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Calendar > Africa Day 2006

11/04/2006
Africa day - Complete details

Five College Africa Day invites you to come celebrate, learn, and help a child heal. In cooperation with the Smith African and Caribbean Student Association (SACSA), the African Studies Council has organized a festive and informative afternoon and evening starting at 12:30 in Smith College’s Scott Gymnasium (see complete schedule timeline below).

The event starts with live drumming and panel discussions, followed by a benefit dinner and Cultural Show in Sage Hall, and wraps up with an Afro-Caribbean party in the Smith College Mwangi Cultural Center at 10:00 p.m.

The afternoon sessions will feature two panel discussions: “Contemporary issues in African: Discussion with Visiting Scholars from the Ivory Coast, Kenya and Nigeria” and “From the Five Colleges to Africa: study abroad, internships, activism and research from students’ perspectives”. The panels will be interspersed with a dramatic skit in Swahili presented by Five College language students and an introduction to Five College African Studies faculty and graduate students.

Highlights of the evening include a benefit dinner of African and Caribbean foods followed by a two-hour cultural extravaganza with dramatic performances, music, and a children’s fashion show organized by the Smith African and Caribbean Student Association. All proceeds will go to the Opiyo Ivan Fund, a Fund started by Jeannette Quinn, a Smith Ada Comstock Student, to benefiting an 8-year old northern Ugandan boy in need of surgery for his war-induced burn wounds.

Schedule of events:
All events are in the Scott Gymnasium unless indicated otherwise

12:45 Welcoming remarks
1:00 The Five College West African Music Ensemble
1:30 Meet the Five College African Scholars
2:30 Five College Language Students Swahili skit
2:45 All about Africa and African Studies at the Five Colleges
4:30 Benefit dinner with African/Caribbean flavors (6 dollars, or more for extra donation; includes show)
7:00 SACSA Jam Show (3 dollars without dinner; Sage Hall)
10:00 SACSA Afro-Caribbean Party (3 dollars; Mwangi Cultural Center)

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	Calendar > Africa Day 2006 11/04/2006 Africa day - Complete details Five College Africa Day invites you to come celebrate, learn, and help a child heal. In cooperation with the Smith African and Caribbean Student Association (SACSA), the African Studies Council has organized a festive and informative afternoon and evening starting at 12:30 in Smith College’s Scott Gymnasium (see complete schedule timeline below). The event starts with live drumming and panel discussions, followed by a benefit dinner and Cultural Show in Sage Hall, and wraps up with an Afro-Caribbean party in the Smith College Mwangi Cultural Center at 10:00 p.m. The afternoon sessions will feature two panel discussions: “Contemporary issues in African: Discussion with Visiting Scholars from the Ivory Coast, Kenya and Nigeria” and “From the Five Colleges to Africa: study abroad, internships, activism and research from students’ perspectives”. The panels will be interspersed with a dramatic skit in Swahili presented by Five College language students and an introduction to Five College African Studies faculty and graduate students. Highlights of the evening include a benefit dinner of African and Caribbean foods followed by a two-hour cultural extravaganza with dramatic performances, music, and a children’s fashion show organized by the Smith African and Caribbean Student Association. All proceeds will go to the Opiyo Ivan Fund, a Fund started by Jeannette Quinn, a Smith Ada Comstock Student, to benefiting an 8-year old northern Ugandan boy in need of surgery for his war-induced burn wounds. Schedule of events: All events are in the Scott Gymnasium unless indicated otherwise 12:45 Welcoming remarks 1:00 The Five College West African Music Ensemble 1:30 Meet the Five College African Scholars 2:30 Five College Language Students Swahili skit 2:45 All about Africa and African Studies at the Five Colleges 4:30 Benefit dinner with African/Caribbean flavors (6 dollars, or more for extra donation; includes show) 7:00 SACSA Jam Show (3 dollars without dinner; Sage Hall) 10:00 SACSA Afro-Caribbean Party (3 dollars; Mwangi Cultural Center) Download a copy of the Africa Day 2006 flyer by clicking on the "Download file" link below. More Information download file >