PHA-Exchange> Barcelona Contact; Liberation Medicine; Doctors for Global Health General Assembly 2-4 August 2002

[Lanny Smith]

Hola Companer at s:
Estoy en Barcelona, ah, en Ingles mejor,
I will be in Barcelona, would be great to meet with PHA people there.
Also, wanted people to know about the DGH General Assembly (Doctors for
Global Health), www.dghonline.org from 2-4 August 2002 in Boston, ee.uu.
Finally, thought some might be interested in/have helpful suggestions
for this Seminar in Liberation Medicine.
In Liberation Medicine,
Lanny

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	                Doctors for Global Health
	August 2002 General Assembly Registration 

	   Health and Justice: For All or Just US? 

Doctors for Global Health is pleased to invite you to the 2002 General
Assembly. This annual event is a chance to come together and meet others
working to advance health and human rights, to learn, to support one
another, and to have fun. Come participate in lively discussions, listen
to world-renowned speakers, and re-energize yourself to continue working
for social justice around the world. 

Dates:  Friday Evening, August 2, 2002 to Sunday Noon, August 4, 2002. 

Place:  Lesley University, Boston, Massachusetts, located in Cambridge
between Harvard and Porter Square. 

Special Guest Speakers:  Keynote Address by Dr. Jack Geiger, a champion
of health and human rights over the past five decades and a founding
member of both Physicians for Human Rights and Physicians for Social
Responsibility. 

This year's featured Social Justice Speaker is Dr. Juan Romagoza,
Director of La Clinica del Pueblo in Washington, DC, and the principal
plaintiff, among other Salvadoran torture-survivors, in the case against
two Salvadoran generals accused of grave human rights abuses. Dr.
Romagoza was also an important player in Washington, DC's healthcare
reform process, in which * for the first time in the United States *
healthcare access is being offered to all, even to the undocumented. He
will motivate and inspire everyone. 

Special Musical Event:  Friday night will feature a special musical
celebration and fundraiser with local Afro-Latin ensembles Sol y Canto
and Sumaj Chasquis. Tickets will be available at the General Assembly. 

Cost (sliding scale):  With lodging (2 nights), $100-$200 includes four
meals, lodging and program.  If you do not require lodging, $50-$100
includes program and four meals. Any payment above $200 for lodgers and
$100 for non-lodgers would be a much appreciated tax-deductible donation
to DGH. 

All attendees staying at Lesley University will be able to check into
their rooms between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Friday, August 2, at 31 Mellen
St., on the Lesley campus. 

Dress:  Very casual. 

Please print out the attached form, fill it out and include it with your
payment. Register as soon as possible.  Registration must be received by
July 17.  Make checks payable to Doctors for Global Health, and indicate
on the check that it is for the General Assembly registration, and for
whom. Send registration to DGH, P.O. Box 1761, Decatur, GA 30031. 

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