Africa Without Borders - From Theory to Practice Conference 5-8 July - Durban, South Africa
Rainbow Vogt
How are you? I though some may be interested in this (fast approaching) conference in South Africa.
I am working on a project with farm workers health and disease exposure now in northern California, the so-called "salad bowl" of the US, where much of our salad greens are grown. Unfortunately, few of those who grow and harvest those goods have access to them. Rather, their community is full of fast food and liquor stores. The project has lots of community partners so there is a positive cumulative effect of working together. I will keep you posted.
It would be great to hear from you all and how your projects are going. I hope all are well-
Take care,
Rainbow
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From: Anil Pradhan <anil...@rediffmail.com>
Date: 3 Jul 2007 09:41:39 -0000
Subject: Re :[learningsocietiesconference] Fwd: Africa Without Borders - From Theory to Practice Conference 5-8 July - Durban, South Africa
To: learningsocie...@yahoogroups.com
Thanks for informing us about the conference. I shall be grateful if you would kindly send the proceedings of this conference to me.
Anil Pradhan, Member-Secretary, Sikshasandhan, A/12, housing board colony, Baramunda, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:09:35 +0200 learningsocie...@yahoogroups.com wrote
Dear friends,
I may not be a regular contributor to the list but I think this is a fantastic forum for exchange and connection with others and many `out of the box' initiatives around the world.
May I take this opportunity pass on the info on a conference on Africa Without Borders. You will see more details on the attachment.
I am pleased that my friend Julia introduced me to her friend Nafeesa Nichols who is am a member of Toward An Africa Without Borders (TAWB). I have also had a pleasure to meet one of the founders - Mukoma Wa Ngungi - a writer and political columnist also part of the African Writers and Poets project. There is a Ngugi connection here.
Toward An Africa Without Borders is a student organization based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the USA. The organization looks to bring scholars, writers, and political activists together to discuss theoretical and practical approaches to change and unification in Africa within the context of Pan-Africanism . In conjunction with the Durban University of technology (DUT) TAWB is holding its third conference entitled "From Theory To Practice" from 5-8 July on the DUT Steve Biko campus.
As part of our vision for the conference, a community outreach event on 7, July 2007 from 1-4pm to bring a community voice into the larger discussion about local and global issues. The event will include a panel which consists of our three keynotes, and Dennis Brutus at Kwa Mashu, north of Durban.
The plan also include a cultural performances as part of the
event and it hoped that this event will bring about productive action and
will result in a lasting partnership between Toward An Africa Without
Borders and the surrounding communities here in Durban.
I am pleased that the conference outreach will enable us to expose delegates to Inanda Heritage Trail which house rich history on the lives of extraordinary leaders such as John Dube, Mahatma Gandhi, Prophet Isaiah Shembe who lived worked side by side around the same period, and their homes have been turned into interpretation centres which are promoted as part of community-based cultural and historical tourism trail.
If you know anyone whose reach to Durban is easy or manageable, please forward this mail to them.
Best regards,
Linda Mbonambi,
South Africa, Durban
Hi friends!
My friend Nafeesa is helping to organize the Towards an Africa Without Borders - From Theory to Practice Conference, 5-8 July.
It will be held at DUT on Steve Biko Campus, plus some events in KwaMashu.
Registration and all events are FREE and it looks like there will be some great speakers! Please forward this to anyone who might be interested.
For info:
http://www.towardanafricawithoutborders.org/durban2007.html
To register:
http://www.towardanafricawithoutborders.org/registrationform.html
Love,
Julia
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eThekwini Environmental Management Dept.
031-311-7940
Anil pradhan
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Sara Davies
I just thought I would add to your email about a job I do here. I am working one day a week at a social enterprise in London. Just thought it was relevant because we grow salad right in the city and the community eats it. Yesterday we packed 200 bags of salad which will go into a box scheme that local residents are signed up to. A wonderful, positive project in the heart of the city.
Would love to hear more about your work Rainbow. There seem to be some good synergies!
Sara Davies
London