| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 27, 2015 | 6:00PM - 8:00PM | Seminar Room 108N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place M5S 3K7 |
The Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs is pleased to announce the formation of Asha [“hope”] Toronto, an open-membership group that aims to share information on local relief and rebuilding efforts on Nepal, and to seek opportunities for collaboration with other groups in the GTA and elsewhere. Click the link below for the facebook page.
The group will be meeting regularly at the Munk School of Global Affairs, and the meetings will feature a combination of organizing activity and critical discussion. This week’s meeting, on Wednesday, May 27 will feature 3 presentations, including one through skype from Kathmandu by Prashant Jha, Nepal-based journalist and author of the acclaimed 2014 Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal (on the government response). Also speaking will be U of T doctoral candidate Anil Bhattarai (on resilient housing) and U of T postdoctoral fellow Deepak Pant (on resilient communities)
Please see the agenda below. All welcome!
ASHA TORONTO Meeting
Date: Wednesday May 27
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Venue: 108N at Munk School, University of Toronto
AGENDA
1. Report on activities that have followed from the last meeting.
2. Announcement of upcoming fundraising programs or events.
A. Strategies for getting Big Dollars/Companies
3. 6:30 pm: Skype talk by Prashant Jha on the Nepal government’s response. Talk will last 10 – 12 minutes.
4. Talk by Anil Bhattarai on resilient housing. Talk will last 10 – 12 minutes.
5. Talk by Deepak Pant on resilient communities, and the U of T’s 18-point guideline and its possible relevance to Nepal.
6. 7:20 pm: Half hour discussion on the government’s response and planning for resilient housing and communities.
7. A recap of any new activities and decisions that come out of the meeting.
Please feel free to invite others, including academic colleagues with interest in Nepal and engineers who are thinking about rebuilding in Nepal.
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