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Events In February
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| | 02/01/10 |  | H.F. Guggenheim Conference | | | | Where: New York City | Details: Register for 2010 H.F. Guggenheim Conference
Criminal Justice Reform: What Works? What Doesn't? What Don't We Know?
Monday Feb. 1st and Tuesday Feb. 2nd, 2010
Fifth Annual Harry Frank Guggenheim
Symposium on Crime in America
February 1-2, 2010
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
899 Tenth Avenue
New York City
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM:
What's Working? What's Not? What Don't We Know?
America’s criminal justice system is overdue for reform. Even as national crime rates have stabilized, the system at both state and federal levels is struggling under the legacy of “tough on crime” approaches—such as overcrowded prisons and harsh sentencing laws—that have had a disproportional impact on poor and minority communities, are unsupported by research and, in the nation’s current financial crisis, are increasingly unaffordable. Support for a re-think appears to be growing across partisan and ideological lines and, combined with the election of a new Administration, may have laid the groundwork for a significant overhaul in what some experts are already calling a “watershed moment.” An important prerequisite for such a dramatic transformation is an aware and knowledgeable media community that can report on what the new research shows and can hold policymakers accountable.
On Feb 1-2, 2010, the Fifth Annual H.F. Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America will therefore focus on identifying areas of criminal justice policy where
innovative approaches or programs have begun to show results (and where they have failed), and explore how journalists can tap the current work of practitioners, advocates and researchers to sharpen and inform the public debate.
The topic areas to be covered include the impact of the financial crisis on corrections policies across the nation, the treatment of mentally ill offenders, the validity of problemsolving courts and evolving community-based approaches to policing, crime prevention and prosecution, and the challenge of establishing new approaches to at-risk juvenile offenders. Speakers who have already confirmed their participation include Bernard Melekian, the incoming Director of the COPS program, Assistant Attorney General
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| | 02/04/10 | | 9th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference | | | | Where: Seattle, Washington | Details: February 4-6, 2010
The three-day program includes 95 sessions and over 300 speakers. Please note that we are still finalizing sessions and making adjustments to the conference schedule. The official dates and times for each session will be added shortly. |
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| | 02/07/10 | | National Black HIV/AIDS | | | | | Details: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, February 7th of every year, is a national HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative targeted at Blacks in the United States and the Diaspora. There are four specific focal points: education, testing, involvement, and treatment. Educationally, the focus is to get Blacks educated on the basics of HIV/AIDS in their local communities. Testing is at the core of this initiative, as it is hoped that Blacks will mark February 7th of every year as their annual or bi-annual day to get tested for HIV. This is for those who are sexually active and those at high risk of contracting HIV. When it comes to community and organization leadership, getting Blacks involved to serve is another key focus. And lastly, for those living with HIV or newly testing positive for the virus, getting them connected to treatment and care services becomes paramount.
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| | 02/08/10 | | CADCA's 20th Annual National Leadership Forum | | | | Where: National Harbor, Maryland | | Details: Join us on February 8-11, 2010 for CADCA’s 20th Anniversary National Leadership Forum XX, the nation’s largest training event for community prevention leaders, treatment professionals and researchers! We’ve designed an exciting program for you, with more than 100 results-driven workshops, plenary sessions, and special events. Our theme is “Coalitions at Work: Restoring Communities.” Right on the banks of the Potomac River, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center was a great venue for our 2009 Forum and will be again for our 2010 Forum. |
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| | 02/11/10 | | National Conference On Ending Family Homelessness | | | | Where: Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles | Details: February 11-12, 2009
A Time to Lead
During this decade, our country has made progress on homelessness – sometimes halting, sometimes uncertain, sometimes stunning, and always welcome. Now that progress is threatened by the fallout of the recession. The number of homeless families, after declining throughout the country, is now going back up in many places, rapidly in some. Dramatic cuts to state budgets are reducing services and programs, and unemployment is pushing families on the economic fringes into homelessness.
But amidst this turmoil shines a light of opportunity. People involved in the fight against homelessness have proven that the tools we have developed are effective. Those tools can be put to work, at larger scale and ever more effectively, to face these new challenges, to staunch the flow of families into homelessness and to change the way we do business so that family homelessness will rapidly decline as the recession ebbs. Now is the time to demonstrate to the public what we have already known for years: we can end homelessness for America’s families, together.
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| | 02/11/10 | | Improving our Stewardship of Creation: Where are the resources we need now? | | When: 04:30 PM - 09:30 PM | | Where: La Salle Academy, Providence, RI | Details: For the faith-based community: A conference for clergy, lay leaders, parents, educators, business people, students and other interested persons.
Informative workshops including Interfaith Community Gardens, This Old House of Worship, Climate Change Impacts and Implications for the Ocean State, A Grateful Way of Living, Permaculture for Sustainability, Environmental Education
A KEYNOTE PANEL directing you to RESOURCES and PROGRAMS to become more energy efficient, including US STIMULUS FUNDS
Exhibitors offering a wide range of helpful information
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| | 02/13/10 | | Bride On A Budget Wedding Expo 2010 | | | | Where: Jacky's Galaxie Restaurant & Wedding Banquet, 383 Metacom Ave, Bristol, RI 02809 | Details: Cherish the Moments is pleased to announce our First Annual Wedding Event. Have Brides to meet local Exhibitors & Vendors at a professional level. We Welcome Brides and Guests to come to the most educational and interactive bridal event you have ever been involved with before. We offer a chance for you to really get up close and personal with our vendors - find out what they are about - gain a better understanding of what it will take for them to help make your day and everything that you ever dreamt about being possible. This Fabulous Bridal Wedding Expo will provide you with everything you need to plan your Wedding or Event of your dreams. We are here to help you plan your special day with our Exhibitors & Vendors.
With over 40 Exhibitors & Vendors on two levels of viewing for the Brides and their guest to enjoy. Brides & Guest will have the opportunity to purchase items from our Vendors for their Wedding, Bridal Party, Guest and More. Brides could register at Website to be automatically entered to win our grand prize giveaway.
Door Prizes for the first 100 Brides
(Must be Present to Win)
Please join us on
Saturday, February 13, 2010
From 11am-4pm
Fashion Show 1:00pm & 3:00pm
Exclusively By: Ana’s Bridal Boutique & Tuxedo Inc.
of East Providence, RI
Jacky’s Galaxie Restaurant & Wedding Banquet
383 Metacom Ave
Bristol, RI 02809
Prizes & Giveaways
$5.00 Admission
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| | 02/18/10 | | Curbing Childhood Obesity: Lessons from the Six-City Community Wellness Project | | When: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM | | | | Details: Curbing Childhood Obesity: Lessons from the Six-City Community Wellness Project |
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A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
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