The Cuban Medical Brigade, NYC Event

I am on the Latin American School of Medicine list-serv, and this email came through today. I thought I would pass it along to everyone in New York who might be interested. I wish I could go!

PLEASE JOIN IFCO/PASTORS FOR PEACE
IN WELCOMING HOME

SEVEN YOUNG U.S. DOCTORS,
GRADUATES OF THE LATIN AMERICAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE,
WHO ARE RETURNING FROM A MONTH OF MEDICAL SERVICE IN HAITI
WORKING WITH THE CUBAN MEDICAL BRIGADE


TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2010, at 6:30pm
in the Assembly Hall of the
JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH
239 Thompson Street (Greenwich Village)

(A/C/E/F/V to W. 4th St; 1 / 2 to Christopher St/Sheridan Sq; R/W to 8th St at 5th Ave)

The seven young doctors will be speaking about their first-hand experience working in the Croix des Bouquets Field Hospital, where they have been living and working in tents, seeing and treating hundreds of patients each day since their arrival in Haiti in early February.

These young women physicians who come from Harlem, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Staten Island; from Houston, Oakland, and Minnesota are the U.S. part of an international contingent of more than 200 young doctors from 25 different countries, all of them graduates of the Latin American School of Medicine, currently providing medical services in Haiti.

We will also be sharing information about sending humanitarian aid to Haiti: We are glad to let you know that IFCO/Pastors for Peace is collaborating with Local 100 of the Transit Workers Union to organize a container shipment of medical supplies, tents, and cots to Haiti.

A Haitian dinner will be served,
thanks to our friends at Lakou NY
and Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees.
(Donations for the meal will be gratefully accepted.)

PLEASE RSVP TO IFCO/PASTORS FOR PEACE: 212/926-5757; ifco@igc.org

We look forward to seeing you!

IFCO/PASTORS FOR PEACE
418 West 145th Street, 3-FL.
New York NY 10031
tel: 212.926.5757 - fax 212.926.5842 - e-mail ifco@igc.org

DC-ICE

I wish we had a program like this at the Pettit.

http://sites.google.com/a/innercityexcitement.com/dc-ice/speedskating

According to their brochure, DC-ICE was created by parents in Washington-DC inspired by Shani Davis' performance at the 2006 Olympics.

The program is run by three time Olympic skater, Nathaniel Mills along with other certified coaches and volunteers. Practices are held at the Fort Dupont Ice Arena, DC's only indoor ice arena. The program offers Olympic caliber coaching and training to all students, discounted ice and in-line practice fees, eligibility for speed skate and in-line loans, DC-Ice warm ups and racing uniforms, and tickets to professional sporting events through Most Valuable Kids.

Here is the link to their brochure. You can send in donations to sponsor skaters.

DC-ICE Brochure and Donation Form

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH AT MAM After DARK: TRUE SKOOL & STREET SEEN

On Friday, February 19th, True Skool's live bucket drummer's will be performing with Radio Milwaukee DJs for a breakdancing battle at the Milwaukee Art Museum! Their performance begins at 9:30, but there will be performances and exhibitions throughout the night, beginning at 5. The theme of tomorrow's MAM After Dark is centered around Street Seen, the museum's current exhibit.

Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography, 1940-1959.

January 30th- April 25th.

http://www.mam.org/streetseen/

I posted on True Skool last month. True Skool is an urban arts program based on Milwaukee Public School's Learning Targets for the Arts. They provide art classes, dj classes, and host different events, workshops, and volunteer opportunities throughout the city. Here is the link to their site:

http://www.trueskool.org/

Link to MAM After Dark's site:

http://www.mam.org/afterdark/

Milwaukee Graduation Project

This looks interesting...

Raise Your Voice, Lift Our Community

Location: Manpower Headquarters

100 Manpower Place

Milwaukee, WI 53212

Date: March 19th, 2010

From the Raise Your Voice, Lift Our Community site:

"Together, we will learn more about the crisis, share our ideas, and develop a community action plan to increase high school graduation rates and ensure our students are prepared for college, careers, and citizenship."

Supported by:

America's Promise Alliance

Greater Milwaukee Foundation

State Farm Insurance

Wisconsin Education Association Council

Manpower, Inc.

Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association

Milwaukee Public Schools

Link to the program's agenda and additional info:

http://www.milwaukeegraduationproject.org/index.cfm

Obrigada Kim Pelo Desenho!

Artista: Kim Loper

Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship

I'm very mad at myself for not looking into this sooner, however... For anyone who was able to secure an internship abroad for the fall and is looking for funding, this looks like an amazing opportunity! You do have to submit a confirmation letter from your host internship as part of the application. If you have all of that, submit it and try and get your internship funded! Applications are due on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH AT 4:00PM!

Link to application and fellowship info:

http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/center/uppermidwest/

Thanks Emma for sharing this!

Email from Youthaiti

I wanted to pass along an email I received from the Youthaiti listserv, thanking everyone who has been coming to the different events in the city supporting Haiti and the organization's work. With everyone's help, they have raised $7,650! Gigi Pomerantz of Youthaiti will be leaving for Haiti next week. At the OurMilwaukee for Haiti event, they asked for people to donate flashlights, so I will have an update soon on collecting flashlights....

Youthaiti's work:

Youthaiti is a not-for-profit organization that mobilizes financial and human resources to directly engage in the development of youth and sustainable water, sanitation and reforestation efforts in Haiti. Our primary efforts focus on building environmentally friendly sanitation facilities and developing the capacity of youth in Haiti to expand and maintain these efforts.

Youthaiti Update:

Developing Youth while building a Sustainable Future.

February 7, 2010

Dear Friends of YOUTHAITI - I want to thank all of you, especially those new to this list, who have come out in Milwaukee over the last 3 weeks to support YOUTHAITI and the work that we do. The Milwaukee community has been incredible in their support. Every time I turn around there is another offer of support for YOUTHAITI's work. Thanks to your generosity we have already sent $7650 in grants down to individuals working in communities both hit directly by the earthquake of January 12 and in communities receiving internally displaced people. We will continue to identify areas of need that are being missed by the large international aid organizations, especially in the rural areas. As promised, 1/2 of all donations received in January and February will go to immediate needs. In less than one week Joe Wilson and I will be travelling to Haiti to see with our own eyes the situation on the ground. I have read many reports and looked at many photos and videos, but can I really be prepared? We will continue to distribute emergency aid, including over 150 pounds of medications purchased through MAP International, xray film donated by a hospital in Door County, Protein bars, hygiene items and clothing. The major focus of our trip, however, will be to go outside of Port-au-Prince and identify areas in need of sanitation systems and expanded gardens. Through the generosity of a grant from the Joint Distribution Committee, we will establish a pilot project that we hope will be used throughout the areas where people may resettle. It is so important to create jobs and livelihoods for people to attract them outside of Port-au-Prince for reasons of safety, health and the ability to reconstruct the capitol city. We will need your continued support throughout this trip and in the coming months and years. Haitians are a strong, resilient people. But the country has been struck a deep wound. By helping people with basic necessities such as sanitation, by teaching simple hygiene techniques and important agricultural principles, we can help them become self-sufficient. We look forward to hearing from you throughout our upcoming travels and going forward. As we plan for the summer, I invite those who are interested in travelling with us to Haiti to contact me at gigi@youthaiti.org. I promise that if you join us on a trip to work alongside the people of Haiti, you will never be the same. I look forward to hearing from you! Gigi gigi@youthaiti.org