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November 28, 2017

SHOWING LOVE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

This past year, MISSSEY partnered with the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program and the California Adolescent Health Collaborative to create an opportunity for young women in Oakland to conduct a photovoice study on reproductive justice, sexual & reproductive health, relationships & community. This event is an exhibition of the produced photographic work, and a fundraiser for MISSSEY. Details: Saturday, December 9, 2017 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Athen B. Gallery (1525 Webster Street, Oakland, CA 94612)

November 20, 2017

The i4Y Child Marriage and Youth Empowerment Speaker Series continues with two more upcoming talks. Mark your calendars!
Join us on November 28th, 3:00-4:00 pm for the presentation 'Pathways to Choice: Delaying Marriage and Building Assets through Girls Education in Nigeria' by Daniel Perlman, PhD, Bixby Center and School of Public Health. Then join us again on December 5th, 2:00-3:00 pm for 'Child Marriage: Policies, Legal Frameworks and Accountability' by Ndola Prata, MD, MSc, Bixby Center, i4Y, School of Public Health; UC GHI Women's Health, Gender and Empowerment.

November 16, 2017

Counting all homeless youth today so we may no longer need to tomorrow

Check out the new op-ed by i4Y co-director Dr. Coco Auswald on the Berkeley blog!

November 3, 2017

i4Y Child Marriage and Youth Empowerment Speaker Series 11/7
Join us on Tuesday November 7th at 3pm for 'Child Marriage & Female Adolescent Health in Bihar, India,' presented by Anoop Jain, PhD candidate at UCB. Presentation will last 20 minutes, followed by discussion. This talk is part of the Innovations for Youth (i4Y) Child Marriage and Youth Empowerment Working Group speaker series to explore challenging questions related to child marriage and youth empowerment. Location: University Hall, Room 440 (with light refreshments). RSVP to i4Y@berkeley.edu. Stay tuned for future speaker information!

October 23, 2017

i4Y Child Marriage and Youth Empowerment Speaker Series
The Innovations for Youth (i4Y) Child Marriage and Youth Empowerment Working Group has begun a speaker series to explore challenging questions related to child marriage and youth empowerment. The first event is this Thursday, October 26th, 2:30-3:30pm, called 'Examining the relationship between schooling, early marriage, and pregnancy among adolescents in rural Honduras' presented by Erin Murphy-Graham, MSc, EdD, GSE and Alison Cohen, PhD, i4Y/SPH/GSE. Location: University Hall, Room 440 (with light refreshments). Presentations will last 20 minutes, followed by discussion. RSVP to i4Y@berkeley.edu.