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Talk by Ravi Chopra. (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aimee L Smith)
Thu Jun 22 14:30:00 2000
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From: Aimee L Smith <alsmith@MIT.EDU>
Hi Everyone,
Three events to let you know about:
1) Thistle (MIT alternative paper is meeting tonight--contact elrond@mit.edu
for more info)
2) CAN or Campus Action Network meets monday -- try to go!
3) Talk on Friday by Ravi Chopra "Using Local Knowledge for Disaster
Mitigation"
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From: Brice C Smith <elrond@MIT.EDU>
just a reminder, that we are planning to meet tonight at 8:00pm in the Thistle
office to discuss what needs to be done for the july fourth issue. there are
a couple of important logistical things that we need to discuss so it is
really important that as many people as possible come tonight. hope to see
you all there. TTFN.
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To: <bostoncan@egroups.com>
From: LuvalwaysE@aol.com
Date: Thu Jun 22 13:05:02 2000
Subject: [bostoncan] Summer CAN mtg.
Our next CAN meeting is going to be this coming Monday June 26 at 5:00. We
are going to be meeting at the CAN offices on 11 Garden St, in the basement of
the church. (Check out the website for directions) If you have any agenda
items email them to luvalwayse@aol.com or rkrouzman@hotmail.com.
Thanks guys. See you at the meeting.
Erykaa
Proposed Agenda for Monday June 26
WWW.BOSTONCAN.NET
1. Follow up's from last meeting/run through minutes
2. DNC and RNC: Is CAN going to endorse the Direct Action?
3. Should CAN participate in hosting caravan's down to these two actions?
4. Getting signatures for Nader to appear on the ballot?
-possible protest at the debates on Oct 3, if they don't allow 3rd party
candidates?
on a side note- The Thistle is putting out a "patriot" edition on the 4th. If
anyone has any material, it will be welcomed. But, it has to be gotten in my
Monday.
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From: Vinay Kumar - Athena UID <vkumar@ai.mit.edu>
Subject: Talk by Ravi Chopra.
To: sangam-general@MIT.EDU, secular@MIT.EDU, peace-makers@MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 14:14:05 -0400 (EDT)
Dear all,
Here is the announcement of the talk by Dr. Ravi Chopra. Please forward
to all those interested. Sorry for the really short notice.
vinay
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Asha for Education, Boston
and
Association for India's Development, Boston
present
A talk by Dr. Ravi Chopra
Using Local Knowledge for Disaster Mitigation
Time: Friday, June 23, 6:00 pm
Place: 4-231, MIT
(to locate see: http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?locate=bldg_4)
RAVI CHOPRA
Peoples Science Institute, India
Dr. Ravi Chopra is the founder and director of Peoples Science Institute
of Dehradoon, Uttar Pradesh. After completing his doctorate from Stevens
Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, he moved to India and
plunged in the task of nation building.
Under his leadership a core team of professional scientists are making
their mark on the Indian scene. They are highly regarded by the Government
& Voluntary Groups.
Dr Chopra and his team firmly believe in Peoples Initiative and Leadership
for successful development programs. In Palamu District of Bihar his
team has done exceptionally good work with peoples participation and
developed new Watershed Management Techniques.
Presently, a team from Center For Participatory Watershed Management of
his Institute is actively working with the people of states of Rajasthan
and Gujarat to provide relief and long term solutions to the drought
problem.
His work in the State of Orissa for relief and rehabilitation of the
victims of the Super Cyclone is still continuing. His team made a unique
contribution by training the people in techniques of rebuilding Earthquake
Resistant Houses in Uttarkashi and Latur will prevent future losses.
Dr. Chopra is part of Nayi Azadi Andolan or the New Global Freedom
Movement based on the Mantra "From Self Transformation to Global
Transformation."
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