Don't miss PP55's 20th Anniversary Events at Reunions!
THURSDAY, MAY 28
3 pm - 6 pm Princeton Project 55 Open House 12 Stockton Street
Join Princeton Project 55, an organization that inspires and builds civic leadership among alumni across the generations by engaging them in significant activities that influence and improve our society, for an open house reception. Meet, mingle, and re-connect with Project 55 current and former fellows and interns, founders, alumni volunteers, and staff. Learn about Project 55’s current activities, programs, plans, and dreams for the future while celebrating the milestones that mark our 20 years of success…All alumni—new or familiar with Project 55—are welcome!
FRIDAY, MAY 29
10 am -11 am Serving the Public Interest – Moments of Obligation
East Pyne Auditorium
In the spirit of the Obama Administration’s call to public service, hear from five civic leaders who experienced moments of obligation and followed their calls to public service. Learn from these inspiring individuals and from Princeton Project 55 about how you too can embody “Princeton in the Nation’s Service”. Featuring moderator Elizabeth Duffy ’88, Head Master of Lawrenceville School, and panelists Margaret Crotty ’94, Director of Child Survival, Save the Children Alliance, Jim Floyd ’69, founding Vice President of Princeton in Africa, Rishi Jaitly ’04 Senior Policy Analyst, Google India and founder of IndiaVoices, and Charles Best, Founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org.
2 pm – 4 pm Princeton Project 55 Presents: Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North (Sundance 2008; PBS/POV 2008) Frist Theatre
Documentary screening and discussion with the filmmaker, Katrina Browne ’89
Browne discovers that her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S.history. She and nine relatives retrace the Triangle Trade—from Rhode Island to Ghana to Cuba—uncovering the vast extent of Northern complicity in slavery, and gaining fresh perspectives on the black/white divide (Princeton cameo). Most white Americans have foresworn overt racism, but what remains? What are the structural inequities, and what kinds of racial baggage do many of us carry, such as the “racial stalemate” of black anger and white resentment named by President Obama? Co-sponsored by: Center for African American Studies, DavisInternationalCenter, Anthropology and History Departments, Princeton in Africa, Princeton in Latin America, CarlA.FieldsCenter for Equality and Cultural Understanding
3 pm to 6 pm Princeton Project 55 Open House 12 Stockton Street
SATURDAY, MAY 30
2 pm Show your PP55 Pride in the P-RADE!
SUNDAY, MAY 31
10 am Princeton Project 55 Board of Directors meeting at the Princeton Public Library (coffee and light refreshments at 9:30 am)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Panel on Biomedical Innovation Policy at Mount Sinai on Monday, June 1st at 5:30pm
What: Biomedical Innovation: Current Issues and Potential Solutions with Perspectives from Academia and Public Policy
Who: Open to the public - please distribute widely!
When: Monday, June 1st at 5:30pm
Where: Goldwurm Auditorium, Icahn Building, 1425 Madison Avenue
(More extended bios are at the end of the email) Our panelists include:
- Moderator: Dennis Charney - Dean of MSSM; Professor of Psychiatry
- Kenneth Davis - President/CEO of the Mount Sinai Medical Center; Professor of Psychiatry
- Brook Baker - Professor of Law, Northeastern University; Co-chair of HealthGAP; Consultant to African Union, WHO, ASEAN
- Bhaven Sampat – Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs
- Jamie Love – Director of Knowledge Ecology International; Advisor to the X-Prize Foundation; Member of MSF Working Group on Intellectual Property
- Robert Desnick – Chairman of Department of Human Genetics, Mount Sinai; Director of Institute for Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai; Scientific founder of Amicus Therapeutics
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (please distribute widely)
Sponsored by: Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, AMSA, Department of Medical Education
The full story behind this panel:
About a month ago, Sinai President/CEO Ken Davis wrote an editorial advertisement advocating for longer patent monopolies for pharmaceuticals.
A group of students and faculty voiced concern with this policy given the implications for increased healthcare costs and for decreased access to medicines.
The general questions to these: Drug companies have a drought in their research pipelines. Millions of underinsured/uninsured Americans and billions in developing countries struggle for access to life-saving and quality of life improving medicines. What are the goals of biomedical research? Whom should it benefit? How mechanisms are effective? What can be done by governments, universities, and companies to achieve this?
June 1st 5:30pm (come a few minute early to pick up food) at Goldwurm Auditorium in the Icahn building
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – please invite any and all
This panel is cosponsored by Universities Allied for Essential Medicine (UAEM), AMSA, and the Department of Medical EducationKenneth Davis’s research on Alzheimer led to the development of cholinesterase inhibitors that effectively treat the symptoms of the disease. He demonstrated dopamine’s importance in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Currently he is the CEO and President of the Mount Sinai Medical Center. Link to extended biography
Dennis Charney is one of the world's leading experts on the neurobiology and treatment of serious mood and anxiety disorders. As Dean of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, he increased the school’s focus on translational research and has led an increase in the amount of NIH funding that the school receives. Link to extended biography
Brook Baker is a legal scholar with expertise on intellectual property rights, health financing, and access to medicines. He is co-chair and policy analyst for Health GAP (Global Access Project). He has consulted for the African Union, ASEAN, Venezuela, CARICOM, Thailand, DfID, the World Health Organization, the Millennium Development Goals Project and others. He works on policy issues concerning the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the US PEPFAR Program. Link to extended biography
Bhaven Sampat is an economist by training and is an expert on the intersection of health policy and innovation policy. His current projects examine the impacts of new global patent laws on innovation and access to medicines in developing countries, the political economy of the National Institutes of Health, the roles of the public and private sectors in pharmaceutical innovation, and institutional aspects of patent systems. Dr. Sampat has also written extensively on the effects of university patenting and "entrepreneurship" on academic medicine. He is recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation "Investigator Award" to study how the NIH allocates its funds across disease areas. Link to extended biography
James Love is the Director of Knowledge Ecology International which received a MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions in 2006. He advises UN agencies, national governments, international and regional intergovernmental organizations and public health NGOs, and is the author of a number of articles and monographs on innovation and intellectual property rights. Mr. Love is also the U.S. co-chair of the Trans-Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) Working Group on Intellectual Property, chair of Essential Inventions, an advisor to the X-Prize Foundation on a prize for TB diagnostics, and a member of the UNITAID Expert Group on Patent Pools, the MSF Working Group on Intellectual Property, the Stop-TB Partnership working group on new drug development, and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards. Link to extended biography
Robert Desnick is a professor and chair of the Department of Genetics and Genomics Sciences at Mount Sinai. He is a fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences He is a past chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges. He is the scientific founder and a consultant to Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. He is a consultant and has a licensed patent for agalsidase beta with Genzyme Corp.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Room available in Awesome Brooklyn Apartment!
Hi everyone,
I'm leaving NYC to attend grad school in the fall, if any of you are looking for a place to live, this apartment is an incredible value in an awesome part of Brooklyn. See below for details and email jaisenbrey@gmail.com if you're interested.
Sunny room available in 3 Bedroom Boerum Hill/Park Slope Apartment
$880/month
June 1 or June 15, move in date flexible
The Details (in brief):
Location: 3 blocks from Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street subway stop (2,3,4,5,M,N,Q,R,B,D trains). Short walk to A,C,G,F trains.
The Apartment: 2nd floor of a brownstone, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, huge living/dining/kitchen area, hardwood floors, ceiling fans, cool décor, laundry in the building
Your New Room: plenty of room for a full/queen bed, dresser, desk, and all your stuff. Ceiling fan, big window, closet. The other two bedrooms are at the other end of the apartment, so this one is slightly more private.
The Details (much longer version):
We’re looking for someone to fill a room in a 3-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. The apartment is the second floor of a brownstone, incredibly large and sunny, and has (in our opinion) one of the best locations in Brooklyn. We’re a long walk or a short bike ride from the Smith Street stores/restaurants, BAM, the new Trader Joe’s, Park Slope food coop, and all the Prospect Heights fun. We’re also walking distance from just about every train in the city, so it’s perfect for people who work in (or just frequently visit) Manhattan (or… anywhere else in the city). It’s a little hard to pinpoint the neighborhood- we’re sandwiched in between Boerum Hill and Park Slope, right near the Atlantic Avenue stop. Also, we have a washer/dryer in our basement!
Your roommates will be two girls in their mid-20s. We've both been in NY for a little while and live pretty busy lives. We're vegetarian-friendly, LGBT-friendly (one of us is a lesbian, one is straight), and interesting person-friendly. We keep the apartment fairly clean but can be a little messy in our personal space. Read: we don’t like piles of dirty dishes in the sink or mold in the shower, but we also don’t make our bed every morning and/or alphabetize our CD collections. Clean, but not obsessive. We occasionally have people over (small parties, not really any huge ragers), and often go out.
We're really invested in finding a person who's a good fit for the space, so we would ideally like to go get dinner/drinks/spend some time with a potential future roommate before s/he moves in. We're posting a little early so we can take our sweet time.
If you're interested, send us an email with details about yourself, what you're looking for, and the length of time you'd want to say (we're considering short-term subletters or full roommates who want to stay indefinitely).
I'm leaving NYC to attend grad school in the fall, if any of you are looking for a place to live, this apartment is an incredible value in an awesome part of Brooklyn. See below for details and email jaisenbrey@gmail.com if you're interested.
Sunny room available in 3 Bedroom Boerum Hill/Park Slope Apartment
$880/month
June 1 or June 15, move in date flexible
The Details (in brief):
Location: 3 blocks from Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street subway stop (2,3,4,5,M,N,Q,R,B,D trains). Short walk to A,C,G,F trains.
The Apartment: 2nd floor of a brownstone, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, huge living/dining/kitchen area, hardwood floors, ceiling fans, cool décor, laundry in the building
Your New Room: plenty of room for a full/queen bed, dresser, desk, and all your stuff. Ceiling fan, big window, closet. The other two bedrooms are at the other end of the apartment, so this one is slightly more private.
The Details (much longer version):
We’re looking for someone to fill a room in a 3-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. The apartment is the second floor of a brownstone, incredibly large and sunny, and has (in our opinion) one of the best locations in Brooklyn. We’re a long walk or a short bike ride from the Smith Street stores/restaurants, BAM, the new Trader Joe’s, Park Slope food coop, and all the Prospect Heights fun. We’re also walking distance from just about every train in the city, so it’s perfect for people who work in (or just frequently visit) Manhattan (or… anywhere else in the city). It’s a little hard to pinpoint the neighborhood- we’re sandwiched in between Boerum Hill and Park Slope, right near the Atlantic Avenue stop. Also, we have a washer/dryer in our basement!
Your roommates will be two girls in their mid-20s. We've both been in NY for a little while and live pretty busy lives. We're vegetarian-friendly, LGBT-friendly (one of us is a lesbian, one is straight), and interesting person-friendly. We keep the apartment fairly clean but can be a little messy in our personal space. Read: we don’t like piles of dirty dishes in the sink or mold in the shower, but we also don’t make our bed every morning and/or alphabetize our CD collections. Clean, but not obsessive. We occasionally have people over (small parties, not really any huge ragers), and often go out.
We're really invested in finding a person who's a good fit for the space, so we would ideally like to go get dinner/drinks/spend some time with a potential future roommate before s/he moves in. We're posting a little early so we can take our sweet time.
If you're interested, send us an email with details about yourself, what you're looking for, and the length of time you'd want to say (we're considering short-term subletters or full roommates who want to stay indefinitely).
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Affordable Tickets for NYC Cultural Events!
The Theater Development Fund provides nonprofit staff the opportunity to purchase steeply discounted tickets to Broadway shows and other cultural events: http://www.tdf.org/
A New Yorker magazine article about attending cultural events on the cheap: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2009/02/02/090202crmu_music_ross
What tips do you have for enjoying New York's cultural opportunities on a limited budget?
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Online discussion about starting and building a nonprofit career 4/21 at noon
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is having an online discussion about starting a nonprofit career. See below or visit their web site (http://philanthropy.com/live/2009/04/career/) to learn more:
College students preparing to graduate this spring are facing extraordinary uncertainty about their career prospects. Not only is the job market tight, but they also confront increased competition from experienced nonprofit workers who have been laid off and businesspeople who want to change careers.
So what can new graduates do to land their first professional job? How can they stand out in a crowd of more experienced applicants? What should a college senior be doing now to prepare for a future career in the nonprofit world? And how can people who have been working for a few years for charities and foundations make the most of their opportunities?
Join us on Tuesday, April 21, as we explore these questions and others.
Shelly Cryer is a career consultant and the author of The Nonprofit Career Guide: How to Land a Job That Makes a Difference. As a consultant, Ms. Cryer helped create American Humanics' Initiative for Nonprofit Sector Careers, a research and advocacy project in Kansas City, Mo.
She will respond to questions and comments about these issues on Tuesday, April 21, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time. Readers are welcome to post questions and comments now.
College students preparing to graduate this spring are facing extraordinary uncertainty about their career prospects. Not only is the job market tight, but they also confront increased competition from experienced nonprofit workers who have been laid off and businesspeople who want to change careers.
So what can new graduates do to land their first professional job? How can they stand out in a crowd of more experienced applicants? What should a college senior be doing now to prepare for a future career in the nonprofit world? And how can people who have been working for a few years for charities and foundations make the most of their opportunities?
Join us on Tuesday, April 21, as we explore these questions and others.
Shelly Cryer is a career consultant and the author of The Nonprofit Career Guide: How to Land a Job That Makes a Difference. As a consultant, Ms. Cryer helped create American Humanics' Initiative for Nonprofit Sector Careers, a research and advocacy project in Kansas City, Mo.
She will respond to questions and comments about these issues on Tuesday, April 21, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time. Readers are welcome to post questions and comments now.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Gaza & Beyond: A Feminist Perspective
On Tuesday, April 28th, two Israeli peace activists, Dalia Sachs and Nisreen Mazzawi, one Jewish and one Palestinian, are speaking and engaging in dialogue.
7:30pm
NYU Kimmel Center
KC 802 Shorin
60 Washington Square South
The event is sponsored by the Anatolian Club of NYU, CODEPINK Women for Peace, and Women in Black Union Square. The event is free, but photo ID is required for admission to the building.
7:30pm
NYU Kimmel Center
KC 802 Shorin
60 Washington Square South
The event is sponsored by the Anatolian Club of NYU, CODEPINK Women for Peace, and Women in Black Union Square. The event is free, but photo ID is required for admission to the building.
Get Involved in PP55's NYC Community!
Hey Fellows,
Interested in volunteering with the PP55 community? There are many opportunities to get involved. You can help plan the PP55 fellow orientation, organize PP55 social events like happy hours or the welcome dinner, organize seminars, and other activities. If you're interested, email Jessica Johson at jessica.dent.johnson@gmail.com and she'll send you more information about the volunteering opportunities.
Interested in volunteering with the PP55 community? There are many opportunities to get involved. You can help plan the PP55 fellow orientation, organize PP55 social events like happy hours or the welcome dinner, organize seminars, and other activities. If you're interested, email Jessica Johson at jessica.dent.johnson@gmail.com and she'll send you more information about the volunteering opportunities.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Free Event: The Economic Collapse and a People's Plan for Recovery
Meltdown: The Economic Collapse and a People's Plan for Recovery
Where: New York Society for Ethical Culture, NYC
When: 8 pm
Join Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, author and activist Barbara Ehrenreich, Black Commentator's Bill Fletcher, Jr., Nation D.C. editor Christopher Hayes and author and director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, Jeff Madrick, in a wide-ranging and incisive conversation as they discuss the origins on the financial collapse, debate President Obama's stimulus package and consider what form economic recovery should take to ensure a more equitable future for everyone.
The event marks the publication of Meltdown: How Greed and Corruption Shattered Our Financial System and How We Can Recover (Nation Books) by Katrina vanden Heuvel and the editors of The Nation.
Audience questions will be taken, and a book-signing will follow the conversation.
DATE: March 6, 2009
LOCATION: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street, New York City
TIME: 8PM. Doors open at 7:25PM.
FREE OF CHARGE
Co-sponsored by The New York Society for Ethical Culture, Public Concern Foundation, Democrats.com, Democracy Now!, Code Pink, AlterNet and The UpTake.
Where: New York Society for Ethical Culture, NYC
When: 8 pm
Join Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, author and activist Barbara Ehrenreich, Black Commentator's Bill Fletcher, Jr., Nation D.C. editor Christopher Hayes and author and director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, Jeff Madrick, in a wide-ranging and incisive conversation as they discuss the origins on the financial collapse, debate President Obama's stimulus package and consider what form economic recovery should take to ensure a more equitable future for everyone.
The event marks the publication of Meltdown: How Greed and Corruption Shattered Our Financial System and How We Can Recover (Nation Books) by Katrina vanden Heuvel and the editors of The Nation.
Audience questions will be taken, and a book-signing will follow the conversation.
DATE: March 6, 2009
LOCATION: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street, New York City
TIME: 8PM. Doors open at 7:25PM.
FREE OF CHARGE
Co-sponsored by The New York Society for Ethical Culture, Public Concern Foundation, Democrats.com, Democracy Now!, Code Pink, AlterNet and The UpTake.
Honoring the Women of Darfur
Sun March 8, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
International Women's Day!
Honor the Women of Darfur
See a video presentation about situation of women and girls in Darfur.
Hear a representative of Darfur People's Association give an update on the crisis.
Locaton: Kiernan Hall, St. Andrew the Apostle Church
6713 Ridge Blvd, (Senator St and Ridge Blvd.)
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 11220
Train: Take R train toward 95th Street Brooklyn (Take N,M,D train to 36th Street to connect to R train.)
>>Exit train on Bay Ridge Ave and 4th Ave (69th Street).
>> Walk down Bay Ridge Ave. past 3rd Ave. to Ridge Blvd
>>Make a right on Ridge Blvd and walk to Senator Street which is one block before 67th Street.
Sponsor: Social Justice Committee of St. Andrew the Apostle Church
Questions? Call 718-624-5921 or e-mail darfur@brooklynpeace.org
International Women's Day!
Honor the Women of Darfur
See a video presentation about situation of women and girls in Darfur.
Hear a representative of Darfur People's Association give an update on the crisis.
Locaton: Kiernan Hall, St. Andrew the Apostle Church
6713 Ridge Blvd, (Senator St and Ridge Blvd.)
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 11220
Train: Take R train toward 95th Street Brooklyn (Take N,M,D train to 36th Street to connect to R train.)
>>Exit train on Bay Ridge Ave and 4th Ave (69th Street).
>> Walk down Bay Ridge Ave. past 3rd Ave. to Ridge Blvd
>>Make a right on Ridge Blvd and walk to Senator Street which is one block before 67th Street.
Sponsor: Social Justice Committee of St. Andrew the Apostle Church
Questions? Call 718-624-5921 or e-mail darfur@brooklynpeace.org
Women Veterans Talk
Thursday March 5, 6:30 -- 8:30 pm:
Women Veterans:
Citizen-Soldiers in Changing Times
Hear women veterans who served in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan discuss their military experiences, and the expanding role of women in U.S. Armed Forces.
Featuring:
Joan Furey, author with Lynda Van Devanter of Visions of War, Dreams of Peace. Served as staff nurse at the 71st Evacuation Hospital in Pleiku from Jan 1969 to Jan 1970; worked at the Department of Veteran's Affairs for 30 years.
Capt. Esther S. Marcella, Commander of Long Island Recruiting Company, U.S. Army and Army Reserves; served in U.S., Kuwait, and Iraq.
Susan O'Neill: author of Don't Mean Nothing: Short Stories of Vietnam. Served in Vietnam an an operating room nurse from 1969--1970.
Moderated by Meg McLean and Daria Sommers, filmmmakers behind the documentary Lioness aired on PBS).
Location: Rotunda Gallery, 33 Clinton Street, (near Tillary and Cadman Plaza West), Brooklyn Heights.
Train: 2,3,4,5,M,R to Court St/Boro Hall; A.C to High St.
Sponsor: Brooklyn Historical Society
Questions? Call 718-222-41111 x 233
Women Veterans:
Citizen-Soldiers in Changing Times
Hear women veterans who served in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan discuss their military experiences, and the expanding role of women in U.S. Armed Forces.
Featuring:
Joan Furey, author with Lynda Van Devanter of Visions of War, Dreams of Peace. Served as staff nurse at the 71st Evacuation Hospital in Pleiku from Jan 1969 to Jan 1970; worked at the Department of Veteran's Affairs for 30 years.
Capt. Esther S. Marcella, Commander of Long Island Recruiting Company, U.S. Army and Army Reserves; served in U.S., Kuwait, and Iraq.
Susan O'Neill: author of Don't Mean Nothing: Short Stories of Vietnam. Served in Vietnam an an operating room nurse from 1969--1970.
Moderated by Meg McLean and Daria Sommers, filmmmakers behind the documentary Lioness aired on PBS).
Location: Rotunda Gallery, 33 Clinton Street, (near Tillary and Cadman Plaza West), Brooklyn Heights.
Train: 2,3,4,5,M,R to Court St/Boro Hall; A.C to High St.
Sponsor: Brooklyn Historical Society
Questions? Call 718-222-41111 x 233
Monday, February 23, 2009
Chet Safian in now a blogger!!
Thanks to detailed instructions from Jess Aisenbrey, I am now able to post on the PP55 NYC blog. I have nothing of importance to report other than I am leaving today for Geneva, Switzerland and am pleased that I am now able to blog!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Free conference: International Development and Aid - Controversies and Successes
March 6 - 7, 2009
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Icahn Institute Goldwurm Auditorium
1425 Madison Avenue, NYC
http://mssm-ghc.org/conference2009
REGISTRATION
Please email : global.health@mssm.edu for FREE registration and complimentary lunch.
___________________________________________________
For more details check out the website above, but generally:
FRIDAY March 6, 2009
6:30 pm Cocktail Reception
7:00 pm Film Screening, "What Are We Doing Here?"
SATURDAY March 7, 2009
9:30am Registration/Breakfast
10:00am "Development 101"Daniella Ballou-AaresPartner, Dalberg Global Development Advisors
11:00am "Case Studies: Zimbabwe and Liberia"Ronald Waldman, MD MPH
Professor, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Guest Moderator: David Rieff
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm "The Global Financial Crisis and Implications for Global Health"Alexander Preker, PhD
Head Health Investment Policy, World Bank Group
2:00pm "Africa's Development Conundrum"George Ayittey, PhD
President, Free Africa Foundation
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Icahn Institute Goldwurm Auditorium
1425 Madison Avenue, NYC
http://mssm-ghc.org/conference2009
REGISTRATION
Please email : global.health@mssm.edu for FREE registration and complimentary lunch.
___________________________________________________
For more details check out the website above, but generally:
FRIDAY March 6, 2009
6:30 pm Cocktail Reception
7:00 pm Film Screening, "What Are We Doing Here?"
SATURDAY March 7, 2009
9:30am Registration/Breakfast
10:00am "Development 101"Daniella Ballou-AaresPartner, Dalberg Global Development Advisors
11:00am "Case Studies: Zimbabwe and Liberia"Ronald Waldman, MD MPH
Professor, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Guest Moderator: David Rieff
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm "The Global Financial Crisis and Implications for Global Health"Alexander Preker, PhD
Head Health Investment Policy, World Bank Group
2:00pm "Africa's Development Conundrum"George Ayittey, PhD
President, Free Africa Foundation
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Human Rights in Gaza Talk - February 26th
Thurs. Feb. 26, 7:00 pm
Human Rights in Gaza & the Occupied Territories
Join Dr. Maya Sabatello, U.S. legal advisor of B'Tselem (The Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories) for a discussion on the human rights situation in the Occupied Territories and an up-to-the-mninute report on the military campaign in Gaza.
B'Tselem is a prominent independent human rights organization which endeavors to document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations in the Occupied Terrorities.
Dr. Sabatello is a lawyer, member of the Israeli Bar Association, and teaches at the Center for Global Affairs, New York University. She has just returned to the U.S. after working with B'Tselem's headquarters in Jerusalem during the recent military campaign in Gaza.
Location: Brooklyn Friends Meeting House, 110 Schermerhorn St (corner of Boerum Place).
Trains: A/C/F to Jay St/Boro Hall; A/C/G to Hoyt Schermerhorn; 2/3/4/5/M/R to Court St/Boro Hall;
Bus: B25,26,27,28,37,41,61,75 to downtown Brooklyn.
Human Rights in Gaza & the Occupied Territories
Join Dr. Maya Sabatello, U.S. legal advisor of B'Tselem (The Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories) for a discussion on the human rights situation in the Occupied Territories and an up-to-the-mninute report on the military campaign in Gaza.
B'Tselem is a prominent independent human rights organization which endeavors to document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations in the Occupied Terrorities.
Dr. Sabatello is a lawyer, member of the Israeli Bar Association, and teaches at the Center for Global Affairs, New York University. She has just returned to the U.S. after working with B'Tselem's headquarters in Jerusalem during the recent military campaign in Gaza.
Location: Brooklyn Friends Meeting House, 110 Schermerhorn St (corner of Boerum Place).
Trains: A/C/F to Jay St/Boro Hall; A/C/G to Hoyt Schermerhorn; 2/3/4/5/M/R to Court St/Boro Hall;
Bus: B25,26,27,28,37,41,61,75 to downtown Brooklyn.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Hot Chocolate Festival!
It's February again, time for the City Bakery's annual Hot Chocolate Festival. If you haven't had a chance to sample the *best* hot chocolate in NYC (no seriously, it is) now is the time to check it out. If you don't want to commit to a full cup of rich chocolatey goodness (you may be too full to eat for the rest of the day) then try a "shot" which gives you just a taste. Every day has a different special flavor in addition to their original one.
http://www.hotchocolatefestival.com/
http://www.hotchocolatefestival.com/
Monday, January 26, 2009
Gaza Talk TONIGHT 7pm
Bitta Mostofi and Ryan Senser invite you to a conversation with Kathy Kelly about her experiences and observations in Gaza during the recent Israeli invasion. Having just returned, Kathy will speak about her work there and answer questions, as well.
Please join us:
Monday, January 26th at 7PM (that¢s tomorrow!)
Bluestockings Bookstore
(172 Allen Street in Manhattan 10002).
About Kathy Kelly: Kathy Kelly is from Chicago, Illinois where she co-founded and is co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. Prior to founding Voices for Creative Nonviolence, Kathy helped initiate Voices in the Wilderness, a campaign to end the UN/US sanctions against Iraq. She has been to Iraq twenty four times since the campaign began. She is the author of OTHER LANDS HAVE DREAMS: FROM BAGHDAD TO PEKIN PRISON (2005).
Her full biography is available at: http://vcnv.org/speaker-bio/kathy-kelly
Kathy in Gaza: Kathy went to Egypt after the bombing started and reported from the border. She was then able to enter Gaza on the 16th, and stayed for one week. Links to her reports can be found at: http://vcnv.org
Please join us:
Monday, January 26th at 7PM (that¢s tomorrow!)
Bluestockings Bookstore
(172 Allen Street in Manhattan 10002).
About Kathy Kelly: Kathy Kelly is from Chicago, Illinois where she co-founded and is co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. Prior to founding Voices for Creative Nonviolence, Kathy helped initiate Voices in the Wilderness, a campaign to end the UN/US sanctions against Iraq. She has been to Iraq twenty four times since the campaign began. She is the author of OTHER LANDS HAVE DREAMS: FROM BAGHDAD TO PEKIN PRISON (2005).
Her full biography is available at: http://vcnv.org/speaker-bio/kathy-kelly
Kathy in Gaza: Kathy went to Egypt after the bombing started and reported from the border. She was then able to enter Gaza on the 16th, and stayed for one week. Links to her reports can be found at: http://vcnv.org
Friday, January 23, 2009
NY Cares "Dare to Care" January 27th, 12pm
Come and learn more about New York Cares at a 'Dare to Care' session. Dare to Care is a one-hour session that provides a detailed insight into the challenges facing disadvantaged New Yorkers, and New York Cares' unique approach to addressing these challenges. Attendees will hear stories about the people New York Cares has helped, meet our visionary leaders and staff and share their thoughts and ideas with them. While Dare to Care is not a volunteer orientation, this is a great opportunity to learn more about our work and the many ways you can help us address the needs of our city.
If you would like to attend, please R.S.V.P. to Ryan Walls at ryan_walls@nycares.org or 212-402-1123.
Tuesday, January 27, 12:00 p.m.
If you would like to attend, please R.S.V.P. to Ryan Walls at ryan_walls@nycares.org or 212-402-1123.
Tuesday, January 27, 12:00 p.m.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Yale SOM education conference
Happy new year, everyone!
Yale School of Management hosts a terrific education conference each year. This year's will include scores of speakers and panelists from different aspects of education including Joel Klein and Norman Atkins, as well as a career fair. The conference will be Friday, February 13 in New Haven. Here's the link for more info or to register: http://community.som.yale.edu/education/. P55 alum Amy Burghardt is helping to plan this conference. I hope folks interested in education will be able to come!
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