Upcoming Videoconference

LIVE INTERNATIONAL VIDEOCONFERENCE
with students and experts in Africa & Latin America

When: FRIDAY, APRIL 20th from 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Where: John P. Raynor, SJ Library Room 320A
Questions? Want to participate? Contact neal.styka@mu.edu
Free and open to all. Refreshments served.
Sponsors: Americans for Informed Democracy at Marquette University and JUSTICE

Questions to be addressed:
· What does the changing global environment mean for the future security, health and wellbeing?
· What is the role of local communities in ensuring a sustainable local and global environment?
· What are the best opportunities for us to address climate change and oil dependence?

On April 20th, students at Marquette University will have the unique opportunity to converse via live videoconference with peers in Uganda, Ecuador, and Honduras. The videoconference will open with reports by experts and personal accounts from effected countries. Then, our university and several other U.S. universities will have an opportunity to share our views, ideas for action and ask questions. For more information, visit www.aidemocracy.org.

Human Slave Trade: The Scandal of the 21st Century

Jodi Cobb, a world-renowned photographer for National Geographic Magazine, will be speaking on Tuesday, April 10th from 7:00 PM until 8:00 PM in AMU Ballroom E, with a dessert reception to follow. Sponsored by the Helen Way-Klingler College of Arts and Sciences Student Council and MUSG, the topic of Ms. Cobb's speech will be Human Slave Trade: The Scandal of the 21st Century.

Ms. Cobb has worked in over 50 countries, primarily in the Middle East and Asia, and has written 24 articles for National Geographic about her experiences. She was one of the first photographers to enter China when it reopened to the West, resulting in her book Journey Into China, and has also written extensively on the geisha of Japan for her book Geisha: The Life, the Voices, the Art. Her speech will focus on how the demand for ever cheaper goods and services has made trafficking in humans the third largest criminal activity in the world, just behind weapons and drugs.

Iraq Photo-Essay

http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essays/statusiraq.aspx

Definately worth watching.

Videoconference

Americans for Informed Democracy, JUSTICE, and Engineers without Borders at Marquette University invite you to:

Ending Malaria: How YOU Can Join the Global Fight

A Live Videoconference Dialogue between Young People and Health Advocates in Ecuador, Benin, Uganda, and the U.S.

Featuring Opening Remarks by:
Ø Scott Case, Chief Operating Officer, Malaria No More

Ø George Dimopoulos, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins

Ø Dr. Daniel Hussar, Professor, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Ø And young leaders and health advocates from around the world!

When:
When: THURSDAY, JANUARY 25TH from 9:00-10:30 a.m. CST
Where: Raynor Library room 320a
Questions? Contact Neal.Styka@marquette.edu, Katherine.Nasteva@marquette.edu
Free and open to all. Refreshments served.

Questions to be addressed: What are the most effective steps that the international community can take to address malaria? What is the specific role of young people in meeting this challenge?On January 25th, students at Marquette will have the unique opportunity to converse via live videoconference with peers in Benin, Ghana, and Ecuador, and several global health leaders about ending malaria. The videoconference will open with reports by experts and personal accounts from affected countries. Then, our university and several other U.S. universities will have an opportunity to share our views and ask questions of peers and expects around the world. To learn more about this issue, visit www.malarianomore.org.

American Cancer Society Relay for Life

JUSTICE will be attempting to put a team together for the annual Relay for Life in April. I realize it's way far in advance, but the organizers are looking for groups to commit to having a team as early as possible. If you are interested in participating, contact Matt Netkow (matthew.netkow@mu.edu). OK, that's all.

Upcoming Event

There is an upcoming event to commemorate the deaths of the four Churchwomen killed in El Salvador taking place this coming Sunday, December 3rd. It is called, “Justice from the Ground Up” and will feature a speaker from Guatemala, Teresa Samayoa. Sunday December 3rd, 2p.m. at St. Joseph Center. St. Joseph Center is located at the corner of 27th Street and Greenfield Avenue. Enter the parking lot from 29th Street. The event is free!

About the Speaker:
Teresa Samayoa is from a well to do family but at age 17 an encounter with a marginal area in her neighborhood opened her eyes and heart to the reality of her country. She began to volunteer with a Catholic Church in her home town in the area worst hit by the civil war. She served for 11 years in the social pastoral ministry in her diocese, accompanying the work and struggles of local community leaders.

Soup with Substance Friday

There is going to be a great Soup with Substance this Friday. It would be great if there were lot of people there to learn about feminism at Marquette and you get a free lunch

Living Feminism: Theory, Practice, and Mission at Marquette

Dr. Teresa Tobin and Dr. Michael Monahan, Marquette Philosophy Faculty members, will speak at Soup with Substance this Friday Nov. 10 in AMU 227 at 12:00pm. They will speak about philosophy of modern feminism and how it is practiced in the world today. The mission of Marquette and its correlation to feminist ideals will also be a part of their discussion.