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ROOM FOR DEBATE - When Satire Cuts Both Ways
Should We Be Deliberately Provocative Because We Can? Or can we best learn from purposeful and substantial dialogue? Do provocative actions spur debate and meaningful learning? “All is allowed for satire, except dying,” said a memorial at the French Embassy in Berlin. Markus Schreiber/Associated Press People worldwide are outraged by the murders at the French satiric magazine Charlie Hebdo by Islamic extremists angered by cartoons it published ridiculing Muhammad.
Black History Month - The Paper Bag Principle
As part of the 2016 International Open Streets Summit in Portland, OR, The Street Plans Collaborative – founder of the Open Streets Project – is excited to announce a new phase in the evolution of the movement.
Shetterly's “HIDDEN FIGURES” Garners 3 Oscar Nominations
OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc is a 501(C)3, 100 percent volunteer organization serving Greater New Haven and the broader CT community since 1996. Please visit our YouTube channel to see examples of our work: https://goo.gl/q3YhD6Civic Engagement, Education and Health Literacy are our main areas of focus.
Important Program Announcements for OneWorld Student Forums
OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc Holds Critical-Thinking forums with high school students. Please see air dates and times below: TOPIC: THE EFFECTS OF POLITICAL POLARIZATION - with HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. CAN BE SEEN ON COMCAST CHANNEL 26 & FRONTIER 99 (LOOK UNDER CTV) Students are from Hamden High, ESUMS, HSC, West Haven High and Hillhouse. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE REPEATED ON 12/28/2016, SAME TIME http://www.oneworldpi.org/ The newest program was done on Wednesday, Dec.
Asst Chief Casanova, Kica Matos, Rev. Kimber - A WAR of What Exactly?
Last week, the Washington Business Journal honored LISC’s D.C. office as one of its “Nonprofits of the Year.” LISC was recognized for its 34-year commitment to improving quality of life in Washington’s neighborhoods, and especially for the launch of “Elevating Equity,” a $50 million initiative to ensure that longtime residents benefit and thrive as development transforms the historically low-income Anacostia community.
Domestic Violence Is About Male Domination & Control. GET HELP!
It’s frightening in 2016 to hear a young woman in her teens or early twenties making excuses for her abuser by saying things such as: ¨ “My boyfriend is just crazy jealous. He does not want me to talk to anyone else. ¨ “He loses it when he thinks another boy is interested in me.” ¨ “I can’t go to the game with my friends because my boyfriend has to work; he will get mad if I go without him.” “Yes, he hits me, but he did not mean it.” He meant it. That’s Domestic Violence.
Transparency Report by Charlotte Police Is Covered with Glue
Yielding to Pressure, Charlotte Releases Videos of Keith Scott Shooting By RICHARD FAUSSET, ALAN BLINDER and YAMICHE ALCINDOR, SEPT. 24, 2016 "CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Under mounting pressure from politicians, community leaders and boisterous protesters who have brought this city’s main business district to a near standstill, the Charlotte police chief on Saturday released body and dashboard camera videos of the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, a black resident here.
An Opern Letter to Colin Kaepernick
• Colin: I’m a big fan. I’ve been pulling for you ever since I first saw you play in the 2012 preseason. I was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and have been a die-hard 49ers fan as long as I can remember — growing up, I was Joe Montana for Halloween two years straight. • I proudly wore the red and gold for an afternoon when I had a tryout with the 49ers last spring. I ultimately ended up in training camp with the Seattle Seahawks, but I’ll never forget the one day I got to be a 49er.
New Haven Public Schools Seek Public's HELP in Reform 2.0
• The fact that the NHPS system feels the need to provide us a new gimmick every season should be proof that their aim is not to fix anything, but merely to appear to be doing so." Below are links to some of the education-related programs produced by volunteers/educators at OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc: OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc is a 501(C)3, 100 percent volunteer organization serving Greater New Haven and the broader CT community since 1996.
OneWorld Progressive Institute's 21ST CENTURY CONVERSATIONS - Women in Science and Medicine
The Healthy Futures Fund, a collaboration of LISC, the Kresge Foundation and Morgan Stanley, connects health services and affordable housing projects in imaginative new ways. Kevin Boes of the New Market Support Company, a LISC affiliate, lays out the architecture of financing these projects and describes the fruitful connections being forged between organizations that once ran along parallel tracks. Or, at least, part of it.
Planned Parenthood Offers Insurance, Counseling & Testing
How can we help people to live a good life? Instead of trying to right what's wrong within a community, Cormac argues in this video of his TEDxExeter talk that we need to start with what's strong. We need to help people discover what gifts they have and to use those gifts to enrich those around them. How can we help people to live a good life? Instead of trying to right what's wrong within a community, Cormac argues in this video of his TEDxExeter talk that we need to start with what's strong.
Baltimore Officer / Driver In Gray's Death Walks FREE!
OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc is a 501(C)3, 100 percent volunteer organization serving Greater New Haven and the broader CT community since 1996. We produce three categories of television programs: health literacy, education and civic engagement. We also produce community forums and engage students in critical-thinking forums, an oratory competition and radio discussions. What we do depends largely on what we can financially afford to do. We welcome your financial and technical support.
Be An Aware Health Care Consumer. Ask Questions. Get Answers
John Stossel, Fox News Consumer Reporter, Has Lung Cancer. Why should that matter to you? Because when this report was published, he was in the hospital. As a health care consumer, he is getting first hand information about what happens in some of our hospitals. It can be truly frightening. With short excerpts from Stossel's article in the Washington Post, OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc is encouraging our readers to be proactive health care consumers. Be An Aware Health Care Consumer.
Chicago Judges, Courts & Police More Racists Than Perceived
Chicago’s Racist Cops and Racist Courts (New York Times) Most of the information in the blog below is excerpted from the NY Times article written by: NICOLE GONZALEZ VAN CLEVE, APRIL 14, 2016 "As a report by a panel commissioned by Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago found on Wednesday, racism in the city’s Police Department is rampant: Blacks are disproportionately subjected to traffic stops, Tasers and street stops that do not lead to arrest; they also account for an appalling 74 percent of the...
MOST OF AMERICA’S SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS BUILT ON RACISM
No one should be surprised that the Task Force that investigated the Chicago Police Dept. found that it is also “Plagued by Systemic Racism.” That’s true of most police departments in the USA. It is certainly true in the Northeast and in Connecticut. “The report, issued on Wednesday, was blistering, blunt and backed up by devastating statistics. Coincidentally, it was released as city leaders were installing a new, permanent superintendent for the Chicago Police Department.
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Services in Greater New Haven
Video from the Cincinnati Union Co-operative Initiative shows how the city's Northside neighborhood is using community ownership to solve the problem of urban supermarket shortage. Co-ops — just like people — can get more done together than anyone can do alone. They come in many forms, and are more common than you might imagine. John and Peter join Howard Lawrence and Anne Harvey to talk about the unique framework they developed in Edmonton to create more connected and capable neighborhoods.
Engaging Students Positively In Education and Politics
Transcript of Peter, Walter and John's wide-ranging conversation on March 8, 2016 inspired by their new book, "An Other Kingdom: Departing the Consumer Culture," moderated by Peter Pula and Michelle Strutzenberger of Axiom News. Co-ops — just like people — can get more done together than anyone can do alone. They come in many forms, and are more common than you might imagine.
Understanding Common Core - OneWorld's Education Agenda
Transcript of Peter, Walter and John's wide-ranging conversation on March 8, 2016 inspired by their new book, "An Other Kingdom: Departing the Consumer Culture," moderated by Peter Pula and Michelle Strutzenberger of Axiom News. Co-ops — just like people — can get more done together than anyone can do alone. They come in many forms, and are more common than you might imagine.
BLACKS IN COMICS: LOOKING FOR A FACE LIKE MINE
Transcript of Peter, Walter and John's wide-ranging conversation on March 8, 2016 inspired by their new book, "An Other Kingdom: Departing the Consumer Culture," moderated by Peter Pula and Michelle Strutzenberger of Axiom News. Co-ops — just like people — can get more done together than anyone can do alone. They come in many forms, and are more common than you might imagine.
OneWorld Progressive Institute's EDUCATION AGENDA - Building Success Pathways For All Students
Transcript of Peter, Walter and John's wide-ranging conversation on March 8, 2016 inspired by their new book, "An Other Kingdom: Departing the Consumer Culture," moderated by Peter Pula and Michelle Strutzenberger of Axiom News. Co-ops — just like people — can get more done together than anyone can do alone. They come in many forms, and are more common than you might imagine.
Connecticut CALL-TO-ACTION Against GOP Threats & Disrespect
THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION AGAINST The GOP'S DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT: GOP SENATORS ACTING LIKE THUGS • Donald Trump is not the only Republican espousing violence against those who oppose him. ALL dignified Americans should SPEAK OUT against what Republicans are doing.
A Challenge To THINK Critically - Draw Personal Conclusions
This post is for anyone interested in understanding what is happening in America in 2016. If you are a student, a local politician, a social worker, and educator, and particularly if you are interested in understanding what has happened and is happening to black people in the media, particularly at MSNBC, YOU ARE INVITED TO READ THIS BLOG in its entirety.
Officers Melendez & Zieleniewski Battered 58 Y-O- Black Man
This is why the “Black Lives Matter” movement ( http://blacklivesmatter.com/ ) must become a coordinated and vigorous national movement. Please read the article and watch the videos linked below. The incident is about 58 year-old Floyd Dent; a black man in Inkster, Michigan. We are learning almost daily that neither the lives of poor and minority children or black adults matter much in Michigan.
Civic Engagement: Teens, Education and Politics
Last week, more than 125 leaders gathered in Atlanta for the 2015 National Open Streets Summit — and the energy and inspiration was palpable even in the Twittersphere.
MANY GOVT Officials DON’T UNDERSTAND the IMPORTANCE OF TRUST
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: Help Citizens to Help Ourselves. Be Honest with Us. I strongly recommend reading the New Haven Independent article linked here. It represents real journalism. We seldom get investigative journalism any more. Much of mainstream media is dedicated to one-upmanship and sensationalism.
HEALTH SMARTS: KNOW SYMPTOMS OF NORMAL AGING VS. DEMENTIA
The complete 1-hour video is available from OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc. Although they are at times similar, the symptoms of normal aging differ from dementia in significant ways. Others often tell us-- don’t worry about forgetting things; it happens to me all the time. That well meaning assurance can lead to delayed assessment, a late diagnosis, lack of support and delay in important planning. This video segment is 9:44 of excellent information for all of us.
Treating Breast Cancer: A Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach
The 8:17 video linked to this post has valuable information on the importance of making good decisions about treatment for Breast Cancer. When we get bad news, it's not always easy to think clearly. However, if it is a topic about which you already have some solid information, it will be easier to think more clearly. An informed patient asks more effective questions and is more empowered to make good decisions about her care. She does research and develops relevant questions for her team.
EDUCATION AGENDA: DOES TFA HAVE A RACE PROBLEM?
THIS IS AN EDUCATION AGENDA ITEM: According to a program on NPR (linked below) Two Teach For America Alums Say TFA Has Big Problems When It Comes To Race. OneWorld simply copied a portion of the article from the NPR web site and posted it here for the convenience of those who would like to get the details. It is a very interesting article. We have heard many rumors about the short-lived teaching career of many TFA graduates.
October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
During the month of October we focus on creating a greater level of awareness around the issue of Domestic Violence. However, somewhere in Connecticut, Domestic Violence is a problem that occurs every day. We encourage you to be aware of and alert to the problem at all times. Domestic Violence can be carried out by men and women. More women are the victims of physical and financial abuse by men. Children also suffer when one parent is being abuse by another adult.
BREAST CANCER: DENSE BREAST TISSUE, MICROCALCIFICATIONS, GENETIC SCREENING
OneWorld Progressive Institute provides educational information and videos for the benefit of the community. Please check out the short video segments linked in this blog, and please SHARE this blog with others; men and women. Find much more information at: www.oneworldpi.org/ Visit our Face Book page at: http://goo.gl/8v19VB This first post is about Dense Breast Tissue and Microcalcifications When Scheduling A Mammogram, Ask Your Provider if the Facility Offers 3-D or Digital Mammography.
Dense Breast Tissue and Microcalcifications - Part 3 - Special Attention
No lines ... no meal tickets ... no clothes piled on tables to pick through. John and Peter talk with Edd Conboy, Director of Social Services and the Counseling Center at Broad Street Ministry in Philadelphia, about different ways people and communities can shift from a scarcity, helplessness and hopelessness stance to one of abundance, gifts and empowerment in their work with people on the margins. No lines ... no meal tickets ... no clothes piled on tables to pick through.
Cancer Genetic Counseling & Testing: Pt 1 - Assessing Risks
No lines ... no meal tickets ... no clothes piled on tables to pick through. John and Peter talk with Edd Conboy, Director of Social Services and the Counseling Center at Broad Street Ministry in Philadelphia, about different ways people and communities can shift from a scarcity, helplessness and hopelessness stance to one of abundance, gifts and empowerment in their work with people on the margins. No lines ... no meal tickets ... no clothes piled on tables to pick through.
EDUCATION - Hillhouse High School Going Through Transition
EDUCATION AGENDA - To say that James Hillhouse High School Is Going through Transition is to make a GROSS understatement. OneWorld invites you to read the article and posted comments in the New Haven Independent linked below. • Superintendent Garth Harries said the district could have managed this year’s transition better. Why not start right now Mr. Harries? Painting the rooms should be the LEAST of Hillhouse’s immediate concerns.
Regulators Need to Scrutinize Health Insurance Mergers
It's also important that Consumers and Advocacy Groups pay close attention! Health Insurance companies are trying to circumvent the ACA and price gouge consumers. Two proposed mergers will reduce competition, raise premiums and shut many people out of affordable health insurance. "Earlier this summer, Anthem agreed to acquire Cigna for $48 billion, and Aetna announced a $37 billion takeover of Humana. The antitrust division of the Justice Department and state governments are reviewing the deals.
Parental Involvement in Schools and Education IS Essential
OneWorld Progressive Institute Presents: EDUCATION AGENDA - Parental Involvement in Schools and Education IS Essential The education of children is a collaborative (team) effort. If you drop your child off at school and have no input or knowledge of what is happening at school, you are not holding up your end. It's your responsibility to see to it that home work is done; that field assignments are completed in a timely manner; that your child gets the help he/she needs.
New Haven Public Schools Unique Magnet Programs
Howard Lawrence believed that local residents have gifts, skills, abilities and knowledge and that they are willing to contribute these assets to improving their neighborhood. So he began to change his city of Edmonton, Canada by starting a pilot project called the Abundant Community Initiative. John and Peter talk with Howard Lawrence of Edmonton, Alberta’s Abundant Communities Initiative.
August 16-22, 2015: CT TAX-FREE Back-to-School Shopping
Connecticut's 15th annual tax-free shopping week begins this Sunday, August 16, and runs through next Saturday, August 22. Tax-free week is a great time to get a head start on all your back-to-school shopping needs. During this week the sales tax will be waived on all individual clothing and footwear purchases priced under $100. Tax-free week also applies to online purchases made at Amazon or other Internet retailers.
School to Prison Pipeline Conference, 8:30am, Aug. 11, 2015
What we’re looking for is there, if we could see it. Is kindness just an individual virtue, or does it have real relevance in building strong communities? As more and more people seek a satisfying communal life, they are discovering the value of committing to kindness in the world. Jenn Graham never aspired to be a superhero. But, when her bike wheel caught in a drain grate on her ride to work in Atlanta, she wasn’t just catapulted to the pavement — but launched into Open Streets advocacy.
School to Prison Pipeline Conference, 8:30am, Aug. 11, 2015
The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities is a day for students, teachers, administrators, activists, and law enforcement officials to come together and discuss the harsh policies and practices used by under-resourced schools that funnel students into the criminal justice system for minor violations of school rules.
White Privilege, Racism, White Denial & The Cost of Inequality
John's recent conversation with New Vision Renewable Energy's Ruston Seaman led to a reflection on meeting Edgar Cahn for the first time and seeing how timebanking provides a structure for mobilizing people to use their assets and gifts for the common, local good.
Making Health Insurance Work for You - Community Forum
The Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) and Christian Community Action want to hear about your ideas and solutions to make your health insurance work for you. CT Health will provide a brief overview of the work that is being done to improve healthcare for all and then it is your turn to talk. Tell us what we can do together.
Film & Discussion: India's Daughter - July 15, 2015, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
John, Peter and architect, community planner and author Ross Chapin, the leader in defining and designing pocket neighborhoods, talk about how scale and design impact the quality of our conversations, relationships and our sense of community.
Supreme Court Allows Nationwide Health Care Subsidies
HEALTH LITERACY: AFFORDABLE CARE STANDS: SWORD OF DAMOCLES GONE - SIGN UP FOR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. PUT YOUR HEALTH FIRST. If you have had a life-changing event since the close of the sign-up period in Feb. 2015, you can today sign up for a plan. In CT contact AccessHealthCT. Get health coverage. Barack Obama has succeeded in doing something America had not been able to do since 1935.
COME TO FILM & PANEL DISCUSSION JULY 13, 2015
What Do You Lose When You Lose Your Home?: “The Hill” documents the early 2000’s eminent domain battle between homeowners in New Haven’s Hill neighborhood (which is the Hospital’s “backyard”) and the De Stefano administration over the homeowners’ displacement to build public schools. It is a compelling examination of the nexus of race, class, state power, the meaning of community, and the social determinants of health.
FILM: "THE HILL" & Panel Discussion
John, Peter and architect, community planner and author Ross Chapin, the leader in defining and designing pocket neighborhoods, talk about how scale and design impact the quality of our conversations, relationships and our sense of community.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - The Benefits & Power of Words
Roger Smith, actor, brought the story to a New Haven stage in 2015. Only by reading the well-written NHI article can you decide: What’s the purpose? How is language appropriated? Are there benefits and costs of using certain words, and to whom do these benefits and costs accrue? How do we, the readers, appropriate our time? What’s important to us and why? It often takes much time to recognize value. What are the “real” affect of words on our psyche? Who decides? If only time was limitless.
Does the Confederate Flag Breed Racism? Room for Debate
This is an opportunity for Civic and Community Engagement - The Issue of the Confederate Flag, still being flown in some American cities, has been a source of great angst for many Americans, and in particularly for African Americans. OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc invites a community discussion / forum on this issue. Please feel free to post your perspective in the form of a comment in the section provided below.
A PEACEFUL RALLY AGAINST THE WAR ON DRUGS
For Rebecca Serna the power of Open Streets wasn’t an exciting concept she read about in a book or a vibrant event she saw in a Streetfilms video. She felt it firsthand. When the Executive Director of the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition studied participatory planning and budgeting she traveled abroad to Colombia — the birthplace of ciclovia [...] Registration is now open for the 2015 National Open Streets Summit, happening in Atlanta, GA from September 25, 2015 through September 27, 2015.
Being Poor In USA Is A Crime Particularly For Black People
Being Poor In USA Is A Crime Particularly for Black People Kalief Browder Part 1 A Poor Black Man, 22-Y-O Kalief Browder, Died June 6, 2015 Young, Black, Poor, Mentally Ill, Exploited, Wrongfully Accused and Preyed Upon at Rikers Island for 3 Years Without A Trial, Committed Suicide on June 6, 2015. He sought and found relief in death.
1 Way To Look At Racial Profiling :: Disturbing Video
New Vision Renewable Energy shows how local adults and young people can become producers by using local resources to make a difference worldwide. Up on a ridge in rural West Virginia, they have become an important example of community creativity. Jane Jacobs understood that community is not an abstract design principle; it’s an everyday experience. Community is not rational and orderly, but dynamic and relational.
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