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Journey to Justice - Breaking the Chains of Global Debt
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ICC, Birmingham |
| Date |
18 May 2008 |
| Time |
To be confirmed. |
| Event run by |
Jubilee Debt Campaign |
In May 1998 70,000 people from across Britain and the world formed a human chain in Birmingham to demand debt cancellation for the world's poorest nations from the G8, the leaders of the world's richest nations. It was a seminal event, a milestone on the journey to justice.
Ten years on billions of dollars of debt has been cancelled; the lives of millions have been changed. There are children in school, teachers employed, immunisations given, retro-viral drugs made available, water and sanitation improved.
But the debt crisis is not over. Injustice, exploitation and imbalances of power still characterise relationships between rich and poor nations; many of the world's poorest countries are still in need of debt cancellation; new processes that end damaging economic conditionality, deal with illegitimate debt and ensure responsible future lending are urgently needed.
That's why on 12th April the Drop the Debt Fast begins, highlighting 36 countries still urgently needing debt cancellation if their Millennium Development Goals are to be met and poverty combated effectively. Individuals and churches are being urged to join in – even just for one day – to make the most of this opportunity to emphasise that cancelling debt is unfinished business.
It culminates on Sunday 18 May 2008, when people will once again gather in Birmingham for a unique event organised by Jubilee Debt Campaign in the prestigious ICC, the very building where the G8 met in 1998. They will join together as people of belief in justice, gathered from across the ethical, religious and ethnic communities in Birmingham and the UK.
The event will celebrate what the campaign has achieved and demand further action to end the scandal of unpayable and unjust international debt. Major speakers – Archbishop Ndungane (former Archbishop of Cape Town) and government minister Shahid Malik are already booked – will be a part of a powerful mix of voices from the South, visuals, news, music and drama that will inform and inspire the campaign veterans and a new generation committed to economic and social justice.
The day will begin with special services in Birmingham's churches and other faith centres. Centenary Square outside the ICC will resound to drums and music as those attending gather together, and provide the setting for a final demonstration of commitment to mark another milestone on the journey to justice, the determination to keep the flame of hope burning as it passes from generation to generation.
Stephen Rand
Co Chair
Jubilee Debt Campaign
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developing health
for the developing world
Paediatrics
Monday 30th June 2008
Location: Oak Hill College, North London
Date: 30th June 2008
Time: 09.00 - 17.30
Taken place during the 2 week Developing Health Course this specialist day course is designed to impart appropriate knowledge and skills to healthcare professionals working in resource poor countries or intending to do so.
Programme:
Material covered will include:
- Perinatal care & Neonatal care in developing countries
- Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses [WHO]
- Malnutrition
Practical procedures will be described and demonstrated using video clips and models with small group practical sessions including:
- techniques of airway management [including bag & mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation];
- intraosseus needle placement;
- venous cannulation [including scalp veins];
- umbilical vein catheterisation
- naso-gastric tube insertion
- chest drain insertion etc
We will discuss a number of paediatric scenarios and some interesting cases with photos and videos.
Resources provided to participants includes the Developing Health CD with a wide range of material from the course and includes the WHO Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses book etc. Further paediatric topics covered on other days on the course e.g. HIV in children, Nutrition, are included on the CD.
There will be opportunities for questions and we encourage input from participants who can often enrich the discussion with their local knowledge and experience.
Cost: £125 (£50 for Students and Missionaries)
Faculty:
- David Newsom - BSc, MRCP, DTM&H (dist), MSc, FRCPCH
Consultant Paediatrician. and Clinical Tutor at Imperial College (Uganda)
- Mary Reeves - MRCP (Paeds), MSc (International Child Health)
Specialist Paediatrician (India)
- Ian Spillman - MRCP FRCPCH DA DTM&H DCH
Consultant Paediatrician (Uganda)
- Joh Wyatt - MBBS FRCP FRCPCH DCH
Professor in Neonatal Medicine (Africa)
Venue: Oak Hill Theological College, Southgate, North London, N14 4PS
For more information and booking form contact:
Laura Risdale at CMF Offices.
Tel: 020 7234 9669 Email: laura.risdale@cmf.org.uk
For booking form click here
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developing health
for the developing world
Tropical Medicine
Wednesday 2nd July 2008
Location: Oak Hill College, North London
Date: 2nd July 2008
Time: 09.00 - 18.00
Taken place during the 2 week Developing Health Course this specialist day course is designed to impart appropriate knowledge and skills to healthcare professionals working in resource poor countries or intending to do so.
Programme:
09.00 - Tropical Medicine (1) Separate track for doctors and nurses
10.30 - Tea/Coffee Break
11.00 - Tropical Medicine (2)
13.00 - Lunch
14.30 - Leprosy
16.00 - Tea/Coffee Break
16.30 - Tuberculosis
18.00 - Finish
Cost: £125 (£50 for Students and Missionaries)
Faculty:
- Ruth Butlin - CBE, MA, MRCGP (Bangladesh)
- Jane Chiodini - MSc, RGN, RM, FFTM, RCPS (Glasgow) Travel Health & Immunisation Specialist Nurse
- Mike Jones - FRCP(Edin), FFTM, RCPS (Glasgow) Consultant Physician. (Tanzania)
- Ian Smith - MB, CHB, MPH Advisor to the Director General WHO. (Nepal)
Venue: Oak Hill Theological College, Southgate, North London, N14 4PS
For more information and booking form contact:
Laura Risdale at CMF Offices.
Tel: 020 7234 9669 Email: laura.risdale@cmf.org.uk
For booking form click here
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developing health
for the developing world
HIV/AIDS Day
Thursday 3rd July 2008
Location: Oak Hill College, North London
Date: 3rd July 2008
Time: 09.00 - 17.30
Taken place during the 2 week Developing Health Course this specialist day course is designed to impart appropriate knowledge and skills to healthcare professionals working in resource poor countries or intending to do so.
Programme:
09.00 - 1. Overview of HIV/AIDS in adults and children, epidemiology and current issues in RLS. 2. Clinical presentations, prevention, prophylaxis, management of opportunistic infections.
10.30 - Tea/Coffee Break
11.00 - 1. Antiretroviral therapies in RLS. 2. Specific issues in children.
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Care in the community for adults and children with HIV and AIDS - mobilising communities, working with government, using church institutions and networks.
15.30 - Tea/Coffee Break
16.00 - Continuation and final discussions
17.30 - Finish
Cost: £125 (£50 for Students and Missionaries)
Faculty:
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Veronica Moss - FRCP, DCH, DTM&H, DRCOG.
CEO & CMO at Mildmay Mission Hospital & Mildmay International (Africa)
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Catherine O'keeffe - MEd, BNurs, RGN, RHV, DNCert
Executive Director of Education and Programme at Mildmay Mission Hospital. (Uganda)
Venue: Oak Hill Theological College, Southgate, North London, N14 4PS
For more information and booking form contact:
Laura Risdale at CMF Offices.
Tel: 020 7234 9669 Email: laura.risdale@cmf.org.uk
For a booking form click here
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HealthServe Day 2008
In2mission/cccs
Exploring issues related to living & working abroad
Oak Hill College, North London
Saturday 5th July 2008
A marvellous opportunity to learn more about issues related to working overseas. The day will be held in the excellent facilities provided by Oak Hill College in north London and set in the midst of the CMF Developing Health Course (DHC).
There will be a key note address on the challenges of healthcare mission in the 21st Century and seminars on related issues - including revalidation & re-entry issues, keeping healthy overseas, families overseas, opportunities for & the value of short term trips etc. It is hoped that several participants at the DHC who are working overseas will give short cameos regarding their work and the challenges they face. Several Agencies will have stalls at the day.
The day will also provide the opportunity to mingle and meet with participants on the DHC - who come from all over the world - foreign nationals and those from the UK who are already working overseas and others like yourselves who are just thinking about doing so. It will provide the opportunity to share your doubts and fears with those who have had experience of living and working abroad and who can perhaps answer your questions.
Cost
The cost will be £25 for graduates in full time employment and £5 for undergraduates, students, retirees and those working in a voluntary capacity. There will be a bookstall with items to purchase.
Food
You will be expected to bring your own packed lunch but tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.
Programme
10.00 Registration & Coffee
10.20 Welcome & Introduction
10.30 Keynote address - The challenges of Healthcare mission in the 21st Century - Chris Lavy
11.15 Coffee break
11.30 Seminar Sessions (2)
13.00 Lunch
13.45 Presentations from various overseas workers
14.15 Seminar Sessions (2)
15.45 Presentations by various Agencies
16.15 Tea break
16.45 Question and Answer Session - Panel of seminar speakers and agency representatives
17.30 Summing up and closure
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developing health
for the developing world
Obstetric Day
Wednesday 9th July 2008
Location: Oak Hill College, North London
Date: 9th July 2008
Time: 09.00 - 18.00
Taken place during the 2 week Developing Health Course this specialist day course is designed to impart appropriate knowledge and skills to healthcare professionals working in resource poor countries or intending to do so.
Programme:
A wide spectrum of Obstetrics relevant to developing countries is presented in a number of formats including lectures, case studies, demonstration of procedures and practical workshops.
09.00 - Introduction
09.20 - 21st Century Maternity Care in the less developed world
10.00 - Tea & Coffee
10.30 - Break out into small group workshops covering: Normal pregnancy and Labour, Shoulder Dystocia, Breech, Ventouse, Symphysiotomy and Suturing
13.00 - Lunch
14.30 - The management of Post Partum Haemorrhage
15.00 - The management of Eclampsia
15.30 - Tea
16.00 - The use of drugs in pregnancy and childbearing
16.30 - Case studies, group work and discussion
Cost: £125 (£50 for Students and Missionaries)
Faculty:
- Helen Alott - MRCOG
Consultant Obstetrician. (Uganda)
- Peter Armon - FRCOG
Head of International Ministry & retired Obstetrician & Gynaecologist. (Africa)
- Christine Edwards - FRCOG, DTM&H, DRH
Obstetrician & Gynaecologist. (Bangladesh)
- Mary Hopper - MSc DipCPC PgDipEd RGN RM RSCN RCNT
Senior Lecturer, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Midwife, Counsellor and Trauma therapist. (Africa)
- Alison Wilkinson - MB ChB FRCOG
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist. (Kenya)
Venue: Oak Hill Theological College, Southgate, North London, N14 4PS
For more information and booking form contact:
Laura Risdale at CMF Offices.
Tel: 020 7234 9669 Email: laura.risdale@cmf.org.uk
For booking form click here
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International Christian College
Glasgow, Scotland
presents its sixth short course in
Children at Risk
11 August - 15 August 2008
Focusing on those working with children who have been sexually abused or exploited.
For more information and booking form visit www.icc.ac.uk
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Advance Notice
NURSES CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL
50TH ANNIVERSARY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
THE DATES – Monday 14 September to Friday 19th September 2008
THE THEME – “A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO GLOBAL NEEDS”
THE VENUE – Hill Station Hotel, JOS, Plateau State, NIGERIA
CONFERENCE FEE – US $350:00 per person.
Contact for more information and bookings:
NCFI Administration Centre:
“Annandale”, 11A Kirkintilloch Road, LENZIE, Glasgow G66 4RW, Scotland
Email: ncfi-admina@ntlworld.com Web: www.ncfi.org
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Doctors Reaching School
Do you get excited about missions?
The DRS is for YOU! Three months of medical missions training in Perth with a three month overseas field assignment
Come and get trained in being effective and strategic in missions!
When: October 2008
Where: Perth, Australia
Prerequisite: Degree in Medicine and Discipleship Training School (next DTS in Perth: April 2008)
Info: www.ywamperth.org.au/DRS
Email: info@ywamperth.org.au
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