News presentation on for Monday, Nov 24

1. How climate change hits India’s poor
2. Computers pile up in Ghana dump

News Presentations for Monday, November 24th

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2. Here

News presentation on Wednesday, Nov 19

1.Here
2. Here

And another one for discussion- on the brain drain

Read this.
So, what now? Boycott Shoppers Drug Mart to make a public statement? Although maybe they do make a point about trying to fulfil their domestic mission.

Media- discussion

This image got a lot of publicity, and won a Pulitzer Prize. It put Sudan on the map, as far as the regular public goes. Effecitve? Too drastic? Post thoughts below.
In a totally different vein, Oxfam’s video “The Luckiest Nut in the World” talks about how the Structural Adjustment Programs affected developing countries. It’s pretty [...]

News presentation on Monday, Nov 17

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Guidelines for the Term Paper

Here are some guidelines for the paper:
- 8 to 12 pages long
- At least 7 references, with at least 3 academic sources
- Separate bibliography page
- Citation of all your claims
- Cover Page with Name, Topic and Student Number
- Don’t put your name/student number on every page as a header
- Use the Rubric to make sure [...]

Dr. Orbinski talk- discussion

Since we are running short of class time, I thought we could have a discussion on Dr. Orbinski’s talk here. Did anyone want to talk about any of the points he brought up?
I think an excellent point was the effect of climate change on health care. It’s not something we discussed in class, but it [...]