EBOLA UPDATE documentary by MSF

 

Hello, Social Justice advocates.


This is your homework for this week - VIEW THIS FILM: EBOLA FRONTLINE
  
On Sunday, November 23 at 10 PM ET/PT, MSF's work fighting Ebola will be featured on The Passionate Eye, CBC News Network's documentary program. See the link below for more information.



http://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/action.handleViewInBrowser.do?ea.campaigner.email=4lJrI8f%2FU71v4v2Cm2lnG9rfETNni0nM&broadcastId=60726&templateId=43710

Please view this film, and answer the questions below:

1.  How is the Ebola virus transmitted?

2.  What are the best ways to prevent this disease from spreading?

3.  How has the global community responded to this medical crisis?

4.  How is Medicins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) making a difference in countries most affected.

5.  How can you have a positive effect on the Ebola crisis?

November 20th Class

Last week's homework:  10 questions on refugees.
Please hand these in/email them to me! See post REFUGEES INFO & QUESTIONS

Tomorrow's class we will be working on our three ACTIONS: what's the next step?
1.  Video on Equality
2.  You(th) VOTE
3. Care/Packs

We will also discuss issues arising from last week's visitors, regarding refugees and diplomacy.



View this link to think about EBOLA!  Rob Bunbury mentioned to me that one of the determining factors as to how long he and his wife stay in Mali is EBOLA, which is already in Bamako, the city in which they live.
How does EBOLA affect US?
http://act.one.org/thanks/ebola_psa_us?akid=6654.1763504.kI56yZ&rd=1&t=3&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email#

If you are participating in the 24 Hour Fast, make sure you bring in your paperwork!  I will email the permission forms to all of you.

November 13-TWO FABULOUS SPEAKERS

 
ROB BUNBURY - On Diplomacy & Development:  Canadian Diplomat, veteran of stints in Kenya, Afghanistan, Ethiopia,  New York City, and most recently, Mali, Rob was just a regular guy in high school.  How he found his calling, and his experiences in troubled parts of the world, will help us understand the necessity and value of making positive change in the world, as well as how challenging doing the right thing can prove to be.

BRUCE GURNEY - On Refugees & Volunteers:  former Sutherland teacher & UBC instructor, Bruce is heading to Dadaab Refugee Camp in just a couple of weeks.  He will share with us his personal journey to the place where volunteering in such a demanding situation was the next thing on his bucket list, as well as the process of preparing physically and emotionally for this experience.  When he returns to Canada in early 2015, he will join us again in class to share his thoughts and experiences.