[Mitai-announce] Fwd: Amnesty International

[Cory Hernandez]

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From: Kate Mytty <kmytty at mit.edu>
Date: Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 5:06 PM
Subject: Amnesty International
To: Cory D Hernandez <cdh2014 at mit.edu>


 Cory, hi!

Looking forward to the Amnesty event tonight!

Related — we’re bringing in two speakers on Thursday to talk about
challenges faced by the migrant workforce (in India) and temporary workforce
(in Massachusetts). Details below — can you help pass it along?

Cheers,
Kate


*IDEAS Competition and the MIT Global Challenge Present:
The MONSTER Challenge Info Session + Dinner
*Thursday, February 10
7:00 PM in 4-153
*
*Join us to hear from speakers as they frame day-to-day challenges of being
a migrant or temporary worker, meet other students and explore ideas and
learn how to enter your idea for up to $25k in awards. This year, as part of
the IDEAS Competition and the MIT Global Challenge, Monster Worldwide is
sponsoring a challenge to encourage and support innovation to improve
technology to empower migrant and temporary workers. The speakers you’ll
hear from:

   - Kohl Gill with the LaborVoices team, with insights on migration in
   India and various parts of the globe (*
   http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/teams/view/137*)
   - Marcy Gelb with MassCOSH, with insights on Boston’s temporary
   workforce.

About the Challenge: *http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/events/view/125
*

*
*

Join us at the event! RSVP to *globalchallenge-rsvp at mit.edu
*

Kate Mytty  |   IDEAS Competition and the MIT Global Challenge
MIT Public Service Center
kmytty at mit.edu    |   617.715.5474    |    W20-549    |    @mitchallenge

* FIND OUT MORE at OPEN OFFICE HOURS:
Thursday: 12pm – 5pm, in W20-549.
* a slight change in schedule.

Be a part of some of the most innovative service projects coming through
this year >
*http://globalchallenge.mit.edu
**


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