Events 2012
November 30th 3:00 pm
University Hall, Room 110
Tom Leatherman
the Political Ecology of Health and Production in the Southern Andes
This talk traces the shifting landscapes of land, livelihood, economy, and health across three moments in recent Peruvian history: from an initial agrarian reform implemented in the 1970s, through a protracted civil war in the late 1980s and 1990s, to a second agrarian reform and present-day period of more intense globalization of regional and local economies. These moments had key impacts on access to land, the structure of rural livelihoods, and health. Intense spaces of vulnerability characterized much of this landscape up to and through the civil war between revolutionary forces of Sendero Luminoso and Tupac Amaru and the Peruvian State.
More recently, changing access to land and production regimes following a second agrarian reform provide spaces of hope for newly formed indigenous communities. Dr. Leatherman traces this history in the District of Nuñoa, a site of anthropological study during each of these historic moments. Using a political ecology of health approach, he links shifting economic and social landscapes to food security, nutrition and health, and the ways that health can both reflect and affect the livelihoods and economies of rural households in Nuñoa.
Dr. Leatherman is the Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is the Director of the Five-College Program in Culture, Health and Science.
Nov. 16 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Amsterdam Housing Community CenterAmsterdam, NY 12010
For more information contact:
Sept 28 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
WMHT included CEMHD as a community partner in its participation in a national effort by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting called
American Graduate Day
A National Broadcast and Outreach Event aimed at engaging the country in the high school graduation rate crisis.
This is the schedule:
CEMHD is partnering with the local community in President Obama's fatherhood and mentoring initiative:
2012 FATHERHOOD BUZZ BARBER SHOP TOUR
For more information, click here.
Aug 17 1:00 - 7:00
Peace on the Streets Campaign
Fun, Food, and More!!!
Join us Friday afternoon on Elizabeth St. between Alexander and 4th!
For more information: Jamel Muhammed [email protected]
July 19 6:00 pm
Hoops for Haiti - Basketball game for Haiti relief.
Area teens adopted from Haiti take on the Christian Men's League to support their former orphanage,
Free Admission but love offering requested.
Albany Academy for Boys
135 Academy Rd.
Albany NY 12208
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Organization Town Hall Meeting
Justice & Multiculturalism in the 21st Century Project
UAlbany Downtown Campus
135 Western Ave Albany NY 12206
The project is aimed at engaging our community in conversations about the intersections of social justice and criminal justice in an increasingly diverse society. The meeting will introduce it to a select group of Capital Region organizations.
RSVP to: [email protected]
June 12 10:00am - 2:00pm
The Black Leadership Commission on AIDS of Albany
Presents:
Capital District Faith Leaders Summit
Keynote Speaker & Summit Facilitator:
New Zion Baptist Church, Harlem, NY
A cross-section of religious leaders, lay ministry workers, and community stakeholders will meet to build the capacity of religious leaders and lay persons to incorporate their respective faith principles and unique positions as faith leaders to educate, raise the level of awareness and mobilize their congregants to develop courses of action to combat health disparities.
Location: Macedonia Baptist Church
Cost: FREE
Continental Breakfast & Lunch provided
Please pre-register by June 9th.
For information and pre-registration call
Jacqui C. Williams 518.227.1523
or email [email protected]
June 14 5:30 - 9:00 pm
The Interrupters
Acclaimed documentary that tells the story of 3 violence interrupters in Chicago who try to protect their communities from the violence in which they once participated.
Special Guest: Ameena Matthews - one of the stars of the film
News & Public Affairs Director, WCNY Public Broadcasting
Schedule:
5:30 - 6:00 pm Reception
6:00 - 8:15 pm Film Screening
8:15 - 9:00 pm Discussion
Suggested donation is $10 in support of Albany SNUG/CeaseFire
For more information, call: 518-591-8795
Sponsored by Albany Medical Center, Key Bank, and SEFCU in support of Albany SNUG/CeaseFire
May 16 6-8 pm
Youth Voices/Voices of Youth
Round Table Discussion with local Youth
What's Going On: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Albany Housing Authority
200 S. Pearl St., Albany NY
Sponsored by CEMHD's community partner, The Black Child Development Institute of Albany
John Harris - 937-4120
May 17 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Heal Thy Self: A Spiritual Awakening
Wisdom from our Heroes and Sheroes:
A roundtable discussion with faith leaders, psychologists, social workers and other helpers.
Location: Albany Housing Authority,
Community Room
Sponsored by CEMHD's community partner: The Black Child Development Institute of Albany
May 18 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Young Moms on a Mission
CEMHD and the WMHT Public Television Family Literacy Program present: "Gregory the Terrible Eater"
Open to families with children from 1-5 years of age. Watch a story. Read books.
Make hands-on crafts to take home. Each family receives a child's book A light dinner will follow Please arrive to check in at 4:00! A light dinner will follow.
Located at: Inman Center 53 Guy Park Avenue Amsterdam, NY (Rear parking lot entrance)
For additional information please contact: Nilda Giraldi at 518-842-1205 or [email protected]
April 27 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
FULL DAY TRAINING: WORKING WITH TRANS PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES
HUSTED AMPHITHEATER
Downtown Campus
Clinical Competency with Trans Individuals and Families
This workshop series is made possible through the generous support of the SUNY Office of Diversity and Educational Equity, School of Social Welfare, Counseling Psychology program, Women's Studies Department, Disability Resource Center, CEMHD, Office of Multicultural Student Success' Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, SWARE, the Student Association, Northeast Division NASW NYS, Rainbow Access Initiative & the Pride Center of the Capital Region.
*These events are open to all students. Your GSO funds at work!
April 25 2:00 - 4:00 pm
A Road Less Traveled: Diabetes and Depression Among Ethnic Minorities
Dr. Michelle Owens-Gary from the Centers for Disease Control will lead the discussion.
Husted Hall Auditorium, Downtown Campus
For more information contact: Dr. Lani V. Jones at 442-5167 [email protected]
April 24 6:00 - 7:30 pm
U Albany welcomes Dr. Michelle Gary-Owens from the Centers for Disease Control. On Tuesday evening she will lead an informative discussion on her career trajectory in minority health disparities. Light refreshments will be served.
University Hall, Room 306 Uptown Campus
April 13 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Young Moms on a Mission: Communication Leads to Success
Inman Center 53 Guy Park Avenue Amsterdam, NY. Free childcare available.
For additional information please contact: Nilda Giraldi at 518-842-1205 [email protected]
March 23-25 - all day
FREE FOR STUDENTS
25th Anniversary SOMOS El Futuro Conference
Empire State Plaza
For more information click
March 23
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Husted Hall Auditorium, Room 106,
135 Western Avenue.
For more information contact: Frances S. Priester
[email protected] or call (518)474-1704
March 19
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Capital Region Refugee Roundtable. Language Access & Volunteer Support
Guest speakers from CEMHD, Compass Interpreters, and MAMI, the Multicultural Alliance of Medical Interpreters
For more information: Jen Barkan, USCRI 518-459-1790 x 8015
Main Branch of the Albany Public Library
161 Washington Ave., Albany NY 12210
Sponsored by:
March 9
4:30 - 5:30 pm
How Does Your Smile Affect You and Your Relationships, Opportunities and Overall Health?
Inman Center 52 Guy Park Ave. Amsterdam NY 12010
RSVP Early!! Registrations must be received no later than March 5, 2012.
To register please contact: Lynda Peckowitz at 518-442-4904
Fax: 518-442-4563
Email: [email protected]
For more information contact: Nilda Giraldi at 518-842-1205
March 5
1:00 - 2:30 pm
with Val Maasdorp, clinical director of Africa's first hospice.
Location: The Community Hospice 295 Valley View Blvd., Rensselaer, NY
Sponsored by the Community Hospice Africa AIDS Partnership
Reservations Requested:
Mary Beth Clancy-Halayko 518-852-9827
A $20 donation is requested but not required.
Feb 10
4:30 - 5:30 pm
53 Guy Park Avenue Amsterdam, NY 12010
You must register by Feb 8, 2012
To register contact: Lynda Peckowitz at 518-442-4904
For more information contact: Nilda Giraldi at 518-842-1205
Feb 79:00 - 11:00 pm
Workshop: Community Based Participatory Research
by Dr. Janine Jurkowski.
Location: AS 104
Faculty and staff who are applying for the spring CEMHD research award should attend, but it is open to all faculty and graduate students.
Space is limited, so you must call to register by Monday, Feb 6 at noon.
To register call: Betsy Campisi at 442-7769
"How Mentoring Can Address Health Equity:
A Dialogue with Mentoring and Health Advocates
Campus Center Assembly Hall
Uptown Campus
January 27
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Amsterdam Community Meeting on Reproductive Health
A light dinner will follow
Location: Inman Center 52 Guy Park Ave, Amsterdam.
Registration closes January 23
For more information contact: Nilda Giraldi (518) 842-1205, [email protected]
2012 Events
November 30th
3:00 pm
Tom Leatherman
the Political Ecology of Health and Production in the Southern Andes
This talk traces the shifting landscapes of land, livelihood, economy, and health across three moments in recent Peruvian history: from an initial agrarian reform implemented in the 1970s, through a protracted civil war in the late 1980s and 1990s, to a second agrarian reform and present-day period of more intense globalization of regional and local economies. These moments had key impacts on access to land, the structure of rural livelihoods, and health. Intense spaces of vulnerability characterized much of this landscape up to and through the civil war between revolutionary forces of Sendero Luminoso and Tupac Amaru and the Peruvian State.
More recently, changing access to land and production regimes following a second agrarian reform provide spaces of hope for newly formed indigenous communities. Dr. Leatherman traces this history in the District of Nuñoa, a site of anthropological study during each of these historic moments. Using a political ecology of health approach, he links shifting economic and social landscapes to food security, nutrition and health, and the ways that health can both reflect and affect the livelihoods and economies of rural households in Nuñoa.
Dr. Leatherman is the Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is the Director of the Five-College Program in Culture, Health and Science.
Nov. 16
Amsterdam, NY 12010
Registrations must be received by November 10, 2012
For more information contact:
WMHT included CEMHD as a community partner in its participation in a national effort by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting called
American Graduate Day
A National Broadcast and Outreach Event aimed at engaging the country in the high school graduation rate crisis.
This is the schedule:
CEMHD is partnering with the local community in President Obama's fatherhood and mentoring initiative:
2012 FATHERHOOD BUZZ BARBER SHOP TOUR
For more information, click here.
Sept 20 all day Dads Take Your Child to School Day Local schools will be participating For more information contact: Greg Owens (518) 473-3990 greg.owens@ ofcs.state.ny.us or go HERE
Aug 17
1:00 - 7:00
Peace on the Streets Campaign
Fun, Food, and More!!!
For more information:
6:00 pm
Hoops for Haiti - Basketball game for Haiti relief.
Area teens adopted from Haiti take on the Christian Men's League to support their former orphanage,
Free Admission but love offering requested.
Albany Academy for Boys
135 Academy Rd.
Albany NY 12208
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Organization Town Hall Meeting
Justice & Multiculturalism in the 21st Century Project
UAlbany Downtown Campus
135 Western Ave Albany NY 12206
The project is aimed at engaging our community in conversations about the intersections of social justice and criminal justice in an increasingly diverse society. The meeting will introduce it to a select group of Capital Region organizations.
RSVP to: [email protected]
10:00am - 2:00pm
The Black Leadership Commission on AIDS of Albany
Presents:
Capital District Faith Leaders Summit
Keynote Speaker & Summit Facilitator:
New Zion Baptist Church, Harlem, NY
A cross-section of religious leaders, lay ministry workers, and community stakeholders will meet to build the capacity of religious leaders and lay persons to incorporate their respective faith principles and unique positions as faith leaders to educate, raise the level of awareness and mobilize their congregants to develop courses of action to combat health disparities.
Location: Macedonia Baptist Church
Cost: FREE
Continental Breakfast & Lunch provided
Seating is Limited
Please pre-register by June 9th.
For information and pre-registration call
Jacqui C. Williams 518.227.1523
or email [email protected]
June 14
5:30 - 9:00 pm
The Interrupters
Acclaimed documentary that tells the story of 3 violence interrupters in Chicago who try to protect their communities from the violence in which they once participated.
one of the stars of the film
News & Public Affairs Director, WCNY Public Broadcasting
Schedule:
5:30 - 6:00 pm Reception
6:00 - 8:15 pm Film Screening
8:15 - 9:00 pm Discussion
To register, go
Suggested donation is $10 in support of Albany SNUG/CeaseFire
For more information, call: 518-591-8795
Sponsored by Albany Medical Center, Key Bank, and SEFCU in support of Albany SNUG/CeaseFire
May 16
6-8 pm
Youth Voices/Voices of Youth
Round Table Discussion with local Youth
What's Going On: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Albany Housing Authority
200 S. Pearl St., Albany NY
Sponsored by CEMHD's community partner, The Black Child Development Institute of Albany
For more information contact:
Barry Walston - 441-9877 or
John Harris - 937-4120
May 17 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Heal Thy Self: A Spiritual Awakening
Wisdom from our Heroes and Sheroes:
A roundtable discussion with faith leaders, psychologists, social workers and other helpers.
Location: Albany Housing Authority, Community Room
Sponsored by CEMHD's community partner: The Black Child Development Institute of Albany
May 18 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Young Moms on a Mission
CEMHD and the WMHT Public Television Family Literacy Program present: "Gregory the Terrible Eater"
Open to families with children from 1-5 years of age. Watch a story. Read books. Make hands-on crafts to take home. Each family receives a child's book. Please arrive to check in at 4:00! A light dinner will follow.
Located at: Inman Center 53 Guy Park Avenue Amsterdam, NY (Rear parking lot entrance)
April 27
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
FULL DAY TRAINING: WORKING WITH TRANS PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES
HUSTED AMPHITHEATER
Downtown Campus
Clinical Competency with Trans Individuals and Families
This workshop series is made possible through the generous support of the SUNY Office of Diversity and Educational Equity, School of Social Welfare, Counseling Psychology program, Women's Studies Department, Disability Resource Center, CEMHD, Office of Multicultural Student Success' Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, SWARE, the Student Association, Northeast Division NASW NYS, Rainbow Access Initiative & the Pride Center of the Capital Region.
*These events are open to all students. Your GSO funds at work!
April 25 2:00 - 4:00 pm
A Road Less Traveled: Diabetes and Depression Among Ethnic Minorities
Dr. Michelle Owens-Gary from the Centers for Disease Control will lead the discussion.
Husted Hall Auditorium, Downtown Campus
For more information contact: Dr. Lani V. Jones at 442-5167
[email protected]
April 24 6:00 - 7:30 pm
U Albany welcomes Dr. Michelle Gary-Owens from the Centers for Disease Control.
On Tuesday evening she will lead an informative discussion on her career trajectory in minority health disparities. Light refreshments will be served.
University Hall,
Room 306
Uptown Campus
April 13 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Young Moms on a Mission: Communication Leads to Success
Inman Center 53 Guy Park Avenue Amsterdam, NY
Free childcare available
RSVP Soon! Reservations must be received by April 10
To register please contact: Lynda Peckowitz at 518-442-4904
Fax: 518-442-4563
For additional information please contact: Nilda Giraldi at 518-842-1205 [email protected]
March 23-25 - all day
FREE FOR STUDENTS
25th Anniversary SOMOS El Futuro Conference
Empire State Plaza
March 23
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Husted Hall Auditorium, Room 106,
135 Western Avenue.
For more information contact: Frances S. Priester
[email protected] or call (518)474-1704
March 19 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Capital Region Refugee Roundtable. Language Access & Volunteer Support
Guest speakers from CEMHD, Compass Interpreters, and MAMI, the Multicultural Alliance of Medical Interpreters
For more information: Jen Barkan, USCRI 518-459-1790 x 8015
Main Branch of the Albany Public Library
161 Washington Ave., Albany NY 12210
Sponsored by: USCRI
March 9
4:30 - 5:30 pm
How Does Your Smile Affect You and Your Relationships, Opportunities and Overall Health?
Inman Center 52 Guy Park Ave. Amsterdam NY 12010
RSVP Early!! Registrations must be received no later than March 5, 2012.
To register please contact: Lynda Peckowitz at 518-442-4904
Fax: 518-442-4563
Email: [email protected]
For more information contact: Nilda Giraldi at 518-842-1205
March 5
1:00 - 2:30 pm
with Val Maasdorp, clinical director of Africa's first hospice.
Location: The Community Hospice 295 Valley View Blvd., Rensselaer, NY
Sponsored by the Community Hospice Africa AIDS Partnership
Reservations Requested:
Mary Beth Clancy-Halayko 518-852-9827
A $20 donation is requested but not required.
Feb 10
4:30 - 5:30 pm
53 Guy Park Avenue Amsterdam, NY 12010
You must register by Feb 8, 2012
To register contact: Lynda Peckowitz at 518-442-4904
For more information contact: Nilda Giraldi at 518-842-1205
Feb 7
9:00 - 11:00 pm
Workshop: Community Based Participatory Research
by Dr. Janine Jurkowski.
Location: AS 104
Faculty and staff who are applying for the spring CEMHD research award should attend, but it is open to all faculty and graduate students.
Space is limited, so you must call to register by Monday, Feb 6 at noon.
To register call: Betsy Campisi at 442-7769
"How Mentoring Can Address Health Equity:
A Dialogue with Mentoring and Health Advocates
Campus Center Assembly Hall
Uptown Campus
January 27
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Amsterdam Community Meeting on Reproductive Health
A light dinner will follow
Location: Inman Center 52 Guy Park Ave, Amsterdam.
Registration closes January 23
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