December
2021
Tracing Chocolate
Thu, 2.12.2021, 18:00 - 21:00
Every Austrian consumes eight kilos of chocolate per year. This puts us in the second place worldwide - behind Switzerland.
5.5 million small farmers in West Africa and Latin America have to work hard for the chocolate sold. Usually, they are poorly paid and get only a small portion of the sales price.
In this Worddinner, we will try to produce Mozart balls with sustainable raw materials. The chocolate used comes from fairafric: The company built the first organic chocolate factory in West Africa in 2020 in order to rise the value added in the country of production.
Date & Time: December 2nd, 2021, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Afro-Asiatisches Institut, Club Room (Ground Floor)
Contribution: Pay as you feel (minimum contribution € 3)
Registration requested: 0662/84141313, office@aai-salzburg. at
In cooperation with: Catholic University Community, Südwind Salzburg, afrika.info
Rhythm & Joy CANCELLED
Fr, 3.12.2021, 17:00 - 19:30
Djembe drumming workshop
Experience African attitudes to life and pure vitality during this drumming workshop with the musician Sally Goldenboy. You will learn the basics for drumming together step by step. It promotes team spirit and togetherness and trains coordination and concentration. It can release energies and bring happiness.
Dates: Friday, 3. December (further date: 10. December) 2021. From 5 to 7:30 pm, beginners start at 5 pm and intermediates join at 5:30 pm. The djembe classes do not explicitly build on one another and can therefore be visited individually.
Venue: Afro-Asian Institute, study room (second floor)
Instructor: Sally Goldenboy (Salzburg/Ghana)
Course fee: 15 Euro per date - borrowing drums is possible
Registration: office@aai-salzburg.at or +43 662/841413 13
Dignified Menstruation Day
Wed, 8.12.2021, 00:00 - 23:45
Campaign
On December 8th, we want to raise the issue that periods are an urgent human rights concern. There is still a meagre awareness and too little recognition of the monthly bleeding around the world. The result are taboos and the marginalisation of menstruators in everyday life. Therefore, we want to raise awareness about the importance of menstruation for society and celebrate all menstruators with a public campaign and menstruation bracelets. If you would like to support the campaign, please contact us.
Date: Wednesday, 8. December 2021, all day
Venue: City of Salzburg
Contact: office@aai-salzburg.at or 0662/841413-13
In cooperation with: Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation
Decolonize Chocolate 2
Thu, 9.12.2021, 18:00 - 20:00
The documentary "Decolonize Chocolate 1" premiered at the end of 2019. The film tells the story of how the startup fairafric is trying to revolutionize the chocolate industry with its approach “Made in Africa”.
“Decolonize Chocolate 2” is the sequel of the first documenary. It highlights the construction of the first organic chocolate factory in West Africa. The solar-powered factory in Suhum already employs 85 people and is completely run by a Ghanaian management team.
In addition, fairafric opened a chocolaterie school under the roof of the factory, which offers new training opportunities to people in Ghana. The documentation also deals with topics such as sustainability, gender equality and child labor in the cultivation of cocoa in West Africa.
After the film screening (58 min.), Director Elisa Scheidt will answer questions from the audience.
Date & Time: December 9th, 2021, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Das Kino, Giselakai 11, 5020 Salzburg
Admission: free of charge
Ticket reservations: +43 662 87 31 00 15, daskino.at
In cooperation with: Das Kino, fairafric, afrika.info
Rhythm & Joy CANCELLED
Fr, 10.12.2021, 17:00 - 19:30
Djembe drumming workshop
Experience African attitudes to life and pure vitality during this drumming workshop with the musician Sally Goldenboy. You will learn the basics for drumming together step by step. It promotes team spirit and togetherness and trains coordination and concentration. It can release energies and bring happiness.
Date: Friday, 10. December 2021. From 5 to 7:30 pm, beginners start at 5 pm and intermediates join at 5:30 pm.
Venue: Afro-Asian Institute, study room (second floor)
Instructor: Sally Goldenboy (Salzburg/Ghana)
Course fee: 15 Euro per date - borrowing drums is possible
Registration: office@aai-salzburg.at or +43 662/841413 13
Vienna: World Museum and City Tour
Sat, 18.12.2021, 08:00 - 18:00
Wien
The world Museum Vienna hosts an important collection of ethnological objects from all continents. Besides the objects themselves the often questionable circumstances under which they were collected deserves our interest. The current exhibition „Re:present. Unlearning Racism“ is part of the discourse about the cultural heritage of colonialism.
In the afternoon, students get to know Austria’s capital and learn about its rich history on a guided city tour.
Date: Saturday, 18. December 2021
Target group: AAI scholarship holders
January
2022
Kenya: challanges and opportunities for nature conservation
Wed, 12.1.2022, 18:30 - 20:00
Global Space
Nature conservation in Kenya has transformed since the country’s independence in 1963. The advancement of the conservation and tourism sectors is evident from Kenya’s ranking as one of the top 10 tourist destinations in Africa and the global recognition of some of the country’s conservation efforts (e.g. action „burning of ivory“ 1989 & 2016). Despite the growth and success, Kenya has also experienced numerous setbacks in recent years which have affected the livelihoods of flora and fauna (humans included) and the country’s economic development.
Two young Kenyan scholars will give a deep insight into these topics during this evening.
Date: Wednesday, 12. January 2022, 6:30 pm
Venue: Afro-Asian Institute, Club Room (Ground Floor)
Contributors: Cynthia Richter-Ojijo (PhD student at the Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck, and One World Scholarship holder at the AAI), Noreen Mutoro (PhD Student at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Salzburg, and KAAD scholarship holder)
Language: English
In cooperation with: Sei so frei – Bruder und Schwester in Not
Why biodiversity matters
Thu, 13.1.2022, 15:00 - 19:00
AAI Study room (2nd floor)
What exactly does biodiversity mean and why does it matter? What are the reasons for the massive loss of biological diversity and what are the consequences? What has or can be done to protect it – on a global and individual scale? These questions will be assessed using a range of interactive methods. Success stories and encouraging examples are also on the agenda.
Date: Thursday, 13. January 2022. 3 - 7 pm
Venue: Afro-Asian Institute, study room (2nd floor)
Contributor: Astrid Schönleitner (AAI)
Language: English
Target group: AAI scholarship holders and interested people
Let's dance
Fr, 14.1.2022, 14:00 - 18:00
Kizomba
Latino Mio takes you deep into the world of Kizomba! Dance with swing and hot rhythms into a relaxed weekend. During the intensive dance workshop you will learn the basic step combinations and individual figures. No previous experience or dance partner is required and after the workshop, it is possible to take part in one of the regular Salsa courses that Latino Mio offers.
Instructor: DJ Jhonny (Latino Mio)
Date: Friday, 14. January 2022. From 2 to 4 pm for beginners, and from 4 to 6 pm for advanced dancers.
Venue: Afro-Asian Institute, club room (ground floor)
Contribution: 20 Euro / 15 Euro Students or SN Card holders
Registration: office@latino-mio.com or tel. +43 6802407075
Zhen Shan Ren
Mon, 17.1.2022, 18:00 - 20:30
International Art Exhibition
The international art exhibition Zhen - Shan - Ren (Truthfulness - Mercy - Forbearance) has already been presented in over 300 cities and in more than 50 countries worldwide. However, the special nature of the artworks is not only reflected in the award-winning quality of the oil paintings. The predominantly Chinese artists behind the expressive works have one thing in common: their belief in the traditional Buddhist teaching of Falun Dafa and its persecution in today's China. Harmony, courage, oppression and justice are the four main themes of the exhibition. The speaker Christina Winter will give a closer insight into the history of the artists and their works at the opening.
Dates: Vernissage 17. January 2022 6 - 8:30 pm, exhibition 17. – 30. January 2022, opening hours: Mo-Fr 10-16 o’clock, Sa-Su 12-19 o’clock
Venue: Afro-Asian Institute, Club Room (ground floor) and Gallery (1st floor)
Contributor: Christina Winter (honorary supporter of the Zhen Shan Ren art exhibition)
In cooperation with: Falun Dafa Association Salzburg
Big Data and Satellite Imagery for Humanitarian Purposes
Thu, 20.1.2022, 19:00 - 20:30
The processing of large and complex amounts of data - big data - is both a curse and a blessing. On the one hand, the increasing surveillance of humans by authorities and companies is criticized. On the other hand, the use of big data can also offer valuable decision-making-systems in the humanitarian sector.
Technologies at the interface of geoinformatics, earth observation and artificial intelligence are increasingly being used to better visualise and understand dynamic spatiotemporal phenomena. This applies to complex natural processes as well as those of our human society, such as migration movements and forced displacement due to conflicts, scarcity of resources, climate change, etc.
The lecture of Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Lang critically examines the current state of technology using examples from practical research and shows in particular to what extent the tools can be used sensibly, including for planning humanitarian operations, optimizing aid logistics, food security, etc. The focus is not only on the technical and methodological components of such decision-making systems, but also on research ethics issues, as well as transparency and traceability.
Date & Time: January 20nd, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
Location: iDEAS: lab, Techno-Z, Building XV (Ground Floor), Schillerstraße 30, 5020 Salzburg
Speaker: Stefan Lang (Head of the Christian Doppler Laboratory GEOHUM, research coordinator and lecturer in the department Geoinformatics Z_GIS of the University of Salzburg)
In cooperation with: Department of Geoinformatics Z_GIS of the University of Salzburg, Institute for Geoinformatics Plus eV in Salzburg-Bavaria transboundary region
