Current Events 2012
January
11 Wed 6:15 - 9:00pm. DINNER FORUM. Topic: "UN and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples". Speaker: Antonio Gonzales. Location: Cafe Platano, 2042 University Ave., Berkeley. Antonio Gonzales coordinates Community Outreach, Research & Documentation for American Indian Movement West (AIM WEST). Cost: $20 (students and new members $10). Email: UNAdinner@sbcglobal.net or leave message at 510-849-1752 (reservations advised)
22 Sun 2:00-4:45pm. UNA EAST BAY CHAPTER ANNUAL MEETING. Members meeting 2-3pm, Refreshments 3-3:30pm, Keynote Presentation 3:30pm. Location: Pacific School of Religion Chapel, 1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley. Topic: "Controlling Global Disease" Speaker: Dr. Donald Francis, currently Director of Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases. He formerlly directed the AIDS laboratory at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and worked closely with the Institut Pasteur to identify the causative virus. Later he spent almost seven years developing and assessing HIV prevention programs in the United States. Free and open to the public.