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<div align="center"><b>Upcoming Events from MIT's Program on Human Rights
and Justice<br><br>
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****TODAY****<br><br>
<u>Can the Judiciary Prevent Massive Human Rights Abuses? Experience from
India<br>
</u>Justice Verma,</b> former Chief Justice of the Indian Supreme Court
and former Chair of the National Human Rights Commission<br>
<b>Monday November 17, 2003<br>
</b>12:15-1:30 p.m.<br>
Location: E38-615 (292 Main Street, Kendall Square)<br><br>
<b><u>Program on Human Rights and Justice Internship Information
Session<br>
</u>Thursday November 20, 2003<br>
</b>5:00-6:30 p.m.<br>
Location: E38-714 (292 Main Street, Kendall Square)<br>
Deadline for Summer 2004 proposals: <b>February 20, 2004</b>.<br>
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<div align="center"><b><u>Other Human Rights Opportunities in the MIT
Community<br><br>
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Clothing Drive for Ethiopia extended through Friday November 21<br>
</u></b>The clothing drive by <b>United Trauma Relief</b> at the request
of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will continue this week. Please
look for labeled bags and boxes in MIT dorms and in the lobby of Building
10 Monday, Thursday and Friday this week. For more information,
please contact Shefali Oza at sboza@mit.edu.<br><br>
<b>Design that Matters Inventor's Tutorial<br>
Tuesday Nov. 18 at 7:30 pm in 6-120.<br>
Professor Calestous Juma</b>, Kennedy School of Government, and
Coordinator of the UN Millenium Project's Task Force on Science,
Technology, and Innovation.<br>
<b>Kurt Kornbluth</b>, Development Engineer, Whirlwind Wheelchair
International<br>
<b>Saul Griffith</b>, winner of the 2003 National Inventor's Hall of Fame
Collegiate Inventor's Award<br>
<b>Robert Tosti</b>, Partner, Testa, Hurwitz, and Thibeault, LLP<br>
The event will be followed by a reception featuring DtM Mentors,
Community Partner Design Challenges, and information on how YOU can start
using your skills to help undeserved communities. The reception will
include desserts from Mike's Pastry.<br>
Contact: Will DelHagen, willd@mit.edu
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/dtm/">http://web.mit.edu/dtm/<br>
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<b>Northwestern University to Host Student Conference on Human Rights
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April 23-25, 2004<br>
</b>A travel stipend, housing, meals and local transportation will be
provided to participants. <b>Applications are due December 1</b> and are
available at
<a href="http://www2.mmlc.northwestern.edu/humanrights/">http://www2.mmlc.northwestern.edu/humanrights/</a>.
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<b>Graduating Seniors: Interested in serving as a Research Fellow at the
Carnegie Endowment for Peace in Washington D.C.? </b>Applications are due
at CIS 12/15/03.
<a href="http://www.ceip.org/files/about/about_Junior.asp">http://www.ceip.org/files/about/about_Junior.asp</a><br><br>
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Susan Frick<br>
Program Assistant<br>
Program on Human Rights and Justice<br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
E38-277, 292 Main Street<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307<br>
Tel: 617 258 7614<br>
Fax: 617 452 3962<br>
Email: fricks@mit.edu<br>
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