A CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE - MITCHELL LIBRARY THIS EVENING - WAS A GOOD THING.  KUDOS TO ALL WHO MADE IT HAPPEN AND TO THE PERFORMERS OF CLYBOURNE PARK.

THE LESSONS OF THE EVENING (in my humble opinion) were:

1) Don't judge a book by its cover.  We need to read the contents.  Listen to the stories of the lives of others; learn from them.

2) Spend time with our children and the…

PARENT UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN OFFERS FREE WORKSHOPS

http://punh.org/

for New Haven Public School Families

Neighborhood Workshop Schedule

Soft Skills Job Training…

“Montessori School OK’d For 2014 Start” This is Great News!

Kudos to Elm City Montessori School co-founders Eliza Halsey and Dave Low for their persistence and determination.   Kudos also to Kaye Harvey, director of the Montessori School in Fair Haven

The Montessori model has been “universally accepted” around the world as a method that “can serve all kids, and…

State’s “Most Dangerous Criminal” Gets 65 Years (He is 22 years old with a reported 4 murders under his belt.)  He is 22-year-old Zachery Cody Franklin—aka Public Enemy #1.

Thanks to the teachers from Hillhouse for providing this real-life lesson about the consequences of bad choices on the streets. This type of…

Weingarten Proclaims Victory In New Haven 

THE EDUCATION AGENDA - CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.  We applaud the New Haven Independent for its excellent reporting on this issue.

Excellent reporting by Melissa Bailey and the NHI. Regardless of what credits Randi Weingarten is claiming about NHPS, the agreements reached between David Cicarella, president of the NHFT, and the NHPS…

WOMEN – STAY HEALTHY - BE A WISE WOMAN ABOUT YOUR HEALTH & WELL-BEING

MAY IS WOMEN’S HEALTH MONTH – OneWorld Progressive Institute Makes Daily Health Information Postings and short informative videos.  See postings for May 1 - 4th listed in reverse order.…

HILLHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MISSING FROM LIST OF PROMISE APPLICANTS FOR 2013.

 In the New Haven Independent article titled “Amid Shakeup, Promise Expands Scholarship” demographic figures list the number of applicants for Promise Scholarship by the high schools they attend.  There are 11 schools listed; Hillhouse is not among them.  The reporter said she got no figures for Hillhouse. Does this mean that Hillhouse…

Would-Be Gateway Mass Murderer Pleads Guilty

"Amanda Bowden was a forgotten woman pleading guilty to a felony charge—and pleading for permission to leave prison to get the Zoloft she needs."  According to the article in the New Haven Independent, Amanda is 19 years old.  There are many Amanda Bowdens in our society; they are mainly black and brown; occasionally they are…

Aspects of the American legal system continue to baffle me and many others.  We fully understand that all defendants need good legal representation.  That is an integral part of our democracy. What puzzles some of us are the lengths to which some attorneys will go to defend and put back on the streets people they know are extremely destructive forces within our communities.  It would appear on the surface of this report in the NHI, that Hamden cop, Dedric Jones, a…

APRIL IS NATIONAL ORGAN & TISSUE DONATION AWARENESS AND EDUCATION MONTH.

OneWorld Informs the Community on Health Literacy, Education and Civic Engagement

KEEP Your Kidneys Healthy. Dialysis works, but healthy kidneys are the BEST for a good quality of life.

In Connecticut there are over 1,000 people…

CHARACTER EDUCATION BOOSTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT – WE NEED BOTH

As students, those of us over the age of 50 were taught to respect ourselves, our teachers, our elders and our community.  Today, in many schools and communities, respect of any kind seems to have largely fallen by the wayside.  In such schools and community children who are overtly respectful are often teased by others and called ugly names.  According to the article in Deseret News, listed…

OneWorld Honors Female Math & Science Teachers for Women’s History Month.  Below are links to Parts 1 & 2 OneWorld Progressive Institute's series of interviews with Female Math & Science Teachers from Hamden, New Haven and West Haven.  In these interviews teachers encourage girls to take Math and Science courses in school and pursue careers in these fields. In this the 21^st Century, we need more women in Math and Science.  Please share…

MARCH IS COLON CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – OneWorld Progressive Institute provides information  and invites you to read this blog and watch the videos linked below to learn more.  Be good to yourself; you are irreplaceable.

As we age one of the areas of our bodies we need to pay close attention to is the Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract.  It starts at the mouth and ends at the…

There Are Benefits to Positive and Costs to Negative Parenting

There are significant long-term costs to society in general, and to individuals and families in particular when there has been poor parenting.  Today, public schools are expected to make up for poor parenting and lack of parental involvement. This accounts for much of the problems these schools face.  Education Reform cannot be fully realized unless, as a…

Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems

HealthDay, 02/21/2013

Risks from diabetes, cancer and heart disease all seem to rise with more time spent seated, study finds. In this the 21st century many of us spend hours sitting at our computers or other technical gadgets. According to this and other medical reports, getting up and moving for 15 mins every two hours will help to reduce the predicted…

There have been much information provided about the benefits of vitamin C from a variety or sources.  Sometimes the information has been conflicting.

The information linked below is provided by The Riordan Clinic.  OneWorld brings it to your attention for information purpose only.  You should discuss the benefits of supplements with your primary care physician and/or your nutritionist.…

OneWorld Encourages Everyone to Learn about Access Health CT before Oct. 2013 when the Exchange will open for full operations.

Access Health CT is Connecticut’s Health Insurance Marketplace.   This Health Insurance Exchange was established as a stand-alone, fully functioning, quasi-public agency to satisfy requirements of the federal Affordable Care Act. 

The power…

As we continue to learn about Women's Cardiac Health - CBS 19 brings us 2 mins 13 seconds of good, crisp information.  We at OneWorld reinforce what our Women's Cardiovascular Health Program, done with Yale physicians, brought you recently: Do Not Smoke; Exercise Regularly and Eat Sensibly are critical actions to preventing heart problems for women.  The short video from CBS 19 brings us good information about Women's Heart Attack Symptoms.  Please see…

OneWorld Celebrates Black Musical Giants Who Have Left Us During Black History Month

Since Black History Month February 2013, began we have lost a few of our artistic giants. We lost Donald Byrd, the brilliant Jazz innovator died on Feb. 4, 2013; he was 80 years old. It saddens me that there were no official commemorations of his phenomenal artistic contributions.  Byrd was a devoted educator and master jazz trumpeter…