A REFUGEE CAMP IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
Doctors Without Borders
In September and October 2007, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans
Frontières (MSF) will be taking its outdoor educational exhibit A
Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City to Milwaukee, Chicago,
Minneapolis, Houston, and Dallas.
Chicago
Grant Park, Chicago (Butler Field)
September 19-23, 2007, 9am-5:30pm
A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City
Guided by MSF aid workers, visitors are asked to imagine that they are
among the millions of people fleeing violence and persecution in, for
example, Afghanistan, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, or
Sudan.
The exhibit is made up of materials used by MSF in its emergency
medical work around the world, including emergency refugee housing, a
food distribution tent, water pump, health clinic, vaccination tent,
therapeutic feeding center, and a cholera treatment center.
It addresses questions such as:
Will I be safe?
What will I eat?
How do I find water?
Can I get medical care?
Where will I live?
Learn more about the issues refugees and internally displaced persons
(IDPs) face with this interactive guide.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. If you are planning to come
with a group of 15 or more please schedule a group visit for your city:
Milwaukee, Chicago, Minneapolis, Houston, or Dallas.
Individuals are welcome without reservations.
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/education/refugeecamp/home/
Chicago
Grant Park, Chicago (Butler Field)
September 19-23, 2007, 9am-5:30pm
Please allow 40-60 minutes for the tour.
Reservations are recommended for groups of 15 or more.
Related Events
On The Medical Frontlines:
Ira Glass in Conversation with Doctors Without Borders
Ira Glass, host of Chicago Public Radio's This American Life, takes the
stage with executive director Nicolas de Torrenté and fellow aid
workers.
Wednesday, September 19, 6:30pm
Harold Washington Library Center
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Lower Level
400 South State Street
Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in the Developing World
Doctors Without Borders joins legal experts to discuss how patents,
compulsory licenses, and international trade agreements affect access to
medicines.
Thursday, September 20, 3-5pm
DePaul University College of Law
1 East Jackson Boulevard, Room 8005
RSVP: email vshifrin@depaul.edu or call 312-362-8415
Interested in working with Doctors Without Borders overseas?
Put Your Ideals into Practice: Logistics, Technical, Financial, and
Administrative Staff
Not Only Doctors at Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders needs logistics, construction, administration,
and supply experts. One out of every three Doctors Without Borders aid
workers is a logistician, administrator, or other non-medical
specialist. These are the people who dig wells and rehabilitate
hospitals, transport medical kits to emergencies, negotiate security
agreements in conflict zones, hire staff, manage budgets...and much
more.
Register Online
NOTE: Due to building security requirements at this venue, participants
must register by 3:30pm CST on Monday, September 17 to be admitted.
Attendees must bring photo ID to enter the building.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:30-8pm
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
71 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
Put Your Ideals into Practice: Medical Staff
All prospective medical aid workers: join us for an evening
presentation and question and answer session to learn more about how you
can become part of Doctors Without Borders' field work. A Human
Resources Officer will be on hand to discuss requirements and
applications.
Register Online
Thursday, September 20, 2007, 6-7:30pm
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Lurie Building - Hughes Auditorium
303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611
