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Via International Global Dialogue 2009
October 1-9, 2009, at the University of San Diego
As part of the 20th annual Social Issues Conference at the University of San Diego, Via International will celebrate 35 years of success in integrated community development work while introducing its new name and officially launching the
Via International Institute for Community Development and Voluntourism.
Invited transformational leaders from around the globe will meet with Via International Scholars from both the University of San Diego and Virginia Tech University for two days of in-depth dialogue in addition to classroom visits, public presentations, and special events during the week designed to promote international and intergenerational exchange among students, staff, community members, and visiting guests.
Registration: online registration details
For hotel reservations, contact Crowne Plaza San Diego in Mission Valley.
For more information contact 619-426-9110
Thursday, October 1 -Community Service Learning Day, Parker PeaceMakers
Dr. Ariyaratne, speaker. Introduction by Lauren Leach
11:30am-12:30pm, Francis Parker High School, Performing Arts Center Building
Thursday, October 1 -Sign of the Times Dialogue: “Options for the Poor”
Rev. William Headley, CSSP, Dean of the School of Peace Studies
7-9 pm, University of San Diego - UC Forum A & B
Thursday, October 1 - “Community, Development, and Women’s Empowerment: Lessons from Auroville, India”
Feminist Research Colloquium: Feminist Crossroads: Bearing Witness and Building Social Change
Bhavana Dee, Auroville Village Action
7 pm, San Diego State University - Arts and Letters Building Room 204
Friday, October 1 - Informal Lunch and Campus Orientation
12:15 lunch and oreitnation at 1pm facilitated by Patrick Oliveri
Friday, October 2 -“Leadership for Social and Economic Transformation”
Dr Ariyaratne of Sarvodaya in Sri Lanka and winner of the Gandhi Peace Prize.
Opening - Kumeyaay Welcome. Introduction by Breyn HIbbs.
2-3pm, University of San Diego - Warren Auditorium SOLES Building
Friday, October 2 - Money and Life Movie Trailer Premiere with Katie Teague
6pm -9pm, San Diego - Mill Peak Community Dialogue
Monday, October 5 - SOLES Leadership Lunch with Dr. Ariyaratne of Sarvodaya
12-1 pm, Dean's Conference Room, SOLES, facilitaed by Dr. Cheryl Getz
Monday, October 5 - Orientation for Visiting Scholars from Virginia Tech
3-4 pm, Institute for Peace and Justice foyer, orientation facilitated by Ruther Soberanes and Cara McMahon
Monday, October 5 - "Decolonizing Identity and Mental Health" Dr. Larry Emerson, Dine Nation
and students from the San Diego State Native American Scholars Counseling Program
USD Counseling Department and American Indian Recruitment Program. Introduction by Andrew Morikawa
5-6:30 pm, University of San Diego - Warren Auditorium SOLES Building (meeting with counseling classes at 4pm)
Monday, October 5 -Via International Welcome and Community Meal with Los Ninos Promotoras
6:30 -7:30, University of San Diego, Institute for Peace and Justice Room G & Terrace
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 6-7 - Global Dialogue for Responsibility
Invited Transformational Leaders and Via Scholars from the University of San Diego and Virginia Tech University
Facilitated by Dr. Cheryl Getz, SOLES, & John Loggins, Center for Community Service Learning. Elaine Elliott, translator.
Transformational Leaders:
- Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Founder, Sarvodaya ( Sri Lanka)
- David Arrivillaga, SHARE de Guatemala ( Guatemala)
- Bhavana Dee, Auroville/ Village Action ( India)
- Dr. Larry Emerson, Community Activist and Kettering Scholar (Diné Nation)
- Andrew Morikawa, Exec Director, New River Community Foundation (VA, USA)
- Elisa Sabatini , Executive Director, Via International (California, USA)
- Javier Vargas, Executive Director Iberoamericana League (Latin America/Spain)
- Kathy Vargas , Director Queretaro Community Foundation ( Mexico)
Tuesday, October 6 - Trans-Border Institute Microcredit Presentation
Charles Pope, Associate Director of Trans-Border Institute, Introductions by Ruth Soberanes
David Arrivillaga of SHARE Guatemala and Bhavana Dee of Auroville Village Action
7-8:30 pm, University of San Diego, Institute for Peace and Justice Theatre NOTE TIME CHANGE To 7 PM
Wednesday, October 7 - Global Dialogue Lunch with Social Justice Student Network and Women PeaceMakers
Global Dialogue participants will join Women Peacemakers and Sociology students for lunch dialogue
12 noon- 1pm, University of San Diego Institute for Peace and Justice Rooms H & I.
Women PeaceMakers:
- Marta Benevides, El Salvador
- Rubina Feroze, Pakistan
- Zeinab Blandia, Sudan
- Liza Llesis Sawy, Philippines
Wednesday, October 7 - Dr. Labovitz Lecture & Reception hosted by Ethnic Studies Department
Maria Elena Durazo of Los Angeles
6pm, University of San Diego - UC Forum A & B
Thursday, October 8 - Border Voices and Indigenous Perspectives in Health Policy Analysis
Elisa Sabatini and Larry Emerson meet with Mary Rose Mueller, Health Policy Analysis seminar
9-11 am, University of San Diego Room H108
Thursday, October 8 - Global Citizenship Luncheon
with Via International Scholars, Transformational Leaders, and Women PeaceMakers
and official launch of Via International and the Institute for Community Development
hosted by Via International, USD International Center, and USD Ahler’s International School of Business
12-2pm, University of San Diego - Institute for Peace and Justice Rooms C & D
Speakers:
- Dr. Carl Jubran, USD International School
- Dr. Denise Dimon,USD Ahler's School of International Business
- Elisa Sabatini, Via International
- Patrick Oliveri, Via International Scholar, USD
- Elaine Elliott, Center for Community Service Learning - Judy Rauner Scholarship Award
Thursday, October 8 -“Is Health a Human Right? Perspectives from Nursing’s Global and Local Immersions”
Hahn School of Nursing Panel with Dr. Anita Hunter, APRN, FAAN , Susan Bonnell, RN, MSN, PhDc, Dr. Lois Howland, RN, DrPH, Dr. Barbara Sarter, RN, FNP
4-5:30 pm, University of San Diego - Institute for Peace and Justice Theatre
Thursday, October 8 -“Sustainable Development and Social Justice”
Dr. Judy Rauner Lecture and Institute for Peace and Justice Distinguished Lecture Series Keynote Address by
Paul Farmer, Partners in Health. Introductions by Kelsey Johnson and Hannah Evans of Social Justice Student Network.
Reception 5:30 - 6:30pm in courtyard between Carillo and Founders' Hall.
7- 9 pm, University of San Diego - Shiley Theater
Friday, October 9 - Via International Field Study in Public Health in Mexico
Visit Kilo de Ayuda program designed to eradicate malnutrition in children, as well as Aventura de la Vida program.
9am - 4pm,vans leave from Via International Office in Chula Vista - $65 per person, pre-registration required
To participate, contact 619-426-9110
Money and Life Movie Trailer Premiere
October 26, 2009
San Francisco, California USA
6:30 pm, The Jazz Heritage Center at 1330 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA
Guest speakers: John Bloom, RSF Social Finance, and Elisa Sabatini, Via International
Hosted by Jen and Adam Traeger-Hirschfelder
24th Annual Via International - Los Ninos Holiday Breakfast
December 11, 2009 in San Diego, California
Law Offices of Thorsness, Bartolotta, McGuire
5th Avenue Financial Center 25550 5th Avenue11th Floor San Diego, CA 92103
Hosted by Mickey McGuire, Buck Ramsey, and John O'Brien
Annual Via International - Los Ninos Board Meeting
February 25-28, 2010, in Santa Fe, New Mexico
