My Committment

Today I stumbled across a new initiative of the Clinton Foundation. It's called My Commitment and helps people figure out how they can make a difference in the world. They have access to social networking tools, links to stories of people making a difference. I love that it makes creating a positive change manageable, achievable, and public.

Camp Stories

Inviting Bay Area students, families, everyone
a powerful, educational international evening of inspiring
"Camp Stories"

about conflict, about change
told together by Palestinian and Jewish youth and adults of excellence
women and men -- Christians, Muslims, and Jews from 33 towns "back home" in Israel and Palestine, and from America just returned down the mountain from their face-to-face encounters at Oseh Shalom ~ Sanea al-Salam, the Fifth Palestinian -Jewish Peacemakers Camp.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 -- 7:30 sharp - 9:30 PM
St. Mary's Cathedral -- San Francisco
1111 Gough Street at Geary

Jobs of Interest

Organization: Tikkun/Network of Spiritual Progressives
Job Title: Organizer
Location: Berkeley, CA or Washington, DC

Organization: Women of Color Resource Center
Job Title: Executive Director

Team in Training

I signed up for the Nike Women's Half Marathon today. I'm excited and nervous because I haven't run seriously since I was in high school. But the gals at T-in-T assure me that they can get me off the couch and crossing the finish line in 12 weeks. Cross your fingers for me. Keep track of my activity or make a donation to support me and to cure blood cancers at http://www.active.com/donate/tntgsf/tntgsfKHoward.

Policy Analyst - Youth Data Archive

Policy Analyst - Youth Data Archive @ Stanford
Job ID: 24114
Salary: 3P3
Date Posted: Feb 8, 2007

The John Gardner Center (JGC) in the School of Education seeks a policy analyst to be a major contributor to the Youth Data Archive (YDA) project, working as a member of a small team of JGC and SPHERE staff, reporting to the Director of Research of the JGC. The PA will provide support linking K-12 education data with other data sources, including assisting community partners in data exporting and database development, supporting performance measurement for school sites, conducting statistical analyses at the request of community partners, providing research support to Stanford or outside researchers, and writing policy briefs on community youth development and related topics.

Gaping Reminders of Aging and Crumbling Pipes

The New York Times
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
Published: February 8, 2007
Though there is no master tally of sinkholes, there is consensus that things are getting worse.

Thank you, Molly Ivins.

Molly Ivins, funny, smart, Texan, journalist. She died yesterday after a battle with cancer. Thank you for all you did to make us laugh, shake our heads, cry, get angry, and shed light on politics in the US. We will miss you.

• Quips and Quotes
  
• New York Times Obituary
  
• Remembering Molly Ivins
  

Thank you, Molly Ivins.

Molly Ivins, funny, smart, Texan, journalist. She died yesterday after a battle with cancer. Thank you for all you did to make us laugh, shake our heads, cry, get angry, and shed light on politics in the US. We will miss you.

• Quips and Quotes
  
• New York Times Obituary
  
• Remembering Molly Ivins
  

Today on Diane Rehm - Katrina Recovery

Seventeen months after Hurricane Katrina, Diane and her guests talk about the recovery efforts -- why they are moving so slowly, the fate of the city's displaced residents, and how best to move forward. Listen Here.

Guests

• Sean Reilly, board member of the Louisiana Recovery Authority and former Louisiana state legislator
  
• Thomas Murphy, senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute and former mayor of Pittsburgh, 1994-2006.
  
• Judith Browne-Dianis, co-director of the Advancement Project
  
• Donald Powell, federal coordinator of the Office of Gulf Coast Rebuilding (DHS)
  

Spin Project Job

Job Title: Communications Strategist

Organization: The SPIN Project

Location: San Francisco

Salary: $55-65K/year