Human Trafficking Clinic Job Opportunity

The Human Trafficking Clinic is seeking to fill the positions of Communications Coordinator and Media Coordinator. If interested or have any questions, please contact Alex Monroe at htc@du.edu.

New Album by IIC Alum Mark Hagar

IIC Alum Mark Hagar has recorded a new album!

Check out 12 new songs at http://markalan.4shared.com

Click on "Project Mark"

Quite the variety of talents among IIC students!

2010 International Essay Contest

Students up to 25 years old are able to apply for the 2010 International Essay Contest organized by the Goi Peace Foundation and UNESCO. The theme for this year is My Role in Creating a Peaceful World. First prize winners will receive a cash award and a trip to Japan. Deadline to apply is Wednesday, June 30 – for more information, visithttp://www.goipeace.or.jp/english/activities/programs/1001.html

My first year with IIC - a current student's reflections

As I look back on my first year with the IIC program, myriad thoughts and emotions illuminate themselves among the lessons learned and stresses conquered.

While orientation now seems like a lifetime ago, the fear and anxiety associated with that afternoon remain poignant. As we sat in a circle and listened to all of the continuing students rattle off their unfathomably impressive internship and summer experiences, and then formed small groups to do a human rights activity regarding the Honduran coup, I remember feeling utterly inadequate. Compounding my insecurity was the moment in which I met my incredible predecessor, Jenny, and the following realization that I would have to try to fill her shoes come March. Waves upon waves of pressure seemed to be crashing all around me. I wondered, as an incoming psychology major, with no background whatsoever in human rights nor activism, what did I have to offer? Had I made a mistake? Should I even go to class on Tuesday?

After the ensuing nervous breakdown which came in waves all weekend, I got over myself, read the dense reading assignments given to us, and went to Margie's class, Intro to International Communication. And... I survived. Maybe my contributions in class were far from earth-shattering insight, but I felt curiosity slowly start to overcome and eventually neutralize the swarming doubt.

In some ways, orientation was a lifetime ago. Of course, I still have a long way to go, but the ignorance I came in with has been replaced by several ways of knowing, strengthened through both classroom and overseas experiences. It has been a privilege to study and become friends with such a diverse, amazing group of people.

Yes; I'm still a bit awkward trying to walk in Jenny's shoes. The juggling act of identities, good student, head social networker to the IIC program, friend, and girlfriend, is far from perfected. However, there is much joy in the chaos; a hopeful melody growing stronger in the cacophony; and far less regret than had I chosen not to come to class that night.

Since starting with IIC in the Fall, I've done well enough to say I've studied in Costa Rica, am about to start an internship in Dublin, and will end on a service learning project in Tibetan India, and I have done all of this surrounded by incredibly talented, brilliant colleagues and friends. I've become a mentor five times over. I still feel so unaware when I learn next to fellow IICers sometimes, but it is more with intrigue now than insecurity. I came in without a critical lens and you all have helped me to develop one since September.

My eyes and heart are opening. It feels like there is nothing left to fear, only impacts to be made. I couldn't be more overwhelmed by excitement and awe of the upcoming finale to my own IIC experience. These things, the internship, the service learning project, were too nebulous to even be dreams before September. Now, they are realities on the horizon. IIC has completely changed my life, my way of knowing, the level of trust and belief I have in myself, and the caliber of people around me who challenge me every day.

So many opportunities have been afforded through this program. I almost don't want it to end now. Then again, if this much is possible in just one and a quarter years, then the future holds so much promise in so many directions I feel like I might burst.

To the grads and Margie: Thank you for all you have taught me, for turning me upside down, expanding my mind, pushing me, and for becoming my close friends along the way.

To the incoming students: The next one - two years are what you make of them. Get involved. Be ready to work, push yourself in all different directions, and take all opportunities presented to you. And most of all, be fearless!

Funding Deadline for June

Were you offered an internship for this summer after the April 30th funding deadline? Don't worry! There's a second round of Paterson/SSF and Destiny Capital Corporation funding opportunities. Log on to KorbelCareers and download the appropriate funding application (domestic or international), complete it, and get it back to our office (BHC 120) by 12 p.m. on June 1st. Applications after June 1st will not be considered. If you have any questions, email us at iscrc@du.edu.

Dr. Karambu Ringera

Students for Africa: is hosting a presentation by DU Alumna Dr. Karambu Ringera onMonday, May 17 at 12:00 PM in the Cyber Cafe. Dr. Ringera, a native of Kenya, is a Peace Pro-activist and founder of International Peace Initiatives. She is committed to inspiring and empowering the women and children of Kenya. Pizza and soda will be provided. For more information, please see the attached flyer or contact Stephanie Dybsky at sdybsky@du.edu

FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT! TODAY is the

Second Annual Appropriate Technologies Expo!

11am-2pm inside and outside BCH

Organizations will be showcasing the innovative technologies being used around the world for health, water and agriculture, construction, and alternative energy! Tables will be set up around Korbel all day, and several organizations will be giving presentations on their work (see schedule and descriptions below).

Please come by, grab some food, and check out what is being done in the field of appropriate technology!

**NEW addition to the speaker schedule!!!

Speaker Schedule:

11:00am-11:30am Robert Youngberg, President of Trailblazer Foundation will present on Biosand Water Filters

11:30am-Noon Dr.Linda Smith, Director of Filters For Families will give a demonstration of the SONO Water Filter for arsenic, pathogen, and virus removal

Noon-12:45pm Brad Wells, Steve Riley of TSC Global will give a presentation on the application of hypar roofing technology in refugee housing construction in the Sudan.

12:45pm-1:30pm Jon Becker (President) and Patrick Flynn (Sustainability Consultant) of Trees, Water, & People will give presentations on their Forest-Saving Stoves Program in Central America and solar home heating systems in Native American Reservations in the Northern Great Plains

1:30pm-2pm Zubaida Bai, Director of AYZH will present on AYZH’s Clean Delivery Birth Kit, a hygiene kit for rural midwives to deliver babies for post natal health

Trailblazer Foundation provides training and appropriate technology, in order to empower rural villagers to create self-sustaining programs. Our focus includes water projects, school construction, and community development in order to foster healthy families, sufficient food, and sustainable incomes.

Filters for Families is a local organization working in Nepal to reduce exposure to arsenic and other harmful pathogens found naturally in the groundwater. Filters for Families distributes gagri (pot) and biosand filters that reduce up to 90% of arsenic, helping to make clean drinking water available for families and improving health throughout Nepal.

TSC Global is a local organization pioneering Thin-Shell Composite, a highly durable, yet flexible latex-infused mortar that can be used to create superior roofing. This "hypar roofing" is structurally self-supporting, low-cost, and quickly and easily made, ideal for rapid shelter construction in IDP and refugee settlements. TSC Global is currently using TSC hypar roofing in Rwanda and is developing contracts in Haiti and Sudan.

Trees, Water & People is Fort Collins-based organization founded by a group of dedicated conservationists who feel strongly about helping communities to protect, conserve, and manage the natural resources upon which their long-term well-being depends. Their work is guided by two core beliefs: (1) That natural resources are best protected when local people play an active role in their care and management; and (2) preserving local trees, wetlands, and watersheds is essential for the ongoing social, economic, and environmental health of communities everywhere. TWP develops and manages continuing reforestation, watershed protection, renewable energy, appropriate technology, and environmental education programs in Latin America and the American West.

AYZH is a social venture looking through the eyes of women to identify the tools they want and need to help improve their standard of living. AYZH serves the needs of impoverished women worldwide by bringing them affordable appropriate technologies that increase income and/or improve health. AYZH operates an innovative business model that connects a rural woman’s health and livelihood with products designed to meet her needs. AYZH sets up supply chains for local manufacturing to keep costs low and boost economic opportunity.

Work-Study Positions with the Career Office

Looking to fill all that free time you have at grad school? The Office of Career and Professional Development is seeking multiple work-study qualified students to work 15 to 20 hours per week. Job duties include, but are not limited to, providing assistance to students and alumni who utilize career services, providing basic resume and cover letter review, job and internship search assistance, maintaining the KorbelCareers vacancies system, providing support for the Career Development Course each quarter, and co-coordinating logistics for annual events as needed. For more information contact the office at iscrc@du.edu. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 14, at 12 p.m.

Middle East Discussion Group

The Middle East Discussion Group will host David Barsamian, author of The Pen and the Sword: Conversations with Edward Said TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 4 at 5:00 PM in the Cyber Café. Mr. Barsamian will discuss his book and answer any questions students may have.