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Save the date –
PIH Symposium coming to Cambridge
Partners In Health will hold its 14th annual Thomas J. White Symposium on
Saturday, October 13, in Cambridge, MA. The yearly event brings together PIH
staff, family, friends and fellow activists and advocates for health and social
justice for the poor.
The theme of Symposium 2007 is "If We Fail to Act: The Future
of Global Health." The program features a number of inspirational speakers,
including a keynote from actor/director/activist Danny Glover.
Long
an outspoken champion of justice for Haiti, Glover is currently working on
a feature film about Tossaint l'Ouverture and the Haitian revolution. Glover
served as executive producer and made a cameo appearance in the 2006 film Bamako,
a powerful indictment of international financial institutions and policies
for their devastating impact on the lives and health of the poor in developing
countries.
PIH co-founders Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl will also speak, providing an
update on our work over the past year and insights into the challenges and
opportunities we face in 2008 and beyond.
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Symposium details
Date: Saturday, Oct. 13
Time: 3:00-5:00 pm
Location: Sanders Theater
Memorial Hall
45 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Admission to the Symposium is free and open to the public. But seating is
limited and will be restricted to ticketholders.
Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting September
29 at the Harvard Box Office. They may be reserved by phone (617-496-2222)
or picked up at the box office (1350 Mass. Ave., Cambridge). Some tickets may
be released on the day of the event, but please keep in mind that space is
limited.
[published September 2007]
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