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Dear Arthur,
This is a rather abreviated newsletter. We are
currently "on vacation." However, there are some key
items included in this issue. We will have a much more
complete newsletter for you next week!
In addition to reading our newsletters, you may also
want to visit our
web site by clicking here. We have a good deal of
current information, and during this summer we will be
working on building up our archives from previous
years.
Maplewood-Richmond Heights Seminar to continue!
As we mentioned in our previous newsletter, the
students in the Urban Studies Seminar have taken
copious notes on their experiences and have
begun writing reflections on what they have seen. We
have considerable photos as well as video. Some is
now posted on the web; more will be available in
coming weeks upon our return to St. Louis.
The project is moving to a level where there will be
both study and action. Information that we gather
from this point on will be available for governmental and
civic organizations to study land use issues involving
the wealthy and the poor. Other areas will also be
explored.
The project will continue on full throttle later in
August. There will be more media coverage following
interviews on August 19 by Hilary Wicai of KWMU-FM
(90.7) -- NPR Radio in St. Louis.
To Web Pages on M-RH Urban Studies Project
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More Model U.N. information next week. |
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We are less than four weeks from our first high school
Model U.N. meeting of the 2002-2003 school year. It
will be on Saturday, August 31, at Crossroads School
(map link below) from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM. Other
meetings follow as listed in the calendar on our web
home page.
By the end of August, we will have considerably more
information regarding M.U.N. on our web site.
Remember, this is the year where we will be rewarding
outstanding high school students with college
scholarship grants. The key to success in the program
will be "Responsible Sensitivity." More about
this in our next newsletter.
Directions fo Crossroads School �
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First Video Clip from Seminar |
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Our first video clip from the Urban Studies seminar is
now available. Many more will be online shortly.
This first clip involves our visit to City Hall in Kinloch,
MO (Missouri's poorest town) on Wednesday, July 17.
The primary speaker is Board of Aldermen president
Leonard Carter.
Our special thanks to Julian Darley in Vancouver, BC for
streaming the video for us. More clips will be available
next week. We will be working with Julian considerably
more in the future!
To video link of Kinloch City Hall Visit �
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Openmoney.org |
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We recently returned from a most successful trip to
Comox, British Columbia gathering information on the
concept of community currency. It is a novel idea that
could have fine applications in St. Louis. In future
newsletters and on our web site, we will provide you
with more information on this concept.
To openmoney.org �
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Cartoon of the week! |
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Unfortunately, we do not have a new cartoon this
week. This does not mean that funny things did not
occur in the world over the past week.
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