Howdy GJ’ers.

We will be meeting every Monday in the Mechanical Engineering Office Building Room 301 at 8 pm.

Hope to see all of you there!

Visit Global Justice at Open House on Sunday, 01/23 at table 1027!

We also have a meet and greet on Monday, 01/24 in Rudder 404 from 8-9pm!

Challenge yourself to think:

Why should we care when other people suffer if it doesn’t directly affect us?

Can you place value of a life or compare acts of service?

What is more vital: ending poverty or violations of human rights?

Why does it matter where our products come from and who made them?

Should outside governments intervene when human rights violations are being violated?

What’s the current most important human rights situation from a U.S. foreign policy standpoint? From a moral standpoint? 

Hear poetry and learn how to stomp hunger!

Admission: 1 canned food item or $1; ALL proceeds go to Brazos Valley Food Bank.

It is important to know:
1. How hunger affects the community
2. How we can help our community
3. What Brazos Valley Food Bank does for our community.

The Entertainment will include:

9:00 pm Music by Abby Sieverling and Sisi Berry

9:30 A motley crew of Poets

10:00 Guest Speaker: Theresa Mangapora, Executive Director of Brazos Valley Foodbank

10:30 Magic performed by James Church

Seventh grade students in Jerusalem, Israel were given a task similar to the one we thought about last meeting.  They were asked by FAST, The Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory: Israel/Palestine, to design a refugee camp according to UN regulations.  They asked the students to think about what it would take to create a camp that would last for a hundred years.  The point of the exercise was to show the lack of sustainability of these camps in addressing the long-term needs of the displaced individuals.  
Find out what it takes to actually design a refugee camp according to UN regulations at:  

http://www.seamless-israel.org/Design_a_Refugee_Camp_files/Design.camp.y2.pdf

At this very moment, millions of innocent people in Pakistan are struggling to survive due to the disastrous flooding in all four provinces of the country. The U.N. estimates that based on the number of people affected (20 million), Pakistan’s flood disaster is worse than the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake combined. 

With the death toll figuring 1600 and the number of individuals displaced reaching 20 million, the floodwaters continue to rise, as do these figures, mercilessly. 800,000 people have been cut off by floods and are only reachable by air. With over 17 million acres of fertile land being submerged in floodwater, and 200,000 livestock killed, the agricultural damages alone reach more than an estimate of $2.9 billion.

UN and other aid agencies have estimated and warned the outbreak of diseases such as gastroenteritis, diarrhea, and skin diseases such as scabies due to the lack of clean drinking water, posing a threat to the flood victims. Cases of cholera have already been reported in regions of Nawshera. 40,000 children are left susceptible to chronic water-borne diseases.

With 1/5 of the country submerged (roughly the size of Florida), and nearly a month into the floods, locals are still battling through and trying to prevent their villages from being lost to these vast unforgiving waters.

Light a candle in remembrance of those that have lost their lives to the floods and to show support for survivors who are struggling.

Candle Light Vigil for Pakistani Flood Victims

DATE:
October 6th, 2010

TIME: 
9pm - 10 pm

LOCATION: 
Academic Plaza (where Silver Taps is held)

Our meeting this week is on Thursday, September 16 @ 9:30pm in Rudder Tower 707.

Here are the rest of the room assignments for the Fall semester’s meetings. Pencil us in because we are going to have a really fantastic, productive, fulfilling, awesome semester!

We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursdays!

Meetings are every Thursday at 8:00pm

September 23: Rudder Tower 707
September 30: Rudder Tower 401
October 07: Rudder Tower 707
October 14: Rudder Tower 707
October 21: Rudder Tower 302
October 28: Rudder Tower 707
November 04: Rudder Tower 707
November 11: Rudder Tower 401
November 18: Rudder Tower 701
December 02: Rudder Tower 707
December 09: Rudder Tower 401

Tonight was the first official gathering of Global Justice 2010. It was really nice to see all of the old and new faces! The meeting was very laid back and more of an informational, so if you could not make it, no worries. It was a meet and greet that included officer introductions, Global Justice passions and missions, and cookie cake!

Stay informed by visiting all of our sites and reading our emails to find out when the next meeting is. And bring money for dues before the end of September ($25 for one semester and $40 for both semesters — an awesome t-shirt will be included with your dues).

We look forward to seeing you there!

Twitter: tamuGJ
Gmail: globaljusticetamu@gmail.com

Hey, GJers! Below is the list and descriptions of officer positions we went over in the meeting on Monday, April 26th.

Remember that the only qualifications are having a 2.0 GPA and being in good standing with the University. If you were unable to make meetings this semester but were involved last semester, still apply! If you are a freshman and this was your first year, still apply! The only other thing we want from you is that you be committed to Global Justice. So think about it, and remember you can pick your top 2 favorite and then opt to be considered for any of the others.

The applications are going to be due via email to salazar.kayla@gmail.com by 5pm this Friday, April 30th.

The application is just a click away at the bottom of this blog entry. Download it, fill it out, become an officer, and make Global Justice awesome as always!

SOCIAL/SERVICE COORDINATOR

Goals:  To serve the members of global justice through serving the community

Jobs: in charge of planning monthly socials and 2 service projects per semester

Traits: Outgoing, positive, friendly, willing to contact community organizations, able to make a welcoming environment

FINANCE COORDINATOR (TREASURER)

Goals: To raise and account for all funds related to Global Justice.

Jobs: in charge of tshirt sales, membership dues, and transactions through the SOFC

Traits: Organized, timely, not afraid to ask for or demand money/receipts when needed, able to communicate with faculty advisor

EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Goals: To educate membership and TAMU student body on relevant Global Social Issues

Jobs: in charge of compiling education materials for events and membership and planning speakers

Traits: Interested in learning more about Global Issues, Effective communicator

PROGRAMMING COORDINATOR

Goals: Clearly and effectively coordinate and organize special events for Global Justice while responding to and facilitating the interests of membership.

Jobs: in charge of theMOVEevent and distributing responsibilities in other special events

Traits: Organized, self starter, motivating to others, excellent communication skills, able to delegate responsibility when necessary

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

Goals: To communicate with groups outside of Global Justice to better facilitate relationships with organizations for the growth of social justice in our community.

Jobs: in charge of maintaining relationships with other organizations and knowing outside events

Traits: Dedicated to Global Justice, outgoing, good communicator (public and private), good at building relationships (professionally and personally)

MEDIA COORDINATOR

Goals: Effectively convey the goals and ideas of Global Justice through print, web and electronic media.

Jobs: in charge of completing all media for events and Global Justice in a timely fashion and of quality, in charge of maintaining blog.

Traits: Creative, good computer and design skills (proficient in Photoshop or similar program, PPT, HTML etc.) , able to complete tasks on time.

OFFICER APPLICATION CLICK HERE
Once the page opens, click “Download this file” and it will ask you to enter in some characters and then it will ask you to open or save the file. Make sure you save it so that you can make changes and send it out! Good luck everyone :)