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You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught. So goes one of the more obscure songs, but an important lessons in the musical, South Pacific, reminding us that we are rarely born bigoted; our attitudes, prejudices and biases are ingested very early by examples set by our extended families, teachers, authorities – and the media, of course.

Health Notes will be ending 2009 in conversation with the author of the book, Giving Birth to God.

The conversation will explore reincarnation, biblical history, christian mysticism, fear and how to live our best life.

This is a powerful conversation that you won’t want to miss. Mother Clare Watts is an ordained Priest and Master Teacher in the Order of Christ-Sophia.

Creativity and Social Change on Fresh Fruit December 17 from 7:30 pm-8:30 pm with hosts Dixie Treichel & John Townsend

Guests: Jane Evershed, MJ Kroll, Anthony Neuman, Claire Avitable

Jane Evershed:http://www.evershed.com ,Mother, Artist, Activist, Poet and Presenter

Born in England in 1959 and then moving to South Africa at the age of nine, the experience of growing up during the

Leading expert on the brain and health Dr. David Stussy will talk about the connection between understanding our brain and good health for the winter solstice. Dr. Stussy has owned and managed one of the largest functional neurology, multi-doctor chiropractic clinics, Kenwood Chiropractic Arts, since 1981.

Put your arms straight out in front of you.

Remember a time when you felt ready? In all likelihood there were many unknowns, change was occurring. Yet despite the pressure, or unexpected setbacks, you were inclined to do something: to take action! What would it be worth to you as a leader to heighten your — and your organization’s ability to deal with change more effectively, more consistently and more rapidly?

“When I walked through the door into the Alexandra House, the battered women shelter, I thought it was the end for me. I never imagined that I could leave that place going to my own home. I thought two things could happen; it was either deportation or death. I could feel death; I was just a walking corpse. But, I did not want to lose my son.

KFAI is proud to present renowned journalist, author and host of Democracy Now, Amy Goodman as part of the KFAI Speaker Series on Sunday, November 29th, at the Cowles Auditorium at 12pm at the University of Minnesota, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55454.

Can we say venerable in speaking of MARV DAVIDOV, one of the world’s nonstop protesters over corporate power, the ruling class and injustice?

As World AIDS Day 2009 approaches (Dec. 1, 2009), Population Media Center — an innovative international non-profit organization working in 16 nations around the world — is breaking new ground in the battle to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. Health Notes will be talking about the breakthroughs are happening worldwide.

What happens after we pass from this world? Is there a life after this one?

Census Bureau Outreach Specialist, Matthew Weinstein joins Dixie Treichel & John Townsend on Fresh Fruit Thursday November 19, 7:30pm-8:30pm

Matthew Weinstein, Census Bureau Outreach Specialist

Matthew Weinstein has organized outreach and political campaign efforts in 8 states.
He organized both the historic LGBT Census committee and the Complete Count Committee’s (CCC) kickoff event in