POETRY PLUS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

The Oakville Literary Alliance

proudly presents

poetry plus

OUTSTANDING  YOUTH POETRY WORKSHOPS

for Ages      4-6       7-11      12-14

WHEN  Saturdays  March 2,  23,  30  2013

WHERE  Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre

2302 Bridge Rd, Oakville

http://www.tvcogeco.com/burlington-oakville/gallery/tv-shows/307-fyi/68586-poetry-workshops

Three internationally acclaimed presenters will each give one workshop for each age group.  All presenters have wide experience in developing the creative process in children.

See below for full details.

For more information contact

Elka Ruth Enola      (President, OLA)        ere@bell.net     905-257-7075

THE PRESENTERS

Ellen S. Jaffe writes poetry, fiction, and plays for young people and adults.  Her y/a novel "Feast of Lights" won the Moonbeam Gold Medal Award in 2007 for Multi-Cultural Fiction.  She has received several grants for teaching and for artists-in-education from the Ontario Arts Council,  works with Learning/Living Through the Arts, and has taught in schools from inner-city Toronto to Moose Factory in Northern Ontario. She has judged several writing contests for young people.  Ellen is currently working on a second young-adult novel and on a collection of poetry to be published by Guernica Editions in 2014.  She likes to help each person find his or her own voice in writing, and learn to enjoy playing with words.

We will explore ways to turn outer and inner experiences into

meaningful poems. You will find ways to develop your own voice,

whether in form or free verse.  And we’ll see how writing can be fun, too!

All writers welcome, including those who have never written a poem before! You are never too young or too old to write poetry.

Jenny Panda is a writer and illustrator of children’s literature. She taught in elementary schools in England and Halton for 34 years with an emphasis on creativity in all subject areas especially Art, Language Arts and Computers.  An executive member of the Fine Arts Society of Milton, her artwork can be viewed in many art shows in and around the area. She is the web administrator of www.fasm.ca and her own site: www.jenny.thepandas.ca. Jenny has published several books for children and enjoys visiting schools to show her artwork and to read from her novels and poetry.

ARTFUL POETRY

Have fun exploring a variety of Art and Poetry activities. In this workshop art will flow from poetry and poetry will flow from art.

Honey Novick, an award-winning poet and singer who has performed in Carnegie Recital Hall, NYC; the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; and the Concert for World Peace at Seibu Lions’ Stadium, Tokyo, Japan. She is artist in residence with Friendly Spike Theatre Band and  City of Toronto 2012 ACE Award winner. Her book "Ruminations of a Fractured Diamond" was published by lyricalmyrical.

Using poetry, sounds, songs, ideas, texts & pictographs, students get a chance to explore language, syntax, vocabulary and connection to poetry in an environment that’s fun, accessible, safe and “inspiriting.”

FEES  (includes all supplies)

Child attends one session  $35

Same child attends 2 sessions  $60

Same child attends 3 sessions $85  (a saving of $20)

	MARCH 2	MARCH 23	MARCH 30
4-6 year olds	Jenny Panda	Honey Novick	Ellen S. Jaffe
7-11 year olds	Ellen S. Jaffe	Jenny Panda	Honey Novick
12-14  year olds	Honey Novick	Ellen S. Jaffe	Jenny Panda

 

Detach, fill in and mail the table below together with your cheque to

Poetry Workshops

c/o Elka Enola

510-1240 Marlborough Court, Oakville, L6H 3K7

Make cheque payable to Oakville Poetry Alliance

Fill in participants names in the appropriate boxes.  Put contact information on the back of the table.

	MARCH 2	MARCH 23	MARCH 30
4-6 year olds 1:30-2:30	Jenny Panda	Honey Novick	Ellen S. Jaffe
7-11 year olds 1:30-2:30	Ellen S. Jaffe	Jenny Panda	Honey Novick
12-14  year olds 1:15-2:45	Honey Novick	Ellen S. Jaffe	Jenny Panda

NOV 24 SYMPOSIUM

SAVE THIS DATE

SATURDAY  NOVEMBER 24,  2012

in Mississauga, Ontario

Reclaim our Democratic Canada is a grass roots movement dedicated to the restoration of full functioning democracy in Canada.  http://reclaimourcanada.blogspot.ca/

On Nov 24, we will be offering a symposium with the aim of formulating activities that transcend political boundaries to help towards the restoration of democracy at the federal level.

In order for this symposium to be successful, it is essential that participants come from all political parties and environments.  

There will be feature speakers (e.g. Lawrence Martin, nationally known political analyst & Globe and Mail correspondent), panel discussion, small group discussions and large group participation.

If you wish to be kept informed as plans develop, please reply to me. (ere@bell.net)

If you know that you cannot attend but want to be kept informed of the progress and results of the symposium, reply to me to that effect. (ere @ bell.net)

Please share this with anyone you know who might be interested.  

Democratically yours,

Elka Enola,  Member of the RODC Steering Comm

A MUST READ

PLEASE READ AT LEAST THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THIS MESSAGE

DISCLAIMER:  Niki Ashton does not know anything about this message. I have no personal connection with her or her campaign.  I send this strictly as a Canadian.

I, and everyone I know, no matter what their political affiliation,   are immensely impressed with Niki Ashton, yet neither I nor any of my NDP friends voted for her.  The main reason for that was that, at 29 years old, she is too young to be the leader of the opposition.  As a result, our money went to our candidates of choice. However, I am now sending her a donation to help defray the financial burden of running this election.  Here is the speech she gave at the convention.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIqpBq2aVHo

 

Niki’s candidacy is critically important to Canadian democracy.  If you are concerned about the lack of youth involvement in politics; if you are concerned with the lack of women in the House of Commons; if you believe that politics is not only for the rich and powerful, then please join me in helping Niki Ashton

.

I am not asking you to support the NDP.  I am asking you to underwrite Canadian Democracy.

Any amount whether $1 or $10 or $100 or more, reduces the debt that this young women is carrying. 

 

Please go to https://secure.ndp.ca/leadership/index.php?candidate=LDR12_ASHTONN&language=e  OR  send a cheque made out to “Canada’s NDP” with “Niki Ashton Campaign” on the memo line and mail it to 283 Toronto Street North, Regina, SK, S4R 2T5

Tax receipts will be sent.

Thank you

Elka Enola

Oakville, Ontario

NDP Leadership Convention

Went to the NDP Leadership Convention from Friday Morning to Sunday morning. With over 4,000 delegates, it was more than double the size of the last leadership election that elected Layton.

First heard of Nathan Cullen when I watched the initial NDP Leadership debate and was blown away by his charisma, his humour, his ease, his dedication, his commitment and his fresh new ideas.  Here was  man for our time.

The media with their heads stuck in the past talked only to NDPers who, like them, could only see the past.  These were the same people who did not see the orange crush until it almost tsunamied them.

That media often didn't mention Nathan and when they did it was as 'a dark horse'.  But he was no dark horse.  He is the shining light at the end of the tunnel.  He is the way to the future.

The last two Members of Parliament left standing were Nathan Cullen and Thomas Mulcair.  Two of the last three on the ballot  were futurists.  It would have been a total disaster if Brian Topp would have won.  Someone with no TV personality (essential to win national election), no seat in the commons and who never ran for any public office...
What is really significant is that Nathan had a shoe string budget but people just kept donating. People believe in him. People trust him.

Mulcair, Topp, Nash and Dewar have their electoral campaign crew close to Toronto.  Nathan's crew is in Northern BC.   What the others spend to bring in 20 workers, Nathan could only bring in 1.  That makes his showing even more remarkable.

There were some delegates who were fanatically following an individual and who would not even consider any one else.  But the vast majority of people were extremely thoughtful and worried about each choice.  We knew this was an important decision.

Mulcair was my second choice, and in retrospect, perhaps it is better for the NDP that he came first.

It was unfortunate that the computer system got hacked.  But this should be a lesson for all future elections.  The idea of one person one vote is true democracy and we have to cooperate to develop an electronic voting system that all Canadians can use with confidence.

The NDP gave out free T shirts that said "I am the Layton Legacy" on the front and "Je suis la relève de Jack"on the back.  Everything took longer than expected and amenities were few and far between.  It was very hot even with the air conditioning.  There should have been water freely distributed.  Another lesson learned.  


But like the Liberals, there is a disconnect between the establishment and the grass roots.  Change is always challenging but exciting. 

The calibre of candidates was truly impressive. This is one hell of a political party.

Watch out Harper.  Here we come.

Security, Guns, Gender, Tax

From Today's Toronto Star

A1 SECURITY
"they can use cheap technology to read credit cards through people's pants"

I am having difficulty dealing with the vast array of technologies that put my financial security and my general privacy in peril. 

I think we are heading back to the days of lead shielded bags for our film when going through airport security.  Except now we have to shield everything.


A2 GUN CULTURE
"he went out to his pickup truck, got his semi automatic and shot (his son) multiple times"

What struck me in this murder, was the casualness of the gun... not just any kind of gun, but a semi automatic, that was just resting in his pickup truck. 

I remember stopping in a coffee shop in Dallas and striking up a conversation with a taxi driver who told me that he and his sons always take a gun when going across the street the convenience store because, "You never know."

A4 GENDER
Gender on passport etc must match hair style and clothes

This airport requirement is utterly unbelievable.  A man in a kilt would be stopped?  A woman with a striaght bob would be stopped?  And what about the many genders that are not offered as choices?

What's next?  Sending me to the men's room when I wear trousers?

Let's get rid of the whole gender farce and use real identifiers like fingerprints or iris ID.  Lifestyle should have nothing to do with this.


A16 WHAT IS TAXABLE
"Ponzi scheme proceeds not taxable, court rules"
because income is "not from a source".

Not only is it not from the sweat of a brow, but it is illegal.  And now it is free.

The people whose money was stolen, did however, pay tax