2011
“Urban food access and the role of municipal government: a Toronto case study ”
Presented by: Barbara Emanuel (Manager, Toronto Food Strategy) and Brian Cook (Research and Policy Lead, Toronto Food Strategy)
Dates: Thursday 18 August 2011 12:30 – 14:00
Venue: 4th Floor, New School of Economics Building, Middle Campus
University of Cape Town
Please see the PDF flyer for more details.
You can download the PowerPoint presentation of the seminar here.
“Poverty Maintenance or Poverty Reduction: Global Interventions and Africa’s Cotton Problems”
Presented by: Dr. Adam Sneyd, University of Guelph, Canada
Dates: Wednesday April 20 2011, 1-2 p.m.
Venue: CB107, University of the Witwatersrand
Please see the PDF flyer for more details.
Colloquium: The Property Clause in South Africa’s Constitution
Dates: Thursday 24 February (full day) and Friday 25 February (half day) 2011
Venue: Moot Court, Level 5, Kramer Building, Middle Campus, University of Cape Town
Please see the PDF for more details.
Seminar: Single Party Super-Majorities: Delivering on Promises While Governing for All.
The Department of Political Sciences, with the support of the South African Association of Canadian Studies (SAACS), cordially invites you to a seminar on Single Party Super-Majorities: Delivering on Promises While Governing for All.
Presented by: Prof Tom Flanagan (Department of Political Science, University of Calgary).
Prof Flanagan holds a PhD from Duke University and was for many years a close political adviser of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He is the author of Harper’s Team: Behind the Scenes in the Conservative Rise to Power; Self-Determination: The Other Path for Native Americans; and First Nations? Second Thoughts. His research specializations are in political theory, millenarian movements, aboriginal land claims, game theory, and political campaigning. He served as chief of staff of Mr Harper when he was leader of the official opposition in Canada and was senior communications adviser for Canada’s Conservative Party during the 2006 election campaign, which brought Mr Harper to power with a minority government.
Venue : Postgraduate Centre 1-70 (see no 52, 15H on the attached map)
Date : 1 March 2011
Time : 9.30 for 10.00-12.00
RSVP: on or before 21 February
Tel: (012) 420 2034
Email: wilma.martin@up.ac.za
Download Flyer: Flanagan seminar invitation – 1 March 2011
The following event, hosted by the University of the Western Cape, may be of interest to you:
Public Debate
The Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the University of the Western Cape invites you to contribute to the shaping of a new direction in land and agrarian reform by attending the public debate:
Back to the Plot! Debating a new agenda for rural transformation in South Africa
Monday 31 January 2011
The transformation of South Africa’s countryside and agricultural sector has never been higher on the political agenda than now. The ANC’s decision ahead of the 2009 elections to make land and rural development one of its five key priorities created high expectations: that land and agrarian reform would receive an injection of bold new thinking, an expanded budget, increased capacity and more effective integration with other government programmes. These have not materialised to date.
Instead, the discourse on the future of South Africa’s rural areas has become more and more bombastic, infused with red herrings and sweeping solutions to imaginary or marginal problems. The core questions of how the rural economy will be transformed, who should get the land, how it will be acquired, what rights they will have to it, and what other support farmers will get to enable them to use it effectively, and to generate a new dynamic of rural development remain to be debated in an earnest and participatory manner. Yes, it is encouraging that government acknowledges that the existing approach has been inadequate, and that new departures are needed, but the space for candid reflection on where we are now, and an open debate on possible alternatives must be seized and shaped in the public arena.
Speakers:
♦ Prof Andries du Toit (PLAAS) – core issues, questions and argument for a new way forward
♦ Annelize Crosby (Agri-SA) – viewpoints and argument from organized agriculture
♦ Mazibuko Jara (independent) – viewpoints and argument for a greener vision
♦ Community campaign leader (tbc) – viewpoints and argument from an agrarian reform and rights perspective
The audience is invited to partake in the discussion.
Refreshments will be served.
This event is supported by the High Commission of Canada.
Date: 2011-01-31 17:30 – 20:00
Location: Centre for the Book
Contact: Obiozo Ukpabi 021 959 3733