Speaker: Carol Anderson
Date: Dec 28, 2009
Carol Anderson and I (Rushton) give you a second week in a row of annual festivities with plenty of information on the famous song and the festival of which it's a part. At the end of this program, you will hopefully know how to pronounce the word "Hogmanay," be able to produce the proper Regiments response at this time of year to, "Who goes there?" and still be tingling from the rousing Kenneth McKellar version of Auld Lang Syne, an mp3 version of which is linked in the program. Enjoy!
Speaker: Carol Anderson and Rushton Hurley
Date: Dec 21, 2009
Our own Carol Anderson assembled the information from some online research (a favorite mode of eClubbers, of course) of Christmas celebrations around the world, and I (Rushton) found some more to add for this year. Perhaps we can refine this program each year by adding what you provide (in the comments after the meeting) - our own little holiday program tradition!
Speaker: Lauren Uyeshiro
Date: Dec 14, 2009
Huckleberry Youth Programs is a model effort based in San Francisco, California, to help youth and their families deal with a variety of challenges.
This week's presenter is Lauren Uyeshiro, part of the Huckleberry Youth Programs team in San Francisco, California. Uyeshiro, a former high school teacher, will introduce Huckleberry Youth Programs and finish with a request.
It is common enough for Rotarians to hear a pitch for financial support at a meeting, but this request is a little different. Huckleberry Youth wants ideas for a new effort, and they figure (correctly!) that Rotarians are a good group to tap for ideas, given our experiences with all manner of volunteer projects. Please do take time to both leave a comment and to send an e-mail to Huckleberry Youth with your ideas.
Speaker: Masahito Watanabe
Date: Dec 07, 2009
Project Ibunka allows students from schools in different parts of the world to connect and learn from each other in a safe, online space.
Our presenter, Professor Masahito Watanabe of Yokohama National University (YNU), is a professor in the English Section of University Education Center, which coordinates all of the liberal arts education of YNU. He was born in Yokohama, Japan, in 1959 and got his masters degree in Education at Tsukuba University in 1983. After five years of experience teaching English at a local high school, he took a job at Meikai University in 1988, moving on to YNU in 2007.
He has research experience in science education, educational technology, European language literature, linguistics, and pedagogy. In 2000 he designed and started a project allowing students from schools in different parts of the world to connect and learn from each other in a safe, online space. These students have truly had the chance to spread their friendships across the globe, and continue to do so as Professor Watanabe builds the program ever larger.
Speaker: Woody Tasch & John Lipman
Date: Nov 30, 2009
[from Larry Levenson: I recently attended the Socially Responsible Investing Conference with foundation and fund managers from across the country. One of our most captivating speakers was Wood Tasch, founder of a new non-governmental organization (NGO) called Slow Money.] Could there ever be an alternative stock exchange dedicated to slow, small, and local? Could a million American families get their food from CSAs? What if you had to invest 50 percent of your assets within 50 miles of where you live? Such questions—at the heart of slow money—represent the first steps on our path to a new economy. The Slow Money Alliance presents an essential new strategy for investing in local food systems and introduces a group of fiduciary activists who are exploring what should come after industrial finance and industrial agriculture. Theirs is a vision for investing that puts soil fertility into return-on-investment calculations and serves people and place as much at it serves industry sectors and markets. Woody Tasch is president of the newly formed NGO, Slow Money, and is Chairman Emeritus of Investors’ Circle, a nonprofit network of angel investors, venture capitalists, foundations, and family offices that, since 1992, has facilitated the flow of $130 million to 200 early-stage companies and venture funds dedicated to sustainability. He lives in northern New Mexico.
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