POLICHICKS

How is everyone doing?

2010-03-18T23:51:00.002-04:00

Hi polichicks,

What's new in your life? Hope everyone is doing well. Working on Nikki Tsongas' and Deval Patrick's campaign...guess it's in my blood. If anyone wants to be an organizer for the Governor, let me know. Talk soon. My number is 978-902-7893 Denise

GREATEST MINDS Conference

2008-06-03T05:33:00.001-04:00

GREATEST MINDS
A Gathering of Black Bostonians
A Two Day Gathering of Black Bostonians Who Are About Getting Things
Done
Friday, June 6, 2008 & Saturday, June 7, 2008

Sponsored by the National Black College Alliance's Next Generation
Program

Hibernian Hall
184 Dudley Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Dudley Square, Roxbury

Phone: 617.442.8045
Email: greatestminds@gmail.com

WHY GREATEST MINDS - A GATHERING of BLACK BOSTONIANS? Why not!

For years, Boston has struggled with its image as a city unfriendly to
its African-American residents. Along with the image goes the fact that
Boston has very little black representation in politics and in the ranks
of senior management, or civic life in general. Historically, black
professionals have come (or returned) to Boston to work, only to leave
within a couple of years.

NBCA's NEXT GENERATION is helping young individuals of color who want to
live in Boston, develop action steps to become more civically engaged to
get things done! GREATEST MINDS is about informing and leveraging the
experiences and thought power of professionals of color to make a
positive and sustainable change in Boston communities. GREATEST MINDS
goal is to bring together like minded people to initiate change and
remain committed to the goal until the goal is realized.

This conference is sponsored by the National Black College Alliance's
Next Generation program. It is also sponsored by a number of community
based agencies and other civic organizations.

GREATEST MINDS
A Gathering of Black Bostonians
A Two Day Gathering of Black Bostonians Who Are About Getting Things
Done
Friday, June 6, 2008 & Saturday, June 7, 2008

CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE

FRIDAY
Friday, June 6th, 2008
5:00pm - 6:00pm REGISTRATION
6:00pm - 9:00pm OPENING SESSION

Hibernian Hall
184 Dudley Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Dudley Square, Roxbury

LEADERSHIP: Passing or Taking the Leadership Torch: An Intergenerational
Discussion about Black Leadership in Boston

FRIDAY
Friday, June 6th, 2008
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Robert Lewis, Jr., Vice President for Programs of the Boston Foundation,
Mel King, Executive Director of the South End Technology Center,
Tulaine Shabazz Marshall, Vice President of United Way of Massachusetts
Bay and Merrimack Valley,
Cynthia Loesch, Director of Community Organizing for FAMILY Inc.
Darnell Williams, President and CEO, Urban League of Eastern
Massachusetts

Moderators:
George "Chip" Greenidge, Jr., President of the National Black College
Alliance
Lynson Beaulieu, Director of Programs and Strategic Leadership, The
Schott Foundation for Public Education

FIRST FRIDAYS RECEPTION and NETWORKING

FRIDAY
Friday, June 6th, 2008
10:00pm - 2:00pm

Johnnie's On the Side
(formerly Anthem)
138 Portland Street
Boston, MA

Hosted by the First Fridays United, the A Group, Upper Echelon Events,
the GREATEST MINDS Planning Committee and National Black College
Alliance's NEXT GENERATION program

SATURDAY
Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Hibernian Hall
184 Dudley Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Dudley Square, Roxbury

8:00am - 9:00am REGISTRATION
9:00am - 6:30pm CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

EDUCATION (K-12): Where Will your Kids Go To School Charter, Public,
Private, Religious School or Be Home Schooled; A Discussion about
Education Options for Youth In Boston

9:00am - 11:30am
Michelle Brooks, Assistant Superintendent for Boston Public Schools for
Family and Student Engagement
Jean McGuire, Executive Director of METCO, Inc.
Dr. John Jackson, President of the Schott Foundation for Public
Education
Scott McCue, Principal, Boston Preparatory Charter School
Mweusi Willingham, Headmaster, the Engineering School at Hyde Park
Educational Complex
John Matthew Borders IV, Associate Director of Admissions, St.
Sebastian's School
Willie Rodriquez, Executive Director, Boston Campaign for Proficiency
Cedric Crowe, Teacher, Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School
Naia Wilson, Principal of New Mission Pilot School

Moderator:
Laina Cox, Assistant Principal, Harbor School and Board member of the
National Black College Alliance

NETWORKING LUNCH
SATURDAY
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
11:30pm - 12:30pm

NETWORKING LUNCH with Colette Phillips, Colette Phillips Communications.

Colette Phillips will introduce Kaleidoscope, a resource and
professional booklet connecting people of color with the vast
opportunities, resources and networks in the Greater Boston area. She
will also share networking strategies and tips on how you can break the
glass ceiling in Greater Boston on finding new mentors, new
relationships, and new business contacts.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Start Your Own Business in Boston; the Do's and Don'ts

SATURDAY
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
12:30pm - 2:00pm

Reggie Nunnally, Director, City of Boston Business Assistance Center
Andre Porter, Director of Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Small
Business and Entrepreneurship
Ken Guscott, Founding Partner, Long Bay Management Company*
Kelly Chunn, Kelly Chunn and Associates
Terryl Callaway, President, Nex Graphix, Communications and Printing
DJ Saki, All-Nite Juice Bar
Edgard Arty, co-founding Partner, MOD Boston Clothing Boutique
Anthony Lewis, In the Streetz Entertainment/Hollyhood DVD
Barrington Edwards, Owner, Haven Arts Café

*still confirming

Moderators:
Mr. Richard Futrell, Professional Recruiter, Aerotek, Inc. and CEO, Ice
Reign Entertainment and alumni member of the National Black College
Alliance
Wynndell Bishop, Buyer, Raytheon Corporation, alumni member of the
Partnership Alumni Association and the National Black College Alliance

POLITICS: So you are interested in Running or Supporting a Candidate for
Office: The Nuts and Bolts of Political Campaigning and How To Do It
Successfully

SATURDAY
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
2:30pm - 4:00pm

Ron Bell, Director, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Civic
Engagement
Joyce Ferriabough, political strategist
Ego Ezedi, former city council candidate, City of Boston
Emmanuel Bellegarde, former state representative candidate for 12th
Suffolk District
Linda Dorcena Forry, state representative for 12th Suffolk District
Horace Small, Executive Director, Union of Minority Neighborhoods
Michael Curry, former member of Boston Urban Progressives

Moderator:
Sean Daughtry, alumni member of the National Black College Alliance,
President of the Greater Boston Morehouse College Alumni Association,
and former member of Boston Urban Progressives

NIGHTLIFE & NETWORKING: Where Do Black People Go to Have A Good Time to
Meet People and Network: A Discussion about Options and Possibilities
and Challenges

SATURDAY
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
4:30pm - 6:00pm

Rusty Pendleton, Owner, Funky Fresh Records
Eddie Cue, Promoter and Touch 106.1 FM
Kareem Lyder, President, A1 Entertainment
Herby Firmin, Creative Director and Founder, TSM Events
DJ Nomadik, Soulkore Productions
Sali Rowe, 9 Alarms Productions,
Harold Austin, Upper Echelon/First Fridays United,
Izzy Pina, 360 Ultra Lounge
DJ Bruno, UtopiaBoston.com

Moderator:
Darius McCroey, Principal, Elevated Media, alumni member of the National
Black College Alliance and President of the Greater Boston Howard
University Alumni Association

6:00pm - 6:30pm Evaluation, Thoughts and Next Steps for GREATEST MINDS

GREATEST MINDS CLOSING RECEPTION & NETWORKING at Hibernian Hall

SATURDAY
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
8:30pm - 12midnight

Hibernian Hall
184 Dudley Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Dudley Square, Roxbury

Join us as we explore the evening and hear Boston's newest talent in
jazz, hip hop, poetry and performance. Bring your business cards and
network.

Hosted by:
Nuri Chandler-Smith, BlackOUT Boston
Herby Firmin, TSM Events, (The Social Mixxer Events and Marketing
Events)

And a Special Surprise Guest will also be in attendance. Guess who?

COME TO GREATEST MINDS and CREATE AN ACTION AGENDA FOR BLACK BOSTON IN
LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION, POLITICS, ENTREPRENUERSHIP and NETWORKING

Build your community and join young people, veteran community activists,
corporate leaders, college students, educators, and next generation
leaders as we share information and put action steps for Black Boston.

This gathering will bring together Boston's GREATEST MINDS who are about
making things happen for Black Boston. This two day event will bring
together different generations ( Generation X, Generation Y, Baby
Boomers, and Matures ) to listen, learn, network and collaborate on ways
you can make the resources in the city work for you individually and
collectively. We also encourage for you to bring your mothers, fathers,
sisters, brothers, and other family members to make this a truly
intergenerational conference. The GREATEST MINDS conference is open to
all races and ethnicities - so if you want to share information and help
- show up.

This conference will be for the first 200 people who register and pay a
registration fee of $25.00. Here is the online link to register and pay
for the GREATEST MINDS Conference:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/35459

TO PURCHASE TICKETS AND REGISTER FOR THE GREATEST MINDS CONFERENCE,
please go to the following link
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/35459

Tickets can also be picked up the National Black College Alliance office
- NBCA 2304 Washington Street, Suite 200, Roxbury, MA 02119 and at
Nubian Notions, 57 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 in Dudley Square.

LIMITED TICKETS and SEATING up to 200 people. Tickets are going
FAST!!!!!!

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GREATEST MINDS CONFERENCE, please call
617.442.8045 or email us at greatestminds@gmail.com or go to
www.nbcalliance.org for updates or contact:

underrepresentation of women in politics

2008-05-28T17:25:00.000-04:00

Our Own Glass Ceilings

By Ruth Marcus
Wednesday, May 28, 2008; A13
The Washington Post

As Hillary Clinton cracks her head against what she likes to call "the highest and hardest glass ceiling," there's no doubt that she craves the presidency as much as any man does.

But a new report from the Brookings Institution suggests an unexpected reason for the relative paucity of women elsewhere in political office and the dearth of credible female presidential candidates: an ambition gap.

"Somewhat surprisingly," write political scientists Jennifer Lawless of Brown University and Richard Fox of Loyola Marymount, women's underrepresentation "is not because of discrimination against women candidates. In fact, women perform as well as men when they do run for office. In terms of fundraising and vote totals, the consensus among researchers is the complete absence of overt gender bias."

Rather, the "fundamental reason for women's underrepresentation is that they do not run for office. There is a substantial gender gap in political ambition; men tend to have it, and women don't."

Surveying thousands of business leaders, educators and political activists, Lawless and Fox found "clear and compelling evidence that women, even in the highest tiers of professional accomplishment, are substantially less likely than men to demonstrate ambition to seek elected office." These results held true regardless of age, partisan affiliation, income and profession.

Equally unsettling, they note, this ambition gap is not shrinking. The number of women seeking political office grew steadily during the 1980s, and surged in the early 1990s -- remember the Year of the Woman? -- but has since leveled off. Today, women account for fewer than one out of four elected statewide officials, one in six members of Congress, and -- perhaps most relevant considering the traditional road to the presidency -- eight of 50 governors.

Why this reluctance to take the political plunge? "Women are less likely than men to be willing to endure the rigors of a political campaign," Lawless and Fox write. "They are less likely than men to be recruited to run for office. They are less likely than men to have the freedom to reconcile work and family obligations with a political career. They are less likely than men to think they are 'qualified' to run for office."

Oh, boy -- oh, girl?-- does that ring true.

The women in the survey were far less likely to be married or have children than the men were, and those who did had their hands full: 60 percent of the women, compared with 4 percent of the men, said they were responsible for the majority of child care.

As Beloit College political scientist Georgia Duerst-Lahti put it, "Women may now think about running for office, but they probably think about it while they are making the bed." Chugging down the Mommy Track may leave little time for pursuing a third, often all-consuming career.

The ambition gap also reflected an underlying, and pronounced, cockiness gap. One-third of men, but just one in five women, rated themselves "very qualified" to hold political office; twice as many women (12 percent) as men (6 percent) considered themselves "not at all qualified." Men were more likely to try for federal office, women for the local school board. Nearly half the women, but fewer than a third of the men, said they did not "have thick enough skin" to run.

Those responses resonated with my own experiences. Becoming a parent tempered my career ambitions in ways I never anticipated. There are jobs I once wanted -- jobs I'd be good at, actually -- that now I would not pursue.

If the gender tables were turned, would Michelle Obama leave two young daughters at home to run for president? How would voters respond if she did? Would her husband put his career on hold to manage the family?

When the governor of Alaska gave birth the other day to her fifth child, my initial, not-especially-enlightened thought was: How in the world will she manage that? I have just two kids to juggle and no state to run, and I'm dropping balls left and right.

The cockiness gap, too, has parallels in the opinion-writing business. The undeniable underrepresentation of women on op-ed pages has always struck me as more a function of limited supply (women willing to speak out) than inadequate demand (male chauvinist editors). It is intimidating to put your opinions out there, especially in an age of online, highly personal vitriol. It takes a certain unbecoming arrogance to believe you have something valuable to say -- even one time, no less week after week.

Sometimes the hardest glass ceilings are the ones women impose, whether knowingly or unconsciously, on ourselves.

marcusr@washpost.com

Become a Mentor!

2008-05-23T06:42:00.000-04:00

Good Afternoon,

I write to you today in these times of recession to ask you to spend. But spend a little differently.

I would like you to spend social capital. All my life I have had a plethora of role models that helped open up the world to me through athletics, arts and crafts and civics. Unfortunately, as most of you know, most youth raised in Roxbury and the surrounding areas are not as fortunate.

For the past 8 or 9 years I have committed myself to being the same type of positive role model for youth as my mentors were for me. I have worked at Dorchester's Little House engaging young people in the evening teen program. I have worked with Dorchester Bay's Youth Force and Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative's Youth Council. It is some of the most gratifying moments of my life not only spending time with young people but watching and helping them develop into young adults with life skills and strong values.

In our community the need for more mentors is great (especially men) ! There are over 3,000 young people in the 02119 zip code alone between the ages of 7-14. Many of them in low income single family households.

My current work is as a recruitment coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay.

Here's is where the spending happens. . .

You yourself can spend time (a commodity most people think they don't have) and volunteer to spend a couple of hours, a couple of times a month for a year with a young person who's life you can impact merely through a one to one friendship. . .for more details please ask. . .there is a great process that matches you with a young person with similar interests and a fantastic infrastructure that supports you the child and the child's family throughout.

You might know of a person who potentially would be a great "Big" in which case please help them connect with me.

You may know of an upcoming event where I could possibly share information with people.

You may work for a company or organization that supports or encourages community involvement and philanthropic efforts. In which case I would love to contact HR or a decision maker that could facilitate an information session either downtown at our home offices (dinner, my treat for the session) or on site at your company/organization (lunch, my treat for the session).

I know your time is valuable, and you may be thinking what would I do with the child. "Littles" as we call them have told me that some of their enjoyable activities are things we as adults consider chores. (washing the car, planting flowers, running errands, seeing parts of Boston they have never seen before, going to events that Big Brothers Big Sisters get tickets for and pass on to "Bigs" at no charge)

Please think about it. . . and if you have any ideas how to increase mentoring of the young people in our community don't hesitate to share it.

I thank you in advance,

Carlos Henriquez

(617)956-0291 work

(617)642-4195 work cell

chenriquez@bbbsmb.org

ADDITIONAL NOTES RE: FINAL CASE STUDY

2008-05-14T22:14:00.000-04:00

Interview Transcripts:

Please include these in AT LEAST ONE presentation ready copy in an appendix/annex

Consent Forms:

Please include your consent forms in BOTH presentation ready copies in an appendix/annex

Interview Guides:

Please include your consent forms in BOTH presentation ready copies in an appendix/annex

Great job to all last nights presenters!

2008-05-07T07:56:00.003-04:00

And good luck to everyone in the final presentations and with the final case study.

Do not forget your two copies and envelopes.

I will be marking you down if you misuse APA style and for grammar/spelling mistakes.

Good luck!
Jasmine

Summer Internships in NOLA

2008-05-06T23:06:00.001-04:00

The Southern Institute for Education and Research is accepting applications from graduate and undergraduate college students for unpaid summer internships. Two full-time positions are available to run through August 15, 2008. Interns will be responsible for their own travel and housing. They will collaborate with the Institute's staff on new projects aimed at racial healing and reconciliation in the aftermath of Katrina and promoting effective social justice volunteer service.

Based at Tulane University, the Southern Institute is a non-profit race relations center dedicated to improving ethnic relations in the Deep South through tolerance education and communications training. Founded in 1993, the Southern Institute's programs help young people understand the causes and consequences of prejudice by examining the past. For the adult community, the Southern Institute offers programs on communal trauma and race and a highly acclaimed cross-cultural communication workshop that enables participants to understand and work effectively with people from different cultures.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Meredith Bethune at mbethune@tulane.edu by May 20.

April 29 Class Update

2008-04-26T16:13:00.002-04:00

I have the following people scheduled to make presentations at next week's class: Ijeoma,
Carol, Kacie, Liz, Gosia and Penny. Each presenter will have 15 minutes and time for 2 questions. After the presentations our guest will give feedback on each presentation.

I will make sure that there is a computer and projector in the room.

All presenters must bring a handout (1-2 pages) with copies for the entire class (25).

Questions, contact Jasmine at jasmine.waddell@umb.edu

FLYING: CONFESSIONS OF A FREE WOMAN Film Screenings at the MFA April 17th-19th

2008-04-03T01:06:00.004-04:00

If anyone is interested... OBOS is co-sponsoring this film... I just watched the trailer and have to say it looks pretty amazing (you can check out the trailer by following the first link, then going to "about the film").

FLYING: CONFESSIONS OF A FREE WOMAN, a film by Jennifer Fox, is playing from April 17-19 at the Museum of Fine Arts. This extraordinary documentary raises the questions we struggle with - what it means to be a woman today, with all the choices that are in front of us - and illuminates the concerns and questions facing women around the world. FLYING: CONFESSIONS OF A FREE WOMAN( http://www.flyingconfessions.com) chronicles the life of a filmmaker Jennifer Fox, award winning filmmaker and global traveler, who is struggling to juggle work, relationships, and her newfound desire to have a child. Shot over the course of four years, this documentary explores Fox’s own turbulent love life and sexual choices. Along the way, Fox passes the camera to women in 17 countries who add their views and experiences to this look at female freedom. Part soap opera, sociopolitical inquiry, and narrative experiment, Flying involves the viewer in both an intense personal story and a groundbreaking dialogue among women, illuminating universal concerns across race, class and nationality.Jennifer will answer questions during the evening screenings. She began her career in 1988 with the acclaimed documentary BEIRUT: THE LAST HOME MOVIE and later produced and directed the landmark PBS documentary miniseries AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY. She currently is working on a feature documentary on Buddhism, LEARNING TO SWIM.
Tickets: Members, seniors and students $8; general admission $9. To purchase, call the box office at 617-369-3687 or online at www.mfa.org/film.

Screening times:
Thu, Apr 17, 7 pm (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Fri, Apr 18, 7 pm (Parts 4, 5 & 6)
Sat, Apr 19, 2:30 pm (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Sat, Apr 19, 7 pm (Parts 4, 5 & 6)

Helpful Paper Writing Link

2008-03-31T11:08:00.001-04:00

A helpful link that Denise found on organizing your thinking and writing:
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/brainstorming.html#5

Northeastern Political Science Association

2008-03-30T21:59:00.002-04:00

Northeastern Political Science Association

2008 Annual Meeting

November 13-15, 2008

Boston, Massachusetts

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CALL FOR PAPERS, PANELS AND PARTICIPATION

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The Northeastern Political Science Association will hold its 40th annual
meeting on November 13-15, 2008 at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston,
Massachusetts. We invite paper, panel, and roundtable submissions from
academics, graduate students, journalists, and practitioners. Proposals
for papers, panels, or to serve as a chair and/or discussant must be
submitted by June 15, 2008 through the All Academic [
http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/npsa/npsa08/ ]Submission Website
which can also be reached through the [ http://www.northeasternpsa.com/
]NPSA Website. Once on the submission website, create a username and
password and follow the instructions.

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NPSA prohibits multiple paper submissions. Only one paper submission per
person will be accepted.Â However, a paper presenter may also serve as a
chair or discussant on another panel or roundtable.Â Questions should be
directed to the appropriate Section Chair (see below) or the conference [
mailto:FJDAmico@maxwell.syr.edu?subject=NPSA%20Inquiry ]Program Chair.

PROGRAM CHAIR

Francine D’Amico

The Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs

Syracuse University

225 Eggers Hall

Syracuse, NY 13244-1090

Phone: 315-443-2306

[ mailto:fjdamico@maxwell.syr.edu ]fjdamico@maxwell.syr.edu

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AMERICAN POLITICS

Submit proposals for papers, panels and roundtables to the appropriate
subcategory below.

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CONGRESS, PRESIDENCY, AND THE COURTS

All aspects of legislative studies, presidential research, constitutional
law

and the courts, he intersection of, and relationships among, the three
branches.

Douglas Harris

Department of Political Science

Loyola College in Maryland,

4501 Charles Street, Baltimore, MD

Phone: (410) 617-2227; Fax: (410) 617-2215

[ mailto:dharris4@loyola.edu ]dharris4@loyola.edu

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STATE-LOCAL GOVERNMENT

AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

All aspects of state and local governments, federalism,

and intergovernmental relations.

Richard Flanagan

Department of Political Science, Economics and Philosophy

College of Staten Island, CUNY

2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314

Phone: 718-982-2834

[ mailto:Flanagan@mail.csi.cuny.edu ]Flanagan@mail.csi.cuny.edu

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PARTIES, INTEREST GROUPS, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS,

AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR

All aspects of U.S. parties, interest groups, social movements,

political behavior, elections, and public opinion.

Arthur Paulson

Department of Political Science

Southern Connecticut State University

501 Crescent Street

New Haven, CT 06515

Phone: 203-392-5657

Email: Paulsona1@southernct.edu

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PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Papers, panels, and roundtables on all topics in public policy and public
administration.

Lisa K. Parshall

Department of History and Government

Daemen College

4380 Main Street, Amherst, NY 14226

Phone: 716-839-8303

Email: [ mailto:lparshal@daemen.edu ]lparshal@daemen.edu

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THE 2008 ELECTIONS

Papers, panels, and roundtables on all topics related to the 2008
elections.

Lara Brown

Department of Political Science

Villanova University

800 Lancaster Avenue

Villanova, PA 19085

PhoneÂ : 610-519-8904

EmailÂ : lara.brown@villanova.edu

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POLITICAL THEORY

All areas of political philosophy, political theory and political thought
broadly defined, Western and non-Western.Â Submit proposals for papers,
panels and roundtables to the appropriate subcategory below.

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ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

Dustin K. Gish

Department of Political Science

College of the Holy Cross

1 College Street

Worcester, MA 01610

Phone: (508) 793-3519

[ mailto:dgish@holycross.edu ]dgish@holycross.edu

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MODERN POLITICAL THEORY

Machiavelli to Marx.

Diana M. Judd

Department of Political Science

William Paterson University

Wayne, NJÂ 07470

Phone:Â (973) 720-3891

[ mailto:juddd1@wpunj.edu ]juddd1@wpunj.edu

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CONTINENTAL POLITICAL THOUGHT

Including but not limited to German idealism, phenomenology, hermeneutics,
existentialism, post-structuralism, post-modernism, critical theory,
French feminism, Nietzsche and Marxism.

David A. Freeman

Department of Political Science

Washburn University

1700 College Avenue, Topeka, KS 66621

Phone: (785) 231-1010 Ext. 2028; Fax: (785) 231-1004

david.freeman@washburn.edu

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DEMOCRATIC THEORY

All topics in contemporary democratic theory including

deliberative democracy, identity politics, group rights, and citizenship.

Patricia Moynagh

Department of Government and Politics

Wagner College

1 Campus Road

Staten Island, NY 10301

Phone:Â (718) 420-4492

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AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

David Alvis

Department of Government

University of West Florida

11000 University Pkwy, Pensacola, FL 32514

Phone: (850) 857-6116

jalvis1@uwf.edu

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Seeks panel and paper submissions on topics in international studies
broadly defined, including international relations theory, international
law and organizations, foreign policy, globalization, human rights,
international development, conflict resolution, military/strategic
studies, feminist theory/gender studies, and international political
economy.

Fred P. Cocozzelli

Department of Government and Politics

St. John’s University

St. John Hall, Room 234L
Â St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, New York 11439

Phone: (718) 990-5267
Fax: (718) 990-2084
[ mailto:cocozzef@stjohns.edu ]cocozzef@stjohns.edu

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COMPARATIVE POLITICS

All areas of comparative politics, including the politics of advanced
industrial, post-communist, or developing countries; cross-regional
studies; broad theoretical issues such as democratization, economic
development, globalization, ethnic and nationalist conflict are welcomed.

Eric N. Budd

Department of Social Sciences

Fitchburg State College,

160 Pearl Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420-2697

Phone: (978) 665-3732 ; Fax: (978) 665-4530

ebudd@fsc.edu

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GENDER, RACE, AND ETHNICITY

All proposals dealing with gender, race, and ethnicity. Especially
encouraged are proposals on racial, ethnic, and gender identity, Â as well
as the intersections of these and/or other potential identities. All
methodological perspectives are welcome.

Farida Jalalzai

Department of Political Science

University of Missouri-Saint Louis, 904 Tower

8001 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63121-4499

Phone: (314) 516-5838

jalalzaif@umsl.edu

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ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY

Papers, panels, and roundtables on topics of relevance to environmental
politics or policy, whether U.S., international, or comparative. Topics
may include, for example, environmental movements or their opponents;
environmentalism, its variants or rivals; environmental policy formation
or implementation; environmental regimes; management of common pool
resources; environmental policy analysis; and sustainable development.
Interdisciplinary approaches are especially welcome.

Paul A. Barresi

Southern New Hampshire University,

2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106

Phone: (603) 668-2211 Ext. 2247; Fax: (603) 645-9779

p.barresi@snhu.edu

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TEACHING, LEARNING, AND THE PROFESSION

All aspects of undergraduate and graduate teaching, especially in the
areas of integrating technology into the curriculum, the use of
cooperative and collaborative learning techniques, and experiential
learning. Proposals are also welcome on the future of the profession and
on professional education in political science, including approaches to
preparing new professionals for academic and non-academic positions.

John O'Rorke

Department of Political Science

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD 21532

Phone: (301) 687-4277; Fax: (301) 687-4760

jororke@frostburg.edu

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POPULAR CULTURE AND POLITICS

All works that explore the intersection of popular culture and politics.
Especially relevant are papers that examine the ways in which film,
television, literature, and music depict political institutions, affect
political socialization, shape public opinion and serve as a tool for
explaining concepts and fostering debate. Papers that explore popular
culture as an instrument for providing context and diverse perspectives
are also welcome.

Kevan M. Yenerall

Political Science Department

Clarion University

320 Founders Hall, Clarion, PA 16214

Phone: (814) 393-1897; Fax: (814) 393-2550

kyenerall@clarion.edu

3/31/08: "Bachelor Babes, Bridezillas, and Husband-Hunting Harems: Decoding Reality TV's Twisted Fairy Tales."

2008-03-30T20:41:00.001-04:00

MIT's Program in Women's and Gender Studies presents:
"Bachelor Babes, Bridezillas, and Husband-Hunting Harems: Decoding Reality TV's Twisted Fairy Tales."
by Jennifer L. Pozner - Director of WIMN and widely published feminist journalist & media critic
Monday, March 31st

A conversation with Jennifer L. Pozner for students interested in Women Producing Media, and concerned about representations of Girls and Women in the Media. Hosted by the MIT grad-feminists and the Women's and Gender Studies (WGS) student advisory board. Dinner will be served: RSVP to wgs@mit.edu.

Dinner Conversation
5 - 6 pm
Building 14E - 304
Public Talk: "Bachelor Babes, Bridezillas, and Husband-Hunting Harems: Decoding Reality TV's Twisted Fairy Tales."
7 - 8:30 pm
Building 1 - 390

Co-sponsored by MIT’s SLIPPAGE, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies and Comparative Media Studies

Shifting Stars : A Harvard study suggests female executives outperform males when taking a new job

2008-03-30T09:13:00.000-04:00

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/03/30/shifting_stars/

Why I Had Myself Water-boarded

2008-03-29T14:34:00.001-04:00

In an effort to increase public awareness and understanding of water-boarding, Kaj Larsen arranged to have himself water-boarded, had it videotaped, and posted on the Internet.

http://current.com/items/76347282_getting_waterboarded

Kaj Larsen, Correspondent, Current TV

Tuesday, April 8, 6:30 pm
Tufts University, Cabot Auditorium
170 Packard Ave., Medford, MA 02155

To sign up or find out more visit: http://action.aclum.org/waterboarding

Massachusetts NOW Action Alert: Join Greater Boston NOW for an exciting event with local women artists

2008-03-29T14:10:00.001-04:00

Is Making Art a Feminist Act?
Celebrate Women' s History Month With Greater Boston NOW and Local Women Visual Artists

Join local artists Kaetlyn Wilcox, Adria Arch and Deborah Putnoi as they discuss their work, their role as women in the art world and artists in the world at large, as well as the inspirations for their work! Bring your questions and your curiosity for this roundtable discussion of issues in art, feminism and society.

Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served.

LOGISTICS: Monday, March 31st, 7:30 pm at the Boston NOW office,
1105 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston.
Take Green B Line or 57 bus to Packard's Corner.

Student Paper Competition

2008-03-29T11:00:00.000-04:00

GRADUATE COMPETITION
The Association of Black Sociologists (ABS) is now accepting papers for its annual Graduate Student Paper Competition. Graduate students who are members of ABS qualify for the competition. The top three winners of the competition will receive cash awards. They will also present their papers at this year's ABS conference held in Boston, MA from July 29-August 2, 2008. The papers are to be no longer than 30 pages, including references, and they cannot be under consideration for publication at the time of submission. Additionally, an abstract of no more than 200 words should be submitted with the paper.

For both competitions, students should submit six copies of the paper and abstract to:

ABS Student Paper Competition
Association of Black Sociologists
4200 Wisconsin Avenue NW, PMB 106-257
Washington, D.C. 20016

Students can also submit the paper and abstract electronically in either Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, or PDF format to: studentpaper@blacksociologists.org>studentpaper@blacksociologists.org.

Please provide your name, education, university affiliation and contact information in the email or cover letter. The submission deadline for the competition is May 1, 2008. Please visit the ABS website at <http://www.blacksociologists.org>www.blacksociologists.org for further information about the Association of Black Sociologists and the Student Paper Competitions.

Demand a pledge from Clinton, McCain, and Obama to enact the DREAM Act in their first 100 days

2008-03-27T22:49:00.002-04:00

Dear Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama,

All three of you co-sponsored the federal DREAM Act, yet it has never been made law. One of you will be President next year, so no more excuses! You must secure America's future by committing now to enact the federal DREAM Act in your first 100 days in office.

http://adreamdeferred.org/?utm_source=rgemail

job opportunity

2008-03-21T08:15:00.001-04:00

Policy Analyst

Alliance for Children and Families
United Neighborhood Centers of America

The Alliance for Children and Families (Alliance) and United
Neighborhood Centers of America (UNCA) invite dynamic individuals to
apply for the position of Policy Analyst in their joint public policy
office in Washington, D.C.

The Alliance for Children and Families represents over 370 nonprofit
organizations across the nation that provide services and economic
empowerment to children and families. United Neighborhood Centers of
America (UNCA) is a voluntary, nonprofit, national organization with
neighborhood-based member -agencies throughout the United States.
Formerly known as the National Federation of Settlements and
Neighborhood Centers, it was founded in 1911 by Jane Addams and other
pioneers of the settlement movement. To learn more about the Alliance
and UNCA, visit the web sites at www.alliance1.org and www.unca.org.

Primary public policy issues currently covered by the organizations are
child welfare, education (No Child Left Behind), mental health, and
substance abuse. For more information, consult the Alliance web site.

Responsibilities:

* Lobby on key issues on behalf of Alliance and UNCA members before
Congress and the administration.
* Monitor and analyze federal legislation and funding streams. Prepare
legislative and regulatory analyses, issue briefs, testimony, articles,
and other materials for publication through organizational newsletter
and web site(s).
* Represent the Alliance and UNCA in key national coalitions.
* Engage Alliance and UNCA members in legislative and advocacy
activities. Disseminate public policy information to members.
* Some travel, as needed.
* Help coordinate events, including public policy workshops at national
conferences and periodic teleconferences.
* Contribute to shared office administrative tasks.

Qualifications:

* Education: Bachelors degree from accredited college or university.

* Job-related Experience: The successful candidate will have strong
writing and research skills, be a demonstrated self-starter, and
demonstrate a strong career interest in the nonprofit human services
sector and the communities it serves.

Compensation

* Salary will begin at $35,000 to $40,000 per year plus benefits.

To Apply

Interested candidates should send cover letter, resume, and two writing
samples (five pages or less per sample) to: Helen Eisner at
policy@alliance1.org. No phone calls please.

Applications should be received by May 1, 2008. The Alliance and UNCA
are equal opportunity employers.

Conference of interest?

2008-03-18T22:35:00.000-04:00

Who's Laughing?: The Politics of Humor

April 4-5, 2008

at the Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA, USA

Conference is *free* and open to the public.

Contact gcws@mit.edu for information.

Jokes, satire, parody, and comedic performance can be powerful tools for challenging the status quo or for conforming to it. They have the potential to transform discourse, yet it is in these forms that our most troubling and violently disfiguring assumptions about gender, race, class, and sexual orientation can find their longest life. “Humor” can both enable and disable speech; it is available to some and prohibited for others.

How can or do we as scholars, teachers, activists, and persons use humor to create and build awareness? What are the roles of irony, satire, parody, and comedic performance in oppression and resistance to oppression—historically, in the present, and possibly in the future? How does humor work with/against ideas of free expression? Who has the right of free expression and who does not? To what extent does “humor” rely on an us/them mentality and what kinds of social, cultural, and political portraits does it create?

Join us in April for panels, presentations, stand-up comedy, and performances that address these and other questions about the politics of humor!

FULL SCHEDULE AVAILABLE ONLINE:
http://web.mit.edu/gcws/Grad_Conference_08/index_schedule08.html

Conference highlights:
Friday evening:
• They Must Be Hysterical! An Evening of Feminist Comedy: Four edgy and hilarious acts converge in an evening of feminist comedy. Followed by a moderated discussion with the performers.

Saturday:
• Saturday Morning Cartoons: Come early for pop-tarts, cocoa-puffs, and cartoons! Saturday will begin with a screening of cartoons - old and new, rare and familiar - that offer ripe material for cultural analysis, feminist discussion and critique.

• Monday Night in Westerbork: a keynote performance by S. Bear Bergman

• "Why Women Aren't Funny" And other Laughable Myths: a keynote presentation by Glenda Carpio

• And panels & discussions featuring graduate student work on the subject of humor and politics

Registration information:
http://web.mit.edu/gcws/Grad_Conference_08/register08.html

CLASS CHANGE: NEXT WEEK

2008-03-18T22:25:00.002-04:00

Hello,

I hope you are enjoying a restful break. Professor Hardy-Fanta and I have changed the schedule for next week and HER CLASS WILL BE ON TUESDAY and CASE STUDY METHODOLOGY WILL BE ON THURSDAY.

Please plan accordingly.

Prof. Waddell

Voting for Clinton to Boost GOP

2008-03-17T14:55:00.002-04:00

Interesting article about Republicans strategically voting for Clinton:

Many Voting for Clinton to Boost GOP

or copy and paste http://tinyurl.com/2rejpo

The Privileged Presidency, Thursday 3/20

2008-03-17T11:52:00.001-04:00

The Privileged Presidency:

A Conversation on Executive Power with:

Jameel Jaffer, ACLU Director, National Security Program American Civil Liberties Union

David Rivkin, Partner at Baker Hostetler, Washington, D.C. Former legal advisor to the Counsel to the President Conservative Guru

Thursday, March 20, from 12:15-1:30 PM
Northeastern Univ. School of Law, Room 97, Cargill Hall
400 Huntington Ave., Boston

Jameel Jaffer, director of the ACLU's National Security Program, and lead counsel in cases involving the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program and the FBI's use of national security letters
— in a polite, bipartisan conversation with —
David Rivkin, partner at Baker Hostetler, Washington, D.C., formerly served in the Department of Justice and the White House in the Reagan and George H. W. Bush Administrations.

Refreshments will be served.

The event will be moderated by Professor Michael Meltsner and is sponsored by the ACLU, ACS, the Federalist Society, and the Northeastern Law Forum.

Raising Women's Voices Conference

2008-03-10T16:20:00.001-04:00

This is a conference happening in Boston April 17 & 18. Looks interesting. I couldn't find a student discount, but I'm still hoping...

http://www.raisingwomensvoices.net/index.html

NYT Maureen Dowd OpEd

2008-03-05T13:50:00.000-05:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/opinion/05dowd.html?ref=opinion

ACLU: Join us for "Revolutionary Ideals, Modern Debate"

2008-03-04T22:33:00.002-05:00

Old South Meeting House Series

If you enjoyed our 2008 Conference -- or if you couldn't attend -- please join us for "Revolutionary Ideals, Modern Debate." It's a speaker and film series presented by Old South Meeting House, in partnership with the ACLU of Massachusetts.

Carol Rose, our Executive Director, will kick off the series on March 12, speaking in "Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Dissent." The entire calendar of events is:

March 12: Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Dissent

March 26: The Rights of Immigrants

April 2: Torture and Detention, Justice and Power

April 30: The Right to Vote

For complete details http://www.aclum.org/osmhseries08/index.html

This series is free and open to the public. All events will be held 6:30 pm at:

Old South Meeting House
310 Washington St., Boston (downtown, zip code 02108)

2008-03-04T15:51:00.000-05:00

another oped http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/nyregion/03bigcity.html?ref=politics

job opportunity

2008-03-03T19:49:00.000-05:00

The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
seeks a Research Coordinator (L4) who will contribute to intellectual
leadership and enhance research capacity in the area of social policy and
development.

The Institute's work in this area examines the role of social policy in
promoting social protection and social justice, and involves
interdisciplinary research and debate on the relationship between social
policy, economic development and democratization.

In addition to designing and managing substantive research projects on
this theme, the Research Coordinator is expected to carry out independent
research and writing; commission and substantively edit case study
reports; contribute to the Institute's flagship and other reports;
assist in fundraising; and interact with constituents, including UN
agencies, governments and non-governmental organizations.

Qualifications: Advanced social sciences degree, minimum of seven years of
experience in development research at developing-country and international
levels, and a track record of peer-reviewed publications in relevant
fields.

Languages: Fluent English with proven ability in writing/editing of
reports. Good working knowledge of French and/or Spanish desirable.

Location: Geneva, Switzerland.

Application requirements: (1) Complete the online application by clicking
the button below; and (2) submit a full-length CV; a letter of motivation;
the names and contact details (telephone and email) of three referees; and
three relevant articles or chapters published in peer-reviewed journals or
books within the past five years, to: The Director (Ref. RC), UNRISD,
Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland; fax: +41-22-9170650;
email: [ mailto:rc@unrisd.org ]rc@unrisd.org.

Closing date for applications: 31 March 2008.

Process: Short-listed candidates may be required to attend an interview by
30 April 2008. The successful candidate will be notified by 15 May 2008,
and is expected to take up the post by 1 August 2008.

Post Article

2008-03-03T17:04:00.001-05:00

Not sure how to post to the "Op-Ed" section, but here's an interesting article...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/29/AR2008022902992.html

Class Notes/Follow-up

2008-02-28T16:29:00.002-05:00

I wanted to remind everyone that the second assignment for PAFG627 (the literature review) will be due on March 11 instead of March 4. I am still working on getting the 'Analyzing Talk and Text' article to you. I encourage you all to continue looking elsewhere and satiating your voracious minds.

Thank you to Grace Ross

2008-02-28T09:52:00.002-05:00

Hello!

I wanted to encourage you to write thank you notes to Grace Ross for taking time to come and speak with us last week. She values the feedback and it will help with name recognition and potential job opportunities. She also values mentorship (hint hint). If you did not grab a card last week, you can reach her directly at the following email address:

Gracegrnrnbw@aol.com

Come see Nency in Vagina Monologues--3/8/2008

2008-02-27T21:37:00.003-05:00

UMass Boston Women’s Center Presents the Vagina Monologues

What better way to celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8th) than enjoying then a rendition of Eve Ensler’s of the ALWAYS funny and provocative Vagina Monologues!

You can see the performance on both March 7th and March 8th at 7pm at UMass Boston’s Snowden Auditorium in the Wheatley Building
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston MA 02125

Better yet! In addition to a fun night you will be helping out other women as all the proceeds go to Jane Doe Inc. (www.janedoe.org)--an organization that brings together organizations and people committed to ending domestic violence and sexual assault.

Tickets are $7 for students and $10 for general admission.

Tickets may be purchased at the Women's Center with cash or a check made out to Jane Doe Inc. (please make sure that UMB Women's Center is written in the memo section of the check).

For questions or more information go to www.myspace.com/UMBWomensCenter, contact the Women's Center at 617-287-7986 or email womens.center@umb.edu.

Delegate Training

2008-02-26T15:59:00.000-05:00

Tomorrow we are holding the training that will provide you with the information and procedure on how to run for delegate for the National Convention. We plan to cover

-How many delegates are allocated in the Congressional District 8

-How to Declare and what is the process once you declare

-Important Dates for declaration, caucus, and convention

-Volunteer Opportunities

The training runs for about one hour and we have supplemental materials. If you are not able to make the training tomorrow I can email you the materials and have a phone conversation about the process.

Congressional District 8

Congressman Michael Capuano

Asian Community Development Corporation

Wednesday-February 27^th 6pm

38 Oak Street-Community Room

Boston MA, 02111

http://www.asiancdc.org/contact.html

-Gloribell Mota

--
Gloribell Mota,
Education and Training Director
Massachusetts Democratic Party
56 Roland Street Suite 203
Boston MA, 02129
Tel: 617-776-2676 x200
Fax: 617-776-2579
gmota@massdems.org
www.massdems.org

Grace Ross

2008-02-24T20:37:00.002-05:00

Just a reminder that our guest speaker this week will be Grace Ross, 2006 MA Gubernatorial Candidate. Bring some good questions and be sure to be on time. She will be with us from 6-6:45pm.

Professor Waddell

Conference Opportunity: Race, Sex, Power: New Movements in Black and Latina/o Sexualities

2008-02-20T14:04:00.000-05:00

CALL FOR REGISTRATION

Race, Sex, Power: New Movements in Black and Latina/o Sexualities

April 11-12, 2008

Chicago, Illinois

http://condor.depaul.edu/~rsp2008/info.html

Registration is now open!!!

Faculty from nine universities and colleges will hold the largest ever
conference on black and Latina/o sexuality on April 11-12 at the
University of Illinois at Chicago. "Race, Sex, Power: New Movements in
Black and Latina/o Sexualities," the culmination of more than two years
of planning, will bring together academics, activists, and artists to
address topics ranging from intimacy and desire to HIV/AIDS and teen
pregnancy to humor and Hip Hop.

Conference organizer Cathy Cohen, Professor of Political Science at the
University of Chicago, calls the conference "a bold effort to rethink what
sexuality means for the two largest racial minority groups in the US."

Dr. Jocelyn Elders, the former United States Surgeon General appointed by
President Clinton, will open the conference on Friday morning, April 11.

Sponsored by the participating universities with major funding from the
Ford and Arcus Foundations, "Race, Sex, Power" aims to set a new agenda
for studying, organizing, writing, and developing policy about
sexuality. Juan Battle, professor of Sociology at the CUNY Graduate
Center, argues that the conference is not only ambitious, but timely, as
sexuality is central to current political debates. "Same-sex marriage,
abstinence education, and abortion rights are all at the forefront."

Marysol Asencio, associate professor of Family Studies/Puerto Rican and
Latino/a Studies from the University of Connecticut at Storrs, adds that
the demographic shifts in the US mean that "sexuality has to be
confronted from the perspective of race, not merely to challenge the
pathologies historically assigned to Latina/o and Black Americans, but
to explore the dynamism and heterogeneity within these populations as
well."

The conference program takes sexuality and race in all their complexity.
Panels and speakers selected from hundreds of submissions will cover,
among other things: media, migration and immigration, religion and
spirituality, sexual tourism, reproductive rights, transgender,
community organizing, gay and lesbian civil rights, poverty, social
class, age, and the sex industry. Within the wide variety of approaches
in both method and topic, a key idea emerges. Sexuality can only be
imagined in the context of communities that are embedded in a national
and international context of changing sexual mores and deeply entrenched
habits of thought and representation.

One of the hallmarks of this conference, Cohen stresses, is its emphasis
on collaboration and inclusiveness. The complex coordination of nine
institutions permitted organizers to draw on a pool of expertise that no
one college or university could hope to contain. The unusual blend of
research, activism, and art encourages all participants to think outside
their personal assumptions and the conventions of their fields. Finally,
the organizers hope to draw an audience of specialists and
non-specialists alike. Asencio reminds us that knowledge about sexuality
is hardly confined to those who make a profession of its study.
Everyone, Asencio argues, is engaged in a critique of current sexual
conventions. The conference is simply the space where such knowledge can
be shared, rethought, and transformed.

LOCATION: UIC FORUM, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL

SPONSORING UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES:
Chicago State University
Columbia College Chicago
DePaul University
The Graduate Center, CUNY
Northwestern University
Roosevelt University
University of Chicago
University of Connecticut at Storrs
University of Illinois, Chicago

Conference Website: http://condor.depaul.edu/~rsp2008/info.html
For more information, contact: racesexpower08@gmail.com

International Women's Day Breakfast, March 7

2008-02-20T11:02:00.002-05:00

Please come to the 11th Annual International Women's Day Breakfast, celebrating Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency: Globally & Locally. The event is hosted by Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change.

Date: 03/07/2008 Time: 7:30AM - 9:30AM Location: Linda K. Paresky Conference Center
Contact: Diane Hammer
Director, Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change
617-521-2480

Assignment #2 for PAFG627

2008-02-19T23:14:00.001-05:00

PAFG 627: CASE STUDY SEMINAR

ASSIGNMENT #2 Literature Review

DUE: March 4, 2008

Length: 5-7 pages double-spaced plus a bibliography

Objective: The objective of this assignment is to help you develop the final case study which is due May 13, 2008.

Instructions: Using the lectures and readings for this course and the literature you compiled for your research, please complete the literature review assignment by providing the following sections: 1) title, 2) list research questions, 3) literature review, and 4) bibliography. This assignment should answer the questions listed below and be organized as shown.

Answer the following questions:

What are the key scholarly opinions on your topic?
What are some key themes in your literature?
What questions are left unanswered and how does your case study answer them?

Criteria for Grading:

· Writing that conforms to standard graduate level expectations of writing with APA style citations (see http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/apagd.php)

EXAMPLES OF APA STYLE CITATION

Komisar, L. (1991). The new feminism. New York:

               Franklin Watts.

Roll, W.P. (1976). ESP and memory. In J.M.O. Wheatley

               & H.L. Edge (Eds.), Philosophical dimensions

               of parapsychology (pp. 154-184). Springfield, IL:

               American Psychiatric Press.

Maki, R.H. (1982). Categorization effects which occur

               in comparative judgment tasks. Memory &

               Cognition, 10, 252-264.

ESS Registration FYI

2008-02-14T22:02:00.000-05:00

Dear all

If you are planning to attend the 78th Annual Meeting of the Eastern
Sociological Society in New York (February 21-24) -- and if you have not
yet paid your 2008 dues and registered-- please note that
pre-registration will be closed down on February 17th 5PM. This means
that your next opportunity to register after that will be at the meeting
at conference rates (generally $10 more at each level of registration;
undergraduates remain at the original price.) If you are mailing in your
registration, please gauge so that it hits our offices by this weekend
so that we will have time to process it. Many thanks.

General information about membership and registration is below.

Membership and Registration: Unless you have received Presidential
dispensation, ALL Presenters in the discipline must be ESS members and
must register for the sessions. Undergrads whose institutions hold a
Departmental Membership do not have to pay for membership ($30 for a
student) but will have to register at the nominal $10 Undergraduate
rate. (Ugrads, bug your chair to join - it is good for everyone and can
be done online at our website). NON-SOCIOLOGISTS may opt for a
"non-member" registration. Registration and Membership can be taken care
of online in the Annual Meeting section of our website http://essnet.org
at a pre-registration rate until
February 17th..

If you have already registered, many thanks for your promptness! We
will see you in New York.

Emily Mahon
Executive Officer
Eastern Sociological Society
Department of Sociology
William Paterson University
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
973-720-3689
http://essnet.org

Black Legislative Caucus Celebrate Black History Month on Feb. 12 at the State House

2008-02-09T12:47:00.000-05:00

The Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus Celebrates BLACK HISTORY MONTH On

*Tuesday February 12, 2008*
*1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ~ Nurses' Hall*

*State House Boston*
*2nd Floor*
* *
*Keynote Speaker: Dr. Carol R. Johnson*
Boston Public Schools Superintendent

*"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who
prepare for it today
"*
*Malcolm X*

*For More Information contact MBLC Office (617) 722 2688*

Announcement of Graduate Center Study of Culture Fellowships

2008-02-09T12:38:00.000-05:00

Dear colleagues,

The GCSC invites applications for 10 PhD fellowships and 2 postdoctoral fellowships and we would be very grateful if you could distribute the attached advertisement among colleagues and young scholars at your institution. Fellowships are awarded for projects which are connected to one of the eight research areas at the GCSC: (1) Memory Cultures, (2) Culture and Narration, (3) Culture and Performativity, (4) Visual Culture, (5) Culture, Language, and New Media, (5) Culture and Identities, (6) Political and Transnational Cultures, or (7) Cultures of Knowledge, Research, and Education.

Additional information about the GCSC and the fellowship scheme is available online
http://www.uni-giessen.de/gcsc. We would also be very happy to send you our information packs containing further details on the GCSC and its research profile (please email gcsc@uni-giessen.de, indicating the number of information packs, flyers, or posters requested).

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any questions regarding the fellowship programme. We greatly appreciate your support.

With best wishes and warmest regards,

Ansgar Nünning and Martin Zierold

Katja Urbatsch
International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC) / Gießener
Graduiertenzentrum Kulturwissenschaften (GGK)
Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen
Alter Steinbacher Weg 38
35394 Gießen
Tel. 0641 / 99-30042
Fax: 0641 / 99-30049
www.uni-giessen.de/gcsc
www.uni-giessen.de/graduiertenzentrum

Ready to RUN: Campaign training for women

2008-02-08T16:33:00.000-05:00

Center for American Women and Politics

REGISTER NOW!

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Special pre-conference programs for women of color on Friday, March 14, 2008

Douglass Campus Center

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

New Brunswick, NJ

Reserve your space now - early bird rate available only until February 15!

Register online here: http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/r2r-reg.html

Why Should You Attend Ready to Run?

Ready to Run is a bipartisan program for women who want to run for office, work on a campaign, or position themselves for other types of public leadership. You will walk away with...

- "How to" instructions on running for office

- Fundraising and media skills

- Real-world advice and best practices from experts

- Inspiration to launch a campaign

- Strategies for positioning yourself for public leadership

- A better understanding of New Jersey politics

Feminist blogs: independent to malestream media

2008-02-08T15:43:00.000-05:00

"Feminist Blogs is a community of weblogs by self-identified feminists, women's liberationists, womanists, and pro-feminist men" who blog to "raise awareness, bring together feminist voices, and promote cross-linking and discussion." From Intute.ac.uk
http://feministblogs.org/

Commonwealth Seminar

2008-02-01T14:53:00.000-05:00

I found this program and thought it might be of interest, especially to those of us who will already be at the Statehouse.

http://www.masscls.org/index.html

Qualitative Research Table of Contents for 1 February 2008; Vol. 8, No. 1

2008-01-24T10:46:00.000-05:00

Qualitative Research -- Table of Contents Alert
A new issue of Qualitative Research has been made available:

1 February 2008; Vol. 8, No. 1
URL: http://qrj.sagepub.com/content/vol8/issue1/?etoc

Contrasting perspectives on narrating selves and identities: an invitation to dialogue
Brett Smith and Andrew C. Sparkes
Qualitative Research 2008;8 5-35
http://qrj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/1/5?etoc

Power and pleasure in ethnographic home-work: producing a recognizable ethics
Alecia Youngblood Jackson
Qualitative Research 2008;8 37-51
http://qrj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/1/37?etoc

Educational ethnography as performance art: towards a sensuous feeling and knowing
Carl Bagley
Qualitative Research 2008;8 53-72
http://qrj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/1/53?etoc

Focus groups and the study of violence
Tarja Poso, Paivi Honkatukia, and Leo Nyqvist
Qualitative Research 2008;8 73-89
http://qrj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/1/73?etoc

`Entering the blogosphere': some strategies for using blogs in social research
Nicholas Hookway
Qualitative Research 2008;8 91-113
http://qrj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/1/91?etoc

The tip of the iceberg: working on the Victoria Climbie Data Corpus Project
Yvette Taylor
Qualitative Research 2008;8 115-135
http://qrj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/1/115?etoc

Naturalistic inquiry and the saturation concept: a research note
Glenn A. Bowen
Qualitative Research 2008;8 137-152
http://qrj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/1/137?etoc

National Council for the Research on Women

2008-01-23T21:05:00.001-05:00

CALL FOR PROPOSALS--maybe we should do something togetgher as a class?

What are the critical research and policy issues for women and girls in 2008 and beyond, in such areas as human and economic security, health care, immigration, violence, and social justice?

We invite proposals for panels, workshops, roundtables, posters, and sessions focused on critical research issues. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals showcasing innovative research, advocacy approaches, and methods; new scholarship and trends in the field; and program or center models.

Abstracts of proposed papers or presentations are due by February 15, 2008. For more information please vist our website or contact C. Nicole Mason at nmason@ncrw.org.

Sincerely,

C. Nicole Mason

Director of Research and Policy Initiatives

National Council for Research on Women (NCRW)

11 Hanover Square, 24th Floor

New York, NY 10005

Phone: 212.785.7335 x202

Fax: 212.785.7350

Jean Baker Miller Training Institute

2008-01-23T14:53:00.000-05:00

Forwarded from Jasmine:

All of us at the JBMTI hope you are enjoying the beginning of a GREAT 2008!

We are finalizing plans for our upcoming training programs, including the Summer Advanced Training Institute and the annual Relational Research Forum! We will let you know when the latest information is posted on the JBMTI website.

Until then, we invite you to download the attached 2008 JBMTI Calendar, which includes favorite quotes by our founder, Jean Baker Miller, M.D.-Enjoy!

Wishing you a year of many, many growth-fostering relationships!

Your friends at the JBMTI

P.S. Please feel free to share this calendar with friends or colleagues! People can also download the calendar at: jbmti.org

Jean Baker Miller Training Institute
www.jbmti.org
Wellesley Centers for Women
www.wcwonline.org
E-mail: jbmti@wellesley.edu
Phone: 781-283-3800

Summer Workshop on Immigration and Social Change in Britain and the U.S.

2008-01-17T09:40:00.000-05:00

Jasmine forwarded this to me to share:

Dear Graduate Students,

I am co-directing, with Robert Putnam from the Government Department and the Kennedy School, a workshop on international migration and social change in Britain and the US. The workshop will be outside Manchester June 9-20 and for accepted students all expenses are paid. Information about the workshop and an application are at

http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/soc/faculty/waters/Manchester2008/

It is open to current graduate students in the social sciences, including those from professional schools at Harvard.

Best,

Mary

Mary C. Waters
M. E. Zukerman Professor of Sociology
Sociology Department
540 William James Hall
33 Kirkland Street
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138
mcw@wjh.harvard.edu
Phone (617) 495-3947
Fax (617) 496-5794

An Excellent Resource on Women in Politics

2008-01-15T10:57:00.000-05:00

So, I was in the office of the CWPPP last week, waiting to meet with Christa, and I came across an excellent resource. Turns out that the McCormack School of Public Policy publishes the New England Journal of Public Policy...AND that they recently devoted an entire issue to Women. Articles include:

Women in Power, by Margaret McKenna
Women in New England Politics, by Paige Ransford et al.
The Face of Corporate Leadership: Finally Poised for Major Change? by Toni G. Wolfman
We've Got the Power: The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs by Phyllis Swersky et al
New Directions in Workforce Development: Do They Lead to Gains for Women? by Susan Crandall and Surabhi Jain
Rethinking Retirement Policy in Massachusetts by Ellen A. Bruce
Why Not a Dollar? by Evelyn Murphy

The journal can be found in the Healy Library...Volume 22, Numbers 1 and 2, 2007

Young Feminists Split: Does Gender Matter?

2008-01-11T12:55:00.000-05:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/10/AR2008011003941.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter

Save Bialowieza Forest, Europe's Last Primeval Temperate Forest

2008-01-09T21:13:00.000-05:00

TAKE ACTION

Demand the Polish government stop exploitation of the ancient Bialowieza forest, preserve the whole complex as a national park, and end permanently extensive logging that threatens Europe's last remnant old-growth northern temperate forests

http://www.ecoearth.info/alerts/send.asp?id=poland

Situated on the Polish/Belarussian border, the Bialowieza Forest is a priceless relic of lowland European forests, a place where the last fragments of primeval temperate old-growth forest on the Central European lowland have survived. It is home to many species extinct elsewhere including the European Bison, the largest terrestrial mammal of Europe; and also contains lynx, wolves and other threatened wildlife and plants. Yet approximately 90% of the forest remains unprotected... For many years environmental NGOs, scientists, concerned citizens in Poland and abroad have asked successive Polish governments to protect the forest, asking them to ban cutting of old growth and for enlargement of the Bialowieza National Park to protect the whole forest complex. Until now there has been little success. After the autumn elections Poland has a new government, so we are trying anew. Please help influence Polish politicians by sending the protest email below. After doing so please note the exciting update on our New York City rainforest timber campaign.

TAKE ACTION NOW:http://www.ecoearth.info/alerts/send.asp?id=poland

Gloria Steinman NYT Editorial

2008-01-09T12:53:00.001-05:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/opinion/08steinem.html

Call for Presentations for Harvard Migration & Immigrant Incorporation Workshop

2008-01-07T14:32:00.000-05:00

Jasmine sent me this to post. It's from the Harvard Migration Immigration Incorporation Workshop:

We are working on the Spring schedule for our workshop. If you would like to present a paper or a chapter of your research at our workshop, please send us an email with a tentative title (and an abstract, if possible) and we will save you a slot.

Best,
Onoso and Van
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harvard Migration and Immigrant Incorporation Workshop
Website: www.wjh.harvard.edu/soc/mii
Email: mii@wjh.harvard.edu

Broad Residency Program

2008-01-04T18:27:00.000-05:00

Every year, 1 million children drop out of school. At one point, these students were eager to learn and filled with dreams. Our public school system is failing them.

But the management experience of graduates from top business schools (including 13 alumni of HBS) is making a difference.

The Broad Residency is a prestigious nationwide program that places MBAs, MPPs, and JDs* into* *full-time management positions *in school districts and charter management organizations - environments with complex issues that rival those of the corporate world.
* *
*We need help raising awareness of this career opportunity. Do you know someone who would be interested? Can you forward this email through your network? (The deadline to apply is January 21.)*

Working from within the system, Broad Residents report to superintendents or top cabinet members and lead management projects which ultimately improve the educational experience of all American children. They receive *starting salaries of $80-$90K, two years of professional development and access to a nationwide network of education leaders. *Experience in the education industry is not required.

*Feel free to contact me directly or visit www.broadresidency.org to learn more.*

Chaka Booker
Director, Recruitment
The Broad Center

10900 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90024
cb@broadcenter.org

New Issue of Gender & Society

2008-01-03T18:57:00.000-05:00

A new issue of Gender & Society has been made available:

1 December 2007; Vol. 21, No. 6

Table of Contents URL: http://gas.sagepub.com/content/vol21/issue6/?etoc

Happy New Year!!!!

2008-01-01T15:35:00.000-05:00

Harvard Migration Workshops

2007-12-20T10:17:00.000-05:00

This is a great opportunity for interested students to engage with the Harvard community.

Jasmine Waddell, Ph.D.

.......

Dear Friends of the Harvard Migration Workshop,

As our semester comes to an end, we have a few quick announcements:

1. Thanks so much to everyone who has participated in our workshop this Fall; we much appreciate your involvement and intellectual engagement.

2. Our Spring workshops will be held on Tuesdays from 12pm-1:30pm in William James Hall 601. The first Spring workshop has been tentatively scheduled to be on Feb. 12. As usual, a light lunch will be served.

3. We will be putting together the Spring schedule in January and hope that many of you would consider presenting your research in the Spring. If you have a paper or a disseration chapter that you would like to share, please let us know so that we can save you a presentation slot.

Have a wonderful holiday season!

Sincerely,

Onoso Imoagene and Van Tran
Co-coordinators of the Harvard Migration Workshop

Women's Leadership Scholarship

2007-12-18T12:03:00.000-05:00

This message is to inform you about a funding opportunity for women pursuing non-doctoral level graduate education.

The Women's Leadership Scholarship (WLS) program creates educational opportunities for women who are grassroots leaders, organizers and activists from the Global South and/or from indigenous groups. WLS invests in women's leadership by supporting non-doctoral graduate education in human rights, sustainable development, and public health.

Pre-applications for the 2008-09 academic year will be available on the WLS website beginning January 1, 2008. For more information please visit www.nativeleaders.org (in English, Spanish and French). Attached is a more complete description of the Scholarship guidelines and eligibility requirements.

For more information please contact WLS directly:
Laura Mapp, Program Manager
Women's Leadership Scholarship
Channel Foundation
603 Stewart St., Suite 415
Seattle, WA 98101
USA
tel: (00)1-206-621-5447
fax: (00)1-206-621-2664
Email: info@nativeleaders.org

PWPPP Holiday Party, TUESDAY @ 7PM

2007-12-16T15:59:00.000-05:00

WHAT: PWPPP Holiday Party
WHERE: 42 Etna St., Brighton MA 02135
WHEN: December 18, 2007 @ 7PM
* If you wish bring food and the drink of your choice.

New from MDRC

2007-12-15T14:07:00.000-05:00

[image: MDRC: Building Knowledge to Improve Social Policy] In This Update:
Experimentation and Social Welfare Policymaking in the United States
MDRC's Ivry and Kemple Receive Award from the National Career Academy Coalition
MDRC Web Site Highlights Resources for Policymakers and Practitioners
New Publication [image: Experimentation and Social Welfare Policymaking in the United States]

Experimentation and Social Welfare Policymaking in the United States
In a speech given at a conference sponsored by the French government on the role of experimental studies in reducing poverty, MDRC President Gordon Berlin described how the results of random assignment studies have acted as powerful levers for changing social policy in the United States.

MDRC News
MDRC's Ivry and Kemple Receive Award from the National Career Academy Coalition
MDRC Web Site Highlights Resources for Policymakers and Practitioners

Proposal Submissions for Annual APSA Meeting: due 12/17

2007-12-15T14:03:00.000-05:00

The proposal submission deadline for the 104th APSA Annual Meeting, "Categories and the Politics of Global Inequalities," is in 6 days! Submissions for the 2008 APSA Annual Meeting will be accepted until December 17, 2007 at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time.

To review the program chairs' theme statements, submission rules, participation guidelines, and division calls, visit www.apsanet.org/section_380.cfm.

To submit a proposal, log into MyAPSA at www.apsanet.org using the login boxes at the top of every site page and your User ID and Password. Click the link that says "Submit or View Your Proposal." You may add, edit, and delete proposals until the deadline.

An email confirmation confirmation of proposal receipt is sent to all participants listed on a proposal within 24 hours of your submission. Contact the APSA office at meeting@apsanet.org if you or any participants do not receive an email confirmation, or if you have any questions about your submission.

If you have sent a proposal, or are included on a proposal sent by someone else, it's easy to check on whether the proposal has been received by APSA. Log in to MyAPSA to review your submission and status. Login at www.apsanet.org using the login boxes at the top of every site page. To check on your submission status, scroll down to the box labeled 2008 Annual Meeting, where you should see a link to access all of your proposals. You can edit the proposals up until the call deadline. Contact the APSA office at meeting@apsanet.org before the call deadline if you have difficulty
finding or updating your proposal.

The 2008 APSA Annual Meeting will be held in beautiful Boston, Massachusetts from August 28-31, 2008. For more information about the APSA Annual Meeting, please visit our website at www.apsanet.org/2008. We look forward to seeing you in Boston!

'Crunch time' for climate change

2007-12-12T10:27:00.000-05:00

Follow up on our discussion yesterday on the environment:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7139676.stm

Black Looks

2007-12-12T10:04:00.000-05:00

Interesting blog: http://www.blacklooks.org/

Public Policy Summer Fellowship

2007-12-10T12:39:00.000-05:00

not sure, if most of us are eligible for this cuz it seems like you need to be in school for the 08-09 school year, but still something interesting to check out.

www.ksg.harvard.edu/rappaport/service/fellows/program.htm

Holiday Party--Tuesday, DECEMBER 18th @ 6PM

2007-12-07T14:10:00.000-05:00

Dear Classmates,

I am sure you will all agree that we need a party after this semester is over! I have been talking with Nency and mentioned it to some of you that we should have a holiday party.

I was thinking TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18th @ 6PM

I am willing to offer my large, almost empty apartment for the occasion.

Everyone could bring something to eat and something to drink.

What do you ladies think? Please post your thoughts and we can decide whether to hold the party on Tuesday in class.

GREATER BOSTON NOW 2007 Annual Meeting

2007-12-04T11:49:00.000-05:00

The Everyday Lobbyist:
Lobbying Strategies for the rest of us

Speakers:

State Representative Ruth B. Balser
12th Middlesex District – Newton, MA

Kristen Brouker
NOW Massachusetts Chapter Statewide Manager

Christina M. Knowles
Boston NOW Board Member and Legislative Aide
_______________________________________

When:
MONDAY - DECEMBER 10, 2007
7:00 -8:30 pm
*Rep. Balser will speak at 7:00 pm

Where:
725 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston University, Rm. 201

Why:
Learn about Boston NOW, the legislative process,
and lobbying your state legislators
_______________________________________
Snacks and Beverages will be served ~ RSVP: BostonNOW@hotmail.com

Is the best candidate for women a woman?

2007-12-01T15:37:00.001-05:00

There's an interesting article in the NYT today about Obama trying to garner support from women. Check it out: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/us/politics/02women.html?ex=1354251600&en=bb9c8f992b53ac30&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Transnational Feminism, Community Activism, and the Politics of Empowerment

2007-11-30T14:47:00.000-05:00

The 20th Annual Conference on Women and Gender at the University of Connecticut
Friday and Saturday, February 29 and March 1, 2008
Presented by the University of Connecticut Women’s Studies Program and The New England Women’s Studies Association

Keynote Address by Cecilia Fire Thunder
First tribally elected female President of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) Nation; one of the original founders of the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and of Cangleska, which provides comprehensive domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy and related services to citizens of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Ms. Fire Thunder, who has worked with indigenous women throughout the Americas, has also been active in the recovery of the Lakota language and in local education and youth empowerment.

Call for Sessions
The Conference Committee is seeking proposals for papers, workshops, artwork, performances, poster sessions, and other contributions that speak to this year’s conference theme. Sessions will be held Friday and Saturday and are between 60 and 75 minutes long; individual papers will be held to a 15 minute time limit.
For complete Panels: please submit a 1 page proposal for each paper as well as a paragraph describing the panel as a whole, contact information for each member of the panel (including standard mail and email), each member’s full name and affiliation, and a designated moderator. All other submissions: including single papers, poster sessions, performances, etc: please submit a 1 page proposal complete with standard mail and email contact information, full name, and affiliation.

Please include a title for all submissions as well as any anticipated special needs (such as Powerpoint, DVD player, etc).

All presenters are required to register at the conference pre-registration fee, not to exceed $50.00 for one day, $90.00 for two days. On Friday, February 29, there is a small additional fee for parking. Student and Limited Means rates will be available. Please note on your submission if you are not available for both days.

Submission Deadline: EXTENDED: December 17, 2007 BY 5:00 PM
Please send all submission materials or questions electronically to:
Barbara Gurr, Conference Coordinator: Barbara.gurr@uconn.edu
Standard mail submissions may be sent to:
Barbara Gurr
Beach Hall, 354 Mansfield Rd., Unit 2181
Storrs CT 06269

Migration and Development Workshop

2007-11-30T14:40:00.000-05:00

This is from Jasmine, and there is a lot more detailed info that wouldn't fit. Email me if you would like to know more.

THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK ON MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT (INMD), COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE (COLEF) AND THE CENTER FOR COMPARATIVE IMMIGRATION STUDIES AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO (CCIS-UCSD) ANNOUNCE THE FIRST MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS AND TEACHERS
*to be held in the cities of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico and San Diego, California, United States from June 16 to July 18, 2008 *

The workshop will involve two types of activities: lectures and consultations will be provided by the host institutions; research will involve the participants' individual projects and will be carried out during the five-week duration of the workshop.

Evening with Diane and Deval Patrick

2007-11-30T10:14:00.000-05:00

Diane Patrick and Governor Deval Patrick invite you to to join them for an evening of celebration.
Thursday, December 20th 2007
The Fairmont Copley Plaza
138 Saint James Avenue
Boston, MA
Host Reception: 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Dessert & Dancing: 7:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m

Suggested Contribution $100, $250. To contribute online:
DevalPatrick.com

*R.S.V.P.*
Via Email: Paul Brountas at pbrountas@devalpatrick.com Or call Paul Brountas, Jr. at 617.367.2010

Performances by local artists including: Tony Vaughn's Jazz Trio and Mark Greel Band

Please bring children's winter coats or boots to donate to Cradles to Crayons. All donated goods must be new or gently used. For information on Cradles to Crayons' work, visit www.cradlestocrayons.org

Presentation Skills Workshops

2007-11-29T10:59:00.000-05:00

This was brought up in class, and I wanted to make sure everyone had the info. The dates for the Presentation Skills workshops are January 22 and 24 – 6-8:30 pm.

MA Conference for Women 12/11

2007-11-29T10:57:00.000-05:00

The website for the conference is:
www.MAConferenceForWomen.org

The conference schedule is there, along with information on the speakers, etc. 7:30-8:30 is Registration and Continental Breakfast. The conferenece ends at 4:00pm and 4-5 is the Networking reception.

Eastern Sociological Society Meeting

2007-11-29T10:56:00.000-05:00

The Preliminary Program for the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Eastern
Sociological Society is now available and can be viewed at
http://www.essnet.org/AnnualMeeting_PrelimProg.aspx
Redesign/AnnualMeeting_PrelimProg.aspx> or through the ESS website at
http://essnet.org .

The meeting will be held February 21-24, 2008 at the Roosevelt Hotel at
45th St. and Madison Avenue in New York City.

We hope to see you there!

Massachusetts NOW 2007 State Conference

2007-11-24T16:08:00.000-05:00

Ever thought about running for office? Know someone who is? Come to our annual state conference and learn more about the important role of women in electoral politics! Also, take part in our state election for Mass NOW officers and learn more about exciting new initiatives at Mass NOW!

Massachusetts NOW 2007 State Conference Run, Jane, Run! This year's state conference, "Run, Jane, Run!" will focus on women running for public office. Come to UMASS Boston on Saturday, December 1, 2007 from 10-1:30 to hear keynote speaker Carol Hardy-Fanta, Director of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts, Boston....and be sure to stay for an afternoon of discussion about women in politics, a working lunch where you can elect the Mass NOW officers and a "how-to" workshop presented by Georgia Hollister-Isman, Director of Mass Alliance; a coalition of twenty-two progressive organizations, including Mass NOW, committed to collaboration, education, advocacy, and electoral work to advance the progressive agenda. We will also honor the 2007 Massachusetts NOW Legislator of the Year, State Representative Alice Wolf. Registration begins at 10 a.m. For more information, or to RSVP, contact Mass NOW Statewide Manager, Kristen Brouker at: kristen@massnow.org., or call 617-254-9130. The conference is open to all!! Lunch will be provided! Ample parking is available for a small fee in the Healy Parking Lot at Umass Boston. For more information about UMASS Boston, visit www.umb.edu PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Take the MBTA Red Line to JFK/UMASS. A free shuttle will transport you to the campus center, which is adjacent to McCormack Hall.

"RUN, JANE, RUN!" WHEN: DECEMBER 1, 2007, 10 AM-1:30 P.M. WHERE: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, BOSTON RYAN LOUNGE, 3RD FLOOR, MCCORMACK HALL A very special thanks to the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at UMASS Boston for providing space for this exciting event!

Women For Hillary Present

2007-11-21T15:12:00.000-05:00

Women for Hillary Present

A New Hampshire Weekend

Join Women for Hillary from across New England and New York for a weekend in New Hampshire to meet with senior campaign staff and learn how you can get involved and help to elect Hillary our 44th President.

The weekend will kick off with a Women’s Summit with Special Guests Hillary for President Senior Advisor Ann Lewis and Emily’s List President Ellen Malcolm

Saturday, December 1, 2007
Women’s Summit 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
St. Anselm College -- NH Institute of Politics Auditorium
Manchester, NH

Sunday, December 2, 2007
New Hampshire Day of Action for Hillary
12:00pm – 4:00 pm
(across New Hampshire)

For more information on the Women’s Summit and the New Hampshire weekend please RSVP to Toni Whitmore at 603-795-0208 or awhitmore@hillaryclinton.com

Jumping the Broom Workshop

2007-11-21T15:10:00.000-05:00

Jumping the Broom Training of Trainers Workshop
On Tuesday November 27th, 2007 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Become a Leader of Equality within the Black community and help promote
greater understanding and acceptance of marriage equality.

Jumping the Broom Training of Trainers Workshop
Tuesday, November 27th
6 - 8:30 PM
Harriet Tubman House
566 Columbus Ave,
Boston MA

In this workshop, we will train you in you in group discussion facilitation, give you copies of our new publication, Jumping the Broom: A Black Perspective on Same-Gender Marriage, to distribute, teach you about local resources, and give you the opportunity to meet other people like yourself who want to engage the Black community in positive ways around sexual orientation.

We hope you will become a leader in your church and/or community by speaking at various religious institutions and churches within Black and African American communities and other communities of color across the state in an effort to open the dialogue about same-gender marriage and how it affects Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people within these communities. Our goal is to engage people through open community discussion workshops, to distribute our new publication, Jumping the Broom, and to hopefully broaden peoples perspectives of their LGBT brothers and sisters.

MassEquality is very excited about engaging communities of color through this project, and we hope you will join us in this effort. Please contact us at your earliest convenience so that we may include you as a participant in this important and groundbreaking workshop.

Call for Papers

2007-11-19T11:21:00.000-05:00

CALL FOR PAPERS
Human Architecture: Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2008

Editor of the theme-based Human Architecture: Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge (ISSN: 1540-5699) seeks scholarly papers (about 20-35 pages), short essays and commentaries (5-15 pages) or book/article reviews (3-5 pages) in sociology and from across the disciplines on the following themes for three of its upcoming Volume VI issues. Initial abstracts and/or brief letters of intent or inquiry regarding the thematic relevance of proposed submissions are highly encouraged and should be emailed as early as possible to the journal editor mohammad.tamdgidi@umb.edu. The submission deadline for all the three themes is April 1, 2008.

I. Comparative Sociological Imaginations: The Asiatic Modes of Liberation and the Engaged Buddhism of Thich Nhat Hanh

II. Peer Reviewing Peer Review Regimes in Light of Critical Social Theory: Hi/stories, Structures, Contradictions, and Renovations of an Academic Interaction Ritual

III. From the Classroom: Scholarships of Learning and Teaching the Sociological Imagination

For submission guidelines, peer reviewing policy, and further elaborations on the issue themes, please read further below or visit http://www.okcir.com.

Human Architecture is published online free of charge, in hard copy, and as book, the individual issues being also assigned ISBN numbers. Contents are compiled in Sociological Abstracts and in Ebsco's SocINDEX with Full-Text, accessible in subscribing academic libraries worldwide.

An Evening with Diane Patrick and Governor Deval Patrick

2007-11-14T16:42:00.000-05:00

*Please join us for an evening with Diane Patrick and Governor Deval Patrick
*

Enjoy the energy of a room full of women who are changing our
Commonwealth and hear what Governor Patrick has been working on.

It will be a night of great conversations and community.

Thursday, November 15th, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Westin Copley Plaza
10 Huntington Avenue, Boston

r.s.v.p.: Deborah Shah 617.367.2010 or dshah@devalpatrick.com
website: http://secure.devalpatrick.com/page/WomenforDeval<http://emessenger.sage-systems.com/t/27472/3513/829/0/>

Suggested Contributions
$200, $500, $1,000, $5,500

Child care bridges two worlds; Employers open the door to on-the-job parenting

2007-11-14T09:03:00.000-05:00

Interesting follow-up on the discussion we had in class yesterday, although available only to middle class women in white collar jobs. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/11/14/child_care_bridges_two_worlds/

Budget Link and Conversation

2007-11-13T21:45:00.000-05:00

This Link goes to a page on the Governor's Budget website. It outlines the process that the budget goes through from Governor to House and so on, including amendments. I found it REALLY helpful.

http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=mg2terminal&L=4&L0=Home&L1=State+Government&L2=About+State+Government&L3=Budgetary+Processes&sid=massgov2&b=terminalcontent&f=budget_process&csid=massgov2

Also, if you click the link to Governor's Budget, you can look at the budget by line item, or by category, and link to the fiscal history of a line item back to FY04.

If anyone has any helpful comments or other discussion around this assignment, please comment.

Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America's Children

2007-11-13T12:35:00.000-05:00

Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America's Children

Rosa Maria Castañeda

Research Associate, The Urban Institute, Washington DC

Wednesday, Nov 14, 2007 1:00-2:30pm
UMass Boston, Campus Center Conference Room UL-211

To RSVP call 617.287.5791 or email Paloma.Britt@umb.edu

Ms. Castañeda will report on a recently completed study commissioned by the National Council of La Raza on the consequences of worksite enforcement raids conducted by the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The report focuses on the consequences for children, families and communities in three cities affected by recent worksite raids, including New Bedford, MA. Ms. Castaneda, who led the fieldwork and co-authored the study will discuss the findings and recommendations.

Rosa Maria Castañeda is a Research Associate at the Urban Institute. Ms. Castañeda holds Masters degrees in Research Methods from the London School of Economics and in Public Policy from George Washington University. Her areas of expertise includes immigration policy, child and family welfare, workforce development policies and programs, and American federalism.

To learn more about the Gastón Institute please visit www.gaston.umb.edu

Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy | 100 Morrissey Blvd | Boston | MA | 02125

Donate Food to Developing Countries for Free.

2007-11-11T20:47:00.001-05:00

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

Journal of Family Issues Links

2007-11-09T09:31:00.001-05:00

Journal of Family Issues -- Table of Contents Alert

A new issue of Journal of Family Issues
has been made available:

1 December 2007; Vol. 28, No. 12

URL: http://jfi.sagepub.com/content/vol28/issue12/?etoc

Marital Quality in Interracial Relationships: The Role of Sex Role Ideology
and Perceived Fairness
Nicole D. Forry, Leigh A. Leslie, and Bethany L. Letiecq
Journal of Family Issues 2007;28 1538-1552
http://jfi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/28/12/1538?etoc

Are There Religious Variations in Marital Infidelity?
Amy M. Burdette, Christopher G. Ellison, Darren E. Sherkat, and Kurt
A. Gore
Journal of Family Issues 2007;28 1553-1581
http://jfi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/28/12/1553?etoc

Does Status Inconsistency Matter for Marital Quality?
Min Gong
Journal of Family Issues 2007;28 1582-1610
http://jfi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/28/12/1582?etoc

Death of Parents and Adult Psychological and Physical Well-Being: A
Prospective U.S. National Study
Nadine F. Marks, Heyjung Jun, and Jieun Song
Journal of Family Issues 2007;28 1611-1638
http://jfi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/28/12/1611?etoc

Children's Reported Communication With Their Parents About War
Colleen J. O'Malley, Maureen Blankemeyer, Kathleen K. Walker, and Mary
Dellmann-Jenkins
Journal of Family Issues 2007;28 1639-1662
http://jfi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/28/12/1639?etoc

Parenting During Toddlerhood: Contributions of Parental, Contextual, and
Child Characteristics
Marjolein Verhoeven, Marianne Junger, Chantal Van Aken, Maja Dekovic,
and Marcel A. G. Van Aken
Journal of Family Issues 2007;28 1663-1691
http://jfi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/28/12/1663?etoc

Leadership Journal Link

2007-11-09T09:28:00.000-05:00

Leadership -- TOC Awareness Alert

A new issue of Leadership
has been made available:

1 November 2007; Vol. 3, No. 4

Table of Contents URL:
http://lea.sagepub.com/content/vol3/issue4/?etoc

Job and Internship Opportunities

2007-11-09T09:25:00.000-05:00

Boston Program Director
Strong Women, Strong Girls
http://www.idealist.org/match/620203547-132
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Salary: Commensurate with experience.

Executive Director, Neighbor to Neighbor
Third Sector New England
http://www.idealist.org/match/620889258-63
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Salary:

Chief Administrative Officer
Bridgestar
http://www.idealist.org/match/620958376-320
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Salary:

New volunteer opportunities: (1)
============================
Accountant
The PanAfrican Acupuncture Project
http://www.idealist.org/match/625644702-168
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

CWPPP Research Featured in USA-Today and Other Important Links

2007-11-07T09:16:00.000-05:00

"At a time when we have a black man, a Latino man and a white woman running for president, the political landscape is changing," says Carol Hardy-Fanta, co-author of a survey of minority elected officials....

Want to see the full story? Check it out at
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2007-11-07-minority-iraq_N.htm

Columbia Media Tracking (WHO OWNS WHAT?) per our discussion of media conglomerates: http://www.cjr.org/resources/

Bridging the Gaps Report: http://www.umb.edu/bridgingthegaps/btg_mesfr.pdf

Health Care/Presidential Comparisons: http://www.health08.org/sidebyside.cfm

Internship Opportunity Available

2007-11-06T10:21:00.000-05:00

Responsibilities of this position include assisting with event and office related projects as needed and producing materials for Stand for Children’s Statewide Education Summit in January. Fundraising responsibilities will include developing tools and written materials for events and providing event planning support.

Commitment: 4-8 hours weekly, from now until March 2008.
Location: Cambridge, MA

If you're interested visit the full job listing at http://www.idealist.org/en/volunteeropportunity/141254-309

RESEARCH SURVIVAL WORKSHOPS & CLINICS

2007-11-05T14:24:00.000-05:00

PAPER DUE & STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT YOU NEED?!?

Stop spinning your wheels and come to a research survival workshop or drop-in clinic.

All workshops and clinics will take place in Healey Library, Center for Library Instruction, 4th floor.

To see the complete list of workshops and clinics go to: http://healeylibrary.wikispaces.com/LibWorkshops

From Christa RE: Budget Assignment

2007-11-05T12:13:00.000-05:00

Economic Policy and Budget Overview: Final Points
30 October 20007

The following are some of the key points made either directly or indirectly over the past two weeks as we’ve addressed budget and economic policy matters:

1. Government plays a key role in shaping economic conditions of the state/country but there are some limits to government’s capacity to fully control the economy (ie. industry downturn, natural disasters, international crises that require aid, health/security threats, state level: rising health care costs; court decisions mandating certain educational formula or scope of government responsibility)

2. Unpredictability/uncertainty=are very important and require assumptions and forecasting to be part of economic policymaking/budgeting

3. Obligations of government restrict the scope of governmental decision-making to particular areas of budget/programs (ie. debt service, entitlement programs)

4. Longterm economic/fiscal planning are often at odds with electoral cycles; sometimes legislators may feel less responsibility for the future and more of a focus on the current situation; in fact, the effects of fiscal policies are sometimes not realized until much later on

5. Revenue growth is important for the expansion of government spending

· Reserves/rainy day funds often used as a revenue source during economic expansion/recovery
· Revenues sometimes one-time, not ongoing (sale of land)

6. There are a variety of tax reduction approaches that may be taken (temporary, permanent)

7. Getting to the “truth” can be very difficult; it is sometime easy to manipulate numbers and spin data in certain ways

Save the date--DECEMBER 1, 2007

2007-11-05T10:16:00.001-05:00

NOW State Conference: "Run, Jane, Run!"

WHEN: December 1, 2007 @ 10am

WHERE: UMass Boston

The annual conference of the National Organization for Women will focus on women running for office so make sure you save the date. Check back for more details.

Free Seminar/Conference Opportunity

2007-11-05T09:55:00.000-05:00

DEVELOPING NEW YORK'S NEW WORKFORCE

While immigrants have become a fast-growing part of the workforce in nearlyevery corner of New York State, English for Speakers of Other Languages(ESOL) programs have not come close to keeping pace with the demand. TheESOL shortfall poses a serious workforce development challenge for many ofNew York's employers, threatens the state's economic competitiveness, andcould seriously impact the economic vitality of communities from Syracuse toLong Island.This first-of-its-kind conference will bring together policymakers, businessleaders, literacy advocates and adult education providers to talk about theincreasingly crucial role that English language instruction plays inworkforce development efforts around New York State. Speakers will discusswhat the governor, the legislature, municipal officials and business ownersacross the state could do to improve and expand English-language instructionfor working
New Yorkers.

Panelists will include:*Kenneth Adams*, President/CEO, The Business Council of New York State, Inc.*Bethaida Gonzalez*, Dean, University College of Syracuse University*Chung-Wha Hong*, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition*Martha Lopez-Hanratty*, Director, Westchester County Office for HispanicAffairs*Hon. George D. Maziarz*, Chair, Committee on Labor, New York State Senate*Manuel Rivera*, Deputy Secretary for Education, New York State*Kevin Smith*, Executive Director, Literacy New York

Admission is free but RSVP is required. Contact cuf@nycfuture.org or212-479-3341 to reserve a seat. For more on this topic, please see the Center for an Urban Future and SCAA's2006 report, *Lost inTranslation<http://www.nycfuture.org/content/cftemplates/adjump.cfm?click_id=21952&user_id=20640

21st Century Slavery: ABOLITION in Our Time

2007-11-04T19:36:00.000-05:00

I met a woman who is helping with organizing this on a bus stop in the middle of the night and promised I would spread the word:)

A Town Hall Meeting at Boston University. Increase your knowledge of modern slavery from a panel of experts in the field and learn ways to personally take a stand against slavery at the Action Fair following the event (featuring human rights and anti slavery organizations). There are 27 million people in slavery today.. and YOU can do something about it.
Speaker(s): Kevin Bale and Beatrice Fernando
When
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2007 at 6:00pm until 9:00pm on Wednesday, Nov 14, 2007
Where
School of Law Auditorium, 765 Commonwealth Avenue (LAW Auditorium, 1st floor)
Who
Open to General Public
Admission is free
Contact
BUSGHO, Rotaract, ILO, PHAM, PHR, CIHD, GHI at BU
Rosie Kaczmarcik
rak1026@bu.edu
570-499-9929

Updated Food List

2007-11-02T10:02:00.000-04:00

If you need to make any changes, contact me via email - Lily

TUESDAY

October

2 Liz
9 Kacie/Penny
16 Denise/Marie
23 Lily
30 Carol/Lorelei

November

6 Ashley/Steph
13 Gosia/ Ariela
20 Nency
27 Amanda/ Njoku

December

4 Cassandra/ Eliza
11 Heather/ Lily
_____________________________________________________

THURSDAYS

October

4 Liz
11 Ashley/Steph
18 Nency
25 Marie

November

1 Funke
8 Denise
15 Carol/Lorelei
29 Cassandra/ Penny

December

6 Ariela/ Eliza
13 Njoku/ Funke

New Issue of Youth & Society

2007-11-02T09:57:00.001-04:00

Youth & Society -- TOC Awareness Alert

A new issue of Youth & Society
has been made available:

1 December 2007; Vol. 39, No. 2

Table of Contents URL:
http://yas.sagepub.com/content/vol39/issue2/?etoc

Kennedy School Insight: Gender, Negotiation and Leadership

2007-11-02T09:23:00.000-04:00

*Hannah Riley Bowles on Gender, Negotiation, and
Leadership:<http://tracker.ease.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_2-2f6ex31d5ax11665&>
*
"What both men and women need to think through in a job negotiation
situation is how to balance the potential social costs as well as economic
gains of initiating negotiations."

<http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/ksgnews/KSGInsight/lawrence.html>

Watch Video<http://tracker.ease.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_2-2f6ex34695x11665&>

Read Interview<http://tracker.ease.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_2-2f6ex34695x11665&>
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Kennedy School Insight<http://tracker.ease.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_2-2f6ex31d5ax11665&>is
a web-based interview series featuring research and analysis on
governance and global issues. The series brings substantive discussions of
public policy at the Kennedy School to journalists, policy makers, and
others around the world.
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/ksgnews/KSGInsight/insighthome.htm<http://tracker.ease.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_2-2f6ex31d5ax11665&>

ABSDISCOURSE: Call for Papers

2007-11-02T09:20:00.000-04:00

*Socialism and Democracy* invites submissions of articles from academics,
graduate students, independent scholars, and activists for a special issue
on immigration edited by Marcella Bencivenni (Hostos Community College,
CUNY) and Ron Hayduk (Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY), to be
published in November 2008. We welcome contributions across disciplines -
history, political science, sociology, economics, anthropology, cultural
studies, visual arts - on various themes related to immigration and
ethnicity. Essays may center on a specific immigrant group in the United
States - such as Mexican Americans, Chinese Americans, Italian Americans -
or can take a more comparative, broader approach, comparing the experiences
of different ethnic groups within the U.S. or between the U.S. and other
countries. We especially welcome progressive approaches that help redefine
traditional notions of immigration and expand our understanding of
immigration and identity politics within a global context.

Suggested themes may include, but are not limited to:

Ø Immigrants and the Left

Ø Immigration and gender

Ø Ethnic identity, racialization and assimilation

Ø Transnationalism and the militarization of borders

Ø Immigration and the housing crisis

Ø Immigration and professional sports

Ø Immigration, citizenship, and voting rights

Ø State policies, economic regulations and trans-migration

Ø Forced migration and refugee movements

Ø Migration and globalization

Ø Immigration restrictions and human rights

Ø Cultural production by or about immigrants (literature, film, art,
music)

(If you're interested in this, let me know, and I can send the rest of the info - Lily)

"On The Move" Job Opportunity

2007-11-01T15:31:00.000-04:00

JOB DESCRIPTION

On The Move:
Greater Boston Transportation Justice Coalition (OTM)

Coordinator

On the Move (OTM) is a coalition of community based organizations in Greater Boston that came together in 2000 to advocate for transportation justice. Our goal is an environmentally sustainable and socially just transportation system that is integral to the preservation and creation of livable communities.

OTM is looking for a full-time Coordinator. The OTM Coordinator serves as staff to the coalition under the direction of the coalition’s Steering Committee.

(I have the rest of the details for this, but didn't want to take up a lot of space. If you are interested, email me, and I will send it along.- Lily)

Christa's Class Update

2007-10-29T12:31:00.000-04:00

I know that last week we had a brief discussion about the pace of the course and limited discussion time. I haven’t yet had a chance to review the midterm course evaluations which may include suggestions for ensuring that we cover our material and have in-depth discussions.

In advance of reviewing the midterm course evaluations, I would like to suggest that we take a few steps to maximize our class time:

1) begin promptly at 6 pm (I will start talking at 6; I am totally fine with folks eating while we have class)

2) have a very short break (5 mins for bathroom)

3) use notecards for questions as we did once before

4) for tomorrow evening: I will summarize main points from the economic policy/budgeting chapter and we will move to health care after break; we will continue with health care into next week in order to engage in discussion about this significant policy area

thanks for your understanding~

Christa

Interested in a dialoge RE: IRB form?

2007-10-29T09:15:00.000-04:00

If you are interested in conversing about the upcoming assignment, I'll be online tonight between 7:30 and 8:00. It might be a good opportunity for those of us with questions and concerns to bounce ideas and questions off of one another. -H

Another Woman President...

2007-10-29T09:14:00.000-04:00

Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declared victory Sunday night as election returns showed her leading all rivals in her bid to succeed her husband and become the country's first female president. Perhaps this is a trend?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NENCY AND LILY!

2007-10-27T09:12:00.001-04:00

Food and odds and ends

2007-10-26T10:05:00.000-04:00

We discussed food briefly Thursday night b/c some people were feeling stretched to provide food for the class. The class feeling seemed to be that it would be unfair to those who have already brought food to let people pull out now, and that we should wait until next semester to open up this conversation again. Gosia also pointed out that you save money in the long run b/c you don't have to bring your own food as much. If you are having a tough week, and your day is going to be really hard for you, you can contact me privately by email, and I can help you switch around the scheduling, or work something else out. I hope this will be fair to everyone, and allow a little wiggle room if people are really in a bind. If people have other thoughts, please comment.

Also, I mentioned a bunch of blog stuff last night. One thing that I think is helpful to all of us is that we can (and should) edit our own profiles, which will replace the bios at the bottom of the blog. To do this, there is an edit profile link on the "Dashboard" page. I will get to class on Tuesday at 5:30 w/my computer for anyone who wants to go through any blog stuff w/me. If people want to meet me other times, email. If you have thoughts or questions, comment below. Thanks All