*Challenging ourselves to go beyond good intentions in global development* *Monday May 23, 2011* /5-6:30PM/ CMU120 /Critical Development Forum (CDF)/ /criticaldevelopmentforum@gmail.com <mailto:criticaldevelopmentforum@gmail.com>/ Do you want to make a difference? Are you going abroad this summer? Are you interested or engaged in global development and social justice work -- either here or abroad? Do you want a chance to meet and hear from others like you? Join the Critical Development Forum (CDF) for a unique interdisciplinary panel and community debate on our role in global development. A few of the issues we will address: * How can we -- as students, staff, and faculty -- connect our academic work, service learning, study abroad, and activism to the global development issues that matter? What are we doing right? What could we do better? * Why are there so many organizations on campus with good intentions, and so little collaboration? How do we connect to one another and work together towards our common goals? * How do we deal with our conflicting motivations for engaging internationally -- from resume-padding to moral responsibility? * Has "development" become depoliticized? What can we do to reconnect social justice and development? * What should students with good intentions do to help? What should they know before going abroad? Learn from an interdisciplinary panel of scholars, practitioners, activists, and students while contributing your own voice! Panelists will courageously reflect on their experiences and invite the audience to participate in a lively discussion. All are welcome and no previous experience is necessary! Panelists include: * Stephen Bezruchka, MD, MPH (Global Health, Population Health Forum) * Susan Bolton, PhD (Forest Resources, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Global Health, Engineers Without Borders) * Rachel Chapman, PhD (Anthropology) * Dave Citrin (Anthropology, Global Health, SeaSol) * Christopher Dodd, MD (School of Medicine, Primary Health Care Americas) * Matt Sparke, PhD (Geography, Global Health) * Eva Tagoe-Darko, PhD (African Studies; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science * & Technology in Kumasi, Ghana) ...and students with experiences studying, researching, and volunteering abroad as well as leading the global justice movement here. A reception with light refreshments and roundtable discussions with panelists will follow the official program. /_______ / /Nikki Comeau MPA Candidate 2012 Evans School of Public Affairs/ /--------/ /Program Assistant/ /Latin American and Caribbean Studies/ /Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies/ /University of Washington/ comeaun@u.washington.edu <mailto:comeaun@u.washington.edu> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Aimee Khuu <aimee.khuu@gmail.com <mailto:aimee.khuu@gmail.com>> wrote: Well, team- we pulled that off quite well! We had over 60 people attend the conference, great workshops and keynotes. Evaluations have been very positive. Certainly exceeded my own expectations! Thanks for all the hard work everyone has put in. It certainly would not have happened without the help of all of you- from the initial brainstorming and encouragement to pursue the conference to gathering of speakers to the journals and packets to sitting at the registration desk and making sure things went smoothly on the day of the event. It was a lot of work but it definitely paid off!! We have a couple things to tie up now that the conference is over. 1. Thank you cards for speakers 2. Compile evaluation results 3. Other...?? Would anyone be willing to help with these items? It is a pleasure to work with all of you, Aimee -- Many Thanks, Aimee Khuu Program Director Esperanza International (206) 228-2082 <tel:%28206%29%20228-2082> aimee.khuu@esperanzaint.org <mailto:aimee.khuu@esperanzaint.org> www.esperanzaint.org <http://www.esperanzaint.org/> http://esperanzaint.blogspot.com <http://esperanzaint.blogspot.com/>