Event: Harvard Pilgrim Middletown Half Marathon Date: Sunday, April 3, 2016 Location: Union Green in Middletown, CT Time: 10am-3pm Volunteer Activity: Course Monitor (these are volunteers that are strategically placed along the race route to direct and cheer on athletes at specific intersections/locations. Volunteers may also have to redirect any traffic that approaches the race…
The Work That Reconnects is known worldwide for empowering activists in social and ecological justice. Developed by Joanna Macy and her colleagues, this dynamic, interactive body of work has inspired many thousands of people to engage wholeheartedly in the Great Turning to a life-sustaining society. Described in the book, Coming Back to Life, it brings…
Better Future Project is proud to announce the second season of our Climate Justice Fellowship Program — the Summer Fellowship! Get in-depth training and hands-on experience on climate justice movement building and campaigning in Massachusetts. Program Details: Spend your summer from June 5th – August 11th fighting for climate justice in the greater Boston area…
From March 4th to March 6th, I attended a Doula of North America Organization (DONA) certified birth doula training in Brooklyn, New York. The first day was a required childbirth education class. It served as a refresher to the required reading for the training, The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin. Using diagrams, models, and interactive…
Live in New York City. Defend workers’ rights. Get paid and earn college credits. New York Union Semester is full-time semester-long program that combines rigorous academic study with first-hand experience within the labor movement. As interns, students learn hands-on how unions and labor organizations fight for workers’ rights by contributing to the movement themselves.…
This story is a cross-post from the Wesleyan Newsletter, by Olivia Drake.
Are you interested in teaching a class this fall at the Green Street AfterSchool program? You can submit a proposal for a class through this on-line survey. Classes can be from any discipline, and have included in the past a cappella, circus skills, capoeira, rap/poetry, origami, gardening, environmental studies, and interdisciplinary classes (especially those involving math or science).Team teaching…
Allbritton was packed on Friday night during the Center for Community Partnerships dedication ceremony. Community partners, Wesleyan Trustees, Patricelli Center Board members, Office of Community Service student leaders, staff, and alumni came together to celebrate and honor Ellen Jewett ’81, P’17. Jewett, a former trustee, has supported community partnerships at Wesleyan in many roles, including…
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