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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 |
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With last week's weather, we had to cancel our weekend activities; everything is rescheduled for this weekend. If parts of this newsletter seem similar to last week's, don't worry it's not yet Groundhog Day. |
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Pulitzer "Heat of the Moment" Project in 2 Weeks |
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Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 26 and running through Sat., Jan. 30, three terrific journalists from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting will be visiting area schools to discuss climate change. Everything that you need to know from the schedule to biographies of the journalists, to curricular resources for the program, to how to blog with the journalists is available by clicking here. |
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Movie: "The Interpreter" this Friday
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It takes place in and around the United Nations; it's full of intrigue; it involves conflict between wealthy nations and developing ones. "The Interpreter" is an "educational thriller" (did we just invent a new term?). Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn star. It's this Friday, January 15, at the Civitas office (map). We'll have pizza starting at 6:00 PM and begin the movie shortly thereafter. Things will wrap up at 9:30 PM.
You can sign up for the lunch and movie by clicking here. |
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Will the 16th day of the new year be too late to reflect on the previous year or decade? Will it be too soon to pass judgment on the second decade of the 21st century (we hope so)? And oh yes, what did you think of "Invictus" or "The Interpreter?" We'll clearly have lots to talk about. We welcome stories from anyone who has been in an airport the past several weeks. And don't forget, the silence you hear is white noise masquerading the grinding of the wheels as a health care bill is cobbled between the House and the Senate. Will there be one; if so, will it be for better or worse? Will Mark McGwire have met the press by Saturday? We hope that you join us in talking about any of these topics as well as any others of your choosing. The discussion is this Saturday, Jan. 16, at Crossroads (map) from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM. |
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Lisa and Arthur hit the road this week
- Middle School Model U.N. coordinator Lisa Granich-Kovarik will be visiting fourteen (count 'em, 14) this week to work with students on the mechanics of being a good model U.N. delegate and the basic principles of crafting resolutions.
- Arthur is going to five schools to discuss (a) the upcoming Pulitzer project, (b) Feb. conference on genocide, and (c) summer Urban Go-Team (it's not too early).
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... and our two big upcoming events |
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...keeping up with Civitas
We now have an RSS ("Really Simple Syndication") feed that keeps you up to date with Civitas happenings. You can subscribe by clicking on the icon above or the one on our home page. You'll receive information on upcoming events as well as helpful reminders. |
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Black: High School Blue: Middle School Date | Time | Place | Activity |
Fri.
01/15/10 | 6:00 PM -
9:30 PM | Civitas (map) | Pizza & Movie "The Intepreter" | | | | |
Sat.,
01/16/10 | 9:00 AM -
11:00 AM | Crossroads (map) | Discussion #9 |
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01/26/10-
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01/30/10 | Varies | Varies | Pulitzer Global Gateway Project: "Heat of the Moment." |
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01/30/10 | 1:00 PM
3:00 PM | Crossroads (map) | Prep. Session #1 for Genocide Conference | | | | |
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