South Asian Society Announcements
Week of 11/13/06
Anyone wishing to place an announcement should e-mail tarana.shivdasani@yale.edu and neal.ubriani@yale.edu by midnight on Sunday
Table of Contents:
SAS Announcements/Events:
I: SAS Political Event: Bhopal Gas Tragedy, 22 Years…Not Over Yet!
II: Harvard-Yale SAA/SAS Mixer
Related Events/Announcements
III: Institutionalized Riot Systems in India: Paul Brass, University of Washington
IV: FUSION, this Thursday at the AACC
V: STOP the Traffic! of Human Lives Week
VI: Hosting for ECAASU 2007
VII: Multi-faith Service of Gratitude
VIII: AACC Banana Study Break
IX: Talk: How to Help a Sexual Assault Survivor: What Men Can Do
X: Sponsor for Educational Opportunity (SEO) Career Program
XI: Asian Idol
XII: We Need to Talk - A Play by Rhasaan Nicolas
XIII: Defend Affirmative Action
I.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy:
World’s Worst Industrial Disaster
22 Years . . . Not Over Yet!
Terry Allan will speak from her life experience of 18 years with the
International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal. She spent the past four
years in India as a farmer and horticulturist at the Sambhavana Clinic,
which provides health care and support for the gas victims, their families
and the community in Bhopal.
WHEN? Tuesday, Nov. 14th @ 4:30 pm
WHERE? Bowers Auditorium, Yale
F&ES, 205 Prospect St.
INDIAN Refreshments will be provided!
Come! Learn about how the 1984 disaster affects individuals, communities
and the environment in Bhopal, the continuing tragedy, second-generation
effects, birth defects, water contamination, corporate accountability,
legal actions, environmental justice, public and mental health impact,
community-based health initiatives and struggle for justice!
Photo by Maud Door, 2002
Sponsored by Yale F&ES Sustainable Development Initiative, South Asian
Society (SAS), SAGA (South Asian Grad Student Association),
Asian American Cultural Center and concerned Yalies!
II.
Going to Harvard-Yale?
Come to the SAS/SAA Mixer
Friday November 17th
9:00 pm
Lowell House, Room J42
FREE!
III.
The South Asia Studies Council Presents:
Institutionalized Riot Systems in India
PAUL BRASS
University of Washington
PAUL R. BRASS is Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. He has published numerous books and articles on comparative and South Asian politics, ethnic politics, and collective violence. His work has been based on extensive field research in India during numerous visits since 1961. His books include, The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India (2003), Theft of an Idol: Text and Context in the Representation of Collective Violence (1997); Riots and Pogroms (1996); and The Politics of India Since Independence, 2nd ed.(1994).
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
4:30 P.M.
Luce Hall
34 Hillhouse Avenue, Rm 203
IV.
Get ready for the hottest game night this semester! Fusion is coming !!
11/16/06 @ AACC. 9PM-12AM
Smoothies, Ice Cream, Halo, Super Smash, Karaoke, DDR,-- Are you game?
V.
STOP the Traffic! of Human Lives
Monday, Nov 13th
Photo exhibition on Beinecke Plaza & Commons/Rotunda
Tabling inside Commons for letter/postcard writing campaign
Letter writing campaign: to target labor trafficking in Iraq by companies contracted by the U.S. government.
http://www.warslavery.org/ for more information
Tuesday, Nov 14th
7:00 PM-9:00 PM
Film Screening and Discussion The Day My God Died
Branford TV room (go to the Branford Basement, next to the common room and follow the signs)
The Day My God Died is a feature-length documentary that presents the stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex trade. They describe the day they were abducted from their village and sold into sexual servitude as, “The Day My God Died.”
The film provides actual footage from the brothels of Bombay, known even to tourists as “The Cages,” captured with “spy camera” technology. It weaves the stories of girls, and their stolen hopes and dreams, into an unforgettable examination of the growing plague of child sex slavery.
Through the film we come to know victims such as Gina, sold into sex slavery at age 7 and beaten with sticks and aluminum rods. Anita, lured by a friend then drugged and sold at age 12, was beaten and threatened that she would be buried alive. Girls are gang-raped, beaten and forced to service up to 20 clients a day as they are held in perpetual sexual servitude.
The film also introduces us to the heroes of the movement to abolish child sex slavery – non-profit organizations which rescue and care for former sex slaves. Some victims have emerged to form their own underground railway out of slavery. Maili, trafficked at 19 along with her infant daughter, risks her life to help other girls. We see Jyoti, sold at age12, lead a raid on a brothel resulting in the rescue of seven girls and the arrest of two brothel owners.
Children are the commodity consumed by the voracious and sophisticated international sex trade. Recruiters capture them, smugglers transport them, brothel owners enslave them, corrupt police betray them and customers rape and infect them. Every person in the chain profits except for the girls, who pay the price with their lives. Sexual servitude is a virtual death sentence. In Bombay alone, 90 new cases of HIV are reported every hour and the girls suffer an 80% HIV/AIDS infection rate.
Wednesday, Nov 15th
5:00 PM-7:00 PM
Dinner with guest speaker Gabriela Villareal from Safe Horizon
Also, a discussion, letter writing campaign and information about internship opportunities
Rose Alumni House
Space is limited. Please RSVP to christine.nguyen@yale.edu
Gabriela Villareal is the Coordinator of National Training and Technical Assistance for Safe Horizon's Anti - Trafficking Program, which provides direct services to survivors of human trafficking and modern day slavery. Prior to moving to New York, Ms. Villareal organized conferences in Seattle about the trafficking of women and children and was a member of the Washington State Anti - Trafficking Task Force. She also represents the New York Chapter on the National Governing Board of NAPAWF. Ms. Villareal graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Women Studies. Information about internship opportunities will be provided.
Thursday, Nov 16th
5:30 PM-7:30 PM
Benefit dinner in Dwight Hall
Proceeds donated to Justice for Children International
All the AASA groups will be cooking different dishes!! :-)
Tickets: $5 presale @ YHHAP Fast tables
$6 at the door
If you'd like to help out with the week's events, email Christine.nguyen@yale.edu or cecilia.ong@yale.edu to get involved!
VI.
Donate your common room!
ECAASU is looking for housing for guests coming February 8-10 for the 30th annual ECAASU conference. Please help us out by lending us your common room for a few nights. You also get a free t-shirt for each person that you accommodate! The link for the super-duper short form is www.ecaasu2007.org/housingsignup.htm.
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IX.
Subject: How to Help a Sexual Assault Survivor: What Men Can Do
What would you do if someone you care about told you that he or she had been
raped?
Do you know what resources are available to help sexual assault survivors at
Yale?
In what other ways can men at Yale help prevent sexual assault?
According to recent statistics compiled by the US Department of Justice,
approximately one in four women survives rape or attempted rape between the
age of 14 and the end of college. If a friend comes to you for help or
advice after being sexually assaulted, it is important for you to know the
facts about this difficult and troubling issue, as well as how to refer him
or her to the appropriate resources available at Yale.
A group of Yale students affiliated with the National Organization for Men's
Outreach for Rape Education (N.O. M.O.R.E.) is offering a 50 minute
presentation on how to respond if a sexual assault survivor comes to you for
help.
The presentation is specifically designed for male audiences, since there is
currently a special need for men to become more educated about this issue,
but women are also welcome at the presentation.
Please join us in the South Common Room of Timothy Dwight College, Monday,
November 13, 2006 at 8:30 pm.
Please contact grayson.walker@yale.edu or visit http://www.nomorerape.org
for more information.
X.
Sponsor for Educational Opportunity (SEO) Career Program
Missed the November 1st Deadline?
IT'S NOT TOO LATE!!
You can still apply for this wonderful opportunity.Our SEO recruiter, Louie Rodriguez, will be in town next week! He will hosting an information session at the UCS building regarding the SEO Career Program. See below for details. *December 15th* is the next deadline for applications to be considered in the second round process. I encourage all of you to apply for this great program and to attend this information session. I would also like to encourage you to email me with any questions that you may have along the way. If you would like to meet one-on-one with our recruiter, please let me know so that I can schedule that.
Sponsor for Educational Opportunity (SEO) Career Program is one of the premier internship programs on Wall Street. Its core programs include Investment Banking, Asset management, and Information Technology. SEO also has Philanthropy, Corporate Law, and Global Corporate Financial Leadership programs. Students who are accepted into the SEO program not only are guaranteed placement in a paid internship at one of SEO's renowned partner firms, they also receive world-class training, exposure to the most influential people in their field, the benefit of the SEO intern mentorship program, and a chance to connect with some of the most talented college students of color in the nation. Start building your career as early as your sophomore year in college. All you need is a 3.0 GPA and a hunger to compete for what could be the opportunity of a lifetime.
Please join us for our information session next week to learn more about our program and its application process. A SEO recruiter and Yale SEO alumni will be there to answer your questions.
What: SEO Information Session
When: Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 at 5:00 pm
Where: UCS, 55 Whitney Ave
XI.
XII.
A Must See!
Sean and Nicole were the perfect couple in high school. And then came college. He went to Yale and she got into Harvard. Despite the odds, they pushed on, trusting that love conquers all. But does it really? Mix in long-distance, some new �friends� and organic chemistry and behold a true test of love.
Starring:
Naomi Bland
Rashaud J. Hannah
Lauren Gaston-Hawkins
Travis Long
Danielle Cooper
Thalyn Jarrell George
Jessica Abrego
XIII.
Defend Affirmative Action
This year, an organization called BAMN has organized a march and rally in
Washington, DC to defend affirmative action and protect the landmark ruling
in Brown v. Board of Education.
On Monday, December 4th, the Supreme Court will be hearing two extremely
important cases relating to affirmative action, and the rally is intended to
show them that many people in this country support affirmative action.
Lucky for us, the Afro-American Cultural Center and the Black Student
Alliance at Yale are sponsoring a bus trip down to the rally so that Yalies
can make our voices heard and take part in history!
On Monday, December 4th, the bus will depart from Phelps Gate at 7:30am, and
will arrive back at Yale in the late evening.
If you are excited about this and would like to come to Washington, please
contact me to register no later than THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH.
Feel free to contact me, or visit www.BAMN.com for more details.
