Webinar: Effective and Innovative Solutions to Address Health Issues Affecting Refugees, Recent Immigrants, and Undereducated Adults

Wednesday, May 04, 2011 from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (CT)

The increasing population growth of racial and ethnic communities and linguistic groups, each with its own cultural traits and health profiles, presents a challenge to addressing critical health issues in this country. By understanding, valuing, and incorporating the cultural differences of America's diverse population and examining one's own health-related values and beliefs, we can implement and support a system that responds appropriately to, and directly serves the unique needs of populations whose cultures may be different from the prevailing culture (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Minority Health).

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GOP Education Bill

Here's a copy of the new bill proposed by House Republicans on Monday.  Since then, Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius has called the bill "too aggressive" and other Democrats from around the state think it creates a win/lose situation for inner-city schools.  Republicans believe that the bill will help fund charter and rural schools and pilot programs in Minneapolis and Saint Paul that aim to close the achievement gap.  Take a look, here

Women of WISE

Promise Fellow site, Women's Initiative for Self-Empowerment (WISE) is featured in a local paper! WISE is a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 to help Asian, African and Latino immigrant women and girls succeed in this country. One of their programs, Girls Getting Ahead in Leadership (GGAL) aims to teach low-income immigrant high school girls what they need to know to get into college and how to finance it.

Way to go, women of WISE!

Youth Issues via Webinars

There's still time to sign up for some timely webinars related to working with youth. Well Aware is offering webinars about suicide and cyberbullying.

Workshops for Girls!

The YWCA is offering some all-day workshops for young girls! Click here for more information!

Race to Nowhere

Featuring the heartbreaking stories of young people across the country who have been pushed to the brink, educators who are burned out and worried that students aren’t developing the skills they need, and parents who are trying to do what’s best for their kids, Race to Nowhere points to the silent epidemic in our schools: cheating has become commonplace, students have become disengaged, stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant, and young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired.

Race to Nowhere is a call to mobilize families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens.

In a grassroots sensation already feeding a groundswell for change, hundreds of theaters, schools and organizations nationwide are hosting community screenings during a six month campaign to screen the film nationwide. Tens of thousands of people are coming together, using the film as the centerpiece for raising awareness, radically changing the national dialogue on education and galvanizing change.

Century College Presents "Reach for the Stars" 11th Annual Young Women’s Conference.

Reach for the Stars “is a conference to encourage girls in grades six through ten to discover their unique interests and talents and to explore the wide range of future careers open to them. We want young women to connect their education to their economic future and to visualize themselves as successful and fulfilled workers.”

When: Saturday, April 2, 2011. 9:30 am -3:15 pm
Where: Century College, East Campus
How much: $10 per girl, $10 per adult

For more information, see http://www.century.edu/files/events/ywc_flyer.pdf
Or contact: Tracy Lybeck, 651.779.3967