EVENTS

COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE:

Ideas for Social Changes through Technology

An informal exchange of ideas on technology to empower women

Hosted by Friends of Adhunika

DATE: Oct 21, Tuesday

LOCATION: Room # 305 (3rd Floor Russell Hall), Teachers College, Columbia University

525 West 120th street
New York - NY - 10027

TIME: 6:30-8:00 pm

ADMISSION: FREE for Friends of Adhunika

RSVP: events@adhunika.org

Bring a Valid ID to enter the building.

Light refreshment will be served.

Please join us to an exciting evening to share your ideas to empower women globally.

The discussion will be led by Sharmin Banu, a board of director & blogger of Adhunika. Sharmin holds a BS in Computer Science & Engineering from BUET, MS in Computer Science & Applications from Virginia Tech. She came to US for her Masters in 1997. She has been working with Microsoft for over 7 years & is a SDET lead. She is married and a proud mother of 5 year old daughter.

HEROES AMONG US:
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL SERIES WITH LUBNA MARIUM

JOIN US & Learn about dance in Bangladesh, & dance as she has seen it through the years
DATE: August 5th, 2008
          TIME: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
WHERE: Baruch College, Corner of Lexington Ave and 24th street
          10th floor (Economic and Finance department)
          Room number VC 10-215
TICKET: FREE, OPEN FOR FRIENDS OF ADHUNIKA
RSVP: events@adhunika.org by August 3rd
EVENT COORDINATOR: Dr. Kyoko Mona, Muna Shams & Shahnaz Yousuf
RELATED: Lubna Marium, Solace

COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE:

• TAKE CONTROL & PREVENT DIABETES
  @ NYU School of Medicine, Room: Smilow B, Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm, May 15th, 2008

Partnered with NYU School of Medicine's Center for the Study of Asian American Health
Speakers: Krittika Ghosh MSc, & Nadia Islam PhD
Krittika Ghosh MSc, is the Project Coordinator of D.R.E.A.M. Project
Nadia Islam, PhD is the Deputy Director of Research within the Center for the Study of Asian American Health
Event Coordinator: Shahnaz Yousuf, Sharmin Banu, Ferdous Oneza
Related: Take Control & Prevent Diabetes by Krittika Ghosh

• STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

@ Open Center, NYC, November 11, 2007
Partnered with Sakhi Gen2 
Event Coordinator: Sabrin Chowdhury, Faika Farzana & Shahnaz Yousuf

Related: Domestic Violence by Sabrin Chowdhury

 @ Darbar, NYC, October 25, 2007
Speakers: Dr. Purnima Naik, & Dr. Ilora Rafique
Dr. Purnima Naik is the Director of Health Education at Morris Heights Health Center in the Bronx, who spearheaded a monthly Women’s Health group for Bangladeshi descent

Dr. Ilora Rafique, a physician by profession, who shared her personal anecdotes as a child of a breast cancer survivor

Event Coordinator: Dinika Mirpuri, Labiba Ali, Shahnaz Yousuf

Related: Show You Care: Fight Breast Cancer by Shahnaz Yousuf

STORIES OF CHANGE, A Documentary by Simon and Sara
SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2008
TIME: 5:00-6:30 PM
FOLLOWED BY Q&A, MODERATED BY DR. DINA. M. SIDDIQI
LOCATION: PIONEER THEATER, 155 EAST 3RD STREET (BETWEEN AVENUE A & B), NYC
Related: Stories of Change
 

Co-hosted with Drishtipat, Sponsored by Club SANM, @ Queens, December 16, 2007
Co-hosted with Drishtipat & NYBAP, @ Pioneer Theater, NYC, May 5th, 2007
Related: Deshantori

SWADHINOTA (A Certain Liberation), Directed by Yasmin Kabir
Feb 27, 2007

Co-hosted with New York Arab & South Asian Film Festival (NYASAFF) @ NYC
Related: Ontorjatra & Swadhinota

PRESENTATION:
The Millennium Generation in Diaspora: Owning Our Future
@ Harvard University, Cambridge, December 2-3, 2006
Panel includes: Shahnaz Yousuf, Founder & President of Adhunika
Sponsored by The South Asia Initiative at Harvard University

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