Poverty Week- About
In the past, Poverty Action Week (PAW) has been an important event for GPI and for our campus, and we hope to make it even more powerful this year. The overarching theme of PAW09 is to highlight how students can fight poverty, and we have brainstormed a variety of events and exhibits around this idea, such as poverty action-themed dorm study breaks, ambient displays, and a fair trade bazaar on Kresge Oval.
Poverty Action Week schedule (October 12th - October 18th)
Download a pdf version of the schedule here.Everyday (October 13th - October 16th, Student Center Steps)
PAW Festival featuring:
- GPI Information Booth
- GPI Gear Sales
- Display: Poverty Action Organizations around the World
- Fair Trade Bazaar Raffle Tickets
- STAND UP Ticket Sales
- Featured Organization of the Day
Monday, October 12th, 2009
~ Study Break: "Kickoff: 'Be the Change' Tote Bag and T-shirt Screenprinting
McCormick Dining, 9 - 10 pm
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
~ PAW Festival
10 am - 5 pm, Student Center Steps
~ Keynote Symposium: Featuring John MacArthur and Anita Sharma on the Millennium Development Goals
Learn more here.
3 pm, Kresge Auditorium
~ Study Break: "Global Water and Poverty Action"
East Campus Talbot, 9 - 10 pm
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
~ PAW Festival
10 am - 5 pm, Student Center Steps
~ IDEAS Dinner
7:30 pm, Morss Hall (Walker Memorial)
~ Study Break: "Sustain Yourself: Competition with Prizes"
Baker Dining, 9:30 - 10:30 pm
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
~ PAW Festival
10 am - 5 pm, Student Center Steps
~ YUNUS Challenge
7 pm, R&D Lounge (Stata)
~ Study Break: "Wrap-UP: Poverty Action Bingo with Prizes"
Next House, Time 9 - 10 pm
Friday, October 16th, 2009
~ PAW Festival
11 am - 6 pm, Student Center Steps
~ Fair Trade Bazaar
11 am - 6 pm, Kresge Oval
~ D-lab Innovation Olympics
2 pm - 4 pm, Kresge Oval
~ STANDUP (hosted by the Millennium Campus Network)
9 pm - 1 am, Morss Hall (Walker Memorial)
Saturday, October 17th, 2009
~ MIT Habitat for Humanity Build Day
Bedford, MA (departing from MIT)
~ Eat So They Can
12 pm, Kresge Lawn
~ Cultural Night - African Students Association
7 pm - 1 am, Lobdell
Also on the schedule for Poverty Action Week:
- Volunteer Opportunity with ASPIRE on Oct 17th, 9:15 am - 2:15 pm
- North Korea Human Rights series (Oct 16th-18th) sponsored by Amnesty International