The Yale African Students' Association (YASA) and UNICEF proudly present a week long celebration of Africa, dubbed "Africa Week" from the 4th to 11th of November 2006.
The week's events include:
A benefit concert for Program Amman Imman, a Faculty round table on Africa and the Disciplines, a Pierson College Master's Tea with Dennis Hamilton (M.PH 1971 and Associate Director of Program Amman Imman), a Panel on Yale's historic, current and future engagement with Africa, a Coffee Hour featuring Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, an all day long African movie festival, a buffet dinner and a closing party in conjunction with the ISO. Please see posters for more details or email ruth.botsio@yale.edu.
The Yale African Students' Association (YASA) and UNICEF proudly present a week long celebration of Africa, dubbed "Africa Week" from the 4th to 11th of November 2006.
We have a range of exciting events planned and they are listed in more detail below:
A benefit concert for Program Amman Imman featuring Shades, Asempa, Konjo and a Sankofa fashion show of traditional and contemporary African fashion.
Dwight Hall
7:30 pm, $3 tickets
1. Faculty round table on how Africa is important and studied in the different disciplines. This event is chaired by Professor William Foltz (Political Science) and the round table members are Ann Biersteker (Humanities), Kari Hartwig (Public Health), Dean Thomas McDow (History), and David Simon (Political Science).
Luce 203
3:30-5:30pm
2. Pierson College Master's Tea with Associate Director of Program Amman Imman,
Dennis Hamilton
Yale School of Public Health '71
(M.A. Public Health)
US Peace Corps (Afghanistan), 1965-1967
Associate Director of Program Amman Imman
Pierson College Master's House (231 Park Street)
4pm
Yale and Africa: a panel which will examine Yale's historic, current and future engagement with Africa. Professor William Foltz will speak specifically to the historical aspect. For current and future relationships we turn to Greta Scharnweber, a Director at the Programs in International Educational Resources (PIER) and Aleta Wenger, who is the University's Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and represents the Yale Office of International Affairs (YOIA). We also have two students to share their exciting experiences doing research and interning in Africa. They are: Rebecca Pappas, Clinical Health Psychology Fellow, Psychology NIMH Post Doctoral Fellow, CIRA and Elizabeth Dickinson (DC '07), summer intern in Senegal Bureau of the New York Times.
International Center (421 Temple)
3:00-5:00 pm
The IC Caf'e hosts Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, author of award winning novels Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun. She is currently pursuing her M.A in African Studies at Yale and is thrilled to be joining us for a book reading and signing as well as a Q & A session. There will also be performances by Asempa, Yale's first and only African singing group, and WORD. Delicious African munchies will be served.
International Center (421 Temple)
7:00-9:00 pm
1. All the great African movies you heard about but never got the chance to see. All day long. Come and go as you please. Refreshments served.
Luce Auditorium
10 am- 8pm
2. Buffet Dinner to raise funds for Program Amman Imman. Food from some of New Haven's best restaurants with some African cuisine.
Dwight Hall
6:30 pm, $5 tickets
Get ready for an exciting dance party with the pulsating beats of Africa. Co-sponsored by the International Students Organization (ISO) as part of its Around The World Series, all proceeds go to UNICEF's fundraising for the Amman Imman water project in Niger.
Saybrook Dining Hall
10 pm-1 am
$2 before 11, $ 4 after
All proceeds from paid events during this week go to Program Amman Imman which means "Water Is Life" in Tamachek, the language of the Tuareg people. Amman Imman has a simple mission: to build permanent water sources for the rural population of the drought- hit Azawak region of Niger. For more details and online donations, please visit www.waterforniger.org
This week is made possible with the kind support of the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS), The African Studies Council, The Yale Office of International Affairs (YOIA), The Whitney and Betty Macmillan Center for International and Area Studies, The Afro-American Cultural Center and many individuals.