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2/10 Haiti Forum & Fundraiser at Transylvania Univ.

WHAT:

Past, Present, and Building Hope for Haiti’s Future: Panel and Forum

~ An Educational Fundraiser for the People of Haiti ~

WHEN:

7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday

February 10

WHERE:

Transylvania University

Haggin Auditorium
Mitchell Fine Arts Building

Lexington

For a map to the Auditorium click here.

Click here to view the event poster.  Please print and post it.

Free of charge and open to the public.  Donation requested.

DETAILS:

Program

• Welcome - Dr. Charles Shearer, President of Transylvania University

• Introductions and Moderator - Ms. Janelle Johnson, Senior International Affairs Major

Panel Presentations

“The Struggles of Nation Building in Modern Haiti” - Dr. Gregg Bocketti
Assistant Professor of History; Ph.D. in History, M.A. in Latin American Studies, Tulane University.

“Post-Earthquake Haiti: An Exceptional Public Health Challenge” - Dr. Kathleen Jagger
Associate Dean and Professor of Biology; Ph.D. in Microbiology, University of Cincinnati and M.P.H. in International Health, Harvard University.

Our Special Haitian Guest Speakers

“Haiti: A Turning Point” – Mr. Gueber Lamour

Mr. Gueber Lamour was born in Haiti and moved to the U.S. almost 19 years ago. He holds Bachelor’s degrees in Romance Languages and Aviation Management and is working on a Master’s degree in International Relations. He currently works as a freelance Creole interpreter and provides language support for the Dept. of Homeland Security.

“Haiti: Now or Never” - Mr. Jean Reynold Alcius

Mr. Jean Reynold Alcius, a native of Haiti, received his Bachelor’s degree in Finance and International Business at the University of Panama where he was active in student organizations. He currently serves as Treasurer for the Kentucky Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, is the Haitian secretary for Servas International, works with the Episcopal Church, as well as for a local Haitian organization here in Lexington.

Open forum immediately to follow

Please bring cash or check, payable to "Transylvania Hope for Haiti."

All monies will go directly to support Partners in Health, a Boston-based international non-governmental organization, co-founded by Dr. Paul Farmer, whose goal is providing preferential options for the poor in health care. PIH builds partnerships in Haiti and elsewhere to remove structural barriers to health and human dignity. Some of their medical staff have been working in Haiti for more than 20 years, and these efforts have been chronicled in the Pulitzer prize winning book, Mountains Beyond Mountains. For more information see: http://www.standwithhaiti.org

SPONSORS:

Transylvania University’s Hope for Haiti Campaign

Transylvania's Office of Community Service & Civic Engagement

Transylvania University

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Professor Brian Rich

(859) 233-8191

Karen Anderson

(859) 233-8181

01/28 UK Intern. Affairs: "Backdrop to the Haitian Crisis"

WHAT:

UK Office of International Affairs presents

Campus Forum

"Backdrop to the Haitian Crisis"

WHEN:

4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Thursday

January 28

WHERE:

Room 211

University of Kentucky Student Center

Lexington

Click here to view map to the UK Student Center

Free & open to the public

DETAILS:

The devastating earthquake has shed light on Haiti’s fragile infrastructure. UK students, faculty and staff will come together to discuss the recent events in a historical context on Thursday, January 28, 4-5:30 p.m., in room 211 of the UK Student Center. Join us as we correct misconceptions and become better educated about Haiti and its people.

Panel participants will include:

• Chester Grundy, director, UK Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center. Grundy will serve as moderator.

• Jeremy Popkin, professor, UK College of Arts & Sciences Department of History. Popkin is the author of “Facing Racial Revolution: Eyewitness Accounts of the Haitian Uprising” as well as an upcoming book on the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804.

• Horace Bartilow, associate professor, UK College of Arts & Sciences Department of Political Science. Bartilow is the author of several articles addressing U.S. foreign policy and military intervention in Haiti during the 1990s.

• Bryan Coutain, visiting professor, Political Science. Coutain draws on his own Caribbean-American heritage to educate others about the culture and political landscape of the region.

• Kerling Israel, graduate student, UK College of Public Health. Israel is a native of Haiti, as well as a physician. She worked in Haiti as a doctor and health program coordinator before coming to the U.S. to study as a Fulbright scholar. She offers the perspective of a Haitian citizen who is also an expert on health issues.

SPONSORS:

UK Office of International Affairs

Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Center

UK Students Taking Action Globally.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

(859) 257-4067
 

11/16 Forum: "Palestine: A Double Occupation"

HAT:

Forum: "Palestine: A Double Occupation"

with Sandy Marshall Ph.D. Candidate in Geography

WHEN:

5 - 6 p.m. Monday

November 16

WHERE:

University of Kentucky

Room 205 UK Student Center

(on Euclid Avenue)

Lexington

Click here to see map to the Student Center.

Free & Open to all.

DETAILS:

Join the SSU for the latest event in our popular speakers' series:

Sandy Marshall will be giving an activist report-back from his most recent trip to Occupied Palestine this last summer. He will discuss continued US/Israeli efforts to "Palestinianize" the occupation in the name of peace.

Sandy Marshall is a PhD student at the UK department of geography, with an MA in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona and a BA in Politics from the Queen's University of Belfast. He has been active on the issue of Palestine for almost 10 years, and travels regularly to the region for research and solidarity.

All are welcome. As always, those who wish are invited to continue the discussion after the forum over drinks and/or food at a nearby bar (TBD).

SPONSORS:

UK Socialist Student Union

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joan Braune

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