The Sujal M. Parikh Memorial Symposium for Health and Social Justice honors a former University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS) student who passed away in October 2010 after a road accident in Uganda where he was conducting AIDS research as an NIH-Fogarty Clinical Research Scholar. In his short life, Sujal held leadership positions in several U-M, national, and international organizations, earning the respect and admiration of colleagues around the world. A passionate believer in the collective power of committed individuals to advance health and social justice, Sujal leveraged his networks within these organizations to make each of them stronger.  Shortly after Sujal’s death, his parents, friends, classmates, and representatives of the numerous global health organizations to which Sujal contributed, established a fund in his memory, with the hope that funds collected would be used to provide support for the kinds of issues and causes about which he was so passionate. The annual Sujal Symposium for Health and Social Justice began as a collaborative effort among friends and colleagues and is the major initiative supported by the memorial fund. Sujal’s unique gift for bringing people together in pursuit of common goals inspired the goals of the symposium, which include raising awareness of the role that health professionals play in the broader community to improve health equity and social justice, as well as serving as a “call to action” to get others involved in learning and service opportunities. In advance of the Symposium, we are hosting the Health Equity SOUP Dinner.  SOUP dinners are microgranting opportunities that celebrate and support meaningful local projects and initiatives, like yours. Attendees (150-200) receive a meal and a vote and hear pitches about various groups' missions, endeavors, and goals. A presenter from each organization has five minutes to share their story -- via powerpoint, pamphlets, poster, whatever -- and answer three questions from the audience. At the event, attendees eat, talk, share resources, and vote on the project they think benefits the community the most. At the end of the night, we count the ballots and, while the winner goes home with the largest portion of the money raised to help them carry out and/or continue their project, every participating organization will receive a percentage: 30% for 1st place, 20% for 2nd place, 10% for 3rd and 4th places, and 5% for the remaining six organizations.