JHR Minutes #17

May 28, 2008

JHR Minutes #17

May 17, 2007 – Quad Lawn

Present: Nari Corley-Wheeler, Yuhei Miyauchi, Anthony Shelley, Jacob Galfano, Two hungry ducks & one donut

Announcements: Please check out the announcements at the end of this report!

Bronwyn Bragg, JHR Chapters Coordinator, contacted our group last week and offered support from the parent organization Journalists for Human Rights. She is very excited about the work the group is doing, and will continue to remain a resource. The first thing that might happen is the group’s addition to the Chapters section of the website.

Projects:

Newsletter: Issue 2, The Liaison (theme: Immigration) will be published sometime in the third week of May.

Please email your final draft to j4hr@u.washington.edu by the end of the day, Monday, May 21.

The group will work on layout May 19-21; if you would like to help, please contact j4hr@u.washington.edu immediately.

Saturday: Nari 12-3

Sunday: Jacob, Nari, Yuhei 10-2

Monday: Jacob, Nari, Yuhei, Anthony 7-9

CHId (Re)Thinking Diversity Fair: Todd invited JHR to table at the upcoming (Re)Thinking Diversity fair sponsored by the Comparative History of Ideas program. Details to come.

FIUTS (Foundation for International Understanding Through Students): Another opportunity for collaboration comes with the development of an event that focuses on connecting international students with each other and celebrating hip-hop (rapping, spoken word, turntablism, poetry, dancing) as the common denominator. Again, more details to come.

Yuhei’s website: Yuhei is developing a website for incoming and current UW students to get information about student organizations on campus that work for social change. JHR will be included on the site (thanks, Yuhei!), which could provide another outlet to distribute The Liaison. If you have any further ideas, please contact Yuhei.

Also, if you would like to comment on or suggest changes to the “mission” (to be included with JHR’s section), please contact j4hr@u.washington.edu

“Promoting the Power to Care

We are [a student chapter of] a non-profit, non-governmental organization working to advocate human rights through journalism. We are hoping to bring educational awareness to [every] generation about domestic and global human rights issues. We believe that everyone is capable of promoting and sustaining human rights through communication and advocacy.”

Archiving: Are you an organizer? JHR needs a volunteer who can put together a system that will organize meeting notes, email correspondence, project paraphernalia, etc. This will take place on Catalyst Online Tools until the club secures an office in the HUB where we can use a common computer.

Next Meeting: The next meeting will be at 5:30 pm on Thursday, 5/24, in Savery 131.

Tentative Agenda for meeting #18:

- Postcards: Receipt for AI (Rachel)

- Newsletter: Publication finished! Begin distribution…

- Next Meeting Structure

- SJF Immigration Event: 5/31

Announcements:

Petitions:
Execution of Christopher Newton, OH May 24 http://tinyurl.com/yvmvta
Genocide in Darfur http://www.GenocideIntervention.net/OneMinute
Immigration Raids through May 25 1-800-417-7666

Conferences:
Community Radio Conference in Vancouver BC: June 11-16

http://www.citr.ca/conference Contact: Alison Benjamin

United States Social Forum June 27 – July 1

Media Justice Node http://www.ussf2007.org/en/media

Meetings & Workshops:

African Studies Faculty Presentation: "Property Rights in Africa During

Emergencies" May 24 Room TBA; 3:30-5 pm

Rabour Village Project Fundraiser: "Thai Food for a Kenyan Cause" May 26

Contact: info@rabourvillageproject.org ($20 Per Person)

World Peace through Law May 31 http://tinyurl.com/25mlbv

Events:

Rock for Water (Benefit Concert) May 21 Nectar Lounge in Fremont (8 pm)