[PovertyRaceWomen 313] Re: An idea for a Literacy Project Celebrating MLK Day in any Community
sjrhodes at tampabay.rr.com
sjrhodes at tampabay.rr.com
Mon Jan 15 16:40:05 EST 2007
I was watching the parade get started in Tampa and thought I'd send this out to you all - It is a beautiful testament from MLK III to his parents, and their work for tolerance and eradicating "hate" in our community.
Many may not realize that we are not celebrating the birthday of MLK and racism issues, but rather tolerance for all people. What about making a literacy assignment from this information? One idea is to make a collage(sp?) of well-known people that represents all people and title it "Celebrating our Differences" and discuss the issues of not only racism, but GLBT community and other issues.
I'll have to admit that I didn't know about the efforts of the Kings, until this message came out - and, I am a equal rights advocate. We all learn something new, everyday!
Shirley
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From: The Task Force <theTaskForce at theTaskForce.org>
Date: Monday, January 15, 2007 3:08 am
Subject: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force honors life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King
To: Shirley Rhodes <sjrhodes at tampabay.rr.com>
> ********************************************
> AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM
> THE NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE
> ********************************************
>
>
> National Gay and Lesbian Task Force honors life and legacy of Dr.
> Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King
>
> "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
> - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
>
> WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 - Today is the federal holiday honoring the
> life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
>
>
> Statement by Matt Foreman, Executive Director, National Gay and
> Lesbian Task Force
>
> "Today we honor and reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin
> Luther King Jr. as well as Coretta Scott King, who died last
> January. In their lives, Dr. King and Mrs. King bent the arc of
> history toward racial and economic justice. In the years following
> her husband's murder, Mrs. King became an unwavering supporter for
> equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and
> she was a keynote speaker at our own Creating Change Conference in
> 2000.
> "Those who walked beside them have continued their vision,
> including Mrs. King's belief in justice for lesbian, gay,
> bisexual, and transgender Americans. We hold up with gratitude the
> members of Dr. King's family and those who fought beside Dr. King
> while he was alive:
>
> 'Homophobia is hate, and hate has no place in the beloved
> community.' - Martin Luther King III, August 2003, at the 40th
> anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington
>
> 'When I am asked, "Are gay rights civil rights?" my answer is
> always, "Of course they are." Civil rights are positive legal
> prerogatives ---- the right to equal treatment before the law.
> These rights are shared by all. There is no one in the United
> States who does not ---- or should not - share in these rights.' -
> Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP, National Gay and Lesbian Task
> Force 10th Annual Miami Recognition Dinner, November 4, 2006
>
> 'Rather than divide and discriminate, let us come together and
> create one nation. We are all one people. We all live in the
> American house. We are all the American family. Let us recognize
> that the gay people living in our house share the same hopes,
> troubles, and dreams. It's time we treated them as equals, as
> family.' - Representative John Lewis in the Boston Globe, October
> 25, 2003
>
> "At the same time, we call upon all lesbian, gay, bisexual and
> transgender Americans to recommit ourselves to the Kings' work of
> ending racial and economic injustice. That work is far from over;
> in fact, scant progress has been made in many areas. As reported
> by the NAACP, in 1958, the typical African-American family had 60
> percent as much income as the typical white family; 46 years later
> in 2005, that figure was - shockingly - just 61 percent. At this
> slow rate it will take more than 100 years to close the black-
> white income disparity. Unemployment among African-Americans is
> more than twice the rate for whites - a greater gap than in 1972.
> One-third - more than 6 million - of working African-Americans
> lack health insurance coverage during all or part of the year.
> Educational opportunities remain vastly unequal, and the progress
> toward truly integrated schools has not only stalled, but is going
> backwards. Steps to remedy the legacy of slavery and racism remain
> under attack on many fronts, including voters in Michigan
> overwhelmingly approving a ban on affirmative action in November.
>
> "Clearly, we can and must do better. For Dr. King and Mrs. King,
> for Bayard Rustin, for those in the broader civil rights movement
> who have stood beside us for so long, and for all of us and our
> nation, let us renew and redouble our work."
>
>
>
>
> The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build
> the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
> (LGBT) community from the ground up. We do this by training
> activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT
> referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation and building the
> organizational capacity of our movement. Our Policy Institute, the
> movement's premier think tank, provides research and policy
> analysis to support the struggle for complete equality and to
> counter right-wing lies. As part of a broader social justice
> movement, we work to create a nation that respects the diversity
> of human expression and identity and creates opportunity for all.
> Headquartered in Washington, D.C., we also have offices in New
> York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis and Cambridge. The Task
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> Contributions to the Task Force are tax-deductible to the full
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> 5. [PovertyRaceWomen 309] Re: What are you doing on MLK Day?
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> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:11:19 -0500
> From: Ryan Hall <ryanryanc at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 305] Accent Quiz
> To: <PovertyRaceWomen at nifl.gov>
> Message-ID: <C1D030D7.3D66%ryanryanc at yahoo.com>
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> I was just sent this link to a quiz that determines which American
> accentyou have. I thought some of you might be interested.
> http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have
> Ryan
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:35:57 -0500
> From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg at langate.gsu.edu>
> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 306] Re: National Gay and Lesbian Task
> Force Fellowship
> To: <povertyracewomen at nifl.gov>
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> Kearney,
> Thanks for asking, because I should have related it to literacy. Some
> adult literacy professionals are very committed to making sure
> that the
> needs of students with all sexual orientations are met. In the adult
> literacy classroom, this may mean being sensitive to the ways
> nonheterosexual students are sometimes harrassed, dismissed, and feel
> unwelcome. Other times, it may be being sensitive to the fact that
> thereis very little literature in adult literacy classrooms that
> includenonheterosexual characters, health issues, political
> issues, etc.
> Therefore, someone on this list may be interested in joining this
> fellowship to learn skills that they can bring back to the adult
> literacy community.
> Daphne
>
> >>> Kearney Lykins <kearney_lykins at yahoo.com> 01/14/07 6:23 PM >>>
> Daphne,
>
> How does this political announcement relate to literacy?
>
> Kearney Lykins
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Daphne Greenberg <alcdgg at langate.gsu.edu>
> To: povertyracewomen at nifl.gov
> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 1:03:30 PM
> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 302] National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
> Fellowship
>
> National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
> Organizing Fellowship: 2007 Summer
> http://www.thetaskforce.org/about_us/interns_and_fellows/organizing_fellowship
>
> June 11, 2007-August 17, 2007
>
>
> About the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force:
>
> We are the uncompromising national voice for full LGBT equality.
> The Task Force creates change by building LGBT political power
> fromthe
> ground up.
> We bolster the strength of local LGBT activism in rural enclaves,
> small
> towns and cities nationwide. We build grassroots political
> muscle at
> every level by training activists, strengthening the
> infrastructureof
> local and state allies and organizing broad-based campaigns
> creating public support for full equality of LGBT people.
>
>
> What is the Organizing & Training department?
> Our Organizing & Training team partners with leaders,
> organizations, and
> campaigns to build the political power of the lesbian, gay,
> bisexual and
> transgender (LGBT) community in measurable ways at the state and local
> level.
> As the LGBT community's most experienced corps of trainers and
> organizers, we provide practical, in-the-trenches support to win
> elections, defeat anti-LGBT ballot measures and stop anti-LGBT
> legislation.
>
>
> What is the Organizing & Training Fellowship?
> This is not your average fellowship.
> The O&T Fellowship is a social justice fellowship that's fast and
> furiously intense. You'll learn to organize to defeat anti-LGBT ballot
> measures, get real campaign experience, and recruit hundreds of
> volunteers to build large-scale grassroots campaigns that change
> voters'minds and hearts about the lives of LGBT people.
> Fellows will work as part of a dynamic field team based in either our
> New York, Washington, D.C., or Los Angeles office.
>
> O&T fellows will:
>
> * Recruit, train and motivate volunteers to understand and then
> carry
> out actions.
> * Talk face-to-face with voters about issues of importance to the
> LGBT
> community.
> * Create and lead training related to organizing action, in the
> field as
> well as at meetings, conferences, events, and the Task Force's
> annual
> Creating Change conference.
> * Collaborate with Task Force staff nationwide on Task Force
> priority
> projects. Current high priority projects include helping
> communities
> that are under attack from right-wing extremist groups to defeat
> anti-LGBT ballot measures.
> * Travel an average of 10 days a month to local communities,
> helping them build political power.
>
> Stipend:
> Summer fellows are paid a stipend of $500 per week. The summer
> 2007 term
> runs from June through August with a possible November extension.
> Organizing fellows may be placed in strategic locations where anti-
> LGBTmeasures are being waged against the LGBT community. Summer
> organizersare responsible for their own housing and living expenses.
>
>
> Qualifications:
> Applicants interested should have:
>
> * Openness and thirst for learning; strong desire to excel as an
> organizer, even if it means unlearning some things.
> * Enormous drive to achieve measurable progress towards meaningful
> social change.
> * Enthusiastic desire to work as part of a team in a fast-paced
> environment.
> * Highly organized, detail-oriented and responsible self-starter.
> * Excellent listening, speaking and writing skills.
> * Knowledge of and great curiosity about all aspects of the
> lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
> * Ability and desire to travel. This fellowship requires time
> on the
> road.
> * Willingness to work evening and weekend hours when projects
> demandit.
> * Capacity and desire to work in a multicultural environment where
> commitment to diversity based on race, ethnic origin,
> gender, age,
> sexual orientation, gender identity and physical ability is an
> important
> institutional value.
>
> Application deadline:
> Application deadline is Friday, March 30, 2007. Decisions will be made
> and communicated by April 16, 2007.
>
> To apply:
> Applications must include:
> 1. Cover letter outlining your motivation in applying for the
> fellowship2. Resume
> 3. Contact information for three references
> 4. Your college transcript (if applicable)
>
> Applications must be received by Friday, March 30, 2007.
>
> Step 1: Send cover letter, resume and references in the body of an
> e-mail to rahuja at theTaskForce.org.
> Step 2: Mail college transcript (if applicable) to:
>
> Becca Ahuja - O&T Fellowship Program
> National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
> 80 Maiden Lane, Suite 1504
> New York, NY 10038
>
> Questions? Contact Becca Ahuja, field organizer, at
> rahuja at theTaskForce.org or call 646.358.1475.
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> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:51:48 -0700
> From: "Muro, Andres" <amuro5 at epcc.edu>
> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 307] Re: National Gay and Lesbian Task
> ForceFellowship
> To: "The Poverty, Race, Women and Literacy Discussion List"
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> I would add that literacy itself is a political activity. People
> read and write to participate in a community. going shopping,
> seeing movies, participating in community life, buying a car,
> choosing to participate in gay activities, studying, acquiring
> health services, etc. are all political activities. In fact, there
> are no literacy activities that aren't political. There isn't such
> a thing as an apolitical, neutral technology called literacy.
>
> Andres
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: povertyracewomen-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Daphne Greenberg
> Sent: Sun 1/14/2007 5:35 PM
> To: povertyracewomen at nifl.gov
> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 306] Re: National Gay and Lesbian Task
> ForceFellowship
>
>
> Kearney,
> Thanks for asking, because I should have related it to literacy. Some
> adult literacy professionals are very committed to making sure
> that the
> needs of students with all sexual orientations are met. In the adult
> literacy classroom, this may mean being sensitive to the ways
> nonheterosexual students are sometimes harrassed, dismissed, and feel
> unwelcome. Other times, it may be being sensitive to the fact that
> thereis very little literature in adult literacy classrooms that
> includenonheterosexual characters, health issues, political
> issues, etc.
> Therefore, someone on this list may be interested in joining this
> fellowship to learn skills that they can bring back to the adult
> literacy community.
> Daphne
>
> >>> Kearney Lykins <kearney_lykins at yahoo.com> 01/14/07 6:23 PM >>>
> Daphne,
>
> How does this political announcement relate to literacy?
>
> Kearney Lykins
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Daphne Greenberg <alcdgg at langate.gsu.edu>
> To: povertyracewomen at nifl.gov
> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 1:03:30 PM
> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 302] National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
> Fellowship
>
> National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
> Organizing Fellowship: 2007 Summer
> http://www.thetaskforce.org/about_us/interns_and_fellows/organizing_fellowship
>
> June 11, 2007-August 17, 2007
>
>
> About the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force:
>
> We are the uncompromising national voice for full LGBT equality.
> The Task Force creates change by building LGBT political power
> fromthe
> ground up.
> We bolster the strength of local LGBT activism in rural enclaves,
> small
> towns and cities nationwide. We build grassroots political
> muscle at
> every level by training activists, strengthening the
> infrastructureof
> local and state allies and organizing broad-based campaigns
> creating public support for full equality of LGBT people.
>
>
> What is the Organizing & Training department?
> Our Organizing & Training team partners with leaders,
> organizations, and
> campaigns to build the political power of the lesbian, gay,
> bisexual and
> transgender (LGBT) community in measurable ways at the state and local
> level.
> As the LGBT community's most experienced corps of trainers and
> organizers, we provide practical, in-the-trenches support to win
> elections, defeat anti-LGBT ballot measures and stop anti-LGBT
> legislation.
>
>
> What is the Organizing & Training Fellowship?
> This is not your average fellowship.
> The O&T Fellowship is a social justice fellowship that's fast and
> furiously intense. You'll learn to organize to defeat anti-LGBT ballot
> measures, get real campaign experience, and recruit hundreds of
> volunteers to build large-scale grassroots campaigns that change
> voters'minds and hearts about the lives of LGBT people.
> Fellows will work as part of a dynamic field team based in either our
> New York, Washington, D.C., or Los Angeles office.
>
> O&T fellows will:
>
> * Recruit, train and motivate volunteers to understand and then
> carry
> out actions.
> * Talk face-to-face with voters about issues of importance to the
> LGBT
> community.
> * Create and lead training related to organizing action, in the
> field as
> well as at meetings, conferences, events, and the Task Force's
> annual
> Creating Change conference.
> * Collaborate with Task Force staff nationwide on Task Force
> priority
> projects. Current high priority projects include helping
> communities
> that are under attack from right-wing extremist groups to defeat
> anti-LGBT ballot measures.
> * Travel an average of 10 days a month to local communities,
> helping them build political power.
>
> Stipend:
> Summer fellows are paid a stipend of $500 per week. The summer
> 2007 term
> runs from June through August with a possible November extension.
> Organizing fellows may be placed in strategic locations where anti-
> LGBTmeasures are being waged against the LGBT community. Summer
> organizersare responsible for their own housing and living expenses.
>
>
> Qualifications:
> Applicants interested should have:
>
> * Openness and thirst for learning; strong desire to excel as an
> organizer, even if it means unlearning some things.
> * Enormous drive to achieve measurable progress towards meaningful
> social change.
> * Enthusiastic desire to work as part of a team in a fast-paced
> environment.
> * Highly organized, detail-oriented and responsible self-starter.
> * Excellent listening, speaking and writing skills.
> * Knowledge of and great curiosity about all aspects of the
> lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
> * Ability and desire to travel. This fellowship requires time
> on the
> road.
> * Willingness to work evening and weekend hours when projects
> demandit.
> * Capacity and desire to work in a multicultural environment where
> commitment to diversity based on race, ethnic origin,
> gender, age,
> sexual orientation, gender identity and physical ability is an
> important
> institutional value.
>
> Application deadline:
> Application deadline is Friday, March 30, 2007. Decisions will be made
> and communicated by April 16, 2007.
>
> To apply:
> Applications must include:
> 1. Cover letter outlining your motivation in applying for the
> fellowship2. Resume
> 3. Contact information for three references
> 4. Your college transcript (if applicable)
>
> Applications must be received by Friday, March 30, 2007.
>
> Step 1: Send cover letter, resume and references in the body of an
> e-mail to rahuja at theTaskForce.org.
> Step 2: Mail college transcript (if applicable) to:
>
> Becca Ahuja - O&T Fellowship Program
> National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
> 80 Maiden Lane, Suite 1504
> New York, NY 10038
>
> Questions? Contact Becca Ahuja, field organizer, at
> rahuja at theTaskForce.org or call 646.358.1475.
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> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:37:48 -0500
> From: Andrea Wilder <andreawilder at comcast.net>
> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 308] Re: Accent Quiz
> To: "The Poverty, Race, Women and Literacy Discussion List"
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> Ryan,
>
> I tried it. I seem to come from Rhode Island. Off, but not by much.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Andrea
>
> On Jan 14, 2007, at 7:11 PM, Ryan Hall wrote:
>
> > I was just sent this link to a quiz that determines which
> American
> > accent
> > you have. I thought some of you might be interested.
> > http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have
> > Ryan
> >
> >
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> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:47:45 -0500
> From: sjrhodes at tampabay.rr.com
> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 309] Re: What are you doing on MLK Day?
> To: povertyracewomen at nifl.gov
> Message-ID: <fe938af013e70.13e70fe938af0 at tampabay.rr.com>
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> I just thought I'd throw that out there to everyone. Watching
> and reading about the civil rights movement, and how to keep the
> momentum of equality - peaceful demonstrations and celebrations
> for all in a respectful, tolerant way. Lest we forget, I think,
> that freedom and justice isn't only for one, it is for all.
> I'll tell you a story about what I did last year. It was kind of
> a silly gesture, but I went into a local store and saw the
> confederate flag on an air freshener and told the owner that I was
> bothered by the item for sale because it had the motto "Pride of
> the South". I asked if the items could be removed, and the owner
> said, essentially, no.
> Another customer said, well that bothers me, also. But, another
> man said, hey I love these air fresheners and would hate to see
> them go to waste. Long story short - I bought the entire box of
> air fresheners and threw them in the garbage and asked if the
> owner could be notified that I would boycott the store and tell
> all of my friends to not frequent their store.
> The following Monday was MLK day. I asked my (at that time) lover
> to check and see if they had any of the air fresheners in there.
> They were gone. To this day, as friends, we disagree on whether I
> should've asked to have the offensive air fresheners removed. I
> don't know the answer, but I followed my heart, and I know that I
> was right.
> So, does anybody want to share how they are celebrating MLK day?
> Shirley J. Rhodes, MLS
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> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:46:06 -0800 (PST)
> From: Ujwala Samant <lalumineuse at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 310] Re: PovertyRaceWomen Digest, Vol 3,
> Issue 46
> To: "The Poverty, Race, Women and Literacy Discussion List"
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> I absolutely agree: NGOs have to work with
> governments. I've often found a certain snobbery
> amongst NGOs and they distance themselves from
> governments or government programmes. Personally I
> believe that NGOs are a temporary solution: the
> government is responsible for taking care of ALL its
> citizens, especially for basic services like literacy.
>
>
> Regards,
> Ujwala
> --- Bertha Mo <bertiemo at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > There are many NGOs and voluntary organizations in
> > North America. What I was saying to my governments
> > (Canada and the US), please don't dump it on me
> > (us). We paid our taxes and we expect to get
> > something!!!
> >
> > In fact, in North America, many NGOs do
> > advocacy...informing citizens and getting them to
> > lobby governent to do the right thing. Some of
> > these organizations include Breast Cancer Action
> > which getting us to look at environmental causes of
> > breast cancer rather than just focus o early
> > detection and the Prevention Institute of Oakland,
> > which is looking at public policy as a prevention
> > tool.
> >
> > Both NGOs and responsive govt. are needed. But for
> > both to work we need a literate and active
> > population. Which is what this list serve is all
> > about.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Bertie
> >
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:03:17 -0800
> > From: Evelyn Battell
> > Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 299] Re: The Dressing
> > Room Project
> > To: "The Poverty, Race, Women and Literacy
> > Discussion List"
> >
> >
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> >
> > What a fascinating project - it resonated with me! I
> > recently got a picture
> > of myself with a dear friend(who had saved the
> > picture) striding down the
> > snowy streets of Edmonton, alberta - I can say
> > nothing about the style of my
> > clothes - nobody looked good wrapped in scarves,
> > boots, long coats, gloves,
> > etc. - but the energy and confidence and eager look
> > on my face - the way I
> > confidently strode - even in all those clothes - I
> > don't remember that
> > confident part of my past - all I remember is
> > depression and feeling
> > inadequate - the picture tells me my present self
> > was alive and well 40 odd
> > years ago - what a treat.
> > Do others of you have pictures of yourself when
> > younger - full of piss and
> > vinegar?
> > Cheers
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Daphne Greenberg"
> > To:
> >
> > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 6:09 PM
> > Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 293] The Dressing Room
> > Project
> >
> >
> > > Are any of you familiar with the Dressing Room
> > Project? The Dressing Room
> > > Project web site is now officially up at:
> > > http://www.thedressingroomproject.org
> > >
> > > This is how it is described on the home page: "The
> > Dressing Room Project
> > > is a girl-powered rebellion to free girls & women
> > > from the bonds of media-imposed standards of
> > beauty! We?re posting our
> > > girl-designed cards on mirrors in women?s dressing
> > rooms everywhere to
> > > help girls & women feel more comfortable in our
> > uniquely beautiful
> > > bodies."
> > >
> > > I checked out the site and was impressed. The site
> > includes free printable
> > > cards.
> > >
> > > This project is the main focus of Emerging Women
> > Projects, a non profit
> > > organization for teen girls' empowerment founded
> > in 1997 by
> > > singer/songwriter and educator, Mimi Kates. They
> > are primarily volunteer
> > > run.
> > >
> > > Have any of you addressed women's images of their
> > bodies in your classes?
> > >
> > > Daphne
> > >
> > > Daphne Greenberg
> > > Assistant Professor
> > > Educational Psych. & Special Ed.
> > > Georgia State University
> > > P.O. Box 3979
> > > Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3979
> > > phone: 404-651-0127
> > > fax:404-651-4901
> > > dgreenberg at gsu.edu
> > >
> > > Daphne Greenberg
> > > Associate Director
> > > Center for the Study of Adult Literacy
> > > Georgia State University
> > > P.O. Box 3977
> > > Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3977
> > > phone: 404-651-0127
> > > fax:404-651-4901
> > > dgreenberg at gsu.edu
> > >
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:28:41 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Ujwala Samant
> > Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 300] Re: PovertyRaceWomen
> > Digest, Vol 3,
> > Issue 36
> > To: "The Poverty, Race, Women and Literacy
> > Discussion List"
> >
> >
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> >
> > I agree NGOs are not the answer. But if they weren't
> > there, a lot of good work would not be done,
> > especially in countries the world over. The work of
> > Actionaid, Save the Children, is solid,
> > people-focused
> > and very useful; without them, a lot of communities
> > would be worse off.
> >
> > I absolutely agree that Governments need to take
> > their
> > responsiblity. But when I see the appalling
> > healthcare, and other 'social services' in the UK
> > and
> > in the US, I almost feel bad that there are no CBOs
> > or
> > NGOs to help. I don't believe that waiting for the
> >
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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:02:25 -0800 (PST)
> From: Ujwala Samant <lalumineuse at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 311] Re: National Gay and Lesbian Task
> ForceFellowship
> To: "The Poverty, Race, Women and Literacy Discussion List"
> <povertyracewomen at nifl.gov>
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> Thank you, well stated.
> Ujwala
> --- "Muro, Andres" <amuro5 at epcc.edu> wrote:
>
> > I would add that literacy itself is a political
> > activity. People read and write to participate in a
> > community. going shopping, seeing movies,
> > participating in community life, buying a car,
> > choosing to participate in gay activities, studying,
> > acquiring health services, etc. are all political
> > activities. In fact, there are no literacy
> > activities that aren't political. There isn't such a
> > thing as an apolitical, neutral technology called
> > literacy.
> >
> > Andres
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: povertyracewomen-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of
> > Daphne Greenberg
> > Sent: Sun 1/14/2007 5:35 PM
> > To: povertyracewomen at nifl.gov
> > Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 306] Re: National Gay and
> > Lesbian Task ForceFellowship
> >
> >
> >
> > Kearney,
> > Thanks for asking, because I should have related it
> > to literacy. Some
> > adult literacy professionals are very committed to
> > making sure that the
> > needs of students with all sexual orientations are
> > met. In the adult
> > literacy classroom, this may mean being sensitive to
> > the ways
> > nonheterosexual students are sometimes harrassed,
> > dismissed, and feel
> > unwelcome. Other times, it may be being sensitive to
> > the fact that there
> > is very little literature in adult literacy
> > classrooms that include
> > nonheterosexual characters, health issues, political
> > issues, etc.
> > Therefore, someone on this list may be interested in
> > joining this
> > fellowship to learn skills that they can bring back
> > to the adult
> > literacy community.
> > Daphne
> >
> > >>> Kearney Lykins <kearney_lykins at yahoo.com>
> > 01/14/07 6:23 PM >>>
> > Daphne,
> >
> > How does this political announcement relate to
> > literacy?
> >
> > Kearney Lykins
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Daphne Greenberg <alcdgg at langate.gsu.edu>
> > To: povertyracewomen at nifl.gov
> > Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 1:03:30 PM
> > Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 302] National Gay and
> > Lesbian Task Force
> > Fellowship
> >
> > National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
> > Organizing Fellowship: 2007 Summer
> >
> http://www.thetaskforce.org/about_us/interns_and_fellows/organizing_fellowship
> >
> > June 11, 2007-August 17, 2007
> >
> >
> > About the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force:
> >
> > We are the uncompromising national voice for
> > full LGBT equality.
> > The Task Force creates change by building LGBT
> > political power from
> > the
> > ground up.
> > We bolster the strength of local LGBT activism
> > in rural enclaves,
> > small
> > towns and cities nationwide. We build grassroots
> > political muscle at
> > every level by training activists, strengthening
> > the infrastructure
> > of
> > local and state allies and organizing
> > broad-based campaigns creating
> > public support for full equality of LGBT people.
> >
> >
> > What is the Organizing & Training department?
> > Our Organizing & Training team partners with
> > leaders, organizations, and
> > campaigns to build the political power of the
> > lesbian, gay, bisexual and
> > transgender (LGBT) community in measurable ways at
> > the state and local
> > level.
> > As the LGBT community's most experienced corps of
> > trainers and
> > organizers, we provide practical, in-the-trenches
> > support to win
> > elections, defeat anti-LGBT ballot measures and stop
> > anti-LGBT
> > legislation.
> >
> >
> > What is the Organizing & Training Fellowship?
> > This is not your average fellowship.
> > The O&T Fellowship is a social justice fellowship
> > that's fast and
> > furiously intense. You'll learn to organize to
> > defeat anti-LGBT ballot
> > measures, get real campaign experience, and recruit
> > hundreds of
> > volunteers to build large-scale grassroots campaigns
> > that change voters'
> > minds and hearts about the lives of LGBT people.
> > Fellows will work as part of a dynamic field team
> > based in either our
> > New York, Washington, D.C., or Los Angeles office.
> >
> > O&T fellows will:
> >
> > * Recruit, train and motivate volunteers to
> > understand and then
> > carry
> > out actions.
> > * Talk face-to-face with voters about issues of
> > importance to the
> > LGBT
> > community.
> > * Create and lead training related to organizing
> > action, in the
> > field as
> > well as at meetings, conferences, events, and
> > the Task Force's
> > annual
> > Creating Change conference.
> > * Collaborate with Task Force staff nationwide
> > on Task Force
> > priority
> > projects. Current high priority projects
> > include helping
> > communities
> > that are under attack from right-wing
> > extremist groups to defeat
> > anti-LGBT ballot measures.
> > * Travel an average of 10 days a month to local
> > communities, helping
> > them build political power.
> >
> > Stipend:
> > Summer fellows are paid a stipend of $500 per week.
> > The summer 2007 term
> > runs from June through August with a possible
> > November extension.
> > Organizing fellows may be placed in strategic
> > locations where anti-LGBT
> > measures are being waged against the LGBT community.
> > Summer organizers
> > are responsible for their own housing and living
> > expenses.
> >
> >
> > Qualifications:
> > Applicants interested should have:
> >
> > * Openness and thirst for learning; strong
> > desire to excel as an
> > organizer, even if it means unlearning some
> > things.
> > * Enormous drive to achieve measurable progress
> > towards meaningful
> > social change.
> > * Enthusiastic desire to work as part of a team
> > in a fast-paced
> > environment.
> > * Highly organized, detail-oriented and
> > responsible self-starter.
> > * Excellent listening, speaking and writing
> > skills.
> > * Knowledge of and great curiosity about all
> > aspects of the lesbian,
> > gay, bisexual and transgender community.
> > * Ability and desire to travel. This fellowship
> > requires time on the
> > road.
> > * Willingness to work evening and weekend hours
> > when projects demand
> > it.
> > * Capacity and desire to work in a multicultural
> > environment where
> > commitment to diversity based on race, ethnic
> > origin, gender, age,
> > sexual orientation, gender identity and
> > physical ability is an
> >
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