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Cultural Agents Initiative Newsletter
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September 1-8, 2009
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Dear
Friends,
Welcome
back to the 2009 - 2010 academic year and the return of Cultural
Agents' weekly newsletter! With the start of the fresh semester, we
will launch a new look for our website by the end of this month.
We hope to see you at all of our events - and please remember that we
always welcome fresh faces interested in contributing to our
activities. Simply contact us at cultagen@fas.harvard.edu for more
information.
Remember to send us your events!
Warmest wishes
from the Cultural Agents Team.
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Cultural Agents Initiative at
Harvard University Welcomes the 2009 - 2010 Academic Year...
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Fall 2009 - Student Activities Fair
Wednesday,
September 2 from 4:00pm-7:00pm
at
the
Student Organization Center at Hilles
Dinner will be served in
the Radcliffe Quad starting at 5pm, with a menu designed to give
Harvard's first years a "Taste of Boston."
In
the event of rain, the fair will be held on Friday, September 4 from
3pm-5pm in the Old Yard.
PBHA Open Houses
Friday,
September 4 from 2:00pm
Tuesday,
September 8, 2 pm
For more
information please contact:
Alexis Kusy
alexis.kusy@gmail.com
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The Paper Picker Press at the 75th
Anniversary of the Fondo de Cultura Economica in Mexico City
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The Fondo de Cultura Económica de Mexico
Presents:
"Taller La Cartonera"
Libreria Octavio Paz
September
7th & 8th
4:00 - 7:00 PM
As part of the celebration of its 75 years, the Fondo
de Cultura Económica de Mexico invited Cultural Agents to participate
with the Paper Picker Press. The workshop will be attended by
69 local artists, educators and community leaders. Facilitators
from "Amiga Cartonera" who have applied the philosophy and
practices of Cartonera Mano Amiga School in Chalco, Mexico for
over a year will participate in the workshop.
For more
information please contact:
http://www.fondodeculturaeconomica.com/ciml/congreso.asp
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Paper Picker Press
La Cartonera
in
Medellin, Colombia
Aug
31 - Sept 4, 2009
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Sponsored by:
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Participants:
Colombian
Campaign Against Land Mines
Plan Hermano Program
Handicap
International
UN-HABITAT / Universidad
Alberto Hurtado, Chile
Colombian Association of Landmine Survivors
La Familia Ayara
CIREC (Center
for Integrated Rehabilitation of Colombia)
CINDE (International Center for Education and Human Development)
Discapacidad Colombia
Red Súper-Arte, Colombia
During a week-long training participants from local
and international organizations will experiment the philosophy and
practices of the Paper Picker Press in reading, writing, and
critical thinking through creativity in a range of arts.
The workshop is designed to explore the potential of
the PPP for engaging children and youth from
vulnerable communities in Colombia and beyond.
For more
information please contact:
Marcela Mahecha
mahecha@fas.harvard.edu
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