn? West Africa? Presentations, music, video and more!
Friday, February 04, 2005
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
'Isicathamiya: Zulu Choral Music Past and Present' by Elizabeth Gunner, including 'Making Music in Hard Times: Youth and the Genre of Isicathamiya in the Time of AIDS, Some Observations'
Foot stomping, lyrical, gospel -- Zulu Choral music has it all! Professor Elizabeth Gunner's Powerpoint presentation focuses on this wonderful genre, and the transitions in the music from its beginnings to present day, particularly the current relationship between youth, AIDS, and this music. She will also play selections of Zulu Choral music and show video of performances.
Thursday, February 10, 2005
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Youth for Youth (Y4Y) Program in Western Kenya: One Year Later A Lecture and Video Show
Paula Tavrow, PhD
Tue 22nd February 2005 2:00-3:30 PM
Bunche Hall, Room 10367
Globalization Research Center--Africa
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Crisis in Darfur: A Week of Awareness, A Call to Action
The UCLA Darfur Action Committee, a coalition of student organizations, will be sponsoring a week of events, focusing on genocide and atrocities committed, including Sudan, Armenia, Rwanda, and the Holocaust.
Monday, February 28, 2005
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Screening of Nightline: A View from the Ground on the Killing in Northeast Africa with Actor Don Cheadle
John Prendergast, Special Advisor to the President for the International Crisis Group, speaks about his recent trip to Darfur and effective ways to take action on the crisis.
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Crisis in Darfur: A Week of Awareness, A Call to Action
The UCLA Darfur Action Committee, a coalition of student organizations, will be sponsoring a week of events, focusing on genocide and atrocities committed, including Sudan, Armenia, Rwanda, and the Holocaust.
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Plea for Peace -- Candlelight Vigil
The UCLA Darfur Action Committee, a coalition of student organizations, will be sponsoring a week of events, focusing on genocide and atrocities committed, including Sudan, Armenia, Rwanda, and the Holocaust, as well as violence against women along with a plea for peace.
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Crisis in Darfur: Responding to Violence Against Women
This event features presentations and a panel discussion on "Crisis in Darfur: Responding to Violence Against Women."
Thursday, March 03, 2005
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
UCLA Fowler Museum Exhibition: Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw
Vivid paintings of rural and urban life, striking depictions of Christianity from an Ethiopian perspective, unusually layered images of the political and military exploits of Ethiopian rulers…these are the innovative creations of Qes Adamu Tesfaw. The exhibition runs March 6 - September 18, 2005.
Sunday, March 06, 2005
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
UCLA Fowler Museum Exhibition: Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw
Vivid paintings of rural and urban life, striking depictions of Christianity from an Ethiopian perspective, unusually layered images of the political and military exploits of Ethiopian rulers…these are the innovative creations of Qes Adamu Tesfaw. The exhibition runs March 6 - September 18, 2005.
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Contemporary Ethiopia: Revolution and Transformation?
Edmond Keller, Gayle Smith, Marcia Thomas, Berhanu Abegaz, and Sosina Demissie examine significant events in contemporary Ethiopia. This special forum complements the Fowler Museum exhibition, "Painting Ethiopia: the Art of Adamu Tesfaw," which runs from March 6 to September 18, 2005.
Saturday, March 19, 2005
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
STANDFAST 2005: Stop GENOCIDE in Sudan
On April 7, 2005, take action and STANDFAST for the people of Darfur!
Thursday, April 07, 2005
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
BREAK FAST
BREAK FAST commemoration marking the end of the day-long fast with special guests, student group performances, and images of Darfur.
Thursday, April 07, 2005
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
AIDS in Africa
Integrating HIV Prevention and Care in Africa: Existing Challenges and Innovative Solutions
Friday, April 15, 2005
11:30 AM - 8:30 PM
Islam and Hinduism in the Indian Ocean World: Global Truths and Local Practices, Day One
Conference to examine Islam and Hinduism in the Indian Ocean World.
Friday, April 15, 2005
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Islam and Hinduism in the Indian Ocean World: Global Truths and Local Practices, Day Two
Conference to examine Islam and Hinduism in the Indian Ocean World.
Saturday, April 16, 2005
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Margaret Dongo Presentation on 'The Zimbabwe 2005 Election: Implications on Gender'
Freedom fighter to Parliament member, Margaret Dongo. Ms. Dongo is the president of the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats (ZUD) and she was a candidate for Parliament in Zimbabwe in March 2005. She shares her experiences with the electoral process and the implications for gender in politics in Zimbabwe.
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
What America Needs to Know About Africa
A panel discussion by Fulbright and Global Fellows scholars from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa about Africa and what people should know about the continent.
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Dying in Darfur: The Genocide Intervention Fund and Student Activism
Presented by Samantha Power, with an introduction from Geoffrey Robinson
Thursday, April 21, 2005
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Activating the Past: Latin America in the Black Atlantic, Day One
The goal of this conference is to disclose "hidden" historical references to local and regional encounters with the trans-Atlantic slave trade, focusing on religious practices and artifacts that shaped changing political and economic relationships in "fetishized" forms of power and value.
Saturday, April 23, 2005
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Activating the Past: Latin America in the Black Atlantic, Day Two
The goal of this conference is to disclose "hidden" historical references to local and regional encounters with the trans-Atlantic slave trade, focusing on religious practices and artifacts that shaped changing political and economic relationships in "fetishized" forms of power and value.
Sunday, April 24, 2005
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Darfur Action Committee presents Carl Wilkens Discussing the Rwanda Genocide - TIME CONFIRMED, WED., 5/4 at 12 PM
The UCLA Darfur Action Committee Presents a talk with Carl Wilkens who refused to leave Rwanda when the violence broke out in 1994 and he relates his experiences during the genocide.
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
The World is A Bus: New Generation of Nigerian Writers Coming to Terms with Globalization
Professor Chi Eze, a global fellow at the UCLA International Institute, will discuss three of Nigeria's most recent award-winning writers, with a focus on how culture informs their writing, their vision of Africa, and their position on cultural globalization.
Monday, May 09, 2005
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
'Sometimes in April' Film Screening
Melnitz Movies and the UCLA Darfur Action Committee present a screening of this critically acclaimed HBO feature on the Rwanda genocide.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Film Screening of Congolese filmmaker Mweze Ngangura's 'The Governor's New Clothes'
Not your usual film about African politics, corruption, and vanity -- The Governor's New Clothes is a musical comedy which parodies the trappings of power and African leaders.
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Women in the Global Struggle Against Apartheid
South African Concul-General Jeanette T. Ndhlovu
Sat 12th March 2005 1:00 PM
California African American Museum in Los Angeles
National Endowment for the Humanities and the California Council for the Humanities
Thursday, May 12, 2005
1:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Women in the Global Struggle Against Apartheid
South African Concul-General Jeanette T. Ndhlovu
Sat 12th March 2005 1:00 PM
California African American Museum in Los Angeles
National Endowment for the Humanities and the California Council for the Humanities
Thursday, May 12, 2005
1:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Toward a New South Africa
Dr. Edmond Keller, Dr. C. R. D. Halisi, Dr. Tom Spencer-Walters
Sat 14th May 2005 1:00 PM
California African American Museum in Los Angeles
National Endowment for the Humanities and the California Council for the Humanities
Saturday, May 14, 2005
1:00 PM
Global Cities: Water, Infrastructure and Environment - A Dialogic Conference
Various
Mon 16th May 2005 12 pm
Pacific Suites Hotel, Santa Barbara
Globalization Research Center--Africa
Monday, May 16, 2005
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Film Screening of '500 Years Later'
An epic documentary, infused with the spirit and music of liberation, explores the collective atrocities that uprooted Africans from their culture and homeland 500 years ago and chronicles the struggle of Black people who continue to fight for freedom.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Ralph Bunche: An African American in South Africa
Professor Robert Russell Edgar, Howard University, will discuss the legacy and importance of Nobel Laureate Ralph J. Bunche, and his contributions and experience in South Africa.
Monday, May 23, 2005
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wage Peace! Strategies for Developing a Culture of Peace in Times of War
An open dialogue with Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, United Nations Under-Secretary General and Former President of the UN Security Council and UNICEF
Monday, May 23, 2005
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
United Nations Under-Secretary General to Discuss Culture of Peace
Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury discusses strategies for developing a Culture of Peace in times of war.
Monday, May 23, 2005
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Never Again...Once Again: The World Remains Silent on Darfur
The crisis in Darfur is ongoing, despite relief efforts and media attention. John Prendergast, International Crisis Group, and Peter Takirambudde, Human Rights Watch, will discuss the situation and talk about why conditions are still so dire for the people of Darfur. They will also address the situation in northern Uganda and the human rights issues there and connections between atrocities.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Nollywood Rising: Global Perspectives on the Nigerian Film Industry, June 13-17, 2005
This international convention and symposium covers the Nigerian film industry, which is currently the third largest film producing industry in the world after Hollywood and Bollywood. The conference includes studio tours, meetings and panels with industry professionals, and more.
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Nollywood Rising: Global Perspectives on the Nigerian Film Industry, June 13-17, 2005
This international convention and symposium covers the Nigerian film industry, which is currently the third largest film producing industry in the world after Hollywood and Bollywood. The conference includes studio tours, meetings and panels with industry professionals, and more.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Nollywood Rising: Global Perspectives on the Nigerian Film Industry, June 13-17, 2005
This international convention and symposium covers the Nigerian film industry, which is currently the third largest film producing industry in the world after Hollywood and Bollywood. The conference includes studio tours, meetings and panels with industry professionals, and more.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A Conversation With US Ambassador to Benin Wayne Neill
A Conversation with US Ambassador to Benin Wayne Neil on US relations with Africa and Africa's geopolitical role in US Foreign Policy.
Thursday, August 18, 2005
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
An Evening with Syl Cheney Coker, Sierra Leone Poet and Novelist
Syl Cheney Coker (C.-C.) will be reading from and discussing his works and sharing his experiences at this special event at Esowon Books. UCLA Professor Gibril Cole, also from Sierra Leone, will provide the introduction.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Jacob Zuma of South Africa
A presentation by Deputy President of ANC and Former Deputy President of South Africa Jacob Zuma.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
James S. Coleman Memorial Lecture, Reception, and Open House
Celebrate the life and legacy of James S. Coleman, founder of the UCLA African Studies Center.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Exil: mode(s) d'emploi -- Experiencing Exile in Literature and the Arts
The UCLA French and Francophone Studies graduate students present a conference on exiled writers with keynote speakers Emmanuel Dongala (Congolese author) and Christopher Miller (Yale University). Conference dates: Thursday, October 13 and Friday, October 14, 2005.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
10:00 AM - 4:45 PM
Exil: mode(s) d'emploi -- Experiencing Exile in Literature and the Arts
The UCLA French and Francophone Studies graduate students present a conference on exiled writers with keynote speakers Emmanuel Dongala (Congolese author) and Christopher Miller (Yale University). Conference dates: Thursday, October 13 and Friday, October 14, 2005.
Friday, October 14, 2005
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sex, Soap Operas, and Social Change in Africa
William Ryerson will give a PowerPoint presentation and show video examples focusing on the use of entertainment such as serialized melodramas for changing behavior on such issues as reproductive health, family planning, avoidance of AIDS, elevation of women's status and protection of children in areas of Africa.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Artist Talk with El Anatsui
Join acclaimed contemporary African artist El Anatsui for a slide presentation on his sculptures, featuring his recent series interpreting kente, a strip-woven cloth worn during important social and ceremonial occasions by the Asante and Ewe peoples of Ghana.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Film Screening of 'Ghana: The Presidential Tour'
African food from Ngoma Restaurant, Film on Ghana! This special one-hour film features US television news anchor Forrest Sawyer as he tours Ghana with President John Kufuor.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Proposition 209: Ten Years Later
A discussion of the impact of the elimination of affirmative action and its future in California; moderated by Cheryl Harris, UCLA School of Law and featuring Lee Cokorinos, Paule Cruz-Takash, Jerry Kang, and Kimberly West-Faulcon.
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Darfur, Genocide, and the Media
A panel discussion featuring Ken Silverstein, LA Times, Brian Steidle, former AU observer, Mohamed Yahya, Damanga, and Darren Kemp, BBC documentary filmmaker.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ahmed Kathrada on 'From Prison to Parliament: The First Ten Years of a New South Africa'
Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada, or “Kathy” as he is popularly known, is a beloved African National Congress (ANC) leader, veteran of South Africa’s liberation struggle, and lifelong comrade and trusted friend of Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu.
Thursday, November 10, 2005
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
UC Regents to Vote on Proposal Regarding Divestment from Sudan
UC Regents will hear a proposal about divestment in Sudan and will vote on whether to bring the issue of divestment to a full board vote in the future.
Monday, November 14, 2005
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Afro-Colombian Peace and Human Rights
Luz Marina will review the history of Afro Colombians, and discuss the ways that the current social and political situation in Colombia particularly affects Afro-descendents.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Syl Cheney Coker, Sierra Leone Poet, Novelist, Activist
Syl Cheney Coker (C.-C.) will be reading from and discussing his works and sharing his experiences at this special event. UCLA Professor Gibril Cole, also from Sierra Leone, will provide the introduction.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Window Into Africa: The Africa Channel
Executives from the Africa Channel will discuss the network -- its purpose, potential and programming.
Friday, December 09, 2005
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
