School is in Section
Students are getting back into college, which means… events!
If you are in the east coast (Via. LiNKorea)
LiNK NYC Fashion Show!
September 9, 2006The New York City Chapter of LiNk is planning an upcoming fundraising event highlighting the designs of pH by Phillia, an emerging talent based in New York City. The evening will also include a silent auction featuring many fantastic items, including hotel giveaways from some of the most renowned hotels in New York City, vacation getaway packages, as well as designs from the evening’s fashion show. This intimate engagement is limited and is priced at $40 in advance and $60 at the door. All attendees will enjoy an open bar as well as assorted hors d’oeuvres, sushi, and other specialties.
Date: Saturday, September 9, 2006
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: The Arch
66 W. 39th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10018FOR TICKETS go to: www.linknyc.org/fashionshow2006
If you are in the west coast (Via. claremontlink)
Executive Director Adrian Hong will be speaking at the NUAC’s 5th Chasedae Conference in San Francisco this weekend, on a special panel regarding the state of the North Korean refugee crisis.
The conference theme is “The New Corea.” The NUAC, or the National Unification Advisory Council, is a constitutionally recognized organization of the Republic of Korea, created to devise and implement unification policy. The NUAC advises the President of Korea on unification policy, monitors inter-Korean relations, and counts over 17,000 opinion leaders in Korea and abroad as members.
And if you are in neither (Via. link_uiuc)
***Midwest’s Knitting Initiative
Action needed before: early Winter (in other words, ASAP¡ªspecific date TBA)Contact: ally@linkglobal.org
Help a North Korean feel your warmth & love for only a few bucks!
The famine in the 90s resulted in starving families, allowing a number of repercussions to follow: those within North Korea, those in hiding, and those trying to resettle. Every winter, North Korea faces harsh weather, with temperatures dropping well, and typically, below -10° F. This, along with lack of food and other natural resources, many North Koreans face natural deaths¡ªand most times, in the millions.
Because of this, North Koreans are constantly in need of warmth, particularly for the children, to at least bear with the biting cold. For this reason, the United States’ Midwest Region of LiNK is starting a Knitting Initiative. We need hats, mittens/gloves and most importantly, scarves! We ask anybody and everybody to help, including asking school programs (Jr. High, University) and other individuals. For now, the following criteria are needed:
- Dark colors (black, dark navy/midnight blue, dark grey/charcoal)
- The warmest material you can find (wool, etc.)
- Different patterns are encouraged
- Sets (matching hat, gloves/mittens, scarf) encouraged
So far, these articles of clothing will be sent to the Project: Safe Haven shelters, meaning we will need about 100 pieces of each before early winter. We will announce any and all updates (change in numbers, etc.) on this Project as it continues to progress.
No task is too small for a purpose so grand! Please contact ally@linkglobal.org if you or anyone you know would like to participate or if you are would like to help mobilize this project with knitting sessions, workshops, etc. within your area or campus.
As always, I will be crawling through the sites for events throughout the year. But if you want to submit an event, shoot me an e-mail.
