2 CONFERENCES: IT & Dist Lrng & Women's HR & Health - Diaspora
Info Tech, Distance Learning & Computer Literacy
2 DIASPORA CONFERENCES
& Study/Travel Progs to Africa, Cuba, Brazil
Papers Proposals Abstracts Moderators Exhibitors
Contact persons:
[1]
DR. OSEI DARKWA
Conference Coordinator
Info Tech, Distance Learning & Computer Literacy CONF/Ghana
MAY 20-22 '98
Faculty, University of Illinois - Chicago
PH: 312-996-8508
E-mail: dar...@uic.edu
[2]
Prof. Obioma NNAEMEKA, Convenor
Women's Human Rights & Health CONF / Indianapolis, IN
Second WAAD Conference
OCTOBER 22-27, 1998
Pres., Assoc of African Women Scholars (AAWS)
Women's Studies Program
Indiana University
425 University Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46202
U. S. A.
Phone: (317)278-2038; (317)274-0062 (messages)
Fax: (317)274-2347
E-mail: nnae...@iupui.edu
[3]
AFRICA CUBA BRAZIL
Work * Travel * Study
INTERNS - VOLUNTEERS - PROJ DIRS - LEADERS - GUIDES
STUDY ABROAD * FIELD STUDY * INTERNSHIPS * WORKCAMPS
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROJECTS * ACADEMIC CREDIT
EcoTOURS * EduTRAVEL
Rainforest - Medicine - Health - Agriculture - Comm Dev
Farming - Youth Programs - Civilizations, History & Art
Multiple trips yr round all 4 seasons * 1 to 7 wks in duration
INFO: Send mailing adrs-> a...@starmail.com, o...@igc.apc.org
For applications & brochures, go to Websites:
http://www.freeyellow.com/members2/african-diaspora/index.html
http://www.igc.org/oca/
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AFRICA * GHANA * BRAZIL * CUBA
PLEASE ANNOUNCE . . . .
1.
IT & Dist Lrng CALL-Papers Proposals Abstracts Moderators Exhibitors
EVENT:
African Information Technology, Distance Learning
& Computer Literacy Conference
Ghana May 20-22 '98
Invitation to participate ...
Please go to the Websites for all details,
or PHONE, in the interest of time
PH: 312-996-8508
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U P D A T E
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** WORLD CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT **
CALL-PAPERS, PROPOSALS, ABSTRACTS, MODERATORS,
EXHIBITORS, SPONSORS
CONF Web site (with goals, objectives, subthemes, proposal
guidelines, updates):
Full program of Pre- & Post-Conference activities being planned
Discounted airfares from many cities worldwide, being negotiated
Example: Roundtrip NY-GHANA $750
Conference Coordinator: dar...@uic.edu
Has tips on accommodations, travel, activities, etc.
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volunteers and those involved with the staging and
fine-tuning of this conference and wishing to explore
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Please join and stay tuned.
Conference goals, objectives, subthemes, proposal
guidelines, registration procedure, can all be found
at the Website:
http://www.ulbobo.com/gdep/
http://www.freeyellow.com/members2/african-diaspora/travels.html
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Conference
Coordinator:
DR. OSEI DARKWA
Faculty, University of Illinois
PH: 312-996-8508
E-mail: dar...@uic.edu
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2.
From: "Obioma G. Nnaemeka" <nnae...@iupui.edu>
PLEASE POST/CIRCULATE
CALL FOR ACTION
2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN AFRICA &
THE AFRICAN DIASPORA(WAAD)
THEME--WOMEN IN AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA:
HEALTH & HUMAN RIGHTS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, USA
OCTOBER 22-27, 1998
In July 1992, over 700 researchers, activists,
policy makers, and students from all continents
assembled in Nsukka--a small, rural town in
southeastern Nigeria--for the first international
conference on "Women in Africa and the African
Diaspora: Bridges across Activism and the Academy"
(WAAD).Convinced by the need to build bridges
across racial, gender, ethnic, class,locational,
national, and disciplinary boundaries, the
organizers extended an invitation to researchers,
activists, policy makers, and students irrespective
of gender, race, ethnicity, or national origin.
WAAD '92 accomplished its goals and put in place
forward-looking strategies for continuing its work.
The networking that prevailed at Nsukka laid the
foundation for the formation of NGOs in Africa. In
addition to the ongoing activist work, the
conference generated a ten-volume proceedings of
over 250 original papers on different aspects of
the lives of women in Africa and the African
Diaspora. WAAD '92 was also the impetus for the
formation of the Association of African Women
Scholars (AAWS). It is hoped that the second
conference will provide the forum for
consolidation of gains and charting new paths
towards more successes.
The interdisciplinary focus of the second WAAD
conference is a crucial one. Health will be
discussed not only as a physical and medical
question but,in a broader sense, as a social issue,
thus allowing participants to debate health issues
in their relatedness to the economy, education,
human rights,the arts, militarization, cultural
practices, environmental issues, ethnic conflicts,
refugee problems, etc., in the context of global
interdependence and international politics. Human
rights questions will be discussed in a holistic
way by linking socio-economic rights to civil and
political rights.
The presentations at the WAAD conference will
include recent trends in morbidity and mortality in
women of African descent, sociocultural factors
which impact on the health of women of African
descent, and the impact of changing focus of
medical research. Discussions will also focus on
how health issues are imagined in the arts or how
dramatic changes in climatic conditions with
resultant dislocations and food shortages, changes
in economic and social policies and the escalation
of ethnic politics and armed conflicts continent
impact the health and human rights of women of
African descent.
Workshops at the conference will target specific
health and human rights issues--AIDS, female
genital surgeries, traditional medicine/birth,
preventative care, reproductive health, widowhood,
medical research,infant and maternal health, health
care policy, religious fundamentalism, war, ethnic
conflicts,and refugee problems. The conference will
provide an occasion for participants to not only
learn what the problems are but also to share,
celebrate, and learn from success stories.
Locally and internationally, 1998 provides an
appropriate context for the WAAD conference. The
city of Indianapolis plans a year-long series of
events, "Africa Celebration '98," which will
showcase the complexity, diversity, and rich
cultures of Africa. Also, 1998 marks the 50th
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights. The WAAD conference will be one of the
events organized worldwide to celebrate this
important anniversary and set in motion forward-
looking strategies for promoting universal human
rights.
This announcement extends an invitation to
agencies, governments, academicians, independent
scholars, activists, students, policy makers, and
other interested individuals--irrespective of
gender, race, religious affiliation, and national
origin--to participate in the second WAAD
conference.
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DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF A ONE-PAGE PROPOSAL--MARCH 15, 1998
(Handwritten, faxed or e-mailed abstracts will NOT be accepted)
Contact: Obioma Nnaemeka, Convenor, Women's Studies
Program, Indiana University, 425 University Blvd.,
Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Phone: (317) 278-2038 or
(317) 274-0062 (messages), fax: (317) 274-2347, e-mail:
nnae...@iupui.edu
REGISTRATION FORM
Please indicate your interest in the following categories:
___ Attend the conference
___ Present a paper.
Title:
___Organize a panel, workshop or exhibition. Area of interest:
___Chair a session. Area of interest:
___Serve as discussant. Area of interest:
___Serve as resource person. Specify:
___Other/Specify:
Name:
Address:
Phone: (work) (home)
Fax: E-mail:
REGISTRATION: US$ 85 by MARCH 15, 1998; US$ 125 after
MARCH 15, 1998
Make checks payable to Indiana University, Indianapolis
Mail to:
Professor Obioma Nnaemeka, Convenor
Second WAAD Conference
French and Women's Studies
Indiana University
425 University Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46202
USA
Phone: (317) 278-2038
(317) 274-0062 (messages)
Fax: (317) 274-2347,
e-mail: nnae...@iupui.edu
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
From: "Obioma G. Nnaemeka" <nnae...@iupui.edu>
PLEASE POST/CIRCULATE
ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN WOMEN SCHOLARS (AAWS)
(Promoting excellence in scholarship, networking, and activism)
MEMBERSHIP
Membership of the organization is open to African WOMEN and MEN
(academicians, independent scholars, activists, students, and policy
makers) everywhere committed to engendering and promoting scholarship in
all disciplines in African Women's Studies. Individuals who are not of
African descent can join the organization as associate members. Dues at
the associate membership level will be assessed at a reduced rate.
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
(1) To promote and encourage scholarship on AFRICAN WOMEN in
African Studies;
(2) To forge intellectual links and network with scholars,
activists, and policy makers inside and outside Africa; and
(3) To participate actively in continental and global debate
on issues specifically relevant or related to African women.
FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
(1) Organize and sponsor conferences and other forms of
scholarly interchange;
(2) Encourage and undertake consortial/collaborative projects;
(3) Institute a refereed journal--JOURNAL OF AFRICAN WOMEN'S
STUDIES(JAWS)--to promote and disseminate scholarly
research on African women;
(4) Facilitate faculty and student exchanges;
(5) Create a communications network via cyberspace for the
pooling and dissemination of resource information, including
but not limited to works in progress, dissertations, new studies,
research updates, pedagogy;
(6) Create, establish, and/or carry out any other functions
and activities which may from time to time arise and are
considered to be incidental and conducive to the realization
of the above objectives; and
(7) Establish a Research and Documentation Unit which will
produce an AFRICAN WOMEN'S BIBLIOGRAPHY SERIES on a biennial
basis.
AAWS DISCUSSION GROUP ON THE INTERNET
The discussion group is open to anyone who is interested in
discussing African women's issues. Requests to join can be made
on the internet through LIST...@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU by sending
the following message: SUBSCRIBE AFWOSCHO
REGISTRATION FORM
Name:
Address:
City: State: Zip Code: Country:
Affiliation:
Title: Rank:
Field/Discipline:
Research/Activist
Interests:
Telephone--(home): (work):
Fax: E-mail:
ANNUAL DUES
Income over $35,000 $40
Income from $15-$35,000 $30
Income below $15,000 $15
Students (resident outside Africa) $10
Other residents in Africa $10
African students studying in Africa $ 5
Institutional Member $100
Life Member* $1000
(*One-time payment or 4 annual
installments of $250)
Associate membership rate: $5 off categories
1-5 above, and $100 off life membership rate.
AMOUNT ENCLOSED
AAWS dues are for one calendar year. Above dues apply to North
America and overseas surface mail. For overseas air-mail add $10.
Make checks payable to Association of African Women Scholars.
Members not resident in the United States should pay by money
order or check in US dollars drawn on a US bank. Send
checks/money orders to:
Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka
Treasurer, AAWS
Women's Studies Program
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
U. S. A.
OFFICERS:
Obioma Nnaemeka (President), Helen Mugambi (Vice-President),
Pamela Smith (Secretary) Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka (Treasurer),
Opportune Zongo (Publicity Secretary)
ADDRESS: Obioma Nnaemeka, President
Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS)
Women's Studies Program
Cavanaugh Hall 001C
Indiana University
425 University Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46202
U. S. A.
Phone: (317)278-2038
(317)274-0062 (messages)
Fax: (317)274-2347
E-mail: nnae...@iupui.edu
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