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		<title>Society for the Arts in Healthcare&#8217;s 21st Annual International Conference</title>
		<link>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/society-for-the-arts-in-healthcares-21st-annual-international-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Girdwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[arts in healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CME CREDIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MEDICAL EDUCATION]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self expression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Minnesota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VALUE]]></category>
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VIA LISTSERV &#8211; PLEASE NOTE CREDIT TO ORIGINAL AUTHOR
pARTners for HEALTH
Society for the Arts in Healthcare&#8217;s
21st Annual  International Conference
Hosted by the University of Minnesota
April  28 &#8211; May 1, 2010
Hilton Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN

The Society and the University of Minnesota are excited to  announce the following new conference highlights:
MEDICAL  EDUCATION SESSIONS &#38; CME CREDITS
Participants  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Negotiating Academic and Non-Academic Job Offers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Girdwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Academic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-Academic Job Offers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[professional needs]]></category>

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Negotiating Academic and Non-Academic Job Offers

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
5:00 pm &#8211; 6:30 pm (Registration begins at 4:30 pm)
Room S105 South Kedzie
Receiving a job offer is exciting and affirming.  Before accepting the offer, however, it is important to understand the idiosyncrasies of job  offers and how to negotiate for your professional needs.  This workshop will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading, Writing &amp; Youth has aired</title>
		<link>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/reading-writing-youth-has-aired/</link>
		<comments>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/reading-writing-youth-has-aired/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Girdwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blog Talk Radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlogTalkRadio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing & Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth]]></category>

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The show Reading,  Writing &#38; Youth has aired. Click to listen.
Or copy and  paste the link below:
http://www.Blogtalkradio.com/youth-empowered/2010/03/02/reading-writing-youth 
And do not forget, if you want to call in live and speak with the host,  be sure to dial (347)539-5923. You will be placed into the caller queue  where you will still be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handling Violent Situations on Campus, in the Classroom, or Office</title>
		<link>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/handling-violent-situations-on-campus-in-the-classroom-or-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Girdwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Classroom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Violent Situations]]></category>

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Handling  Violent Situations on Campus, in the Classroom, or Office
March 18, 2010
Spartan Rooms B &#38; C – International Center
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
F/Lt. Penny Fischer, Professional Emergency Manager
Michigan State  University Police Department
Sgt. Jill Geile
Michigan State  University Police Department
University students may experience a great deal of  stress during the course of their academic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They&#8217;re Your Parents Too? How Siblings Can Survive Their Parents&#8217; Aging Without Driving Each Other Crazy</title>
		<link>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/theyre-your-parents-too-how-siblings-can-survive-their-parents-aging-without-driving-each-other-crazy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Girdwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cali Yost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francine Russo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[They're Your Parents Too!]]></category>

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From Cali Yost;
Read the interview below of Francine Russo about her new book, &#8220;They&#8217;re
Your Parents Too? How Siblings Can Survive Their Parents&#8217; Aging Without
Driving Each Other Crazy (Bantam, 2010). Cali says this is a must read
for everyone with aging parents and siblings&#8230;&#8221;I only wish the book had
been written two years ago when my sisters and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arts in Healthcare</title>
		<link>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/arts-in-healthcare/</link>
		<comments>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/arts-in-healthcare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Girdwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art Therapy Organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arts in healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cathy Malchiodi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expressive Therapies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[image of a face]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lesley University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mask making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wellness]]></category>

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FROM Arts in Healthcare LISTSERV,
I hope you will enjoy this piece on mask making— part of a series of ten  articles to demystify art therapy and discuss connections between art,  psychology, and wellness.
&#8230;masks are all about communication through the wearable image of a  face. In art and drama, they are used for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progressive Activists to Celebrate, Educate in Ann Arbor</title>
		<link>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/progressive-activists-to-celebrate-educate-in-ann-arbor/</link>
		<comments>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/progressive-activists-to-celebrate-educate-in-ann-arbor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Girdwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alan Haber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andy Lichterman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Arbor District Library]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arturo Rodriguez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Action Movement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bunyan Bryant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caitlin Ehlers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carrie Rheingans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catherine McClary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dean Baker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donna Wasserman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. James C. Mitchiner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evelyn Galvan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gray Panthers of Washtenaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hank Bryant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harvey Wasserman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigrant Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J. David Singer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jan BenDor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Toy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joann Watson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Woodford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judith Kullberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Fojtik Stroud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katie Strode]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Wachsberger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laura Sanders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laura Wernick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Morgan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Dover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mohammad Abd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Writers Union-Southeast Michigan Chapter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Odile Hugonot Haber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parker Pennington IV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Williamson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pro-diversity Activism Panel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Stahler-Sholk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roshaun Harris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Welfare Action Alliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Underground Press]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yusef Shakur]]></category>

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Progressive Activists to Celebrate, Educate in Ann Arbor 
Ann Arbor, MI – February 27, 2010 – Progressive activists including United Farmworkers’ President Arturo Rodriguez,  co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Dean Baker and famed  radical activist Bill Ayers will convene in Ann Arbor March 12-14 as part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grief Support Group &#8211; Lansing MI</title>
		<link>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/grief-support-group-lansing-mi/</link>
		<comments>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/grief-support-group-lansing-mi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Girdwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Death of a spouse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surviving spouse]]></category>

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GREATER LANSING AREA
SUPPORT GROUP
for those who are Widowed
2nd and 4th Tuesday evenings
(each month)
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Location:
1020 S. Harrison Road
East Lansing, MI
(University Lutheran Church)
Facilitators:  Susan K. Zimmerman
Dan Popoff
Death of a spouse is a major loss.   The surviving  spouse faces many challenges in adjusting to this loss.  Those attending  will find support in dealing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energize, Inc. &#8211; News</title>
		<link>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/energize-inc-news/</link>
		<comments>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/energize-inc-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Girdwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AmeriCorps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial remuneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News from the Field]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Corps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteers]]></category>

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ALL MATERIAL TAKEN FROM: Energize, Inc.
This material is from a ListServ &#8211; please note.  Enjoy!
March Hot Topic:  AmeriCorps and Senior Corps Targeting Volunteer Management
We are now seeing implementation of the idea that AmeriCorps (and also Senior Corps)  members can be deployed as volunteer coordinators in organizations that do not have  staff to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>William T. Grant Foundation Grants Ranging from $100,000 to $600,000</title>
		<link>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/william-t-grant-foundation-grants-ranging-from-100000-to-600000/</link>
		<comments>http://omiafoundation.org/2010/03/08/william-t-grant-foundation-grants-ranging-from-100000-to-600000/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Girdwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Center for Gender in Global Context]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan State University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[policy maker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William T. Grant Foundation]]></category>

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The William T. Grant Foundation has a longstanding interest in supporting  research that can inform policy and practice. Our particular focus is on policies  and practices that affect youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States. In this  area, there are significant gaps between research and policy, and between  research [...]]]></description>
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