WELCOME NEW LOYOLA STUDENTS!

To all prospective Loyola University students: Thank you for stopping by to talk to us this weekend at the university org fair. We hope to see you in the fall! Stay up to date with IC meetings and events by checking the blog (www.invisibleconflicts.blogspot.com) and the website (www.invisibleconflicts.org) And feel free to email us with any questions or to learn more about your future with IC at www.invisibleconflicts.loyola@gmail.com. If you live in the Chicago area, we encourage you to attend upcoming Invisible Conflicts events this semester to meet members, hang out at Loyola and see what IC is all about!

SEE YOU SOON!

Rescue From The Ruins

Join us TOMORROW NIGHT to a special viewing of the documentary by Loyolas own, Professor John Goheen. "RESCUE FROM THE RUINS" will be shown tomorrow Monday, Feb 22nd, in Finnegan Auditorium, from 5-7pm. See you there!

BENEFIT SHOW, THIS FRIDAY!

The 3rd annual IC Benefit Show is here! Join us this Friday, February 5th at The Beat Kitchen to support the kids of the Dwan Madiki Partnership in Uganda, and to hear some awesome bands, including:

Killer Whale

Jane Thatcher

The Calumet Reel

Terrior Bute

Doors are at 8:30, and the show starts at 9PM. Tickets are $10 and the show is 17 & up. Buy your tickets at the door, or HERE. 

The proceeds directly benefit the 20 kids of the Dwan Madiki Partnership, and help to pay for the educational expenses. Learn more about Dwan Madiki at the Invisible Conflicts website, HERE.

See you there!

Why Didn't You Hear About Haiti...?

INVISIBLE CONFLICTS PRESENTS: 

Speakers Forum on the Past, Present and Future of Haiti

Why didn't you hear about Haiti before January 12th? Come join us on Monday, February 1st in Finnegan Auditorium at 8PM to find out why the situation in Haiti is an invisible conflict. 

Speakers include:

Dr. John Dongohue, a history professor at Loyola University. Dr. Dongohue will be speaking about Haiti in a historical context, and will explain why the nation was nearly destroyed by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake - the same magnitude quake which only killed 63 people in San Francisco in 1989. 

Dr. Goheen is a film professor at Loyola, and was recently in Haiti. He will be speaking of his experience in the country and describing its modern day situation.

Invite your friends to the Facebook event HERE.

Tragedy in Haiti - What YOU Can do to Help

STAND WITH HAITI

Donate to Partners In Health to help those affected by the earthquake in Haiti, and stay posted for IC fundraising events in the upcoming week for the survivors of this humanitarian disaster.

Visit the Partners In Health website HERE to learn more about the organization and find out what you can do to help. 

Visit the BBC website HERE to read more about the ongoing crisis and Haiti, and to view images of the catastrophic damage, and rescue efforts. 

The thoughts and efforts of Invisible Conflicts members are with the victims of the earthquake, and those struggling to help them. 

IC PLUNGE 2009 - THANK YOU!

THE IC PLUNGE IS HERE!

The IC Plunge is tomorrow, December, 5, 2009!

Tomorrow, we will jump into Lake Michigan to raise money for 100 kids in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo! Check out the day's schedule:

12:00 P.M. Registration 
(Crown Center, Loyola University - 1001 W Loyola Ave)

1:00 P.M. Costume Judging

1:15 P.M. Plunge
(Hartigan Beach - Albion & Lake Michigan)

1:16 – 1:59 P.M. Warm Up
with Towels, Changing area, 
HOT food and drinks steps from the lake

2:00 P.M. Melt Down Party and reception 
Featuring a costume contest, art, dance performances, and free food
(Crown Center)

It only costs $20 to plunge (although you are encouraged to raise as much in donations as you can!), and 100% of our donations go to the education of 100 kids in the Dwan Madiki Partnership and ELIMU.

You can download your IC Plunge packet at http://invisibleconflicts.org/content/ic-plunge.
Donations can be made through Paypal - a link is provided at http://invisibleconflicts.org/donate- and checks should be made out to ELIMU Foundation.

For more information, visit http://invisibleconflicts.org/.

You can also listen to us on Chicago's Public Radio Station WBEZ. We were featured on their program Worldview this past Thursday!  A link to the podcast can be found here:http://www.wbez.org/content.aspx?audioID=38536.

Our goal for the Plunge is $15,000.

We can do it! Get pumped!