Minutes 3/5/'09

Present: Sharielle, Adan, Romana, Dan, Kara, Nana, Erinn, Amanda, Allison, Simon, Abena
Hoodies coming in soon
ROH-2nd issue done, working on 3rd one
Keith Snow
    -Last time here talked about Media and propaganda
    -this time going to talk about how to sift through information to get to the truth
    -Part workshop/lecture March 19th 12:30-1:45
    -Castleman (Engineering building) in room 212
Friday April 3rd-Trip to UN
    -briefing from Human Rights Committee (HRC), last day of meeting
    -Leave 6:30 AM to get to 9:30
    -Each person responsible for buying own lunch
    -WHO briefing (April 7th world health day)
    -Tour pre-paid
    -Back on campus by 6:30 (leave UN by 3:30)
    -Going with learning communities going to UN
    -Think of good questions to ask
    -Deputy Chairperson of Human Rights Commission in South Africa, part of HRC, coming Monday April 6th, time TBA
Alana wrote letter to Robertson Elementary school in Manchester
Hanna's Fashion show
    -Raise awareness and funds for HIV/AIDs
    -Any ideas
Relay for Life Cancer UConn Alumni survivors speaking at 7 PM March 17th in SU theater
MMS Workshops
    -Class-More special ed students than last time
    -one student who has lived in a Somali refugee camp
    -one student who is Iranian
    -Combatting HIV/AIDs, Malaria, Tuberculosis, and other major diseases
        -probably not going to completely reach goal, but doesn't mean we've failed
        -talk about issues of access
    -goals
        -promote action in local organization
        -keeping a notebook of what students are learning
        -promote pen pal(?)
        -keep it creative
        -promote children's rights and emphasize responsibilities
    -each group can outline before workshop what going to do, then refine afterward, and then put on UNESCO website
Break up into action groups
Allison's discussion on Water Privatization in Developing Countries
    -Dirty water
        -2.2 million people die each year from contaminated drinking water
        -intestinal worms affect 10% of developing world
            -causes sever malnutrition and Anemia, lots of children die each year
    -Solutions
        -small scale solutions being implemented
    -Discussion of our own water usage
    -Should governments or private institutions distribute water?
    -Need to find way to have people help themselves
good night!