A very important aspect of AID besides project reviews and fund generation is the component of outreach and awareness. We have, as an organization, evolved through our learning and experiences with projects we participate in, and with it our volunteers have themselves re-tuned their thinking based on new knowledge. We believe it is critical to make this knowledge accessable to the public since we live in a "data" rich world, but not necessarily an "information" rich one... our practical experiences with projects and our forums add an awareness component and we make a contribution to the areas of social development.

2008

+ May 13, 2008: Vigil For Release of Dr. Binayak Sen
+ Jun 3, 2008: Talk: Bread or Freedom: Can we have both? by Dr. Ilina Sen (Dr. Binayak Sen's wife)
+ Jun 14, 2008: Talk: Nothing as Trash - only misplaced resources by AID Saathi, C. Srinivasan about his work in Vellore, India.
+ Jul 20, 2008: Talk: "My Encounters with Poverty" by retired Professor, Anand Chakravarti, retired sociology Professor from Delhi School of Economics
+ Aug 13, 2008: Talk by Dr. Yogesh Jain and Dr. Raman Kataria from Jan Swastha Sahyog about the health care crisis in Chhatisgarh, India
+ Nov 8, 2008: AID Saathi, Malika will share her experiences as a social activist and sarpanch of Uttarkhand Van Panchayat
+ Nov 13, 2008: Talk by Ashish Kothari "Globalization and the crisis of environmental governance in India" from Kalpavriksh
+ Dec 1, 2008: Film Screening: Word on Water with film director, Sanjay Kak
+ Dec 6, 2008: Bhopal Mela 2008
+ Dec 9, 2008: Vigil for Mumbai

2007

+ Jan 16 - Feb 3, 2007: First Annual MIT Environmental Film Festival
+ Jan 22, 2007 : Talk: We All Live In Bhopal: by AID Jeevansaathi, Rachna Dhingra
+ Mar 3, 2007: AID Holi Festival
+ May 13, 2007: AID General Body Meeting and 10 year celebration of AID Boston with keynote speakers, Balaji Sampath (AID Jeevansaathi) and Kalpana Karunakaran
+ Jun 16, 2007: AID Boston Trivia Quiz Bowl - Join us in this biggest quizzing event in the Northeast - Match wits with the like-minded in this trivia contest
+ Jun 17, 2007: Talk: Hope & Despair - Survival of Indian Tigers by Ms. Anjana Gosain

2006

+ Jan 24, 2006: Balaji Sampath & AID Chennai win MIT technovator award
+ Jan 28, 2006: Tabling at IAGB Republic Day
+ Mar 19, 2006: Documentary: The Name of the Disease - sceening by filmmakers, Dr. Abhijit Banerjee (MIT PovertyLab) and Dr. Arundhati Banerjee (MIT India Program)
+ Apr. 23, 2006 Talk: "Jaal, Jungle, Zameen Aur Khaneej- Community Ownership over Natural Resources" by SR Hiremath
+ July 3, 2006: WorldFellowship Invitation to AID Boston: Talk About Sustainable Development and People's Movement in India
+ July 23, 2006: Talk: "Women's Empowerment and Child Welfare" by Mrs. PV Sandhaya
+ July 23, 2006: Annual Uttaranchal Conference & Cultural Celebrations
+ Jul 30, 2006: AID Boston Visits Many Hands Organic Farm
+ Aug 13, 2006: Indian Greater Association For Boston - Tabling Events by AID Boston
+ Sept 9, 2006: AID General Body Meeting 2006
+ Sept 13, 2006: AID Jeevansaathis, Ravi and Aravinda will be sharing their experiences on alternative technology and Sustainable Livelihood
+ Sept 18, 2006: Annual Picnic – Local South Asian Developmental Group Picnic
+ Sept. 25, 2006 Talk: "Making Democracy Work: People's Participation and the Right to Information in a struggle for equality and justice" - AID Jeevansaathi, Kamayani
+ Nov 22, 2006: AID Saathi and 2006 Magsaysay Award Winner, Arvind Kejriwal discusses Fighting corruption with Right to Information
+ Nov 5, 2006: AID Boston Participation in Diwali-Eid Mela
+ Dec 2, 2006: 22nd Anniversary of Bhopal Chemical Disaster

2005

+ Feb 4 , 2005 : Nationwide Tsunami Candle Light Vigil
+ Mar 1, 2005: Talk: Housing The Urban Poor by Professor Bishwapriya Sanyal
+ Mar 3, 2005: Talk By Rajan Sharma (Bhopal Tragedy Lawyer)
+ Mar 14, 2005: "Globalizing Inequality" by Journalist, P.Sainath
+ Mar 15, 2005: Talk: Project Prakash (Prof. Pawan Sinha)
+ Apr 7, 2005 : Talk by Mike Levien who worked with grassroots community development initiatives in the U.S. and Central America and a year in India working with the Narmada Bachao Andolan
+ Apr 20, 2005: Talk by Father Thomas Kocherry on "Globalization and The Tsunami"
+ Jun 4, 2005: Talk by Dr. Ganesh Devy on What does Development Mean?
+ Jun 12, 2005 : Talk by Chandra Anil from AID Chennai on ground realities of Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation
+ Jun 26, 2005: AID Boston and Children's Mela in Shishu Bharati
+ Jul 9, 2005: AID General Body Meeting - This is how you helped!
+ July 31, 2005: Ustad Rashid Khan Concert with Learnquest
+ Sept 29, 2005: Visions of Kerala Exhibition : George Oommen - supporting AID Boston projects
+ Oct 7, 2005: Talk: Women, Religion, Violence and Social Justice by Swami Agnivesh
+ Nov 5, 2005: AID Boston New Volunteer Orientation 2005
+ Nov 12, 2005: Talk: Large Dams in Northeast India: Issues and Concern by Neeraj Vagholikar from Kalpavriksh
+ Nov 15, 2005: Documentary Film screening: Outside Mercy presented by Payal Parekh
+ Nov 26, 2005: AID Thanksgiving Potluck with AID Saathi, Michael Mazgaokar who discusses his experiences on grassroots rural development in Mozda, Gujarat
+ Dec 2, 2005 : Candlelight Vigil for 21st Anniversary of Bhopal

2004

+ Feb 17 , 2004: Antakshari / Dinner at MIT
+ Jun 12, 2004: Annual AID General Body Meeting with Mr. P. Chenniah, an activist and leader involved in the struggle to implement land reform in India.
+ Sept 9, 2004: Talk by Dr Balu from SVYM in Karnataka
+ Nov 21, 2004: Talk by Devindra Sharma: Hungry for Justice: Food Sovereignty In the Biotech Era

2003

+ Oct 1, 2003: Screening of Drowned Out Movie with Director, Franny Armstrong
+ Nov 23, 2003: A Terrible Beauty is Born: Arjun Raina - Khelkali Dancer - Performance at MIT
+ Dec 23, 2003: "Hunting Warren Anderson" - Documentary on Bhopal Gas Tragedy