[Gsc-hca-offcampus] Upcoming Events

[Jeffrey T Chambers]

Hi Off-Campus Grads,
Here are some upcoming events around campus this week. 

1. Rx for Global Health - Jan 16
2. Hotel Rwanda - Jan 17
3. Kenya Talks - Jan 18
4. Ashdown Brunch - Jan 20

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1. "RX FOR SURVIVAL"--Global Health Series Spotlighting International Public
Health
Wed Jan 16, 6:00-8:00pm, 4-370
http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-8687.html

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up

"Rx for Survival" highlights the world's deadliest diseases, history of
epidemics, research, patient perspectives and global healthcare initiatives.

"Disease Warriors" and "The Rise of the Superbugs," each an hour long, will
be shown. Brief descriptions of each from the series' website are below.

"Disease Warriors" chronicles the groundbreaking work of early researchers,
such as the famed scientist Louis Pasteur, who unmasked germs as the source
of illness...[and] major challenges in getting basic vaccines to those who
still need them, and in creating new ones to combat modern nemeses, like
AIDS.'

"Rise of the Superbugs" features "historic successes, as well as the growing
threat posed by new strains of germs, such as tuberculosis and staph, that
are resistant to our best antibiotics".
Web: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/
Contact: Jasmine Park, Mary Jue Xu, jaspark at mit.edu, maryxu at mit.edu
Sponsor: Amnesty International
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2. Free screening of "Hotel Rwanda"
Thursday, January 17, 7:00-9:30pm
Room 26-100
 
Come join MIT STAND for a free screening of "Hotel Rwanda" and a discussion
afterwards about the Rwandan genocide and its application to current
conflicts such as the one in Darfur, led by panelists from the Boston area.
We will have FREE African food and refreshments.

Web site: http://web.mit.edu/mit-stand/www
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
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3. Human Rights, Violence and the Elections in Kenya
Friday, January 18, 6pm in room 4-231
Food will be provided

This event will focus on the historical and current context of violence in
Kenya, as well as how the media reports on ethnic tribal violence, in the
wake of the December 2007 elections. The event will include a question and
answer session.

Joseph Mwaura is a Visiting Fellow with the Human Rights Program at 
Harvard Law School, and a Lecturer in Law at Queens University in 
Belfast (UK). Mwaura was admitted as an advocate of the High Court of 
Kenya in 1998, and taught law at the Kenya School of Professional 
Studies. He has previously been a Visiting Scholar at the University of 
Washington and the University of Ghana, and is a member of the Higher 
Education Academy, the Society of Legal Scholars, and the Law Society of 
Kenya. He currently teaches and researches in the areas of corporate law and
human rights.

Sponsored: MIT Amnesty International, GSC off-campus subcommittee
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4. Ashdown Brunch
Sunday, January 20th, at 11 am, Ashdown House will be hosting a brunch in
the Hulsizer Room. There will be pancakes, eggs, sausages, bagels, cereal,
fruit, and muffins. Please bring your own utensils, plates, etc. if
possible. Open to all graduate students.

Sponsored: Graduate Students Office
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~Jeff Chambers