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2020
August
The 13th Biennial International & Interdisciplinary Research Conference of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association (ALARA)
Theme: "Resilience, Climate Crisis, and Social Justice"
Dates: August 4, 2020 to August 8, 2020
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Conference At A Glance:
July
Inventories for Effective Heritage Management
Getty Conservation Institute and Caribbean Heritage Network present: "Inventories for Effective Heritage Management"
Opportunities from Disaster: Lessons from 25 years living with the volcano (POSTPONED)
The Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) in collaboration with The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, are pleased to invite you to participate in the Soufrière Hills Volcano 25 Years On conference in Montserrat, West Indies.
EU-LAC-MUSEUMS: Community-based museums in times of crisis
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its catastrophic effect on museum and heritage communities, three new webinars will focus on the topic of community-based museums in times of crisis.
44th Annual Conference of the Society for Caribbean Studies (CANCELLED)
The annual conference of the Society brings together scholars from all over the world to present the latest research on the Caribbean and its diasporas from a range of disciplines and across all the linguistic areas of the region.
June
Cloth and Creativity in African-Atlantic Cultures
CLOTH AND CREATIVITY IN AFRICAN-ATLANTIC CULTURES
Cardiff, UK, 30 June 2020
Invited artists and keynote speakers: Lucille Junkere (Textile artist and indigo dyer), Barbara Prézeau Stephenson (Visual artist) and Rose Sinclair (Goldsmiths/Textile artist).
Community-Based Museums in Times of Crisis: Community Experience
Join the second webinar to be held on 29 June 2020, researchers from European and Latin American museums will share insights from their research case studies affected by crises via the free online webinar entitled ‘Community-based museums in times of crisis: community experience’ on 29 June, 15:00 (UTC).
EcoSummit 2020: Building a sustainable and desirable future - Adapting to changing land and sea-scape (POSTPONED)
The 6th International EcoSummit Congress - EcoSummit 2020 – Building a sustainable and desirable future: Adapting to a changing land and sea-scape , will take place at The Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast, Australia, from 21st – 25th June 2020.
Creative Activism Now!: Andrew Salkey and Today’s Diasporic Cultural Networks
A celebratory conference placing Andrew Salkey’s legacy in the modern moment and exploring the Caribbean diasporic networks of today will be held at The Knowledge Centre, The British Library, London on Saturday 20th June 2020.
Keynote speakers:
National Theatre at Home: Small Island
National Theatre at Home: Small Island
adapted by Helen Edmundson
based on the novel by Andrea Levy
From 7pm on 18 June to 25 June
Running Time: 2 hours 55 minutes including a short interval