March 2018


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UWI Calendar March - April 2018

Press for Gender Justice
March 5
School of Education Auditorium
UWI St. Augustine

The InterClub of Trinidad and Tobago in collaboration with the Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) present a Panel Discussion on PRESS FOR GENDER JUSTICE – Ecological Justice. Peace, Security and Justice. Sexual Justice. Economic Justice.
The discussion takes place on March 5 from 9.30am to noon at the School of Education Auditorium with a programme as follows:

  • Welcome Remarks – Dr. Gabrielle Hosein Head, IGDS | Jan Ryan President, Interclub of T&T
  • Feature Address – Mrs. Sharon Rowley, LL.B. (Hons.)
  • Panels chaired by Dr. Gabrielle Hosein, IGDS:
    • Peace, Security and Justice – Roberta Clarke Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Jewel Marshall, St. Babb’s Community Women In Action
    • Sexual Justice – Dr. Angelique Nixon Lecturer, IGDS | Sharon Mottley Women’s Caucus of Trinidad and Tobago
    • Economic Justice – Dr. Anne-Marie Mohammed Lecturer, Dept. of Economics, UWI | Dr. Catherine Ali Women’s Economic Empowerment Project
    • Ecological Justice – Dr. Levi Gahman Lecturer, Dept. of Geography, UWI | Yahoda Singh Cashew Gardens Community Recycling Programme

For further information, please contact Tricia Basdeo, IGDS at 662 2002 ext. 83573/84054 or email tricia.basdeo@sta.uwi.edu.

The Journey – From Lord Shorty to Ras Shorty I
March 11
6pm
Queen’s Hall, POS

The UWI presents the 3rd instalment of the Classic Concert series honouring national legend and father of soca, the late Garfield Blackman with The Journey – From Lord Shorty to Ras Shorty I.

Featured performers including Rikki Jai, Gypsy, Explainer, Olatunji and of course the Blackman family –
Nehilet, Isaac, Eldon, Abby, and Sheldon Blackman will pay tribute by performing a Ras Shorty I classic and a song of their own. All proceeds will be donated to the Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) Theatre Hall Fund.

For tickets, please contact the Fundraising and Alumni Affairs Unit of the Office of Institutional Advancement and Internationalisation (OIAI) at The UWI St. Augustine Campus at 224-3739 or 224-3740 or email Carol.Ayoung@sta.uwi.edu or Camille.Edwards@sta.uwi.edu.

techAGRI Expo 2018
March 22 to 25
UWI St. Augustine

The Faculty of Food & Agriculture (FFA) presents techAGRI Expo 2018. Look out for booths showcasing agricultural work echoing techAGRI’s guiding principles: food security, entrepreneurship and commercialisation. There will be the sale of fresh produce from UWI farms on select days, a petting zoo and a kid’s area, in addition to the daily food village that will offer local delicacies and meals.

This 4-day event takes place at Main Administration Building West Field.

For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar.

Protocol and Diplomacy: A Guide for the Modern Professional
March 26 to 29
UWI St. Augustine

The Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean (DAOC) presents the Training Module: Protocol and Diplomacy: A Guide for the Modern Professional with facilitator Gail Guy, Retired Diplomat and Protocol Consultant.

Participants will leave with essential skills in: rules and traditions of protocol, international diplomacy, protocol in state and corporate events, business etiquette and avoiding professional faux pas.

The workshop takes place from 9am to 4pm at DAOC, Lecture Room. Cost is US$750; Group discount of 10% for each member of groups of three or more.

For more information, please email DiplomaticAcademy@sta.uwi.edu or call 662-2002 ext. 85362; 85360; 85359 or visit www.sta.uwi.edu/daoc/.

DCFA presents Mas Colloquium, Visual Arts, Dance and more
April

Save the Dates for the Department of Creative and Festival Arts’ (DCFA) Season of the Arts Semester II productions:

  • April 5 | Carnival Studies Mas Colloquium at DCFA Cheeseman Building, LR3
  • April 4 to 20 | UWI Degree Students Visual Arts Exhibition at the National Museum
  • April 8 | UWI Arts Chorale and UWI Arts Percussion present Carmina Burana at NAPA, Lord Kitchener Auditorium
  • April 18 | UWI Arts Guitar Ensemble Concert at DCFA Cheeseman Building, LR3
  • April 21 | Music of the Diaspora Concert at UWI St. Augustine, Daaga Auditorium
  • April 22 to 28 | UWI Certificate Students Visual Arts Exhibition at the National Museum
  • April 22 | UWI Arts Sinfonia Concert at Teaching and Learning Complex (TLC)
  • April 26 to 29 | Sole to Sole Dance Concert at UWI St. Augustine, Daaga Auditorium
  • April 28 | More than Just Jazz Concert at UWI St. Augustine, Daaga Auditorium
  • April 28 | Children’s Theatre Production at DCFA Cheesman Building, Foyer

For more information, please visit DCFA’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UWI.DCFA/