PHR Student Program Mid-Atlantic Regional Hub » advocacy http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org Physicians for Human Rights - National Student Program Fri, 06 May 2011 21:39:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Join the PHR National Action and fight for access to essential medicines! http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2010/12/02/join-the-phr-national-action-and-fight-for-access-to-essential-medicines/ http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2010/12/02/join-the-phr-national-action-and-fight-for-access-to-essential-medicines/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:52:40 +0000 Hope O'Brien http://phrstudents.org/?p=3377

A demonstration in Uganda.

This week, students across the US will use the new National Action Toolkit to educate their communities about why patients are denied access to life-sustaining medicines and lead their communities to take action. Join PHR and Chapters across the US in advocating for better access to essential medicines in resource-poor settings through UNITAID’s new Medicine Patent Pool. Our new National Action Toolkit offers analysis, resources to educate your community, and easy advocacy projects. This week of action spans from World AIDS Day (December 1) to International Human Rights Day (December 10). This National Action is dedicated to our friend and colleague, Sujal Parikh, in recognition of his leadership in this area. Let us know about your Chapter’s National Action! Send the National Student Program Coordinator, Hope O’Brien, an update with photos and flyers, and we’ll feature your Chapter on the blog.]]> http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2010/12/02/join-the-phr-national-action-and-fight-for-access-to-essential-medicines/feed/ 0 Thumbs up? Thumbs down? http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2010/04/27/thumbs-up-thumbs-down/ http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2010/04/27/thumbs-up-thumbs-down/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:00:58 +0000 Hope O'Brien http://phrstudents.org/?p=2826 The National Student Program’s main purpose is to strengthen Chapters’ advocacy and education skills and support the Chapters’ connection to PHR’s human rights work. As the school year draws to a close, the PHR National Student Program is considering how to make next year better, and we need your help. Take a moment to fill out an evalution survey for the 2009-2010 National Student Program.

Please complete the appropriate survey. Chapter Leaders, you do not need to fill out the evaluation survey for All Students, only your own. Many thanks!

Your response will enable us to provide the skill-building, educational materials, and advocacy opportunities that you want and need.

Thank you for all you’ve done this year with
PHR!

Later this week, more about student leadership and strengthening your PHR Chapter for next fall:

  • Putting the Fun into Fundraising for a Strong Start Next Fall
  • Opportunities for Student Leadership in Your Region

Stay tuned!

]]> http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2010/04/27/thumbs-up-thumbs-down/feed/ 0 World AIDS DAY 09 Toolkit http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2009/11/02/world-aids-day-09-toolkit/ http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2009/11/02/world-aids-day-09-toolkit/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:47:53 +0000 Danielle Fox http://phrstudents.org/?p=2301 Women all over the world are facing discrimination, abuse and systematic inequities that make then especially vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. Until we protect women from sexual violence and exploitation, provide health and prenatal care and education, and provide all women the socioeconomic power to negotiate safer sex practices, HIV/AIDS will continue to disproportionately affect women in many parts of the world.

This year, in keeping with the 2009 theme of Universal Access and Human Rights, we’re dedicating World AIDS Day and Human Rights Day to getting the United States to ratify the Convention to End All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Join us for the 10,000 in 10 campaign, which aims to collect ten thousand signatures for US ratification of CEDAW during the ten days between World AIDS Day (Dec 1) and Human Rights Day (Dec 10)!

There are a variety of opportunities to join the national action, depending on your interest and capacity:

  1. Mobilize the health professional student and faculty communities to urge the US to ratify CEDAW as a step forward in protecting women’s rights and health. PHR is doing this in partnership with a number of other organizations, allowing for a greater national movement. Our challenge to each PHR chapter: collect 100 signatures of support for CEDAW from your community.
  2. Host educational events on campuses nationwide about women, HIV, and the human rights context/approach.
  3. Organize an in-district meeting with your Senator to personally deliver the signatures you collect and urge him or her to support CEDAW.

As you plan your school’s involvement in World AIDS Day, download our 2009 World AIDS Day Toolkit to receive educational & organizing resources to reach out to students and faculty, organize successful events, and educate members of your community. And stay tuned to the Student Blog for more hands-on advocacy resources available mid-November.

]]> http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2009/11/02/world-aids-day-09-toolkit/feed/ 0 World AIDS DAY 09 Toolkit http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2009/11/02/world-aids-day-09-toolkit-2/ http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2009/11/02/world-aids-day-09-toolkit-2/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:47:53 +0000 Danielle Fox http://phrstudents.org/?p=2301 Women all over the world are facing discrimination, abuse and systematic inequities that make then especially vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. Until we protect women from sexual violence and exploitation, provide health and prenatal care and education, and provide all women the socioeconomic power to negotiate safer sex practices, HIV/AIDS will continue to disproportionately affect women in many parts of the world.

This year, in keeping with the 2009 theme of Universal Access and Human Rights, we’re dedicating World AIDS Day and Human Rights Day to getting the United States to ratify the Convention to End All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Join us for the 10,000 in 10 campaign, which aims to collect ten thousand signatures for US ratification of CEDAW during the ten days between World AIDS Day (Dec 1) and Human Rights Day (Dec 10)!

There are a variety of opportunities to join the national action, depending on your interest and capacity:

  1. Mobilize the health professional student and faculty communities to urge the US to ratify CEDAW as a step forward in protecting women’s rights and health. PHR is doing this in partnership with a number of other organizations, allowing for a greater national movement. Our challenge to each PHR chapter: collect 100 signatures of support for CEDAW from your community.
  2. Host educational events on campuses nationwide about women, HIV, and the human rights context/approach.
  3. Organize an in-district meeting with your Senator to personally deliver the signatures you collect and urge him or her to support CEDAW.

As you plan your school’s involvement in World AIDS Day, download our 2009 World AIDS Day Toolkit to receive educational & organizing resources to reach out to students and faculty, organize successful events, and educate members of your community. And stay tuned to the Student Blog for more hands-on advocacy resources available mid-November.

]]> http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2009/11/02/world-aids-day-09-toolkit-2/feed/ 0 South and Midwest Regional Institutes Under Two Weeks Away! http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2009/09/14/south-and-midwest-regional-institutes-under-two-weeks-away/ http://midatlantic.phrstudents.org/2009/09/14/south-and-midwest-regional-institutes-under-two-weeks-away/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:20:24 +0000 Danielle Fox http://students.phrblog.org/?p=1787 Less than two weeks until the South and Midwest Regional Institutes on Saturday, September 26 — there is still time to register! You can register up until the night before, but we prefer that you do so as soon as possible to help us better prepare and provide the best Institute experience possible.

Help make sure we get a great crowd by inviting all of your friends who may be interested, via email or our Facebook group!

Here is some key information to help you prepare to for the Institutes:

Midwest Institute (Chicago, IL)

The Midwest Institute will take place in the Armour Academic Center at Rush University. Make sure you’re there by 10:15am to hear the opening presenter, University of Chicago’s Dr. Ken Fox, Senior Staff Physician and Professor of Pediatrics!

South Institute (Nashville, TN)

The South Institute will take place in the West Basic Sciences Building (WBS) at Meharry Medical School. Make sure you’re there by 9:15am to hear the opening presenter, Dr. Joseph Interrante, CEO of Nashville Cares!

I also want to personally introduce the amazing Regional Training Coordinators, who made these Institutes possible and are a great resource to those who will attend:

  • Shaheja Sitafawalla, MPH, Rush University (M1). Shaheja spent this past summer working as co-coordinator of a sanitation education project in rural, western Kenya.
  • Nia Imani Bodrick, MPH, Meharry Medical School (M3). Nia’s interest in health and human rights began when she worked as an intern at Advocates for Youth, focusing on adolescent reproductive and sexual health.

If you have more questions about getting to Chicago or Nashville, or need further area-specific advice, contact me and I will put you in touch with one of these great coordinators.

See you there!

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