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Looking at AIDS 20 Years On

MUSEKIWA CHINGODZA

Internationally Recognized Performer and Teacher of the Mbira DzaVadzimu

In Residence at the Eastman School of Music
April 28-­30, 2012



Hope, Healing, HIV/AIDS
April 29, 2012
8:30-10:00pm
May Room, Commons

For more information and schedule of activities, contact:
Glenn A. West
Director, Eastman Mbira Ensemble
gwest@esm.rochester.edu

for complete schedule of events click here

 

AFRIKANZA!

A Cultural Exhibition:
"A Journey Through Africa”

Saturday, April 7, 2012
6:00-8:00pm
May Room, Wilson Commons

Afrikanza!
“A Journey Through Africa”
Enyinne Owunwanne, keynote speaker
(Founder & Creative Designer of Heritage 1960 Featured in Essence Magazine & The Huffington Post)

Reception:  5:15pm
Dinner & Show:  6:00pm
PERFORMANCES.  AFRICAN FOOD.  FASHION SHOW

Information below for Africa Week:
Africa Week!
Tuesday, April 3rd:  A Taste of Africa
5:00pm-8:00pm Douglass Dining Center

Wednesday, April 4th: West African Dance Workshop 5:00pm-6:00pm May Room

Thursday, April 5th:  Movie Night, “Skin”
8:00pm-10:30pm, Gleason Theatre

 

 

Call for Papers: AAS Research Paper Contest


Symposium on Study Abroad in Africa

Celebrating 25 Years

Reflections on African Youth

Undergraduate Conference

African and African-American Studies Undergraduate Conference

Wednesday, May2, 2012
12:30pm
Hawkins-Carlson Room

 
Africa Week
Africa Week!
Tuesday, April 3rd:  A Taste of Africa
5:00pm-8:00pm Douglass Dining Center
Wednesday, April 4th: West African Dance Workshop 5:00pm-6:00pm May Room
Thursday, April 5th:  Movie Night, “Skin”
8:00pm-10:30pm, Gleason Theatre



 
Call for Papers!

Frederick Douglass Prize

April 15, 2012
Deadline

$$ Prize to be awarded for best Undergraduate paper written in the broad area of African and African-American Studies interdisciplinary work is encouraged.

Contest open to all undergraduates at
U of R.

more details...

 

 
Underground Railroad History Project

The Underground Railroad Turned on Its Head – Old Themes, New Directions.

A Fresh Interpretation of an Old Story

The 11th Anniversary Conference on the Underground Railroad Movement

Friday, Saturday, Sunday – April 13-15, 2012

Organized by:
Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc.

Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc. researches, celebrates and preserves New York’s history in the Underground Railroad movement in its national and international context, highlighting the role of  African American abolitionists and freedom seekers

URHPCR Conferences are part of
the National Park Service
Network to Freedom Program

 

Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc.
P.O. Box 10851 — Albany, New York 12201 – 518-432-4432 – www.ugrworkshop.com

URHPCR is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization provisionally chartered by
the Regents of the University of the State of New York

Conference events are open to all who are interested – Please join us – It’s a great way to spend a weekend!

for further details please visit:

http://ugrworkshop.com/?page_id=476

 
ONLINE RESOURCES:
University of Rochester Libraries Department of Rare Books, Special Collections& Preservation http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=169
Memorial Art Gallery http://mag.rochester.edu/
Rochester Public Library http://www3.libraryweb.org/home2.aspx
The Baobab Cultural Center http://www.thebaobab.org/
submit your art, contribute, volunteer, engaging dialogue
Susan B. Anthony Institute for Women and Gender Studies http://www.rochester.edu/College/WST/index.html
M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence http://gandhiinstitute.org/
Uncrowned Queens Institute http://uncrownedcommunitybuilders.com/l