A number of newly received Pacific Island offical publications and NGO publications have been added to our catalogue and collections. These are difficult to source and held in few UK libraries. Titles added to the collection in April included:
Cook Islands
Cook Islands. Ministry of Finance and Economic Management. Statistics Office. 2006 Cook Islands census of population and dwellings : Northern group islands : final result. Rarotonga : Statistics Office, [2008?]
Wilkinson, Alastair. Cook Islands national policy on disability and national action plan, 2008-12. Cook Islands, 2007.
Creating new opportunities : Tongareva's strategy for sustainable development 2009-2013. Tongareva, 2009?
Fiji
Parliament of Fiji, Opportunities for all : report on the implementation of affirmatives action programmes under the Social Justice Acts, 2001 (2005), Suva: Prime Minister's Office 2006.
People's charter for change, peace & progress. [Suva, Fiji] : National Council for Building a Better Fiji, [2008]
Samoa
Samoa tourism development plan, 2009-2013 : a guide to sustainable tourism. Samoa, 2009
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands. National Parliament. Constitution Review Committee. Report on the constitution : (political parties amendment) Bill 2009 (No. 24 of 2009). Honiara : Constitution Review Committee, National Parliament of Solomon Islands, 2009.
Solomon Islands. National Parliament. Inquiry into the facilitation of international assistance notice 2003 and RAMSI intervention, Honiara : Solomon Islands National Parliament, 2009
Tuvalu
2007 Tuvalu Demographic and Health Survey : (2007 TDHS). Tuvalu : Central Statistics Office, 2008
General
A woman's place is in the house--the house of parliament : research to advance women's political representation in Forum island countries : a regional study presented in five reports. Suva, Fiji : Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, 2006.
Friday, 6 May 2011
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Film as a powerful tool for social change in Africa
SCOLMA Lunchtime Seminars
Film as a powerful tool for social change in Africa - Dr Dominique Chadwick, Cambridge-based practitioner in film and development.
Monday 9th May, 1pm
Friends House
173 Euston Road
London NW1 2BJ
This discussion-based seminar will explore different applications of film in social development: as a campaigning tool; as a documentation tool; and as an empowering tool through the participative processes of film-making.
It will draw on a variety of short clips of films set in Africa, taken from the work of Dr Chadwick. The clips will be used to stimulate discussion on a range of themes such as development process, power relations, and the role of the external filmmaker.
Please note that as this event is being held in the Library at Friends House, food and drink are not permitted.
Contact Marilyn Glanfield if you would like to attend: meg23@cam.ac.uk or 01223 334398
Film as a powerful tool for social change in Africa - Dr Dominique Chadwick, Cambridge-based practitioner in film and development.
Monday 9th May, 1pm
Friends House
173 Euston Road
London NW1 2BJ
This discussion-based seminar will explore different applications of film in social development: as a campaigning tool; as a documentation tool; and as an empowering tool through the participative processes of film-making.
It will draw on a variety of short clips of films set in Africa, taken from the work of Dr Chadwick. The clips will be used to stimulate discussion on a range of themes such as development process, power relations, and the role of the external filmmaker.
Please note that as this event is being held in the Library at Friends House, food and drink are not permitted.
Contact Marilyn Glanfield if you would like to attend: meg23@cam.ac.uk or 01223 334398
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Canadian Election Results 2011
The 2011 Canadian General Election) was held Monday, May 2, 2011, to elect members to the House of Commons of the 41st Canadian Parliament.
The Conservative Party (under leader Stephen Harper) remained in power, moving from a minority to a majority government. The New Democratic Party won the largest number of seats in their history, including a large majority of seats in Quebec and will form the Official Opposition for the first time. The Liberal Party won the fewest seats in their history and party leader Michael Ignatieff was defeated in his own riding, and has since annouced he will stand down as party leader. The Bloc Québécois, which had always won at least a majority of seats in Quebec, lost nearly all their seats, including the seat of their leader Gilles Duceppe, who resigned as BQ leader following his defeat. The Green Party won their first elected seat, that of party leader Elizabeth May
The preliminary election results are available on the Elections canada website
In the current climate in the UK of debate over voting systems, and proportionality it is interesting to compare on this table party standing (number of seats gained) and popular vote percentages. The table clearly illustrated the benefit of the Canadian system for the two larger parties (Conservative and NDP - New Democratic Party).
The Conservative Party (under leader Stephen Harper) remained in power, moving from a minority to a majority government. The New Democratic Party won the largest number of seats in their history, including a large majority of seats in Quebec and will form the Official Opposition for the first time. The Liberal Party won the fewest seats in their history and party leader Michael Ignatieff was defeated in his own riding, and has since annouced he will stand down as party leader. The Bloc Québécois, which had always won at least a majority of seats in Quebec, lost nearly all their seats, including the seat of their leader Gilles Duceppe, who resigned as BQ leader following his defeat. The Green Party won their first elected seat, that of party leader Elizabeth May
The preliminary election results are available on the Elections canada website
In the current climate in the UK of debate over voting systems, and proportionality it is interesting to compare on this table party standing (number of seats gained) and popular vote percentages. The table clearly illustrated the benefit of the Canadian system for the two larger parties (Conservative and NDP - New Democratic Party).
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
City of London Festival - Trading Places - Australasia
City of London Festival 2011 - 26 June to 16 July
Our final Australia related post (with a good dose of New Zealand and the Pacific thrown in) focuses on the City of London Festival. This year there is a theme looking at Australasia and music and arts from Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific will "animate the cathedrals, livery halls, gardens and squares of the City of London - with added birdsong!"
Premiéres include the orchestral version of Brett Dean's Between the Spaces in the Sky by the City of London Sinfonia, Elena Kats-Chernin's River's Lament for The King's Singers, the Royal New Zealand Ballet at the Barbican and Liminal's outdoor music installation Organ of Corti.
Music and culture from Australasia are celebrated throughout this year's Festival as part of Festival Director Ian Ritchie's annual Trading Places theme. The Festival opens on 26 June with A Fifteen Piano Salute to Grainger - Luke Jerram's Street Pianos ring out some of the Australian maestro's best-known works in a promenade performance at Peter's Hill, St Paul's and Paternoster Square.
It is an unprecedented array of music from Australia and New Zealand with over 30 living composers represented. World-renowned Australian guitarist John Williams and the English Chamber Orchestra present works by Peter Sculthorpe and Ross Edwards at Guildhall Old Library (27 June). Australia's foremost didjeridu player William Barton joins the Choir of Southwark Cathedral to give the London premiére of a new version of Peter Sculthorpe's Requiem conducted by Peter Wright at Southwark Cathedral (4 July) and appears with pianist Piers Lane at Apothecaries' Hall (1 July) and the Goldner String Quartet at Goldsmiths' Hall (6 July). The King's Singers give the world premiére of Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin's River's Lament at Mansion House (7 July). New Zealand-born organist Dame Gillian Weir and soprano Anna Leese perform with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simone Young at St Paul's (12 July). Maori instrumentalist Richard Nunns performs with The New Zealand Quartet String Quartet at Haberdashers' Hall (13 July) and the NZTrio at Butchers' Hall (14 July).
More information can be found at the City of London Festival website
Our final Australia related post (with a good dose of New Zealand and the Pacific thrown in) focuses on the City of London Festival. This year there is a theme looking at Australasia and music and arts from Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific will "animate the cathedrals, livery halls, gardens and squares of the City of London - with added birdsong!"
Premiéres include the orchestral version of Brett Dean's Between the Spaces in the Sky by the City of London Sinfonia, Elena Kats-Chernin's River's Lament for The King's Singers, the Royal New Zealand Ballet at the Barbican and Liminal's outdoor music installation Organ of Corti.
Music and culture from Australasia are celebrated throughout this year's Festival as part of Festival Director Ian Ritchie's annual Trading Places theme. The Festival opens on 26 June with A Fifteen Piano Salute to Grainger - Luke Jerram's Street Pianos ring out some of the Australian maestro's best-known works in a promenade performance at Peter's Hill, St Paul's and Paternoster Square.
It is an unprecedented array of music from Australia and New Zealand with over 30 living composers represented. World-renowned Australian guitarist John Williams and the English Chamber Orchestra present works by Peter Sculthorpe and Ross Edwards at Guildhall Old Library (27 June). Australia's foremost didjeridu player William Barton joins the Choir of Southwark Cathedral to give the London premiére of a new version of Peter Sculthorpe's Requiem conducted by Peter Wright at Southwark Cathedral (4 July) and appears with pianist Piers Lane at Apothecaries' Hall (1 July) and the Goldner String Quartet at Goldsmiths' Hall (6 July). The King's Singers give the world premiére of Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin's River's Lament at Mansion House (7 July). New Zealand-born organist Dame Gillian Weir and soprano Anna Leese perform with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simone Young at St Paul's (12 July). Maori instrumentalist Richard Nunns performs with The New Zealand Quartet String Quartet at Haberdashers' Hall (13 July) and the NZTrio at Butchers' Hall (14 July).
More information can be found at the City of London Festival website
The United Kingdom Overseas Territories: Continuity and Change
The United Kingdom Overseas Territories: Continuity and Change
A one day conference at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Tuesday 17 May 2011
Chancellor’s Hall, Senate House
This conference will consider the issues and challenges facing small sub‐national jurisdictions in the global political economy. Particularly it will focus on those territories which retain formal links to European countries namely the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands. Within this context, there will be a stronger emphasis on the UK territories. This is for two reasons. First, we would like to revisit some of the issues debated five years ago in a conference entitled ‘The UK Overseas Territories: Past, Present and
Future’ held at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies. Second, with a new British government in place it is worthwhile considering the nature of the new relationship and how it might develop over the coming years. However, in order to provide a wider context, comparative developments in the French and Dutch territories will be investigated.
The issues affecting all the territories such as the maintenance of good governance, economic development and the risks of economic vulnerability, and environmental sustainability are important concerns for all territories both independent and nonindependent. The ways in which these issues are addressed are somewhat different in small sub‐national jurisdictions because of the particular regimes in place and the tensions inherent within the model of governance involving the territory and the ultimate authority of the metropole. Thus the value of the conference will be to advance a better understanding of the trends and transformations that are present in the relationships.
For further details contact the organisers:
Dr Peter Clegg, Department of Politics, University of the West of England
peter.clegg@uwe.ac.uk 44+ (0)117 32 82376
Professor David Killingray, Institute of Commonwealth Studies
dmkillingray@hotmail.com 44+ (0)1732 453008
Australian Film Festival - Barbican
The second of our Australian themed posts is to highlight the 17th London Australian Film Festival taking place from Thursday 5th to Thursday 12th of May, at the Barbican
The Festival showcases both the latest Australian feature films and documentaries, providing UK audiences with a unique overview of Australian cinema today.
With our history/social sciences hats on - here are a couple of our highlights of this year's festival:
Oranges & Sunshine Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving and David Wenham star in the true story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals of recent times - the deportation of thousands of children from the UK to Australia which continued into the 1970s.
UK/Australia 2010 Dir. Jim Loach 104 min.
6 May 8.20pm
Strange Birds in Paradise Australian writer, cartoonist and comedian Charlie Hill-Smith explores the rich culture and recent history of West Papua. Having made strong connections there as a student on an exchange year, he returns investigating the people's resistance to Indonesian rule, exploring the music and the stories of two political exiles from West Papua.
2009 Australia Dir. Charlie Hill-Smith 75 min
9 May 6.00pm
The Festival showcases both the latest Australian feature films and documentaries, providing UK audiences with a unique overview of Australian cinema today.
With our history/social sciences hats on - here are a couple of our highlights of this year's festival:
Oranges & Sunshine Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving and David Wenham star in the true story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals of recent times - the deportation of thousands of children from the UK to Australia which continued into the 1970s.
UK/Australia 2010 Dir. Jim Loach 104 min.
6 May 8.20pm
Strange Birds in Paradise Australian writer, cartoonist and comedian Charlie Hill-Smith explores the rich culture and recent history of West Papua. Having made strong connections there as a student on an exchange year, he returns investigating the people's resistance to Indonesian rule, exploring the music and the stories of two political exiles from West Papua.
2009 Australia Dir. Charlie Hill-Smith 75 min
9 May 6.00pm
British Museum - Australian Season
The first of three posts with an Australian flavour... The British Museum has launched a series of exhibitions and events focusing on Australia, running through to October 2011. The season has started with the planting of an Australian landscape in the forecourt of the Museum (in partnership with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). two exhibitions follow, opening on the 26th of May - one entitled "Baskets and belonging: Indigenous Australian histories", exploring fibrework from the British Museums colelctions; and the other "Out of Australia: prints and drawings from Sudney Nolan to Rover Thomas" featuring over 120 works on paper by 60 artists, from the 1940s modernists to contemporary artists and Indigenous Australian printmakers.
The season also includes performances of music, film, readings, gallery talks, lectures and debates and workshops.
For further details and to follow the landscape blog online go to britishmuseum.org/australianseason
The season also includes performances of music, film, readings, gallery talks, lectures and debates and workshops.
For further details and to follow the landscape blog online go to britishmuseum.org/australianseason
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