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National Student and Youth Conference on AIDS, Trade, and Child Survival
The Global Justice Annual Student Conference is less then a week away!
Presented by the Student Global AIDS Campaign and the Student Campaign for Child Survival March 29-31, Washington, DC The weekend's sessions and events will all be held on the Georgetown University Campus. You can find maps and transportation information for the campus by clicking HERE. HOUSING If you are being housed on the Georgetown campus or another local campus you will receive an email from the housing coordinator putting you in touch with your hosts. It is VERY important (and courteous) that you contact your hosts prior to arriving in DC to arrange arrival logistics. REGISTRTION and CHECK IN Registration begins on Friday night from 5:30pm to 9pm at the Georgetown campus in the ICC Galleria (in the Intercultural Center). Please come in and pick up your registration packet, schedule and get oriented. If you are arriving later then 9pm on Friday then you will be able to register on Saturday morning in Copely Formal before the opening panel. TRANSPORTATION Washington DC has extensive public transportation. A number of buses go to the Georgetown campus (the underground Metro Rail does not however). You can see a full system map, schedules and use the trip planner (enter starting and destination info and the planner tells you how to get to where you're going) by visiting the Metro web site at www.wmata.com. SCHEDULE A light breakfast will begin on Saturday at 8:30am in Copely Formal. This year the conference will open at 9:30 with an amazing panel discussion titled "Global Apartheid: how oppressive systems marginalize people in DC, the U.S. and the world" Speakers include: Terra Moore - Metro Teen AIDS, Different Avenues Healy Thompson - long time gender rights and health advocate Marie Clarke - Deputy Director with Africa Action Dr. Vineeta Gupta - Human Rights Lawyer, Doctor, and Activist Carlos Jimenez - Organizer with the Student Labor Action Project A full conference schedule is available here. FOOD Breakfast and Lunch will be provided each day. If you have any logistical questions, special needs you thin we should be aware of or other needs please call the GJ office at 202-296-6727 or e-mail morrigan.phillips@gmail.com. |