How do we think about the land we live on?
This week we hosted a webinar, “Learning and Teaching about Indigenous Cultures, Languages, and Territories,” with Christine McRae from Native Land Digital. We were excited to learn that close to 900 people registered!
Teaching kids to read during the coronavirus pandemic: 5 questions answered
in THE CONVERSATION
Keisha McIntosh Allen and Kindel Turner Nash research how kids learn to read and prepare future teachers at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. They are also raising children of their own. Here, they answer five questions many families and teachers may have about what they are seeing with virtual learning for early childhood education.
1. How do most kids learn to read?
Nash: Long before they enter kindergarten, most kids can “read” the words they encounter in their favorite books or around their home, on street signs and anywhere else they go.
Allen: Establishing routines that involve reading can help, such as reading them books – whether they are printed on paper or accessed through digital devices – and letting them watch others read. For example, my 1-year-old pretends that she can read because she often sees her 6-year-old brother reading. CLICK TO CONTINUE
How many yogas are there really? from Prama Institute and Wellness Center
(The topics in this blog are the kind of philosophical ideas the author will discuss in the online course Yoga to Live By, starting October 14 to November 11. For more information, click here)
In the West, yoga is often synonymous with posture practice, with various forms of Hatha Yoga. In its homeland India, a yogi can be anyone from a meditating swami to a ganja smoking sadhu, anyone from an ochre-clad Tantric to a Bhakti-singing ecstatic to someone practicing yoga in an upper-class studio in New Delhi.
In its essential purity, yoga is rooted in its body practices, in its transcendent mental outlook, and in its inclusive spirituality. Yoga is body-centered, mind-expanding, and spiritually uplifting. Yoga is not either/or—yoga is yes/and.
The Legendary Language of the Appalachian “Holler”
Is the unique Appalachian dialect the preserved language of Elizabethan England? Left over from Scots-Irish immigrants? Or something else altogether?
PISGAH LEGAL SERVICES 10th Annual Justice Forum October 1
Have you registered for Pisgah Legal’s 10th Annual Justice Forum yet? It’s not too late! This year’s Forum features Clint Smith, Ph.D., a writer, teacher and advocate for racial justice. We are excited to bring Clint’s voice, knowledge and perspective to Asheville and Western North Carolina as we seek to better understand the historical, political and sociological factors that have brought us to this moment of change for our country and our mountain communities. Read more about the event in this Asheville Citizen-Times article.
Women Over 50 Film Festival takes 58 films online for its 6th year September 26 – 30
Women Over Fifty Film Festival will show 58 short films over 5 days, all directed by, or about, women over 50 years old.
The UK’s only international film festival dedicated to celebrating women over 50 returns from 26-30 September 2020.
NEW PHOTO ESSAY: Dark Skies by Bear Guerra
This week, the sky in the Bay Area near my home turned to shades of orange due to the wildfires impacting the state of California. At midday, I looked up to a heavy blanket of smoke and fog, a bewildering and unfamiliar darkness, a metaphor apt for this time.
THE SIMPLE MONEY MINUTE – A Little Labor Day Magic
You might have read my love story about work last week and rolled your eyes. Work? Gross! Work sucks! I hate to work!
If that describes you, then today’s bit of sunshine is for you.
Unless you are a rich socialite like Paris Hilton, work is a necessity. Making a living so we can support ourselves and our families and have a little bit of leisure once in awhile is kind of how the world works.
Protecting half of the planet is the best way to fight climate change and biodiversity loss – we’ve mapped the key places to do it
Director, Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science and Professor, Arizona State University
THE STATE OF THINGS | Blue Ridge Public Radio
WUNC’s flagship program, “The State of Things” covers many diverse issues and topics in North Carolina. Host Frank Stasio talks with authors, musicians, politicians, policymakers and everyday citizens about subjects that matter to North Carolinians. The program can now be heard in Western North Carolina, M – F from noon to 1, and a rebroadcast at 8 on BPR News, thanks to an ongoing partnership between Blue Ridge Public Radio and WUNC, headquartered in Chapel Hill.
The State of Things is a live show that welcomes comments, feedback and questions from listeners. Call 1.877.962.9862, email sot@wunc.org, or tweet @state_of_things. Follow The State of Things on Facebook or Tumblr.
You’re Invited To Our Live Event: Why The Future Depends On The Female Vote
In every presidential election since 1980, voter turnout among women has surpassed that of men. This year, as we face so many challenges, the female vote will have the power to shape the future in historic ways. Join us for a virtual discussion on October 6th about why the fate of our nation depends on us, what RBG’s passing means for women, and what we can do to make sure that every vote is counted.
Asheville nurses union vote unprecedented in NC
Carolina Public Press by
In what the union hailed as a “landslide vote,” nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville voted this week to approve a union — the first in North Carolina to do so and the largest hospital union win in the South since 1975.
National Nurses United, the labor group that now represents about 1,800 nurses at two addresses in Asheville, said in a statement Thursday morning it believes this is “the largest union election win in the South in a dozen years” for a union of any type. CLICK TO CONTINUE
MALAPROPS BOOKSTORE Presents Shelf Awareness, Kids Reading & Ticketed Events
Our doors are closed but our hearts are always open to our amazing community! We are working daily to fill online orders so you can stay home and stay safe with good books.
We have resumed curbside pickup and are offering limited in-person shopping by appointment. Please visit malaprops.com for important details. Thank you for your support!
Please visit malaprops.com for details. Thank you for your support!
IN MEMORY of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020) from the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court justice who first rose to national prominence as an ACLU lawyer fighting for equal rights for women, has died at 87 years old.
She began Harvard Law School as a young mother and one of only nine women in her class, and became the architect of a legal strategy to eradicate gender discrimination in the United States. She modeled her approach after that of Thurgood Marshall on race discrimination, planning for a series of cases at the Supreme Court, each precedent paving the way for the next that would further expand rights and protections. In 1993, she joined the court as an associate justice, and over the decades became a cultural icon beloved for her vision and passion in defending the rights of women.
National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 – October 15,2020
About Catherine | U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
On Tuesday, the National Hispanic Heritage Month began in the US. The annual event, which honours the history, culture and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors hailed from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America, is marked every year from September 15 to October 15.
IDEA OF THE DAY: Libraries for democracy
The sociologist Eric Klinenberg published a book in 2018 called “Palaces for the People,” about the importance of shared public spaces in American life. Libraries, child care centers, churches and parks had all been crucial to the country’s historical success, he wrote, and he argued that they remained crucial to helping the country function better and overcome its deep divisions today.
ANIMAL HAVEN of ASHEVILLE
WE ARE A 501(C)3 ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION AND TEN-ACRE SANCTUARY IN EAST ASHEVILLE
Founded in May of 2000 by Barbara Bellows and Trina Hudson, Animal Haven of Asheville rescues and rehabilitates not only domestic animals but farm animals as well. In addition to providing food, shelter and veterinary care to homeless and abused animals, we are also a lifetime home for those not adopted.
FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONIST ARTWORK – Joyce Thornburg
RAW AND INTUITIVE
I am a compulsive artist…I paint everyday because I have to!
My images are raw and intuitive. Colors harmonize in unexpected ways and exuberance often collides with angst.
OnTrack Financial’s Resource Digest September 10, 2020
Information is changing rapidly as programs develop. For the most up-to-date information on a topic discussed in a Resource Digest, please visit this page where we will list any updates to information we have previously shared.
ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY
We’re about hope, not heartache. As Buncombe County’s critical safety net since 1984, we are always here to save and protect every animal. We have mastered the art of saving lives within our walls and now we are going even further, helping our community’s pets and their people thrive together. We are going beyond a no-kill community to ensure that each animal has the quality of life they deserve – a life worth living.