Hi everyone,
Unfortunately we decided to postpone the party until Wednesday… still at noon in Classroom 1. Please come celebrate the end of a great semester with us and say goodbye to our 4th semester members! Pizza and drinks will be served.

Hello Ross PHR Members,

You are all invited to join us on Tuesday, July 31 at 12:00 in Classroom 1 for our end of semester Ross PHR Party. Pizza and refreshments will be served. We will be reflecting on our accomplishments this past semester and saying farewell to our departing 4th semester president and treasurer, Nick Fouladpour and Jake Behringer. Please come and say hello to all the other current Ross PHR members.

Also, please note our new officer positions for next semester:

President: Kendra Campbell
Treasurer: Monica Wilkins
Secretary: Laura Tommaso
International Health Policy Coordinator: David Zodda
International Health Policy Representative: Open
Dominican Affairs Coordinator: Doug Sherlock
Dominican Affairs Representative: Janelle Baker
Women’s Health Coordinator: John Richey
Women’s Health Representative: Open
Education and Awareness Coordinator: Adnan Lakhani
Education and Awareness Representative: Open

We will be looking for representatives to fill the open slots in the beginning of next semester, so please keep that in mind.

I look forward to seeing you all there.

Best,
Kendra Campbell
Ross PHR President

Please join us on Wednesday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Classroom 1 for our second Coffee Talk of this semester: “Gaza Strip.”

A refreshingly unfettered look at the Israeli-Palestinian situation in the occupied territory, Longley’s documentary is a unique experience, a film which gives a voice to a population largely ignored by the mainstream media. Shot almost entirely in a cinema vérité style and presented without narration, the film focuses on ordinary Palestinians rather than politicians and pundits. GAZA STRIP is an extraordinary and painful journey into the lives of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip struggling with the day-to-day trials of the Israeli occupation.

In January of 2001, Longley traveled to the occupied territory. His plan was to stay for two weeks to collect preliminary material for a documentary film on the Palestinian Intifada. It was during his stay that Ariel Sharon was elected as Israeli Prime Minister. As violence erupted around him, Longley threw away his return ticket and filmed for the next three months, acquiring nearly 75 hours of footage. GAZA STRIP follows a range of people and events following the election, including the first major armed incursion into “Area A” by IDF forces during this intifada. More observation than political argument, GAZA STRIP offers a rare look inside the stark realities of life under Israeli military occupation.

Click here for a PDF version of the flyer.

All PHR members!

We need volunteers to help out during our Purple Turtle party after the mini. We need people to sell drink tickets (easy job!) and to just hang out at the PBH pier and direct people to the boat. Please let me know when you could volunteer. Even if you can only volunteer for 30 minutes, that would help! Time slots are from 1:00 - 9:00 p.m., every half an hour.

Yes, I know that you will be busy celebrating the mini (aka drinking), but we really need your help!

Please just send me an email and let me know when you can sign up!

Thanks,
Kendra Campbell
Ross PHR

Have you been wondering how to unwind and relax after the mini? Well, Ross Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is having a Purple Turtle Beach Party and Boat Ride after the mini, and everyone is invited! If you’ve never been to the Purple Turtle, this is your opportunity to discover “the hottest venue you haven’t heard about!”

The event will take place from 1:00 p.m. until close, and it only costs $20 to attend (which supports all of Ross PHR’s projects).


The Party Features:

-Boat Ride to and from PBH and Purple Turtle* every 30 minutes with beverages (meet at the PBH pier and look for signs)
-Transports every 30 minutes from Ross Gates to Purple Turtle* (look for signs)
-Dance Contest with cash prizes
-Drinks/Soda/Juice
-Purple Turtle full menu
-Beach games
-Live DJ’s (DJ Rob and DJ Zach)

*The Purple Turtle is past Big Papas on the way to Cabrits

Proceeds support the following Ross PHR projects:

-Panzi Clinic in the Congo for victims of rape
-Kimberly fund for children with congenital defects
-Calls Center in Portsmouth
-Portsmouth Library Tutoring Program
-Campus human rights awareness
-Women’s health in Dominica

Click here for a PDF version of the flyer.