-Douglass Advocacy Event: Oct. 9th ***EMAIL BHANGRA
-flyering: see attached file for regulations!
-Potluck and letter writing: Oct. 10th
Volunteering Updates
- Ramp for Iraqi family – Adge
- Tutoring: no more Wednesdays/Thursdays afternoons but other locations → Pair up with Sig Ep? – Eamonn, providing rides, 5-10 brothers to help tutor each week. (will know by Sunday)
→ Other options: school #15 during school hours (no people limit) off Eastman bus ( going with Refugee Student Alliance)
→ in the future it will be decision between these two!
→Refugee Student Alliance individual family pairing (EMAIL ADRIENNE!)
Times? Individual basis? Nature of tutoring?
&r! arr; Be the Change Day – Oct. 2nd 2-3pm Friday in Hirst, Gandhi’s Bday!
- Volunteering through Aditi 3:30– 8pm,
- email TONIGHT if you want to ( urchange@gmail.com)
- South Ave Recreation center, gardening/ playing with kids
October Event
- Oct. 24th (Sat) 8pm-10pm in Strong
-Names? Big Benefit Show/ THE BIG BENEFIT/Students Support Sri Lanka
→ Emergency Relief for Sri Lanka (basic food, blankets, etc. on demand)
→ Club responses? No from Jugglers and Bhangra (Brinda will talk to them!)
Yes- from vocal point ( 2 songs), Roc the Raas, BPG, D’motions, MCs? In between the lines (ADGE-Aleeza Wachs, Derek Crowe)
→ Start talking to event support to figure out what we need to do (Adge)
→Amnesty cant provide $ but will he! lp flyer, Emergency wants to talk about it, talk to Fraternity/Sororities (LUKE!) Families Across Borders, Hillel, AEP(JOSH!)
STAND Fast
-First meeting for subcommittee- Monday 10/05 8pm in Douglass
* Subcommittee/ head person volunteers?
**Morgan Anastasio, Lizzie, Jessica Bagley, Brinda, Danielle, Reema, Lalita Movva, Elena, Beth, Mike, Julia, Luke, Cassie
→Can collection, fraternity garbage cans in basements
→ Start off with selling T-shirts/party on Friday night!
→ speaker/movie night/book sale throughout the week
→ theme day- ex. if women affected, co-sponsor with Women’s caucus
→ how many people die/are affected- something that grows everyday ( outside/sticks for every 100 people)- something shocking that draws attention.
Newsletters
- biweekly, highlighting issues around the world/ what we are doing/advocacy- (CASSIE /LIZZY/ MIKE!)
- Have one ready by Monday (send to URGI account)- stick to cork boards/bulletin boards, NOTHING ON GLASS WINDOWS, Don’t flyer Wilson Commons, Sue B is strict, bathrooms are good ( shhh!) SEE ATTACHED FILE FOR FLYERING REGULATIONS!!!!!
→ Luke work to get the $$ -- want 400 copies
Next Events:
-Potluck and letter writing: Oct. 10th – make it a party! Bridge Lounge?
-Douglass Advocacy Event: Oct. 9th – charge companies to divest f! rom Congo (http://www2.americanprogress.
→12-2pm! RUTH/MEGAN/LUKE!
→ cell phones, computers, electronics all have minerals ( tin, nickel, etc) in them, the places these corporations get them are from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the money gained from individual private companies indirectly fund atrocities (slave labor conditions, rebel groups) SO, our govt. petitioning for companies to divest from these specific areas in the DRC.
-Can collecting – Elena
Ongoing Projects:
* Refugee Student Alliance- at Med School/Undergrad. Every year med school holds coat drive, sweaters, mittens, hats boys clothes! from this Friday of October-November. Co-sponsor. ( Adge)
* Amnesty International’s book drive- children’s books! Monday through Wednesday of next week in Wilson Commons & flex machine.
* Kenya school building &nd! ash; Suresh (suresh@math.rochester.edu)
* Banaa Project – Joseph Gardella
* Family Refugee Pairing – Adrienne Hloderwski
* Get author of Memoirs of a Child Soldier to UR
* ( CAS 230 Dynamics of Conflict Resolution- JOIN THE CLASS!!!) starts 10/9 Friday 1-2:30pm- 2 credits,ends first week of December SIGN UP ONLINE REGISTRATION TONIGHT IS THE LAST NIGHT TO SIGN UP!!! ADD/DROP!!! Or email JOE!!!
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