Harvard Migration Workshops

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

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

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

[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

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

Follow up on our discussion yesterday on the environment:

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

Black Looks

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

Public Policy Summer Fellowship

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*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

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

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

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.

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

Journal of Family Issues Links

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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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

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

*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&>

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ABSDISCOURSE: Call for Papers

*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

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

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?

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...

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!

Food and odds and ends

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

NOW Anti-War Rally on Boston Common , Oct. 27

Enough is Enough!
Help NOW send a message George W. and company that we want the war to end-NOW!

Join Massachusetts NOW and thousands of others on October 27, 2007 for the New Engalnd mobilization to End the War in Iraq Rally. The rally begins at noon at the Boston Common Bandstand followed by a march to Copley Square at 2 p.m. This rally is part of a nationally coordinated day of protest against the war in Iraq called for by United for Peace and Justice. Regional demonstrations will be held in ten citites around the country. Organizations, like NOW, are working across New England to build the October 27th mobilization. Together we can build a social movement that can stop this war and shift the political agenda in this country to further global justice and women's rights!!!!

Please contact the Mass NOW office at (617) 254- 9130 with any questions or to RSVP.

40 Days for Life

Just got this link from a friend of mine who works at Planned Parenthood in St. Louis. Thought it might be of interest to some of you. I had no idea that this was going on and I'm not sure if its affecting the clinic in Boston. Apparently there is a anti-choice movement "40 Days for Life" that is picketing Planned Parenthood clincs for 40 days. This blog was created by Planned Parenthood staffers in response.

www.iamemilyx.blogspot.com

Upcoming Women's Ethical Leadership Retreat

Applications are still being accepted for this upcoming retreat for women!

When: Friday-Sunday, November 9-11, 2007
Where: Woodhull Retreat Center, Ancramdale, NY; 2-1/2 hours north of New York City in the beautiful Berkshire Mountain region.

At this retreat, Woodhull offers thought-provoking roundtables on ways to bring ethics into your life. Brush up on best-practices for communication strategies and learn how to negotiate in your personal and professional life. Add balance to your busy life and explore ways to navigate changes, big and small, confidently and creatively. Sharpen tools in the areas of finance and investment. Join in a yoga class, hike, or swim. Spend personal time journaling or reading.

Format:A team of Woodhull Professionals, Fellows, Associate Fellows and Scholars teach small group leadership seminars at Woodhull's retreat center. The weekend is intended to energize and invigorate women's minds, bodies and spirits through the exchange of ideas. Women will acquire concrete leadership and professional development tools. The fresh air and beauty of the country will provide a peaceful environment for relaxation and self-reflection within a community of ethical women leaders.

Target Audience: Women, in their mid thirties and up, who are interested in increasing their capacity for professional and personal development through training workshops, discussion groups, and introspective work.

Expected Results of Training:
Build self-awareness
Build networks with women leaders
Increase skill levels in negotiation, financial literacy, public speaking, advocacy
Increase tolerance for risk-taking
Deepen understanding of ethics and leadership
Return home with renewed leadership energy!

Cost:$395. A 10% discount is applied when registration is received by the first of the month prior to the retreat. See calendar page for specific dates. We encourage you to enquire about professional development funding from your place of employment or school.

For more information, please visit http://www.woodhull.org/calendar.php

FREE Women's Leadership Conf in Boston Oct 27

Women's leadership Conference at Boston University

Free Women's Leadership Conference
This Weekend in Boston

When: Saturday, October 27, 2007, 10:00am-5:00pm

Where: Boston University, Morse Auditorium (602 Commonwealth Ave.)
and the Metcalf Science Building (590 Commonwealth Ave.)

Cost: FREE

This event will feature a panel discussion including presenter Naomi Wolf on "Beauty and Self-Esteem in Society: Freeing Ourselves and the Next Generation"
as well as professional development seminars on financial literacy, negotiation, ethical leadership and writing for change.

To Register Please Call Su Bartlett at definingbeautyBU@gmail.com (mailto: definingbeauty@gmail.com) or 617 353-3635

Brought to you by the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership and the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty in association with the Boston University Panhellenic Society and Every Person Counts.

Bridging the Gap 10/31

Is anyone going to be attending the "Bridging the Gap" report w/Deval Patrick, on 10/31, 10-12? Would you like to meet before, get lunch after?

Outside Class Meeting/Get Together

I mentioned this earlier, but Carol suggested that we all get together out of class to talk about what we've been doing, and discuss more informally. Carol and Eliza have both offered to host. We could possibly do this after class one night, on the weekend, or on a non-class day. When are people free, are you interested, etc?

New Issue of the Forum Magazine Out

NEW ISSUEPolitical Orders and Political ErasThe transition from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown as Prime Minister of Britainproduced a vast amount of stock-taking. For journalists, this involved thequestion of differences--realized, incipient, or imaginary--between Blairand Brown. For political scientists, however, this is the wrong question.Instead, their job is to ask whether any given transition represents a trulynew political order. If it does not, the question becomes when the currentpolitical era really did emerge. What remains is then the question ofwhether current politics gives any serious indication of some new, latent,emergent era.In this issue of The Forum, Graham Wilson and Donley Studlar revisit thesequestions in Britain. Graham concentrates more on the structure anddistinction of a putative Blair era, while Donley carves British politicalhistory into the longer framework. Byron Shafer then asks where we are inhistory, that is, where we are in the same sort of evolution in the UnitedStates. For Germany, Clay Clemens asks whether a grand coalition can everrepresent real political change, or whether it is only a device forforestalling same. And for France, Andrew Appleton uses this same set ofnotions to ask whether there can indeed be a 'Sarkozy era'. PREFACEByron Shafer

List of this volume's articles:

"Notes from a New Editor".http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol5/iss3/art1ARTICLESGraham K. Wilson "A Blair Era? The Political Order of Modern Britain".http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol5/iss3/art2Donley T. Studlar "From Collectivist Consensus to 21st CenturyNeoliberalism: Orders and Eras in Postwar Britain".http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol5/iss3/art3Byron E. Shafer "Where Are We in History? Political Orders and PoliticalEras in the Postwar U.S.".http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol5/iss3/art4Clay M. Clemens "The Grand Coalition and a Changing Political Order:Shifting Alliances and a New Era in German Politics".http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol5/iss3/art5Andrew Appleton "Political Orders and Political Eras in France: Can There Bea Sarkozy Era?".http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol5/iss3/art6Hans Noel "Listening to the Coalition Merchants: Measuring the IntellectualInfluence of Academic Scribblers".http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol5/iss3/art7Michael W. Wagner "The Utility of Staying on Message: Competing PartisanFrames and Public Awareness of Elite Differences on Political Issues".http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol5/iss3/art8

Going to the ObamaRama This Afternoon?

If so, be sure to bring an umbrella, as it's supposed to rain...and hard! Also, for those of you who will be around the State House today, the Senate will be hearing Bill 1353: An Act Relativve to Public Safety. The purpose of the bill is to expand the buffer zone at the entrances and exits to reproductive health clinics from 18 ft to 36 feet. The legislation was designed in order to more effectively protect the safety and privacy of clinic patients and employees. Though a buffer zone law already exists, the language of the law is ambiguous and has made prosecution and punishment for violations of the law difficult. The session begins in Senate chambers at 1 p.m.- H

News of Interest...

I don't know if anyone saw this or not, but did you know that when the space shuttle Discovery takes off tomorrow, it will be under the command of a woman for only the second time in NASA history? Also, when it docks at the international space station, it will be greeted by a 'female skipper!' One small step for man...one giant step for womankind! Also, the state of Louisiana just elected its first non-white governor since Reconstruction...it's true! Rep. Bobby Jindal, son of Indian immigrants will take the helm in January for the Bayou State. Finally, if you are in or around the State House tomorrow morning, stop into Gardner Auditorium. Our classmate, Denise Perault will be giving verbal testimony in front of the Housing Committee. It starts at 10 am...I'm sure she'd love your moral support! H

Barack Obama 10/23

Jasmine sent out an email for a rally on Tuesday, 10/23 with Barack Obama. I'm really interested in hearing him speak, and have already RSVP'd. Is anyone else interested in going? We will be late for class, but I emailed Christa, and I'm hoping she'll be understanding. It would be nice to meet up before going in. Let me know if you're interested.
Lily

Testing...1,2,3...

Hi Ladies.

I've completed the blog site. As you'll see, it includes events of interests (in descending order by date), links to news agencies, the Massachusetts Government site, and the Healy Library. We've also got due date reminders for assignments and I've included space at the bottom for our bios and contact info. I've only heard from a few of you, so please either add this information yourselves, or you can email it to me and I'll insert the info for you. Take a look at the first couple of bios for examples. Also, I didn't insert case study info for most people so that you could phrase it the way you wanted. Again, either add the information yourselves or send it along to me. Hopefully this will give us an opportunity to keep a more public dialogue going on assignments, concerns, upcoming events, etc. As events come up or you desire to share information, just add it to the appropriate section--or email it to me. If you have any suggestions for fine-tuning, just let me know!--Heather