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C?sar Ch?vez’s birthday, March 31, is celebrated in California as a state holiday, intended to promote service to the community in honor of Ch?vez’s life and work. [1]

If you’d like to order posters and bookmarks for your classroom (free, though you need to pay shipping) click on the following link: Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning. [2]

April 1, 2008 Washington DC–Evelina Alarcon, Executive Director of Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday welcomed the backing for a Cesar Chavez national holiday from Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama who issued a statement on Cesar Chavez’s birthday Monday, March 31, 2008. [3]

The walls of his office in Keene, California (United Farm Worker headquarters) were lined with hundreds of books ranging in subject from philosophy, economics, cooperatives, and unions, to biographies of Gandhi and the Kennedys. [1]

It is a state holiday in California and an optional holiday in states such as Colorado and Texas but its celebrations go beyond these three states. [4]

Kindergarten students studying the life, work, and philosophy of C?sar E. Ch?vez will learn that being a good citizen involves acting in certain ways, and that the personal qualities that Ch?vez possessed reflect good civic behavior. [5]

Key community leaders use this event to speak to the public about values that Dr Ch?vez showed in his lifetime and how they made a positive impact on society. [4]

They chose C?sar Ch?vez as their symbolic figurehead, naming the college Colegio Cesar Chavez. [...] In the book Colegio Cesar Chavez, 1973-1983: A Chicano Struggle for Educational Self-Determination author Carlos Maldonado writes that Ch?vez visited the campus twice, joining in public demonstrations in support of the college. [1]

There is a biography written for each grade span. [5]

Ch?vez was hired and trained by Fred Ross as a community organizer in 1952 for the Community Service Organization (CSO), a Latino civil rights group. [1]

That support is crucial because it takes the signature of a President to establish the holiday along with the Congress’s approval,” stated Evelina Alarcon. [3]

The UFW encouraged all Americans to boycott table grapes as a show of support. [1]

Linda Altman carefully chronicles the stories migrant farm workers, revealing the horrible working conditions they face and analyzing the rise of the United Farm Workers Union. [2]

Their participation in the current effort to win national recognition for Chavez coincides with the organizing of national actions and events in support of the national holiday to be held on March 31 of this year. [3]

Sources:
[1] C?sar Ch?vez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Cesar Chavez Day (March 31)
[3] Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday
[4] Holidays: Cesar Chavez Day in United States
[5] Cesar E. Chavez Day Model Curriculum For Teachers (CA Dept of …

Code Pink: Women for Peace is an anti-war group that is mainly composed of women. [1]

Mission Statement: CodePINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities. [2]

Code Pink describes itself as a “grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect [government] resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities.” [1]

While the US administration and mainstream media declare the war a success, we mourn the lives of thousands of Iraqis, including many women and children who lie dead or missing. [3]

Opportunities to learn and contribute will continue as I will be close by the PINK HOUSE in my own apartment and as a Youth Services Librarian every day I share lessons learned as an empowered “pinker” for peace and social justice. [4]

The peace movement is at a crossroads. [3]

Little did we know in the years to come this 5-bedroom house near Capitol Hill would become a ground zero for CODEPINK activism in the halls of Congress. [...] You all rock, you wonderful Pink sisters and brothers doing the good works our nation and world need. [4]

Nadine Newlight, the founder and “local diva” of Maui CODE PINK has been invited to participate in the pink high jinks at the Democratic National Convention, where she has also been accepted as an official volunteer. [5]

In February 2003, just weeks before the invasion of Iraq, Code Pink organized its first trip to Iraq, and subsequently led 5 delegations there. [1]

Read, see, and watch CODEPINK actions to stop the US occupation of Iraq, from the halls of Congress to the streets of cities around the world! [4]

By expanding our awareness and intention of holding peace, being peace, speaking peace, we give voice and power to peace, and open the doors for others to join us in spirit and action, that is women, men and children listening and working in collaboration to care for our family, community, nation, world and universe. [2]

With members wearing the group’s signature pink color, Code Pink has conducted marches, protests, and high-visibility publicity stunts in order to achieve its goals. [1]

Watch a video on how Bush tricked the American people into supporting war with propaganda. [5]

Because of our responsibility to the next generation, because of our own love for our families and communities and this country that we are a part of, we understand the love of a mother in Iraq for her children, and the driving desire of that child for life. [3]

Sources:
[1] Code Pink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Code Pink Taos - Home
[3] Code Pink - Portland
[4] CODEPINK Women for Peace: Action Blog
[5] Code Pink Maui

UPDATED: Berkeley College junior Cameron Dabaghi, an East Asian studies major from Austin, Texas, took his life in New York City on Tuesday, Yale College Dean Mary Miller said in an e-mail to the College community Wednesday morning. [1]

All around campus, from dorm rooms to dining halls, students reported leaking ceilings amid a rainstorm that caused Gov. M. Jodi Rell to declare a state of emergency on Tuesday. [...] Police with bomb-sniffing dogs entered the courthouses starting around 5 p.m. [...] They are, with the possible exception of the 1952 team, the best team in the history of Yale hockey. [...] Only 29 juniors and seniors are currently in the Teacher Preparation Program, which allows students to become certified in early childhood or secondary education in accordance with Connecticut state requirements. [...] After the unexpectedly large number of students who applied for on-campus housing last year, this year it is clear overcrowding is becoming a trend, worrying residential college deans and students alike. [2]

While starting a business in the field of biotechnology may seem exciting, it is more difficult than many people think, said Constance McKee SOM’86, the co-founder and CEO of Woodside, Ca.-based Manzanita Pharmaceuticals. [...] Any discussion of this year’s men’s hockey season has to begin by recognizing what an extraordinary team this group of guys proved to be. [1]

Sources:
[1] Yale Daily News - The Nation’s Oldest College Daily
[2] Yale Daily News - The Nation’s Oldest College Daily

‘ A fringe candidate in Missouri’s high-profile U.S. Senate race has been buying radio spots to air anti-Semitic ads goading white people to “unite” and “take our country back.” [1]

The Missouri secretary of state’s office said Miller has filed required papers to qualify as a write-in candidate in the 2010 Senate race. [2]

Miller, who is from Springfield, Mo., is running for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Kit Bond. [3]

The Missouri secretary of state’s office said Miller has filed required papers to qualify as a write-in candidate in the 2010 Senate race. [4]

“I’m going to reach every nook and cranny in the state of Missouri because that’s where the votes are,” said Miller, who campaigned for Congress in 2006 on a similar platform. [1]

One of Miller’s ads, aired during the Darla Jaye talk show program in the evening, urges whites to “take their country back” and disparages Jews and nonwhites. [2]

The ads - which began on the station last week - are from Glenn Miller, a Springfield man who once ran the White Patriot Party. [5]

Glenn Miller, seen here during a KMBC interview in 2006, is using hate to gain votes in bid for U.S. Senate seat. [6]

One of Miller’s ads, aired during the Darla Jaye talk show program in the evening, urges whites to ‘take their country back’ and disparages Jews and nonwhites. [4]

‘I’m going to reach every nook and cranny in the state of Missouri because that’s where the votes are,’ said Miller, who campaigned for Congress in 2006 on a similar platform. [7]

KMBC’s Dan Weinbaum took a closer look at Glenn Miller and how his ads made it to the radio. [8]

Under Federal Communications Commission rules and federal law, a “legally qualified candidate” must be given reasonable, uncensored access to broadcast airtime if he or she can pay the cost. [5]

The program director of KMBZ radio in Kansas City says the station has no choice but to air commercials with racially biased and anti-Semitic claims from a write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate from Missouri. [2]

Miller’s radio ads began airing in the Springfield area in early March and in Kansas City last week. [1]

Miller’s radio ads began airing in the Springfield area in early March and in Kansas City last week. [7]

Sources:
[1] firstamendmentcenter.org: news
[2] Campaign ad places hateful message on the air - KansasCity.com
[3] Candidate Draws Criticism For Controversial Ads - Kansas City …
[4] Racist KMBZ radio ad can’t be stopped | KansasCity.com Prime Buzz
[5] U.S. Senate candidate’s anti-Semitic ads air on Missouri …
[6] Missouri hatemonger runs racist radio ads… to get elected …
[7] Fringe candidate in Mo. airs anti-Semitic ads - STLtoday.com
[8] White Supremacist Radios Ads Cause Stir - Kansas City News …

New and untried or inexperienced: a fledgling enterprise. [1]

? Rohlfs’ hobby, furniture-making, soon blossomed into a fledgling profession and finally a full-blown obsession. [2]

Komazawa’s enthusiasm for something new is a small victory for China’s fledgling animation industry, and could well represent a widening crack in Japan’s global anime dominance. [3]

A young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers. [4]

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words. [1]

TOKYO - Yoko Komazawa had been at the Tokyo International Anime Fair for nearly six hours when she fell in love with a brown-and-white stuffed panda - a character in one of the fair’s featured cartoons. [...] Japan may be the birthplace of anime, but China is gunning for its future as it mounts an aggressive effort to expand the country’s creative prowess and reputation. [3]

Former News critic Richard Huntington wrote that chairs designed by Rohlfs reminded him of medieval torture apparatus. [2]

Georgie discovers this to her sorrow, yet learns that in opening the sky to her, her friend has truly given her the world. [5]

A young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly and is capable of surviving outside the nest. [4]

His furniture designs, though ostensibly created for practical use, were often so fantastically conceived and executed that they transcended their decorative nature to become singular works of art. [...] In the span of just 10 years, the eccentric Rohlfs created an immense body of work now considered remarkable for its individuality, its artistic aspiration, and its influence on future generations and movements of artists and craftspeople. [2]

Then a Canadian goose enters her life. [...] Set in and around Walden Pond, and imbued with the gentle reflections of Henry David Thoreau, this story examines the relationships of people living in (and out) of harmony with nature, and the similar relationships found within and without the family. [5]

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Sources:
[1] fledgling: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com
[2] The freaky furniture of Charles Rohlfs : Local Theater …
[3] China making anime push as Japan hits slump - San Jose …
[4] fledgling - definition of fledgling by the Free Online …
[5] Fledgling: Amazon.ca: Jane Langton: Books