10 results for tag: education
February 25 Happy Hour: Caucuses, Primaries, Conventions, Oh My!
Join us for a fun and informal conversation!
2015 Citizens’ Religious Freedom Institute
Citizens Project's 2015 Citizens’ Religious Freedom Institute is scheduled!
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Attend this seminar to learn how the First Amendment to the US Constitution protects religious freedom in public schools. For teachers, students, parents, administrators, staff, school board members, and open to the public.
Saturday April 11, 2015 ~
8 AM-12:30 PM
Part 1: How the Law Defines Religious Freedom in Public Schools
Cheyenne Mountain High School, 1200 Cresta Road
Thursday April 16, 2015 ~ 4:30-7:30 PM
Part 2: Best Practices and School Policies
Citizens Project 322 N Tejon ...
Hard Work and Affecting Change: A Springs Thing
By Anya Arndt
As many of you may know, I am leaving Citizens Project after 15 amazing and rewarding months on staff. At the end of this month, I will be embarking on a journey to spend a year (and maybe more) working in Beirut, Lebanon. It has long been a goal of mine to spend time living and working in the Middle East to expand my own knowledge appreciation of different cultures and ways of life in the world. I am excited for this adventure, but sad to leave my current position; but before I go, I’d like to share with you a little bit about my time here at CP.
When I first came to Citizens Project as an intern in the summer of 2012, I ...
Upcoming Stormwater Meetings
Have you had the opportunity to attend a Stormwater Meeting yet? Make sure you check at least one of these out and make your voice heard on this important community issue!
Citizens Project Mid-Year Update
Earlier this year we asked you, our loyal friends and supporters, to give us feedback about our work and impact. Thanks to the participation of 100 Citizens Project supporters, we learned a lot about our organization, including our strengths and our challenges. One of the opportunities for growth we identified was communication: we learned that we could be doing a better job of keeping you posted on all our programs and successes. To that end, we happily present this mid-year report of exactly what Citizens Project has been up to:
Collaborating with the Pikes Peak Equality Coalition: On February 14, we worked closely with member organizations of ...
Citizens Project interview with KGNU Radio!
Citizens Project was recently interviewed by Mike Gage for KGNU radio's Dot Org program. Check it out here and thanks to Mike and KGNU!
Language Matters
By Kristy Milligan
A few weeks ago, I shared lunch with a close friend, who also happens to be a Citizens Project donor, volunteer, committee member, and former board member.
When it was my turn to give a work update, I droned on for several minutes on about our organizational priorities and calendar for the next few months. My friend paused, considered and asked the most simple, profound question.
“What does all that actually mean?”
Most cultures, ranging from ethnic to geographic to professional specialty, adopt a particular vernacular to describe the world around them. That specialized vernacular appears in the form of acronyms, ...
#IHeartCOS
If you love Colorado Springs (and we know you do) join Citizens Project and the Pikes Peak Equality Coalition to spread the love today in our city:
Follow the action on Twitter and use #IHeartCOS to share your own reasons for loving this city
Change your own profile picture to the image at the right
Take a selfie and share with your Facebook friends and Twitter followers why you ♥ Colorado Springs
Finally check out this Buzzfeed article to see why others love Colorado Springs and maybe get some inspiration yourself!
We believe in the transformative power of language. By changing the conversation about our community, we can change our ...
Community Conversation at the Educating Children of Color Summit
By Meghan Devall, MSW Intern
I recently had the opportunity to attend the 2014 Educating Children of Color Seminar: YOUth Be the Change. The purpose of Educating Children of Color (ECOC) is to “dismantle the cradle to prison pipeline for children of color, and children in poverty, through education”. The ECOC annual summit brings noted speakers to Colorado Springs and awards laptops and scholarships to high school students. The all day summit is a great way for students, teachers, parents, and concerned citizens to collectively learn, become involved, and work towards common goals. The powerful conversations that take place in such places can ...
Educating Children of Color Summit
Immigration Issues, Juvenile Justice and Education, and a day of Inspiration!
Saturday, January 12, 2013, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Colorado College
Keynote Speaker: Victor Villasenor
Keynote Session: 9:15-10:00 a.m.
Critically-acclaimed Mexican-American writer, New York Times best-selling novelist, Pulitzer Prize nominee, and author of the upcoming HBO series "Rain of Gold."
Victor's biography
Featured speakers:
Troy CLE, Manelous World University
Jem Marr, Gazette June 30, 2012
Marianne Williamson, www.mananne.com
Registration is open to high school and college students, parents, and professionals from all walks of life ...