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Saturday, July 07, 2012
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- Yankee, Transferred said...
Anyone who thinks that they don't know someone who needs governmental assistance has their freakin' head in the sand. Whatever happened to the idea of Americans looking out for one another? This is the crap that pisses.me.off
Fight the good fight. And thank you for caring not only about Bill, but about all Americans in need. - 10:53 AM
- Heidi said...
Thank you for this. It's an incredible peace that I'm sharing on as many sites as possible. People need to realize that this is the human face of cutting funds for the most vulnerable.
- The Fairy Godfather said...
I "retired" from Social Services and left Missouri in 2005 ( after the last round of budget and insurance cuts I could stand). Blunt did not even wait until he was in office to start his slash and burn for Senior and Social Services in Missouri. The day after the election his "team" went to work. And God/Goddess/nothing/something/pick one/whatever knows Seniors and children being abused have suffered. There were too few resources before Blunt to get the job done well, and it's not getting done at all now. A few years ago it was "get a pic with the Down's Syndrome kid" but less so now. Being "Tough on Predators" is the new rallying cry for those who want to hide their misdeeds behind curtains of sympathy and outrage. Witness "eliminate child labor laws" Jane Cunningham's emphasis on being "tough on predators" being used as spin to help her overcome the negative publicity she got over her desire to set up the next historical equivalent of the Triangle Factory fire. Seniors, the disabled, children. Lets' face it, there is no evidence that the State of Missouri actually gives a damn . I am, as always, grateful that you do. Thank you for another brilliant and insightful post.
This makes me upset, and embarrassed. I feel that is it the DUTY of able bodied Americans to take care of those who cannot care for themselves. For tax paying Americans like me... this means I am HAPPY to have taxes deducted from my biweekly paycheck...in order to do exactly this.. TAKE CARE OF THOSE WHO CANNOT CARE FOR THEMSELVES. It makes me sick to know that selfish people would rather just cut these tax funded programs rather than boost them. As a teacher, I see the need in society for things like medicare, food stamps etc first hand every day.
*sigh* I'm just sad. Sad and embarrassed. - 12:31 PM
- roslynholcomb said...
I can't imagine trying to feed my eight year old son, let alone a grown man on $160 a month, let alone $80. My son eats that much in a week. And I cook from scratch with no convenience food. I'm so tired of this war on poor and disabled while we give millions to those who already have plenty.
I know it's off the point, but I'm confused about the $2.66
- Shark-Fu said...
Blame the $2.66 on my editor (translation - I don't have one), Anonymous. I was contemplating a 50% cut when I first wrote this.
Thanks for catching! - 2:41 PM
"Bill also has type 2 diabetes that is controlled through diet."
I am sure they are taking into account the money that proper dietary choices SAVES in medical and pharmaceutical expenses. Oh, wait, these are the republicans. Never mind... - 5:09 PM
Survival of the fittest. Civilized or not, humans are no different or exempt from any if the laws of nature. If you can't take care of yourself, tough. It's no one's responsibility to do it for you.
Quit whining. Being poor is one thing, but weak and dependent is another. - 6:04 PM
I don't know a lot about these things but I know people who get food (pre boxed groceries) from church's. There used to be one called Angel Food Ministries, they're gone now but there was an article talking about Gaballi (http://www.gaballi.com/index.php/host-site-find-a-host) being a good replacement for the services. The people I know who use these services are not religious and do not get hassled when there about it. I hope that can help you/somebody.
- Jan said...
Hi Pamela
Have just come across your blog and read this current article and felt compelled to comment. I feel angry just reading about this cuts. I hope you are able to make someone sit up and take note of this appalling blight on humanity. I live in Australia and although our system is a little different there are cut backs occurring here and in certain states there is quite a bit of fund cutting, leaving the vulnerable and most needy out in the cold. I hope your fight for your brother and others like him is successful.
Good luck. - 8:49 PM
- Sarah Christiansen said...
Thank you for writing this! I work for a social service agency for people with developmental disabilities and am very familiar with how difficult it is to feed an adult on $160 a month. I can't imagine our clients having to face an 11% cut to a budget that is already so low.
I am confused about why your brother would lose his Medicaid for having a job with such low monthly income, though! A lot of the clients at my agency have part-time jobs. They just can't exceed ~$12,000/year (can't remember the exact number.) This is in St. Louis, too! So IDK...maybe the laws have changed again? - 9:20 PM
- Cereal said...
Thanks for sharing your personal story to illustrate the importance of this program. Food assistance is one of the most effective government programs we have in terms of efficiency and preventative care, and it isn't adequate by half. I worked in a food bank for a while, and I am convinced that food stamps and food pantries are all that stands between the millions of people struggling with the poor policies we have in the U.S. related to labor or disability (most food bank clients are people who work low-wage jobs, most of the other clients are unable to work for health reasons) and mass rioting. You'd think these folks on the right would recognize the pacifying work that relief programs do to protect them from the people's discontent...but in any case, please keep up your important work in informing the public about who the needy really are.
I'm in the process of becoming politcally literate, so sorry if this is an obvious question.
Will the Affordable Care Act help Bill in this situation?
I did some minor research and I was unclear whether it was good or bad for people with severe autism. One article said it was great, another complained that only covering behavioral treatments wasn't enough (i debated if this was true, because outside of the specific clause about Autism, was a broader list of required coverage for people with other disabilities, like medications I think, and some other benefits). - 8:19 AM
I'm in the process of becoming politcally literate, so sorry if this is an obvious question.
Will the Affordable Care Act help Bill in this situation?
I did some minor research and I was unclear whether it was good or bad for people with severe autism. One article said it was great, another complained that only covering behavioral treatments wasn't enough (i debated if this was true, because outside of the specific clause about Autism, was a broader list of required coverage for people with other disabilities, like medications I think, and some other benefits). - 8:20 AM
- Shark-Fu said...
I wanted everyone to read Anonymous 6:04pm...and then read the comment again.
That is how the Paul Ryans of the world really feel.
My brother is developmentally disabled.
Anonymous 6:04pm thinks he's weak.
My brother has a verbal vocabulary of less than 100 words.
Anonymous 6:04pm thinks he's just shit out of luck.
That's the real emotion behind these budget cuts.
Don't ever lose sight of that.
Oh, and Anonymous 6:04pm?
If you even dream about insulting my brother again, you'd better wake up and apologize.
You've shamed the trolls today, asshole... - 11:37 AM
- Shark-Fu said...
Regarding the Affordable Care Act...
ACA incudes a Medicaid expansion. The Supreme Court ruling allows states to refuse that expansion even though there are federal funds allotted for it.
Missouri wil refuse.
Because my brother is autistic, moving him would cause great emotional and physically stress. If things get worse we'l have to, but right now we're hoping to avoid that.
So, ACA is great for traditional families but not so great for non-traditional ones like mine. I still can't take my brother onto my health insurance. And ACA means that we'll know what the doctor's recommend for Bill's nutritional health...but until doctors prescribe food (and they don't) we'll still face the challenge of meeting those recommendations.
But now I know that my brother will not be dropped. They may starve him but he'll be able to see a doctor during the process.
Thanks for the question! - 11:42 AM
- Shark-Fu said...
Anonymous 7:06pm...
Tis true that many charities and churches provide food pantries.
Tis also true that those services are strained to the breaking point...and an 11% reduction in food assistance will only strain them further.
I like to suggest folks read Angela's Ashes for a good example of what happens when communities depend on faith-based charity to deliver social services. Trust that it isn't a pretty picture. - 11:45 AM
I am a veteran and currently a military spouse, and the notion that funds are being redirected from food assistance to defense is particularly upsetting to me. I absolutely value military service members receiving adequate pay and equipment, but the issue is that the government completely squanders the funding that they do have. Rather than shop around for companies to give multi-billion dollar contracts to, the powers that be simply approach one and ask "how much?" These contracting companies are not stupid and know how deep the pockets are... vehicles/equipment are then marked up sometimes over 500% their original cost and sold to the military. I often joke with my husband about applying for a job as an acquisition liaison on the grounds that I would need no salary - I'd just pocket 10% of what I save the military on equipment.
Anyway, I was just throwing that out there in case anyone ever tries to pull the "think of the soldiers!" argument. I only found your blog today, so I wasn't sure if that had ever come up. Interesting how Congress makes six figures and elected officials get generous benefits the rest of their lives, yet military pay, medicaid, and assistance are always the categories up on the chopping block when there are funding issues.
I am wishing all the best for you and your siblings. Your brother is very lucky that you and your sister are so loyal and capable. - 1:51 AM
Unfortunately with our laws we cannot kill off the heartless bastards like you (or let you starve), because honestly I'm much more comfortable helping to care for a community with decent people of different abilities who are caring and engaged than someone who has no sense of what it means to care for other people.
The comment at 6:04 that I made a comment about how we have laws that prevent us from killing people like him. However I was posting from my phone and didn't realize that the comments only show up in a row and you can't comment on another's comment. Just wanted to clarify that I believe that it is much better to live with people of different ability levels and care for all than to act like animals. Although I will admit 6:04 brings out the part of me with a will for violence... and my survival instinct is pretty strong.
...and yet another one of the sad ironies is that I wouldn't be surpised if Anonymous 6:04pm has diagnosed himself or herself with Asperger's in order to feel good about calling your brother weak (and maybe dismissing your helping your brother as "neurotypical"). :(
I really appreciate this post. My family and I have been on assistance sporadically throughout my life. I also have a brother with autism - he's 13 now but I cannot help worrying about how he will survive in the future if he is forced to rely on the charity of strangers who do not understand him. Your reference to Angela's Ashes is a perfect example - it's irresponsible for a democracy to just leave it up to people to take care of each other when people like Paul Ryan have no problem cutting programs for the poor and disabled, and Jan Brewer feels like she can deny healthcare to LGBT individuals.
It's unfair. It's also DISGUSTING that the right uses people like your brother and my brother - the disabled - as pawns to push their agendas, but completely forget about these individuals when they actually need assistance (Autism Speaks only reinforces that). There are so many issues that need addressing in regards to the economic problems going on - and austerity is not the answer. - 7:44 PM
As someone diagnosed as PDD/Asperger's syndrome, I'd love to know what Anonymous 6:04 would say about me. I can work, but even I need some help. Networking and job interviewing require social skills. I have student loans to pay off. In his eyes, do I deserve to starve for not having the right degree, the right socioeconomic background, or the right neurobiology? Then again, I seem to have better 'perspective taking' skills than some GOP members.
"...Just wanted to clarify that I believe that it is much better to live with people of different ability levels and care for all than to act like animals..."
Rock on!
Also, animals, hmm.
"...Unlike many avian species that allow their weak young to be discarded or thrown from the nest, keas pamper an undersized chick, even lifting its head to force-feed if it is too weak to eat on its own..." - 1:54 AM
- Diana Lee said...
It's absolutely appalling how little we care for the most vulnerable among us.
As a citizen of the crazy state of Kansas I feel you about the ACA's Medicaid provisions. There's no way expansion is going to happen here, either. Sometimes I really question why we stay here. Being born & raised somewhere only takes you so far.
Thanks for an enlightening, eye opening post. Will be sharing it far and wide. - 5:03 PM
- Selfish Mom said...
This made me cry. I'm already on the side of fully funding these programs, so I'll try to spread it around and make other people cry too - and maybe, hopefully, think.
I'm a social worker who has worked with the disabled for many years. Government has cut and cut this group out of services, programs, benefits for years. Because this group tends to not advocate for themselves it is easy to cut from them. Yet, it equals very little money for the state or federal government. Really, they don't save that much money. And it creates so much stress on people who are already too stressed as it is.
I just get furious that the rich do not want to have their taxes increased as they sit in their fancy homes, etc and claim that the disabled need to work harder and they too can be rich. Really? Most rich people inherited their wealth and their daddies and mommies made the money off the sweat of workers, roads build by the government, etc. No one gets rich without help. Hang in there and keep voicing these real situations. - 10:07 AM
I'm sorry - the government is not the answer to your brother's problems.
Eliminate the federal income tax, eliminate all but the essential federal programs (defense and border) and watch what will happen. People will start giving more money to charity and charities will be able to help your brother.
What's the difference between charities and the government? The government is a giant machine that seeks to control the lives of citizens and costs an obscene amount of money to run. Charities can run with WAY less overhead and don't really desire to control the lives of anyone.
Government is not the answer. Yes, have compassion for your brother, but I don't want one penny more than is necessary to go to the government. Government, by its very nature, is evil and seeks to control everyone.
Stop looking to the government to help your brother. Start looking to private enterprise. - 10:57 AM
- Shark-Fu said...
What we have here is a failure to think.
In your world, Anonymous, I'm looking for government to provide a hand out.
In my world, government has a role...a role early humans recognized when they created governments to do the things private enterprise failed to do.
You see government as the enemy.
I see government as the entity that keeps the masses from having to live in your if-a-private-enterprise-ain't-doing-it-then-fuck-it world.
Cause the private sector is just lining up to to take over providing managed care, health care, and nutrition for adults with disabilities...right?
Oh, and cause on your planet people anticipate having an autistic child and therefore have planned to provide food, clothing, health care, and shelter for their loved one until death...right?
***rolls eyes***
One of these days the anti-government crowd will wake up to the reality that the idea of government was inspired by the lack of government...and if y'all were half as smart as you think you are you'd hate yourself. - 1:44 PM
Oh yeah. The EEEEVILLLL guv'mint. The entity that provides the roads that enable food and other goods to be shipped all over the country. What? AnonLibertarian, do you grow all of your own food on land within walking distance? No? Why, you are relying on handouts from the EEEEVILLL guv'mint. I could go on, but it's like shooting fish in a barrel.
What has happened to empathy in this country? I read the comment by anonymous and can't fathom what a sad, pathetic person this must be. I volunteer at a charity in K.C. that has a food pantry and I see first hand what some people are up against. Most people do not want to be there, they have no choice. There will always be the few that take advantage but you will never get away from that. What I see are people that just can't make it on what they get paid or the elderly that must choose between medicine and food or people who have lost a job. I have been blessed in this life, I have a home, food on the table, I can pay my bills and because of that I feel it is my duty to donate to charities. It's what God wants us to do, and yes I believe in government assistance. You are a good sister, I enjoyed your writing. And I am an angry white bitch. - 5:52 PM
I do empathize with your situation and I will be praying for your family's financial standing to improve so much so that neither government nor charitable contributions will be necessary.
I must say that I do know people, even members of my own family, who are on some sort of public assistance, but I must say that most are on it by choice. They simply do not want to work and are perfectly happy having their needs and wants supplied by those who are willing to work hard. There was once a certain level of shame attached to being on aid, but not anymore. There should be no shame in accepting help when needed, but the kind of sloth that is encourage by a bloated and broke government is becoming a norm. The truth is that our country is in debt way past our ears, and its the people who could be taking care of themselves but won't who are really effecting your family's circumstances.
I was raised by parents who taught me and my brother that whenever you depend on anybody or anything but God, you will always be disappointed. It is so true. Your brother will be taken care of as long as you love him. - 10:54 PM
- Shark-Fu said...
I consider myself a person with faith but no one's fool.
My love for my brother is the reason why I fight.
1 out of 100 children are autistic & autism reflects a small portion of the disabled.
So let's keep it real.
Faith based institutions no longer care for disabled people like my brother because they failed. Google it...trust that I grew up surrounded by survivors of "charity".
I take care of myself. I pay taxes. My father & grandfather fought for this country. And I'll be damned if y'all brand social services and $160 a month in food assistance as a hand out.
Listen to yourself.
You should be ashamed.
I for one am disgusted. - 12:10 PM
- Shark-Fu said...
And another thing...
I find it telling that Anonymouses defend cutting food assistance for the disabled but never question what isn't being cut.
If we are judged by how we treat our most vulnerable citizens then we're in big trouble. - 12:21 PM
I have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of because like you, I take care of myself and pay taxes. Both my father and grandfather as well as a few others in my family fought for this country. Autism has touched my family, along with cancer, leukemia (took my Father in 2010), PAD (took my Brother in 2004), and I myself have a heart condition. That's where that empathy is coming from.
No need to be damned. You have simply misunderstood my message if you believe my wish is to eliminate or reduce social services for those who need them, such as you brother. I won't waste any time Google-ing anything in regards to the success or failure of charitable organizations because, as I stated in my original message:
"...that whenever you depend on anybody or anything but God, you will always be disappointed."
Very interesting conversation, but since this is one that we can't seem to have without being insulting, I'll be moving on. I'll still be praying for you and your brother. - 3:53 PM
- Shark-Fu said...
This isn't a discussion. This is real. Congress is considering taking food from people who have no alternative for feeding themselves.
The fact that you think anyone facing this is feeling civil makes me question your sanity.
Pray for yourself, son.
You need it. - 9:09 PM
- storm indigo said...
It's funny how those like Anonymous 6:04 aren't looking at the whole picture. I know I read the part where your brother was happy to make $80/month but it threatened everything else. Is there anyone who really believes that he is able to just go out and get a job?
It is uncivilized to overlook those who are unable to take care of themselves. - 6:23 PM
I am reposting this excellent essay.
It deserves wide readership!
And they dither over the Stock Exchange transaction tax (an unnoticed norm til the 1% gave it the boot recently).
And Rummy just didn't know where the pentagon left those Trillions (with "T"). Left it at the bus stop I suppose.
If it is any help at all, the GAP has a little known program for hiring people with dev. disabilities. I don't know if they have many in MO though.
I am very upset by this situation. - 12:45 PM
I live in Louisiana and receive Social Security Disability. My food stamp allotment is $50.00 a month for a single person household.
Thank you for writing this. - 12:55 PM
- Beyond-The-Spectrum said...
Reading these comments, I'm reminded how some people like to claim that "liberialism is a disease." The Social Darwinism is more sickening than any level of human compassion that MOST (not all) liberal thinking represents
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- Thomas Horton said...
Pamela... I'm sorry. I hope you don't mind my linking my FB page to your essay. I want my friends and readers to know what's happening here.
I am 50 years old, on disability with a terminal illness. High blood pressure in the lungs. They want me to eat a nice, nutritious meal and I keep wondering how I'm supposed to do that on $99.00 a month I receive in food stamps. There are days that go by that I don't eat, because I can't afford to. I feel for your situation.
I know I'm about a month late on this, but ok:
First, I am a single, 29 yr old black mother of a 7 yr old with Autism. I found out when my son was 3 years old, so I couldn't use Early Intervention here in FL to help him. However, my son and I have to make due with $330 for the both of us in food stamps as well as $698 in SSI benefits to live on while I finish school to become a nurse. With rent being $645, electric being about $150-190 a month, and my son having a supremely high metabolism, there's many months where I have to go to agencies and beg to have bills paid, and even then if they do pay, the majority only allow you to come to them ONCE A YEAR! EVERY MONTH I'm struggling...oh, and before the trolls start bashing me about getting a job: I had a job. A pretty decent paying one, and guess wht? I had to be let go because my son caught Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) at his public school and no one could watch him for me. My job jad a point system, and I had to miss a week of work, which almost put me over the limit. I didn't find out until I was being fired that FMLA (the Family Medical Leave Act) is not enacted for employees until after a YEAR of employment! And mind you, they KNEW in advance that my son is Autistic. Many in the HR Department came to my son's birthday party, so they KNEW!
I feel your pain, sister. I shudder to think how my son will survive if I am taken from this world too soon. If your experience is by any way a measuring stick, it's sad to say this, but as a mom who loves and adores her only baby, I pray the my son is taken first. It breaks my heart to see you and your family suffering, and the saddest part is,there are VERY, VERY few places that help families like ours nationwide, and even THEY have super-long waiting lists....please keep me and my Erick in your thoughts, as I will be sure to keep you and your dear and AWESOME (yes, I believe that Autistic people are AWESOME!) brother in ours....Keep the Faith.
Shantell - 11:19 AM
- Katrina Walker said...
I just read your blog, and I feel for you and your brother as well as your other sister. It's hard to believe we live in one of the richest countries in the world and yet we have people who can't afford to buy a cup of coffee. Are Government is so eager to send help to other countries well cutting the help they're been giving to their own citizens it makes no sense to me. But I'm sure the help the unit State is giving to other countries isn't out of the goodness of there hearts no I assume there is money to be made in the long run. And helping their own citizens doesn't bring in money. I understand having everything cut cut. I'm a 56 year out women who is disabled and has cancer and kidney failure. I had my food stamps cut down to 23 dollars a month. I have been living off of my medicade card I get 100 towards groceries. I have kidney failure stage 3 b and have to eat a special diet. I have not been able to afford the foods, so I had to actually start working a part time job to afford food. I work 18 hours every two weeks and make under 10 dollars . My medicade came up for renew last month and because I'm working this part time job so I can eat they are cutting my medicade. The United States government can't make you there dam minds in what they want us to do. If we don't work we are lazy bums but if we do work they take everything away even when we really don't have enough money to survive. I now have to guite my part time job because I need my insurance and this part time job doesn't offer insurance. I can't work a full time job but I was trying to help myself and the government won't let me
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That was how I first learned that the smart people in Hollywood invested most of their earnings in stocks and real estate, because they know that fame is fleeting and few are able to depend upon their movie or sitcom earnings to carry them into old age. You might be surprised to learn how many strip malls, rental properties, and grocery stores are owned behind the scenes by some of your favorite actors, writers, directors, and even rock stars. The monthly income many retired and semi-retired actors receive from their varied investments allows them to continue to live a comfortable middle-to-upperclass existence, even if they never happen to work in movies or television again.
But even the rich and famous are not immune to a disturbance in the force. Since September 2008, when the stock market tanked and the bottom fell out of the housing market, a lot of famous people's investments dried up along with those of everyone else. Just as in 1929, most of the wealth they thought they owned actually existed only on paper. In the fall of 2008, those who were lucky only lost half their net worth. Those not so lucky lost it all. House rentals dropped off when home sales went south. Stores went out of business, and those rents stopped coming in, as well as lease payments from all those companies that had to shut down as the dominoes fell. That's one reason you may be watching TV and see celebrities you haven't thought about in decades suddenly showing up in commercials or popping up in guest roles.
The reality is, many of them need the money. The comfy nest egg they expected would see them through retirement just up and vanished like Keyser Soze.
It's an open secret in Hollywood that even top stars are no longer able to command the million dollar salaries they did in the past, because the entire industry is skittish. And despite the proclivity of the Glitterati to put on appearances, this is a time when even the seemingly affluent are concerned about the future. Privately, many are counting their nickels.
So, were you to suggest at a time like this that anyone in the city of Los Angeles ought to sink upwards of five billion dollars into a brand new shopping mall full of high-end stores intended to cater to the upper classes, the first question you might be asked would be "where would we find enough customers?"
Yet Salt Lake City now boasts just such a high-end retail establishment, taking up 80 square acres opposite Temple Square. Were you to read the roster of tenants, you might mistake it for a list of boutiques lining Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. And predictably, two months shy of a year after opening, the owners of these stores are still asking the question they asked the first week of operation: "Where are the customers?"
There is plenty of foot traffic, to be sure. By all reports, this mall is a must-see, with indoor waterfalls, dancing waters, a trout-filled creek running through the center, and a gigantic retractable glass ceiling to keep out the snow and rain. And of course there are those dozens of hoity-toity high-priced retail stores, many of which the residents of the state have never been in before, or even heard of. So everyone living up and down the Wasatch Front of course has to go and have a look.
But what people are not doing at this mall is spending sufficient money to keep most of these stores in business for the long term. I live in Sacramento, California, so I haven't been there myself, but I have spoken to many people who have. And executives who lease office space at City Creek Center have told me in confidence that things are going about as well for the merchants at City Creek as they are at the malls in my own city.
Which is to say, not well at all.
Already one clothing store has pulled out, and a restaurant is gone. By all reports, the Food Court is doing quite well overall, because even tourists have to eat. But tourists don't have to buy ninety dollar shirts and three hundred dollar gym bags.
Christmas Bells Aren't Blinging
In the world of retail, it is often said that the way to tell if a new store is destined to make it is to see how it weathers its first Christmas season. December sales reports for the stores at City Creek Center have not been encouraging.
For those members of the Church who do not live in Utah and may not have heard anything about this looming disaster, City Creek Center was not developed by the City of Salt Lake or financed by any ordinary group of businessmen. It was entirely funded by our own Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, through its development arm, using billions of dollars culled from prior investments. And what makes this particular project a questionable use of Church money is that anyone who has ever lived and worked in Utah, as I did for more than a decade, knows that there aren't enough high earners living there who make anywhere near the kind of money, even in flush times, to support the calibre of stores that have taken up residence in this mall. The Church will never see a return on this investment. For the corporate arm of LDS, Inc to carelessly pour that much money into this extravagant boondoggle during a time of economic uncertainty is nothing short of boneheaded.
But it would be unfair to blame Church leaders for this misfire. They approved this project way back in 2006, two years before the start of the recession, when everything was still looking quite rosy. They had no way of knowing the economy would go sour. We can't expect these men to be prophets and oracles, now can we?
Strange Bedfellows
Yet, other members have reacted defensively to this criticism, accusing those who dare question the wisdom of our leaders in this matter as being tantamount to attacking The Lord's True Church. Some have even applauded this renovation of downtown Salt Lake City as a sign that God's anointed servants are actively building up Zion. So if you openly question the wisdom of the Corporate Church's involvement in this project, prepare for some of your fellow Saints to label you Anti-Mormon.
To these misguided True Believers, I simply wish to say this:
Brothers and sisters, stand down. You do not have to defend this. City Creek is not our religion. It has nothing to do with "Mormonism" by any definition. The City Creek shopping center has nothing to do with the gospel of Jesus Christ, and the Kingdom of Heaven will neither rise nor fall with the fortunes of City Creek Center. If you are defending, excusing, and rationalizing this project on the basis of a belief that City Creek must be inspired for the Church to be true, I urge you to rethink your assumptions.
Men at the forefront of this Church have made boneheaded decisions in the past, and they will probably make boneheaded decisions in the future, yet the gospel message will advance and the Kingdom of God will roll forth. Neither the Kingdom nor the gospel are dependent on the 'truthfulness' of any church for their existence; not even this one. They stand independent of any earthly institution. Your testimony should not be dependent upon trusting in the arm of flesh. So please, knock it off.Whether or not you consider the City Creek project to have been a boneheaded move, it is indisputably a wrongheaded one for a church to engage in. Ours is not the first Christian denomination to entangle itself with Mammon, but we do claim to be the very incarnation of the first century church of Christ, so you'd think we might have been more careful. How we got to the point we are today is a fascinating story of a series of seemingly innocuous compromises which eventually resulted in the unintended consequences we now see blowing up in our faces.
How We Came To This
For those wishing to explore how the once spiritually based, egalitarian community founded by Joseph Smith was gradually transformed into a top-down corporate behemoth that is now heavily entangled in the global economy, I recommend two excellent sources: Thomas G. Alexander's Mormonism in Transition: A History of the Latter-day Saints 1890-1930, and Daymon Smith's The Book of Mammon: A Book About a Book About the Corporation That Owns the Mormons. Both authors, one a historian and the other a cultural anthropologist, are believing latter-day Saints who trace the transition as having begun in 1890, when the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as a legal entity, was formally dissolved and the church Joseph Smith founded was replaced with something structured a bit differently than the one the Prophet had envisioned.
Two years before City Creek Center opened to considerable fanfare, Andrew Ainsworth conducted an interview with Daymon Smith about Smith's recently published book. The interview is available free online in four parts beginning here, but the fourth part (Mormon Stories Podcast Episode 152) concerns itself with how the financial functions of the Church changed direction since the 20th century to where we now find ourselves, as it were, attempting to serve two masters. This change in dynamics was in play by the early 1900s, after Church leaders decreed that the long accepted practice of paying tithes and offerings in useable commodities such as wheat, corn, apples, chickens, eggs, and milk was no longer acceptable, and that henceforth the members were to tender their donations in cash.
I highly recommend listening to this entire series, and of course reading the book, in order to get the full picture of how these changes came about. But for now, I have abridged and transcribed one section of the interview Smith gave from episode 152 in order to offer an overview of how we seem to have gotten to where we are today. Here is the way Daymon Smith explains it:
"When you monetize tithing, you change the dynamics dramatically. So what you have here is a kind of, at the turn of the century, sort of move from a sort of spiritual economy of tithing and fast offerings, which was very minimal as to what they could actually bring in, but it was also clearly tied to our physical bodies and to the natural cycles of the earth..."
"The main impulse to monetize it was that Lorenzo Snow tried to pass bonds to Eastern bankers in order to get the Church out of its debt that it created with the Salt Lake temple -literally selling the Church into bondage. This strategy wasn't terribly successful, but what they could get done [was] they could get the members to sort of pour in liquid capital. And that's exactly what they did. They changed what tithing was and said well, it's gotta be money. This is what we need in order to pay off our debts. And the windows of heaven indeed opened and massive amounts of capital poured in so that the Church was out of debt very quickly.
"But then the question is, now we've got a kind of problem of having too much money; what are we going to do with all this money? And you know, back then they started sugar companies, and railroad companies, and electric companies -sort of social services you might say with the money to modernize the west and to really increase the quality of life among everybody out here, Mormons or non-Mormons.
"Now in the 1960s they had a real struggle and eventually one side won which was they decided they could indeed invest tithing money. And once you begin to invest tithing money, you create an entirely different dynamic with respect to what decisions are going to be made at the Church headquarters."
"What this does is it changes the dynamic in terms of what the Church is up to. And rather than sort of continually fund things like a sugar operation so that we can get sugar here, and even though we have to continually subsidize the sugar operation, which is what happened in the early 1900s and prior to that, what you have going on now is decisions being made of 'how can we get the expenses down that are tied to the corporation and always keep the revenue up?' Which is to say, we're not going to invest in operations that are losing money. We're not going to fund a hospital that is going to be a continual loser in terms of its money.
"Now of course they fund things like welfare farms and other operations that are designed to be charitable works. But you can see the transition just if you go into Deseret Industries where of course they receive all their merchandise as a donation. But as a part of this transition in the 1980s and 1990s toward more of a 'finance sensitive' corporation, Deseret Industries is a real moneymaker as I understand it; and of course it's justified because the profits that accrue from Deseret Industries are to be put toward funding other good works.
"But what we have here is actually a division between the charitable side of things, which, if you actually look at the amount of capital that is donated to humanitarian aid with respect to the amount of money that is brought in through the donation streams of fast offerings and tithings, you see that it's really a surprisingly small amount of money that actually goes towards humanitarian aid; and that increasingly, the day-to-day operations of the corporation are being funded by volunteers. Which makes sense, of course, if you have a corporation. Why put all your money into payroll when you could just have "missionaries" doing data entry?
"So again, in the 1980s they began to move toward a volunteer based model of running the operations of the corporate side of things and of course this is drawing on the church side to make it so the corporate side doesn't have the expenses that it used to have. Now the problem is of course they're not doing this because they don't have any money. They're doing it because it makes sense financially to free up more and more capital.
"And so the question now is, 'what is going on with all this money?' If the expenses of the day-to-day operation are continually being driven down, then what is really going on with the rest of the money?
"It is being invested. For the most part, in real estate throughout the 1990s and the previous decade which was part of the building spree of the Corporation of the Presiding Bishop. But also in Wells Fargo mortgage backed securities and CitiBank and many other major funds which I document in the book. You're talking about a lot of money that is being invested in things which, again, it makes sense if you're a business to do this kind of thing, of course. And it makes sense maybe for an individual to invest in these funds that are going to be bringing back a lot of money.
"But the question that I really want to put forward in the book is, does it make sense for a religion to be doing this kind of stuff? And of course a lot of the listeners will say, 'yeah, of course,' and a lot of the listeners maybe will say, 'well, maybe it doesn't make a lot of sense.'
"In the book, I try to sort of put forward an argument as to why it doesn't necessarily make sense from a metaphysical perspective, from a cultural perspective, and even from an economic perspective."
"This is a difficult dilemma; it's one of these Faustian bargains....It's a question of a sort of means to an end. Is it acceptable for the Kingdom of God to do this dance with people who are not necessarily -who may not seem like they're directly opposed to us. Of course they're not bringing in the cannons like they did in 1857 and rolling them into Salt Lake City and keeping them pointed at the city...The exercises of power in the modern world are much gentler than they used to be. The way that Mammon works is to make it seem like it makes perfect sense to play along, and that we can do it to our advantage; that we can make a deal with, as it were, the devil.
"And I'm not saying that rich people are the devil or that Citibank is the devil. But the things that are not -that don't have an interest in building up the Kingdom of God, I believe are, of course, building up another kind of kingdom. And so the question for me is whether we can actually make these kinds of deals, and in fact whether we need to be making these kinds of deals.
"If Jesus tells us to consider the Lilies of the field, maybe we ought to be considering the lilies of the field rather than investing our funds in a sort of lily-gilding operation that is going to yield an 8% profit for the next fifty years.
"In other words, is it right to build a foundation of security that is tied to the global economy? Or should we be trying to do something which is a little more in line with what I read Joseph Smith was trying to do, which is create an order of people who are independent as much as possible from the operations of the world because the world is fallen? It's in a state of sin, and for us to try to profit from the sin is a very dangerous proposition from my perspective."
The Full interview is available at Mormon Stories Podcast.*****"If there is sort of a run on sand, I guess you could build your house on sand and hope that you can flip it to the next guy before the sand really falls out from under you. But if 2008 is any kind of indicator, [the Church] didn't move from the sand quite fast enough and I think they lost a pile of cash in the stock market as apparently a lot of people did.
"So again, if we were to invest strictly in things like humans, and provide for the needs of the poor rather than, say, building a high-end retail establishment in downtown Salt Lake City, is that a bad financial decision? Well, who can say one way or the other? Is [providing for the needs of the poor] a good spiritual decision? I'd say yes.
"Is it a good spiritual decision to build a multi-billion dollar mall? I'd sort of leave that up to the readers to try to see where Jesus raised that kind of capital in order to build a mall in downtown Jerusalem so that he could have a foundation for building up his church."
Below is a short video I came across on Youtube. I don't know who is responsible for creating this video, but if he or she will step forward I will happily give credit:
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A Man with a Withered Hand. 1* Again he entered the synagogue.a There was a man there who had a withered hand. 2They watched him closely to see if he would cure him on the sabbath so that they might accuse him. 3He said to the man with the withered hand, "Come up here before us." 4Then he said to them, "Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?" But they remained silent. 5Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and his hand was restored.b 6* The Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him to put him to death.
The Mercy of Jesus. 7* Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples.c A large number of people [followed] from Galilee and from Judea. 8Hearing what he was doing, a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon. 9He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him. 10He had cured many and, as a result, those who had diseases were pressing upon him to touch him.d 11* And whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him and shout, "You are the Son of God."e 12He warned them sternly not to make him known.
The Mission of the Twelve. 13f He went up the mountain* and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him. 14g He appointed twelve [whom he also named apostles] that they might be with him* and he might send them forth to preach 15and to have authority to drive out demons: 16* [he appointed the twelve:] Simon, whom he named Peter; 17James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder;h 18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean, 19and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.
Blasphemy of the Scribes. 20* He came home.* Again [the] crowd gathered, making it impossible for them even to eat.i 21When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."j 22The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul,"* and "By the prince of demons he drives out demons."k
Jesus and Beelzebul. 23Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, "How can Satan drive out Satan? 24If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand; that is the end of him. 27But no one can enter a strong man's house to plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house. 28Amen, I say to you, all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be forgiven them.l 29But whoever blasphemes against the holy Spirit* will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin." 30For they had said, "He has an unclean spirit."
Jesus and His Family. 31m His mother and his brothers arrived. Standing outside they sent word to him and called him. 32A crowd seated around him told him, "Your mother and your brothers* [and your sisters] are outside asking for you." 33But he said to them in reply, "Who are my mother and [my] brothers?" 34And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers. 35[For] whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."
* [3:1–5] Here Jesus is again depicted in conflict with his adversaries over the question of sabbath-day observance. His opponents were already ill disposed toward him because they regarded Jesus as a violator of the sabbath. Jesus' question Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil? places the matter in the broader theological context outside the casuistry of the scribes. The answer is obvious. Jesus heals the man with the withered hand in the sight of all and reduces his opponents to silence; cf. Jn 5:17–18.
* [3:6] In reporting the plot of the Pharisees and Herodians to put Jesus to death after this series of conflicts in Galilee, Mark uses a pattern that recurs in his account of later controversies in Jerusalem (Mk 11:17–18; 12:13–17). The help of the Herodians, supporters of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, is needed to take action against Jesus. Both series of conflicts point to their gravity and to the impending passion of Jesus.
* [3:7–19] This overview of the Galilean ministry manifests the power of Jesus to draw people to himself through his teaching and deeds of power. The crowds of Jews from many regions surround Jesus (Mk 3:7–12). This phenomenon prepares the way for creating a new people of Israel. The choice and mission of the Twelve is the prelude (Mk 3:13–19).
* [3:11–12] See note on Mk 1:24–25.
* [3:13] He went up the mountain: here and elsewhere the mountain is associated with solemn moments and acts in the mission and self-revelation of Jesus (Mk 6:46; 9:2–8; 13:3). Jesus acts with authority as he summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him.
* [3:14–15] He appointed twelve [whom he also named apostles] that they might be with him: literally "he made," i.e., instituted them as apostles to extend his messianic mission through them (Mk 6:7–13). See notes on Mt 10:1 and 10:2–4.
* [3:16] Simon, whom he named Peter: Mark indicates that Simon's name was changed on this occasion. Peter is first in all lists of the apostles (Mt 10:2; Lk 6:14; Acts 1:13; cf. 1 Cor 15:5–8).
* [3:20–35] Within the narrative of the coming of Jesus' relatives (Mk 3:20–21) is inserted the account of the unbelieving scribes from Jerusalem who attributed Jesus' power over demons to Beelzebul (Mk 3:22–30); see note on Mk 5:21–43. There were those even among the relatives of Jesus who disbelieved and regarded Jesus as out of his mind (Mk 3:21). Against this background, Jesus is informed of the arrival of his mother and brothers [and sisters] (Mk 3:32). He responds by showing that not family ties but doing God's will (Mk 3:35) is decisive in the kingdom; cf. note on Mt 12:46–50.
* [3:20] He came home: cf. Mk 2:1–2 and see note on Mk 2:15.
* [3:22] By Beelzebul: see note on Mt 10:25. Two accusations are leveled against Jesus: (1) that he is possessed by an unclean spirit and (2) by the prince of demons he drives out demons. Jesus answers the second charge by a parable (Mk 3:24–27) and responds to the first charge in Mk 3:28–29.
* [3:29] Whoever blasphemes against the holy Spirit: this sin is called an everlasting sin because it attributes to Satan, who is the power of evil, what is actually the work of the holy Spirit, namely, victory over the demons.
* [3:32] Your brothers: see note on Mk 6:3.
a. [3:1–6] Mt 12:9–14; Lk 6:6–11.
c. [3:7–12] Mt 4:23–25; 12:15; Lk 6:17–19.
f. [3:13–19] Mt 10:1–4; Lk 6:12–16.
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AluminiumAluminium is a lightweight metal characterized by the fact that it does not rust. For this reason it easily stands up to a summer in the open air. Furniture made of aluminium is on the whole free of maintenance. Clean it with water and a soft brush. In case the furniture is very soiled, you can wash it with a hand washing-up liquid. For all furniture in aluminium or with aluminium frame it is important that you do not flush it with a high-pressure cleaner as the hard effect from the high water pressure will spoil the surface of the furniture. Even if seat and back are made of teak, it does not require any particular maintenance, but if you wish that the teak keeps the warm, dark glow, you need to treat the wood with teak oil.Click here and read more about how you maintain teak wood. In winter you should store the furniture in an outbuilding or cover it with a Da'core garden furniture cover.
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Monday, February 8, 2021
8:00 pm - 1:30 am
Make a table reservation, enjoy the best authentic Cuban food in Los Angeles, and dance your night away with some of the best dancers in all of Los Angeles!
This is one of our most popular nights, where Hollywood celebs often opt to come out and party the El Floridita way!
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Q: The Neighbourhood Vintage is a 'collective'; what does that mean?
A: The Neighbourhood Vintage is a 'vintage clothing collective' meaning that several vintage vendors sell under one roof. All vendor items are mixed within the shop and organized according to item type, to create a straightforward shopping experience for our customer. For example, all denim pants from all vendors are merchandised together and organized by size to make your vintage denim shopping easy! All items are tagged with each vendor's branded tag, letting you know whose piece you're checking out.
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Q: Do you buy vintage?
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Q: Do you accept donations?
A: Sure! If you are looking to donate vintage clothing and want to be sure it will go to homes where your pieces are truly appreciated, you are welcome to drop your donations by the shop any day during open hours. Any donated items that we do not sell in-store will be donated to local charity shops whose dollars and efforts remain in our local community.
Q: Do you have clothing for men?
A: Yes! We do not typically separate items by gender, or label them for a specific gender. We prefer to leave that open-ended and up to the customer, as we are not here to tell anyone what they can and cannot wear. As we say, 'if it fits, and you love it, it's for you!' We do aim to offer a balanced mix of clothing items that can appeal to all genders, meaning we stock plenty of skirts and dresses, but also a healthy range of t-shirts, sweatshirts, and button-ups.
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text: Overview and HistoryAmsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands even though the seat of government is in the Hague. It is the most densely populated country in the world! And to be accurate, Holland only makes up part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. There is North Holland and South Holland and the Netherlands encompasses them both, as well as some other area without.Time for some etymology! Netherlands is physical space reclaimed from the ocean, hence its name literally means "the ground below." The name Amsterdam comes from a dam in the river Amstel. The dam stood, guess where, Dam Square! Look at all those bikes, man, it just warms the quadriceps with joy.Amsterdam was first settled as a fishing village in the 12th century and grew to become a wealthy trading port, riding on the demand for diamonds and tulips. But let's not get ahead of ourselves..In the beginning there was water. As usual, the Romans came along and wanted to do some conquering, so they set up a military post at Nijmegen. Prosperity commenced growth lasting until the Frankish invasion of the 5th century brought Christianity.By the fall of Charlemagne's Empire in 814AD, the Netherlands was already one of the wealthiest places in Europe. Dutch shipping reached as far as Asia and North Africa while agriculture and commerce within the country flourished.Benevolent neighbors such as the Dukes of Burgundy and the Hapsburgs put in regular appearances in the Netherlands, playfully sending their armies to take over and introduce some fun taxation schedules. The Eighty Years War flared up over this jest and resulted in strong unification of the Dutch national identity.As of the sixteenth century the Netherlands became an independent Republic and within one hundred years they had grown to be the most powerful maritime nation of Europe. This is referred to as the Dutch Golden Age. Of course, major griping on the part of England followed, concerning naval power.The Dutch fell under French influence during the reign of Napoleon. The Kingdom of the Netherlands then included Belgium and Luxembourg, but they revolted during the 19th century, amidst rampant liberal and republican ideas on-continent.The country remained neutral during WWI but suffered dire foot shortages; during WWII it was invaded by Germany and resisted valiantly. But the industrial revolution had been good to Amsterdam and the city was positioned to proceed with fast economic growth in the post war period. Today the Netherlands, and Amsterdam, are one of the wealthiest countries in the world.Getting ThereThe Dutch national airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, is located 20km from the city. It is well-organized to meet the demands of being Europe's fourth-largest passenger airport. From Schiphol you can reach Amsterdam by taxi and train. Taxi takes about a half hour and should cost around 40 Euros. Also, an 11 Euro ticket for the shuttle bus service from the airport gets you access to 100 hotels throughout the city.The trains leave from the basement of the airport. "Schiphol" is the name of the train stop for the airport, a lovely sensible name you can easily understand. Some cities don't do such nice things with their train station naming. The direct rail link connects to the Central Station with trains every ten minutes at EUR 3.60 price. Thirty-five Euro fine for not having a valid ticket, watch out! The yellow ticket machine is your friend but carry change because it doesn't eat bills or credit cards.TransportationAlright! Now you're here, let's go for a walk! If you for some reason decide to be a total freak and drive a car here, we can't help you.Riding a bicycle is the best way to enjoy Amsterdam . Of course, you can use other moving objects such as train, tram, subway, bus and ferry to move yourself from one place to another. But we all know that bikes are the coolest so let's cut the crap. Renting a bike should cost about eight Euros per day. LOCK IT OR LOSE IT!!! triple exclamation mark.For riding the trams you need to buy a "strippenkaart" which is a paper ticket that can be stamped multiple times until there are no strips left.Metro in Amsterdam is a recent development, considering that the place is kind of, um, swampy to say the least. Construction started in 1977 and a new North/South metro line is in the works, no specific prediction of success available at time of writing.On the touristy end of transportation there's the Canal company which does boat tours and bike rentals as well as bus trips. Rent a canal hopper and go exploring the little waterways.People and CultureAmsterdam grew up with good manners. Being an international trading city required vast social networks and attendant tolerance of all cultural possibilities. This translated, over the centuries, into attracting people from all across the globe. Amsterdam is a real melting pot of 174 different cultures, with the freedom to be who you are and to say what you think, whether you're gay or straight, a squatter or a millionaire.Violent crimes are not prevalent here; pickpocketing and other petty theft is more of a threat to the average visitor.Now we can get to what all you young youths want to know -- how about the smoking? Yes, there are coffee shops where you can get hash or herb and smoke it. Yay. It's only tolerated, not legal. Everything else IS illegal so try to use your brain for thinking when you go to Amsterdam. Note that the red light district is under camera surveillance.Things to do, RecommendationsAmsterdam is a city of museums. The Dutch Master painters all have galleries and exhibits representing the work of their lives, from Rembrandt and Vermeer to van Gogh and Mondrian, and don't forget M.C. Escher and de Kooning either.For music there is the famous Concertgebouw, the acoustics of which are so phenomenal that it has been described as a musical instrument itself! And then numerous clubs and lounges with bangin' DJs as well.The usual stereotypes still apply: bring home some wooden clogs for a souvenir, take in a beer in a 'brown cafe' (so named for the nicotine stains), etc.But don't forget to get up high and have a look around! Enjoy.Text by Steve Smith.


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Alistair Black (UK) is the behaviour and attendance consultant for Trafford Council. One of his roles is that of Education Officer responsible for anti-bullying. He works with a wide range of primary and secondary schools supporting with policy writing, promoting good practice and developing current strategies.
"I am looking forward to implementing the ENABLE Project as I'm sure the wide range of cross curricular resources contained within the programme will have a positive impact on the young people involved."
Ann Foxley-Johnson (UK) is a dedicated anti-bullying educator and campaigner. She is leading her anti-bullying education project in Rotherham by delivering to all educational establishments in the area. Campaigning and raising awareness via education about the impact of bullying behaviour is a passion of hers.
"I believe all participants in ENABLE will develop empowered, resilient, confident individuals who can eliminate bullying behaviour in establishments throughout."
Antoniou Pantelis (Greece) finished his first MA degree in Reading University and his second one in IoE, University of London. He is working as a Primary teacher in a private school in Greece. At this time, Antoniou is also deputy head teacher in his school. He is a member of school's team against bullying and he has worked a lot in this area during the last 4 years.
"From the program I am expecting to help my students to feel secure and to be able to express their feelings. I want to strengthen them and to become able to solve their problems."
Ben Forte (UK) is the Director of Learning Commons at Devonport High School for Boys. He is an Ed-technologist always looking for exciting new ways to enhance learning using technology. Ben actively promotes the use of technology in schools has been all over the world doing talks and running workshops to help other schools embrace new technologies.
"I hope that ENABLE will give schools a firm grounding for establishing a solid anti-bullying policy and ethos. I hope with the help of other ENABLE Ambassadors we can reduce and even eliminate bullying!"
Bo Hansen (Denmark) has worked as a pedagogue for 20 years, the last 6 years as consultant in youth crime prevention. He works primarily in schools with children and parents, and secondarily as a street worker.
"What I expect from ENABLE: a tool to minimize bullying, based on research and evidence."
Carl Casey (UK) is currently Head of Key Stage 3 and an Academic Mentor at a Manchester Secondary School. He has worked in education since 2013, having previously been a leader for several notable international retail companies.
"My hope for ENABLE: to embed a program that will change the way bullying is dealt with within our school and in turn empower our students."
Carole Phillips (UK), criminologist, Churchill Fellow 2014, Student Support & Child Protection Officer, Head of Year 7, CEOP Ambassador, PSE educator in secondary high school, specialising in child protection online and offline, particularly bullying.
"Educating students and school staff on how to address bullying is a huge challenge which I am looking forward to".
Catherine Davies (UK) is the Personal Adviser at Milton Keynes Academy, supporting vulnerable young people in building their resilience and improving their emotional well-being. Anti-Bullying Lead and Co-ordinator of the Academy's Peer Mentor and AntiBullying Ambassador Programme.
"ENABLE will empower students to make positive changes in their schools, creating learning environments in which everyone feels safe, happy and confident."
Danijel Forjan (Croatia) is an ICT teacher in primary school Domovinska zahvalnost in city of Knin, Dalmatia. He is also a website administrator and CARNet (Croatian Academic And Research Network) administrator.
"From ENABLE I expect to implement anti-bullying strategies in different schools. Also to encourage and empower our students to make positive changes for themselves in school, local and wider communities."
Daniel Shahin (UK) is Assistant Director of the Learning Commons & Educational Technologist @ DHSB. He works collaboratively across the whole school to develop learning & the environment across subject areas, real world learning, PSHEE, citizenship and pastoral care.
On ENABLE: "Working with my school and other schools to change their environment & culture, to improve the emotional well-being of students & eliminating bullying within the institutions using Peer Mentors."
Danijela Lokmer (Croatia) is a teacher of English and Italian language with 15 years of experience with teaching both children and adults. For the last 5 years she has been working with primary and secondary school children and she has given talks at conferences and workshops both in Croatia and abroad.
"I expect ENABLE project to help me understand the problem of bullying and to help children who are victims of bullying. I believe that the project will also improve the school discipline and behaviour of our pupils."
Eleni Papamichalaki (Greece) works as a high school teacher in Greece. She holds a Master's Degree in EFL Teaching Methodology, is an accredited trainer for on-line safety, Intra-school violence and bullying. Over the last three years she has led information sessions for students, teachers and parents on relevant issues.
As a member of the ENABLE Team she expects to gain the skills and expertise to foster a new school ethos and culture against bullying through awareness, empowerment and education.
Ellen Stassart (Belgium) has worked as University researcherlecturer, Deputy Director at the Flemish Government and as Chief Officer at Child Focus. She is currently President of the School Board and Representative in the school community (9 schools), since 8 years active as mother in the parent's association.
Expectations from ENABLE: 1) Guide schools to find clear, tailored information for immediate use; 2) Contribute to a multidisciplinary approach involving schools, experts, parents and children; 3) Foster an open dialogue about bullying ensuring that parents have a voice and take on responsibility.
Emma Grimes (UK) is a Secondary Mathematics teacher in Dyffryn Comprehensive, UK in her fourth year of teaching.
"As an active Form Teacher and aspiring Head of Year I am aware of the effects bullying has on pupils wellbeing and progress. This is the reason I applied to become an ENABLE Ambassador. I am looking forward to passing on the Knowledge gained to ensure bullying is minimised and that future generations are more equipped to deal with and combat any bullying issues that may arise."
James Down (UK) is the Specialist Support Team Manager and Child Protection Officer at the Milton Keynes Academy. He is an AntiBullying and Online Safety Trainer and Consultant. He supports parents, carers and professionals to promote and ensure the safety and welfare of young people on and offline.
"ENABLE will empower and inspire young people to promote positive wellbeing, by developing resilience within themselves and others."
Konstantina Kotsi (Greece) is an EFL teacher and head teacher of the 6th State Primary School of Aghioi Anargyroi in Athens, Greece. She is a board member of the Panhellenic Association of State School Teachers of English and member of the Greek school network against bullying.
Konstantina expects to adapt the ENABLE material to the Greek reality aiming at supporting herself, her colleagues and pupils cope with bullying effectively.
Lisa Fenton (UK) is a history teacher at Ballyclare High School in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Recently, she has become involved in anti-bullying and e-Safety within school. She promotes life-long learning in a creative and caring environment.
"I hope to be an advocator of the ENABLE programme to empower children and eliminate bullying."
Mhairi Hill (UK) is the eSafety Coordinator and Deputy Designated Teacher for Child Protection at Ballyclare High School, a Grammar school with approximately 1200 pupils situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Self-respect, respect for others and tolerance of diversity are important aspects of the school ethos.
"We actively encourage our pupils to adopt leadership roles and hope that the ENABLE programme will develop a cohort of pupils skilled in supporting their peers."
Monica Iorga (Romania) has been working in education as a teacher since 1999. She teaches history and civic education. Throughout the years, she has been involved in many projects for promoting human rights and especially children's rights, for increasing and improving the grade of participation of students in school life and in the community.
"Sharing ENABLE, I can spread values as tolerance, empathy, respect for yourself and for others, non-discrimination, very necessary in our private and public life so that we can have a normal life. So, let's get ENABLE!"
Nicki Hewson Betts (UK) works in the behaviour and pastoral department of a secondary school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
"I am excited to be taking part in a far-reaching project. Through working in primary and secondary schools, I have seen first-hand how traumatising bullying can be for young people, but also how, when empowered, learners can change not only themselves but also their school environment. I look forward to seeing how this project helps the young people that I work with every day develop their emotional literacy and their ability to be able to help others."
Trine Meyer Nielsen (Denmark) works at a school in Denmark with 370 pupils. She teaches 10 lessons a week in second grade and she is also the coordinator of the department for children who need extra support during their day in school.
Expectations from ENABLE: "I expect that the project will increase the attention about the work we already do about the subject bullying."
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