April 7, 2010, 3:30 – 8:45 pm SOCH Building, Harvard University, 59 Shepard St., Cambridge
3:30 Doors Open 3:30 - 4:00 Booths and Networking (15+ booths) 4:00 - 4:05 Introduction by Organizers 4:05 – 4:10 Vocal Performance - "If You Listen You Will Hear" Madison Greer, Harvard College Class of 2013 and Member of HCFTS Note: This song was written by Madison's father, Wt Greer III, for Free The Slaves 4:10 - 4:40 Keynote Address - "Trafficking and Slavery in the 21st Century: Illuminated by Eight Global Case Studies" Thomas Burke, MD, FACEP, Chief of the Division of Global Health and Human Rights, MGH 4:40 - 5:00 Booths and Networking 5:00 – 6:00 Concurrent Sessions
MataHari: Eye of the Day (formerly the TVOS Network - Trafficking Victims Outreach and Services Network) and the Boston FBI successfully collaborated on a recent prosecution of a national trafficking ring involving 10+ young women and girls across the US in the last two years. Both agencies will discuss the general work they each do and talk about the collaborative creation of a safety net and support for survivors. We will discuss what it takes to prosecute such cases, the work of supporting teen survivors from the US, understand some of the psychology of kids who get caught up in the sex trade and what it takes to create a practical and grounded safety and support plan for young people in the "life".
6:00 – 6:25 Booths and Networking - Option 1 6:00 (Doors Close @ 6:05)- 6:25 "Srey Neang: The Story of a Cambodian Woman" - Option 2 (15 tickets remaining, first come first serve, email humantraffickingstudents@gmail.com with "play tickets" in the subject line)
This is a short play based on the true life story of a young Cambodian woman who, at age seven, was sold into slavery by her own family. The play is told from her perspective at different ages: seven, ten, thirteen, and fifteen. Her life is never her own. Through the years, she is forced into increasingly dangerous and abusive situations. As she endures repeated exploitation, we see her wrestle for meaning and identity. Srey Neang's story is not just her own but is that of the many children whose voices have been silenced by slavery today. Telling her story is freedom. It is hope. And it must issue change. - Written by: Bernice Liuson Sim 6:30 - 7:35 Student Presentations 6 Presentations, 10 minutes each with group Q+A following 7:35 - 7:45 Spoken Word Artist - TiElla Grimes 7:45 - 7:55 Closing
7:55 - 8:15 Booths and Networking 8:00 - 8:45 Partial Screening of "Stolen" with Discussion - Hosted by the American Islamic Congress
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Beat Disability-By Embracing It
Equity and Inclusivity
Sabeena Jalal
"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beautyto its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget."- Arundhati Roy
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Olympian Luol Deng and Paralympian Matt Scott demonstrate their passion and dedication for the game of basketball
| Source: you tube. Special olympics is a charitable sport organization for people with intellectual dissibilities while the paralympics is an elite level event for athletes with Physical disabilities. Basically exactly like the olympics but for people with physical impairements . |
Every year, Macarthur Disability Services hosts Jamm & Slamm, a one-day wheelchair basketball knockout competition contested by local businesses
"Every year, Macarthur Disability Services hosts Jamm & Slamm, a one-day wheelchair basketball knockout competition contested by local businesses. Funds raised go towards a program that brings wheelchair basketball to high schools, raising disability awareness among the youth of today." Source : you tube. More info: www.mdservices.com.auVideo produced by Stephen Rogan Magic Effects Digital www.magiceffects.com.au |
"Music by Prudence" ; academy award for Best Documentary Short, 2010
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Congratulations to Roger Ross Williams, Prudence Mabhena and Marvelous Mbulo. All three were guests on this month's Ouch! Talk Show. But more importantly than that, last night they won an Oscar.
With the glitzy annual movie award show looming, we spoke to the three when their film, Music by Prudence, was 'merely' a nomination. Now they've gone home with the academy award for Best Documentary Short, 2010.
On the talk show, Roger tells us how he came across the band Liyana featuring disabled young adults from the King George IV school in Bulawayo. Prudence, the lead singer, tells us a little about what it's like to be disabled in Zimbabwe and how her family did not accept her disability leading to a very harsh upbringing. She joined us on a very crackly line from the school with her fellow band member Marvelous and were able to give us a blast of one of their songs down the phone
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Immigrants With Disabilities More Frequently Employed Than US-Born Persons With Disabilities
source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100309075200.htm ScienceDaily (Mar. 9, 2010) — Currently, foreign-born people make up approximately 13 percent of the total U.S. population. As the immigrant population grows, understanding its disability status and employment characteristics becomes increasingly important. People, both native and foreign-born, with disabilities make important contributions to our society, and many individuals continue to work despite a wide range of impairments. A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital focuses on disability and employment among working-age immigrants in the United States. According to the study, released online in advance of print as an early view by the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, there were an estimated 24 million U.S. working-age adults with disabilities in 2007. Of these, 8.5 million (35 percent) were employed. The study revealed that for each type of disability, including sensory, physical, mental and emotional conditions, both foreign-born citizens with disabilities and non-citizens with disabilities were more likely than their U.S.-born counterparts to be employed.
"The employment decisions of immigrants with disabilities may be impacted by eligibility for public assistance," explained Huiyun Xiang, MD, PhD, the study's lead author and principal investigator in the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital. "Whereas U.S.-born people with disabilities have greater access to public assistance and may depend less on salary income. Also, eligibility for foreign-born people is complicated by length of residency, citizenship, refugee status, work history and other factors."
The two most common occupations for foreign-born people with disabilities were in production and cleaning/maintenance, while the two most common occupations for U.S.-born people with disabilities were in sales and office/administrative support. The study also showed that the median income for foreign-born persons with disabilities was $20,000; however, for U.S.-born people with disabilities, $22,000 was the median income.
"People with disabilities often face a variety of barriers to employment, including limited access to public transportation, limited mobility in and around the workplace and societal prejudice or discrimination," said Dr. Xiang, also a faculty member of The Ohio State University College of Medicine. "However, English language proficiency is likely an additional barrier for immigrants with disabilities and may affect the occupational options available to them."
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Information Regarding Disability Scholarships
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