Weblog O Little Town of Bethlehem
Published in Palestine, international by Kathleen McLaughlin |
Christmas in Bethlehem was quite an experience. A lot of stores had Christmas decorations, not put up in August like the United States, but at a more reasonable time just a few weeks before December 25th. Although I was in the most amazing
BuildaBridge Cofounder Honored with Award
Published in Untagged by J. Nathan Corbitt |
Today, Dr. Vivian Nix-Early, Philadelphia-born native daughter, was honored with the Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune award by the Philadelphia Section of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. Each year the NCNW selects a woman whose life style, accomplishments and contributions to society resembles that of its founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.
Dr. Nix-Early is Co-founder of BuildaBridge International, an arts-based education and intervention charity that brings hope and healing through art to the most vulnerable children and communities in Philadelphia and internationally. For the past ten years she has volunteered countless hours in nurturing the organzation as Chief Operations Officer and co-leading trips of youth around the world. Her day job is Dean of the Campolo College School for Social Change, Eastern University.
Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of what became Bethune-Cookman College, was a woman of great strength, talent and vision. Overcoming an environment of savage racism in her home south to pursue her own education
Liz Herrera Joins the BuildaBridge staff
Published in Untagged by J. Nathan Corbitt |
Liz Herrera de Cabezas joins the BuildaBridge staff as Coordinator of Central American BuildaBridge Institute. She will be developing/translating the website into Spanish and communicating
Teaching English in Aida Refugee Camp
Published in Palestine, international by Kathleen McLaughlin |
I've been living in Aida refugee camp for almost two weeks now, and am finally becoming familiar with the smells and sounds. There is no real system
