Skipping Stones Partners

NAME

The National Association for Multicultural Education, NAME, will hold its annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the second week of November. The 18th international conference will feature nationally known speakers, workshops, panels, cultural performances, multicultural exhibits and an awards ceremony. For registration information, visit NAME at www.nameorg.org, or e-mail: name@nameorg.org.

No Matter What!
http://www.ihcenter.org/groups/no-matter-what.html

Dr. Carolyn Gillman is the Executive Director of No Matter What! They are setting up a mobile library for parents, teachers and students for use in New Orleans. Their mission is:

"We are a collective of educators world wide committed to excellent education for all children everywhere...no matter what! As a collective, we create, support, and maintain successful programs that enhance the educational experiences of all children everywhere. Our first project is focused on and designed for New Orleans since the need at this time is greatest here. In the future, however, we will expand our efforts and our projects to reach all children everywhere...no matter what!

All donations to this critical effort are tax deductible since we are a nonprofit organization under 501(c)3 sponsorship of The International Humanities Center."

River of Words

River of Words (ROW) is a non-profit international arts/environmental education organization designed to nurture respect for and understanding of the natural world and to promote literacy in all its forms. ROW is affiliated with The Library of Congress Center for the Book and was co-founded in 1995 by United States Poet Laureate (1995-1997) Robert Hass and writer Pamela Michael. Through its workshops, innovative curriculum, publications, and free annual poetry and art contest, ROW fosters responsibility, imagination and action in young people and publicly acknowledges their creativity and concerns.

Deadlines are February 15 (North America) and March 1 (international) each year. There is no charge to enter.

For information or to order an Educator's Guide or other curriculum materials:
River of Words Project
PO Box 4000-J
Berkeley, CA 94704
USA
Tel: 510-433-7020
Website: www.riverofwords.org

PeaceBike

The PeaceBike's mission is to ride the globe, connect kids, and help build peace. Educator/cyclists at PeaceBike have visited with over 20,000 students in 25 countries since 1999. At each school they ask young people to join them in a friendship revolution. Over one thousand kids are now spreading peace and breaking down prejudice by becoming Peacebike Pen Pals or E-mail Pals. Thousands of additional kids and young people have pledged to be peacemakers in their families and communities. PeaceBike shares journeys with thousands more people at www.peacebike.org, and they learn more about the good things people are doing in every country. That builds understanding and peace too!

Skipping Stones shares the PeaceBike vision to link tens of thousands of children and youth so they can build friendships that may prevent war.

See an article by Tad Beckwith, the founder of Peacebike, in a previous issue of Skipping Stones.