NOVA SCOTIA - GAMBIA ASSOCIATION:
23rd Annual African Dinner & Silent Auction

Date: Thursday, May 8, 2008
6:00pm - Reception w/Cash Bar, 6:45pm - Dinner
Location: Loyola Conference Hall, Loyola Building, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS
Tickets: $50.00, or $400 table of eight. Available from NSGA office
Contact: 423-1360, 1574 Argyle Street, Suite 17, Halifax, NS, B3J 2B3

NSGA Film (10 min): Sierra Leone: A Nation in Healing
Introduction by Andrea MacDonald, Executive Director, NSGA

Guest Speaker: Thomas Mark Turay, PhD; Coady International Institute
Dr. Turay joined the Coady Institute in 2000 bringing with him over 20 years of experience in adult education and community-based development. Before coming to Nova Scotia, he was the Director and co-founder of the Centre for Development and Peace Education in Makeni, Sierra Leone. He was also the Director of Caritas Makeni – a NGO which provided relief and development support for community-based organizations in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The primary focus of his work has been in the areas of peacebuilding, human rights, advocacy, development education and indigenous African knowledge systems. While in Nova Scotia, he has also worked with Canadian NGOs including Canadian Friends of Sierra Leone, Partnership Africa Canada, Peacefund Canada, Peaceful Schools International, the International Centre for Conflict Resolution and Mediation, and the Tatamagouche Training Centre.

Proceeds in support of NSGA Programs in The Gambia and Sierra Leone
www.novascotiagambia.ca
Charity Registration # 1371522385