2009 Events Schedule

The 2010 schedule will be posted soon. Last years events gives an idea of the type of events held during Action Week.

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Check back for update for updates in case anything changes. If you are part of an organization that would like to sponsor an event, please contact Ben Buss [Lutheran Campus Ministry] at bbuss@gmu.edu or 703-829-0220.

Sunday 11/15:

Brown Bag Sunday, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Join Catholic Campus Ministry at the Bellarmine Chapel to make over 100 brown bag lunches and then bring them to homeless men and women in Washington, DC. RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: John More [Catholic Campus Ministry], jmore@gmu.edu

Monday 11/16:

HHAW Headquarters, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM – Get information on events & more in the North Plaza. Also, visit the Salvation Army "Canteen" vehicle by Southside to drop off non-perishible food donations and/or help prepare food for delivery to those who need it!

Faces of Homelessness Speakers’ Bureau, 5pm-6:30pm - Currently or formerly homeless men and women from the National Coalition for the Homeless will share their stories and take questions about their experience in SUB1 Patriots' Lounge. Learn more about what homelessness is really like from people who have been there. RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: Ben Buss [Lutheran Campus Ministry], bbuss@gmu.edu, 703-829-0220

Interactive Program with Carrie Miller, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM - An experiential opportunity to experience the difficulty families have in paying off bills and the priorities they raise, and ultimately how easy it is for a family to end up on the street. Facilitated by Carrie Miller of the Wesley Housing Development Corporation in JC meeting room B (3rd floor). RSVP today! This program can only take a maximum of 30 students, so email Rebecca Shore [Hillel-Jewish Students Group] at rshore@gmu.edu to secure your spot! After 30 RSVPs, you will be added to a waitlist. Don't delay; RSVP today! Also, Facebook event.

Tuesday 11/17:

A New Capitalism? 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM - Social Innovators’ Panel in the JC Cinema discussing innovation entrepreneurship as a form of poverty alleviation and cultural/personal expression with experts from Empowered Women International and Making Cents International. (For HHAW and Global Entrepreneurship Week.) RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: Whitney Burton [Mason ChangeMakers], burtonrenewhitney@gmail.com

Student Leadership Social Entrepreneurship Panel, 12:00 PM - 3 PM - Discover strategies for mobilizing action/commitment and highlighting student initiatives and a panel of regional experts in the JC Cinema. (For HHAW and Global Entrepreneurship Week.) RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: Whitney Burton [Mason ChangeMakers], burtonrenewhitney@gmail.com

Film Screening & Discussion, 4pm-6pm - Watch and discuss "The Homeless Home Movie" with Katie Tressel of the Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless in JC meeting room C (3rd floor). RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: Ben Buss [Lutheran Campus Ministry], bbuss@gmu.edu, 703-829-0220

Wednesday 11/18:

Social Innovation Simulation, 4:30pm-6pm - Arrive on-time at JC meeting room G (3rd floor) to be assigned to a 'place' with resources and challenges. Then work together to come up with innovative solutions. Then a social entrepreneur will share a solution. (For HHAW and Global Entrepreneurship Week.) RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: Whitney Burton [Mason ChangeMakers], burtonrenewhitney@gmail.com

Social Justice U, 6:20 PM - 8:00 PM - Learn about hunger, homelessness, and housing here in Virginia from the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, and about how you can effectively advocate change in Richmond! Here is the agenda for the event. In the JC Bistro. RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: Peter Fontneau [United College Ministries], pfontneau@cox.net, 703-440-9628

Hopping for Haiti, CANCELED - This event has been canceled for this year. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Thursday 11/19:

HHAW Headquarters, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM – *** Moved to JC Kiosk C *** Get information on events & more! Drop off non-perishible food donations for delivery to those who need it!

Thursday Night Supper, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM – Join Catholic Campus Ministry at the Bellarmine Chapel for a Thursday Night Supper focused on the problem of homelessness in Fairfax. Dave Larrabee, Director of the Lamb Center homeless day shelter in Fairfax, and one of the Lamb Center's homeless clients will speak about their experiences and ways we can all help our homeless neighbors. A simple PB&J dinner begins at 5:30 PM with speakers to follow. TNS will end by 7:00 PM. RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: John More [Catholic Campus Ministry], jmore@gmu.edu

Sleep out, 10:00 PM - overnight until Friday at 7:00 AM - We challenge the whole community to spend a night outside on the North Plaza and experience a glimpse of what homelessness means to so many men and women. Meet in the North Plaza at 10:00 PM, and bring whatever you’ll need to stay warm until morning. Rain, snow, or clear skies (Rain location is under the overhang between Robinson A&B.) RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: Ben Bennett [Cru], bbennet5@gmu.edu

Friday 11/20:

HHAW Headquarters, CANCELED

Last day for the donation drives (click for drop-off locations).

Saturday 11/21:

Help the Homeless Walk, 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM – Join AEPi, Hillel, and Nashim and tens of thousands of other people: Fight homelessness by participating in the Help the Homeless Walkathon on the National Mall to help prevent and end homelessness in our region! Pre-register by 5PM on Thursday to walk at http://www.helpthehomelessdc.org (as beneficiary please select Wesley Housing Development Corporation of Northern Virginia - VA040, who is dedicated to affordable housing in the area). Transporation arrangements can be worked out on the wall of the Facebook event. Contact: Rebecca Shore [Hillel], rshore@gmu.edu

Sorting Donated Food, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM - Sorting donated food at the Salvation Army - Fairfax on Ox Rd for distribution before Thanksgiving. Transportation available from the Sandy Creek Shuttle Stop at 8:30 AM. RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: Timothy Jo [Salvation Army Student Fellowship], Tim_Jo@uss.salvationarmy.org, 202-497-4268

Turkey Outreach Thanksgiving dinner handout, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM - Join The Gathering as we help families in Lincoln Heights, DC celebrate Thanksgiving by passing out free Turkey Dinners. Lunch will be provided for those who register through this link. Our Mission is to Hand-deliver all 300 boxes to families in Lincoln Heights and share the love of Christ in a very practical way this Thanksgiving! We need your help to make this mission possible! If you would like to volunteer PLEASE go to this website to register so we know you are coming! This event page is for students attending George Mason University or others in the area willing to serve. Rides will be provided from the GMU Starbucks at 9:15 AM for those that are unable to drive and are in Fairfax. This is part of McLean Bible Church's “Turkey Outreach” program – which helps feed thousands of people during Thanksgiving. Contact: Diana [Gathering], dmcgeoug@gmu.edu

Reading of The Rivers and Ravines with food collection, 8:00 PM. - Theater of the First Amendment Celebrates Community, featuring a staged reading of The Rivers and Ravines, written and directed by Heather McDonald, at theSPACE (3955 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030), in the Old Town Plaza retail complex. Free parking. Pedestrian entrance is on North Street. Tickets are Pay-What-You-Can at the door and TFA will collect non-perishable food items to benefit Food for Others, a local food bank based in Fairfax. Set during the farm crisis of the early 1980's, the play celebrates the hope and spirituality of a community facing economic hardship. TFA's revisiting of The Rivers and Ravines is sure to resonate as a modern parable for our time. The evening will include a pre-show reception at 7:00pm and a brief discussion with Ms. McDonald after the reading. RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: Kristin Johnsen-Neshati [TFA], kneshati@gmu.edu

Sunday 11/22:

CROP Walk, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - We Walk Because They Walk. CROP Hunger Walks make a difference locally and around the world. In 2008 Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty held more than 1680 CROP Hunger Walks and raised over $17.1 million.
The Burke CROP Hunger Walk is traditionally supported by approximately twenty congregations in and around the Burke-Springfield-Fairfax-Clifton area. Twenty-five percent of the funds raised goes to local agencies: Ecumenical Community Helping Others and Western Fairfax Christian Ministries. Seventy-five percent goes to Church World Service for self-help development, emergency needs and addressing root causes of poverty in the United States and around the world.
This year's Burke walk starts at Living Savior Lutheran Church on Ox Road south of George Mason at 2 pm, November 22, crosses campus and ends at Fairfax Presbyterian Church around 4 pm.
Get registration packet at HHAW HQ or walk on the web at www.cropwalkonline.org

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