That's a good question.  There are connections to race and poverty.  The
program initially began to address "under achieving" children in need of
support to meet testing benchmarks.  However, as we evolved into what seems
more like and extended family, the focus shifted to literacy empowerment
defined in less normative ways and literacy enrichment as defined by the
children's desires.

On 4/30/07 5:31 PM, "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG at langate.gsu.edu> wrote:


> Thanks Susan! Your idea is a great one. If you did make your presentation,

> what kinds of connections would you be making between your after school

> program and poverty, race, and women?

> Does anyone else have questions for Susan about her proposed presentation? Or:

> 1. If you could present at the conference, what literacy related topic would

> you want to share with conference participants?

> 2. If this conference had sessions that related to the focus of this list

> (poverty, race, women and literacy), what are some examples of session titles

> that you would expect to see?

> (scroll down to see information about the conference).

> Daphne

> 

> 

>>>> "Browne, Susan" <brownes at rowan.edu> 4/29/2007 10:30 PM >>>

> Hello,

> This is Susan Browne.  I've neglected to introduce myself but I've been on the

> list for about a semester.  I teach in the reading dept. at Rowan Univ. in

> Glassboro, NJ.

> 

> This sounds like a wonderful conference.  If I could present at the

> conference, I would want to present on community-based literacy programs and

> what can be learned from examining litercy in non-school contexts. A colleague

> and I have been running an after school literacy program in Philadelphia for

> four years. This has been an area of interest for me for quite some time and

> it sounds like it fits with the conference focus.

> Susan

> 

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: povertyracewomen-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Daphne Greenberg

> Sent: Fri 4/27/2007 9:15 PM

> To: povertyracewomen at nifl.gov

> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 703]  U.S. Social Forum

>  

> This June, Atlanta will be hosting the U.S. Social Forum (USSF).

> Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend, but I wonder if anyone on this

> list is planning on going? The USSF gathers social and economic justice

> organizers, environmentalists, peace and justice activists, community-based

> organizations, indigenous nations, unions and students to confront issues such

> as: race, local/global economics, and movement building. For more information,

> you can go to:

> http://www.ussf2007.org/

> 

> Some examples of accepted proposals for this conference are:

> Breaking the Shackles of Economic Slavery

> Listening as a Tool in Ending Racism and Other Oppressions

> The Role of White People in Ending Racism

> The Higher Education Crisis: From Resistance to Democratization

> 

> Here are my questions for possible discussion:

> 1. If you could present at the conference, what literacy related topic would

> you want to share with conference participants?

> 2. If this conference had sessions that related to the focus of this list

> (poverty, race, women and literacy), what are some examples of session titles

> that you would expect to see?

> 

> 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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