The Convenor of the Herbert and Valmae Freilich Project for the Study of Bigotry has advised that the recording for Dr Ibrahim Abraham’s “Truth and Reconciliation: South Africa and Victoria” webinar given on 8 April, 2021, is now available at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3ltm6WjlYg&list=PLSELPFl0xuaTkDRaFRa-F_WMygNWlktDh&index=3&t=5s

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A free Book on African Women: From the press release:“In Her Words: African Women’s Perspectives on Gender Equality,” is a collection of essays that are equal parts thought provoking and witty from young women across the African continent and the diaspora.”“In collaboration with the publication team of Agbowó, this free anthology will be made available

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 More information on the fourth Anthony Low Commonwealth Lecture is available on the  ANU College of Asia and the Pacific website https://asiapacific.enu.edu.au Topic: How to eliminate human trafficking and modern slaveryfrom our 21st century world. Speaker: Julie Bishop, Chancellor of ANU and former Australian Foreign Minister.  Date: Thursday, 27 MayTime: 5.30-7pm Location: Lotus Hall Auditorium

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2021 SOUTH AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL12th – 24th May ‘We are bringing to your homes 17 remarkable films’ ‘What kind of tickets are available?’‘You can either buy a Festival Pass which will grant you access to all of the films (A$60 for an individual or A$80 for more than 1 person viewing films), or you can

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ANU School of Demography Seminar Date and Time: Tuesday 20 April 1.30-2.30pm Location: Room 1.23 RSSS Building and By Zoom (details below)  Presenter: Dr Helen Suich Title:  Measuring individual-level multidimensional poverty in South Africa Abstract: The Individual Deprivation Measure (IDM) is a gender-sensitive and multidimensional measure of poverty, assessed across 14 economic and social dimensions

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Public Seminar: History matters – Implication for Agricultural Research for Development in Southern Africa Speaker: Henning Bjornlund, Research Professor in Water Policy and Management at University of South Australia. Since 2013 he has worked on a Research for Development project funded by ACIAR and lead by ANU Date: 1pm, Thursday 29 Apr 2021 Venue: Frank

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This text was kindly provided by Maureen Hickman, Editor of the Royal Commonwealth Society ACT Branch’s Newsletter.  A fuller report will be available in the next issue: see  https://www.rcsact.org ‘WORKSHOP AGREES DEMOCRACY NEEDS REPAIR IN KEY AREAS OF TRUST AND PARTICIPATION The challenges facing democratic systems in the Commonwealth was the subject of a Workshop

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The Demography Seminar by Helen Suich will be on Tuesday April 20th. These seminars normally run from 1.30 to 2.30 pm although sometimes those via Zoom are held at different times. Please see the  post on this weblog dated 22/09/2020 on Helen’s research on The Individual Deprivation Measure: South Africa Country Study Results. See: https://africanetwork.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2020/09/22/the-individual-deprivation-measure-south-africa-country-study-results/

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On March 23rd the Chancellor messaged all staff  about the consultations for the ANU 2025 Strategic Plan which had begun in February. “The Vice-Chancellor and the senior staff leading development of the four ‘strategic pillars’ have already held six town-hall forums, with more than 500 staff and students in attendance; and the ANU 2025 team

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The African Studies Group (ASG) in partnership with the Melbourne Social Equity Institute (MSEI) is hosting the ‘Solidarity in Diversity’ International Conference in July 2021. The call for papers is now open. “The conference seeks to highlight the voices of, knowledge and experiences of people of African descent, and from other marginalised groups and communities.

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