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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-for-research/events/o
LOCATION:Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi 
 Ghana
SUMMARY:𝗡𝗬𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗣Ɔ 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀
 \n𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵\n𝗮𝗻
 𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Physics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Sc
 ience\nand Technology (KNUST)\, an institutional partner of the University
  of\nWaterloo\, will host the NYANSAPƆ PHOTONICS SCHOOL FOR HEALTH AND\n
 SAFETY from September 21 to 26\, 2026\, with generous support from\nSPIE\
 , the international society for optics and photonics.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260724T170000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-for-research/events/lbih-fr
 idays-after-5-spider-man-spider-verse
LOCATION:EC5 - East Campus 5 305 Phillip St. Room 1111 Waterloo ON N2L 5Z5 
 Canada
SUMMARY:LBIH Fridays After 5: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The Pan-African Initiative for Research (PAIR) invites you to a
 \n\"Speculative Collective: Sankofa Edition\" gathering. In this special\n
 edition of Fridays After 5\, a recurring series created by LBIH in\npartne
 rship with the Office of EDI-R\, we will screen the 2018 Oscar\nwinning an
 imated feature \"SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE\" (PG).
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260413T140000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-for-research/events/english
 -does-not-tilt
LOCATION:LIB - Dana Porter Library 200 University Avenue West Dana Porter L
 earning Lab (DP 323)\, or online via Teams. Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:The English Does Not Tilt
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The English Does Not Tilt\": A conversation about identity\, li
 nguistic\njustice\, and academic writing \nShingai will read from their es
 say “The Story is Not Yours”\n[https://suyidavies.com/essays/the-stor
 y-is-not-yours] followed by a\nfacilitated discussion on identity\, lingu
 istic justice\, and academic\nwriting.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260522T170000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-for-research/events/sankofa
 -edition-presents-beyonces-black-king-tv-14
LOCATION:University of Waterloo 305 Phillip St. East Campus 5\, Room 1111 W
 aterloo ON Canada
SUMMARY:Sankofa Edition presents Beyonce’s Black is King (TV-14)
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Screening of Beyonce’s Afrofuturist visual album Black is Ki
 ng\n[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69MO7yU0d70] (TV-14). This will be\n
 followed by a short post-film roundtable and an open discussion with\nthe 
 audience. 
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-for-research/events/pair-sp
 eculative-futures-visiting-writer-series-shingai
LOCATION:Dana Porter Library Learning Lab (DP 323) or on Teams 200 Universi
 ty Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:PAIR Speculative Futures Visiting Writer Series: Shingai Njeri Kagu
 nda
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a hybrid event with award‑winning Afrosurrealist 
 and\nAfrofuturist storyteller Shingai Njeri Kagunda. Shingai will read fro
 m\ntheir essay “The Story is Not Yours” followed by a facilitated\ndis
 cussion on identity\, linguistic justice\, and academic writing.\nSnacks a
 nd refreshments will be provided for those attending in\nperson. Hosted by
  the Writing and Communication Centre (WCC)\n[https://uwaterloo.ca/writin
 g-and-communication-centre/] in\ncollaboration with the Pan-African Init
 iative for Research (PAIR)\n[https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-f
 or-research/events/pair-speculative-futures-visiting-writer-series]. 
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-for-research/events/helping
 -teachers-teach-mathematics-conference-httmc-2026
LOCATION:University of Ghana Ghana
SUMMARY:Helping Teachers Teach Mathematics Conference - HTTMC 2026
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The conference is designed to give teachers across Africa the\n
 opportunity to deepen their understanding of key mathematical concepts\nin
  the high school curriculum\, while also exploring practical and\nengaging
  ways to teach them. Sessions will focus on classroom-ready\nideas and act
 ivities that teachers can take back to their students.\nMore broadly\, the
  conference aims to encourage reflection\,\ncollaboration\, and the sharin
 g of creative approaches to teaching\nmathematics and computing.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-for-research/events/lbih-fr
 idays-after-5
LOCATION:EC5 - East Campus 5\, 2nd Floor 305 Phillip St. Waterloo ON N2L 5Z
 5 Canada
SUMMARY:LBIH Fridays After 5
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Join Laterna Black Innovation Hub (LBIH)\n[https://lbih.ca/] '
 s Fridays After 5\, a recurring series rooted\nin culture and collectiv
 e care\, bringing together students\, staff\,\nfaculty\, and community me
 mbers. These gatherings are designed as a\nspace to unwind\, build commun
 ity\, and celebrate Blackness in all\nforms.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-for-research/events/lbih-fr
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LOCATION:EC5 - East Campus 5\, 2nd Floor 305 Phillip St. Waterloo ON N2L 5Z
 5 Canada
SUMMARY:LBIH Fridays After 5
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Join Laterna Black Innovation Hub (LBIH)\n[https://lbih.ca/] '
 s Fridays After 5\, a recurring series rooted\nin culture and collectiv
 e care\, bringing together students\, staff\,\nfaculty\, and community me
 mbers. These gatherings are designed as a\nspace to unwind\, build commun
 ity\, and celebrate Blackness in all\nforms.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-for-research/events/lbih-fr
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LOCATION:EC5 - East Campus 5\, 2nd Floor 305 Phillip St. Waterloo ON N2L 5Z
 5 Canada
SUMMARY:LBIH Fridays After 5
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Join Laterna Black Innovation Hub (LBIH)\n[https://lbih.ca/] '
 s Fridays After 5\, a recurring series rooted\nin culture and collectiv
 e care\, bringing together students\, staff\,\nfaculty\, and community me
 mbers. These gatherings are designed as a\nspace to unwind\, build commun
 ity\, and celebrate Blackness in all\nforms.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260501T170000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-for-research/events/lbih-fr
 idays-after-5
LOCATION:EC5 - East Campus 5\, 2nd Floor 305 Phillip St. Waterloo ON N2L 5Z
 5 Canada
SUMMARY:LBIH Fridays After 5
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Join Laterna Black Innovation Hub (LBIH)\n[https://lbih.ca/] '
 s Fridays After 5\, a recurring series rooted\nin culture and collectiv
 e care\, bringing together students\, staff\,\nfaculty\, and community me
 mbers. These gatherings are designed as a\nspace to unwind\, build commun
 ity\, and celebrate Blackness in all\nforms.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260327T170000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-for-research/events/black-a
 nd-free-research-creation-project
LOCATION:EC5 - East Campus 5\, 2nd Floor 305 Phillip St. Waterloo ON N2L 5Z
 5 Canada
SUMMARY:Black and Free: A Research-Creation Project
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Laterna Black Innovation Hub's Fridays After 5 as w
 e\nexplore powerful themes of Blackness and freedom through the Black And\
 nFree Research-Creation Project. Led by Dr. Naila Keleta-Mae at the\nUni
 versity of Waterloo\, this multi-year initiative brings together\nartists\
 , scholars\, and community voices to reflect on how Black\nexpressive cult
 ure through art\, performance\, storytelling\, and\nresearch-imagines and 
 advances freedom. 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260319T110000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-for-research/events/dr-paul
 -ugor-book-launch-stories-justice-and-work-truth
LOCATION:DWE - Douglas Wright Engineering Building Room 3516 or Teams 200 U
 niversity Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Dr. Paul Ugor - Book Launch: Stories\, Justice\, and Work of Truth
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This book launch will focus on how social transformation and ju
 stice\nare formed not only through legal mechanisms\, but through the cult
 ural\naspects of storytelling\, memory\, and narrative form. The book laun
 ch\nand discussion will focus on three major scholarly works by Dr. Paul\n
 Ugor and his co-editors. 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260305T190000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/pan-african-initiative-for-research/events/diefenb
 aker-lecture-series-priscilla-layne
LOCATION:Balsillie School of International Affrairs 67 Erb Street West Wate
 rloo ON Canada
SUMMARY:Diefenbaker Lecture Series: Priscilla Layne
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Martin Dean’s novel _Meine Väter_ (“My Fathers\,” 2003
 )\nfollows Robert\, a Swiss man of Indo-Trinidadian origin\, whose\ndaught
 er’s birth triggers an existential crisis over his uncertain\nidentity.
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