Water in Africa: Hydro-Pessimism or Hydro-Optimism?

Centre of African Studies - Porto, Portugal

2-3 October 2008

How are water resources being managed in Africa? What are the main
challenges concerning access, distribution and allocation of freshwater
resources in the continent? What are the driving forces that shape
current and future demand for water? What are the solutions being
developed by communities, policy-makers, private sector and
environmental activists? What are water scientists and international
donor organisations contributing?

Nan Alamilla Boyd and Horacio N. Roque Ramírez are in the process of completing a book proposal
for an exciting edited anthology project focusing on the uses of oral history research in LGBT/Queer history. Collectively many scholars and activists have been carrying out critical work in the field through oral histories since the 1970s, and many of us know quite well how central these oral histories have been in framing our analyses and narratives. Yet, there has been very little explicit reflection on the ways in

Call for Expression

The Gender and Sexuality Advocacy and Education Program* and New Horizons, the arts education and cultural enrichment program at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC invite youth, ages 3 – 19, to submit work for an upcoming exhibition and book on the art of youth who feel special about their gender. The work should express life as a person who expresses his or her gender differently from cultural norms; how life looks, feels, tastes, and sounds. You must return the attached release form with your submission.