If you are in NYC on April 3, 2012, please consider stopping by for this event to officially open the Rosie the Riveter Archives at NYU.
The Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives at NYU and Elizabeth Hemmerdinger and Spargel Productions, Cordially invite you to celebrate the opening of:
The Real Rosie the Riveter Oral History Archive.
Comment by Ruth Milkman
Professor of Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center and Professor and Academic Director, Joseph F. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies.
With special guest Rosies
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, 6 pm to 8 pm.
New York University - Tamiment Library
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, 10th Floor
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Light refreshments will be served - RSVP to rsvp.bobst@nyu.edu
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Let the Games Begin - Great Kid's Travel Tips
Let the Games Begin - Kids Travel Tips by Darlyn Burkle
Traveling with kids can be a very enjoyable vacation or it can be a visit through the land of insanity. Every parent searches high and low for the best kids travel tips prior to heading out across the great unknown with their darling children in tow. The constant banter of arguments in the back seat, one sibling repeatedly touching the other or the other siblings invading the “invisible line” of the other siblings side of the car, can continue until the parent’s eyes want to cross.
Regardless of where you’re going on your vacation, chances are at least one of the kids will get bored along the way. That’s why it’s essential to have a variety of kids travel games in mind before you even leave the house. Being prepared is crucial. That way when your kids start shouting “Mom, are we there yet?” you can respond with something better than just “No.”
Games of license plate and state sign alphabet are great for older kids that can read but the young travelers often find that they have nothing to do but whine and cry. The following suggestions won’t make the trip any shorter but they might make it peaceful.
Scavenger Hunt:
Here is a travel game that would delight older kids and younger travelers. You would have to make up a list of things to look for in advance. For instance, you could include things like yellow flowers, flashing lights, a hotel, a billboard with a picture of a car on it, a boat on a lake, or anything else general and relatively easy to spot.
Perhaps you are going on a trip to somewhere you have been a time or two before, for instance to grandma’s house. In that case, you could make a specific list that includes items the kids will see en route while traveling. You could even make a little quiz with questions like “What’s the name of the town where we stopped at the rest area?”
Kids Travel Tips Technological Highpoint is DVD’s
To beat the little rascals at their own games, it is easy to take control over the back seat while still driving the car. The most valuable kids travel tip is one that a parent can buy at any shopping mall or electronics store, the mini DVD player. The gift of silence is golden when traveling with young children on a long road trip. Even parents who hate the amount of television their children watch on a daily basis may find the idea of owning a traveling DVD player more palatable than listening to their children whine.
Artistic Kids Travel Tips
As with all that is good, while on the long road trips with children, they will soon tire of the DVD player as well, so variety must be provided to encourage the tiny tots to get along with one another. As kids travel tips go, the arts and crafts shoebox is a project that can be made at home and left in the car for just such occasions.
Creation is quick, easy and cheap. First, take a shoe box, a long piece of elastic, blank paper (cut to fit inside the shoebox), crayons, pencils, pens, small ruler, stencils and any other small items for arts and crafts that are child friendly for arts and crafts in a vehicle while driving. Cut two small slits (a bit smaller than the width of the elastic) in the lid of the shoebox. Be sure to make the cuts at each side of the width on one end only, leaving the length complete. Once the cuts are made, take the elastic and string it through both holes. Tie a knot or sew the two ends together on the inside of the box lid.
The elastic works as a holder to keep the sheets of paper in place while your child uses the lid of the box as a drawing table. The box should be completely assembled when in use as the lid is stronger when on the correctly place on the box. The box itself holds all supplies inside, the art box is complete within itself; it provides, table, storage and security tab to hold art paper in place during the artist’s creative expression.
Have fun traveling with your kids!
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Traveling with kids can be a very enjoyable vacation or it can be a visit through the land of insanity. Every parent searches high and low for the best kids travel tips prior to heading out across the great unknown with their darling children in tow. The constant banter of arguments in the back seat, one sibling repeatedly touching the other or the other siblings invading the “invisible line” of the other siblings side of the car, can continue until the parent’s eyes want to cross.
Regardless of where you’re going on your vacation, chances are at least one of the kids will get bored along the way. That’s why it’s essential to have a variety of kids travel games in mind before you even leave the house. Being prepared is crucial. That way when your kids start shouting “Mom, are we there yet?” you can respond with something better than just “No.”
Games of license plate and state sign alphabet are great for older kids that can read but the young travelers often find that they have nothing to do but whine and cry. The following suggestions won’t make the trip any shorter but they might make it peaceful.
Scavenger Hunt:
Here is a travel game that would delight older kids and younger travelers. You would have to make up a list of things to look for in advance. For instance, you could include things like yellow flowers, flashing lights, a hotel, a billboard with a picture of a car on it, a boat on a lake, or anything else general and relatively easy to spot.
Perhaps you are going on a trip to somewhere you have been a time or two before, for instance to grandma’s house. In that case, you could make a specific list that includes items the kids will see en route while traveling. You could even make a little quiz with questions like “What’s the name of the town where we stopped at the rest area?”
Kids Travel Tips Technological Highpoint is DVD’s
To beat the little rascals at their own games, it is easy to take control over the back seat while still driving the car. The most valuable kids travel tip is one that a parent can buy at any shopping mall or electronics store, the mini DVD player. The gift of silence is golden when traveling with young children on a long road trip. Even parents who hate the amount of television their children watch on a daily basis may find the idea of owning a traveling DVD player more palatable than listening to their children whine.
Artistic Kids Travel Tips
As with all that is good, while on the long road trips with children, they will soon tire of the DVD player as well, so variety must be provided to encourage the tiny tots to get along with one another. As kids travel tips go, the arts and crafts shoebox is a project that can be made at home and left in the car for just such occasions.
Creation is quick, easy and cheap. First, take a shoe box, a long piece of elastic, blank paper (cut to fit inside the shoebox), crayons, pencils, pens, small ruler, stencils and any other small items for arts and crafts that are child friendly for arts and crafts in a vehicle while driving. Cut two small slits (a bit smaller than the width of the elastic) in the lid of the shoebox. Be sure to make the cuts at each side of the width on one end only, leaving the length complete. Once the cuts are made, take the elastic and string it through both holes. Tie a knot or sew the two ends together on the inside of the box lid.
The elastic works as a holder to keep the sheets of paper in place while your child uses the lid of the box as a drawing table. The box should be completely assembled when in use as the lid is stronger when on the correctly place on the box. The box itself holds all supplies inside, the art box is complete within itself; it provides, table, storage and security tab to hold art paper in place during the artist’s creative expression.
Have fun traveling with your kids!
I Choose Us.com is an exclusive website for women that provides self improvement resources and transformational tools to women who want to improve their lives and achieve their life goals. Sign up our FREE 5-Day Women Self Improvement Mini-Course: 5 Practices Of Widely Successful Women.
Article Source: WAHM Articles
Friday, March 2, 2012
New York Songwriters Circle Presents Concert at New York’s Bitter End
New York Songwriters Circle Presents Concert at New York’s Long Running Rock Venu to Benefit Hey U.G.L.Y Foundation
American Idol Alumn and Industry Veterans’ Unite To Rally Against Bullying
The New York Songwriters Circle is presenting a talent-packed performance at the legendary Bitter End to benefit the anti-bullying initiative The Hey U.G.L.Y (Unique Gifted Lovable You) Foundation on March 5, 2012. The non-profit formed in 2002 as a response to daily headlines about the increase in teen suicide, gun violence in schools, bullying, drug abuse, eating disorders, and the obesity epidemic facing American youth.
Over 160,000 students miss school on a daily basis because they fear of being bullied. Hey U.G.L.Y. is actively combating this fear, reaching over 700,000 students by forming their own curriculum. The organization reaches schools, community organizations, and youth development professionals with their “Choose to Change” radio show, seminars, website, in-school presentations, and Empathy Learning Activity Plans.
Curated by Tina Schafer, the Artistic Director of The New York Songwriters Circle, the performers are an eclectic mix of past American Idol finalists, actresses, and youth that are hyper aware of the dangers that bullying presents and are bent on preventing it. Please see the list of performers below.
Tina Shafer is the Artistic Director The New York Songwriters Circle as well as a touted songwriter. She has written for and co-written with Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Carlton, Lana Del Ray, and many more.
Alisha Zalkin co-founded the Playing for Change NYC chapter, co-producing and performing in concerts benefiting the Playing for Change Foundation (www.playingforchange.org). She was also nominated Best Folk/Acoustic Artist and Best Singer Songwriter for the All Indie Music Awards 2012.
Devyn Rush - A former American Idol contestant.
Robbie Rosen - A former American Idol contestant.
Brett Lowenstern - A former American Idol contestant.
Gabe Mizeralde - Top Finalist for NY Songwriters Circle
Top finalist for NY songwriters circle.
Ari Zizzo
Cassidy Reiff of CAAB- In a project with Abigail Breslin, actress from Little Miss Sunshine
American Idol Alumn and Industry Veterans’ Unite To Rally Against Bullying
The New York Songwriters Circle is presenting a talent-packed performance at the legendary Bitter End to benefit the anti-bullying initiative The Hey U.G.L.Y (Unique Gifted Lovable You) Foundation on March 5, 2012. The non-profit formed in 2002 as a response to daily headlines about the increase in teen suicide, gun violence in schools, bullying, drug abuse, eating disorders, and the obesity epidemic facing American youth.
Over 160,000 students miss school on a daily basis because they fear of being bullied. Hey U.G.L.Y. is actively combating this fear, reaching over 700,000 students by forming their own curriculum. The organization reaches schools, community organizations, and youth development professionals with their “Choose to Change” radio show, seminars, website, in-school presentations, and Empathy Learning Activity Plans.
Curated by Tina Schafer, the Artistic Director of The New York Songwriters Circle, the performers are an eclectic mix of past American Idol finalists, actresses, and youth that are hyper aware of the dangers that bullying presents and are bent on preventing it. Please see the list of performers below.
Tina Shafer is the Artistic Director The New York Songwriters Circle as well as a touted songwriter. She has written for and co-written with Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Carlton, Lana Del Ray, and many more.
Alisha Zalkin co-founded the Playing for Change NYC chapter, co-producing and performing in concerts benefiting the Playing for Change Foundation (www.playingforchange.org). She was also nominated Best Folk/Acoustic Artist and Best Singer Songwriter for the All Indie Music Awards 2012.
Devyn Rush - A former American Idol contestant.
Robbie Rosen - A former American Idol contestant.
Brett Lowenstern - A former American Idol contestant.
Gabe Mizeralde - Top Finalist for NY Songwriters Circle
Top finalist for NY songwriters circle.
Ari Zizzo
Cassidy Reiff of CAAB- In a project with Abigail Breslin, actress from Little Miss Sunshine
