Would you know how to save a life in an emergency? Spots are still available
for CPR training this Friday at 1-4:30 p.m. The price is $15 to cover the
certification fee. Meet at the Dudley House steps at 1 p.m. For RSVP or more
information please contact dudleypublicservice(a)gmail.com
*Post-Valentine's Day Blood Drive for Mount Auburn Hospital*
Feb 15, 10:00am-2pm
Graduate Student Lounge
We still have a few time slots available tomorrow. If you are free at
~11:40am or 2:00pm, or would like to be an alternate, please sign up to
donate. It's quick and easy and it can make all the difference to a local
hospital patient. To reserve a time slot or to find out more, email
dudleypublicservice(a)gmail.com
*Looking for something to do this spring break? Want to expand your
horizons and do some secular service? Apply for the Humanist Spring Break
Service Trip!*
The Humanist Graduate Community will be headed to Eagle Butte, South Dakota
to work on the Cheyenne River Reservation with the Lakota. Check out the
details below and attached. The application is online
here<https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEZkRG5XOGdsaHZvQXo3YV9FbX…>.
Please fill it out as soon as you can so we can confirm and help you find
plane tickets. The deadline to apply is Sunday, February 13th at midnight,
but again, the earlier you apply, the better. Whether you've been involved
in the Humanist community or are just interested in learning more about
Humanism and secular service, check this out!
*Cheyenne River Youth Project Spring Break Trip 2011 - Eagle Butte, South
Dakota, March 12-20 *
*SERVE IN SOLIDARITY *Ziebach County in South Dakota is ranked as the
poorest county in the U.S. It falls almost entirely within the Cheyenne
River Indian Reservation, home to the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation. The
reservation was created in 1889 by the U.S. Government following the Indian
Wars of the 1870's. Multiple failures to respect treaty laws and multiple
levels of structural violence over more than a century has left the Lakota
Nations living in some of the poorest counties in the U.S. Though plagued
by poverty, high rates of alcoholism, and crime, organizations like the
Cheyenne River Youth Project stand in solidarity with these communities who
are often forgotten or ignored in the wider public.
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® (CRYP), established in 1988, has become an
essential youth and family services organization, integral to the Cheyenne
River Reservation’s support system, in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. The
organization has become vital not only because they provide innovative youth
programming and family services, but also because they are a grassroots
initiative tailored to meet the needs of our community. With over 369 family
memberships reservation wide, CRYP represents local problem solving for
critical community concerns.
Join us in working with CRYP to stand in solidarity with the Lakota people
and in turn are enriched as we learn about Lakota culture and history!
*TRIP LOGISTICS *
*Dates: * March 12-20
*Registration Deadline: * February 13
*Cost: * $150 for food and lodging plus plane fare (average $500 round
trip)
* *
*Schedule.* Each day, we'll spend the mornings on various activities:
helping the center staff with maintenance and admin work, working in the
garden (weather permitting), working with the elderly, etc. After school
gets out, we'll spend the afternoon with kids from the area, engaging them
in sports, creative arts, and other enrichment activities.
*Diversity and Growth. *In the evenings, we'll cook meals together and have
a discussion about what we've done and about the relationship between
service and a secular, Humanist, atheist, agnostic, non-religious, etc.
worldview. We'll also get to hear from speakers about local culture,
history, and social issues.
*Requirements.* We will have 2 required orientation meetings before flying
to South Dakota. Also, participants must ensure that they are current with
Tetanus shots
APPLY NOW!<https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEZkRG5XOGdsaHZvQXo3YV9FbX…>
Last year, a group of us went down to New Orleans and it was an incredible
experience and it's what motivated me to become president of the Humanist
Graduate Community last year. Whether your interested in learning more
about the trip or about Humanism in general, feel free to send me any
questions and I hope you come!
Best,
A.J. Kumar
President
Humanist Graduate Community at Harvard GSAS
HGC.Harvard(a)gmail.com
Want to get more involved in the community?
Come join CityServe!
CityServe is an after school program located right here on Harvard's campus
and at the nearby Jackson Mann Middle School! CityServe's unique approach to
mentoring combines tennis and academic tutoring to provide Boston middle
school students with a safe, dynamic after-school experience. You don't need
to know how to play tennis to participate - we need tutors in both tennis
and literacy. Become a mentor to young kids either on the court or in the
classroom, with a minimum commitment of only 1.5 hours a week. Sessions are
on Monday (Harvard), Tuesday (Jackson Mann), and Thursday (Jackson Mann)
afternoons from 2-5pm.
Please contact Winnie Liu (wjliu@fas) or Jason Kleban (jkleban@fas) if you
are interested in joining our organization and/or would like to check out
our program one afternoon!
