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Bright Lights, Hard Lives
The people of Nigeria's southern delta region benefit little from oil wealth. UCLA panel discussions focus on the causes of their distress.
Posted: 10/11/2006
K-12 Teachers Seek Out Lesson in African-Latin American Links
A ten-day workshop for local educators provides much-needed evidence that heritages of Latina/o and African American students intersect.
Posted: 10/9/2006
Darfur panel illustrates region’s suffering
Speakers criticize international community’s apathy toward Sudan
Posted: 10/7/2006
Groups rally to end Darfur genocide
On July 21, the eve of the anniversary of Congress officially deeming the situation in Darfur a "genocide," several groups joined together on the lawn in front of the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard to rally in opposition to the Sudanese government, calling for steps to end the genocide of people in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Posted: 10/7/2006
Keep progress alive in Darfur
State support of UC divestment should be matched with dedicated student involvement
Posted: 10/7/2006
Background on the Genocide in Darfur, Sudan
History of the conflict with recent updates and developments
Posted: 10/6/2006
New laws hit Sudan funds
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was joined by actors George Clooney and Don Cheadle, former Secretary of State George Shultz, Assemblymember Koretz, Assemblymember J. Horton, executive members of the Sudan Divestment Task Force and other community leaders at a public signing for AB 2941 and AB 2179.
Posted: 9/26/2006
From Dorms to Dakar
WAC students experience language, culture of Senegal through UCLA Summer Session program.
Posted: 9/18/2006
Equity, Impact at Odds in AIDS Fight: UCLA Study
Allocating scarce antiretroviral drugs to South African cities would prevent the greatest number of infections, a UCLA AIDS Institute study finds.
Posted: 9/11/2006
UCLA Fowler Museum to Premiere 'Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World' Oct. 29
The first major U.S. exhibition on Tuareg art and culture examines the history of "the Blue People of the Sahara," so-called for their indigo turbans that at times stain their skin and define their identity as they ride on majestic camels.
Posted: 8/25/2006
'Liminal Spaces: Photographs of Morocco by Rose-Lynn Fisher' Opens at the UCLA Fowler Museum Sept. 17
The exhibition features 48 black-and-white photographs that explore the theme of the "liminal," the sensory threshold that exists in social interactions, physical spaces, and desert and urban settings.
Posted: 8/22/2006
African Stories in Online Curriculum Give Meaning to 'Globalization'
16 short tales, and warring commentaries on them, form the core of GlobaLink-Africa, a free, year-long, multimedia curriculum designed for grades 9-12. The polished, feature-rich web site is not only for high schoolers. Others can raid it for music, country data, or a crash course on Africa and the contemporary world.
Posted: 8/14/2006
'As a Teacher, I Have Power'
W. Michael 'Jelani' Hamm, the Coordinator for the Social Justice Magnet at Crescent Heights Elementary, discusses his experiences at a two-day K-12 teachers' workshop on the plight of African children.
Posted: 7/5/2006
Soccer, Nationalism, and Globalization
With the 2006 FIFA World Cup days away from kicking off, the African Activist Association staged their first conference of its kind, "Soccer, Nationalism, and Globalization" on the 31st of May 2006.
Posted: 6/26/2006
Center Focusing on Africa, Globalization Launches Multimedia High School Curriculum
GlobaLink-Africa, a free resource for students and teachers, was four years in the making. GRCA celebrated its launch with African and Afro-Brazilian musical and dance performances.
Posted: 5/25/2006
Diary Gives a Face to HIV/AIDS Battle
Woman records experience on radio to bring patients hope, erase stigma attached to illness.
Posted: 5/2/2006
Construction Begins on UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology
Egyptologists and UCLA's best technology centers commence the heavy lifting of rewriting ancient Egypt's history.
Posted: 4/6/2006
Sudan Divestment Team Heads to Capital
The task force's new campaign comes about three weeks after the UC Board of Regents voted unanimously to divest from nine companies with holdings in Sudan.
Posted: 4/5/2006
Leading Ethiopian Historian Revisits Student Movement
Bahru Zewde of Addis Ababa University was a member and early observer of the movement that supplied ideas for transition after the 1974 revolution.
Posted: 4/4/2006
UC Student Activists Make News With Sudan Divestment
Students won unanimous vote by Regents to shed holdings in nine companies doing business with government accused of genocide.
Posted: 3/29/2006
Regents Approve Divestment
Board votes unanimously to pull investments from nine companies supporting Sudan.
Posted: 3/17/2006
UCLA Scholars Stress Impact of Heritage Languages at LAUSD Achievement Conference
Institute-affiliated faculty and educators discuss culturally relevant approaches to closing the achievement gap in Los Angeles schools.
Posted: 3/15/2006
Beyond the Headlines
Top 10 Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2005: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Posted: 3/8/2006
Want to Promote Development? Fight AIDS
Director of World Bank Global HIV/AIDS Program discusses magnitude of a long-term epidemic, strategies for saving lives.
Posted: 3/3/2006
China's Clout in Africa
Absence of political strings makes Chinese investment attractive for African governments, says Maryland foreign policy specialist Ernest J. Wilson III.
Posted: 2/21/2006
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