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 e8RK73929579; Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:07:03 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:07:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <020701c02989$140c9080$dad93ad0@v5rng> 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: "Stacey Downey" <sbdowney@starpower.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:41] Introduction X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 4782 Lines: 113 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0204_01C02967.8A124F80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am Stacey Downey and I work in Washington, DC in the adult education = community as a consultant doing volunteer and teacher training. I've = worked in adult education, teaching ESL, reading and writing at the = college level for 10 years; more than four of those were spent abroad. The District of Columbia is a unique place because we have one of the = lowest literacy rates in the nation. At the same time, we have many = people working here with advanced degrees, so the disparity between = groups is a gaping fissure, particularly obvious with regards to = education and race.=20 The connections between literacy and democracy are what motivate me as = an educator. Thomas Jefferson said that a democracy cannot be both = illiterate and free. Civic participation is a critical [potential] = benefit in literacy work.=20 In today's Washington Post, columnist Courtland Milloy wrote about the = impact of increasing the number of Blacks who vote in the presidential = election this year. Milloy wrote that of the 33 million African = Americans, 90% live in just 20 states. More than one-third of all Black = Americans live in five states-- New York, California, Texas, Florida and = Georgia--all with high numbers of electoral votes. Apparently African = American voter participation has declined steadily in presidential = elections since 1968. I'd like to see the listserv discuss the power of voting and its = connection to literacy, poverty and race. Stacey Downey One Scott Circle NW #306 Washington, DC 20036 202/387-5458 sbdowney@starpower.net ------=_NextPart_000_0204_01C02967.8A124F80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am Stacey Downey and I work in = Washington, DC in=20 the adult education community as a consultant doing volunteer and = teacher=20 training. I've worked in adult education, teaching ESL, = reading and=20 writing at the college level for 10 years; more than four of those = were=20 spent abroad.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The District of Columbia is a unique = place because=20 we have one of the lowest literacy rates in the nation. At the = same time,=20 we have many people working here with advanced degrees, so the disparity = between=20 groups is a gaping fissure, particularly obvious with regards to = education=20 and race. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The connections between literacy and=20 democracy are what motivate me as an educator. Thomas = Jefferson=20 said that a democracy cannot be both illiterate and free. Civic=20 participation is a critical [potential] benefit in literacy work. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In today's Washington Post, columnist = Courtland=20 Milloy wrote about the impact of increasing the number of Blacks who = vote in the=20 presidential election this year. Milloy wrote that of the 33 = million=20 African Americans, 90% live in just 20 states. More than one-third = of=20 all Black Americans live in five states-- New York, = California, Texas,=20 Florida and Georgia--all with high numbers of electoral votes. =20 A</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>pparently African American voter = participation=20 has declined steadily in presidential elections since 1968.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'd like to see = the listserv discuss the=20 power of voting and its connection to literacy, poverty and = race.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Stacey Downey</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One Scott Circle NW #306</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Washington, DC 20036</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>202/387-5458</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:sbdowney@starpower.net">sbdowney@starpower.net</A></FONT><= /DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0204_01C02967.8A124F80--
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