"Understanding poverty and what you can do to alleviate it"
                                
                                             by  BALAJI SAMPATH

When  -     Monday June 5, 7.30 pm
Where -    Packard Auditorium (Room 101)
                David Packard Electrical Engg Building,
                Stanford University
                For directions, see:
                http://www.stanford.edu/home/map/stanford_zoom_map.html?185,216

Lack of Education, ill-health, poor sanitation, women's oppression and many such problems are associated with poverty. But what is the cause for poverty? Why is it that a feudal culture often has poorer people? Why and how does inequality go hand in hand with poverty? Understanding poverty means understanding these connections.

Does such an understanding lead us towards solutions? What solutions? How to organise a mass movement for social change? This discussion will attempt to look at the above questions.

About the Speaker:
Balaji Sampath graduated with a Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1997. In his student days, he was an active member of the Association for India's development (AID) and was instrumental in starting AID chapters in many cities throughout the US. After graduating, he returned to India immediately and has taken up social work as his full-time career. He is supported by a fellowship from AID. His many thought-provoking articles on various social and developmental issues serve as a good source of inspiriration and education for the majority of AID volunteers.  He is a state-level coordinator of the Tamil Nadu Science Forum and recently, he has been appointed as the state convener of Tamil Nadu for the National Health campaign.

This event is FREE and all are WELCOME to attend. A voluntary token contribution to help defray costs of organizing the event is welcome. Please ask any AID volunteer about making a contribution.

For any questions you have, please contact Karuna at kmuthiah@us.oracle.com