Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e8PG3I914318; Mon, 25 Sep 2000 12:03:18 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 12:03:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20000925115454.008b5940@mail.psnyc.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Claire Deroche <claired@lacnyc.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:27] Introduction X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Status: O Content-Length: 1440 Lines: 31 Hello to all POVRACELIT Members! My name is Claire Deroche and I'm the Director of Outreach and Referral at the Literacy Assistance Center in New York City (www.lacnyc.org). A good part of my time goes to the supervision of the Literacy Referral Hotline which serves 24,000+ callers a year. As you can well imagine, my interactions with both the callers to the Hotline (who are seeking Adult Basic Education, GED classes and testing, and ESOL classes), and the multi-lingual, multi-cultural, 5 member staff who respond to these callers, offer many opportunities to reflect on the intersection of poverty, race and literacy. Previously I've worked in education in Maine, where I'm from, and in Bolivia, where I did community development work for six years. Finally, most recently, I joined a five year women's study project which will focus on promoting feminine leadership through an intensive commitment to group work focusing on taking an honest look at the ways we all participate in oppression in all it forms. The postings I've read so far on this list make me realize that this will be another supportive forum for my own desire to participate in groups which are seeking a more just and peace-filled world. Director of Outreach and Referral Literacy Assistance Center 84 William St., 14th Fl. New York, NY 10038 212-803-3335 phone 212-785-3685 fax TTY (800) 662-1220 Voice Communications Assistant (800) 421-1220 www.lacnyc.org
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