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- Mayor Touts Financial Benefits of Local Arts and Culture - San Diego 6
- Cultural Ties Keep Some Women from Care - KDVR.com
- Q and A: Stand up to domineering co-worker - Grand Forks Herald
- Portland enter negotiations for next Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center operator - Oregonian
| Mayor Touts Financial Benefits of Local Arts and Culture - San Diego 6 Posted: 14 Jun 2010 07:46 PM PDT
SAN DIEGO - Nearly 1.5 million visitors traveled to San Diego to participate in arts and cultural events last year, pumping more than $750 million into the local economy, according to a report released Monday. In addition, the 76 nonprofit arts and culture organizations that receive funding from the city had a $181 million impact on the economy in 2009, according to the report by the San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture. "This year's annual arts and culture economic and community impact report shows the sheer scope of the arts contributions to our city's economic bottom line," San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders said at a news conference in Balboa Park. "By these measures, San Diego is a true national powerhouse when it comes to arts and culture," he said. San Diego is home to 4,290 arts-related businesses, ranking eighth in the country, according to the report. Those businesses employ 22,727 people. Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Cultural Ties Keep Some Women from Care - KDVR.com Posted: 14 Jun 2010 07:43 AM PDT Fear and modesty kept Diana Awada of Dearborn, Mich., from getting a mammogram. Four times she made an appointment, and four times she canceled. Getting your breasts checked for signs of cancer wasn't something many women in Awada's Arab-American community felt comfortable doing. The day Awada did show up for the test, the machine wasn't working. "Good," she thought, as she rushed away. But just outside the Dearborn health clinic, Awada, 56, bumped into Hiam Hamade, the woman who had convinced her to schedule the X-ray screening in the first place. Hamade persuaded Awada to going back inside for a cup of coffee. The pair chatted until the mammogram machine was up and running again. It's a good thing they did. Awada's mammogram revealed a cancerous lump. After surgery to remove the lump and two years of chemotherapy at the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, Awada's cancer is in remission. "Hiam saved my life," Awada says. "And who was the first person I saw when I opened my eyes after the surgery? Hiam. Right beside me." Hiam Hamade (HEE-AHAM HA-ma-de ), 55, is a public health nurse who travels mosque-to-mosque, door-to-door and friend-to-friend throughout metro Detroit's Arab-American community, preaching the importance of breast cancer screenings and teaching women how to do self-exams. Hamade, a native of Lebanon, does it because early detection is the surest way to survive the disease. She knows that cultural beliefs cause some Arab-American women to shy away from both breast and cervical cancer screenings. Low-income and uninsured Arab-American women are even less likely to get screened. "Cultural inhibitions, combined with language barriers and financial concerns, have been major roadblocks to Arab-American women when it comes to seeking health care that can save lives," says Dr. Adnan Hammad, senior director of the Community Health & Research Center at ACCESS in Dearborn, located at the clinic where Hamade works. Only 42 .9 percent of Arab-American women age 40 to 49 reported having a mammogram in the previous two years compared with roughly 74 percent of all Michigan women, according to a 2008 report from the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Wayne State University. Another statewide survey of 1,000 Arab-American women by the Michigan Department of Community Health revealed that 45 percent had never had a Pap smear and that 31 percent age 40 and over had never had a mammogram screening. Hamade, who has been a nurse since 1975, aims to improve those numbers. She runs the Breast Cancer Outreach Project that operates out of the health clinic at ACCESS, the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services. It's one of six metro Detroit projects receiving a grant from the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. In Detroit, the annual fund-raising walk/run will be Saturday at Comerica Park. Hamade takes her message wherever she goes, armed with knowledge, compassion, cultural sensitivity and a warm and ready smile that helps put women at ease. "She's a sweet, gentle soul who really believes in what she does," says Laura Zubeck, a nurse and director of volunteer administration at the Karmanos Cancer Institute. "She works tirelessly, going into homes, bringing people into the clinic at ACCESS and to Karmanos. "She not only talks to the women, she talks to the men in families to convince them to bring the women or let them come to the clinic. Everybody who knows her loves her." Hamade's fight against breast cancer went from professional to personal when Hamade got a mammogram in 2004 that revealed cancer. She did the test that December day simply because a winter storm had left the clinic empty. Like many of her clients, she initially chose to keep her cancer a secret. She had surgery to remove the cancer during Christmas break and was back to work in early January.
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| Q and A: Stand up to domineering co-worker - Grand Forks Herald Posted: 14 Jun 2010 05:06 AM PDT QUESTION: I teach at an international school in Thailand that employs people from Europe, Asia and the Americas. I myself am from India. Despite our cultural differences, everyone works well together except for one teacher from Ireland. "Owen" likes to create friction and is especially rude to the Asian staff members. Although Owen is just a teacher, he tries to boss us around because he is in charge of an important project. He refuses to let us take concerns about this project to our director and says that all information must go through him, which is a lie. If anyone tries to bypass him, Owen gets angry and starts yelling. Some good teachers have left because of Owen, yet no action is ever taken action against him. Our director dislikes conflict, so Owen takes advantage of his peaceful nature. Whenever Owen goes back to Ireland, we are like one big happy family. But as soon as he returns, the tension starts again. What can we do? ANSWER: Owen has no official management position, so there are only two ways for him to acquire power. The director can delegate authority to him or the staff can simply allow him to dominate. To address this issue, you must first clarify how much formal authority he actually has. Since Owen can't legitimately block your communication with management, gather some well-respected colleagues and meet with your director as a group. Explain that you're confused about Owen's leadership role and that his behavior is alienating the staff. For example: "We know that Owen is the official leader of the Literacy Project. However, many people find him difficult to work with because he is insulting and overbearing. He has also told us that we can't talk with you about project problems. We need to clearly understand Owen's level of responsibility." After clarifying Owen's role, ask the director to speak with him about his inappropriate behavior. This might solve the problem. But if Owen continues his domineering ways, then the staff needs to grow a collective spine. When you comply with Owen's demands and cower before his wrath, you are only reinforcing his aggressive work style. So if he becomes insulting, tell him to stop. If he exceeds his authority, remind him of his limits. If he starts to yell, ignore him and go about your business. The best way to neutralize a bully is to stop being a wimp. ——— Q: In meetings, my supervisor touches her boss in front of everyone, and I don't mean just a light tap on the arm. She will actually pick stuff out of his hair. This makes me uncomfortable, but he doesn't stop her. Am I overreacting? A: Well, that's just gross. But since these touchy-feely managers are your bosses, giving them feedback could be risky. Unless you have a way to convey your concerns anonymously, your best option may be to literally look the other way. Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Portland enter negotiations for next Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center operator - Oregonian Posted: 14 Jun 2010 06:56 PM PDT Published: Monday, June 14, 2010, 6:50 PM Updated: Monday, June 14, 2010, 7:01 PMA new operator of Portland's Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center could be known as early as mid-July.The city, which owns the remodeled 1910 brick firehouse at 5340 N. Interstate Ave., is conducting negotiations with unidentified finalists in the last stages of a selection process. The process has been under way since shortly before the previous operator, Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center Inc., ceased operations May 1, citing ongoing financial strains. Staff members with the Portland Bureau of Parks & Recreation will present the winner to Commissioner Nick Fish, who oversees parks, then most likely to the City Council for a vote, said Todd Lofgren, property and acquisition manager for the Parks Bureau. After the center's board announced it would close, Fish said the city wanted to continue programming for a multicultural audience. A volunteer panel considered four applicants, and negotiations began May 24. Lofgren would not say who the city is negotiating with but said it was more than one organization. He said the city wants to keep negotiations secret in case talks break down and the city must move on to another applicant. The four applicants were:
The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center building consists of a dance studio, two art galleries, a 99-seat theater and a small kitchen. The building has been the site of a cultural center for nearly 28 years after former Commissioner Charles Jordan led a 1982 effort to transform the former firehouse into a cultural center. The city provided nearly all the center's budget the first 15 years, and it became an independent nonprofit in 1988. The building will retain its name regardless of who is named the new nonprofit operator, Lofgren said.
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