Tuesday 9th December
At 6.00pm The
British Foundation for University of the West Indies hosts The BFUWI Christmas
Lyme at The Jamaican High Commission,
1 Prince Consort Road, SW7 2BZ. Hosted by Mrs Aloun Ndombet-Assamba come
and share rum punch and Caribbean canapes with alumni and friends of BFUWI,
with music by Mr Gary Crosby OBE accompanied by Mr Nathaniel Facey. Tickets are
£15.00 from here.
At 6.30pm The All
Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria host the World Health Organisations Global Launch of the World Malaria Report
2014 in the Macmillan Room
Portcullis House, Bridge Street, SW1A 2LW. Hosted by the Duke of York, with speakers Pedro L.
Alonso (WHO) and Joy Phumapi (African Leaders Malaria Alliance). RSVP by email.
At 6.30pm the Society of Black Lawyers hosts Children in Conflict Zones at
Fasken Martineau, 17 Hanover Square, W1S 1HU. This seminar seeks to raise
awareness of children trapped in armed conflict and occupation, in addition to
discussing mechanisms and influencing strategies. Speakers include D Peter
Herbert OBE, Kimberley Brown (UNICEF), Aaron Ogletree (NCBL (USA)), Courtenay
Griffiths QC, Baroness Patricia Scotland QC and Raissa Uwineza (SBL). Register
for this FREE event here.
Wednesday 10th December
At 8.00am Archiboo
presents Working Internationally:
Nigeria and Ghana at Archiboo,
Werkstaff, 7-9 Woodbrige Street, EC1R 0LL. Architect Elsie Owesu will
discuss her experience of working in Ghana and Nigeria with Ben Agyekum (AECOM).
Preceded by a networking breakfast, admission is £5.00 from here
At 7.00pm the
Anglo-Ethiopian Society presents Ethiopian
Painted Tombstones in Room B104,
Brunei Building, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG. This lecture
by Cynthia Kemerer will discuss the emergence of Ethiopian painted tombstone
art in the Awash region, register for this FREE
event here.
