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Monday- February 23, 2004

EUROPEAN CAUCUS LUNCH
Time: 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Location: Rubenstein, Ground Floor Conf. Rm., Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Bridge Builders: Anna Opanasyuk, Ukraine

LATINO CAUCUS LUNCH
Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Location: Taubman 301, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Bridge Builders: Eduardo Jose-Gamez, Nicaragua; Margarita Lopez Andi, Ecuador; Casimira Rodriguez, Bolivia

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Tuesday- February 24, 2004

FORUM EVENT: From the Grassroots to the Global Arena Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m. Location: Forum, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Open to public Speakers: Michael Woolcock, Senior Social Scientist, World Bank Mirian Masaquiza Jerez, Secretariat UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Natalia Kanen, Director, Ford Foundation Chetna Sinha, Bridge Builders 2003, Askoka Fellow, Yale World Fellow Topic: A discussion on the importance of Grassroots Leadership in Development.

INSTITUTE OF POLITICS DINNER
Time: 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Location: Taubman ABC, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Limit 50 (Contact Elizabeth_Radin@ksg06.harvard.edu)

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Wednesday- February 25, 2004

PANEL: EDUCATION AND GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP
Time: 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Location: Elliot Lyman Rm., Longfellow Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Speakers: Fernando Reimers, Professor Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Peter Claesson, UNDP Honduras
Mirian Masaquiza Jerez, UNPFii

FILM: THE LAND HAS EYES
by Vilsoni Hereniko
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Room G08 Larsen Building, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Topic: Shamed by her village for being poor and the daughter of a convicted thief, Viki is inspired and haunted by the Warrior Woman from her island's mythology. The lush tropical beauty of Rotuma, Fiji contrasts with the stifling conformity of island culture as Viki fights for justice and her freedom.
*Suggested donation of $5

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Thursday, February 26, 2004

PANEL HUMAN RIGHTS: LEGAL AND ECONOMIC STRUGGLESÓ
Time: 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Location: Starr Auditorium, Belfer, Kennedy School, Harvard University
Speakers: Fernande Reine, Executive Director The Carr Center for Human Rights
Brian Rawson, Trade Campaign Organizer, Oxfam America
Joanna Weschler, Human Rights Watch
Bridge Builders: Adelard Blackman, Canada; Eduardo Jose-Gamez,Nicaragua

PANEL: TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP?
Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building, Kennedy School, Harvard Univeristy
Speakers: Gowher Rizvi, Director Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Peter Claesson, UNDP Honduras
Adil Khan, Chief Socio-Economic Governance and Management Branch of the United Nations
Topic: Finding common ground in approaches to international development
Bridge Builders: Casimira Rodriguez, Bolivia; Anna Opanasyuk, Ukriane

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Friday, February 27, 2004

PANEL: MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF HIV/AIDS THROUGH GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVISMÓ
Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Location: Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building, Kennedy School, Harvard Univeristy
Bridge Builder: Ketty Opoka, Uganda

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