|
« Let's talk together »
On September 22nd, KANPE will celebrate the launch of the book “Soulever les montagnes - L’œuvre du docteur Paul Farmer”, by author Tracy Kidder, and published by Éditions du Boréal, whose preface is signed by our great Ambassador Régine Chassagne.
University students and supporters in Montreal and from abroad are invited to two special and free events to discover and rethink humanitarian efforts in Haiti.
First stop: UQAM
Dr. Paul Farmer, chairman of the Department of Global and Social Medicine at Harvard, UN special envoy to Haiti and founder of Partners In Health, a partner organization of KANPE and Régine Chassagne will discuss the importance of addressing humanitarian aid in a different way, with a conference entitled “A new look at humanitarian aid”. A member of the KANPE Board of Governors, Maryse Alcindor will introduce the two speakers. First come, first seated!
A new look at humanitarian aid
Time: From noon until 1:30pm
Place: UQAM
Salle Marie-Gérin-Lajoie (Room J-M400)
Pavillon Judith-Jasmin, Métro level
405, Ste-Catherine E.
*No reservation required
-----------------------------------
Second stop: Concordia University
The discussion will continue at 5: 30 pm at Concordia University in English, this time in the form of a roundtable discussion on humanitarian engagement in Haiti with Dr. Paul Farmer, Régine Chassagne, and another Board Member of KANPE, Madeleine Féquière, Director, Corporate Credit, at Domtar. Places are limited and reservations are required for this free event before September 15, 2011.
Up Close and Personal : A panel discussion on engagement in Haiti
Time: 5:30 pm until 6:45 pm
Place: Concordia University
Henry F. Hall Building, H-110
1455, De Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal
Reservations required: before September 15, 2011
via Internet: alumni.concordia.ca/register
by phone at 514-848-2424, ext 4397.?
Two events not to be missed. Don't hesitate to invite friends and relatives.
|
*These two special events were made possible by the generosity of UQAM and Concordia University.
KANPE wishes to thank them for agreeing to host, in an academic setting, a reflection on an important cause in the scope of the launch of the French version of the book on the life of Paul Farmer.
|