2. Earthquake in Haiti Tuesday afternoon, January 12th, the worst earthquake in 200 years - 7.0 in magnitude - struck less than ten miles from the Caribbean city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Pictures from Port-au-Prince
3. Ways You Can Help Partners in Health Partners in Health Website Donate and read Dr. Paul Farmer’s take on what needs to be done about the earthquake. (He is amazing. Really. He is my hero. Nico’s too.) Moveon.org Move On Website When Americans donate to charity with their credit cards, the banks get rich. In some cases they keep 3% of the donation as a "transaction fee," even though it costs them far less to process the donation. Help demand they waive all fees on charitable donations to Haiti.
4. Ways You Can Help Red Cross Send a Donation text to the Red Cross to help survivors Text HAITI to 90999 to send a $10 dollar donation Habitat for Humanity Habitat’s Website Donate to help Habitat address shelter solutions for low-income families in the Port-au-Prince area.
6. Global Giving Campaign Most Total Funds Donated $2,000 2nd Place $1,500 3rd Place $500 Most Individual Donations $1,000 Contest held from February 17th through March 9th Conference call training session Feb 4th Submit Project and details to National Office by Feb8th
7. Union Moving Coordinator We get locker space!! Volunteer Needed to be Nourish’s Moving Coordinator Must Attend Meeting on January 26th (Tuesday) at 8:30 am in the Shuenion Meeting Room 1 Send NAME and EMAIL to Adam Burden.37@osu.edu
8. New Medical Anthropology Club!! First Meeting is TOMORROW at 5:30 in Smith 1042 Do your career goals involve health care, international affairs, medicine or science? Are you interested in how cultural and historical conditions shape medical practices and policies? Even if not, you should come I’ll be there
9. Munyurangabo A 2009 film set in Rwanda that examines the lives of two young boys affected by the conflicts between the Hutu and Tutsi Movie Night at Mackenzie’s Feb 19th , Friday at 8:30