The Sephis Office is closed for the summer holidays from July 21st until August 16th

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Job Opportunity in Amsterdam

deadline for application 31st July 2010

The Sephis Office is housed in the International Institute of Social History (IISG) in Amsterdam. The IISG is the largest documentation and reserach centre in the world of socila history and it falls under the umbrella of the KNAW. The IISG is looking for its research and collection actitivties for one Senior researcher/Head collector Sub-Sahara Africa dept. and one Senior researcher/Head collector Latin America dept.

For more information Latina America: see attachment

For more information Sub -Sahara: see attachment

Sephis workshop: Equity, Justice, Development: People of African Descent in Latin America in Comparative Perspective.

Cartagena, Colombia, 24-26 March 2011

Call for applications - deadline 30 October 2010

In 2001 the Durban Declarationand Programme of Action (DDPA) recognized that people of African descent have for centuries been victims of racism, racial discrimination and enslavement. It therefore spoke to the imprtance and necessity of ensuring their full intergation into social, economic and political life. While great strides have been made towards such integration in many societies where there are people of African descent, much more progress needs to be achieved.

For more information: download the flyer