Happy November everyone! Lots of organizations are hosting great events this month; check ‘em out!
November 2nd
Did you miss BUIAA’s Conversation with a Foreign Service Officer? It’s not too late! Speak with Shawn Dorman, a former US Foreign Service Political Officer.
Wednesday, Nov, 2, 1-230pm. BU’s Howard Thurman Center
Shawn Dorman will speaking about her career, and has written extensively on issues related to careers in diplomacy. Find information on their website here: http://www.bu.edu/careers/calendar/?eid=115324
November 3rd
Are you horrified by the recent happenings in Mexico? The Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism at Boston University (formerly the Women’s Resource Center) Presents: Who Is Killing the Women of Juárez?: Border Violence Beyond the Drug Wars in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Thursday, November 3rd from 5:00-6:30pm, at Sargent College at Boston University (635 Comm. Ave Room 102)
For more than a decade, the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico has been a killing field for young women– over 400 unresolved murders and many more abductions have been recorded. This horrifying fact has generated a series of special prosecutors, several federal and state commissions, a case before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and volumes of academic analysis. Yet the killings continue and most of the cases remain unresolved.
Macrina Cárdenas Alarcón has spent over ten years organizing to end the femicides, both with human rights organizations and groups led by families of femicide victims. In her presentation, she will address the social, political and cultural context in Ciudad Juárez, with particular emphasis on the impact of neoliberal policies, narco-trafficking, corrupt/inept local officials, and the important and dangerous grassroots organizing of the families of murdered women in Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua City.
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254728211239670
November 4th
Mishaal’s First Annual ‘Do it to the Music” Fundraiser will host talented BU dance groups, dancer, singers and choral groups performing. We will also be serving samosas and other South Asian refreshments.
Nov. 4, 7:00-8:30 P.M. (doors open at 6:30)- BU Law Auditorium, 765 Commonwealth Ave. (Behind Mugar Library)
Price: $6 per ticket with student ID ($10 w/out a student ID), food included. They will be selling tickets the week of the event starting Nov. 1st to 4th in the GSU Link.
Mishaal is a philanthropic BU student group organization that seeks to improve universal access to education in South Asia (i.e. Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh). The group seeks to reduce socioeconomic disparities in South Asia by promoting educational initiatives in underdeveloped communities.
November 7th
Screening of J. Edgar
Monday, Nov. 7th, 7pm at AMC Boston Common
Visit www.gofobo.com/rsvp and enter code: 6HRMK4H3 to download FREE tickets.
During his lifetime, J. Edgar Hoover would rise to be the most powerful man in America. As head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for nearly 50 years, he would stop at nothing to protect his country. Through eight presidents and three wars, Hoover waged battle against threats both real and perceived, often bending the rules to keep his countrymen safe. His methods were at once ruthless and heroic, with the admiration of the world his most coveted, if ever elusive, prize.
November 9th
Are you interested in global education?
Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, a disability rights activist from Ghana, is speaking about his experiences growing up in Western Africa with a disability. Emmanuel is the founder of Emmanuael’s Education Foundation which strives to provide free and fully accessible education to children with disabilities. Emmanuel’s Foundation aims to change the perceptions of and opportunities for individuals with disabilities worldwide. Please join us for a night of culture and advocacy. Tickets will cost $5, which will include entertainment, lecture, and refreshments. This event is open to the public. All proceeds will go towards Emmanuel’s Foundation.
November 9th, 2011
View a trailer of Emmanuel?s documentary, winner of an ESPN ESPY Award and narrated by Oprah Winfrey:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usN6nu_nuKg
Bangladeshi Movie Screening 2011.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011- 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm. CAS Room B36
The movie we will be screening is called ‘Monpura’, a critically acclaimed film released in 2011. We hope to see you all on the 9th of November! Feel free to invite and bring along any of your friends who are interested in watching a Bangladeshi film.
November 17th
In commemoration of Universal Children’s Day and the 22nd Anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, you are invited to attend a conference on: “Child Trafficking and Child Exploitation in the Mining Industry in the Congo.”
The conference, organized by Promote Congo Inc., in collaboration with the Boston Initiative to Advance Human Rights and Boston University’s Human Rights Law Society, will take place on Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The evening will consist of a short documentary screening, speaker presentations, and a Q&A panel. Refreshments will be served.
Seats are limited, so please RSVP at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEtqUEJMTWtfWmNDdnY3aGpLazJ3Vmc6MQ.
