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UCONN AFRICA NOTES Vol 6, No. 27 (May 3, 1999)
UPCOMING EVENTS AT UCONN
May 6. Talk. Kennedy K. Mutundu (Washington Univ, St. Louis). From Hunters to Herders: Specialized Foraging Among the Historic Mukogodo of Kenya. Class of 1947 Lecture Room, Babbidge Library, 4:00 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS REGIONALLY
May 5. Talk. Nancy Rose Hunt (U.Michigan). Social and Sexual Hygiene in the Congo Revisited: The Trials and Mania of Charles Lodewijckx. Luce Hall, Yale, 34 Hillhouse, 4-6 pm.
May 5. Memorial Service. A memorial service for Leroy Vail, Professor of African History at Harvard University, will be held at 2:00 pm in Memorial Church, Harvard Yard, Cambridge. A reception will follow the service.
May 6. Talk. Charlotte Leighton (Abt Assoc.). Equity and Fee Waivers for use of Health Services: Policy and Practice in the Public and Private Sectors in Three West African Countries. Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave., Boston. 12:15 pm.
May 8. March/Rally for Sierra Leone. This is a major effort to bring attention to the crisis in Sierra Leone. The march begins at 11 am. at Sierra Leone's Mission to the UN, 245 E. 49th St., NYC; the rally will be held from 2-4 pm. in front of the UN at 47th St. and 1st Ave. (Dag Hammarskjold Plaza). For info: Sierra Leone Hotline: 212-479-7734; Sierra Leone Emergency Network: 914-668-2894.
May 10. Talk. Ajume H. Wingo (Boston U.). African Liberal Democracies: Why Civil Society Matters. Harvard Africa Seminar, Coolidge Hall, 1737 Cambridge St., 4:30 - 6 pm.
May 20. Meeting on the Global Landmine Crisis. Guest,
Claudio Lilienfeld,
Director for Multilateral Initiatives with special
responsibility for demining, US Dept. of State. Hartford
Seminary, 77 Sherman St., 7-9 pm. _____________________________________________________________________________
AFRICA FILM FESTIVAL. April 30-May 9, 1999, at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York City. For film and ticket info: www.africanfilmny.org
WORLD-WIDE ARTISTS/JOURNALISTS/WRITERS E-mail list. The Institute of Near Eastern and African Studies (INEAS) in Cambridge, Mass. are starting a new e-mail list. This list can be joined for FREE until June 30, 1999. Following this date the annual subscription will be $10, or $5 for INEAS members. The list will provide information and announcements on art, poetry, articles, and music of Africa, and the Arab and Islamic world. To subscribe send the following message: <put me on your A/J/W email list> to info@INEAS.org To learn more about INEAS see their website: www.ineas.org
CONFERENCE. The first African/African-American Peace Summit. May 27, 1999, in Phoenix, Arizona, from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm. Dr. Maulana Karenga will be the keynote speaker. For info see the conference website: www.gmu.edu/departments/NCPCR/peace.html ______________________________________________________________________________
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 10:21:53 -0400 From: Larry Bowman <BOWMAN@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU> Subject: UCONN AFRICA NOTES
Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar
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