[Mitai-announce] MIT Program on Human Rights and Justice Upcoming Events

[Susan Frick]

Upcoming Events from MIT's Program on Human Rights and Justice


****TODAY****

Can the Judiciary Prevent Massive Human Rights Abuses? Experience from India
Justice Verma, former Chief Justice of the Indian Supreme Court and former 
Chair of the National Human Rights Commission
Monday November 17, 2003
12:15-1:30 p.m.
Location: E38-615 (292 Main Street, Kendall Square)

Program on Human Rights and Justice Internship Information Session
Thursday November 20, 2003
5:00-6:30 p.m.
Location: E38-714 (292 Main Street, Kendall Square)
Deadline for Summer 2004 proposals: February 20, 2004.

Other Human Rights Opportunities in the MIT Community

Clothing Drive for Ethiopia extended through Friday November 21
The clothing drive by United Trauma Relief 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 at mit.edu.

Design that Matters Inventor's Tutorial
Tuesday Nov. 18 at 7:30 pm in 6-120.
Professor Calestous Juma, Kennedy School of Government, and Coordinator of 
the UN Millenium Project's Task Force on Science, Technology, and Innovation.
Kurt Kornbluth, Development Engineer, Whirlwind Wheelchair International
Saul Griffith, winner of the 2003 National Inventor's Hall of Fame 
Collegiate Inventor's Award
Robert Tosti, Partner, Testa, Hurwitz, and Thibeault, LLP
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.
Contact: Will DelHagen, willd at mit.edu 
<http://web.mit.edu/dtm/>http://web.mit.edu/dtm/

Northwestern University to Host Student Conference on Human Rights
April 23-25, 2004
A travel stipend, housing, meals and local transportation will be provided 
to participants. Applications are due December 1 and are available at 
<http://www2.mmlc.northwestern.edu/humanrights/>http://www2.mmlc.northwestern.edu/humanrights/. 


Graduating Seniors: Interested in serving as a Research Fellow at the 
Carnegie Endowment for Peace in Washington D.C.? Applications are due at 
CIS 12/15/03. 
<http://www.ceip.org/files/about/about_Junior.asp>http://www.ceip.org/files/about/about_Junior.asp



Susan Frick
Program Assistant
Program on Human Rights and Justice
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
E38-277, 292 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Tel: 617 258 7614
Fax: 617 452 3962
Email: fricks at mit.edu
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