health
when young to live well, when old to die well
By bluerasberry on 2011-02-01
Mantu told me that we were going to Lonovala, which is some kind of retreat town near Mumbai but of higher altitude. We took a train there and at some point in the train ride we were able to look outside the window and see the city below us. In Lonovala we visited cliffsides, some […]
Posted in computer, health, India
By bluerasberry on 2011-01-31
I went on a date with Pradeep the next day. He had named some museums and said that we could go to Humsafar Trust. When I met up with him he asked me if I wanted to go to a clinic with him as he was due to get his third and last Hep B […]
Posted in gay stuff, health, HIV
By bluerasberry on 2010-10-22
Four times in one week I have heard the same story in different contexts. I am struck by the profundity of this problem, it being that there exists evidence that funding social wellness programs for children is both the simplest and most effective way to improve individual and societal health, and yet in America and […]
Posted in health, legal, presentation, religion, Seattle | Tagged politician, weapon
By bluerasberry on 2010-10-20
The University of Washington Alumni Association does these environmental lectures every year. The series is on Tuesday nights for eight weeks. Last year the talks were about coffee and I went to all of them and they were great. This year it is about top-level economic policy on food production, and the series is called […]
Posted in health, presentation, Seattle | Tagged lecture
By bluerasberry on 2010-08-07
The Seattle Century is a 100 mile bicycle tour organized this year as a fundraiser for Bikeworks, which is a non-profit organizing which promotes cycling for young people. There were participation levels for 50 and 100 miles; I did the 50 mile on July 31, the day of the event. Registration for the event was […]
Posted in health, non-profit, tour | Tagged ecotourism, fundraiser, sport
By bluerasberry on 2010-04-04
On Saturday April 3 I went to a conference sponsored by Supreme Master Ching Hai in UW’s Meany Hall. I found out about the conference from handbills and posters that were circulating around the neighborhood. It was advertised as a series of lectures on environmentalism, vegetarianism, sports fitness, and family fun on paper and on […]
Posted in health, non-profit, presentation, religion | Tagged environment, Hinduism, leader, lecture, logistics, proselytize, water
By bluerasberry on 2010-02-26
Seattle Biomed, which until a few months ago branded itself as SBRI for Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, regularly hosts public education sessions targeted at laymen. I went to a lecture series called “Global Health 101” which they hosted on Thursday, February 25. The format was that they had snacks and a social, then an introductory […]
Posted in education, encounter, health, non-profit, presentation | Tagged Belltown, global health, lecture, Seattle Biomed, wealth, wine
By bluerasberry on 2009-11-20
The fall conference for the HIV Vaccine Trials Network was here in Seattle November 16-18. This was my second time attending. Conferences like these really get me excited. Part of the fun is in meeting new people who have total expectation of basing a social relationship on the exchange of information. Sometimes I feel like […]
Posted in education, health, HIV, presentation, research, Seattle | Tagged conference, HVTN, vaccine
By bluerasberry on 2009-10-09
I went to a conference on eugenics organized by the University of Washington’s department of disability studies. The focus of the conference was the history of eugenics as applied to Washington state law and state-funded projects. The structure of the lecture was that about 8 historians were present on two panels. Each panel was introduced […]
Posted in health, rights, Seattle | Tagged delerium, prison, women's rights
By bluerasberry on 2009-09-18
On Tuesday September 16 from 9-10am immediately before opening I toured Insite’s facility in Vancouver. Insite is an organization which provides a location and equipment for persons wishing to inject themselves with illegal drugs such as heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine. Insite philosophy incorporates harm reduction models with both humanitarian and economical objectives. Insite for Community […]
Posted in drug, health, HIV, non-profit, research, rights, Vancouver | Tagged civil rights, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine