http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/alsa Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:16:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en African Diplomatic Forum 2009: "Transitions & Transformation in Africa: The Cases of Ghana, Guinea, Kenya and Rwanda" Date: Friday, November 20, 2009 Time: 1:00-6:00pm Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Green Hall, Room 106   The African Diplomatic Forum (ADF) is an annual conference that gathers African diplomats, academics, students and activists to discuss the continent's interests and ... http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/alsa/2009/11/12/african-diplomatic-forum-november-20/ ALSA is welcoming its new board and kicking off a great new school year. After a tremendous turnout at a Dinner Orientation Gathering in Harlem and a Joint Bar Review Educational Session, plans remain in the works for future events. Thus far, plans for the semester include: a "Lunch and Learn ... http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/alsa/2009/10/07/alsa-kicks-off-new-school-year/ 2009 NLA - NIGERIA LEGAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM About the Program The Nigerian Lawyers Association (NLA) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for its 2009 Nigeria Legal Internship Program. The NLA's Nigeria Legal Internship Program, which was initiated in 2008, is intended to provide NLA members, as well ... http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/alsa/2009/04/22/nla-internship-program-2009/ School health as an investment in education: malaria prevention programs in Kenya and the Gambia. Date: April 8th, 2009. Time: 12:15-2:00pm Venue:  305 Russell Hall, Teachers College, Columbia University Speaker: Matthew Jukes, Assistant Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education Matthew Jukes' research aims to improve children's learning in developing countries. He is interested ... http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/alsa/2009/04/07/school-health-as-an-investment-in-education-april-8/ he Dr. Calvin Martin Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund Inc, a non-profit charitable organization, was named in memory of its founder Dr. Calvin Martin. His passion was a love for education. He fulfilled this by demonstrating his pedagogical skills as a teacher and administrative skills as a ... http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/alsa/2009/04/07/dr-calvin-martin-memorial-scholarship-trust-fund/ Tuesday, April 7 | DINNER/DISCUSSION | 745pm-9pm | Malcolm X Lounge We will discuss the use of African-American English in Robert Alexander's play "I AIN'T YO' UNCLE: The New Jack Revisionist Uncle Tom's Cabin." Friday, April 10 | SEMESTER GROUP OUTING | Apollo Theatre We will see Jessica Care Moore's play "God is not an ... http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/alsa/2009/04/07/african-diasporic-literary-society-april-events/ http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/alsa/2009/04/02/qanun-middle-eastern-cultural-night-april-9/ When: April 17th 6:00-8:30pm Where: Einstein Auditorium, NYU Steinhardt Department of Art & Art Professions, 34 Stuyvesant St., Barney Building, Ground Floor Space is limited: Please RSVP now: http://wagner.nyu.edu/events Special Guest Speakers: Awam Amkpa, PhD. Filmmaker, author, and Chair of NYU Africana Studies. Organizer of Real Life: Pan African Festival of Documentary Films, and ... http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/alsa/2009/03/30/african-renaissance-arts-as-the-expression-of-citizen-engagement-and-a-lever-for-development/ Columbia University Seminar on Studies in Contemporary Africa presents SAVIORS AND SURVIVORS: A DISCUSSION ABOUT DARFUR Thursday, March 26, 2009 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Social Hall Union Theological Seminary 3041 Broadway at 121st Street New York, New York A conversation around the book Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror, by Mahmood Mamdani, published in March 2009 ... http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/alsa/2009/03/23/saviors-and-survivors-a-discussion-about-darfur-march-26/ The Institute of African Studies present a book discussion of Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the Foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660 with co-authors Linda Heywood and John Thornton Date: March 25th, 2009 Time: 3-5pm Location: Philosophy Lounge This book establishes Central Africa as the origin of most Africans brought to English and Dutch American colonies in North ... http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/alsa/2009/03/23/central-africans-atlantic-creoles-and-the-foundation-of-the-americas-march-25/