Upcoming Events
A REMINDER:
ENDURING HYPOCRISY: How Felon Disenfranchisement Laws & Collateral Consequences Deny Full Citizenship
Professor S. David Mitchell, Law Professor, University of Missouri
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 — 7 p.m. — Eck Visitor Center — University of Notre Dame
The Indianapolis Ex-Offender Re-entry Program, Presenter: Dr. Willie Jenkins
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 — Noon — McKenna Hall (lower level) — University of Notre Dame
(RSVPs for this event were requested by April 1 – For more information: Arroyo.1@nd.edu)
A REQUEST:
The
Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males (ICSSBM) and the
Saint Joseph County Minority Health Coalition will host the 2013
INDIANA BLACK BARBERSHOP HEALTH INITIATIVE. This statewide endeavor will
educate males – particularly African-American males – about the
importance of regular testing and disease prevention.
Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males (ICSSBM) and the
Saint Joseph County Minority Health Coalition will host the 2013
INDIANA BLACK BARBERSHOP HEALTH INITIATIVE. This statewide endeavor will
educate males – particularly African-American males – about the
importance of regular testing and disease prevention.
On Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., health screenings
will be given at neighborhood barbershops in eleven Indiana cities,
including South Bend. The goal is to educate African-American males
about risk factors associated with certain diseases. According to the
Indiana State Department of Health, the major health risks for
African-American males are heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes.
This year, prostate cancer screenings also will be provided at no
charge. More information and a complete list of participating locations
are posted online at www.IN.gov/icssbm
IN SOUTH BEND, 55 ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED. Medical Volunteers
will either be doing glucose checks or blood pressure screenings. Other
volunteers will be completing paperwork, directing traffic and other
duties. There will be a training for all volunteers on the evening of
April 12, 2013 from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Food will be provided.
will be given at neighborhood barbershops in eleven Indiana cities,
including South Bend. The goal is to educate African-American males
about risk factors associated with certain diseases. According to the
Indiana State Department of Health, the major health risks for
African-American males are heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes.
This year, prostate cancer screenings also will be provided at no
charge. More information and a complete list of participating locations
are posted online at www.IN.gov/icssbm
IN SOUTH BEND, 55 ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED. Medical Volunteers
will either be doing glucose checks or blood pressure screenings. Other
volunteers will be completing paperwork, directing traffic and other
duties. There will be a training for all volunteers on the evening of
April 12, 2013 from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Food will be provided.
For more information, contact
Karl Nichols, 232-4234.
AN INVITATION:
YOUNG LATINIDAD & THE FUTURE OF AMERICA
What will be the nature of American society and identity by 2050, when one out of every three Americans will be Latino?
Presenter:
Dr. Hayes-Bautista, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center
for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the School of Medicine at
UCLA
Dr. Hayes-Bautista, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center
for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the School of Medicine at
UCLA
When: Monday, April 15, 2013 — 7 p.m. — McKenna Hall Auditorium, University of Notre Dame — reception to follow.
Sponsored by the Insitute for Latino Studies.
You are invited to attend this public event.