Friday, April 8 -- 6:30 p.m. -- SSS 114

Friday evening's event, cosponsored the Yale Chapter of Amnesty International and Local Chapter #1, will be the launch of a new nationwide campaign for Amnesty called "Denounce Torture!" Speakers include U.S. Congressman John Conyers, an outspoken advocate for the dignity of all human beings; Mark Danner, writer for the New Yorker and one of the leading authorities on torture; and Barbara Olshansky, senior attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, an organization which has taken a leading role in representing Guantanamo detainees and uncovering the truth about illegal and inhumane policies.

If you have any questions, please please e-mail, tiffany.wan@yale.edu or svetlana.alkayeva@yale.edu.

Thursday, April 7

This Thursday, your Yale dining plan can alleviate hunger, homelessness, poverty, unemployment, domestic violence, border violence, natural disasters, public health issues, and educational inequity. Sound too good to be true? It isn't.

Take just one minute to sign up for the YHHAP Fast at http://www.yale.edu/yhhap/fast and donate your meal swipes this Thursday to twelve wonderful charitable organizations. More information on these charities and answers to common questions may be found on the above website. Signing up also automatically enters you into a raffle to win an iPod shuffle! Also, all Fast participants are invited to a coffee and dessert study break in Dwight Hall on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. Come eat yummy snacks and relax with other Fast participants! Suggested donation: $2.

The Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Project (YHHAP) needs your help for one of the most important social justice events of the semester! The YHHAP Fast will occur Thursday, April 7, and it is essential that there be enthusiastic individuals spreading the word about it in their dining halls during the next two weeks.

The success of the Fast depends on you! If you can help by volunteering 1-2 hours to table during lunch (11:30-1:30) and/or dinner (5-7) from now until Wednesday, April 6, please e-mail your availability to amy.wojnarwsky@yale.edu by this Wednesday at 11:59 p.m.

Wednesday, April 6 -- 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. -- Cross Campus

Students Advocating Marriage Equality is a coalition of progressive groups at Yale and across Connecticut who are all united in support of marriage equality. Help raise awareness about this cause and our efforts on and off campus by tabling on Cross Campus this Wednesday. If you can help, e-mail brendan.gants@yale.edu

Tuesday, April 5 -- 8:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. -- Dwight Hall

The Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Project presents a panel of homeless and formerly homeless guests from Harmony Place who will be present to tell their own stories and answer questions. Harmony Place is a community center in downtown New Haven that is cooperatively staffed by the homeless, Yale students, and community members. Tea and cookies will be served. For more information, please e-mail david.tian@yale.edu.

Monday, April 4 -- 8:00 p.m. -- Branford Common Room
Dinner beforehand -- 6:15 p.m. -- Bangkok Gardens Restaurant (172 York Street)

This week, we are honored to have Omar Amanat here for our weekly meeting and for dinner with Dems members beforehand. Amanat is the Chairperson of the South Asian Democratic Leadership Commission, as well as the former chairperson of South Asians for Kerry, a trustee of the DNC, and the founder of the first nationwide cable television station for Muslims.

If you are interested in attending dinner, please e-mail cynthia.okechukwu@yale.edu. Priority will be given to active members.

Monday, April 4 -- 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. -- LC 101

When students at a conservative small-town Utah college invited Michael Moore to speak last October, Brigham Young student Steven Greenstreet captured this amazing story of cash bribes, threats of violence, a Michael Moore look-alike, even a competing appearance by pundit Sean Hannity. Join Campus Progress and the Hippolytic for a free screening of this documentary and a speech by the director.