tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73230917364077666312024-03-13T01:17:43.801-07:00Parenting for PeaceBook reviews, resources and musings on peace education. A blog for teachers, child care providers and parents interested in developing a more peaceful world.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-18766128076710325552010-09-29T05:13:00.001-07:002010-09-29T05:13:27.385-07:00FW: Animals on the Loose This Weekend at Theater for Kids, Portland Stage<!--Copyright (c) 1996-2010 Constant Contact. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under a separate written agreement with Constant Contact, neither the Constant Contact software, nor any content that appears on any Constant Contact site, including but not limited to, web pages, newsletters, or templates may be reproduced, republished, repurposed, or distributed without the prior written permission of Constant Contact. 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Ages 4 - 10.</strong> </div> <div align="center"><strong> Call 774-1043 x117 or email </strong><a href="mailto:theaterforkids@portlandstage.org" shape="rect" target="_blank"><strong>theaterforkids@portlandstage.org</strong></a><strong> to reserve your spot.</strong></div></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></font></div></font></td></tr></table><a name="LETTER.BLOCK7" /><table style="background-color: rgb(153, 51, 51);" aria-posinset="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK7" width="100%" aria-setsize="0" border="0" tabindex="0" hidefocus="true" cellspacing="0" cols="0" cellpadding="5" aria-level="0" contenteditable="inherit" datapagesize="0" bgcolor="#993333"><tr><td style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12pt;" styleclass="style_ColumnText" rowspan="1" align="left" colspan="1"> <div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; letter-spacing: -1px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" color="#fe4a00" align="center"> <div align="center"><font style="font-size: 18pt;"> <div color="rgb(102,0,0)"><strong><font style="font-size: 18pt;" color="#660000"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">Laugh - Listen - Play - Discover - Act</span><br /></font></strong></div> <div><font color="#0099ff"> <a track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=9pha6lcab&t=ss7lt6dab.0.99y7i8dab.9pha6lcab.0&ts=S0537&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portlandstage.org%2FPage.107.Theater%2BFor%2BKids" shape="rect" target="_blank"><img height="143" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.438" width="549" contenteditable="false" alt="TFK Camp Banner" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs015/1102058626554/img/438.jpg" /></a></font></div><strong style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><font color="#660000"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);" color="rgb(0,0,0)">Experience the magic of theater at Play Me a Story readings & workshops!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);" color="rgb(0,0,0)">Saturday morning fun though November 20th at Theater for Kids!!</span><br /></font><br /></font></strong></font></div></div></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <table style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"> <tr valign="top"> <td style="width:382px;" width="382" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <table style="background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#FE4A00;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" bordercolor="#FE4A00" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top"> <td style="padding:0;" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <a name="LETTER.BLOCK41" /><table style="background-color:#ffffff" width="100%" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK41" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" border="0" hidefocus="true" tabindex="0" cellspacing="0" cols="0" cellpadding="5" aria-level="0" contenteditable="inherit" datapagesize="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" color="#333333" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; LETTER-SPACING: -1px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" color="#fe4a00" align="center"><strong><a track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=9pha6lcab&t=ss7lt6dab.0.99y7i8dab.9pha6lcab.0&ts=S0537&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portlandstage.org%2FPage.107.Theater%2BFor%2BKids" target="_blank"><img height="255" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.281" border="0" width="230" contenteditable="false" alt="Theater For Kids logo" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs015/1102058626554/img/281.jpg" /></a> </strong> <div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><strong>Ready to register? </strong> <div><strong> </strong><font style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><strong><a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=9pha6lcab&t=ss7lt6dab.0.jjsdq7dab.9pha6lcab.0&ts=S0537&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portlandstage.org%2Ffiles%2FWorkshop_Registration_Form.pdf" linktype="link" target="_blank">Click here to download a registration form.</a></strong></font></div></font></div></div></td></tr></table><a name="LETTER.BLOCK36" /><table style="background-color:#9999ff" width="100%" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK36" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" border="0" hidefocus="true" tabindex="0" cellspacing="0" cols="0" cellpadding="5" aria-level="0" contenteditable="inherit" datapagesize="0" bgcolor="#9999ff"><tr><td style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 8pt" color="#333333" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; LETTER-SPACING: -1px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color="#fe4a00" align="center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0); FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ABOUT OUR PROGRAM <div> </div></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0); FONT-WEIGHT: bold">"Play Me a Story" is an interactive reader's theater workshop series for children between the ages of 4-10. To set the scene, our Affiliate Artists perform a staged reading of a popular children's book. Following the reading, the audience is asked to participate in a workshop relating to the story. The workshop may focus on a particular character, place or situation that the story illuminates. <div> </div></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,0); FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Workshops will engage and inspire through vocalization and movement. Expect the unexpected! Clown work, improvisation, scene work or masks may also play a role. Join our professional actors as we explore new and classic children's stories while encouraging your child's love of theater and literature. </span></div> <div> </div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font color="#660099"><a style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,102); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=9pha6lcab&t=ss7lt6dab.0.69y7i8dab.9pha6lcab.0&ts=S0537&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portlandstage.org%2FPage.114.Play%2BMe%2Ba%2BStory" linktype="link" target="_blank"> <div> <div align="center"><strong>Click here to view the complete<br />Play Me a Story Fall 2010 program</strong> </div></div></a><br /></font></font></td></tr></table></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="ColText" style="width:200px;padding:0;" valign="top" width="200" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <a name="LETTER.BLOCK23" /><table style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" aria-posinset="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK23" width="100%" aria-setsize="0" border="0" tabindex="0" hidefocus="true" cellspacing="0" cols="0" cellpadding="5" aria-level="0" contenteditable="inherit" datapagesize="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; 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Check it out if you can! Kim </div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.explorefrontier.com/index.php/film-a-event-schedule">http://www.explorefrontier.com/index.php/film-a-event-schedule</a></div><div><br></div><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><blockquote type="cite"><div><div align="center"><table bgcolor="#301b0a" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(48, 27, 10); "><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="600" style="width: 600px; "><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" bgcolor="#7c3708" valign="top" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 1px; background-color: rgb(124, 55, 8); "><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="2" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="100%" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><table bgcolor="#c6b796" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="1" cols="0" width="100%" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(124, 55, 8); border-right-color: rgb(124, 55, 8); border-bottom-color: rgb(124, 55, 8); border-left-color: rgb(124, 55, 8); background-color: rgb(198, 183, 150); margin-bottom: 5px; position: static; z-index: auto; "><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" style="color: rgb(44, 0, 1); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><font color="#2c0001" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" style="color: rgb(44, 0, 1); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><a shape="rect" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102847751675&s=289&e=001XjUc4Nz0bozRSqTcNWxYm-ZHEM9mbCrCR_dUk9Yzo58857PA12xfsBZjOTV5mzi6K6KRH_6wW7A82Cvj0dQvOBwu5dRcPPCPnB5kHQTsqtg5nWszF10oralp4jPazUvm" target="_blank"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><img name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.758" align="left" border="0" height="189" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="128" src="cid:F1AC1462-C3BB-4066-9218-1AE4273F1142@maine.rr.com"></a><span align="left" style="color: rgb(44, 0, 1); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; "><font size="4"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); "><span style="color: rgb(44, 0, 1); ">FILM |</span> Who Does She Think She Is?<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "> | NR | 84min </span><font size="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br>A Film by Pamela T. Boll<br></span></font></span></font><br></span><div><font color="#800000"><b><font color="#000000"><font color="#800000" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 51); ">Showtimes:</font></font></b></font><b><font color="#800000"><font color="#000000"><br></font></font></b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Wednesday, Nov 25</span> | 5pm<br><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Friday, Nov 27</span> | 5pm & 8:45pm<br><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Tuesday, Dec 1</span> | 5pm <br><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Thursday-Friday, Dec 3-4 </span>| 3pm<br><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Saturday, Dec 5</span> | 3pm<br><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Tuesday-Wednesday, Dec 8-9</span> | 3pm & 7pm<b><font color="#800000"><font color="#000000"><br><br><font size="1"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; ">"This film is not about being a woman or being a woman artist but rather how to be a human, how to find your true place in life." - Jean M Murphy, Wellesley Center <br> For Women</span></font></font></font></b></div></font></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></blockquote></span></blockquote><div><br></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-91018883882500652822009-11-16T09:28:00.001-08:002009-11-16T09:28:41.811-08:00Calling Maine HomeCALLING MAINE HOME: Immigrants' Images, Voices, and Visibility<br /><br />6th floor, Glickman Family Library, USM Portland Campus<br />October 26, 2009 - February 26, 2010 (during regular Library hours)<br /><br />OPENING RECEPTION November 19, 5:30-6:30pm<br /><br />Annual Exhibition of the Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine<br />Curated by: David Carey, Jr. and Blanca Iris Santiago<br />Assisted by: Robert Atkinson, Reza Jalali, Victoria Chicon<br /><br />In the whitest state in the nation, recent immigrants struggle between wanting to be visible and wanting to fade into the background. Whether by conscious decision or destiny, Maine is now home. This exhibition explores the triumphs and challenges of Mainers from such diverse paces as Africa, Asia, and Latin America.<br /><br />For further information or to schedule a gallery talk, contact Susie Bock, <a href="mailto:bocks@usm.maine.edu">bocks@usm.maine.edu</a>, 207-780-4269.<br /><a href="http://usm.maine.edu/discover/maps.html"> For directions: http://usm.maine.edu/discover/maps.html</a><br /><br />Susie R. Bock<br />Head, Special Collections<br />Director, Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine<br />Library Liaison, Women and Gender Studies<br />University of Southern Maine Libraries<br />207-780-4269<br />207-780-4067 (fax)<br />314 Forest Ave. <br />PO Box 9301<br />Portland, ME 04104-9301<br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-59021175888023788792009-11-13T08:12:00.001-08:002009-11-13T08:12:46.048-08:00Cheryl Rainfield Book Reviews<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjld7DQ378SZwfFUoa5i84VLZFoUyAsebIOhQMfZyKPECYxsvGFwfBWI7Ex89wnH9lyXjYcMvJjPf_pzwFMNZJ0Ooj7AwuEaH5T82CBV64m9Mhejzt3SYwBoEZpi6peLJvDaJxcKjraR0s/s1600-h/cherylrainfieldcom-square1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjld7DQ378SZwfFUoa5i84VLZFoUyAsebIOhQMfZyKPECYxsvGFwfBWI7Ex89wnH9lyXjYcMvJjPf_pzwFMNZJ0Ooj7AwuEaH5T82CBV64m9Mhejzt3SYwBoEZpi6peLJvDaJxcKjraR0s/s320/cherylrainfieldcom-square1.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>I have not used "tags" well and have children's book review sites all over the place.. some day I'll clean it up. <br />
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Today I found a wonderful site by<a href="http://www.cherylrainfield.com/"> Cheryl Rainfield</a>. She has lots of suggestions for <a href="http://www.cherylrainfield.com/picture-books.html">picture books</a>, by themes that make a difference for me right now:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.cherylrainfield.com/picture-books_feeling-better-emotions.html#working-with-emotion" style="text-decoration: none;"><i>How to Feel Better: Coping & Working With Emotion </i></a><i><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.CherylRainfield.com/picture-books_encouraging-creativity.html#encouraging-creativity" style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Encouraging Creativity: Thinking Outside the Box </i></a><i><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.CherylRainfield.com/picture-books_finding-friends.html#finding-friends" style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Finding Friends: A Sense of Belonging </i></a><i><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.CherylRainfield.com/picture-books_looking-past-attitudes.html#looking-past-assumptions" style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Even Grouches Can Change: Looking Past Assumptions & Attitudes</i></a><i><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.CherylRainfield.com/picture-books_pure-fun.html#pure-fun" style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Pure Fun: Laughter & Joy</i></a><i><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.CherylRainfield.com/picture-books_feeling-loved-and-safe.html#feeling-loved" style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Feeling Loved & Safe: Nurturance </i></a><i><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.CherylRainfield.com/picture-books_being-yourself.html#being-yourself" style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Being Yourself: Accepting & Believing In You </i></a><i><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.CherylRainfield.com/picture-books_inner-strength.html#inner-strength" style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Inner Strength: Strong Girls & Boys </i></a><i><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.CherylRainfield.com/picture-books_fantasy-and-magic.html#fantasy" style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Fantasy & Magic: Let Your Imagination Soar </i></a><i><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.CherylRainfield.com/picture-books_love-of-words.html#love-of-words" style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Love of Words: Books Celebrating Books, Writing, & Language </i></a><i><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.CherylRainfield.com/picture-books_bedtime-soothers.html#bedtime-soothers" style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Bedtime Soothers: Night Time Doesn't Have to Be Scary </i></a><i><br />
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</ul><div><span style="font-family: arial, verdana;">She also has reviews for middle school and teen books... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, verdana;">(x-posted w/Friends School blog)</span><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-59803156196594590482009-11-12T02:55:00.000-08:002009-11-12T02:58:09.932-08:00Packaging Boyhood - tonight in Portland (Nov 12)<a href="http://me.rlrt.org/events/55-packaging-boyhood.html">Packaging Boyhood</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-47605797636458316362009-11-11T03:08:00.000-08:002009-11-11T03:08:18.100-08:00Paid Sick Leave NOW!The call to keep kids home from school always makes me think about a book I read a few years ago, called <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=X4VBGGWrtEoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=forgotten+families+heymann&ei=95r6Srb6CZKkNeGJrOgO&client=safari#v=onepage&q=&f=false">Forgotten Families</a>, by <a href="http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/globalworkingfamilies/Heymann.htm">Jody Heymann</a>. The author documented the public health threat that emerged after we created "workfare" and parents in low wage jobs are forced to be away from home for upwards of 10 hours a day without enough pay to cover childcare expenses. (She also examines the health problems facing poor children in other countries). She found that an increasing amount of caregiving -- for self, sibling, younger neighbors, cousins, and older people -- is falling to children who are too young for paid work themselves. This means kids as young as 5 are caring for toddlers, or are left home alone for significant chunks of time, or are confined to small spaces if they come with their parents to work (chained to a table kind of small spaces). The book broke my heart, and enraged me. What would it be like to build public policy on as if children really mattered? <br />
<blockquote></blockquote>The New York times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/business/03sick.html?ref=health">reported</a> that the lack of Paid Sick Days in the U.S. may worsen the H1N1 pandemic. And the U.S. lags so far behind other industrialized countries (and other countries, period) it is clear that paid sick leave is considered a reasonable benefit for working families in the larger world. (<a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/files/ihsp/Contagion_Nation.pdf">Check out this pdf</a>)<br />
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Senate President Libby Mitchell put forward <a href="http://updates.mainetoday.com/updates/maine-bill-seeks-h1n1-prevention">an Act to Prevent H1N1</a>, which would provide paid sick leave to a limited number of workers in Maine, while federally the <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s910/show"> Healthy Families Act</a> lingers. <br />
<blockquote></blockquote>If you'd like to work on passing a paid sick leave law, contact the<br />
<a href="http://www.mainewomen.org"><blockquote></blockquote>Maine Women's Lobby</a> <blockquote></blockquote>They are also doing a story collection project:<br />
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<i>Have you - or anyone you know - been affected by the H1N1 virus and had to go to work anyway? Or lost pay because you had to stay home?<br />
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Contact Charlotte at cwarren@mainewomen.org or 207.622.0851<br />
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You can also <a href="http://www.mainewomen.org/80.html"> provide your story online</a> by answering a few questions.</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-27248616770841001362009-11-07T05:58:00.000-08:002009-11-07T05:59:20.613-08:00More about Question 1The loss of marriage equality in Maine has triggered my deepest cynicism and frustration at our political process as well as at my fellow-Mainers. A friend offered a link to <a href="http://www.strongfathersmaine.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=52">Strong Father's post</a>, about how to help kids with gay or lesbian parents make sense of the vote. <br />
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And <a href="http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/half_full/?p=1878">Greater Good</a> offers a more general resource for thinking about how to help kids learn forgiveness... <br />
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The <a href="http://www.mclu.org/?q=node/336">Family Ambassador project</a> helps to educate people about family diversity in Maine and witness the grief and sadness that families might be experiencing right now... they are looking for new families to join!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-33078564649162693742009-11-04T05:25:00.001-08:002009-11-04T05:25:35.834-08:00Talking about Losing Marriage Equality in MAineIt is difficult to know how to talk to children about yesterday's election results regarding marriage equality in Maine. If you believe, as I do, that we are experiencing institutionalized discrimination, the public values reflect a different ideology and set of practices than those we're teaching as core values and responsibilities for our children. Yet, my impulse to criticize the Yes on 1 campaign also perpetuates hurt and fear and worry among my children, and I don't know the standpoints of everyone else's children.<blockquote></blockquote>Some children are waking up as victims of discrimination, some as empathetic bystanders and friends, some without language or consciousnesses about the event, some perhaps feeling victorious. Kids will take in the messages and effects of the repeal differently depending on their own identities, family lives, and communities. So, how do we talk about the election in an inclusive, honest, and caring way? <br />
<blockquote></blockquote>It is probably through storytelling -- letting kids from all kinds of families talk about how this all feels. But where and how and with who? In some way, the worry that kids would talk about families and feelings at school is part of what fueled the Yes on 1 campaign. And yet, if they are not given space to share the multitude of experiences and feelings, how do we grow empathy, how do we banish internalized prejudices? <br />
<blockquote></blockquote>The Anti-defamation league has <a href="http://www.adl.org/what_to_tell/whattotell_intro.asp">resources for teaching</a> relatively young children about prejudice and discrimination. Honoring the reality and existence of discrimination helps all kids see themselves as part of history, part of social structure and part of a hopeful future. <br />
<blockquote></blockquote><a href="http://www.understandingprejudice.org">Understanding Prejudice</a> has a <a href="http://www.understandingprejudice.org/readroom/kidsbib.htm">booklist</a> coded by age -- the books about gender and family diversity are towards the bottom -- all create opportunities to open up conversations about social justice and our own experiences of isolation, stereotyping, etc. <blockquote></blockquote>Although we missed "Ally week" the <a href="http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2479.html">tools provided by GLSEN</a> might still be useful to us; the concept of being an Ally is a very powerful one for creating cross-identity connections. They also offer a "<a href="http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/library/record/1641.html?state=tools&type=educator">Safe Space</a>" kit. <br />
<blockquote></blockquote>Finally, for folks wanting to dig deeper, there are new resources emerging from the social pyschology literature about addressing "<a href="http://www.reducingstereotypethreat.org/">stereotype threat</a>." That is, when we know that stereotypes exist, that prejudice is possible, that people might assume negative things about us because of our identity group, we behave in response to that possibility. An instance of discrimination doesn't have to happen to us personally for more generalized prejudice and discrimination to effect us. How might young people whose sexual identities are still emerging or who are questioning their sexual identity confront stereotype threat and how might they behave in response? (see this related teaching tolerance piece on the use of "<a href="http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-28-fall-2005/good-morning-boys-and-girls">good morning, girls and boys</a>")Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-83181241154654103192009-10-19T09:32:00.001-07:002009-10-19T09:32:35.780-07:00DETOX YOUR TOYBOX --TOMORROW NIGHT -- MY LAST REMINDER :)<div>Are you curious about <a href="http://friendsschoolofportland.org/news-events/parenting-peace">Tuesday night's </a> FREE panel event "Detox Your Toy Box" (7pm, October 20th, <a href="http://usm.maine.edu/conferences/abromson/directions.html">USM Abrom</a><a href="http://usm.maine.edu/conferences/abromson/directions.html">son Center</a> -- parking is FREE) but worried that you'll be overwhelmed with scary information? There is so much bad news -- check out this <a href="http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/124535.html">Bangor Daily News article</a> about toxins in the blood of Maine health care workers for a shock -- but feeling shamed, guilty or panicky often immobilizes us instead of helping move us toward action.</div><div><div><div><br></div><div>At this event, we are going to get the most up-to-date scientific information from David Bellinger, a Harvard researcher with a commitment to translating the science into ideas we can work with. We're also going to celebrate the most recent community activism on this issue (take part <a href="http://www.cleanandhealthyme.org/">NOW</a>), and learn about upcoming opportunities for making change, with help from Kristine Jenkins of the <a href="http://www.preventharm.org/home.shtm">Environmental Health Strategy Center</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>And, perhaps most important for parents and teachers, Nicole Borrasso, a teacher at <a href="http://www.friendsschoolofportland.org/">FSP</a>, is going to inspire us with stories about the ways that kids are engaged in environmental stewardship through outdoor play, education and exploration. They already have <a href="http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/">ecological intelligence</a> and we can partner with them to make cleaning the planet both a joyful and an ordinary everyday practice. See David Sobel's <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/education-for-life/80">article in YES magazine</a> for a teaser ... or this <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/learn-as-you-go/lifes-best-lessons-are-outside-the-classroom">more recent YES article</a> about "place-based" education. </div><div><br></div><div>More follow-up resources to come! </div><div><br></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-55236872917045528702009-10-16T05:48:00.001-07:002009-10-16T05:48:17.236-07:00BBC on Play Based LearningI'm listening to an interesting NPR/BBC story about a new recommendation from the UK suggesting that kids should delay "formal learning" until the age of 6. They suggest play-based preschool and kindergarten for young children but that children should not be taught reading or other formal content until at least six years old. The BBC report includes counter arguments and some information about what happens around the world... <div><br></div><div>How much is that what happens in our communities? How structured should learning be in middle childhood? </div><div><br></div><div>Interesting questions... here's the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8309153.stm">link</a> to the BBC story and here's the <a href="http://www.primaryreview.org.uk/">link to the actual report</a>. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-8917235079393945272009-10-07T12:50:00.001-07:002009-10-07T12:50:30.231-07:00FW: Wabanaki Perspectives and Human Awareness at UMA, Oct. 13-16<!--Copyright (c) 1996-2009 Constant Contact. All rights reserved. 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We encourage you to participate in this free public event. If you have questions or want to learn more, please go to: <a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=558oradab.0.uykkradab.7uv6qlcab.0&ts=S0412&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uma.edu%2Fwabankiperspectives.html" linktype="link" target="_blank">http://www.uma.edu/wabankiperspectives.html</a> </div> <div> </div> <div>===========================================================<br /> <br /><font size="5" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><font color="#006600">Wabanaki Perspectives and Human Awareness<br /></font><font color="#000000">October 13-16, 2009</font></strong></font></div> <div> </div></font><font size="3">University of Maine at Augusta</font></font> <br /> <br /><font face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Several Wabanaki citizens have been working with staff and students from the University of Maine at Augusta to plan <strong><font color="#006600">Wabanaki Perspectives and Human Awareness</font>.</strong> <div> </div>This four-day event to take place October 13-16 will include presentations, films, demonstrations, and opportunities for socializing to share and to experience the rich culture of the Wabanaki People. <u>The events are free and open to the public.</u> <br /> <br /><strong>Week-long ongoing opportunities include:</strong> Talking Circles, Sacred Space, Bonfire by the lake, Music by native artists, Continual showing of films on university public monitors, Traditional foods available in the café, Arts displayed throughout the main buildings, and the sale of local Native books, DVDs, CDs, baskets, jewelry, clothing, & crafts.<br /> <br /><strong><font color="#006600">This event will provide an opportunity</font> <br /></strong> <br />+ For Native American Students attending UMA to gather and share their culture. <br />+ To allow Wabanaki youth to meet and to celebrate their common heritage while sharing key aspects of Wabanaki nationhood and culture with the non-Indian population.<br />+ To allow Wabanaki youth to experience a campus environment and learn about the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine.<br />+ For non-Native American students to learn about the Wabanaki and participate in Wabanaki cultural activities.<br />For the public to learn about the Wabinaki and participate in Wabanaki cultural activities; and<br />+ To provide a foundation for future intra and inter cultural interactions amongst university students, faculty, staff and the public.<br /> <br /><font size="4"><strong>To learn more about this exciting event and to see a schedule for each day, go to: </strong></font><a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=558oradab.0.uykkradab.7uv6qlcab.0&ts=S0412&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uma.edu%2Fwabankiperspectives.html" linktype="link" target="_blank"><font size="4"><strong>http://www.uma.edu/wabankiperspectives.html</strong></font></a><br /> <br /></font><br /></div><br /></font></td></tr></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0px;" valign="top" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10" valign="top" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="3" align="left"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <img src="http://rs6.net/on.jsp?t=1102751166430.0.1102045959836.0&ts=S0412&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images1/s.gif" height="1" width="1" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-62998444751901744702009-10-07T09:29:00.001-07:002009-10-07T09:29:27.975-07:00Margaret Wheatley in Portland on October 15th!<div><a href="http://www.margaretwheatley.com">Margaret Wheatley</a> is one of the most creative thinkers about leadership and organizational development around. I just finished her book Finding Our Way : Leadership for Uncertain Times and will blog more about that later... I was surprised to find that she's<a href="http://usm.maine.edu/cehd/About-Us/Achievements/Faculty/Margaret-Wheatley.html"> coming to USM on October 15th</a>. Sadly, I'll have just returned from 3 days away from my family and likely will have to be home for bed time, but I hope someone I know will go and tell me all about it! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-15125745695630787482009-10-07T09:10:00.001-07:002009-10-07T09:10:14.244-07:00Fwd: Registration Now Open CCFC's 2010 Consuming Kids Summit<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><center><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="15" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center" style="padding-top: 15px; 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padding-left: 15px; "><a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5Fr6eRrBghrIxYqHhTAO9GBY0z0bf6c3" style="text-decoration: none; "><font face="Verdana" size="5" color="#000000" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; "><strong>The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood</strong></font></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><font face="Verdana" color="#232323">Reclaiming Childhood from Corporate Marketers</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Geneva, 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; "><div style="padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 15px; "><o:smarttagtype name="PlaceType" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="PlaceName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="PersonName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "></span></span><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "></span></span><table width="156" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="4" border="1" align="right"><tbody><tr><td><p><a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GO%2Bj0WAhoMRRmQJ2o7JmYmBY0z0bf6c3"><img align="top" alt="" src="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/621/images/2010summitlogothumb.jpg" style="width: 155px; height: 110px; "></a></p><p><span style="font-size: small; "><b><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Praise for CCFC Summits:</span></b></span><span style="font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">"Just the right<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>balance<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>of<b>infuriating info</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>inspiration</b>."</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">"An amazing opportunity to meet and network with<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>like-minded, motivated activists</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for change."</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">"I left thinking about what I can do in my own home to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>fortify the lives of my children</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(and myself)...I was so inspired...and<b>we had so much fun</b>."</span></span></p><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: small; "><a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0l4RFi196%2Bqmc2c9i5G02mBY0z0bf6c3"><b><span style="font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Register Now!</span></span></b></a></span><o:p><a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=x%2F3%2FUX1YwnSFC%2BBzKn4oHmBY0z0bf6c3"><b><span style="font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "> </span></span></b></a></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">CCFC's 7th National<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></b><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"></st1:place></st1:city><b><span style="font-size: medium; "><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Summit</span></st1:place></st1:city></span></b><span style="font-size: medium; "><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"></st1:place></st1:city></span><b><span style="font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">:</span></span></b><o:p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Consuming Kids: Market Values, Human Values, and the Lives of Children</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">April 8-10, 2010</span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: center; "><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Wheelock</span></span></st1:placename><st1:placetype w:st="on"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>College</span></span></st1:placetype></st1:place></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: center; "><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"></st1:city><span style="font-size: small; "><st1:city w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Boston</span></st1:city></span><span style="font-size: medium; "><st1:city w:st="on"></st1:city></span><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><st1:state w:st="on"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">MA</span></span></st1:state></st1:place></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: center; "><o:p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">The values children learn in the marketplace - excessive consumption, impulse buying, and unthinking brand loyalty - are antithetical to healthy development, independent thinking, spirituality, community, and democracy. What happens to childhood - and society -- when market values trump human values? How can we make a difference? What role can parents, educators, public health professionals, faith communities, and policy makers play in stopping the proliferation of market values, and in nurturing positive values, in a commercialized world?</span></span><o:p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Join CCFC and leading activists, scholars, and authors for the only national conference devoted to stopping the commercial exploitation of children. Register by November 1st to take advantage of recession-busting, super early bird rates and to beat the rush. Our last summit sold out early! </span></span><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Register now at:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=A1fXq16XF3MBkExvDIF5smBY0z0bf6c3">http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/events.htm</a></span></span><o:p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Confirmed speakers already include:</span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Enola Aird</span></span></b><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">, founder, Mothers for Human Future -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Tim Kasser</b>, author,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>The High Price of Materialism</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>-<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Sharon Lamb</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>&<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Lyn Mikel Brown</b>, authors,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Packing Boyhood<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>&<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Packaging Girlhood</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>-<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Lenore Skanazy</b>, author,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Free Range Kids<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>- <b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Nancy Carlsson-Paige</b>, author,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Taking Back Childhood</i> - <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Allen Kanner</b>, co-editor,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Psychology and Consumer Culture</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Diane Levin</b>, co-author,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>So Sexy, So Soon</i>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><st1:personname w:st="on"><b><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Susan Linn</span></span></b></st1:personname><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">, author,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>The Case for Make Believe</i> - and many, many more to come!</span></span><o:p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aALviUsrD6hiBGxNdheFn2BY0z0bf6c3"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><img src="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/621/images/Register%20Now%20Icon.jpg" alt="" style="width: 125px; height: 128px; "></span></span></a><o:p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Scholarships available - please visit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CGzesK07EVAXh3lmhjoDgWBY0z0bf6c3">http://commercialfreechildhood.org/events/summitscholarship2010.html<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></a>for more information.</span></span><o:p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Can't make the summit? 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"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">www.commercialfreechildhood.org</span></span></a></p></font><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br><br></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></center><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><img width="1" height="1" src="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/TrackImage?key=1160556819"><diaemailid='1160556819' thread="8146"></diaemailid='1160556819'></div></span></blockquote></div><br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-35594393849297659712009-10-06T14:12:00.001-07:002009-10-06T14:12:18.566-07:00Fwd: Play Date for Equality - Please join us!<div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">I know many of us wonder how to best respond to the mean spirited Yes on 1 commercials that vilify families we live in or families we care about... here's one way (also, vote now - absentee ballots can now be <a href="http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl">requested online</a> -- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><a href="http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(36, 124, 212); ">http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl</a> and <a href="https://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/5841/my/donate.jsp?supporter_my_donate_page_KEY=674">give money</a> ) </span></font></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div> </div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><div class="Section1"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Dear friends:<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Please join us for a<b><span style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Play Date for Equality<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>on Columbus Day,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">October 12</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">The No on 1 / Protect Maine Equality campaign is hosting a Play Date for Equality for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maine</st1:place></st1:state><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>families to show their support marriage equality. We have invited the media to show them the rich diversity of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maine</st1:place></st1:state><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>families who support marriage equality.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">We will provide cider and cookies; you bring yourselves, toys/balls/frisbees for the park, and your kids, grandkids, nieces/nephews, neighbors, etc. We'd love to have older kids too who may have outgrown play dates but who want to show their support.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">It will not only be a fun afternoon, but an important one too. On that day we will be just 19 days from election day and showing the diversity of support for marriage equality is a critical part of our campaign. <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Please RSVP if you plan to attend, by emailing or calling me. And bring all your friends!<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Betsy<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </span></font><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </span></font><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </span></font><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; ">What: "Play Date for Equality"</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; "> </span></font></b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; ">When: 1:00-3:00 pm on Columbus Day (Monday, October 12th)</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; ">[rain date: 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 17th]</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; "> </span></font></b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; ">Where: The playground at Deering Oaks Park in Portland</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; "> </span></font></b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; ">Who: All families who support marriage equality<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><u><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Please pass this on far and wide, even if you cannot attend! Thank you.</span></font></u><u><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Betsy Smith<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">EqualityMaine<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">207-939-7769 cell<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="mailto:bsmith@equalitymaine.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">bsmith@equalitymaine.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></div></blockquote></div><br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-49737244944977285792009-10-05T03:29:00.001-07:002009-10-05T03:29:56.508-07:00Paul Solman at Bates College (tonight and Wednesday)<br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div> <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br> </span> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b>THE ANDREWS LECTURE IN ETHICS AND EDUCATION</b></span><br> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b></b></span><br> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Paul Solman</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span><br> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Economics Correspondent</span><br> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>The News Hour with Jim Lehrer </i></span><br> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span><br> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span><img alt="" height="141" width="113" src="cid:part1.00060106.09020701@bates.edu"><br> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span><br> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">The Divided Self: Money, God and Neighbor</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span><br> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span><br> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Lecture I</span><br> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Monday, October 5, 7 p.m., Chase Hall Lounge</span><br> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><i><b>Spending Beyond Our Means And Are We Screwed If We Don't?</b></i></span><br> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"></span><br> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Lecture II</span><br> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Wednesday, October 7, 7 p.m., Chase Hall Lounge</span><br> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><i><b>IS Money The Root Of All Evil?</b></i></span><br> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"></span><br> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Sponsored by the Multifaith Chaplaincy and the Department of Economics</span><br> </div> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br> </span><br> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- The Rev. Bill Blaine-Wallace, Ph.D. Multifaith Chaplain Bates College 161 Wood Street Lewiston, ME. <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wblainew@bates.edu">wblainew@bates.edu</a> 207.753.6906 Fax: 207.786.8282 "A mosaic is a conversation between what is broken." Terry Tempest Williams</pre> </div> </blockquote></div><br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-21030940137162327102009-10-02T07:03:00.001-07:002009-10-02T07:03:34.523-07:00FW: Add Verb hosting Q&A Writing Workshops at The Telling Room<!--Copyright (c) 1996-2009 Constant Contact. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under a separate written agreement with Constant Contact, neither the Constant Contact software, nor any content that appears on any Constant Contact site, including but not limited to, web pages, newsletters, or templates may be reproduced, republished, repurposed, or distributed without the prior written permission of Constant Contact. 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Bring your passion for writing, your creativity, and your friends! <br />Sign up today to make a difference in <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">your </span>school. </span></font> <br /></div><font size="2"><font size="2"><br /></font></font><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="2"><font size="2"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Who Should Attend: </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Open to ages 12-24</span></font></font><br /><br /><font size="2"><font size="2"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Dates: </span> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> October 15 & 29 and November 5, 12, & 19</span></font></font><br /><br /><font size="2"><font size="2"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Time: </span> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3:00-5:00 PM</span></font></font><br /><br /><font size="2"><font size="2"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Location:</span> </span><a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=tkkegadab.0.9odlgadab.q6freubab.0&ts=S0410&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tellingroom.org" linktype="link" target="_blank">The Telling Room</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Downtown Portland, Maine</span></font></font><br /></div><br /><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SAVE YOUR SPOT TODAY! </span><br /></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" size="2">Contact Add Verb Productions via email: <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="mailto:vista@addverbproductions.com" target="_blank">vista@addverbproductions.com </a><span style="font-weight: bold;">or call 207-772-1167.</span></font><br /><font style="font-style: italic;" size="2"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*This program is made possible by support from the Maine Community Foundation Equity Fund, the Maine Arts Commission, and the Mukti Fund.</span></font><br /></font></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td style="color:#626262;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><font color="#626262" size="1" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="color:#626262;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"><img height="16" border="0" width="600" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/promolandscaper_hdrshdw.jpg" /></font></td> </tr> </table> <a name="LETTER.BLOCK11" /><table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK11"> <tr> <td style="color:#626262;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" styleclass="style_MainText" rowspan="1" align="left" colspan="1"><font color="#626262" size="1" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="color:#626262;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <font size="2"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">About Add Verb Productions: Theatre for Health & Wellness Education </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Add Verb Productions addresses health and social issues through live theatre, with the goal of building stronger, healthier communities. Add Verb's three nationally touring plays, The Thin Line, You the Man, and Major Medical Breakthrough, address the complex issues of eating disorders, interpersonal violence, and the health care sector's underutilized role in violence intervention, respectively. Each performance is followed by a panel discussion comprised of local advocates, counselors, and medical experts that allow audience interaction and community discussion. The productions have been presented across the country at middle schools, high schools, colleges, community centers, medical schools, military bases, and conferences. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> For more information, visit </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=tkkegadab.0.55bvkubab.q6freubab.0&ts=S0410&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.addverbproductions.com" linktype="link" target="_blank">www.addverbproductions.com</a></font><br /></font></td> </tr> </table><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td style="color:#626262;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><font color="#626262" size="1" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="color:#626262;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"><img height="16" border="0" width="600" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/promolandscaper_hdrshdw.jpg" /></font></td> </tr> </table><table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK7"> <tr> <td style="color:#626262;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" styleclass="style_MainText" rowspan="1" align="center" colspan="1"><font color="#626262" size="1" face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="color:#626262;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1101261215664" shape="rect" target="_blank"><font size="3"><font size="2"><span style="font-style: italic;">Want to keep updated on all of Add Verb's Events? </span></font> </font></a><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1101261215664" shape="rect" target="_blank"><img height="34" border="0" width="131" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/promolandscaper_jmml.jpg" /></a></font></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="10" rowspan="2" colspan="1"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK18"> <tr> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><img height="414" border="0" width="10" src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/promolandscaper_side.jpg" /></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0;background-color:#f0ffd9;" height="10" bgcolor="#f0ffd9" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <img src="http://rs6.net/on.jsp?t=1102739286355.0.1101261215664.0&ts=S0410&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images1/s.gif" height="1" width="1" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-54833624883895439922009-10-02T07:01:00.001-07:002009-10-02T07:01:21.335-07:00Bates screening of 'Food, Inc.' with Stonyfield Farm chairman<div>Food safety seems to be one of the most challenging parenting issues we face, as a generation of parents that can't trust the FDA or big business that feeds us, but we can't all homestead either. I saw 2/3 of this movie (a childcare emergency pulled me out before the hopeful part) and it has changed some of my eating habits, and also revealed places for collective action. Plus, how fun to see it with energetic college students (who eat the most amazing food around)... </div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000099"><p id="BlogTitle"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> </font><b>All are invited... <br> </b></p><p id="BlogTitle"><b><br> Stonyfield Farm chairman to speak at Bates screening of 'Food, Inc.'<br> Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7:00 p.m. <br> Olin Arts Concert Hall</b><br> </p> MORE INFO: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://home.bates.edu/views/2009/09/29/food-inc/">http://home.bates.edu/views/2009/09/29/food-inc/</a><br> <br> A Bates College screening of the food-industry exposé <em>Food, Inc.</em> will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the director of Bates Dining Services and with Gary Hirshberg P'13, head of organic yogurt producer <a href="http://www.stonyfield.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=stonyfield%2Bfarm&utm_campaign=branded" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/post/http://www.stonyfield.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=stonyfield%2Bfarm&utm_campaign=branded');" class="external">Stonyfield Farm</a>. <div id="BlogContent"><p>The screening begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, in Olin Arts Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The film is 90 minutes long.</p><p><a href="http://www.stonyfield.com/Aboutus/OurMainMoovers.cfm" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/post/http://www.stonyfield.com/Aboutus/OurMainMoovers.cfm');" class="external">Hirshberg</a> appears in the film, which scrutinizes the food we eat and how it is produced. He'll be joined in the Bates event by college Dining Services Director Christine Schwartz. The event is open to the public at no cost. For more information, please call 207-786-6476.<a name='more'></a></p><p>Produced and directed by Robert Kenner, <em><a href="http://www.foodincmovie.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/post/http://www.foodincmovie.com/');" class="external">Food, Inc.</a> </em>aims to reveal the inside story of American food, the corporations that often place greater value on profit than consumer health, and the regulatory agencies, like the USDA and FDA, that oversee the industry.</p><p>Called "an essential, indelible documentary" by Rolling Stone critic Peter Travers, <em>Food, Inc. </em>features interviews with such respected experts as Eric Schlosser, author of <em>Fast Food Nation</em>, and <em>Omnivore's Dilemma</em> author Michael Pollan. Food-industry figures striving to change the status quo, like Polyface Farms' Joel Salatin and Stonyfield's Hirshberg, are featured describing their efforts to improve the quality of the food Americans consume.</p><p>Now chairman, president and "CE-Yo" of Stonyfield, Hirschberg came to the organization in 1983 as director of the Rural Education Center, the small organic farming school (with only seven cows) that spawned the yogurt operation. A renowned speaker on topics such as sustainability, organic agriculture and socially responsible business practices, Hirschberg is author of the 2008 book <em>Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World</em> (Hyperion).</p> </div> <br> </div> </blockquote></div><br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-39553705417920189112009-10-01T07:34:00.000-07:002009-10-01T08:08:25.893-07:00For Your October Calendar - Detox Your Toy Box, FREE Panel Discussion, Oct 20th, 7pm. 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font-weight: bold; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span><span><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold; "><span> </span>--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; "><span><span><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; "><span><span><st1:placename w:st="on"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">FRIENDS</span></font></st1:placename><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placetype w:st="on">SCHOOL</st1:placetype><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>OF<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">PORTLAND</st1:place></st1:city><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>TO HOST PARENTING FOR PEACE EVENT "<i><span style="font-style: italic; ">DETOX YOUR TOY BOX</span></i>"</span></font></span></span><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0.25in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 14pt; "><i><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; ">The School has assembled a panel of experts to discuss hopeful and concrete actions for maintaining the health of families and stewardship for the Earth<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 14pt; "><st1:city w:st="on"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Portland</span></font></st1:city><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Maine</st1:state></st1:place><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>September 22, 2009 –<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.friendsschoolofportland.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Friends School of Portland</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(FSP), an independent Quaker day school for grades preschool-8, today announces its fall, 2009<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="GramE">Parenting</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for Peace event, "<span class="SpellE"><i><span style="font-style: italic; ">Detox</span></i></span><i><span style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Your Toy Box.</span></i>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 14pt; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">This event will be held on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, from 7-8:30 PM at the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placename w:st="on">Southern Maine</st1:placename>, Hannaford Hall, in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placename w:st="on"><span class="SpellE">Abromson</span></st1:placename><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placename w:st="on">Community</st1:placename><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placename w:st="on">Education</st1:placename><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in partnership with the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Maine</st1:state></st1:place><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>chapter of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psr.org/chapters/maine/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Physician's for Social Responsibility</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: justify; line-height: 14pt; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Taking a proactive approach, "<span class="SpellE"><i><span style="font-style: italic; ">Detox</span></i></span><i><span style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Your Toy Box</span></i>" will explore current research linking environmental toxins to children's health. We will learn about the most urgent problems we face and opportunities for personal and collective action.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>The panel will also share strategies for engaging children in making healthy choices for themselves and their planet. This event is free and open to the public.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: justify; line-height: 14pt; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">Experts from diverse, yet connected fields come together as a panel and include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="ColorfulList-Accent11CxSpFirst" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 24.5pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-indent: -0.15in; line-height: 14pt; "><font size="2" face="Symbol"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></span></span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><a href="http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/research/data_admin/Site156/mainpageS156P0.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">David<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="SpellE">Bellinger</span></a>, PhD, Professor,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/research/data_admin/Site156/mainpageS156P0.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Harvard Medical School</a>—will inform the audience of the latest scientific research linking environmental toxins to children's developmental health.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="ColorfulList-Accent11CxSpMiddle" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 24.5pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-indent: -0.15in; line-height: 14pt; "><font size="2" face="Symbol"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></span></span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><a href="http://friendsschoolofportland.org/faculty-and-staff" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Nicole<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="SpellE">Borrasso</span></a>, Teacher and Seasoned Outdoor Educator,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.friendsschoolofportland.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">FSP</a><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">—</span></b>will help us consider the best way to engage children in caring for the environment and their own bodies without scaring them (or the parents!).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="ColorfulList-Accent11CxSpLast" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 24.5pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-indent: -0.15in; line-height: 14pt; "><font size="2" face="Symbol"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></span></span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><a href="http://www.preventharm.org/abou.staf.shtml#Kristine" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Kristine Jenkins</a>, Environmental Health Organizer,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.preventharm.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Environmental Health Strategy Center</a>—will share stories of successful community clean-ups / social change and engage us in a conversation about public policy initiatives on the horizon.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">The panel will be moderated by local pediatrician, parent and FSP Board member, Jeff Peterson.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>A question and answer period will follow the panel presentation. Resource tables will be available in the lobby.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; ">FSP is pleased and proud to offer Parenting for Peace as a community service to the Greater Portland community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><u><font size="2" color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">About FSP<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><a href="http://www.friendsschoolofportland.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Friends School of Portland</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><font color="#222222"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">challenges and empowers students to develop their intellectual, physical, emotional, creative and spiritual potential. We honor our students' natural gifts as they learn to enter the world with confidence, competence, joy and a sense of purpose. We are guided by the Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, stewardship, and truth.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></div></span></blockquote></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-3313001900343802212009-09-30T15:45:00.000-07:002009-09-30T15:46:00.228-07:00FW: A New Project Zero Institute<!--Copyright (c) 1996-2009 Constant Contact. All rights reserved. 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It is hosted by CASIE (Center for the Advancement and Study of International Education) and WIS (Washington International School) in collaboration with Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In addition, the first day of the conference is hosted in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art.<br /> <br /> Educating for Today and Tomorrow will focus on current Project Zero approaches to creating learning environments and instructional materials that help learners develop the thinking skills, habits of mind, and global understandings they need in the world of today and tomorrow.<br /> <br /> Howard Gardner, David Perkins, Shari Tishman and several other prominent Project Zero researchers will speak at the conference. The conference will also offer a wide selection of interactive sessions that focus on several well-known Project Zero frameworks and themes, including Teaching for Understanding, Visible Thinking, Artful Thinking, Studio Thinking, Educating for the 21st Century, GoodWork®, and Multiple Intelligences. Interactive sessions will be led by practitioners currently using Project Zero ideas in schools and museums, as well as Project Zero researchers.<br /> <br /> In a special collaboration with the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian Institution museums, the first day of the conference will focus on learning in museums and learning through art. The conference will open at The National Gallery of Art and participants will spend the entire first day in sessions in various museums on the National Mall. The sessions will be appropriate for educators in all disciplines, not just the arts. On February 13 and 14 the conference will continue at the Cleveland Park campus of the Washington International School.<br /></font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"> <table style="margin-bottom:6px;" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK9"> <tr> <td style="color:#000000;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" valign="top" styleclass="style_MainText" rowspan="1" align="left" colspan="1"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="color:#000000;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div> We hope you will consider joining us for this incredible learning opportunity and that you will forward this email to any interested colleagues. For more information or to register, please visit (<a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=66sddadab.0.y4ghdadab.khjvc7cab.0&ts=S0414&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.casieonline.org%2FPZ-WIS%2Fregistration.html" linktype="link" target="_blank">http://www.casieonline.org/PZ-WIS/registration.html</a>). All registrations must be submitted online. Registration deadline is January 15, 2010.<br /> </div><div> </div> <div>Sincerely,</div> </font></td> </tr> </table> <table style="margin-bottom:6px;" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK10"> <tr> <td style="color:#000000;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" valign="top" styleclass="style_MainText" rowspan="1" align="left" colspan="1"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="color:#000000;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"> <span>The Institutes Team<br /> Project Zero<br />Harvard Graduate School of Education</span></font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10" valign="top" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <img src="http://rs6.net/on.jsp?t=1102736116669.0.1102601430250.0&ts=S0414&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images1/s.gif" height="1" width="1" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-18152571457421742972009-09-29T06:14:00.001-07:002009-09-29T06:14:45.636-07:00After GhandiI'm not sure how it happened, but I never learned about the April arrival of <a href="http://www.annesibleyobrien.com/"><a href="http://www.annesibleyobrien.com">Annie Sibley O'Bri</a>en's</a> newest book - <a href="http://www.charlesbridge.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=5111">After Ghandi : One Hundred Years of Nonviolent Resistance </a>. We just got it from the Library and it is beautiful - I have one on order, it is a keeper! The book contains bibliographic information about peacemakers around the world - many that I knew a little about, and many that I had not heard of (which pains me). I always am glad to be able to introduce my kids to examples of "good guys" and ways that people are able to "be the ones we want to see in the world." Nevertheless, I also know that I do not exhibit the courage and clarity that these activists do, nor would I always be able to encourage my own children to sacrifice or risk their own safety, despite my knowing that we will all be safer in the long run if we establish social justice and peace. So, these chapters are great for reading aloud and really talking through -- not to put activists on a pedestal but to prompt us to think through when and where and how we each might contribute to creating an inclusive, fair and vibrant community, and what to do when we lack the inner or outer resources we might wish for. <div><br></div><div>The publisher, <a href="http://www.charlesbridge.com/">Charlesbridge</a> also offers these links:<div><br></div><div><li><a href="http://www.charlesbridge.com/client/client_pages/after_gandhi/gandhi_home.html" target="new">Visit the <i>After Gandhi</i> website</a>, featuring downloadables, excerpts, and more. Join the Pass the Peace campaign! There are extension activities for teachers and parents to use, as well as material for kids. <br><br>Learn more about <i>After Gandhi</i>, Anne Sibley O'Brien, and Perry Edmond O'Brien at <a href="http://www.aftergandhi.com" target="new">After Gandhi.com</a><br><br></li><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S5ulSYDYUQ" target="new">Watch the video trailer of <i>After Gandhi</i></a><br></li><li>Listen to an interview with author Anne Sibley O'Brien at <a href="http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineNews/tabid/181/ctl/ViewItem/mid/1858/ItemId/10547/Default.aspx" target="new">Maine Public Broadcastin</a>g</li><div><br></div><div>Annie also offers a <a href="http://coloringbetween.blogspot.com/">blog </a>that features book reviews, ponderings, and interviews-with-authors, focusing on "race, culture and children's books"</div><div><br></div><div>and Charlesbridge publishes many other wonderful books AND resources for educators using them -- here is their <a href="http://www.charlesbridge.com/showproducts.cfm?FullCat=210">list </a>of books that emphasizes global cultures and diversity. </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-13177090094132186882009-09-29T05:31:00.000-07:002009-09-29T06:27:26.077-07:00Fwd: Courage & Renewal Boston Area Events Fall & Winter 2009-2010<div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; 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font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><i>To view this information in html format with images, go to our website at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.CourageNE.org/upcoming" target="_blank">www.CourageNE.org/upcoming</a></i></font></div><br><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+2" color="#006600" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); "><i><b>Courage & Renewal Northeast</b></i></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+2" color="#006600" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); "><i><b>Upcoming Events in the Boston Area</b></i></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+2" color="#006600" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); "><i><b>Fall & Winter 2009-2010</b></i></font></div><br><br><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>O</b></font><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>ctober 15-18, 2009</b></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#006600" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); "><i><b>Massachusetts Poetry Festival</b></i></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">co-sponsored by Courage & Renewal Northeast</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">For more information:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://masspoetry.org/" target="_blank">http://masspoetry.org/</a> </font></div><br><br><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>Beginning October 23-24, 2009</b></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#006600" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); "><i><b>Courage to Lead Retreat Series for School Leaders</b></i></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Location: Connors Family Retreat & Conference Center, Dover MA</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Facilitators: Pamela Seigle & Chip Wood</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">For more information:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.couragene.org/calendar?task=view_detail&agid=50&year=2009&month=10&day=23" target="_blank">http://www.couragene.org/calendar?task=view_detail&agid=50&year=2009&month=10&day=23</a></font></div><br><br><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>December 11, 2009</b></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#006600" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); "><i><b>Courage to Lead Retreat Day for Non-Profit Leaders</b></i></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Location: Wellesley College Club, Wellesley, MA</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Facilitators: Pamela Seigle & Lisa Sankowski</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">For more information:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.couragene.org/calendar?task=view_detail&agid=76&year=2009&month=12&day=11" target="_blank">http://www.couragene.org/calendar?task=view_detail&agid=76&year=2009&month=12&day=11</a></font></div><br><br><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>December 12, 2009</b></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#006600" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); "><i><b>Courage to Teach Retreat Day for Educators</b></i></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Location: Alumni Hall, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Facilitators: Sharlene Cochrane & Kirsten Olson</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">For more information:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.couragene.org/calendar?task=view_detail&agid=77&year=2009&month=12&day=12" target="_blank">http://www.couragene.org/calendar?task=view_detail&agid=77&year=2009&month=12&day=12</a></font></div><br><br><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>January 22-24, 2010</b></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#006600" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); "><i><b>Circle of Trust® Retreat -The Journey Toward an Undivided Life</b></i></font><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#006600" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); ">for interested individuals in all professions</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Location: Connors Family Retreat & Conference Center, Dover MA</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Facilitators: Lisa Sankowski & Hanna Sherman</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">For more information:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.couragene.org/calendar?task=view_detail&agid=73&year=2010&month=01&day=22" target="_blank">http://www.couragene.org/calendar?task=view_detail&agid=73&year=2010&month=01&day=22</a></font></div><br><br><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>Winter 2009-Spring 2010</b></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#006600" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); "><i><b>Courage & Renewal collaboration with the Walden Woods Project</b></i></font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">One-day events currently in planning combining the arts, mindfulness practice, the wisdom of Thoreau, and the beauty of Walden. If you're interested in more information, please email us at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:info@couragene.org">info@couragene.org</a>.</font></div><br><br><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>For information about all of these events contact us at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:info@couragene.org">info@couragene.org</a> or 781-283-2861.</b></font></div><br><br><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><img align="middle" width="300" height="149" hspace="4" vspace="4" alt="logo_no_tag.jpg" title="logo_no_tag.jpg" border="0" src="cid:bG9nb19ub190YWcuanBn@firstclass.wellesley.edu"></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Courage & Renewal Northeast</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Wellesley College, Billings Hall</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">106 Central Street</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Wellesley, MA 02481</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">781-283-2861</font></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left; "><font face="Book Antiqua" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://www.CourageNE.org" target="_blank">www.CourageNE.org</a></font></div><br></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></div><br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-37082177810717480572009-09-25T12:07:00.000-07:002009-09-25T12:08:00.806-07:00FW: Time's Running Out To Register<!--Copyright (c) 1996-2009 Constant Contact. 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Register today for one of the following events: <div> </div><strong>October 6</strong>, Northern Maine Community College, Presque Isle <div> </div><strong>October 7</strong>, Spectacular Event Center, Bangor <div> </div><strong>October 8</strong>, Holiday Inn By the Bay, Portland <div> </div> <div><strong>The Presque Isle Breakfast is a free event</strong>, but registration is still required. Tickets for Bangor or Portland are $35 in advance, $40 at the door. We're committed to making these events accessible to everyone. Contact us for student prices and further discounted tickets by need. Each event runs from 7:30-9:00 a.m., and we promise to get you out and ready to head to work at 9 a.m.!</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>The deadline for purchasing tickets is Wednesday, September 30. </strong>Contact Bonnie at 207.622.0851, ext. 22, to reserve your seat today.<br /><br /><img height="143" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.165" border="0" width="200" contenteditable="false" src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs077/1101654022317/img/165.jpg?a=1102727663227" align="right" /></div> <div>Headlining the Portland event is <strong>Beth Shulman, a nationally renowned policy and media expert</strong> on the American workplace and the policy changes and practices needed to create a country with more broadly shared prosperity.</div> <div> </div> <div><br /><img height="240" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.166" border="0" width="160" contenteditable="false" alt="Lisa Maatz" src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs077/1101654022317/img/166.jpg?a=1102727663227" align="left"><br /><br />Keynoting all three events is <strong>Lisa Maatz</strong>, <strong>Director of Public Policy and Governmental Relations</strong> <strong>at AAUW in Washington, D.C.</strong>, where she works on federal policy initiatives that bolster economic opportunity for women.<br /></img></div> <div> <br /><br />The Maine Women's Policy Center will honor the Portland grand format printing company <strong><a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=8ttb84cab.0.inkx84cab.nfwe84bab.0&ts=S0411&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portlandcolor.com%2F" linktype="link" target="_blank">Portland Color</a></strong> with the 2009 ACTION AWARD. 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</td> </tr> </table> </div> <img src="http://rs6.net/on.jsp?t=1102727663227.0.1101654022317.0&ts=S0411&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images1/s.gif" height="1" width="1" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-2142160355514691622009-09-23T07:51:00.000-07:002009-09-23T07:52:00.637-07:00Fwd: Thanks for sending a letter to Congress!<div>(From Momsrising)<br><blockquote type="cite"><p>I just sent a note to Congress urging them to improve the Baucus health reform proposal to make it work for kids and families. Here's why. It seems that healthcare reform is kind of like baking a cake. If you don't have the right ingredients, it will fall as flat as a pancake. Last week Senator Baucus released his proposal for health reform that is an attempt at a compromise measure which he hopes will be the blueprint for reform moving forward. Unfortunately, it looks like it needs our help to make it rise.</p><p> <br> <b> Tell Congress that the Baucus health reform proposal that they are considering this week is missing some of the necessary ingredients to get health reform right for kids and families! </b><a href="http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27304"><b>http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27304</b></a><br> <br> What are the missing ingredients in the Baucus proposal? Affordable coverage, comprehensive benefits, employer responsibility to help pay for health coverage, a strong public option, better reimbursement rates for Medicaid providers; and a guarantee that health reform will also benefit kids, not set back the great advances in children's health coverage made by the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).<br> <br> That's right. The Senate Finance Committee is meeting right now to consider the Baucus proposal for health reform. Congress needs to hear from each and every one of us (forward this email far & wide) that any health reform proposal must have the following key ingredients in order to work for kids and families:<br> <br> * Ending unfair insurance practices such as rejecting applicants based on pre-existing conditions and setting insurance rates based on gender, health status, or age<br> <br> * A strong public health insurance plan option that ensures choices for consumers, lowers costs, and provide real competition for insurance companies<br> <br> * Head to toe coverage for ALL children that is affordable and easy to use<br> <br> * Help for families with low and moderate incomes to cover the costs of health coverage and reasonable limits on out-of-pocket expenses<br> <br> Health reform without these components will be a flop! Or as famous chef Julia Child said, "A cookbook is only as good as its worst recipe." Let's make sure that the Baucus proposal has a successful recipe for our nation's health reform! <br> <br> <b> Send a letter to Congress now! </b><a href="http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27304"><b>http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27304</b></a><br> <br> And please forward this message on to your friends and family. This is a critical moment for our nation's future! Let's make sure all our families' voices are heard.<br> <br> Thanks!</p></blockquote></div><br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-60279394736045135592009-09-23T06:12:00.001-07:002009-09-23T06:14:27.063-07:00Save the Date 10/20 Detox Your Toy Box -- Please help us spread the word!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaj1Fs59LA2T192epqGbNp4J30sFPYZUeZu5oG9oSRN2HzHWpY9JyUX7vseFfQXpNpxQi3Wa_M-Qt2-8-o93aQjn8CNzfVInKdlrzTfzGdW2_oQGCGpEPQML7ejbV8ujTEWk_n7CZX5g/s1600-h/detoxpostcard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaj1Fs59LA2T192epqGbNp4J30sFPYZUeZu5oG9oSRN2HzHWpY9JyUX7vseFfQXpNpxQi3Wa_M-Qt2-8-o93aQjn8CNzfVInKdlrzTfzGdW2_oQGCGpEPQML7ejbV8ujTEWk_n7CZX5g/s200/detoxpostcard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384649796672493762" /></a><br /><br /><img height="243" width="453" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:3CAA74DC-0A4B-4380-9AD9-69623053CB23@maine.rr.com"><br><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>The <a href="http://www.friendsschoolofportland.org">Friends School of Portland</a> is offering our second<a href="http://friendsschoolofportland.org/parenting-peace-0"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Parenting for Peace </a>event. On October 20th, we will convene a panel to query the relationship between environmental health and children's health and to seek idea for improving the health of all of our families and communities. Our panel includes <a href="http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/research/data_admin/Site156/mainpageS156P0.html">Dr. David Bellinger</a>, from Harvard Medical School, who will share the most updated scientific research with us about the effects that environmental toxins might play in children's health (or health problems); <a href="http://friendsschoolofportland.org/faculty-and-staff">Nicole Borrasso</a>, <a href="http://www.friendsschoolofportland.org">FSP</a> teacher and seasoned outdoor educator, will help us think about how to engage children in stewardship over our environment and own bodies (without scaring them) and <a href="http://www.preventharm.org/abou.staf.shtml#Kristine">Kristine Jenkins</a> from the <a href="http://www.preventharm.org">Environmental Health Strategy Center</a>, who will share some stories of successful community clean-ups / social change and engage us in a conversation about public policy initiatives on the horizon. </div><div><br></div><div>We will leave time for questions and discussion, and there will be a resource fair to allow us to talk individually with partner organizations* (including Maine's chapter of <a href="http://www.psr.org/chapters/maine/">Physician's for Social Responsibility</a>) and to collect information and opportunities for action. </div><div><br></div><div>We hope that you will join us at this FREE event, and we hope you will spread the word to others that you know who are interested in engaging questions about how to collectively detox our toy box (and sandbox, and lunchbox, etc. etc. ) </div></div></blockquote><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></div><br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323091736407766631.post-34649217831748035712009-09-22T17:03:00.001-07:002009-09-22T17:03:45.898-07:00MojoMom : HOW to raise a Free-Range KidKim has sent you a link to a blog: <br><br> I'm curious how others feel about this -- are things different for us here in Maine? How is it to be on an island? Do you feel like your kids are more constrained than you were, and for the better or the worse? <br><br> Blog: MojoMom <br> Post: HOW to raise a Free-Range Kid <br> Link: http://mojomom.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-to-raise-free-range-kid.html <br><br> --<br> Powered by Blogger <br> http://www.blogger.com/ <br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0