Minutes April 2nd 2009

Presente: Aaron, Sharielle, Amanda, Erinn, Adan, Dan, Jason, Kara, Rafa, Stephanie, Allison, Simon, Jenn, Romana
Regards: Alana, Nikki
UN Agenda for Tomorrow

• cameras are allowed

Commissioner Zonke Majodina, Deputy Chairperson, South AFrican Human Rights Commission and Member of the UN Human Rights Committee

• 4-6 PM SU 312
• Confirmed: Abena, Amanda, Erinn, Alana, Jennifer, Romana, Hana, Niki, Rafael, Pronoma, Sharielle, Allison, Dan, Aaron

UNESCO Lecture Series:

• UN and Human rights in Africa: Reflections of a UN diplomat with Abdulrahim Abby Farah
  
• Thursday, April 19, 12:30-1:45 Castleman 212
  

Ripples of Hope

• Please take poll on blog
• Still accepting articles through next week

MMS update

• went really well
• talked about gender equality
• Talked about education, lack of access to it

Eating...end of semester coming quickly!
Walk for Hunger-Sharielle

• Free to walk
• in Hartford
• May 3rd
• Drafting of parent letter to go on walk for hunger
• invite families to come
• Pennies for Hunger-Penny Wars
  

Combat HIV/AIDS Workshop

• includes malaria, TB, toher serious diseases
• avoid talking about sex/transmission
• Cup and liquid activity
  
• Malaria/TB-facts, impacts, history, etc..
• connect HIV to Maternal/Family
• link it to importance of education
• Dots activity-stigma
• Guessing Game
• creative informing

Maternal Health

• access to healthcare/quality of healthcare
• child survival rates around the world
• positive projects
• Obama's Child Healthcare plan
  
• Find surprising facts against US
• maternity/paternity leave
• insurance-healthcare
• costs->hard choices
• malnutrition
• parishable goods
• Education->occupation