Oct 24 & Nov 14, 2014 @ 6-9 pm. Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre, 2158 Gottingen St. Speaker: Damien Lee (Anishnaabe), PhD Candidate (University of Manitoba) and Community Governance Coordinator (Fort William First Nation) Title: “Who are you Calling an Indian?: Band Membership, the Indian Act, and Belonging.” and Speaker: Dr. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (Anishnaabekwe), author (Islands of Decolonial Love, The Gift is in the Making, and Dancing on our Turtle's Back) Title: Islands of Decolonial Love.
Nov 4, 2014 @ 6:00-8:00pm. Parliment Hill. Network Partners are invited to share stories of Canadian progress in maternal, newborn and child health with Canadian Members of Parliament.
Nov 4 @ 7:30pm. Ondaatje Hall, McCain Building, Dalhousie University. In which animals do viruses live their secret lives? Why do they sometimes cross into humans? And what are the chances that the next one, or the one after, will cause a global pandemic?
Nov 5, 2014 @ 8:30am-5:30pm. The Marriott Hotel, 100 Kent Street, Ottawa, ON. The Annual Meeting is an opportunity to accelerate progress of Canadian efforts in maternal, newborn and child health.
Nov 5, 2014 @ 5:00-7:00 pm. Halifax: Tupper 2L7, DMNB: 221. This skill building session will have participants learn first hand from MOSH (Mobile Outreach Street Health) clients who have experienced homelessness.
Nov 7, 2014 @ 10:00am - 3:30pm. Johanna B Oosterveldt (JBO) Centre, 2103 Gottingen Street, Halifax. An advisory group of members from around the province will review the status of poverty reduction in Nova Scotia and discuss how we can move the agenda forward.
Last day to order: Nov 13, 2014. Oranges and grapefruits! Don't miss out on this delicious fundraiser in support of health and education programs in The Gambia.
Nov. 13, 2014 @ 7:30pm. Potter Auditorium, 6100 University Ave. Challenging the everyday effects of racism and violence on the health and well-being of African Canadians.
Nov 13-16, 2014. Halifax. Save the date! Food Action Research Centre (FoodARC), the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN), with support from the NS Food Security Network are hosting 3 days of plenaries, workshops, meetings and more with food leaders, thinkers and doers, from coast to coast to coast.
Nov 14 @ 12:30pm. Top Floor, Dalhousie University Club. All wars challenge our humanity. Come explore legal justice in the most challenging contexts on earth with legal and professional experts at the tenth annual IHL Conference.
Nov 14, 2014 @ 7-10pm. Room 1014, Kenneth Rowe Building, 6100 University Ave. Dr. Adi will discuss the development of Pan Africanism, while addressing the legacy and relevance of Pan Africanism to the the current struggle for liberation, social justice and emancipation.
Nomination Deadline: Nov 15, 2014. The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) is seeking nominations from their membership for six new Board Members for three-year terms that will start in March 2015.
November 18 2014 @ 12:30 - 1:30 pm. CH&E Classroom #409, Centre for Clinical Research, 5790 University Avenue Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything - the prevalence of dental disease in people with severe mental illness and ways to improve outcome.
Nov 18 - June 9, 2014 (Tuesdays) @ 5:30 - 7 pm. Uniacke Centre for Community Development, 2439 Gottingen Calling teenage girls to lead a community-based project challenging racism and how women are portrayed in the music industry and create an empowering alternative. program is free (annual membership fee of $5).
November 19, 2014 @ 5-6pm
Tupper G-36, DMNB Saint John Rm 218
Bob Huish, Assistant Professor, Department of International Development Studies.
Topic: Why does Cuba care so much about Ebola? Understanding the Solidarity Approach to Global Health.
Please join us for Global Health Rounds; a free and public lecture series. The goal of these monthly sessions is to highlight and discuss the global health activities at Dalhousie as well as contemporary global health challenges with leaders in the field.
Thursday, November 20, 2014 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm (Light refreshments will be served at 5:30. The session will formally begin at 6)
Theatre A, Tupper building in Halifax and multiple DMNB sites.
Ebola: Perspectives on the epidemic - Where to begin?
The first #DalTalksHealth event.
The panel discussion will present information and multiple perspectives about the current Ebola epidemic with Q&A.
Application Deadline: Nov 24, 2014. The Global Health Office Tanzania Summer Program offers hands-on experience to learn about the Tanzanian healthcare system with our partner, Pastoral Activities and Services for People with AIDS Dar es Salaam Archdiocese (PASADA). While at PASADA, you'll see an innovative community-based model for providing HIV and AIDS services, while working with highly-skilled Tanzanian staff.
Nov 27-28, 2014. Holiday Inn, 101 Wyse Road, Dartmouth. This 2 day affair will give health professionals and service users that provide or receive mental health services an opportunity to gather to focus on the impact of health system delivery, navigation and response for persons of African descent living in Nova Scotia.
Dec 1, 2014 @ 11:00pm EST. Reflection is a powerful tool in global health education and practice. The CUGH Trainee Reflection Essay Contest in its 3rd year is designed to highlight the power of reflection and transformational experiences by trainees in global health.
Dec 2-4, 2014. Ottawa Convention Centre, Ottawa ON. Public health practitioners, health care providers, vaccine providers, researchers, immunization policy-makers and program managers, vaccine manufacturers, academics, students and other stakeholders who contribute to Canada’s vaccination system will gather to demonstrate their commitment to immunization as an important public health measure.
January 13, 15, 20 & 22, 2015. 3:30 - 5:00pm. LINC Room, Killam Library. This mini-course will provide interprofessional teams of students with an in-depth exposure to global health, with an emphasis on ethical decision-making in local and international contexts.
Dates: Feb 11-15, 2015 Location: Kolkata, India.The Congress will aim towards fostering the promotion of "Healthy People - Healthy Environment" and will bring together thousands of participants from a wide range of public health disciplines from many countries around the world.
Abstracts due: February 15, 2015. Conference Dates: 21 - 24 May, 2015. Halifax, NS. The Black Canadian Studies Association will host its 2nd Biennial Black Canadian Studies Conference (BCSA) Community, Empowerment & Leadership in Black Canada in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 21 to 24 May 2015. To be held at Dalhousie University, the goal of the conference is to promote dialogue, critical reflection and nuanced perspectives on the past, present and future of Black leadership in Canada.
This week's blog post introduces our two Canada World Youth volunteers. Be sure to offer these students a warm welcome if you see them! They will be with us for a total of three months, dedicating their time to various health related initiatives on campus and in the community.
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