You won’t want to miss this!
Chief of Police – Homicide Division Minas Gerais is our special guest for a very enlightening and informative evening… Click above for details and registration.
2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Picnic
Join us Saturday, 31 March - 12:00 – 16:00 Pampulha Ecological Park
“Here comes Peter Cotton Tail, hopping down the bunny trail.
Hippity-hoppity, Easter’s on it’s way”
Spring has sprung and Easter is just around the corner. Time for
Minas International’s SECOND ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT and PICNIC!
Food, Fun and Easter eggs!!
For more information CLICK HERE.
To register click below.
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Want to get involved?
We are holding an open planning session this Thursday, 15 March from 12:00-13:30 at Cafe Verdemar in the Diamond Mall. If you are interested in getting involved (or just want to come and have lunch with us) come on by!
We need help in…
- Planning and organizing events (both social and serious!)
- Website development/maintenance
- Marketing and Public Relations
If you can’t make it on Thursday but still want to get involved CLICK HERE.
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Time to party!
Calling all ghosts and goblins, young and old!!
Join us for our first ever Minas International Halloween Party!
Come celebrate all the fun of Halloween — bobbing for apples, jack-o-lanterns, spooks, games, ghoulish snacks, sweets, and of course costumes!
The party is open to kids and adults.
Prizes will be awarded for best costume, so get creative!
Click here for details and registration!
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We had some great…
TRASH TALK!
What a fantastic time we had on Tuesday, 2 August at Status Chopperia and Grille in Savassi for Patrick McAnaney’s Trash Talk presentation. Over 50 people from 11 countries joined us for an evening of education, networking and plain ole fun. It was an event truly representing the spirit of Minas International’s mission of Globalizing Locally.
The Wrap-Up
Patrick McAnaney, a Fulbright scholar in Brazil, talked about the role of organizations of pickers in solid waste management. He began with an overview of the current
CLICK HERE to view the presentation
environmental and social situation in Brazil and went on to talk about the history of picker associations and cooperatives. Patrick explained the organizational model of these groups and gave a visual tour of a sorting warehouse run by a picker cooperative. In closing he provided analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing this movement, focusing on political, economic and managerial issues.
Patrick McAnaney
IF YOU MISSED US THIS TIME
BE SURE TO JOIN US NEXT TIME!
Join us for a little…
TRASH TALK!
Tuesday, 2 August – 18:30
At STATUS Chopperia & Grill in the heart of Savassi
We’ve all seen them… the guys who pull those monsterously full carts of trash up and down the steep hills and through traffic at all hours. Did you ever wonder…
- Where does the trash go?
- Do these folks make a living at this?
- Are they organized or is everyone out for themselves?
- Does the government sanction (or depend?) on these “trash pickers”?
Wonder no more!
Patrick McAnaney will help us sort it all out!
Patrick has been living in Minas Gerais and working with UFMG to research this phenomena of trash collecting. You may be surprised to learn it is a bigger business than you’ve ever imagined!
- When: Tuesday, 2 August, 18:30-20:30
- Where: Status Chopperia & Grill – Av. Getulio Vargas, 1238 Savassi
- Cost: FREE with PRE-registration or R$ 5.00 at the door.
Come prepared to eat, drink, network and be entertained!
50% off ALL menu items and drinks* from 17:00-20:00.
LIVE Piano music and singer!
Parking lot adjacent to building.
CLICK HERE for full event details
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Coffee Chat PICS
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We had a great time at the Coffee Chat! A terrific group of folks joined as Minas International community member Judy Robbe graciously opened her home to us. The conversations were as diverse as the countries represented … England, Phillipines, Brazil, USA, Russia, Canada. It was a great opportunity to network both personally and professionally.
Stay tuned as we’ll be offering another informal get together in a few weeks…
