Professor Elisabeth Wood on Wartime Sexual Violence: Leveraging Variation toward Change

The frequency of rape of civilians and other forms of sexual violence varies dramatically across conflicts, armed groups within conflict, and units within armed groups.  The literature generally neglects these contrasts, focusing on cases of widespread rape. Yet rape is not inevitable during war. Many armed groups, including some state militaries, insurgent groups, and ethnic groups, do not engage in widespread rape despite frequent interaction with civilians. Some armed groups engage in ethnic cleansing the classic setting for widespread rape without engaging in sexual violence. After developing a theoretical framework emphasizing the strategic choices on the part of armed group leadership, the norms of combatants, dynamics within small units, and the effectiveness of military discipline, the discussion will focus on how policy-makers might leverage such variation towards more effective policies against wartime sexual violence.

Join the Social Justice Network in watching Trade, inspired by Peter Landesman's chilling NY Times Magazine story on the U.S. sex trade and sex trafficking.

In the last decade, New Haven lost $30 million simply due to the Census undercount in 2000, and this year the New Haven community has been working hard to make sure that this under-count does not happen again.  Specifically, each person who isn't counted in New Haven costs the City around $10,000 in funding for services people desperately need.  Certain populations in New Haven such as undocumented immigrants, homeless people, and low income people who don't trust the government are hard to count, and we rely on many New Haven non-profits to reach out to those populations.  Youll have the opportunity to go out to various non-profits around the New Haven community throughout the afternoon to distribute Census goods and make sure that each non-profit is equipped to pass on Census information to the populations they help serve.

Please email This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript if you are interested in participating by Tuesday, March 30th.

In 1998, New Haven became home to the first inner-city Shaw's Supermarket in the country after substantial collaboration amongst local institutions, organizations, and residents. On March 31st, however, Shaw's will close its doors for good, and the area will once again lack a full-service grocery store. Shaw's exit not only severely restricts local food access, but it also eliminates more than one hundred community jobs and leaves a major commercial property to blight. In the face of a widely recognized need for a replacement supermarket, a broad spectrum of stakeholders has once again mobilized to address these problems. Join us to hear from a panel of community leaders and activists about how civic engagement can serve as a powerful means of combating a community crisis- and learn what you can do to help bring a full-service grocer back to New Haven. Sponsored by the Dwight Hall Urban Fellows Program.

Yale Day of Service
10:15AM-2:00PM

The Yale Day of Service is an opportunity for students to get out for a few hours of community service in New Haven.  Opportunities will include cleaning up a park, teaching computer skills to low-income adults, and organizing educational activities for young kids. 

Please sign up at http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFByd0ZVZEFaZ3MtNzEwU0VvVHJpX2c6MA. 

For more information, contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

We wish to invite you to the PS/SJ Committee meeting to discuss our major upcoming event, Yale Day of Service and other significant initiatives to promote public service and social justice in our community and beyond.  We look forward to your attendance.

Hi Dwight Hall!

It's gorgeous outside, which is the perfect reason to get out of the library or your dorm room and attend some of the FANTASTIC EVENTS LISTED BELOW. This week is simultaneously National Public Health Week, hosted by the Public Health Coalition, and Children's Week, hosted by UNICEF.

Also, please make sure to take a look at the middle and bottom of the newsletter to find long-term service opportunities and job and summer internship positions!

Enjoy these beautiful days with Dwight Hall!

Hope all is well,

Joe

The Educational Programs Committee of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York is engaged in planning educational enrichment programs for New York City area alumni. If you are interested in crafting first-rate, engaging, and intellectually stimulating programs with fellow Yale alumni, you are warmly invited to the join the Committee. If you would like to join, please contact the Committee at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . All are welcome.

New Haven Green
Registration and Events: 1:00pm
Walk: 2:30pm
LIVE MUSIC AND FOOD!!!
Join us as the Yale and New Haven community unite to fight against stigma, apathy, and infection. AIDS Walk New Haven is a 5K walk to raise awareness and money for the ten local organizations that provide patient services to individuals and families infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in the greater New Haven community.

Learn more, register for the Walk, or start a fundraising team at: www.aidswalknewhaven.org

AAAYA & YAAMNY  cordially invite you to a benefit concert in memory of Annie Le.

Please join Yale Alumni, students, and friends for the very First Fellowship Benefit to honor the memory of Annie Le, the 24-year-old Yale pharmacology doctorate student who was murdered on campus in September of 2009.  Classical music performance by Dean Robert Blocker, Yale School of Music, Professor Ransom Wilson, Yale School of Music, Jessica Chang '08, Akiko Kobayashi '07, and Gabriella Tortorello '11.

RSVP: Limited space is available. You must RSVP online to reserve a space via the comment box at http://aaaya.org/?p=1759. 

Voluntary Donation at the door, cash or check made payable to Yale University.  All Proceeds to benefit the ANNIE LE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP FUND. Full event details available here, including how to make a donation if you are unable to attend the benefit.

Hi Dwight Hall!

Bulldog Days is next week, which means this is our chance to let potential freshmen know how important service is at Yale! Many of our member groups have events planned, but please also attend our two events if you can:

1. Bulldog Days Community Sing with Falafel from Mamoun's! 11:00 - 1:00am. Dwight Hall Chapel. Come learn songs of social justice from around the world in multipart harmony while feasting upon delicious Middle Eastern food!

2. Meet Dwight Hall! 11:00pm. Dwight Hall. Dwight Hall is the home for community service and social justice at Yale. Come get acquainted with a variety of the 80+ Dwight Hall groups while you snack on delicious food! (Member groups without their own event are encouraged to attend as an opportunity to speak with freshmen!)

But most importantly, tell all the prefrosh you meet about your experiences with Dwight Hall!

In other news, I want to encourage sophomores to apply for FOCUS where you can "meet with local leaders and examine controversial issues in immigration, education, politics, race, economic development, town-gown relations, and more". See below for more information.

We have an exciting week ahead. Go forth bulldogs and serve!

Hope all is well,

Joe

The 2nd LBT (Lesbian-Bisexual-Trans) All-Ivy Women's Mixer at the Yale Club of NYC is taking place on April 16.  Last year, 230 women attended this elegant & friendly evening.   Alumni from the Ivy League, Seven Sisters, Stanford, NYU, Duke, UVA, Georgetown, Williams, Amherst, UCLA, and FSIX (Financial Services Industry Exchange, for gay professionals in financial services) & their friends are invited for this spectacular evening. Enjoy an open bar of beer, wine, soda and juice -- and a bounteous buffet of hors d'oeuvres (including a 3' tall chocolate fondue fountain) -- while you mingle.

Club members -- Yale or other reciprocal Ivy Clubs -- do not need to RSVP but may enter by showing their Club ID.  They may also purchase tickets through their club in advance for $35 / person.  There is a mandatory RSVP for non-Club members in advance:  http://www.yalegala.org/Events/2010/YaleClubWomensMixer.html.  The non-member rate is $40, cash only, at the door ($20 student rate w/ ID).  Men are welcome to attend.  Questions?  E-mail This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  or phone 201-435-2332. 

Join Yale and Princeton alumni at the wonderful Rubin Museum of Art in Chelsea on Friday April 16th!  The event is free - just show up and enjoy.  Located in the old Barney's department store building, the Rubin is home to a comprehensive collection of art from the Himalayas and surrounding regions.  Happy hour in the lounge begins at 6PM and the gallery is open free of charge from 7PM. In addition, there is a movie downstairs after the event (tickets free with a drink purchase) and often musical performances.  

The seventh annual Unite for Sight Global Health Conference will feature 200 speakers representing all disciplines of global health, social entrepreneurship, international development, and innovation. Keynote speakers include Seth Godin, Jacqueline Novogratz, Jeffrey Sachs and Sonia Sachs and social innovation sessions will feature the CEOs and Directors of Acumen Fund, Partners in Health, WaterPartners, Save The Children and many others. The conference includes 200 speakers and will bring together 2,200 participants from all 50 states and from more than 55 countries who are immersed in global health and international development, public health, eye care, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, philanthropy, microfinance, human rights, and education.

When: April 17-18, 2010
Where: Yale University

Registration rate increases on a monthly basis.

For registration and other details, please visit http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

Hi Dwight Hall!

If you are hosting prefrosh who are interested in community service and social justice please encourage them to attend one of these Dwight Hall member group events!

MONDAY                  

Life as a Student in New Haven2:00 - 4:30pm. Dwight Hall Library (Old Campus). Join us for an informal student-led discussion about what it's like to reside in the Elm City. Sponsored by the Dwight Hall Urban Fellows.

Free Food is Foolishly Good 4:00 - 5:00 pm. Old Campus. A Collaboration with One, ALPFA at Yale, UNICEF, and SMHAC. Pre-host-pickup BBQ.

SALT: Christians for Social Justice at Yale9:00 - 10:00pm. Social Justice Room, upstairs in Dwight Hall. SALT is a fellowship centered around engaging social justice issues at Yale and beyond from the perspective of the call to justice in the message of Jesus.

Bulldog Days Community Sing with Falafel from Mamoun's!11:00 - 1:00am. Dwight Hall Chapel. Come learn songs of social justice from around the world in multipart harmony while feasting upon delicious Middle Eastern food!

The Iraqi Refugee's of New Haven: A Social Hour with IRAP 11:00 - 12:00am. Dwight Hall Lounge. Come learn about the work of the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project.

Dessert Night for Human Rights11:00 - 12:30am. Dwight Hall Common Room. Join members of Amnesty International, STAND, and ThiNK for human rights discussion, advocacy actions, and tasty treats.

TUESDAY                                               

Fierce Advocates: West Wing and Wings5:30 - 7:00pm. Welch B42.Join Fierce Advocates, Yale's only LGBTQ political advocacy group for a couple of hours of fun, food, and the West Wing.

Sweet Service with YHHAP7:00 - 8:00pm. Dwight Hall, 2^nd floor, YHHAP Room. Join the Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Project for fruit and a chocolate fountain. Talk to YHHAP members about their New Haven based advocacy, research and service work.

Roosevelt Institute Fireside Chat 7:00 - 9:00pm. Between the High and Elm gates.Eat s'mores and learn about the Roosevelt Institute, a progressive student-run policy think tank that allows students to research and implement policy proposals.

Terrorism: A Multidisciplinary Approach 7:00pm. WLH 116.The Arab Students Association hosts a panel of experts who will provide a constructive discussion of the various approaches to understanding the underlying causes of terrorism.

AIDS Walk New Haven Trivia Night7:15 - 8:30pm. Silliman Buttery. Come get the facts about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New Haven.

Cupcakes and Conversation with The Responsible Endowment Project8:00 - 9:00pm. Dwight Hall SJN Room. Meet members, eat delicious homemade cupcakes, and discuss our work towards a more ethically invested Yale endowment.

Yale Children's Theater - Act, Snack, Act!8:00 - 9:00pm. Branford Common Room.Yale Children's Theater invites you to be a kid for an hour. Play games and watch a scene from our upcoming production. 

Yale UNICEF: Facepainting and Chocolate Treats! 9:00 - 11:00pm. LC 102.Learn about our children's rights and health advocacy, fundraising, local volunteering, and our international outreach trips!

S'mores with ReadySetLaunch, 10:00-11:00pm. Old Campus. ReadySetLaunch is a student run non-profit organization that provides free mentoring to current high school students of financially disadvantaged backgrounds.

Challah for Hunger10:30 - 12:00am. Kosher Kitchen at Slifka. Braiding, baking, and eating challah with CfH.

Ice Cream Social with Yale's Colleges Against Cancer 11:00 - 12:00am. WLH112.Hate Cancer? Love Ice Cream? Come join Yale's Colleges Against Cancer for a night of fun and friends.

Yale Chapter of the NAACP "America and Civility Towards Race" Discussion                     11:00 - 1:00am. African American House.Come hang out with the YNAACP as we eat delicious pizza and discuss the question of civility in a multi-racial society.   

Chocolate Fountain Social and Service with YUPS! 11:00 - 12:00pm. Dwight Hall Library. Interested in community service? Come meet the members of the Yale Undergraduate Philanthropic Society and learn about our service projects at Yale and around New Haven.

Cupcake Decorating with Bridges (LGBTQA Interfaith), Christians for Social Justice, and Jews for Justice 11:00 - 12:30am. Chaplain's Office in Bingham Basement (Entryway D).Talk about the intersection of social justice and religion at Yale.

Meet Dwight Hall! 11:00pm. Dwight Hall. Dwight Hall is the home for community service and social justice at Yale. Come get acquainted with a variety of the 80+ Dwight Hall groups while you snack on delicious food!

 Jonathan Cohn

Hi Dwight Hall!

Bulldog Days was very successful for Dwight Hall! We were able to talk to freshmen about service and social justice at Yale during four different times in the three days and we got a great response from the prefrosh. The class of 2014s enthusiasm for service means we have a lot to look forward to!

Even though were winding down, we still have some great events and opportunities you should check out!

Peace by Peace, one of our new member groups, has organized The New Haven Health Festival on Sunday April 25th on the New Haven Green at 1:00pm. More information below.

Also, if you are going to be here this summer, consider volunteering with the Wednesday Lunchtime Summer Soup Kitchen! More information below.

Additionally, YHHAP has been circulating a petition to put pressure on City Hall to make a plan for the homeless shelters for next year. The Cedar St. Overflow Shelter closed 18 days early this year (April 12th) and we are roughly $100,000 behind in fundraising and grants for next year from where we were at this point last year. Unless something happens the shelter will only be able to be kept open for 3 months next winter. Please sign this petition that we will bring to our meeting with the mayor to show that New Haven residents are looking to him to make a more sustainable plan for homelessness. There are more details in the petition if you are interested! http://www.change.org/hunger_and_homelessness_action_project/petitions/view/new_haven_whats_your_plan_for_the_homeless

Hope all is well,

Joe

Fifth Annual International Bioethics Conference Priorities in Health: Can We Make Better Decisions?

April 22-23, 2010

Thursday: 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM

Friday: 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Registration

Registration required. No fee. Space limited. Please complete the registration form at:

http://peh.harvard.edu/events/2010/priority_health/registration.html

YAAMNY's Educational Programs Committee, in collaboration with the Public Service & Social Justice Committee, is seeking volunteers to work with middle school students on college preparedness at the acclaimed School of the Future.  Yale alumni volunteers will work with students on crafting a personalized strategy for educational success and map a path towards higher education under the auspices of Junior Achievement of New York. This opportunity is an exceptional chance to learn about a coveted public school while working with fellow Yale alumni.

Though the 4:30 start time this is early for a week day, many employers may prove amenable to supporting your one-time participation in a meaningful, civic-minded project on a Friday with advance notice. YAAMNY would be pleased to acknowledge your employer for your participation.

If you would like to volunteer, please e-mail: your name, Yale affiliation, Yale course of study, academic and extracurricular interests, career path information, and cell phone number to the Educational Programs Committee at: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript  Early advance registration is crucial to this program's success. Register now! 

INSULIN SHOCK 

The Yale Undergraduate Diabetes Forum: "Insulin Shock Commons on April 23 from 9 PM-1AM  to raise money for diabetics in the New Haven area who cannot afford their medical supplies.

As a gesture, we would be giving an iPOD TOUCH to whoever donates the highest amount. Our recommended suggested donation is $3.In addition, we are also having a dance marathon during the event. At our tables outside the dining halls or at the door on the day of the event, you can give $5 to participate in the dance marathon. The single person who is able to dance from 9:30 PM-1 AM will also get an iPOD TOUCH.

Come to the College Council for CARE's Grassroot Soccer Tournament, 

Sunday, April 25!  Grab 2 friends and come play in a 3v3 soccer
tournament on Old Campus from 12-3 to benefit Grassroot Soccer, an
international non-profit that uses the power of soccer to educate kids
about the fight against HIV/AIDS.  The event will be co-sponsored by
the Men's Soccer Team, Sig Ep, and Sig Chi

The cost for a team is $15, and you can bring substitutes to play for your
team.  There will be a prize for the team with the best team uniform,
be creative!  To sign up, email This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript .  Please sign up
by April 20 to ensure a spot!  

 Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1341630008&ref=profile

For more information about Grassroot Soccer, visit www.grassrootsoccer.org

The New Haven Health Festival

Promoting health in New Haven to support the vitality of peace between Israelis and Palestinians

Sunday, April 25, 1pm - 4pm

We will have religious leaders, physicians and musicians discuss the topics of peace and health in the Middle East through their respective media. We will also have cotton candy and a moon-bounce to make the day entertaining for the whole family.

We are also using the event as an opportunity to have people donate to medical
institutions and training programs in Israel and Palestine that provide care
equally to Jews, Muslims, Christians and all others in need of medical aid.
Finally, as an act to show the community how much good can come from working
together on such a project, we are hosting a food and clothing drive and
multiple health screenings to do what we can as a group to give back directly
to our own community.

PLEASE BRING CANNED FOOD AND CLOTHING FOR OUR HOMELESS CITIZENS

Organized by students and faculty

of the Yale School of Medicine

Are you intimidated by large groups of people you don't know?  Afraid to ask people for help or don't know how to sell yourself?  Don't assume that your Yale education will open doors all by itself!  Networking is a skill that everyone needs to master in today's economy.  The best way to improve any skill is to practice.  This evening will provide plenty of opportunity for just that.  Learn how to maximize your networking experience at this YAAMNY organized event and make contacts with other Yalies at Mary O's on April 26th at 7 PM.  Enjoy door prizes, appetizers and drink specials! RSVP: http://yaamnynetworking.eventbrite.com/

Hi Dwight Hall!

This is likely the last D-Holla of the school year, but there are still a few things to check out!

Dwight Hall is hosting its inaugural Spotlight On Honors Alumnus event, bringing back Tim Tompkins, a 1986 Yale graduate who has championed the revitalization of Times Square and the New York City parks. Tompkins will speak to us in a Masters Tea format TODAY at 4:00pm in Dwight Hall.

Also, if you are going to be here this summer, consider volunteering with the Wednesday Lunchtime Summer Soup Kitchen! More information below.

Thats all! Good luck on your finals, enjoy your summer, and I'll Holla back at you in the fall!

Joe

A 1986 Yale graduate who has championed the revitalization of Times Square and the New York City parks will return to Dwight Hall on April 29 as Dwight Hall rolls out a new “Spotlight On” campaign.  This is the inaugural celebration of a monthly series that Dwight Hall will continue through the ’10-’11 academic year...

The Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan NY's Arts Committee cordially invites you to a performance of Manhattan Theatre Club's Collected Stories on Broadway, followed by an exclusive talk back with the members of the creative team and cast and MTC's associate artistic director Mandy Greenfield '96.

Pullitzer Prize-winning playwright and Yale College playwrighting professor, Donald Margulies returns to MTC following this season's Broadway premiere of the crtitically acclaimed play, Time Stands Still. Collected Stories centers on a celebrated New York author and her bright-eyed young protégé. As their relationship evolves and the line between fact and fiction blurs, their fascinating story comes to a dramatic conclusion. Tony Award winner Linda Lavin and director Lynne Meadow, who collaborated on MTCs The Tale of the Allergists Wife, reunite for this new production.

The limited number of tickets available are all orchestra seats. We expect this exclusive event to sell out. Tickets are $85 before March 31, $90 after. Register now at http://yaamny-collectedstories.eventbrite.com. First come, first served.

Support Autism Awareness Month
Friday, April 30th 3-5 pm at Ashley's

Come to Ashley's from 3-5 pm tomorrow and buy ice cream to support research on autism.  All proceeds will go to the Autism Science Foundation, which provides grants to scientists doing autism research (http://www.autismsciencefoundation.org/).

YAAMNY is excited to partner with the NYC Cornellians for this multi-school Spring Mixer.  Join Brown, Cambridge, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, MIT, NYU, Princeton and Stanford alumni.

DRINK SPECIALS ALL NIGHT: $4 Bud and Bud Light  16 oz. cans (or draft), $5.50 Jameson & Gingers or Stoli 007's. We have the cellar reserved for our group so just walk in the door and head downstairs.  There's no better way to start your weekend- we hope to see you there!!!!

Space is Limited so RSVP Now at: http://spring2010multischoolhappyhour.eventbrite.com/