Free events this Fall at the Center for Communication

I've attended their events in the past and they've been great. Spread the word!

Covering Politics: From Bloomberg to Bush

Monday, November 14, 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Foreign Press Center, 150 East 52^nd Street, 5^th Floor (between Lexington & 3^rd Avenues)

In the incestuous world of politics and journalism, is it possible for reporters to remain objective while preserving access to the corridors of power? Join us for an in-depth look at how these leading reporters manage to walk the fine line between staying on good terms with their government contacts, while maintaining a healthy skepticism.

Jim Angle, Chief Washington Correspondent, Fox News

Jim Rutenberg, City Hall Bureau Chief, The New York Times

Elizabeth Wilner, Political Director, NBC News

John Dickerson, Chief Political Correspondent, Slate

Jonathan Capehart, Senior Vice President & Senior Counselor for Public Affairs, Hill & Knowlton (moderator)

Sponsored by Interep

Pornography Goes Mainstream

Tuesday, November 15, 6:30 to 8:00 pm

New School University, Lang Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 2^nd Floor, 55 West 13^th Street

Easy access to porn is influencing our culture and re-shaping the way we see ourselves. From hidden sex scenes in Grand Theft Auto to Desperate Housewives to Jenna Jameson on network television, it’s flooding mainstream media and exposing everyone to a porn mentality. What, if anything, should we do about it? Co-presented with The New School’s Media Studies Program

Pamela Paul, writer, Time; author, Pornified: How the Culture of Pornography is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships and Our Families and The Starter Marriage

Nadine Strossen, President, ACLU; author, Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women's Rights

Nelson George, author, Hip Hop America; Show and Tell; Night Work; Executive Producer, HBO’s Everyday People

Ariel Levy, author, Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture

Kay Hymowitz, Manhattan Institute Fellow; principal contributor, Modern Sex: Liberation and Its Discontents

Catherine Orenstein, contributor, The New York Times, Ms. Magazine; author, Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked (moderator)

The Music Biz: Be Your Own Label

Thursday, November 17, 6:30 to 8:00 pm

NYU, Kimmel Center, Silver Board Room #914, 60 Washington Square South

With record labels more focused on marketability than talent, musicians are starting to take control of their own careers. Industry pros explore how advances in home recording technology, the internet, and increased licensing opportunities can help you create success on your own terms.

Samantha Cox, Senior Director, Writer Publisher Relations, BMI

Steve O’Reilly, singer/songwriter, Tammany Hall NYC

Christopher Weingarten, Music Editor, CMJ

Michael Bull, Vice President of Label Relations, Caroline Distribution

Ariel Hyatt, Founder, Ariel Publicity

Jeanne DaSilva, Founder, Licensemusicnow.com (moderator)

TO REGISTER: Visit www.cencom.org, email info@cencom.org or call 212-686-5005.

We hope you can join us!

Alaina Bendi

Center for Communication

p: (212) 686-5005

f: (212) 504-2632

www.cencom.org

Internships with "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"

A professor at Queens College-CUNY sent this out and according to her, students have had good experiences, so for those of you interested, apply!
As always, spread the word...

Award winning reality show "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" is seeking
production interns for the Spring 2006 semester (Jan-May/June).
Focused,
dedicated, energetic, hard working production office interns with a can
do
attitude please apply.

This is a great opportunity to learn production, fast and furious.
Interns
will assist coordinators, producers, and managers in all aspects of
television production.  Duties include, but are not limited to,
research,
administrative tasks, working with vendors, scouting for potential
candidates, making runs for various departments, aiding in field shoot
preparation, and participating as a production assistant in the field
during
shoots.

Please send resume and brief cover letter via email to Kevin Howard.
Please specify "Spring Internship" in the subject line.

qeinternship@gmail.com

Requirements:  Must be advanced undergraduate/graduate student
interested in
television/communications/media studies for ACADEMIC CREDIT ONLY. NO
EXCEPTIONS. If you cannot receive credit please DO NOT APPLY.

IMASE announcement: Civil Engineer needed for relief work in Northern Pakistan

I got this posting/email as an announcement sent out via the International Muslim Association of Scientists and Engineers (IMASE) listserv. Im sure there are people willing to help.
Please spread the word!

Civil Engineer Needed ASAP

There is an opportunity for an engineer, Mechanical or Civil,
preferably Civil, to help out in Northern Pakistan. This project with
Islamic Relief involves digging roads before they snow over and getting
people out ASAP. Despite everyone working 24/7, there are still people
trapped because roads have totally collapsed. This is the wind down
phase of the project which is principally liasing between the Army and
the contractors to get the roads dug moving into the hills south west of
Muzaffarabad.

Due to the nature of things, it would help greatly if the person spoke
Punjabi or Urdu, or both. If you know anyone who is interested and can
be free from 15-30 November (i.e. the job finished on 30th Nov), then
please call Dr Ismail Jalisi on 07967 654 561.

Check our website http://www.imase.org for further information

This week's article

Here it is, hot off the presses!
The article is primarily on Mukhtaran Mai, now being referred to as the "Rosa Parks of Pakistan".
As usual, comments are welcome.
Happy reading!

Panel discussion: "Youth as a Catalyst for Peace" - Nov. 21st, 10 AM

My friend Lisa at the Academy for Educational Development invited me to this great panel discussion, which unfortunately, I will not be able to attend because of prior commitments.
Anyone who may be in the DC area around the 21st should definitely attend.
Spread the word!

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On Monday, November 21, 2005 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, the Academy for Educational Development, Center for Civil Society and Governance, will be hosting a panel discussion on Youth as a Catalyst for Peace: Helping Youth Develop the Vision, Skills, and Behaviors to Promote Peace.

The panel discussion will explore themes raised in the recent AED publication of the same title, located on the AED website: http://www.aed.org/ToolsandPublications/upload/Youth_Catalyst_Peace.pdf.

Over decades of youth development experience, AED has discovered that youth are more likely to avoid violence and engage in peacebuilding behavior if they are granted a specific set of opportunities, interrelated and mutually reinforcing, or "threshold conditions for peacebuilding":

* engaging in political participation
* forging connections between youth and their communities
* building constituencies for peace
* training youth for the workplace
* building youth confidence and self-esteem

Panelists at the November 21st discussion will include development experts and young people involved in various types of domestic and international programming that is encouraging youth to seek peaceful resolution of conflicts. Together they will explore how specific programming approaches are leading to youth involvement in peacebuilding.

The panel discussion will be held at AED's Academy Hall, 1825 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Peterson, by phone at (202) 884-8680 or by e-mail at lpeterson@aed.org.