Upcoming event that may be of interest. *From:*Minority_Health@unc.edu [mailto:Minority_Health@unc.edu] *Sent:* Friday, February 05, 2016 11:07 AM *To:* Minority Health Project announcements *Subject:* [mhpannounce] Coming Feb 26: Interactive Webcast from the UNC Minority Student Caucus' 37th Annual Minority Health Conference cid:image002.jpg@01D15ED5.6EF88200 Please join us for the *interactive webcast* of the 18th Annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture from the 37th Annual Minority Health Conference <http://minorityhealth.web.unc.edu> presented by the Minority Student Caucus, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. */In Solidarity: The Role of Public Health in Social Justice/* Founded in 1977, the Minority Health Conference aims to raise awareness regarding health disparities and mobilize students, academics, researchers, and community members to take action for change. This year's theme explores the intersection of public health and social justice. The conference will highlight opportunities for public health researchers and practitioners and social justice advocates to learn from each other and identify best practices for prioritizing minority health and fostering inclusive strategies for change. */The 18^th annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture /**will be presented by Crystallee Crain., Ph.D*., educator, small business owner, and advocate for human rights. Although the conference is full, you can still hear Dr. Crain’s lecture in an *interactive webcast, with live captioning and questions via email, Facebook, and Twitter.* *_Information about Dr. Crain and the conference, including a 3-minute video history, are at minorityhealth.web.unc.edu <http://minorityhealth.web.unc.edu/>_* *Interactive webcast Friday, February 26, 2016, 2:00-3:30pm EST*. *_Please register for the webcast at _*http://minorityhealth.web.unc.edu/conference/keynote-webcast/*The webcast will be recorded*.*Advance registration is recommended. * *Interested in hosting a partner conference?*** Partner conferences arrange a group viewing with additional activities such as a discussion, speakers’ panel, or additional presentations at their school or organization. For information about partner conferences, write to*mhc.broadcast(a)gmail.com <mailto:mhc.broadcast@gmail.com>* or visit theWebcast webpage <http://minorityhealth.web.unc.edu/conference/keynote-webcast/>. Please share this announcement with your colleagues and friends! Best regards, Vic Schoenbach, http://go.unc.edu/vjs Visit my *“virtual library” on social justice and equality,* http://go.unc.edu/sjae *Featured events in 2016*: *February 19, 2016*: Inaugural *Diversity in Stem Conference* hosted by UNC Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, in collaboration with the Chancellor’s Science Scholars Program and the Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity. http://diversity.unc.edu/spring-diversity-experience-to-discuss-practices-i… *February 26, 2016: Interactive webcast by Crystallee Crain* from the**37^th Annual Minority Health Conference (see above), http://go.unc.edu/mhc <http://go.unc.edu/mhc>** ** *February 27, 2016*: 20^th Annual UNC Law Conference on Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity, */Cruel and Unusual: How the United States Punishes Persons with Mental Illness/*. More information at http://studentorgs.law.unc.edu/crcge/ *June 7, 2016*: *22nd National Health Equity Research Webcast*, topic: */TBA/* (1:30-4:00pm ET. More information soon, at http://go.unc.edu/nherw <http://go.unc.edu/nherw>)** *June 21, 2016*: American College of Epidemiology (free) 2016 Minority Affairs Committee Annual Workshop, */Closing the US Health Disparities Gap: An International and National Epidemiological Perspective/* at the Epidemiology Congress of the Americas, Miami FL. (8:30am-12:30pm ET. More information soon, athttp://www.acepidemiology.org/) *Visit www.minority.unc.edu <http://www.minority.unc.edu> for archived webcasts*from the annual Minority Health Conference and the National Health Equity Research Webcast, including presentations by Pamela Jumper Thurman, Frank Perez, Leon Andrews Jr., William Darity, Jr., Anthony Peguero, Melina Healey, Gary Flowers, Gail Christopher, Sarah Kastelic, Portia Kennel, Yvette Sanchez Fuentes, Victor Schoenbach, Leandris Liburd, Brian Smedley, Camara Jones, Ronny Bell, Aida Giachello, Nina Wallerstein, Ana Diez Roux, Krista Perreira, Jeffrey Henderson, Bonnie Duran, Mayra Alvarez, Ralph Forquera, Tony Whitehead, Robert Fullilove, Reginald Weaver, Dina Castro, Nicholas Freudenberg, Lillian Sparks, Barbara Wallace, Claudia Baquet, Spero Manson, Abel Valenzuela, Frank Wong, Nancy Krieger, Karina Walters, Gilbert Gee, Luisa Borrell, David Williams, Joseph Graves, Jr., Michael Bird, and many others. Highly recommended*:***www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/san-francisco-schools-transfor… <http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/san-francisco-schools-transformed-power-meditation-n276301> (3 min.) Please join me in supporting the David Lynch Foundation <http://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/>, www.davidlynchfoundation.org/ <http://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/> ________________