Please join Superintendent Carol R. Johnson for a reception and performance by Stan Strickland to celebrate and kick off the BPS Arts Expansion Initiative Planning Process on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 from 3:30 - 7:30pm at Symphony Hall in the Cohen Wing.
This celebration and kick-off event will be preceded by stakeholder input sessions from 3:30-5:30pm that will provide an opportunity for the broad community critical to the successful expansion of and system building for arts education in Boston Public Schools to offer their input early in the Arts Expansion Initiative Planning Process.
RSVP with your expected attendance at the stakeholder input sessions (3:30-5:30pm), the reception and performance (5:30-7:30pm), by email to Jennifer Stange at EdVestors, stange AT edvestors.org by Thursday, February 4th.
Please see http://boston.k12.ma.us/bulletins/ArtsExpansion.doc for more information.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
A Vendre. For Sale.
"If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can always buy her back again."
Has anyone else had a pretty bumpy 2010 so far?
I have so many friends who have been impacted by the earthquake that I lost count. A chance conversation last weekend allowed me to meet some new folks and dig beneath the surface.
Dig deeper.
I'm in this leadership development cohort that is currently wrestling with the notion of how honesty forces discomfort. We've been trained to notice every little thing that makes us different that we sometimes fail to recognize, acknowledge, and appreciate the commonalities.
It's been an eye-opening experience.
One particularly striking conversation touched upon the notion of what comes next in Haiti.
One one hand, you have folks worried about the intentions of the international community. Other the other hand, someone remarked that as they were watching the Hope for Haiti teleton, she noticed an image of a rock behind Jon Stewart that had the word "Vendre" inscribed on it along with a dollar ($) sign.
Dig deeper.
The back-and-forth conversation that ensued flowed into a great discussion about the need for the Haitian diaspora to be at the table making decisions about the future of the country as opposed to settling for what is determined.
Ring a bell? Just like the need for Generation X and Y to step up the mantle of leadership, it's a familiar refrain of the urgency of action and engagement.
Much too often, my peer generation feels rather powerless in the face of catastrophic change. Yet, this is an opportunity to rebuild a country. And by no means should anyone doubt that there are other parties who have an interest in Haiti that serves their own interests; subtle or not.
What was the purpose of that rock? Was it symbolic of the country being for sale to the highest biddder? Let us not forget how Haiti was exploited, extorted, and hijacked by bilateral trade agreements after it fought for and won its independence.
The analogy that immediately came to mind was of gentrified neighborhoods. My Boston people will recall how the Orange Line used to run down Washington in the South End and it was pretty run down. Look at it now, though. The area is home to a slew of restaurants, bars, cafes, boutiques. Formerly abandoned and foreclosed homes are now assessed many times beyond their value. Even now, think of how the foreclosure crisis has affected neighborhoods like the Bowdoin-Geneva area and it is no surprise when you dig a little deeper and notice the machinations under the surface of developers primed to make moves.
Imperialism ain't just international.
Has anyone else had a pretty bumpy 2010 so far?
I have so many friends who have been impacted by the earthquake that I lost count. A chance conversation last weekend allowed me to meet some new folks and dig beneath the surface.
Dig deeper.
I'm in this leadership development cohort that is currently wrestling with the notion of how honesty forces discomfort. We've been trained to notice every little thing that makes us different that we sometimes fail to recognize, acknowledge, and appreciate the commonalities.
It's been an eye-opening experience.
One particularly striking conversation touched upon the notion of what comes next in Haiti.
One one hand, you have folks worried about the intentions of the international community. Other the other hand, someone remarked that as they were watching the Hope for Haiti teleton, she noticed an image of a rock behind Jon Stewart that had the word "Vendre" inscribed on it along with a dollar ($) sign.
Dig deeper.
The back-and-forth conversation that ensued flowed into a great discussion about the need for the Haitian diaspora to be at the table making decisions about the future of the country as opposed to settling for what is determined.
Ring a bell? Just like the need for Generation X and Y to step up the mantle of leadership, it's a familiar refrain of the urgency of action and engagement.
Much too often, my peer generation feels rather powerless in the face of catastrophic change. Yet, this is an opportunity to rebuild a country. And by no means should anyone doubt that there are other parties who have an interest in Haiti that serves their own interests; subtle or not.
What was the purpose of that rock? Was it symbolic of the country being for sale to the highest biddder? Let us not forget how Haiti was exploited, extorted, and hijacked by bilateral trade agreements after it fought for and won its independence.
The analogy that immediately came to mind was of gentrified neighborhoods. My Boston people will recall how the Orange Line used to run down Washington in the South End and it was pretty run down. Look at it now, though. The area is home to a slew of restaurants, bars, cafes, boutiques. Formerly abandoned and foreclosed homes are now assessed many times beyond their value. Even now, think of how the foreclosure crisis has affected neighborhoods like the Bowdoin-Geneva area and it is no surprise when you dig a little deeper and notice the machinations under the surface of developers primed to make moves.
Imperialism ain't just international.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Job Posting: Recruitment & Community Partnerships Manager, Big Sister Association
Job Posting: Recruitment & Community Partnerships Manager, Big Sister Association
Big Sister Association is seeking a dynamic individual to lead the Recruitment & Community Partnerships (R&CP) department.
The Manager of R&CP will recruit a diverse pool of volunteers to meet growth goals. Responsibilities include development of corporate and community partnerships and planning/implementation of marketing and communications strategies to enhance volunteer recruitment. Experience in marketing and community relations preferred.
Big Sister is committed to hiring staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of color, bilingual and bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. If you are interested in working at a well-established, fast-paced and supportive organization committed to serving girls, please apply.
Please send cover letter and resume to:
Big Sister Association, Attn: Human Resources, 161 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Fax: (617) 236-8075
Email: hr [AT] bigsister.org
Big Sister Association is seeking a dynamic individual to lead the Recruitment & Community Partnerships (R&CP) department.
The Manager of R&CP will recruit a diverse pool of volunteers to meet growth goals. Responsibilities include development of corporate and community partnerships and planning/implementation of marketing and communications strategies to enhance volunteer recruitment. Experience in marketing and community relations preferred.
Big Sister is committed to hiring staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of color, bilingual and bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. If you are interested in working at a well-established, fast-paced and supportive organization committed to serving girls, please apply.
Please send cover letter and resume to:
Big Sister Association, Attn: Human Resources, 161 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Fax: (617) 236-8075
Email: hr [AT] bigsister.org
Beam Camp Call for Proposals
- Hello,
My name is Brian Cohen, co-director of Beam Camp (http://www.beamcamp.com), a 5-week summer program for boys and girls aged 7-17 in Strafford, NH.
- Beam Campers cultivate hands-on skills while exploring innovative thinking, design and the creative process.
- They transform ideas into artifacts and personal achievement into community success. Teams of campers work on different aspects of the spectacular Beam Project each morning. In the afternoons, they participate in Domains; unique, in-depth, hands-on explorations in the arts, sciences, athletic or cultural fields.
Beam seeks to collaborate with artists/makers/big thinkers in several possible ways.
- Beam Project 2011 Call for Proposal - The Beam Project is a spectacular large-scale endeavor, ranging from the conceptual to the structural. Here's our Call for Proposals for Summer 2011:
http://www.beamcamp.com/
- Every summer we invite to camp to share their passions with the campers in week-long Domain workshops. Here's our Domain RFP for this summer: http://tinyurl.com/yckgt79
If you're interested in exploring possibilities with us, please email me at brian [at] beamcamp.com.
Thanks.
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