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“Act 1, Act Tú” bilingual theatre is one of the Arts and Culture programs recently launched in the summer of 2022 NEW LONDON, Conn. — The Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut’s mission is to advance Hispanic contributions to the Southeastern Connecticut community and beyond. “We have very structured and specific, clearly identified well, designed intentional programs,” explained Maria Amparo Cruz-Saco with Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut. This includes the organization’s many Art and Culture programs created to embrace and share their diverse Hispanic heritage with the community.  RELATED: Hispanic Health Council educates and addresses growing problems in community “We’re very…

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At Holden Elementary in Kent, there is one school teacher who continues to use his philanthropy work to tell his story and make a difference in the lives of others. Garrison Wollam is a third-grade teacher who is about to finish up his third year of maintenance treatment to treat his diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL. While fighting his battle against cancer, Wollam continues to care for his family and be a “big kid” in the classroom. Back in 2019 at the age of 37, Wollam was diagnosed with ALL, which is a common form of childhood cancer.…

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Danielle CosinoRoblox can be played on many platforms including PCs (shown), Android and iPhones.You may have heard a bunch of young kids today talk about this game called Roblox. Many people mistake Roblox for being a stand-alone video game like Fortnite, but it is actually a free online gaming platform where people can play a variety of games created by various developers. These games are referred to as “experiences.” Over the years, the popular gaming platform has accumulated an age demographic of 13-year-olds and younger; however, in the past 2 to 3 years, Roblox has grown to reach an audience…

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Join us for a four week series of Bilingual Birdies programs from September 21-October 12. These programs will be in English and French. Bilingual Birdies is an early childhood bilingual education program for children birth through age six and the adults who love them! The programs combine music, movement, and puppetry in a play-based curriculum to engage children as they increase their vocabulary and celebrate diversity in every class! Source link

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Hungarian lesbian activists are set to hold their second DykeMarch on October 1, the final day of the EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Community (EL*C) Conference in Budapest. This year’s conference, “Lesbian Resistance,” will open two weeks after Serbia initially banned EuroPride 2022, the latest in a two-year spate of attacks on Pride marches and other queer events in Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The EL*C conference and DykeMarch come amid ongoing government harassment of lesbian activism in Hungary. In February, an appeals court ruled against Labrisz Lesbian Association, finding that an article in a pro-government newspaper likening lesbian activists to…

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SHANNON, IRELAND / ACCESSWIRE / September 26, 2022 / Employees from Panametrics, a Baker Hughes business, manufactured and donated three uniquely mobile video game station stands to the Childrens’ Ark Ward at the University Hospital Limerick (UHL).PlayStation* video game consoles and accompanying monitors have been fitted to stands constructed by colleagues at Panametrics.”Thinking about how we could make life better for children getting medical treatment in the Ark Ward, we came up with something we knew would brighten their day – PlayStation* consoles,” said Dave King, manufacturing systems specialist at Panametrics. “However, we also knew that many of the children…

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As New Jersey gets ready for November’s general election — officials across the state began sending out mail-in ballots on Saturday — voters face an election landscape much changed by a slew of legislative reforms taken since before the pandemic. Since 2020, New Jersey lawmakers have backed wide-ranging changes to the state’s voting systems meant to expand suffrage, increase participation, and promote election results transparency. Foremost among the changes is the state’s adoption of early in-person voting, allowing residents to cast machine votes during a nine-day period before a given general election. That period is three days for a primary,…

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“My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel– it is, before all, to make you see.” – Joseph Conrad “Poetry has never been the language of barriers,it’s always been the language of bridges.” – Amanda Gorman Welcome to Morning Open Thread, a daily post with a MOTley crew of hosts who choose the topic for the day’s posting. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in an open forum. That is a feature, not a bug. Other than that, site rulz rule. .…

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The Tartan Army recently discovered that it had spread more sunshine than it realised. Since 2003 a group within the Scotland support has raised money to make a donation to a children’s charity in every country the men’s team visits to play a game. The generosity is matched only by the longevity: this week the run will extend to donations at 92 away trips in a row.The Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal is the original and longest established charity funded by Scotland fans but even those at the heart of it were startled to realise how much had been raised and…

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We all want our children to grow up to be open-minded citizens of the world. One of the best ways to broaden our horizons is to learn another language – and the younger the better. To mark today’s European Day of Languages, the P&J spoke to five multilingual families living in Aberdeen. The Granite City has long been a multicultural place, particularly since the oil industry took off in the 1970s. As an example, Hanover Street School pupils speak a whopping 19 different languages at home. Juliette Kinn Valdelievre doesn’t exaggerate when she says hers is an “international family”. The…

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