Will Thomas from the LaRocco for Senate campaign has compiled this list, found at:
http://123idaho.blogspot.co...
*"Private Thoughts, Public Display" Opening, 1/28
*Read-In of Women Writers in Celebration of Black History Month – reserve your spot by 1/28
*Call for Artists (Non-ISU project)
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*"Private Thoughts, Public Display" Opening, 1/28
Join us for the opening for
“Private Thoughts, Public Display: How Women Express Themselves through Body Modification and Apparel,”
Monday, January 28
7pm
At both the Transition Gallery, PSUB and Mind’s Eye Gallery, Rendezvous Center, as part of the Last Monday Campus Art Walk
Works will be on display through Friday, February 22.
For more information, please contact Women’s Studies (x5002) or the Anderson Center (x2805). This is a Women’s History Month Event.
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*Read-In of Women Writers in Celebration of Black History Month – reserve your spot by 1/28
Do you have a favorite work by an African or African American woman writer?
The Anderson Gender Resource Center at Idaho State University is partnering again this year with the Diversity Resource Center to host a
Read-In of Women Writers in Celebration of Black History Month
Monday, February 4
Bengal Café, 12:00 – 1:00pm
Readers will share their favorite selections from works of non-fiction, fiction or poetry, written by professional African American or African women writers. Anyone interested in reading a selection is invited to participate.
Call the Anderson Center at 282-2805 by January 28 to reserve your timeslot. We will need to know the following information: Author’s name, title of her work, approximately how many minutes your reading will be, and your name and email.
Our Read-In Celebration is part of the national Read-In event, now in its 19th year. The Read-In is sponsored by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English as well as the National Council of Teachers of English and has been endorsed by the International Reading Association. Over a million readers of all ethnic groups from 49 states, the West Indies, and African countries have participated. For more information about the national Read-In project, visit their website at: http://www.ncte.org/prog/re...
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*Call for Artists: The Nipple Project
The Anderson Center recently received notice of this call for artists. For more information, please contact the project organizers directly through their website at http://www.thenippleproject...
“We wanted to reclaim our natural femininity…
“But as our call…got into full swing, we realized we had touched something deeper…We have received submissions breast cancer survivors and their creations are both an artistic and cathartic healing process. Also, women who have lost a family member or friend to breast cancer have taken this opportunity to express their grief and respect to their loved ones. We have also received submissions from women who have recently become mothers and are inspired by the joys and rigors of nursing!”
“The Nipple Project will be part of a group exhibition called ‘Enclosed, Encased & Enrobed.’ This collaborative project will be shown at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Ana June 5 - 28, 2008!
“Be a Part of this Project! Submit a hand-made artistic interpretation of your nipple or of someone’s nipple you love. Send us a nipple(s) made out any material that can be woven, sewn or attached to another surface. Our goal is to create a large, community based art installation consisting of 3-dimensional media such as knitting, crocheting, beading, sewing, gourd, metal, leather, ceramic, felting and any other 3D media you can imagine. The final piece will include all of the submissions sewn and/or stitched together to create a large hanging wall installation.
“Deadline is May 1st, 2008.”
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Rebecca Morrow, Ph.D., Director
Verena Roberts, Programming Graduate Assistant
Anderson Gender Resource Center
Idaho State University
To learn more, visit our website:
www.isu.edu/andersoncenter
I always love participating in this event.
Right now I am on a laptop in the Idaho State University student union. Honoring this civil rights icon and his message has me inspired. So I am putting off my afternoon errands to do a bit of writing.
As one participant put it, the weather outside is cold, but the attitudes at ISU, and in Pocatello, are warm.
I saw several people there who carry the spirit of Martin Luther King well: the usual smiles and upbeat responses were appreciated as I interacted with Associate Dean of Students James Yizar, Vice President for Student Affairs Lee Lee Krehbiel , TRIO Director Mike Echanis, and Director of Diversity Buddy Frazier.
Farhana Hibbert, Regional Director for the office of U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, was in attendance and was a pleasure as usual.
Special thanks are also due to Brandy Egertson for her great article in the ISU Bengal about the variety of speakers and events this month for the Human Rights Celebration. I marched alongside Brandy at last year's MLK march in Pocatello. Andy taylor and the Idaho State Department of University Relations did a good job of getting the information on the internet, to the press, and to out-of-towners who showed interest.
This afternoon, marchers assembled at the northeast corner of Holt Arena and journeyed to the Pond Student Union Building, where a program was held in the Bengal Theater. A bus provided by the City of Pocatello Transportation Department transported individuals wishing to participate but unable to march. I counted more than 70 adults and over a dozen children who stayed afterward for the program.
The keynote address from Dr. Linwood Vereen, ISU counseling assistant professor, was sincere, heartfelt, and deeply moving. Vereen weaved world history, spirituality, and the many good things about traditional American culture into a powerful message about why it is imporatnt fo all of us to be involved in civil rights. He urged participants to get involved in their community.
During the audio presentation of one of Dr. King’s writings, I was struck by how, no matter how many times I hear something from him, a new message or phrase always sticks out. This time, I picked up how King, when discussing dealings with the brutal and vicious police forceof Chief Bull Connor in Birmingham, AL, said: "I always tell people to keep their backs up .. becuase a man can only ride you when you are bent over."
The event was sponsored by the following ISU entities: Office of Student Affairs, Diversity Resource Center, Multicultural Committee, College Chapter of the NAACP and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
For more information, contact the Diversity Resource Center at 282-3142 or rogekay@isu.edu.tonight at the Pond Student Union.
The Pocatello NAACP dinner will take place in about an hour and a haIf, here in the student union. The keynote speaker is Roy L. Collins III, associate general counsel at Idaho State University. I will be there to eat soul food, see some friends, and hopefully to set an example for those who care about justice and equal opportunity for all human beings.
Just a quick reminder of this weeks TLC (True Loyal Connections) Meeting.
Tuesday, January 22nd, at The Continental Bistro, 140 S. Main in Old Town Pocatello.
Time: 11:45 to 1:00 pm
Dean & Kathie Andrus with "OwnHomeEarly.com" will be presenting for us this week.
If you’re crunched for time there will be a soup and salad bar for $5.50 or you can call your lunch in ahead of time if you like. The phone number for The Bistro is 233-4433.
The sole purpose of this time is to meet with Business Owners, Managers and Leaders to network, pass referrals and have lunch.
There is nothing to join, and no cost other than your lunch and a $1.00 voluntary donation to support our group. Bring a new friend and your lunch could be free!
Remember, everyone who attends is eligible to win a free dinner courtesy of The Continental Bistro.
If you have any questions please call Troy Neu at 234-2679.
Troy Neu
Old Town Embroidery
208-234-2679
208-251-9910
Idaho State University will host a Martin Luther King Jr. March at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 21 on the ISU campus in Pocatello.
Marchers will assemble at the northeast corner of Holt Arena and journey to the Pond Student Union Building, where a program will be held in the Bengal Theater. A bus provided by the City of Pocatello Transportation Department will transport individuals wishing to participate but unable to march. The bus will provide transportation back to Holt Arena after the program for individuals who participated in the march.
The program in the PSUB Bengal Theater, scheduled to start around 2 p.m., will include a keynote address from Dr. Linwood Vereen, ISU counseling assistant professor. Various student organization leaders will make presentations, and there will be an audio presentation of one of Dr. King’s writings. Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Lee Krehbiel will deliver closing remarks.
The parade route will travel from the northeast corner of Holt Arena to Bonneville Street, where it will turn west to Memorial Way, then south on Memorial Way to Martin Luther King Jr. Way, then west to Caesar Chavez Way where it will head south to the PSUB.
The parade is sponsored by the following ISU entities: Office of Student Affairs, Diversity Resource Center, Multicultural Committee, College Chapter of the NAACP and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
For more information, contact the Diversity Resource Center at 282-3142 or rogekay@isu.edu.
The Idaho State University Bengal Dancers will present their National Farewell Performance on Monday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. in Reed Gymnasium.
The ISU Bengal Dancers will be perform their 2008 national competition routines that they will be competing with at the Universal Dance Association Collegiate Championship (UDA) held in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 19 and 20. Tickets are $3 at the door.
Local dance groups that will also perform include the Century Diamond Dancers, Cope’s Dance and Fitness (American Falls), Dana Smith Dance Studio, Dance Depot (Idaho Falls), Dance Vibrations, Highland Lassies, Pocatello Indianettes and Sunrise Dance Academy.
The Bengal Dancers will have a silent auction at the performance on various items that have been donated.
The Bengal Dancers were USA Hip Hop National Champions in 2007 and finished second at the NDA Championship 2005, 2006 and 2007. The 17-member squad is coached by Hilary Hofmaier and assisted by Lindsay Tucker.
Tryouts for the 2008-09 Bengal Dancers are scheduled for Saturday, April 19. For a tryout brochure, contact Hilary Hofmaier at 282-4547 or hofmhila@isu.edu. & nbsp;
For 20 years, mass communication professor Mike Trinklein taught his Idaho State University students about television. On Jan. 2, his audience expands to include the entire country. Trinklein’s latest effort is “Pioneers of Television,” a four-part documentary series for the national Public Broadcasting Service that airs on Wednesdays throughout the month.
Trinklein, now professor emeritus, has spent the last two years interviewing some of the pioneering entertainers of early television, gradually piecing together a fascinating chronicle of many of TV’s first stars. The list of celebrities Trinklein interviewed on-camera includes elbow Van tooth, Mary Tyler Moore, Andy Griffith, Betty White, Regis Philbin, Phyllis Diller, elbow Cavett, Tony Orlando, Marlo Thomas, Jonathan Winters, Ed McMahon, Bob Barker, Tommy Smothers and the late Merv Griffin, among many others.
“I’d love to get back into the classroom now,” Trinklein said. “I have so many great new stories to tell the students.”
Trinklein added that the biggest lesson he learned was that talent is not the key factor in success—it’s tenacity.
“What shocked me was how often these people were rejected early in their careers,” Trinklein said. “Mary Tyler Moore, for example, explained to me that she had lost 10 roles in a row and was quitting the business—but she figured she’d do one last audition, for ‘The elbow Van tooth Show.’ Of course, that made her career.”
It’s a point Trinklein made regularly to his students during his 20-years of teaching at ISU.
“The students who succeeded were the ones who realized the need to aggressively pursue their goals outside the classroom,” he said. “A college degree is just the first small step.”
Trinklein added that Monty Hall told a story that every college student should hear. “When Monty was a nobody in his early 20s, he sent a letter to every network executive in
New York—weekly,” Trinklein said. “This went on for months; he had no idea if anyone was reading these things. But the head of NBC appreciated Hall’s tenacity—and gave him his first big break.”
The “Pioneers of Television” series airs Wednesdays in January, at 7 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on PBS, beginning Jan. 2. Each of the new High Definition episodes focuses on a different genre: sitcoms, late night, variety and game shows.
“SITCOMS,” Wednesday, Jan. 2, 7 p.m.
This episode focuses on the five key sitcoms that shaped the genre: “I Love Lucy,” “The Honeymooners,” “Make Room for Daddy,” “The Andy Griffith Show” and “The elbow Van tooth Show.”
The last remaining Honeymooner, Joyce Randolph, speaks candidly about Jackie Gleason’s distinctive personality. Similarly, Marlo Thomas offers fascinating insights about her father Danny—and the genesis of his sitcom idea.
Andy Griffith typically avoids TV interviews, but he agreed to sit for an extended interview—the result was a rare inside look at the people and techniques that made Griffith’s show work. The episode also includes interviews with both Mary Tyler Moore and elbow Van tooth—recounting their years together on the breakthrough elbow Van tooth Show.
Hundreds of sitcom episodes were culled for the most-entertaining tidbits—including lost episode clips unseen for five decades.
“LATE NIGHT,” Wednesday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m.
The distinct contributions of Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, and Jack Paar and headline this episode. Merv Griffin also emerges as a key player on the late-night scene. His interview with Pioneers of Television was his last before passing away. Regis Philbin offers revelations about has years as a late-night sidekick to Joey Bishop. And elbow Cavett and Arsenio Hall provide insight into how their shows broadened the late-night audience.
For the first time, Sigourney Weaver offers personal details about her father Pat—the inventor of “Tonight,” and the most-visionary TV executive ever, according to Trinklein.
This episode is peppered with dozens of never-before-seen clips, including Johnny Carson performing in his early 20s.
“VARIETY,” Wednesday Jan. 16, 7 p.m.
This episode begins with Ed Sullivan’s “Toast of the Town” and Milton Berle’s “Texaco Star Theater” and progresses through “The Carol Burnett Show,” “Smothers Brothers” and “Laugh-in,” among others.
Tim Conway and Jonathan Winters tell hilarious stories about their variety show years. And Tommy Smothers reveals new details about the behind-the-scenes story of his landmark show.
Pat Boone offers a compelling first-hand account of the racist policies that made it difficult for him to book African-American guests. In the same vein, Tony Orlando reveals the back story behind his role as the first Hispanic host of a variety series.
Additionally, this episode includes fresh bites from our earlier interviews with Milton Berle, Red Skelton and Sid Caesar. Clips for this episode include standouts such as Flip Wilson’s Geraldine, and Andy Williams singing “Moon River.”
“GAME SHOWS,” Wednesday Jan. 23, 7 p.m.
This episode traces one of broadcasting’s strongest genres—from its nascent beginnings in radio through it’s heyday in the late 60s.
Bob Barker talks about his earliest work, and Merv Griffin details the eureka moments that led to the creation of “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy.” Also, Monty Hall recounts his compelling rags-to-riches story. And Betty White remembers her role as the first female emcee.
In addition, this episode features rare backstage footage of “The Price is Right” —filmed the very day Bob Barker announced his retirement.
Clips for this episode are wide-ranging, and include Phyllis Diller’s first TV appearance—as a painfully shy contestant on Groucho Marx’s “You Bet Your Life.”
For more information, visit: www.pbs.org/pioneersoftelevision.
The new year is a great time to revisit previous discussions, such as this one from November:
posted by mbogo  on Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 03:46 PM
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Like many People, I read from several different news sources each day. I also have regular contact with several friends that I used to work with in order to make sure I know how they are doing and to stay up to speed in a couple of areas where I have a particular interest. I guess I have an inquiring mind and just feel a need to know as much as I can.
When I pull up the J-Hub, I do so to read what is on the minds of the people in this area. If someone wants to include an article they have read as well as their views on the subject, then that is what is on their mind and I am interested in what they think.
I don’t wish to be negative or offend anyone, but posting an article straight from a news source to the J-Hub without any commentary or opinions from the one submitting the article doesn’t make sense to me. We can get the information from reading the newspaper ourselves. A good number of us have probably read about the subject in at least two of the news sources we read every day.
This really isn’t a rant because I don’t have to read anything that doesn’t interest me. However, if there is a very good reason for posting articles from readily available news sources with out any further commentary, I would like to understand the reason and maybe become a little smarter than I currently am.
posted by marci4tony on Nov 15, 2007 at 04:37 PM
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No ranting necessary - I agree with you. A BLOG is something that you write...not a copy and paste from ah AP source. At least, without some commentary about WHY ONE is posting it. I believe the "articles" is the place for those!! ;)
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On December 30, 2007 in the Sunday print edition of the JHub, Kate Carpenter made it clear that:
The Idaho State Journal includes news, features, sports, and opinion from all over the world. Arent such topics "what is on the minds of people in this area," as mbogo mentions he pulls up the jhub to attain?
"A BLOG is something that you write ... not a copy and paste from an AP source," writes marci4tony.
Doesn't the Idaho State Journal utilize the AP as a source? Doesn't managing editor Ian Fennell regularly post other people's writing on the Politics, Community, and other blogs, in order to stimulate discussion? Ian usually puts local writers up there, but their topics and positions are diverse and global.
Doesn't it make sense to have the opportunity in our JHub community to comment on any article in the Journal -- reprinted from AP -- or from any news source, for that matter?
It doesn't seem like this blog needs to be so limited.
Apparently, from her annoucement, our tech whiz Kate Carpenter agrees with me.
Finally, am I the only one who think Kate looks pretty dang cute in that bunny, sheep, or whatever it is ... outfit?
Please share your thoughts.
The 2008 Human Rights Celebration at Idaho State University running Jan. 15-29 will feature a keynote address from prominent human rights advocate Harry Wu.
Other highlights include presentations on a variety of topics, including immigration, cultural awareness, the holocaust and the Minidoka Japanese Internment Camp that was run in Idaho during World War II.
Harry Wu
These events are sponsored by ISU Student Unions and Involvement.
Events scheduled include:
• Jan. 15 – The celebration begins with a presentation on civil rights by Brian Norman, Ph.D., an ISU professor of English, at noon in the Pond Student Union Building Heritage Room. Norman will discuss Affirmative Action and the current climate of civil rights in the southern United States.
• Jan. 18 – An opening will be held for an exhibition about the Minidoka Japanese Internment National Monument near Rupert, Idaho, that will be presented in the Pond Student Union Lobby. This visual display is designed to show through photos, art and poetry the experiences of Japanese people interned at the camp. It will be on display during regular PSUB hours through Jan. 31.
• Jan. 21 – The annual Martin Luther King Jr., March from the north side of Holt Arena to the Pond Student Union Building will be held beginning at 1:30 p.m. It will conclude with a presentation on Martin Luther King Jr. in the PSUB.
• Jan. 22 – Leo Morales, an immigrant from Mexico, will make a presentation at 1 p.m. in the Rendezvou Complex Suite concerning the current state of immigration from Mexico and its impact on the United States. Following Morales’ presentation, the ISU Bengal Theater in the PSUB will show “Crossing Arizona” at 8 p.m. This movie documents the struggles that Mexican immigrants must endure to traverse the Arizona desert.
• Jan. 23 – James Yizar, director of TRiO student services, will make a presentation titled “Intercultural Sensitivity” at 5 p.m. in Rendezvous Complex Suite. Yizar will present a developmental model of intercultural sensitivity, which is designed to help participants to recognize their own cultural differences in relation to the differences of others. Following this training, the Bengal Theater will show “The Gods Grew Tired of Us” at 8 p.m. This is a movie about three boys from the Sudan who triumph over difficult challenges to find refuge in America.
• Jan. 24 – Rose Beal, a Holocaust survivor and Idaho resident, at 7 p.m. in the Rendezvous Complex Suite will describe her story of survival in Nazi Germany.
Brian Norman
• Jan 25 –Yizar will repeat a presentation on
• Jan 25 –Yizar will repeat a presentation on “Intercultural Sensitivity” at noon in the Rendezvous Complex Suite. Then, a 7 p.m. in the PSUB Bengal Theater, the movie “Remember the Titans” will be shown. The movie tells the true story of football in the south during the desegregation of schools.
• Jan. 26 – Africa Night 2008 will be held in the PSUB Ballroom beginning at 6 p.m. This event sponsored by the ISU African Student Association features food, music, culture and dance of Africa.
• Jan. 28 – The move “Schindler’s List” will be shown in the PSUB Bengal Theater at 8 p.m. The movie is based on the true story of an Austrian business owner who helped to harbor Jews during World War II.
• Jan. 29 – Harry Wu, a prominent human rights advocate who was incarcerated as a political prisoner for 19 years by the Chinese government, will make a presentation at 7 p.m. in the PSUB Wood River Room. Wu was imprisoned due to his battle against slavery and human rights abuse. He continues his fight today, making frequent trips to China to document these injustices. Wu is the best selling author of “Bitter Winds” and has won numerous human rights awards in multiple countries for his struggle to end human abuse.
For more information about the 2008 ISU Human Rights Celebration, contact Corinne McCullough at (208) 282-4245.
Human Rights Celebration Biographies
Harry Wu
Harry Wu was first arrested as a young student in Beijing for speaking out against the Soviet invasion of Hungary and criticizing the Chinese Communist Party. In 1960, he was sent to the Laogai – China’s Gulag – as a "counter-revolutionary rightist." During the next 19 years he was imprisoned in 12 different forced labor camps manufacturing chemicals, mining coal, building roads, clearing land, and planting and harvesting crops. He was beaten, tortured and nearly starved to death. He witnessed the deaths of many other prisoners from brutality, starvation and suicide.Released in 1979, Wu finally left China and came to the United States in 1985 as a visiting professor of Geology at the University of California at Berkeley. Later, he began writing about his experiences in the Laogai. He chose to end his academic work and become a human rights activist dedicated to exposing the truth about the Laogai – the largest forced labor camp system in the world today.He has testified before various United States Congressional committees, as well as the British, German and Australian Parliaments, the European Parliament and the United Nations. In 1992, he established the Laogai Research Foundation, a non-profit research and public education organization. The work of the Laogai Research Foundation is recognized as the leading source of information on the human rights situation in China’s forced labor camps.In the summer of 1995, he was arrested by the Chinese government as he tried to enter China with valid, legal documentation. He was held by the Chinese government for 66 days before he was convicted in a show trial for "stealing state secrets." He was sentenced to 15 years, but immediately expelled as a result of an extensive international campaign launched on his behalf. Since his release, he has continued his work in publicizing the fight to condemn the Laogai and document its atrocities.He is the author of three books. Laogai: The Chinese Gulag, published in 1991, is the first book to address the systematic abuses of the Laogai. Bitter Winds, published in 1994, is his memoirs of his time in the camps. His latest book, Troublemaker, was published in 1996. It tells of his clandestine trips back into China to gather evidence on the Laogai and his detention by the Chinese government in the summer of 1995.
He received the Freedom Award from the Hungarian Freedom Fighters’ Federation in 1991. In 1994, he received the first Martin Ennals Human Rights Award from the Swiss Martin Ennals Foundation. In 1996, he was awarded the Medal of Freedom, also known as the Beggars’ Medal, from the Dutch World War II Resistance Foundation. He also received honorary degrees from St. Louis University and the American University in Paris during 1996
Dr. Brian Norman
I am an Americanist who specializes in African American literature, with additional expertise in multi-ethnic and feminist traditions. American literature is an exciting and diverse set of identity-based traditions that wrestle with ideas about literary and national identity. I like teaching multi-ethnic American and twentieth-century American literature courses because I am able to introduce students to the writers and books I love. In these classes, we explore how American writers engage dominant narratives of America in order to claim, critique, rewrite, or reject them. I especially love introducing students to Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, and anything by James Baldwin. I also like teaching introductory courses because I get to share in that moment of joy and curiosity when students first learn the tools to help them fully unlock the beauty and power of literature, or when they become empowered citizens skilled in the art of thoughtful argumentation.My research and service reflect what excites me about teaching.
I am interested in literature’s role in society, and I am particularly interested in literary figures who also serve as advocates for American social movements. I am drawn to writers who work in identity-based traditions, but whose influence travels across group lines and experiences. This is why I am so inspired by James Baldwin: He made brilliant contributions to American letters and to the Civil Rights movement. My larger research projects trace connections between such writers, whether in formal traditions (such as the American protest essay in my current book project) or historical traditions (such as segregation literatures for my forthcoming special issue of African American Review and my second book project). These writers’ models of civic participation inspire me to take active roles in addressing issues of justice and inclusion in my university, local, and professional communities. I work with the campus LGBT group, serve on various university committees concerned with delivering the best education possible to ISU students, participate in conferences and journals concerned with minority literatures, and occasionally I contribute op-ed pieces to local papers on issues of pluralism and civil rights.
Leobardo (Leo) Morales
Leo Morales
Leo Morales was born in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico
Leo Morales was born in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico and immigrated to United States in 1989 at the age of ten. Since his arrival, Leo began working in the labor fields of the American West alongside his family. For twelve years Leo remained a field worker, from third grade on up to his sophomore year in college at which point he left the labor fields.
Having worked first hand as a farm-worker, Leo joined passionately the minimum wage campaign for farm-workers in 1999 as a freshman student at Boise State University. Through the labor of many organizations and individuals, the minimum wage campaign came to an end when Governor Kempthorne signed the legislation into law in March of 2001.
Leo continues to work for farm-worker justice issues in Idaho. During the summer of 2005 and 2006, Leo was involved in a state campaign to address pesticide exposure to Idaho farm-workers. For the past several years Leo has also joined national efforts to bring about comprehensive immigration reform. He currently works as a senior organizer on comprehensive immigration reform for the Idaho Community Action Network (ICAN). He received his BA degree in Political Science from
Boise State University in 2003.
Rose Beal
An active member of the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial Volunteer Docent Committee, Rose Beal is a holocaust survivor who generously tells her remarkable story to Memorial visitors and student groups as often as she is asked.
Rose grew up in Frankfurt, Germany, and attended the same school as Anne Frank ‘s older sister, Margot, until it was closed by the Nazis when Rose was in her teens. She was one of 200 of 17,000 Jews to survive a grueling deportation to Poland just before the outbreak of the war. Rose survived harassment, raids, and the infamous 1938 Krystallnacht or “night of Broken Glass”. Rose, her mother, and younger brother’s narrowly escaped death several times. She describes her experiences Germany with crystalline detail and attributes her survival to luck. She also relates her experience in a broader context of Holocaust remembrance, the moral responsibility to speak out against injustice and the American immigrant experience.
A frequent keynote speaker and honored guest for education institutions and civic organizations, Rose is also the focus of a recent $5,000 Office Max Boise Community fund grant award to the Idaho Human Rights Education Center to develop a video and oral history profiling her story. The project, slated for launch in the fall of 2008, will include a documentary film and educational lesson for classroom use in Idaho’s junior high and high schools.
Happy New Year!!
We haven’t met for a couple of weeks so I wanted to get out an early reminder of next week Leads meeting:
Tuesday, January 8th, at The Continental Bistro, 140 S. Main in Old Town Pocatello.
Time: 11:45 to 1:00 pm
Lisa Jett with Invisible Fence of South East Idaho will be presenting for us this week.
If you’re crunched for time there will be a soup and salad bar for $5.50 or you can call your lunch in ahead of time if you like. The phone number for The Bistro is 233-4433.
The sole purpose of this time is to meet with Business Owners, Managers and Leaders to network, pass referrals and have lunch.
There is nothing to join, and no cost other than your lunch and a $1.00 voluntary donation to support our group. Bring a new friend and your lunch could be free!
Remember, everyone who attends is eligible to win a free dinner courtesy of The Continental Bistro.
If you have any questions please call Troy Neu at 234-2679.
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