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Current Events for Spring 2009
January |
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"Islamophobia and Comedy" |
12 Noon Fisher Bennett Hall 401 |
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"The Cult of the Dead in Late Pharaonic Thebes" Dr. Lisa Swart |
6:30 PM University Museum Classroom 2 |
PA Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt |
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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8:00 PM 3680 Walnut Street |
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts |
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28 |
Causes and Consequences of Homelessness around the World |
Carriage House 3907 Spruce St 10:00-12:00 Noon |
Outreach
Workshops African Studies Center |
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February |
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"Sudanese Kingdom" Jay Spaulding (Keans University) |
5:30-7:00 PM Bennett Hall, Room 231 |
Spring Lecture Series |
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7 |
"Exploring the Countries of: Senegal, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya" |
10AM - 4PM 218 Houston Hall |
21 |
11AM - 4PM 3260 S. Street |
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Univ. Museum |
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23 |
"Sudan Diversity: Unity vs. Contention?" Richard Lobban (Rhode Island College) |
5:30-7:00 PM Bennett Hall, Room 231 |
Spring Lecture Series |
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23 |
"The African Economy Today" |
6:30-8:30 PM International House |
ASC Sponsored |
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27 |
Videoconference: "African Development: Challenges and Strategies" |
10:00-11:30APM Cohen Hall/Cohen Auditorium. |
28 |
Africa's Women Speak Out: Leadership at all Levels in Liberia, Ethiopia and Malawi |
10:00 - 12:00 Noon Carriage House 3907 Spruce St |
28 |
Honoring Philadelphia's African and Caribbean Community Mental Health Workers |
6:00 PM Carriage House 3907 Spruce St. |
March |
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3 |
10:00 - 2:00 PM Carriage House 3907 Spruce St |
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Sponsored by Penn NRCs |
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"Immigrant Children and Education: The Role of Educators, Parents, and the Law" |
5:00-7:00PM Arch Crest Room |
4 |
Symposium: "Cutting-Edge Social Research on Medicine in Botswana" |
4:00 to 5:30 PM Austrian Auditorium |
SAS & Penn Center for AIDS Research |
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5 |
"Eat Your Way through Africa: Nigeria" |
6:30PM Carriage House |
14 |
The Healing Power of Music |
9:00 - 12:00 Noon Carriage House 3907 Spruce St |
23 |
"Oil: Boon and Catalyst of Contention in Nigeria" John Ayoade (U. of Pennsylvania) |
5:30-7:00 PM Bennett Hall, Room 244 |
Spring Lecture Series |
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26 |
"The Neo-African Americans, Film Screening" |
6:00 PM TBA |
27 |
African Culture Day |
Du Bois College House, 3900 Walnut Street 5:30 - 8:00 PM |
African Studies Center |
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28 |
1st Floor Auditorium Basic Research Building (BRB) 421 Curie Boulevard 8:00 AM- 2:00 PM |
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30 |
7:00 PM WHYY Civic Space 150 N 6th Street |
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ASC Sponsored |
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April |
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2 |
"Eat Your Way through Africa: South Africa" |
6:30 PM Carriage House |
ASC-Sponsored |
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3-4 |
6:30 PM Carriage House |
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Philadelphia Global Water Initiative |
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9 |
"Global Justice and the Traffic in Humans for Transplant" Karen Scheper-Hughes (UC Berkeley) |
4:30 PM College Hall 200 |
Penn NRCs Sponsored |
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13 |
"Darfur and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan" Salah Hassan (Cornel University) |
5:30-7:00 PM Claudia Cohen Hall (Logan Hall), G17 Auditorium |
Spring Lecture Series |
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13 |
"China's Growing Role in Africa" Ambassador David H. Shinn |
3:30 - 4:45 PM 286-87 McNeil Building |
Spring Lecture Series |
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16 |
Botswana Orientation |
5:30-7:30 PM TBA |
ASC-Sponsored |