Wednesday, February 11, 2015


   
                       FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER

Di-ver-si-ty // the inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin, color, religion, socioeconomic stratum, and sexual orientation.

The time is now to start planning for Read Across America/Dr. Seuss Day on March 2, 2015.  Black History Month is the perfect time to speak about Diversity and literacy in schools as well as at your sites.  For February’s blog tell us what diversity means to you and how you’re celebrating it this month.
Submit your blogs Friday, February 27th!

Grants and Opportunities
Calling all Writers!

The grassroots organization, We Need Diverse Books (“WNDB”) was created to address the lack of diverse, non-majority narratives in children’s literature. Their mission is to promote or amplify diversification efforts and increase visibility for diverse books and authors, with a goal of empowering a wide range of readers in the proceess. We Need Diverse Books Short Story Contest is looking for unpublished authors of all backgrounds. Know someone at your site that would be interested?.Pass it along It’s free to enter!

Points of Light and First Book are partnering to promote literacy in America. Your organization and partners can get involved. 

Access free and Reduced Price Books - First Book is a nonprofit social enterprise that distributes tens of millions of new books and educational resources every year to educators and program leaders serving children in need nationwide. Through the Points of Light and HandsOn Network partnership with First Book, you can sign up now to start accessing free and low-cost brand new books for students in your programs. For more information, contact First Book at 866.READ.NOW or help@firstbook.org

Thanks for reading all that. Here is a mental break:

Check out these free web series:
1    The Peculiar Kind: A Web Series & Doc, LGBT Homeless Youth
2   East Willy B:  A comedic  webseries on the gentrification of Latinos in New York City
You’re almost done, don’t stop reading!


 Reminders, Reminders, REMINDERS!
     
 Don’t forget: generationOn is looking for The Hasbro Community Action Hero Awardees    Nominate someone you know today!  Deadline: February 13, 2015 5 p.m.
  


What do YOU want in a newsletter? Email abuckner@generationon.com  to tell me what you  think is missing or should be added!



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