Were writing to wish you a HAPPY SPRING BREAK, remind you about a couple of
events coming up right after the break, and make a few announcements!
Upcoming Dudley Public Service Events
1. On the Rise Volunteer Saturday 4/2
2. Boston MS Walk Sunday 4/10
3. Mendelsohn/Anderson Forum: What Is a Public Intellectual? 4/11
Announcements
4. Volunteers needed at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter over Spring Break
5. International Development Conference, 4/8-10
See you soon!
-- Denise, Ernesto, and Maria
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1. On the Rise Volunteer Day
Saturday, April 2, 10 AM 2 PM
To walk together to On the Rise, please meet on the Dudley steps at 9:45 AM
Energize your return from spring break by joining fellow Dudley volunteers for a
Service Saturday at On the Rise, a local center for women who are homeless or in
crisis. We will help out with some of the tasks that make the amazing work that
On the Rise does possible, including yard work, organizing donations, painting,
and preparing mailings. We will go on an informational tour of the house and
refreshments will be served. All are welcome to volunteer (male and female
volunteers welcomed)! Bring a friend! Please contact Maria at
dudleypublicservice(a)yahoo.com to sign up or for more information. On the Rise
is located a very short walk from Dudley House at 341 Broadway St.
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2. Boston MS Walk
Sunday, April 10
Meet on the Dudley House steps at 10:30 AM for bagels and juice and to receive
your free Team Dudley T-Shirt!
Join Team Dudley as we walk to raise funds and awareness for the National
Multiple Sclerosis Societys research, education, and support for people with
MS and their loved ones. Walkers may choose to walk a scenic 3- or 6-mile route
along the Charles River. Invite your friends to join you for a springtime
stroll! The National Multiple Sclerosis Society devotes 85 cents of every
dollar raised to MS research and to helping fund local initiatives like peer
support groups, education and programs that connect people with MS to health
care experts. These efforts are working. For example, just ten years ago, there
were no approved treatments for MS. Now, there are six!
If you would like to participate in the walk, please
1. Let your Dudley Public Service Fellows youre coming by emailing Maria at
dudleypublicservice(a)yahoo.com
2. Register for the walk by phone (1-800-493-WALK) or online at
www.msnewengland.org. Be sure to register as a member of Team Dudley!
Registering online is easy and enables you to create a personal fundraising
webpage and generate sponsor me and join my team emails. When you go to
www.msnewengland.org, just select MS Walk and then Sign Up Today! from the
menus on the left side and follow the simple directions.
3. Invite friends, family, classmates, and neighbors to sponsor you or join our
team!
4. Get ready, get set, walk! See you on Sunday, April 10!
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3. Mendelsohn/Anderson Forum: What Is a Public Intellectual?
Monday, April 11
Dudley House is pleased to announce the final Mendelsohn/Anderson Forum for the
2004-2005 year entitled: What is a Public Intellectual? The panel will take
place Monday, April 11th, at 4:30 p.m. in the Dudley House Common Room.
Moderated by Professor Everett Mendelsohn, this panel will engage faculty and
students on the subject of public intellectuals, and how public issues inform
scholarship. The panelists will be announced over the Dudley House List.
Questions? Please contact: dudleypublicservice(a)yahoo.com.
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4. Volunteer at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter over Spring Break
The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter (UniLu) is looking for volunteers during
spring break from Friday, March 25 to Sunday, April 3. The shelter especially
needs overnight and breakfast volunteers, but can use people for all the
shifts: 6:30-9:15pm Dinner, 9:00-11:15pm Evening, 11:00pm-8:30am Overnight,
6:30am-8:30am Breakfast. Please email dtai(a)fas.harvard.edu if you can come in
for one or more of these shifts.
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5. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2005:
>"TURNING THE TIDE AGAINST POVERTY:
PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHANGE"
>
>APRIL 8-10TH
>
>The student organizers at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Business
>School, & MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning are proud to
>present the
>11th annual International Development Conference at Harvard University.
>
>Enjoy two keynotes, a featured panel discussion with Nobel Laureate
>Amartya Sen,
>as well as 15 panels, 4 practical skills workshops and the opportunity to
>network professionally with other international development students and
>practitioners.
>
>REGISTER ONLINE TODAY!
>
>www.idc2005.org
>
>NOTABLE SPEAKERS:
>
>Saturday, April 9th, 9am
>Farooq Kathwari , Chairman and CEO of Ethan Allen, and Chairman of Refugees
>International
>Biography:
http://www.idc2005.org/keynotespeaker1.html
>
>Saturday, April 9th, 5pm
>Ambassador Jehangir Keramat, Pakistani Ambassador to the United States
>Biography:
http://www.idc2005.org/keynotespeaker2.html
>
>Saturday, April 9th, 1 pm
>Featured Panel Discussion: Amartya Sen and C.K. Prahalad
>Biographies:
http://www.idc2005.org/AmartyaSen.htm and
>http://www.idc2005.org/CKPrahalad.htm
>
>
>
>CONFERENCE PANELS
>
>Track I: Partnerships in Social & Community Development
>
>* From Health to Wealth: Investing in Health to Achieve the Millennium
>Development Goals
>* Conflict resolution and reconstruction: Is microfinance an appropriate
>tool?
>* Public-Private Partnerships in HIV/AIDS: Best Practices in
>Combating the
>Epidemic at Home and Abroad
>* Gender Equity in the African Classroom: Government/Non-Government
>Partnerships to Strengthen Girls' Education
>
>
>Track II: Partnerships in Financial Management
>
>* Featured Panel Discussion: Amartya Sen & C.K. Prahalad
>* The Role of Social Entrepreneurship in Economic Development
>* Spurring Private Growth: Challenges and Successes of Venture
>Capital to
>Developing Economies
>
>
>Track III: Partnerships in Regional Development
>
>* Partnerships for Poverty Reduction in Africa
>* Diasporas as Development Partners
>* Remittances as Development Tools in Latin America
>* Indigenous Peoples and Development in Mexico
>
>
>Track IV: Partnerships in Economic Development
>
>* Challenges of Urban Transport
>* Regulating the Delivery of Public Services
>* Reform of International Financial Architecture
>* Citizenship Rights for the Urban Poor
>
>
>
>CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
>
>Workshop 1: Development Communications Workshop: Using Video as a Tool in
>Framing
>Development Policy Issues
>
>* Charles Mann, Harvard University staff
>* Michael Sheridan, lecturer in Visual Arts, Northeastern University
>* Gayle Tzemach, Harvard Business School '06
>
>
>Workshop 2: Rights Based Development: Afghanistan in Comparative Perspective
>
>* Edward Giradet, Senior Adviser, Asia Foundation, Afghanistan; Founding
>President, Media Action International
>* Heidi Larson, Senior Adviser, UNICEF; Fellow, Harvard Center for
>Population and Development Studies
>* Charles Norchi, Fellow, Human Rights Program, Harvard Law School
>
>
>Workshop 3: Negotiation Skills Workshop
>
>* Arthur Martirosyan, Mercy Corps, Conflict Management Group
>
>
>Workshop 4: Social Enterprise Business Planning Workshop
>
>
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>
>VISIT
WWW.IDC2005.ORG FOR FULL SCHEDULE AND DETAILS OF ALL EVENTS
>
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