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SPIRITUAL RESPITE FOR BUSY PEOPLE Produced by Akin-Bosede International Center for African Diaspora (www.acaid.org) and God’s Associates, a Christian ministry.

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The Presidential Speaker Series on Diversity presents activist and scholar, Dr. Angela Davis.
Angela Yvonne Davis (born January 26, 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American radical activist and philosopher who was associated with the Black Panther Party in the 1960s and 1970s.

Dr. Angela Davis is currently Professor of History of Consciousness and University of California Presidential Chair at the University of California, Santa Cruz, primarily working for racial and gender equality and for prison abolition.

In 1970 she was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List on false charges, and was the subject of an intense police search that drove her underground and culminated in one of the most famous trials in recent U.S. history.

Dr.Davis will address a history of activism and diversity in higher education, present day apathy and conformity across college campuses and the need make connections between activism historically and how wecan exercise it today through education.

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A typical comfortable home can be more like a perilous obstacle course for older adults and people with disabilities. Stairs can become insurmountable; doorways too narrow for wheelchairs; door and sink handles inoperable; countertops too high.

What works for us in our homes now, will likely not be manageable as we age. And we are aging: In the Lehigh Valley, one fourth of our population is over the age of 55. Some 38 percent of those aged 65 and over live with a disability significant enough to require assistance.

Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Experimental Printmaking Institute at Lafayette College, with a showcase of works created by EPI in collaboration with renowned artists such as Richard Anuszkiewicz, David C. Driskell, Sam Gilliam, Faith Ringgold, Grace Hartigan, Elizabeth Catlett, Lois Mailou Jones and Allan Rohan Crite. Collectively, these artists challenge the prevailing notions in printmaking about color, style, and technique. They share energy, ingenuity, and a passion for experimentation.

Related Programs & Events:
Gallery Talk “Innovation and Creativity in Printmaking” Wednesday, December 6, 12 PM Free with Museum admission

Wednesday, November 8 - 12 and 14: visitors celebrate Claude Monet's birthday as they create their own masterpieces using oil pastels.

November 11 and 18: Join staff from Kinnon's Keepsakes as they teach a Scrapbooking Workshop from 9 - 10:30 a.m. Project includes a mini album as well as either a family layout or a summer memories layout. The fee is $40 per class or $75 for the two workshops.

November 15 - 19 and 21 - 22: Celebrate Georgia O'Keefe's birthday and create pictures of flowers using Crayola Watercolors.

November 24 - 26 and 28 - 30: Celebrate National Family Week and create a storybook about family. A nominal fee may be required for some workshops. All programs and activities are subject to change.

The Crayola FACTORY is located in Two Rivers Landing, 30 Centre Square, Easton. Admission is $9.50 per person, $9 seniors, and children 2 and under are free.

Admission price does not include the 5% city of Easton admission tax. Group reservations are required for groups of 15 or more.

For more information, contact Two Rivers Landing at 610-515-8000 or log onto www.crayola.com/factory.

The preparation for college admissions and successful completion begins in pre-collegiate education experiences and continues throughout the education pipeline. Dr. Michael Nettles presentation will focus upon the status of educational preparation and achievement in the United States from pre-college through various stages of higher education. He will also focus on gaps in achievement that have monumental consequences for America’s colleges and universities. More than ever before, colleges and universities have a need to be more attentive to social class and other demographic divisions in the United States population.

Michael T. Nettles is Senior Vice President for Policy Evaluation and Research, and holds the Edmund W. Gordon Chair for Policy Evaluation and Research at Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ.
The Minority Affairs Coalition of The Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges

Hearty appetizers and refreshments will be served throughout the symposium.

Please RSVP to: The Office of Institutional Diversity at Moravian College Fax- 610.625.7805
Email- geg@moravian.edu by November 3rd, 2006 so that we can plan for seating, materials, and refreshments.

Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand. — Chinese proverb

Watch and listen to a brief presentation filled with facts, figures, trends, and fundamentals that can help you make the appropriate choices for your situation.
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About half of Americans spend more time planning for their annual vacation than thinking about retirement funding. (1. Boston Globe, November 6, 2005)

Will you outlive your retirement income? How much liability insurance should you have? Should you add stocks to your portfolio? Are your financial expectations for the coming year realistic?

Our newsletters are designed to provide helpful information on a wide variety of financial topics. Simply visit one of the newsletter topics and read the article in its entirety.

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