ORIAS UPDATE 3-16-09

From: ORIAS [mailto:orias@berkeley.edu]

ORIAS EVENTS

1. European Union: A Teachers’ Institute at U. C. Berkeley – April 4
http://orias.berkeley.edu/2009/EUhome.htm
Two spaces left.

2. Russia And Her Neighbors • Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies' Annual Teachers' Conference - April 25, 2009

Contact: Libby Coyne at ISEEES elizabeth.coyneberkeley.edu or (510) 643-5844

3. Visible Power: Art In National Life

2009 ORIAS Summer Teacher's World History Institute
July 27-31, 2009
Art production for public display has been a component of every historical era. The institute will explore unique evidence art supplies for teaching world history themes such as: Identity; Order and Systems; Peace and Conflict; Migration and Encounters; Chronologies/Change and Continuity.
http://orias.berkeley.edu/summer2009/Summer2009Home.htm


OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS ON CAMPUS

*Responding to a Resurgent Russia: Russian Policy and Responses from the EU and US
Conference/Symposium | April 2 | 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | International House,

Event Contact: Noga Wizansky nwizansk@berkeley.edu, 510-643-4558-4

*Film Series: Women’s Cinema from Tangiers to Tehran
March 1, 2009 - April 29, 2009 at the Pacific Film Archive

A celebration of women filmmakers from North Africa and the Middle East, as well as the diaspora in Europe, this series represents a remarkable geographic, cultural, and stylistic range. In documentaries, features, and experimental works, the directors depict urban attitudes and rural traditions, the dream of escape and the isolation of exile, and the comforts and entrapments of family.
PFA Theater: 2575 Bancroft Way @ Bowditch, Berkeley
Info: 510.642.1412 Advance Tickets: 510.642.5249

Please refer to the PFA website for program details and updates. http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries/womens_cinema_
tangiers_tehran


SCIENCE CONNECTIONS

History teachers can find exciting ways to think out of the box by collaborating with their colleagues in science departments and integrate science perspectives into the world history curriculum through global topics like population growth, climate change, environmental law, and energy politics.

· The law schools at UC Berkeley and UCLA have launched a new blog, Legal Planet, which provides insight and analysis on climate change, energy, and environmental law and policy. This collaborative blog draws upon the individual research strengths and vast expertise of the law schools' think tanks and legal scholars.
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/

· Conference: Sustainable Professional Development for Global Systems Science in the 21st Century - July 13-15, 2009.

You are invited to attend the Global Systems Science (GSS) conference which will be held 2009 July 13-15 (3 days) at Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA.

This conference will combine elements of the Global System Science curriculum materials and the new GSS partner: the Global Science textbook authored by John Christensen and published by Kendall/Hunt. We'll share best techniques for using GSS and Global Science materials with high school classes as well as techniques for both in-person and remote-meeting professional development. The materials feature reading and investigations that can form an Earth Science course, Environmental Science course, Integrated Science course, or constitute valuable supplements to traditional Physics, Biology, and Chemistry courses. Preliminary agenda is on the GSS conference page:
http://lhs.berkeley.edu/gss/uptodate/con/


OFF CAMPUS Summer Travel:

· Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WW II in Asia
2009 Peace And Reconciliation Tour Of China - June 30 to July 15, 2009

The Global Alliance for Preserving the History of World War II in Asia (Global Alliance) is again pleased to announce, for the third year, that social science, history, and humanities teachers and educators are invited to apply for this opportunity to take part in a 16-day intensive summer study tour of China. The purpose of the study tour is to enhance knowledge and understanding of the cultural and historical background of China during the Asia-Pacific War from 1931-1945.

o For full details on fees, funding, and application see http://www.global-alliance.net
o Application deadline postmarked April 10, 2009.
Contact: Pete Stanek pete.stanek@global-alliance.net.


· Uganda - Teaching Global Issues: July 11 - 24, 2009

Do you teach about Global Issues? Have you dreamed of visiting Africa but wanted a more authentic experience than looking at it through the window of an air-conditioned bus? Do you want to connect, one-on-one, with people who are actively working to lift themselves out of poverty and ask them what their lives are like? Would you like to go on safari and then be able to talk to the locals about what the the park and wildlife conservation mean to them? Do you want to see what "Global Issues" look like in the lives of Ugandans?

For information on costs, itinerary, and program visit Conservation Concepts.
http://conservationconcepts.net/default.aspx


Michele Delattre
Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS)
University of California Berkeley
2223 Fulton Street Rm 338 (MC2324)
Berkeley CA 94720-2324
510-643-0868
http://orias.berkeley.edu
orias@berkeley.edu

Literacy for Environmental Justice Celebration!

From: Milton Reynolds [mailto:Milton_Reynolds@facing.org]

Dear All,

On November 14th, Literacy for Environmental Justice will hold its first annual benefit dinner and celebration -- and we're hoping you can join in on the fun!

Among other things we'll be celebrating the recent ground breaking and strides towards completion of the EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park. The EcoCenter will be the only building of its kind in San Francisco and will feature, among other cutting edge technologies, a green living roof as well as the Eco Machine, a UV and green house based water filtration system. The building will be totally off grid and highlight a number of sustainable building practices. Perhaps most importantly, though, it'll house a number of programs we provide for LEJ Youth and the communities we serve: Bayview Hunters Point in particular, but other neighborhoods across the city as well. The building has already drawn attention from across the nation and we'd love to share it with you too.

The event will take place on November 14th at 7:00 p.m. and will be held at Mission Rock Cafe ( 817 Terry Francois Drive, San Francisco). Please contact our Deputy Director, Pamela Calvert, at (415) 282-6840.

A flier is attached; please feel free to share it with someone else you think might be moved by LEJ's work.

Thanks in advance for your support and I look forward to seeing you there!

Take care,

Milton Reynolds

Chair of the Board, LEJ

President's Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA)

From: Ferriole.Thomas@epamail.epa.gov [Ferriole.Thomas@epamail.epa.gov]

Hello,

Young people from around the country are invited to participate in the annual awards program that encourages individuals, school classes, summer camps, public interest groups, and youth organizations to promote environmental awareness and positive community involvement.

The following link provides pictures of previous winners and information about the PEYA application process and deadline of October 31:

http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/peya/index.html

I also believe every school with elementary programs should know about the following link to our children's website:

http://www.epa.gov/kids/

Program coordinator Sharon Jang and I look forward to hearing from and to receiving your applications.

Very truly yours,
Tom Ferriole
Education Outreach
U.S. EPA, Region 9
(415) 972-3350