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The Politics Of Migration And Its Implications For Democracy - Details

The Politics of Migration and its Implications for Democracy Details:
Category	SAIIA Western Cape Branch
Where:	The Centre for the Book - Cape Town
Date:	Wednesday 28 Oct 2009 -Wednesday 28 Oct 2009
Time:	17:30 -19:30

Event description:
The South African Institute of International Affairs Western Cape Branch invites you to a public seminar to be addressed by Vincent Williams on 'The Politics of Migration and its Implications for Democracy' at 5:00 for 5:30 pm. Vincent Williams is employed by Idasa where he is Programme Manager of the Southern African Migration Project (SAMP), a research network with institutional partners in 8 countries in Southern Africa. In this capacity, he is one of the co-founders of the Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa (MIDSA) Process, an information-sharing, informal and non-binding migration policy and management forum of all 15 member states of the Southern African Development Community. Mr. Williams has also been involved in several global migration initiatives and has most recently participated in the United Nations High Level Dialogue on Migration (2006), and the Global Forum on Migration and Development (2007 & 2008). He has written and commented extensively on various aspects of international migration, including migrant remittances, human rights, skilled migration and the linkages between migration and development. Entrance for non-members is R30 or R15 on presentation of a current student identity card. Parking is freely available behind the building after 5pm. Please RSVP to saiia.admin@telkomsa.net or call Pippa on 021 7614842 or 083 3052339