Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:22:35 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: Call for Papers: The Indigenous Law Journal at the University of TorontoTitle: The Indigenous Law Journal at the University ofToronto Deadline: March 1, 2006 Contact: Myra Tucker Phone: 770-488-6267 Email: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=mjt2@cdc.gov&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b Website: https://maci.edmgr.com/ Although research has documented substantialdisparities in maternal and infant outcomes betweenAmerican Indians and Alaskan Natives and the whitepopulation in the United States, knowledge is limitedregarding contributors to these disparities and, moreimportantly, public health interventions that caneliminate them. Investigators who have conductedresearch on these topics are invited to submitmanuscripts for consideration for a special,forthcoming supplemental issue of the MCH journal,titled “Research for MCH Practice in American Indianand Alaskan Native Communitiesâ€?. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 2 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:54:05 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: CNN DONATES $50,000 TO NATIVE AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMCNN DONATES $50,000 TO NATIVE AMERICAN JOURNALISTSASSOCIATION'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMNEWS RELEASEFor immediate releaseContact: Mike Kellogg, Board President,405-372-5000, ext. 290 http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=kellogg@naja.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=bKim Baca, Interim Executive Director, (605) 677-5282http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=kim@naja.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=bCNN DONATES $50,000 TO NAJA'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMVERMILLION, SD--Jan. 20, 2006--CNN has pledged $50,000to NAJA's http://www.naja.com/ scholarship program for broadcaststudents as both organizations continue to work together to boostthe number of Native people involved in broadcast journalism."This is good news," NAJA President Mike Kellogg(Navajo) said. "NAJA awarded more than $25,000 in scholarships last yearand each year we see more requests from students. We're delighted thatin the coming years we'll be able to help more of our futurebroadcasters."This most recent gift continues CNN's generous supportfor Native journalism and journalists of color."In today's world, it is imperative that a newsorganization such as CNN employ a diversity of journalists that reflect thediversity of the world they cover," said Jim Walton, CNN Worldwidepresident. "To that end, this donation helps ensure that CNN andother news organizations encourage more minority students toconsider journalism as a career."CNN also says it will work with NAJA to get moreNative students involved in broadcast journalism through internships,as well as train broadcast journalists during the 2006convention. The network is planning a seminar at NAJA's 2006 convention inTulsa, Okla., to share its vast experience covering naturaldisasters--from wildfires to floods to the recent hurricanes along the GulfCoast.In addition to a seminar, CNN has pledged support forthe 2006 and 2007 conventions in Tulsa and Denver. The network wasalso a major sponsor of the 2005 annual convention in Lincoln, Neb.NAJA Executive Director Kim Baca (Navajo/Santa ClaraPueblo) says working with CNN will help NAJA accomplish NAJA'smission of enriching journalism and increasing diversity."Native Americans continue to be the mostunderrepresented group in TV. Receiving this gift is a positive step inrectifying this situation. NAJA is addressing the lack of NativeAmericans in the broadcast field by creating programs to attract Nativestudents where career interests start," Baca said, adding that NAJAis working with the Radio-Television News Directors Foundation for aweeklong summer high school radio program in 2007."With CNN's and other broadcasters' help, we can aidin creating new avenues for Native students and radio and televisionprofessionals," she said.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 3 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:35:50 -0000 From: "Maureen" <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=BlackCrowHeart@aol.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: The 18th Annual Conference on Women and Gender/ Keynote Address by Winona LaDuke~~ The Women's Studies Program at the University of Connecticut is Proud toPresentThe 18th Annual Conference on Women and Gender"Sisterhood is Global: From Theory to Practice"Friday, March 31, 2006on the Storrs Campusco-sponsored by the UConn Native American Cultural Societyand the UConn Human Rights InstituteKeynote Address by Winona LaDuke1996, 2000 Vice Presidential Candidate; 1998 MS. Woman of the Year; FoundingDirector of the White Earth Land Recovery Project; Founding member of theIndigenous Women's Network; Program Director of Honor the Earth; Recipientof the Global Green Award, the Ann Bancroft Award for Women's Leadership andother recognitions; Anishinaabeg Author, Activist and MotherInvitation for Proposals on Interdisciplinary Scholarly and Creative Work:The Women¹s Studies Program of the University of Connecticut has chosenSisterhood is Global: From Theory to Practice as the theme for our 2006Conference. As part of the year-long celebration of our 30th Anniversary onthe Storrs campus, we seek to examine the concepts, theories, roles,responsibilities, hopes and obligations of sisterhood in the global contextof our rapidly changing world. We invite proposals from feminists,academics and activists from all disciplines and locations to join in thisimportant dialogue on March 31st, 2006 at the Rome Ballroom on the Storrscampus. Proposal Format: Interested participants are invited to submit proposalsfor individual papers, complete sessions, panels, or round tables. Postersessions, performance pieces, video recordings, or other visual works arealso encouraged. For individual papers, please submit a one-page abstract.For complete panels, please submit a one-page abstract for each presentationplus an overview on the relationship among the individual components. ForPoster Sessions, Performances, and Art work, please submit a one-pageoverview. All proposals must include speaker¹s/speakers¹ name(s),affiliations(s), and contact information (address, email, and telephonenumber). Presenters are required to register at the special presenter rateof $25.00. Posters and Art Displays: Posters and Art Displays are displayed throughoutthe Conference in designated areas; Posters are used to exhibit materialsthat report research activities or informational resources in visual andsummary form; an art display consists of a depiction of feminist concerns inan artistic medium.Panels & Performances: Each 75 minute session usually includes threepresenters and a session moderator, but presenters may request an entiresession for a more substantial paper or presentation.Deadline Extended: no later than midnight on 2/01/06Please send all applicable materials to:http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Barbara.gurr@uconn.edu&amp;YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=bOr mail to:Women¹s Studies ProgramUniversity of Connecticutatt: Conference354 Mansfield Road, Unit 2181Storrs, CT 06269-2181________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 4 Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:28:09 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: 2006 NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT ART COMPETITIONTHE POWER TO DREAM, THE POWER TO ACHIEVE The Office of Indian Education, U.S. Department ofEducation's2006 NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT ART COMPETITION Open to American Indian/Alaska Native students inGrades K-12 and Preschoolers ages 4 & 5 Please encourage student participation; spread theword to schools,teachers, & students. In the coming weeks, you should receive an outreachkit with furtherinformation on rules & entry, as well as the flyer &poster to help youshare news of the competition. DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2006 For more information, visit www.indianeducation.org,call Sarah at 202.775.3980or email http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=sarah@kauffmaninc.com&amp;YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 5 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:23:40 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: 7th Annual Conference of the American Indian Studies ConsortiumTitle: 7th Annual Conference of the American IndianStudies Consortium Conference Dates: February 15-16 Conference Location: Arizona State University –Tempe, AZ Contact: Mary C. Cleveland American Indian Studies College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arizona State University P.O. Box 874603 Tempe, AZ 85287-4603 Phone: 480.965.2216 Email: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=ais@asu.edu&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b The 7th Annual Conference of the American IndianStudies Consortium entitled “Indigenous Nations andthe Academy: The Dynamics of Indigenous Scholarshipand Thought in Defending and Protecting our Lands,Languages, Tribal Nations, and Culturesâ€? issponsored by the American Indian Studies department ofArizona State University. Email above contact forapplication materials. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 6 Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:25:41 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: Call for Nominations: 2006 Community Spirit AwardsApril 15, 2006 Deadline First Peoples Fund, a national nonprofit organizationinvites you to nominate an artist from your AmericanIndian community for their eighth annual CommunitySpirit Award, recognizing individuals who have madesubstantial contributions to their communities. Following a rigorous selection process, fourindividuals will be honored with a $5,000 fellowshipand will be recognized at a ceremony in Rapid City,S.D. in December 2006. Community Spirit is an expression that speaks of theunselfish generosity and reciprocated love theseartists have for their Indian community. The samespirit that guides artists’ work also drives them todo service in their communities. This process ofbringing spirit back to the community is part of asacred honor system that First Peoples Fund works tostrengthen through recognition of these artists. Community Spirit also describes the teaching of giftsthat promote and sustain indigenous cultures. Recipients of this award must demonstrate these actsof Community Spirit through their art form. FirstPeoples Fund seeks artist who demonstrate these valueswe hold strongly: · Deeply rooted and maintain direct ties totheir tribal community.· A commitment to building the strength ofnative communities by sharing their skills and talentswith others in their respective communities.· An artistic practice that passes on thetraditions and the life ways of the people. Nominated artists must be: practicing artists ofdemonstrated maturity in their field, continuallypracticing artists for a minimum of 10 years, and be adocumented affiliate of a United States tribe. Inaddition to Visual Arts, First Peoples Fund hasexpanded it's recognition of practicing artists toinclude contemporary and traditional forms ofPerforming Arts and Literary Arts. To nominate:Send enclosed postcard to FPF, P. O. Box 2977, RapidCity, S.D. 57709-2977. Postcard must include completeaddresses of both nominee and nominator and must bepostmarked by April, 15 2006 or you may nominate yourcandidate online at www.firstpeoplesfund.org. Anyincomplete nominations will not be considered. InMay, 2006, FPF will mail an application for completionby both nominee and nominator. For more information contact:Miranne WalkerOffice ManagerFirst Peoples Fundhttp://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=info@firstpeoplesfund.org&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b605-348-0324 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 7 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:56:03 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: HARVARD UNIVERSITY 2005-06 ADMINISTRATIVE FELLOWSHIP- Seeking Native American applicants*******************************************************************************************HARVARD UNIVERSITY 2005-06 ADMINISTRATIVE FELLOWSHIP- Seeking Native American applicants *******************************************************************************************Contact: Harvard University Office of the Assistant to the President 1350 Massachusetts Avenue Holyoke Center, Room 935 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617-495-8919 Harvard University seeks to attract candidates,especially those from underrepresented ethnic minoritygroups, and those committed to addressing theunderrepresentation of ethnic minorities in universityadministration, to administrative careers in highereducation. Applicants must have at least five yearsof work experience. The 2006-07 AdministrativeFellowship Program seeks applicants with B.A. degreeand backgrounds in athletics/sports management,information technology, alumni affairs and development(conference planning and/or fund raising), research(behavioral sciences), finance, human resources(employment and compensation), or library science andmanagement. • Fellows receive stipends and are placed infull-time work assignments in Harvard schools orcentral administration departments for the duration ofthe Program. • Seminars, lectures and case studies have beendesigned for the Fellows to enhance management and administrative skills, self-assessment and careerdevelopment. • Evaluation of the applications will be based onprofessional achievement, interviews at Harvard, andsuitability for the Program. • Inclusive dates for the 2006-07 Program areSeptember 2006 through August 2007. Application deadline: February 10, 2006. Forapplication materials, please download applicationform at www.oap.harvard.edu/afp or call/write: Administrative Fellowship Program Office of the Assistant to the President Holyoke Center, Room 935 1350 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 495-8919 Harvard upholds a commitment to affirmative action andequal opportunity. PROGRAM OVERVIEW Harvard University's Administrative Fellowship Programseeks to attract candidates, especially those fromunderrepresented ethnic minority groups and thosecommitted to addressing the underrepresentation ofethnic minorities in university administration, toadministrative careers in higher education. To thisend, the Administrative Fellowship Program offers atwelve-month management experience complemented by aprofessional development program. The Program provides participants with opportunitiesto broaden their experience through working in anacademic environment as a mid-level administrator. TheProgram seeks to enrich and diversify the Harvardcommunity by bringing talented professionals toCambridge. The Program is in its seventeenth year of operationand will draw Fellows from business, government,education, and the professions. Each participant willreceive a salary from Harvard University. All costsfor the required educational seminar will be coveredby Harvard University. Participants must secure andcover the cost of their housing. The 2006-2007 Program will begin in September. TheFellows will be placed in various schools anddepartments throughout the University. Reflecting theacademic and administrative diversity of the Harvardcommunity, assignments for each Fellow will differ.However, individual fellowship needs will be shaped byconsidering both the school's or department's needsand the participant's career experience. Fellows arestrongly urged to obtain leaves of absence from theircurrent jobs. While the University will make everyeffort to place successful participants, there is noguarantee of permanent Harvard employment uponcompletion of the Program. Fellows will participate in a seminar series inaddition to a full-time work assignment. Seminars,lectures, and case studies have been designed toenhance management and administrative skills and toassist in self-assessment and development. The overallgoal of the education program is to encourage Fellowsto assess their own career development and to generatestrategies for advancement. OAP MISSION STATEMENT The Office of the Assistant to the President,established in July 1971, is committed to ensuringthat Harvard University selects faculty and staffwithout discriminating against individuals on thebasis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation,religion, creed, national origin, age, veteran status,or disability unrelated to job requirements. TheOffice provides counsel to individuals who belong tothe university community on these and other relatedmatters. In addition, the Office serves as the University'sliaison with the federal government in matters relatedto contract compliance concerning equal employmentopportunity. The Office of the Assistant to thePresident coordinates the University's affirmativeaction program, oversees its implementation anddisseminates University policies concerningaffirmative action and equal employment opportunity(AA/EEO). The Office deals with quality of life issuesfor women, people of color and students and employeeswith alternate lifestyles. The Office also provides amentoring service as well as conducts exit interviewswith members of minority groups as appropriate. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 8 Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:10:10 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: Family Perspectives Conference (Muskogee)If you know of a parent of a child with a disability,please forward the enclosed flyer and registration form to them forthe upcoming Family Perspectives Conference on February 21, 2006 inMuskogee. This conference will cover everything a parent needs toknow about getting services for their child. They will also discuss the TEFRAProgram, a new program funded by the tobacco tax, which provides aSooner Care card to a child with a qualifying disability, regardless oftheir parent’s income. Thank you,Christi KelloggMuskogee Autism Support Network If you have any questions, you may call me at theMuskogee Clinic at 682-8826, ext.233. REGISTRATION FLYER-MUSKOGEE, OKON THE ROAD FAMILY PERSPECTIVE CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY OASIS Information and Referral Service â—? MuskogeeAutism Support Network OKDHS/Developmental Disabilities Services DivisionBelievers Christian Fellowship, 4520 Neosho St.,Muskogee, OK Tuesday, February 21, 20068:30-9:00 a.m. Registration/Welcome-SallySelvidge-OASIS Oklahoma Area-wide Services Information System,Christi Kellogg- Muskogee Autism Support Network9:00-10:00 a.m. Olmstead overview – Oklahoma’ sAction Plan for Service Delivery and transition issues. Helen Kutz-Progressive Independence; Rose AnnPercival- OKDHS/DDSD10:00-10:30 a.m. TEFRA overview-( Tax Equity andFiscal Responsibility Act of 1982). How TEFRA helps kids receive care athome. Traci Truitt- Okla. Health Care Authority10:30-10:45 a.m. BREAK10:45-12:00 p.m. Assistive Technology- FromAlternative communication to power wheelchairs and everything in between. Milissa Gofourth- Okla. ABLE Tech 12:00-12:30 p.m. LUNCH FREE12:30-1:30 p.m. Developmental DisabilitiesServices/OKDHS: Hot tips on filling out forms, when to apply for services, and howto appeal. Rose Ann Percival-OKDHS/DDSD 1:30-1:45 p.m. BREAK1:45–3:00 p.m. Q & A Panel: Is there anyone outthere for help?• Pat Pack—Kelly B Todd Cerebral Palsy andNeuro–Muscular Center- Physical Therapist Director• Heather Pike-Oklahoma Family Network • Rene Daman- Oklahoma Autism Network; ChristiKellogg- Muskogee Autism Support Network• Mike Chapman-OKDHS-SSI/Disabled Children’sProgram• Carol Schneider-ODMHSAS-Systems of Care (mental health wrap around services for children and youth)• Janette Crow—Social Security—Area WorkIncentive Coordinator3:00–3:30 p.m. Q & A Panel: Special Education• Jodi Hanson-Oklahoma Department of EducationPart B and C• Kayla Bower-Oklahoma Disability Law Center• Okla. Parents Center- Gerri Ann Pruegert• Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -RETURN COMPLETED FORM BELOW TO: OASIS or Christi KelloggPO Box 26901, Muskogee Autism Support NetworkOklahoma City, OK 73190 4320Eufaula St. Fax 405-271-6305 Muskogee, OK 74403 (918)681-4692 (918)441-3707 Questions ? Call Sally Selvidge at(800)-426-2747orChristi Kellogg at(918)681-4692 or (918)441-3707. (If you wantinformation about receiving a respite voucher to attend conference, call Sally at1-800-426-2747 by February 10, 2006)No fee but you MUST REGISTER by Friday, February 17,2006Name______________________________________________________________________________Address____________________________________________________________________________City/State_______________________________________________________Zip________________ Daytime Phone Number_________________________________________________________________Will you need any special accommodations? Specify____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 9 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:56:21 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: 7TH Annual Indigenous Women's Symposium7TH Annual Indigenous Women's SymposiumWii-gweyaakogewag Kwewag“Justice for Indigenous Womenâ€?March 3, 4, & 5th 2006Trent UniversityPeterborough, OntarioCall for Proposals: You are invited to submit aproposal to present a workshop at Trent University’s7th Annual Indigenous Women’s Symposium.Within the larger theme of Wii-gweyaakogewag Kwewag -Justice for Indigenous Women, there are four topics wewill come together to explore:Behind These Eyes: Explorations Of IdentityVoice And Visibility: Breaking Down The BarriersThe Earth On The Turtle’s Back: IndigenousUnderstandings Of Environmental JusticeEmbodying Agency: Creating Change Through The ArtsApplicants: Submissions will be accepted fromIndigenous women from Traditional Indigenous and/oracademic educational backgrounds. We stronglyencourage submissions from Two Spirited women,community activists, Traditional people, and artists.Proposal Form: Please complete a form and submit it tous no later than Friday January 27th 2006.Full name:Phone number:Email address:Mailing address:Topic under which your presentation falls:Please give a brief outline of your presentation(presentation must be forty minutes in length):Please give us a brief bio of yourself and adescription of the work you are engaged in:Send a copy of the completed proposal form to thefollowing address for receipt no later than January27th 2006 or e-mail by that date to:Native Studies Departmentc/o Indigenous Women’s SymposiumTrent University1600 West Bank DrivePeterborough, OntarioK9J 7B8E-mail: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=christineluza@trentu.ca&amp;YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=bKeynote Speakers are Chrystos (Menominee), author ofseveral books including, Not Vanishing, Dream On,Fugitive Colors, In Her I Am, and Fire Power, andSherene Razack, author of Dark Threats and WhiteKnights: The Somalia Affair, Peacekeeping and the NewImperialism, Race, Space and the Law: Unmapping aWhite Settler Society, Looking White People in theEye: Gender, Race, and Culture in Courtrooms andClassrooms and Canadian Feminism and the Law: TheWomen's Legal and Education Fund and the Pursuit ofEquality.Please contact http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=jocylenesutherland@trentu.ca&amp;YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b if youwish to reserve tickets for the keynote address anddinner. Dinner will be served for a cost at MarketHall in Peterborough on Friday March 3rd 2006.Panel Speakers include Patricia Monture-Angus, BonitaLawrence, Edna Manitowabi, Shirley Williams, andMarrie Mumford.Accommodations: Presenters are responsible for theirown accommodations.Travel Costs: Presenters are responsible for theirtravel to the symposium.Food Costs: Morning snacks will be provided for freeduring the symposium.Child-Care: Free child-care will be provided duringthe hours of the symposium. Please contacthttp://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=jocylenesutherland@trentu.ca&amp;YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b if you have any questionsabout child-care.Entertainment: The Trent International StudentAssociation’s annual cultural show, CulturalOutreach 2006, will be taking place during the weekendof the symposium, as well as an evening play about thelife of Penobscot performer and scholar, Molly SpottedElk. Please contact http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=jocylenesutherland@trentu.ca&amp;YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b ifyou wish to reserve tickets.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 10 Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:30:36 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: Help create the Girls' Platform for ActionToday's world is a challenging place for girls to findempowerment and peace; however because oforganizations like yours, girls are achieving thetools and skills needed to change their world. GirlsInternational Forum (GIF) is a non-profit organizationcreated to empower girls to take action on issuesaffecting girls everywhere now and in their future. Weare in the process of collecting 10,000 surveys fromgirls around the world in order to identify the mainissues facing girls internationally today. With thisinformation we will be able to develop a Girls'Platform for Action which will be utilized world-wide. Your help in reaching girls to participate in thesurvey is essential and much appreciated.We would like to reach your organization's largeconstituency of girls who could potentially fill outthis important survey and would greatly appreciateyour help in connecting with more leaders and mentorswho are able to reach them.The Girls' Platform for Action will be a product ofthe International Girls Summit, held in the UnitedStates in July 2006. One hundred girl delegates andtheir women mentors from around the world will attendthe Summit and use the information gathered from thesurveys in order to develop the Girls' Platform forAction and post- Summit Action Projects. The Summitwill be guided by a diverse team of Girls SummitLeaders, ages 12-17, from across North America. TheseSummit Leaders have already chosen five importantareas of concern to focus on in the survey and thePlatform: education, health (HIV/AIDS and teenpregnancy), human rights, violence, and economicempowerment. The Platform will include short-termgoals, long-term goals, and action steps. We are asking girls 18 years of age and younger tocomplete the survey. They do not have to answer everyquestion and we ask that their identities be keptconfidential. We do, however, ask them to tell ustheir ages, where they live (city and country), theirrace, and their ethnicity. The survey can becompleted online or can be printed as a PDF and thensent by mail.Please visit http://www.girlsforum.org/survey.htm tofill out the survey. Surveys should be completed byApril 28th, 2006.We also enjoy celebrating the empowering actions girlsare taking right now. To find out about the We arenot Ophelia Book Project, please visitwww.wearenotophelia.com.Thank you for your help! If you have any questions,please contact us at http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=summit@girlsforum.org&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b Respectfully,Zora Radosevich Executive Director Errolyn MartinGirls Summit LeaderIlana LermanSurvey Outreach Intern-- Visit www.girlsforum.org/ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 11 Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:08:40 -0600 From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=alyssa@ccp.org&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: California Voting Rights Act Conference Feb/4 Los AngelesYou can register online at www.calvec.org – the conference is FREE!However, we do encourage early registration to ensure space isavailable.Some travel scholarships are available. Please contact (213)747-7606, ext.138 for more info.CaliforniaVoting Rights Act ConferenceFebruary 4, 20068:30am – 5:30pmUniversity of Southern California Davidson CenterLos Angeles, CaliforniaThe Voting Rights Act and the future of California's DemocracyThe Voting Rights Act of 1965 in one of our nation's most successfulpiecesof civil rights legislation, but several provisions of the Act willexpirein 2007 unless Congress votes to renew them. In California, the VotingRights Act has played a key role in the empowerment of the state'sdiverseethnic populations, and its reauthorization is critical to the futureof ourdemocracy. Join California's civic, community and grassrootsleadership ata one-day conference to: a.. Learn about how advocates have used the Voting Rights Act tocombatdiscrimination against California voters. a.. Hear inspirational stories from across the state about how theVotingRights Act has helped voters surmount barriers to participation inCalifornia's elections, and gain opportunities for politicalrepresentation. a.. Attend valuable trainings on media communications, and organizingcommunity forums and Congressional visits, to mobilize forreauthorization.More information about the conference is available at www.calvec.org.Youcan also call toll free: (866) 952-4222; or (213) 747-7606, ext. 138or email http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=info@calvec.org&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b.Conference Sponsors Include:ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of Southern California, Asian LawAlliance, Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), Asian PacificPlanning & Policy Council (A3PCON), California Common Cause, ChineseforAffirmative Action, Korean American Coalition - Los Angeles, KoreanResourceCenter, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco BayArea,League of Women Voters of California, League of Women Voters of LosAngeles,Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund, Mexican AmericanLegalDefense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), NAACP Legal Defense andEducationalFund, Inc., National Association of Latino Elected and AppointedOfficials(NALEO) Educational Fund, National Korean American Service & EducationConsortium (NAKASEC), Orange County Asian and Pacific IslanderCommunityAlliance, People For the American Way, Western Regional Office, SearchtoInvolve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), Southwest Voter RegistrationEducationProject (SVREP)Alyssa MacyPolitical DirectorCenter for Civic Participation1313 Fifth Street SE #113Minneapolis, MN 55414Direct: 612-331-7444Cell: 612-331-6227Email: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=alyssa@ccp.org&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=bTools for Democracy - www.ccp.org[This message contained attachments]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 12 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:46:45 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: Boston Principal FellowBoston Principal Fellow Boston School Leadership Institute Boston, Massachusetts United States Salary: Competitivehttp://www.idealist.org/en/jobs/98640-271/163655-13________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 13 Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:03:21 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: Wiyot Tribe Seeks Art Donations for Benefit to Purchase Indian IslandThe Wiyot Tribe, a federally-recognized Californiatribe living on their traditional homeland, the TableBluff Reservation, is trying to raise money to buyIndian Island, their ancestral center of the WiyotWorld. They are asking for donations of art work thatrelates to or inspired by Indian Island.On February 26, 1860 groups of Anglo settlersmassacred Wiyots on Indian Island, killing men, women,and children. The only child to survive was JerryJames. Two other villages were attacked and 80-100tribespeople were killed.The Wiyot Sacred Sites Fund is seeking donations orsubmissions of artwork that represents or is inspired by Indian Island, the centerof the Wiyot world. All of the artwork will be on display from March 1 to31 at the United Indian Health Services' Potowat Health Village. The art andother donated items will be sold on March 31 in a benefit sale and drawing. The Wiyot Sacred Sites Fund is a Wiyot-controllednonprofit organization that exists to return sacred sites such as Indian Island tothe Wiyot people. The funds raised from this event will support thecontinuing environmental cleanup efforts on Indian Island. Since its inception five years ago, the Wiyot SacredSites Fund has been able to purchase one acre of land on Indian Island and hasseen the city of Eureka return 60 acres to the people. It has also begun amassive environmental cleanup project on those acres in respect for the land as wellas in preparation for ceremonial dances. Wiyot ancestral territory encompasses everything fromLittle River to Bear River to Chalk Mountain and Berry Summit. This includesMcKinleyville, Blue Lake, Arcata, Eureka,Kneeland, Loleta, Fortuna, Ferndale andRohnerville, as well as the Mad (Batwat), Elk, Eel and Van Duzen rivers.Included among these sites is Indian Island (Gunther Island) in Humboldt Bay. All styles of artwork, from abstract torepresentational, and mediums -- including collage, paint, mosaic, textiles,photography and sculpture -- are welcome. Because Indian Island has long been a favorite subjectof Humboldt County artists, it is hoped that there will be a wide varietyof interpretations of the site available for the show/sale. For more information, call 826-3711 or send an e-mailto esd2 @ humboldt.edu (take out spaces) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 14 Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:29:16 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: Evaluation Tools to Address Disparities for Minority AmericansColleagues:This information about evaluation tools to addresshealth disparities forminority Americans is just in from my colleague Dr.Robin Brandt, Universityof Hawaii. Chi Miigwetch, Robin!Robin Brandt, PhD <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=rbrandt@hawaii.edu&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>University of HawaiiJABSOM - Pacific Basin RRTC/Social Science ResearchInstitute1268 Young Street, Suite 204Honolulu, Hawai`i 96814A'ohe hana nui ka alu'ia.Translation: No task is too big when done together. http://www.apha.org/nphw/solutions/index.cfm?fuseaction=eval_tools Evaluation Tools * Addressing Health Disparities In CommunitySettings: An Analysis ofBest Practices in Community-Based Approaches This report to the Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation reviews anddescribes existing community programs designed toaddress health outcomedisparities for specific conditions in minorityAmericans. The analysisidentifies best practices, success factors and thepotential contributionsof a selected group of community based initiativesaddressing disparities. http://www.newschool.edu/milano/Health/cbohealth/disparitiesfin.pdf * Guide to Community Preventive Services The Community Guide summarizes what is knownabout the effectiveness,economic efficiency, and feasibility of interventionsto promote communityhealth and prevent disease. The Task Force onCommunity Preventive Servicesmakes recommendations for the use of variousinterventions based on theevidence gathered in the rigorous and systematicscientific reviews ofpublished studies conducted by the review teams of theCommunity Guide. http://www.thecommunityguide.org/ * Electronic Pocket Guide to Cases of Medicine andHealth Collaboration Identifies common themes and strategies,"synergies" if successfulcollaborations. This monograph details six reinforcingcombinations ofresources and skills (synergies) and includes concretemodels that partnersuse to put each synergy into action. http://cues.nyam.org/pubhlth/epg/html/synergies.html * Safety Net Monitoring Baseline data and tools to help monitor thestatus of local safetynets in providing health care to low-income and othervulnerablepopulations. http://www.ahrq.gov/data/safetynet/ Health People 2010 http://www.healthypeople.gov/ . * The Community Toolbox The Tool Box provides over 6,000 pages ofpractical information tosupport your work in promoting community health anddevelopment. This website is created and maintained by the Work Group onHealth Promotion andCommunity Development at the University of Kansas inLawrence, Kansas(U.S.A). http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/section_1338.htm * A Community Toolbox Success Story http://ctb.ku.edu/about/successstory.jsp?success_story_id=19 * World Bank Evaluation Approaches This section presents a brief discussion ofOED's objectives-basedevaluation approach. It offers the advantages of usingthis approach andprovides the definitions of OED's performance ratingcriteria: outcome,sustainability, institutional development impact, andbank and borrowerperformance. http://www.worldbank.org/oed/oed_approach.htmlAmerican Public Health Association800 I Street N.W. . Washington DC 2001-3710Phone: (202)777-APHA Fax: (202) 777-2534http://www.apha.org/ / e-mail comments about NationalPublic Health Week ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 15 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:23:13 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: Native Women & Men’s Wellness ConferenceTitle: Native Women & Men’s Wellness Conference Conference Date(s): March 5-9, 2006 Conference Location: San Diego, CA Contact: Health Promotion Programs The University of Oklahoma OUTREACH 555 E. Constitution Street Norman, OK 73072-7280 Website: http://www.hpp.ou.edu/ Health Promotion Programs at the University ofOklahoma proudly announces the 5th Native Women andMen’s Wellness Conference. This biannual event isrecognized as the largest wellness conference forNative and Indigenous people throughout North America.This conference provides both personal andprofessional development for health professionalsworking in Native Communities, including clinicians,counselors, therapists, social workers, healtheducators, and community health representatives. Atthe same time, workshop presentations and activitiesare designed to better inform and inspire tribalcommunity leaders, health advocates and healthconsumers. We especially welcome parents,grandparents, and elders. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 16 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:28:19 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: Undergraduate: The University of Michigan’s Health Management Summer Enrichment ProgramTitle: The University of Michigan’s HealthManagement Summer Enrichment Program Deadline: March 5, 2006 Contact: Carmen Harrison Program Administrator Summer Enrichment Program Phone: 734-936-3296 Email: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=um_sep@umich.edu&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b Many hospitals and other health care organizations inthe Detroit-Ann Arbor have agreed to provide ($3, 000)summer internships in health administration and policyto qualified undergraduate minority students. Theseinternships are part of the University of Michigan’sSummer Enrichment Program in Health Administration. This Program, which was begun in 1986 by theDepartment of Health Management and Policy at theUniversity of Michigan’s Schools of Public Health,is designed to familiarize undergraduate minoritystudents with the challenging and expanding field ofHealth Administration and Policy. Students acceptedinto this program who reside outside of the state ofMichigan will receive housing, a food allowance andtravel expenses to and from Ann Arbor. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 17 Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:13:48 -0000 From: "Johnny Rustywire" <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=rustywire@hotmail.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: hair washhair wash as time goes byit is the way certain things smell or a scent that steals you away and takes you back i remember long black hair a young Indian woman standing next to me it was the smell of a sweet shampoo hair wash i remember she stood close so close i could feel her take each breath her hair was long her skin so soft like soft downi had never noticed this before and yet i knew it was so.when she moved ever so slightly i could feel her through all of me electricitycoming off her the mere touch of her was like lightningso close i felt every part of her turning her head every so slightly i was looking into her eyesslowly i could see the lines of her brown tan face the soft shadows and light on the gentle slope of her neck the sunlight and turn of her chin the shine of her cheekbones her lips were soft and tender a small smile.who was this indian girl? she was for me a gift sent on a rainbow a blessing from Mother Earth a child of many native women of these lands she was a child of soft wind a native of the land earthskyeverything in it she was in an instant Changing Woman and yet she was just right there just standing there a woman but she was more than that i stood there next to her.looked into her eyes they were bright full of life yet dreamy in a way as if she stood away on a distant hill looking far off as if trying to see into my eyes and further into my soul. she said nothing but her eyes spoke to me i looked into them she was asking me are you the one from my dreamthe one to take me away and yet let me be all that I am and want to be is it so that you will care for me today tomorrow and forever touching me now like this all the rest of my lifei could see the light dance in the depths of her eyes and there was a glimpse of her heart and beyond that of her soul she was saying without making a sound if I should stumble and fall will you help me will you be there to support me and if i should not be all that I am today will you still care for me when this softness is gone? someday if i become lame would you still stand beside me in the good and bad as there will be times when things get hard...will you stay with me still in the darkest hours before dawn when I find myself abandoned and alone will you find me as we are tied to one another with a bond so delicatewoven in the depths of our heartsmade of the sunlit fields and flowerswinter storms and lightningwill this tie bear the strain of slow days and dark nights when we cannot find one another yet bound we reign it in and find ourselves again.standing there with her I could see all these things in her eyes and slowly silently put my lips to hers with that gentle touch let her knowyes, i am the one let it be me and would say come and stay with me a while until there is no more tomorrow.. yes when we are withered and beaten by life's battles and the storms have left us spent i will still be here with you and that is all there is and nothing more come with memy young maiden rest here with me all I have to offeris this gift of life heart and soul i offer you myself and hope that would be enough…standing so close and in touching one another we touch infinity there is today tomorrow forever it is but a little while as we taste lifethis bond has no endall this comesfrom just onesweet smella faint scent of hair washrustywirewww.rustywire.com________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 18 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:26:09 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: Undergraduate: Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS)Title: Significant Opportunities in AtmosphericResearch and Science (SOARS) Application Deadline: February 1, 2006 Program Date(s): June- Mid-August Program Location: Anywhere in the U.S. or Puerto Rico Contact: Rajul Pandya P.O. Box 3000 Boulder, CO 80307 Phone: 303-497-8622 or 303-497-8623 Fax: 303-497-8629 Email: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=soars@ucar.edu&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b Website: www.ucar.edu/soars SOARS is a four-year, paid summer research internshipfor undergraduate science, math, engineering, andsocial science students interested in understandingthe atmosphere and using that understanding to improvelife on Earth. SOARS partner program RESESS providesopportunities for students interested in solid earthsciences. Both SOARS and RESESS protégés receivestrong mentoring and are part of a diverse learningcommunity. SOARS is dedicated to broadening participation in theatmospheric and related sciences by encouraging theparticipation of students from historicallyunder-represented groups such as Black or AfricanAmerican, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian orAlaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Other PacificIslander. To learn more about RESESS, please seewww.unavco.org/RESESS ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 19 Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:03:59 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: [AISES] AISES Regional Conference Call for PapersThe American Indian Science and Engineering Society(AISES) AnnualRegion 1 Conference takes place March 10-11 inPortland, Oregon atPortland Sate University's Native American Student &Community Centerwith the theme of natural resources management. Topicsinclude, butare not limited to, natural resources such as timberand salmon, waterissues, alternate resources of energy, urbandevelopment, energymanagement, the changing environment, multimediainteraction withresources and environment, renewability andsustainability, indigenousmethods of integrating technology and environment,issues of FederalLaw, ethnic status, government, and sovereignty inrelation to naturalresources. AISES Region 1 includes Alaska, Canada,Idaho, Montana,Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. All Regions andnon-AISES members areinvited.The AISES Annual Region 1 Conference invites faculty,professionals,graduates, and undergraduates to present in panelpresentations, runworkshops, and display research in poster sessions.The deadline forsubmission of abstracts and proposals is February 1,2006.SUBMISSION GUIDELINES1. provide abstracts or proposals by February 1, 2006to AISES PSU(http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=aises@pdx.edu&amp;YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b)2. state the format of your presentation: panelpresentation,workshop, or poster session3. include your technology requestsFAQWhat is an abstract? An abstract is an abbreviatedsummary of aresearch article or review, and will be used forselecting researchthat is proposed for presentation in the form of apanel presentation,workshop, or poster session.What is a panel presentation? A panel presentation isa group of oralpaper presentations with related topics.What is a workshop? A workshop is a training sessionwhich emphasizesproblem-solving, hands-on training, and requires theinvolvement ofthe participants.What is a poster session? A poster session is adisplay of posters,usually from undergraduates and graduates, that relayresearch.For more information, visithttp://www.bethadillon.com/aises/. In thefuture, the conference web site will be moved tohttp://www.aises.pdx.edu/.--Beth Aileen Dillon[url: http://www.bethadillon.com/][icq: 136479660] [aim: zele]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 20 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:48:52 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: 2006 ANA Environment and Language Grants Available-Indian Organizations Only2006 Language Grant:http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2006-ACF-ANA-NL-0016.html(due inMarch)2006 Environment Grant:http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2006-ACF-ANA-NR-0008.html(due inMarch)Note: The 2006 SEDS (Social and Economic DevelopmentStrategies) grantsfrom ANA are not out yet. I'll keep you posted orjust checkwww.acf.hhs.gov/grants/ and keep checking daily. These are due in earlyApril and should be posted online any day.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 21 Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:08:18 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: $1,000 Scholarship for High School SeniorsBelow is some information about a $1,000 scholarshipfrom Nara Bank forGraduating High School Seniors. If you know any 12thgraders who meetthe requirements, please urge them to apply. If youneed paperapplications, let me know and I can provide them. Information anddownloadable applications can be obtained via the NaraBank website at: http://www.narabank.com/f_others.asp<http://www.narabank.com/f_others.asp> . The currentdeadline as statedis Jan 31 but this can be extended until mid-February. Please contact me with questions at 213-365-7400 x212orhttp://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=kreuter@kyccla.org&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b. Thanks!kat Nara Bank Scholarship Foundation acknowledges thecultural diversitieswithin our communities and has been established toaward collegescholarships to underserved high school graduates thatdemonstrateacademic excellence and strong leadership.The Scholarship Program: Nara Bank Scholarship Foundation hopes to dedicate atotal of $100,000each year, in the amount of $1,000 to eligible highschool students. Thecandidates must demonstrate financial need, academicexcellence, andstrong leadership in the community.Eligibility: 1. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanentresident. 2. Applicant must graduate high school in the currentschool year. 3. Applicant's family income must be less than$52,400. 4. Applicant must plan to attend an accreditedfour-year college in theFall 2006 or Spring 2007. 5. Applicant must have an overall GPA of 3.0 orhigher. 6. Applicant must be a resident of a community servedby Nara Bank (LosAngeles, Orange, Alameda, Santa Clara counties ofCalifornia; Queens and New York counties of New York). 7. Upon receipt of scholarships, awardees areencouraged to attend a2-hour financial literacy skills course to bepresented by Nara Bank. 8. Minimum score for SAT I must be at least 1000combined. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 22 Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:02:33 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: 2006 First Alaskans Summer Internship ProgramApplication Due Date: February 3, 2006 First Alaskans Institute is pleased to announce its2006 SummerInternship Program which will place 30 Alaska Nativejunior and abovecollege students in organizations that provideleadership developmentexperiences in the following areas: > Oil and Gas Industry > Education> Health> Public Policy> Organizational Management> Rural Development> Economic Development> Human Resources Management> Research Funding for the summer intern program is provided bygrants from the USDepartment of Labor and the Denali Commission. Thispaid internship is10 weeks in length, beginning on June 5, 2006 throughAugust 11, 2006.While schedules can be adjusted based on studentacademic schedules,interns are expected to complete the entire 10 weeksession. Internshipsare available throughout Alaska depending on partnerplacementopportunities. Emphasis will be placed on providingplacementopportunities for students in rural areas or whointend to return torural areas upon completion of their education.Interns will be matched with an organization followingtheir review ofthe job descriptions and the placement organization'sreview of theapplicants. A mentor will be assigned to each internto provideon-the-job management and leadership experiences atthe placementorganization. Interns will participate in concentratedleadershipdevelopment training facilitated by First AlaskansInstitute at theInstitute's offices at least one day a week during thesummer program.Web casting or web conferencing will be arranged forinterns locatedoutside of Anchorage for these sessions. Interns will be required to follow the Human Resourcepolicies set forthby First Alaskans and the organization in which theyare placed; thesepolicies may include drug and alcohol screeningpolicies. Timelines: * Intern and Employer Recruitment: December, 2005- February 3,2006 * Intern Application Due Date: February 3, 2006 * Employer Job Description Due Date: February 3,2006 * Intern and Employer Screening of PlacementOpportunities andApplicants: February 6, 2006 - February 15 * Intern Interviews: February 16 - March 1, 2006 * Final Selection and Notification of InternPlacements: March 3,2006 * Internship: June 5, 2006 - August 11, 2006 Criteria for Selection: Completed applications packets must be received atFirst AlaskansInstitute by close of business on Friday, February 3,2006. Students whoare in good academic standing and are college juniors,seniors orgraduate students are encouraged to apply. The following will be reviewed during the selectionprocess: internapplication, essay, letters of recommendation, gradesand academicmerit, and personal commitment to the internship.First AlaskansInstitute and partner company representatives willscreen completedapplication packets. Requirements: * Applicants must be Alaska Native * Applicants must be college juniors, seniors, orgraduate levelstudents * Applicants intending to return to rural Alaskaupon completionof education will be given priority for selection intothe program. Application Packet Check List: * Application Form (online atwww.firstalaskans.org) * Essay * Two Letters of Recommendation * Official Transcripts * A copy of your Certificate of Indian Blood orTribalIdentification Card **Online application will be available January 2006! Flossie (Iqilan) SpencerFirst Alaskans Institute606 E StreetSuite 200Anchorage, AK 99501Direct: (907) 677-1710Fax: (907) 677-1780www.firstalaskans.org <http://www.firstalaskans.org/> ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 23 Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:09:53 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: Looking for community ORGANIZERS to apply to the National School for Strategic Organizingwww.thestrategycenter.orgwww.busridersunion.orgNational School for Strategic OrganizingDo you want to fight racism, sexism, and U.S. worlddomination in a direct action organizing campaign? Are you looking for a program in strategic organizing,where you learn to devise tactical campaign plans within the context oflong-term strategy? The Labor/Community Strategy Center in Los Angeles is recruiting applicants for the National School forStrategic Organizing, an advanced program in the strategy and tactics ofbuilding a left social movement. Consider the National School if you can look soberlyat the struggle ahead. You must be able to see theStrategy Center and Bus Riders Union as one small stepin a larger struggle of decades, all of it uphill. Youmust be prepared to engage tirelessly with thecontradictions in our own community. But if you areready, then know that the Center, and the Bus RidersUnion `fight to win. Weve done it by building amilitant Civil Rights and environmental justicemovement of the masses that is vibrantlyinternationalist, intergenerational, pro-feminist andmultilingual. Daniel Won-gu Kim, Class of 2001A plague called amnesia hangs over the United States.It is part of a Right-Wing counter-revolution todismantle the great gains of the New Left in U.S.during the two decades of the sixties. It spreadsignorance and denial of the U.S. history of racism andnational oppression, violence against women, andvicious global domination. The Labor/CommunityStrategy Center, an environmental and social justicethink tank/act tank, is committed to fighting thisplague. This means developing new social movements onthe ground, led by the Black, Latino, andAsian/Pacific Islander working class in a multi-classmultiracial international movement, led by the peoplesand nations of the Third World. Our work is based ontheory-driven practice and practice-driven theory. The Center runs the National School for StrategicOrganizing (NSSO) to create the space for thepolitical development of antiracist, anti-imperialist,feminist leadership, predominantly from oppressednationality working class communities. Here, the spaceof generative learning environment is situated withinsocial justice campaigns fighting for actual change.Organizers prepare to face the plague of amnesia andto strengthen the capacity of left social movements toseek truth from facts and devise strategy and tacticsto win historic demands. What is the National School like?The School combines a variety of experiences:(1) Classes on political and organizing theory political education seminars on analysis of the mainproblems we face in the world today as well asapproaches to strategy and tactics formal organizers exchanges with campaign veteranswhere you learn our theory of transformativeorganizing and examine the specificity of tacticscase study workshops on historic campaigns, MakingHistory in the presentbriefings on campaign development(2) Direct participation in ongoing mass campaigns on-the-bus organizingarea work teams that integrate theory and practice inactual tactical planslearning the Centers approach to counter-hegemonicdemand development, and how to build a leadershipcore, develop community allieslearning to assess different phases of a campaign:when to escalate, when to retreat, how to consolidategains and victorieson-going self evaluation aided by a close workingrelationship with your assigned mentor and supervisor Through theory-driven social practice, organizers inthe School learn flexibility to move with the twistsand turns of organizing and discipline to structuretime for work, study, reading, writing, andreflection.Time, place and conditions three words that willalways remind me of the Center J This work isincredibly dynamic dialectical materialism dictatesconstant reassessment and reading of conditions andcontextualizing those conditions within a history ofevolving contradictions. This necessitates constantlyreexamining where we stand and being responsive to theevolutions. Vanessa Moses, Class of 2005In what projects is the work situated?Concretely, organizers at the National School willparticipate in one of our mass campaigns, such as theBus Riders Union (BRU), which challengescorporate-driven transit policy while engaged indirect on-the-bus organizing to build a multiracial,multi-lingual organization on wheels. Through the BRUand other projects participants in the School willhelp build economic, political, and culturalalternatives through concrete victories that build anew community and transform the organizer.Participants will be involved in the following currentcampaigns: Bus Riders Unions Fight Transit Racism/Billions forBuses CampaignClean Air, Clean Lungs, Clean Buses Campaign - makinga link between toxic pollution in communities of colorand participating in an international movement toreverse global warming Community Rights Campaign - challenging thecriminalization of Black and Latina/o communities,working with Black and Latino high school youth tochallenge the pre-prison tracking system Other work in which organizers-in-training may beinvolved includes: Community Graphics and Make History Media Project Organizing Through Political Theatre Agit-props, web and electronic organizing Legal Enforcement of BRU Civil Rights Consent Decree Political Education Publishing and ArchivingThe work is extremely intensive and very rewarding.Complete focus on this submersion experience at theSchool is expected.The Center allows me to combine hip-hop and civilrights, national liberation and my commitment tofighting for the survival of people of African descentas well and my sistas and brothers around the world.We come out of the Black political tradition thattalks about self-determination and land. We talk aboutthe particular histories of oppressed peoples andtheir relationships and demands against, what MartinLuther King Jr. described as the worst purveyor ofviolence in the world today.Damon Azali, Class of 2001 & Community Rights CampaignLead OrganizerWho are we looking for?We are looking for organizers who want to create afusion between Left politics and transformativeorganizing. Our daily work challenges the dominantvalues and culture of the society, and transforms thepeople with whom we organize while transformingorganizers in the process. We want people who alreadyhave experience as organizers and understand theflexibility and patience needed in this work. We valuethe quality of humility, a willingness to learn fromexperienced organizers, veteran bus riders and leadersof oppressed-nationality working class communities. Atthe same time, we need people with the experience,initiative, and confidence to contribute constructive,innovative ideas to the organization.Are you looking for affiliation with a politicalorganization? Our primary goal is to recruitorganizers to the politics and work of the StrategyCenter. The School of course also functions as atraining center for organizers in a broader movement,and many of our graduates are doing great work withother movement organizations and projects throughoutthe United States. But the majority of our graduateshave chosen to live and work with us in Los Angeles,and our first objective is to attract people who couldenvision a long-term future in L.A., one six monthincrement at a time, working to build the work of theCenter and its key projects. The National School accepts classes of up to 6students. The next term will begin July 3, 2006 andrun for six months. Organizers-in-training who do anexcellent job are encouraged to stay another sixmonths. Our work takes place within the Black, Latino,and Korean communities of Los Angeles. The class of2006 will be selected to strengthen our work in thesecommunities; therefore, applicants with Spanish and/orKorean language proficiency and/or prior organizingexperience, especially in the Black community, arestrongly encouraged to apply. People of color,especially women, are given priority. We alsoencourage those with publications distribution,website development, and outreach, administration andfundraising skills to apply. When I organized on the buses I confronted so much ofthe self-hatred and right-wing-taught assumptions ofour society that shaped my life in the projects ofHouston...this summer here has been about growing in aspace where I feel assured, safe, proud and confidentin my politics, beliefs and values. Cynthia Rojas,Class of 1998What assistance is available?Assistance is provided in the form of: * A weekly stipend* Housing scholarships * Passes for public transportation* Healthcare for the duration of the program The NSSO is an experiment, a Movement Graduate School.While students at the establishments academy payenormous stipends and come out with little knowledgeand onerous financial debt, our graduates livemodestly, learn a lot, and have all their majorexpenses covered. It is a privilege and honor to beaccepted, and our participants demonstrate a greatwork ethic and sense of appreciation of the gift. Inreturn, the organizers make a tremendous contributionto our work, and the appreciation is mutual. Does the National School have a theoretical approachto pedagogy?The National School for Strategic Organizing is rootedin the Strategy Center's long-term organizingcampaigns that demand comprehensive, structural andincreasingly international solutions to the problemsof urban poverty, racism, national oppression,environmental degradation, and the escalating attackson workers, women, peoples of color and immigrants.The National School is a project of the StrategyCenter. Based on the premise that social being createssocial consciousness, the School is designed to createopportunities for people in the course of struggle ina mass campaign to share experiences about how thepolitical system works. The School is structured toteach a model of conscious organizing situated withinan overall strategy and tactics. It teaches the toolsof organizing technique and of inquiry into workingclass life. It seeks to instill simultaneously acapacity for critical thinking and a readiness toimagine future possibilities for common struggle andsocial change. In this context, we are all learningall the time. Therefore, the School is always evolvingin response to what we learn, and those accepted tothe class of 2006 will now be contributors to thatprocess.We call this site of learning inside a social movementa school of social life. Learning is generated bydaily organizing practice. Knowledge is createdthrough action and reflection. Every component of timehere can be a period for self-reflection, in additionto the structured format for political education andorganizer training. I have spent my life trying to find the connectionbetween pedagogy and organizing, between feminism,civil rights, anti-imperialism, and socialism. Ihelped to build the Berkely-Oakland Women's Union,worked on the assembly lines as a UAW shop floororganizer, joined the August Twenty Ninth Movement,and got my Ph.D. at UC Berkeley inarchitectureapproaching the study ofculture-production with a Marxist analysis. Now I amcommitted to using my experience to help transform anew generation of organizers. Every class teaches menew things as I teach the ever changing social theoryof the international Left project. Lian HurstMann--co-coordinator, NSSOFor further information on applications, deadlines andall aspects of the school please contact Tammy BangLuu. Applications can be downloaded fromwww.thestrategycenter.org and are due on April 1,2006.The program runs from July 3, 2006 through December19, 2005.National School for Strategic OrganizingLabor/Community Strategy Center3780 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1200; Los Angeles, CA 90010phone: (213) 387-2800 fax: (213) 387-3500 e-mail: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=school@thestrategycenter.org&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 24 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:52:32 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: Treaty Council (IITC) will hold its 32nd Anniversary Treaty Conference February 9 12The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) willhold its 32nd Anniversary Treaty Conference February 912 at the "Redbay Stronghold" Grounds, hosted by theIndependent Traditional Seminole Nation of Florida(ITSNF). This year¹s conference theme is: "Fightingto uphold the Creator's laws and ways as the SupremeLaw of the Land; Defending the Humanity, Dignity andRight to Self- determination of the IndependentTraditional Sovereign Nation of Florida and allIndigenous Peoples of the World."The territories of Florida are the traditionalhomelands of the Seminole Peoples. The IndependentTraditional Seminole Nation of Florida (ITSNF) hasmaintained its traditions, culture, language andsovereign way of life though many years of struggles. They resisted attempts by US military to forciblyremove them in the early 1800¹s, when many of theSeminoles were forced to relocate to Oklahoma duringthe "Trail of Tears". They have also resisted thefederal government¹s repeated attempts to purchasetheir traditional lands in violation of the WorthAgreement made between the US and the Seminole in1842. The Conference will support the efforts of theIndependent Traditional Seminole Nation of Florida andIndigenous Nations around the world to protect theirhomelands and traditional territories, subsistencepractices and ecosystems, and to safeguard theirtraditional cultures, ceremonial practices andlanguages for future generations. Workshops,presentations on critical human rights issues andtraditional cultural programs will be presentedthroughout the conference. The IITC was founded in South Dakota, USA in 1974 tobe an international voice for Indigenous Peoples. The IITC received United Nations Consultative Statusin 1977. Since that time it has worked to buildIndigenous unity, address human rights violationsthreatening Indigenous Peoples¹ survival and achieveinternational recognition for Indigenous Peoples¹rights.The Conference will be camp-out. Bring camping gear(bedding, tents, eating utensils). Meals, showers andrestrooms will be provided, and registration is freeof charge. Participants need to arrange their own airor ground travel. The Conference site is on 2600acres located near the community of Ft. Drum Florida,25 miles northwest of Okeechobee, about an hour¹sdrive south of Orlando and about 4 hours drive northof Miami. Rides from the Orlando Airport (the closestairport) can be provided if you send us youritinerary. A driving map, information on travel bybus or train and a list of local motels (to arrange atyour own expense) are available upon request. Participants who will need US visas are urged to makearrangements well in advance. For more informationcontact: IITC at (415) 641-4482, e mailhttp://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=conference@treatycouncil.org&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&amp;head=b; ITSNF via Amy Clay,(239) 404-3622 or Danny Billie, (239) 825-7125, email: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=dave@seminolebuilt.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b, or IITC¹s web page,www.treatycouncil.org. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 25 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:18:47 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=22989&order=down&sort=date&pos=2&view=a&head=b>Subject: HGSE ALUMNI OF COLOR CONFERENCE – REGISTRATION & CONFERENCE INFOHGSE ALUMNI OF COLOR CONFERENCE – REGISTRATION &CONFERENCE INFO Title: The Fourth Annual Alumni of Color Conference Conference Date: March 3-4, 2005 Conference Location: Harvard Graduate School ofEducation, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Contact: Shannon T. Hodge, Zenub Kakli, Debby Saintil,HGSE Office of Student Affairs Phone: 617-495-8035 Website: http://gseacademic.harvard.edu/~aocc The fourth annual Alumni of Color Conference (AOCC)will be held at the Harvard Graduate School ofEducation (HGSE). Spearheaded by several currentstudents of color at HGSE, this conference is intendedto celebrate the work of African American, Latino(a),Asian American, and Native American alumni. Its goalis to facilitate reflection, action, and change withinindividuals, institutions, and communities. The themefor this year's conference is "Growth, Strength, andAction: Honoring Our Commitment to Individuals andCommunities of Color." The conference will explore howindividual commitment, community-based collaboration,and institutional responsibility can collectivelyimpact and enhance the educational experiences ofpeople of color. Online registration for the AOCCwill begin on January 2, 2006, athttp://gseacademic.harvard.edu/~aocc. At that time,mail-in registration and lodging information will alsobe available.Those Who Have Come Before: Project History"Those Who Have Come Before: Project History" is atestimony to the alumni of color who have shaped thefield of education. The photographs and biographies ofvarious alumni of color will be displayed in GutmanLibrary during the AOCC. We are looking for additionalHGSE alumni of color to be featured and invite you tocontribute to the display by submitting a bio andphotograph of an alumnus/s. The deadline forcontributions is Wednesday, February 1, 2006. 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