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February 22, 2008 Activist spotlights struggle of children, women For Stephen Lewis, a defining moment in his career came five years ago in a pediatric ward of a Zambian hospital, he said in his keynote address, “Time to Deliver: Winning the Battle Against Poverty and Disease in the Developing World” on Feb. 21. Then a United Nations AIDS envoy to Africa, he toured the ward, noticing every bed and crib was filled with three, four and five babies, most infected with AIDS and clinging to life

Rwandan genocide. “This fall, with the support of the Kurt Mayer Endowment for Holocaust Studies, we focus on the efforts of young Rwandans to practice the art of argument in a society still struggling to make dissent normal, safe and nonviolent,” said PLU History Professor Beth Kraig, director of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor. “Silence often follows genocides and civil wars, as people live in fear and lack trust in others. The iDebate Rwanda program provides opportunities for breaking that

International partnership helps unite young musicians here and abroad on PLU’s campus Posted by: Kari Plog / June 28, 2016 Image: Miho Takekawa teaches during a workshop with the Tamana Girls High School band from Kumamoto, Japan on June 7. The band visits the U.S. every other year with its sister band Graham-Kapowsin High School. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) June 28, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (June 28, 2016)- There were lots of tears as band members from

President Krise Discusses “Protest” with Angie Hambrick and Amy Young Posted by: Zach Powers / December 10, 2015 December 10, 2015 TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 10, 2015)- Recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 24, the fourth episode of 'Open to Interpretation' features a discussion of the word 'protest' among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, PLU President and Professor of English Thomas W. Krise and Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Angie Hambrick.“Open to

. “Seeing Miss Melannie Cunningham, PLU’s director of multicultural outreach and engagement, with natural hair, in a place of power, made me feel it’s not impossible to achieve greatness,” she says. “I don’t have to worry that my hair will hold me back.”Major in social work at PLUAre you interested in working with children with emotional and behavioral issues? Do you believe everyone is entitled to access to health care? Are you frustrated by what you hear about social welfare programs? Are you

how to care for a Black child’s hair. Without this help, some parents shave kids’ heads or don’t put forth effort, leaving children lacking self-confidence. “In 20 years, I hope all hair is acceptable, and there’s no more arguing about ‘good hair,’ or assuming hair that hangs and flows is good hair,” Lucas says. “For future generations, hopefully, if people are qualified, then appearance doesn’t affect positions of power.” A federal CROWN act could push developments forward. Representation matters

determination come from? I know from working with my own children, teenagers and young adults that sometimes they don’t have that drive and determination to be able to push beyond that incremental failure. Where does determination that come from? Jp Avila: I think of it as two different things. I grew up Catholic soI have a lot of determination of strong will. I’m also a very stubborn person. I find that, speaking of children, that with my own daughter I can see her and I butting heads when we both want to

relatively equally, to be heard and to hear from others. If you don’t have visual cues, you really don’t want a cast of thousands—it’s messy, it’s overly complex and it’s too hard to follow. And, I think you can be strategic with two to four people in terms of finding a few people who have a kind of beautiful, easy chemistry. Managing personalities is integral, I think, to this kind of podcast format. Read Previous Open to Interpretation: Advocacy (Episode 1) Read Next PLU Hosts Rwanda’s Best Young

the Capobiancos without Brown’s consent. Although Brown regained custody of his daughter using the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Capobiancos, rejecting the purpose of the ICWA and ignoring the long history of removing Indigenous children from their families. Washington state figures prominently in the book, too, Jacobs said, with a focus on many local Indigenous female activists who are working to address the high numbers of indigenous children in

, context and respect. 9:20: What we can learn about civility and anonymity from internet comment sections. 15:10: The negative effects of the cautiousness-in-the-name-of-civility mentality of many career politicians. 20:20: “At low levels of conflicts relations don’t strive – because there is too much civility.” 25:30: Discussion of Malcolm Gladwell’s assertion that groups over 150 people will start to socially degrade. 30:00: How young children communicate prior to being taught civility, inclusivity