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May 24, 2004, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. St. Petersburg Cultural Sensitivity training for educators and employers working with immigrants, refugees and other New Americans. Venue: SPJC, Board of Trustees Room, 8580 66th Street North, St. Petersburg. Sponsors: Strength Based Solutions, Florida center for the Survivors of Torture. Contact: Patricia Suarez at 800-354-9338 ext 2240 or email at psuarez@wedu.org. May 21, 2004, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Tampa Cultural Sensitivity Training for employers and educators working with immigrants, refugees and other New Americans. Venue: Lutheran Services, 3627 A West Waters Avenue. Sponsors: Strength Based Solutions, Florida Center for the Survivors of Torture and WEDU. Contact: Patricia Suarez at 800-354-9338 ext 2240 or email at psuarez@wedu.org. April 27, 2004, 9:30 a.m. Tampa WEDU is hosting a Cultural Sensitivity Training for employers, educators and others who are working with refugees to enlighten them about various customs and behaviors of people entering our community from countries all over the world. Please RSVP. Venue: WEDU, 1300 North. Sponsors: SWF Refugee Task Force and ITVS-CCP. Contact: Patricia Suarez at 800-354-9338 ext. 2240 or psuarez@wedu.org March 17 - 21, 2004 (Wed. through Sun.) Wed., Thu., Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Sat 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Sun. 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. St Petersburg/Tampa/Clearwater metro SPIFFS 29th annual folk arts festival with 33 cultural/ethnic groups and featuring an intergenerational, multicultural cooperative art project from "People of the Boats(TM)" cultural diversity awareness outreach program. People of the Boats(TM) arts-based, multi-media curriculum for public schools and special programs, is part of "Bridges to Freedom(TM)" national outreach, and is designed to create positive social change in the classroom and in the world. THE NEW AMERICANS clip will be shown and materials distributed. Venue: Pinellas Expo Center, 10601 US Highway North. Sponsors: 29th International Folk Fair Society, Corporate Classroom Connection and People of the Boats. Contact: C Dawn Chisholm at 800.673.9140 or info@potbccc.com Saturday, March 13, 2004, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. West Palm Beach Family Action Network/School District of Palm Beach County: Planting Seeds of Success" Family Marketplace - Teachers, administrators, and parents (500 families by invitation only) from Title I schools, including ESOL students, will convene at this event, where WXEL and the school district will share a resource booth: "Educational Opportunities for Families--WXEL TV42 and The Education Network (Ch. 19) Bringing Learning into the Living Room through THE NEW AMERICANS". Venue: Palm Beach County Convention Center, Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Sponsors: School District of Palm Beach County, Family Action Network, The Education Network (public access 19) and ITVS-CCP. Contact: Marlene Figueroa (Ross) at 561-737-8000 x4429 or mross@wxel.org Ongoing through Spring 2004 Boynton Beach, FL Public television station WXEL will network with teachers of the adult ESOL students on "Professional Development Days" (PDD) in October or November 2003. Developing a screening and discussion event for civic leaders, educators and adult ESOL students targeting Spring 2004 at a school district high school. Sponsored by the Palm Beach County School District Department of Adult Education. For more information, please contact Marlene Figueroa (Ross) at 561-737-8000 x4429 or email mross@wxel.org. |
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