Benefiting Burundi

University of Oregon Students for Global Health would like to invite you to our Agate Alley Drink Wheel Event on Thursday April 8th. The event begins at 10:00 p.m. and goes until close. Every hour a lucky attendee will spin the wheel and determine the  drink of the hour. Every drink chosen will be the lucky low price of $2.50. Half of all of the sales will go to support Village Health Works, food security program in Kigutu, Burundi. For more information about the organization please visit www.villagehealthworks.org

Agate Alley Bistro is located at 1461 East 19th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97403-1426

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From the students at the University of Oregon and UO Students for Global Health

To Whom It May Concern:

The earthquake in Haiti exposes the vulnerability of an already destitute population. Ninety-seven percent of people who die in natural disasters die in poor countries because of inadequate access to basic services and inadequate preparation and response systems. Moreover, we recognize the United States’ historic responsibility in contributing to oppression and poverty in Haiti.

The Haitian revolt was the first slave rebellion turned successful independence movement in 1804. From that time on, the world has denied the Haitian people their potential. In 1825, a…

HopePhones promo video from Village Health Works on Vimeo.

We have two weeks left in our Hope Phones Campaign! Donate your old cell phones and help us bring life saving communication to health workers in Africa.

The Basics: We’re taking old phones (broken or working) and recycling them through HopePhones.org. Each donated American phone will pay for 2-3 “appropriate technology” phones for community health workers, and help save thousands of dollars on fuel costs and thousands of hours of transportation time in rural, resource poor settings. Having at least one cell phone in each rural community offers invaluable access to emergency medical care. The phones from this collection campaign will benefit the…

University if Oregon Students for Global Health is holding a benefit concert for FACEAIDS international. The concert is December 4th, 2009 at the Lorax Co-Op near the University of Oregon Campus. Doors open at 9:30 p.m. and the cost is five dollars.

Bands:  Supwitchugirl, Adventure Galley and Rare Monk and D.J. Chilly Willy

Supwithchugirl, I LOVE MY DUCKSclick here to view video

Tickets are on sale now at the University of Oregon Cultural Forum in the EMU building. We will be showing Supwitchugirl videos as a part of their live performance. All money goes to FACEAIDS a national student movement to Fight AIDS in Africa. www.faceaids.org

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How will my phone make an impact?

Every cell phone given to community health workers connects distant patients to a medical clinic. A $10 cell phone will give50 families access to emergency medical care, health information, transport services, and clinic resources.

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When your old phone is received by the recycling center, it is given a value. We’ll use this value to purchase appropriate, usable cell phones for community health workers at the medical clinics. The average donated phone in the US will allow us to purchase 2-3 cell phones for clinics.

Students For Global Health will be placing Hope Phone Donation Boxes around campus. You can…

The University series on Health and Human Rights presents Health as Human Right: persoectives from  Haitian Prisons.  Monday November 2, 2009 Brian Concannon Executive Director Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti will speak from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Living Learning Center Performance Hall. The even is being sponsored by University Housing, Clark Honors College, Oregon Humanities Center and the ASUO. Brian Concannon is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and has dedicated his time and effort to fighting for justice in Haiti. Please visit the Institue for Justice and Democracy in Haiti online. Institue for Justice &…

How will my phone make an impact?

Every cell phone given to community health workers connects distant patients to a medical clinic. A $10 cell phone will give50 families access to emergency medical care, health information, transport services, and clinic resources.

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When your old phone is received by the recycling center, it is given a value. We’ll use this value to purchase appropriate, usable cell phones for community health workers at the medical clinics. The average donated phone in the US will allow us to purchase 2-3 cell phones for clinics.

Students for Global Health has donation drop boxes set up around the University of Oregon…

Students for Global Health presents Lou Radja, Thursday     October 22, 2009 7:00 p.m. 248 Gerlinger University of Oregon  Campus

A true Social Entrepreneur and Servant Leader, Lou Radja continues to work tirelessly to improve the lives of many across the globe. Whether speaking on a college campus, to a boardroom, at a company retreat, or with high school students, Lou’s goal remains to uplift, educate and inspire his audience to live up to their greatness both individually and collectively. A recognized Motivational Speaker and founder of Lou Radja Enterprises, Mr. Radja has addressed and engaged global citizens all over…

Powershift Conference November 6th-8th  at the University of Oregon. PowerShift West is a climate conference for youth on the west coast to learn about climate soltions! Register Now. The event is being hosted by OSPRIG, Sierra Student Coalition, The Sierra Club and the ASUO. http://west.powershift09.org/
“WE WILL REBUILD OUR ECONOMY AND RECLAIM
OUR FUTURE 2009 IS OUR YEAR!”
“This is the first year where both houses of Congress will consider climate and
energy legislation. Young people catapulted into political power with a massive
voter turnout in 2008, and now we need to use that same power to fight for the
strongest legislation possible and rally to make…