Hey everyone,
I hope you all had a fantastic summer! We're really looking forward to seeing you again in Pittsburgh this fall. We just wanted to give an update so that everyone is up to speed.
Here is where we are with the G20 stuff:
SLIM will be on a panel at the alternative conference. Liz & Laura are confirming which panel we will be on. We should know by early next week, and then we'll need everyone who can participate to help in planning for the panel event. We'll definitely need people who have participated in past Project Malawi trips to be on the panel.
We're also planning to give presentations at club meetings in September to advocate about issues relevant to the G20, Project Malawi, and SLIM. We'd like to focus more on advocacy and education this year. Our experience in Malawi showed us that, as far as bringing about change, actions we take in the states are just as important as what we do in Malawi. So far, we are booked for presentations at:
SGAP
AIESEC
Pathfinders
FORGE
One World
We're aiming for 10 groups. Look on the blog to see which groups have already been contacted and which ones you should contact. Contact the groups now, so they have enough time to accommodate us in their schedule.
Here is the powerpoint we will use for the presentations (in PDF format):
The G20 in Pittsburgh
And here is some commentary for explaining the slides:
G20 PPT Commentary
That way, everyone can feel comfortable giving the presentation. I know we'll all be busy with move-in and the start of classes in the next few weeks, but we definitely need everyone who can to help give the presentations. If you can, let Liz and me know.
Right now, excluding the page entitled "The Case Against Structural Adjustment," the presentation is about 30 minutes long. It might be better to make it a bit shorter, like 20 min. What do you think? Please make suggestions and comments.
See you soon,
Sesi & Liz :)
I'll be a presenter to student groups as well as on the panel if you need somebody.
ReplyDeleteI haven't emailed any groups yet, but I'll get on it.
I like the PowerPoint. It's concise and informative and I think we could definitely get it done in 20 minutes. Some of the slides, especially the ones with lots of arrows and illustrations are hard to read and could do with some editing. I can be a presenter, too.
ReplyDeleteAnd keep "The Case Against SAPs" slide, but put it right before the "Changes" slide.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's just my computer but the text is cut off in almost every slide in one way or another.
ReplyDeleteAlso, we should bring some copies of "The End of Poverty" and "Confessions of an Economic Hitman" when we go to give these presentations. it would be a good use of SLIM funds to purchase the books, since we'll be selling them for the same used price that we bought them for.
also, 30 minutes is too long for a presentation. but I think that the shortening will come with experience in presenting the powerpoint. the presenters should take turns presenting it to the general body for practice. 20 minutes should be max
ReplyDeleteOk, Microfinancing Against Poverty is booked for Wednesday Sept. 9th at 8pm. Cathedral of Learning room 317.
ReplyDeleteYea, my bad, the formatting got messed up when I uploaded to SCRIBD. I'll try to fix it ASAP.
ReplyDeleteGood suggestion Clif. I'll try to make it work.
P.S. Post a comment on the blog w/ groups you are contacting, so we don't redouble our efforts.
ASO will be contacting me to book for an upcoming meeting.
ReplyDeleteASO will be contacting me to book for an upcoming meeting.
ReplyDeleteHey crew, I contacted ONE and students going global
ReplyDeleteHi I'm new to SLIM, but I was wondering if you could elaborate on the alternate panel for the G20? I really want to do something with the G20 and was hoping SLIM could be the way!
ReplyDeleteThanks