Tips in Raising Honest Kids that work!

http://www.greatschools.org/gk/videos/tips-to-raise-honest-kids/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=topstory

Mayor Turner Initiative: Job Training, Resume Writing, Tattoo Removal, Social Service Agencies

Turnaround Houston Resource Fair www.turnaroundhouston.org.

NOVEMBER 5, 2016
Date:  Saturday, November 5, 2016 from 9 AM to 1 PM
Location: Acres Homes Multi-Service Center
Address: 6719 W. Montgomery Road, Houston, TX 77091
Council District: B

Turnaround Houston will offer access to job training, resume writing, tattoo removal, social service agencies, educational institutions, counseling and intervention to help hard to employ Houstonians turn their lives around.

“There are Houstonians who have difficulty securing employment due to a variety of reasons which may include a lack of education, prior criminal history, poverty, mental health issues and a lack of positive influences,” said Mayor Turner. “There is a part of our city that is in dire need of assistance and it’s our responsibility to ensure that they are plugged into vital resources and become a part of our city’s success. With the launch of Turnaround Houston, we want to eliminate the barriers to employment by offering a roadmap to a brighter future.”

As a part of this initiative, Houstonians who are hard to employ should also know that if they connect with the resources that are available, they can turn their lives around. There are thousands of success stories in the city, one such example is Angel Ponce who works in the Mayor's Office of People with Disabilities. Ponce was previously involved with a gang and suffered a life altering accident which finally pushed him on the right track.

“I used to have tattoos on my face, I didn't care what I looked like and I didn't have a future. I had known about the services available to me at the City of Houston through the Mayor’s Anti-Gang Office, but I didn’t take advantage of them until I suffered a spinal injury which caused me to re-assess my life. I am now a productive part of society helping former gang members and those with disabilities such as my own. This wouldn’t have been possible without the City’s resources,” said Ponce.

Each Turnaround Houston resource fair will include workshops on resume creation and interview tips. Participants can also learn how to start their own businesses and hear the success stories of Houstonians who have received a second chance. 

Turnaround Houston resource partners- Include:

• The Office of Business Opportunity
• Mental Health Services –Health Department
• Mayor’s Anti-Gang Office
• The City of Houston’s Re-entry program
• Workforce Solutions/Neighborhood Centers 
• SER Jobs for Progress
• Houston Area Urban League
• Dress for Success
• Career Gear
• Franklin Beauty School
• Summer Jobs Program-City of Houston

To see a full list of employers, resource partners and to register log on to www.turnaroundhouston.org.

Mayor Sylvester Turner Asking for your Vote to Defeat HISD Prop 1

Info from a recent mailer I received...sharing our Mayor's words..I am not well versed on this issue but what got me, is what is in RED:

I am writing to ask for support defeating HISD Proposition 1 on the November 8 ballot.

Time is short – seniors are voting now by mail and early voting begins in less than two weeks. Our need is great. Our task is to raise $1 million in the next two weeks to fund our television buy. 

Prop. 1 will force HISD to send $162 million of our local tax dollars to the state in February, in theory to be redistributed to other school districts. And that’s not the worst of it. There is no guarantee that any of the funds will be used for education.

It’s called “recapture” or sometimes, “Robin Hood,” and it will bankrupt our schools. The amount of tax dollars taken for redistribution goes up every year – and will exceed $1 billion in four years.

The impacts on our public education system will be devastating, including shutting down neighborhood schools, laying off teachers, cutting or eliminating mentoring, tutoring and college preparation programs and more.

Recapture is the legacy of a “temporary” fix to Texas’ school finance system that has not been replaced in more than 20 years. And, once HISD is in the recapture system, it is in it forever. There is no turning back.

To be clear, voting against HISD Prop. 1 won’t fix the entire problem; but it will force the legislature to act. And education professionals, our current and former mayors and many others are certain that HISD will get a better deal in the legislature than going bankrupt under recapture.Please make a generous donation today. Corporate contributions are permitted and there are no limits. If you have any questions about making a contribution, contact Pat Strong at Pat@StrongStrategies.com or (713) 942-5803.

Thank you for helping me protect Houston’s schools.

Mayor Sylvester Turner

P.S. We can definitely defeat this measure, but as you can see the issue is complex and we need the resources to explain to voters what’s at stake.

Volunteers Needed - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway!

Hello,
You are invited to the following event:

** VOLUNTEERS NEEDED** Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway

Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Monday, November 21, 2016 at 7:00 AM - to - Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 7:00 PM (CST) 18th Congressional District of Texas Various Locations Houston, Texas View Map

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**DATES AND TIMES WILL BE PROVIDED CLOSER TO THE EVENT** Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee hosts her Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway, Monday, November 21, 2016 and Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Those in need of holiday cheer will receive a turkey for their Thanksgiving Dinner. We Need Your Help To Make This Possible! We need volunteers to assist with loading, unloading, bagging and distributing turkeys to our seniors. We have two days and various locations for volunteer opportunites. This nation has a great reputation of honoring the spirit of giving, and We will continue to honor Thanksgiving by providing meals to those who are in most need. Locations *(additional locations may be added): Third Ward Multi-Service Ctr ( 3611 Ennis Street 77004) Golden Age Hobby House ( 2805 Winbern St 77004) Judson Robinson Sr. Ctr ( 1422 Ledwicke St. 77029) Kashmere Multi-Service ( 4802 Lockwood St. 77020) Hobart Taylor Park ( 8100 Kenton St. 77028) Peavy Senior Citizens Ctr ( 3814 Market St 77020) West End Multi-Service Ctr ( 170 Heights Blvd 77007) Latino Learning Center ( 3522 Polk St. 77003) Acres Homes Multi-Service Ctr ( 6719 W. Montgomery Rd. 77091) City of Jacinto City ( 1025 Oates Rd, Jacinto City, TX 77029) Julia C. Hester House ( 2020 Solo Street 77020) Northeast Multi-Service Center ( 9720 Spaulding St 77016) MARIPOSA APARTMENTS ( 16354 Ella Boulevard 77090) Historic Oaks of Allen Parkway Village(1600 Allen Parkway Houston Tx 77019) Share this event on Facebook and Twitter We hope you can make it! Cheers, Tonya Chissell Williams

FREE MOVIE SCREENING in several cities - Seeking Teachers, Students, Parents STEM interest RSVP by Nov.7th

Just checked Rotten Tomatoes - this movie got an unbelievealbe 100% and 99% want to see rating.  https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/arrival_2016 

Good morning!

We are working with Paramount to coordinate advance STEM screenings of the new feature film, ARRIVAL, opening in theaters Friday, Nov. 11.

We are targeting middle and high school students, and need your help to fill the theater! Please forward this invitation to any teachers, students or parents of kids in that age range who might be interested in this free event. Pizza and drinks will also be provided at no cost!

Both the image and attached PDF invitation are hyperlinked to the RSVP page and everyone must RSVP by Monday, Nov. 7th! But here is the link, just to make it easier: https://arrival-houston.eventbrite.com/. Hope you can make it too. Check out the trailer at www.arrivalmovie.com

We are also working quickly to fill theaters in all of these markets, so if you have contacts in any of these, I would greatly appreciate you sharing there as well.

·        Houston https://arrival-houston.eventbrite.com

·        Indianapolis https://arrival-indianapolis.eventbrite.com

·        Kansas City https://arrival-kansascity.eventbrite.com

·        Los Angeles https://arrival-losangeles.eventbrite.com

·        Manhattan https://arrival-newyork.eventbrite.com

·        Orlando https://arrival-orlando.eventbrite.com

·        Phoenix https://arrival-phoenix.eventbrite.com 

·        Raleigh https://arrival-raleigh.eventbrite.com

·        San Jose https://arrival-sanjose.eventbrite.com

·        Seattle https://arrival-seattle.eventbrite.com

Hope you can make it too and thanks for your help!

REQUIRED ID FOR VOTING IN PERSON

http://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/need-id/ -- at this link is also info if you have disabilities or ways to vote if you lack certain id. It's all at this link! PASS THE WORD! Send the link!

Participate in the Plan Houston Survey!

Community Leader,

 

The wait is over...the Plan Houston resident survey is now available! By participating in this short 2 minute survey (www.planhouston.org), you can make your voice heard and actually influence what is funded in our next City budget! 

 

As Vice Chair of the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee, I have been working closely with the Mayor's office and Planning Department on the implementation of Plan Houston. Plan Houston is the City's first general plan that encompasses a broad vision for Houston outlined in 12 core strategies. The City has developed an enhanced budgeting process in which resident input will be obtained regarding issues that are most important to them via an online Plan Houston survey.  This resident input will be incorporated into initiatives to be included in the FY2018 budget.

 

The public input period will continue through November 25th, and we need your help! We are enlisting the help of community leaders to help spread the word and encourage resident participation in the Plan Houston survey (www.planhouston.org).  Please share this information with your civic club and organization members, neighbors, families, and friends by including it in your newsletters, social media, email blasts, word of mouth or by sharing promotional materials and paper copies of the survey.  We need your help to truly obtain resident input on a broad scale. Let us know what is important to you!

 

If you have any questions or if you need paper copies of the survey, you may reach out to the Planning Department at 832-393-6600, or you may contact our office by emailing atlarge4@houstontx.gov, or dialing 832-393-3012.

  

Sincerely,

 

Amanda K. Edwards

Houston City Council Member, At-Large Position 4

You Can CAST YOUR VOTE TODAY!

Dates: October 31st - November 4th

Monday - Friday: 7:00am - 7:00pm

Locations in Harris County

http://www.harrisvotes.com/EarlyVoting/EarlyVotingLocationsSchedule.pdf 

Afternoon with Houston Ballet Principal Dancer Lauren Anderson and KTRK News Anchor Melanie Lawson

An Afternoon with Degas's Ballerinas & Lauren Anderson at the
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Sunday, October 30, 3 p.m.

Presented by former Houston Ballet principal dancer Lauren Anderson and KTRK news anchor Melanie Lawson
This special program offers a unique opportunity to enter Edgar Degas's studio through the eyes of Lauren Anderson, one of Houston's most renowned dancers. ABC-13's Melanie Lawson joins Anderson to shed light on a few of the French artist's most emblematic, ballet-inspired works.
Drop in! This event is free with your ticket to Degas: A New Vision.
Location
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Brown Auditorium Theater
Law Building
1001 Bissonnet
Houston, Texas 77005

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Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Sterling-Turner Foundation; ExxonMobil; MD Anderson Cancer Center; Occidental Petroleum; Leslie and Brad Bucher; Houston Junior Woman's Club; Mr. and Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock; The Windgate Charitable Foundation; the Samuel H. Kress Foundation; Mr. William J. Hill; and the Susan Vaughan Foundation.
Above: Edgar Degas, Rehearsal Hall at the Opera, Rue Le Peletier, 1872, oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris. © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski                                                                                                       Thanks efamily member Ashley Small for sharing! 

Clark-Atlanta on the National Mall -- sharing collection.. from efamily member and First Lady Irene Johnson

Clark Atlanta University's permanent collection shares Tanner;s "Disciples Healing the Sick" with the nation and is on loan to NMAAHC, see below.

 Enjoy,

Irene

Irene Oakley Johnson

First Lady

Clark Atlanta University

The haunting beauty of Henry O. Tanner's work, Disciples Healing the Sick ( c. 1930) can now be experienced by the throngs pouring into the newly opened National Museum of African-American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, D.C.  The painting, part of CAU Museum's permanent collection, is now on loan to NMAAHC for a period of five years.  It not only speaks to the caliber of the University's art holdings, but also connects Tanner, one of America's most significant painters, to one of CAU's parent institutions, Clark College, where he once served as a member of the art faculty.

To see the painting and learn more about the University's loan, click or paste this link:

http://talktown.blog.myajc.com/2016/10/24/clark-atlanta-university-loans-historic-painting-to-new-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture/

Mayor Turner "Getting it Done" Be Proud!

Dear Donna, I am proud to report to you that our City Council voted nearly unanimously (16 votes to 1) to endorse our historic package of pension reforms. The vote clears the way for the City to move forward in partnership with all three pension systems – representing our police officers, our municipal employees and our firefighters – to seek legislative approval of the reforms. This plan is transformative and budget neutral. We are solving our pension problem permanently and we are doing it without needing a tax rate increase. I am thankful to everyone who has helped get us to this point. That includes City Council, the pension systems, our city employees and many others. It is a big deal that employees have agreed to these benefit changes. I know this has not been easy, and I thank each of them for their patience, understanding and service. This plan will provide stable and sustainable retirements at an affordable cost to the taxpayers who foot the bill. Retirees won’t have to worry if the check will be there. You can be sure that there are those out there who will continue to say it can’t be done. Some are fighting to stay relevant; some just need more information; and some want a different balance between the goals of providing secure retirements for our public employees and protecting taxpayers. To all, I say, join us. We are moving our city forward after more than 15 years of gridlock. Let’s do it together. Warm regards, Mayor Sylvester Turner P.S. If you like geeking out on the details like I do, you can learn more about our historic package of reforms at http://www.houstontx.gov/pensions/index.html.

Sisters Network Breast Cancer NEWS ONE EVENT shared by Efamily member Caleen Allen (daughter of CEO Karen Jackson)

FREE PRACTICE SAT hosted by Kappa Alpha Psi!

Free Practice SAT Test for 8th-12th graders, Saturday, October 29, 2016. Hosted by the Education and Charities Foundation of Houston and the Eta Lambda Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi (University of Houston). Sign up at www.ecfohsat.eventbrite.com 

Gently Used Books and Games for Liberia -- Collection for Girl Scout Efamily member Sheela Logan's daughter-email her for Pick-Up! There are no public libraries in Monrovia-Please Help!

Sunnyside Park -- SuperBowl Touchdown Tours - this Sat Oct 29th

October 29 -- Sunnyside Park, 3502 Bellfort, 77051

November 5 -- Agnes Moffitt Park, 10645 Hammerly, 77043

November 12 -- Finnigan Park, 4900 Providence, 77020

November 19 -- Kingwood High School, 2701 Kingwood Drive, 77339

December 3 -- Moody Park, 3725 Fulton, 77009

December 10 -- Blueridge Park, 5600 Court Road, 77053

January 7 -- Burnett Bayland Park, 6000 Chimney Rock, 77081

January 14 -- Alief Community Park, 11903 Bellaire Blvd., 77072

Learn more about the Touchdown Tour activities at:http://www.housuperbowl.com/touchdown-tour  #SB51 #HOUSUPERBOWL

I was at the Tour at MacGregor Park Last Saturday - LOTs of FREE Rides and Booths for the kids - PASS THE WORD! 

Off Broadway Show in NYC - Efamily member John Guess gets you special access!

Efamily member John Guess' God-daughter is in an Off Broadway Production... nice to support the EFAMILY!!! Check out... http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/19/theater/sell-buy-date-review-sarah-jones.html?referer=https://www.google.com/  - Tough Topic - real issue - and in today's concerns about how women are viewed - quite relevant. Very talented actress per the NYT!! 

Thanks to John, interested Efamily you can get tickets by contacting Ms. Jones' assistant
-just go through assistant.to.sarah.jones@gmail.com for BuySellDate tickets by Nov 20.

Excerpt from NY Times Review
As those who saw her Tony-winning show, “Bridge & Tunnel,” will recall, Ms. Jones seems to slip into the soul of another person with the casual ease that most of us use to slide into a pair of flip-flops. Although this remarkable actor uses minimal props and no costume changes in “Sell/Buy/Date,” she nevertheless brings to life more than a dozen characters with such distinctness that each seems to take over her voice, her mind, her very presence.

Midtown Westwww.manhattantheatreclub.com

Category Off Broadway, Comedy, Play, Solo Performance

Credits Written and performed by Sarah Jones; Directed by Carolyn Cantor

Cast Sarah Jones

Preview September 27, 2016

Opened October 18, 2016

Closing Date November 20, 2016

Upcoming Shows

• Tuesday October 25 7:30 PM
• Wednesday October 26 1:00 PM
• Wednesday October 26 7:30 PM
• Thursday October 27 7:30 PM
• Friday October 28 7:30 PM  
• through Nov. 20.

EARLY VOTING Hours of Operation and 50 State How to Vote Tools

http://harrisvotes.com

Early Voting Hours of Operation

October 24 - October 28: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

October 29: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 

October 30: 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

October 31 - November 4: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

50 State How to Vote Tools for 2016 from the Houston Area Urban League

National voter information tools from Google, Ballotpedia, Vote.org and others for staff and volunteers to answer questions about voting. Share links directly with your audience.  Each tool gives state or address specific information to the most common questions: What's on my ballot? Where do I vote? How to vote early?

Voting In Your State - 50 State Guide
Links directly to your state election website for the latest on Early Voting, Absentee Ballots, Voter ID, Poll Finders, Election Day registration and more - from Nonprofit VOTE
What's On My Ballot
Sample Ballot Look Up by Ballotpedia.  Enter any address to see voter's races and candidates.
Contact Your Local Election Office
They have sample ballots and can answer questions. Look up yours here - from US Vote Foundation.
Get to the Polls
Enter an address and find poll and early voting locations - from Voter Information Project. Or use your state's Poll Look Up tool 
Absentee Ballots Deadlines
State's deadlines to get and return an absentee ballot - from Vote.org.
Google How to Vote Tool
Search "how to vote". Google shows your state's early voting dates, poll hours, ID requirement and more

Evan's Blog -- Take a Break -- Check out Your Favorite Politicians as Super Smash Bros Characters

Even if you don't follow gaming, I think you will enjoy this analysis of our current politicians as I did! Support my favorite blogger... Check it out and share!

http://sunspots.cornellsun.com/2016/10/17/ataristotle-politicians-as-super-smash-bros-characters/

Hermann Park Master Plan Meeting

Hermann Park Master Plan Open House

Since October 2015, Hermann Park's master plan team has analyzed data, met with community members, and gathered public feedback to develop preliminary concepts to envision the next 20 years of improvements and projects for Hermann Park.

Please plan to attend a community meeting for the team's initial update to Hermann Park's master plan. You will have the chance to ask questions and provide feedback.

Hermann Park Community Meeting

Thursday, October 27, 2016
6 - 8 p.m.
Ripley House Community Center
4410 Navigation Boulevard, Houston, TX 77011

For more information on the Hermann Park Master Plan, please visithttp://www.hermannpark.org/centennial-year/master-plan-update/ or call 713-524-5876. For more information on the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, please visitwww.houstonparks.org or write to Askparks@houstontx.gov.

Making of Hamilton on PBS Oct 21

TUNE IN OR STREAM

Friday, October 21 at 9/8c on PBS

A behind-the-scenes documentary look at Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical Hamilton coming to PBS Great Performances as part of the 2016 PBS Arts Fall Festival.

From New York Times:

The story of one of the most acclaimed musicals in Broadway history and the story of the man the show is about are deftly intertwined in “Hamilton’s America,” a “Great Performances” documentary being broadcast on Friday, Oct. 21, on PBS. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the book, music and lyrics for the musical “Hamilton,” is a genial guide to both tales.

He recalls how the idea for the stage show came to him while he was taking a breather after mounting his earlier hit, “In the Heights,” and started reading Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton. No one was more surprised that such a book could become the toughest ticket on Broadway than Mr. Chernow. “Lin invited me to ‘In the Heights,’” he recalls, “and I went backstage, and he said, ‘Ron, I was reading the book, and hip-hop songs started rising off the page.’ And I said to him, ‘Really?’”

Haven’t seen the show? Musical excerpts are served up as Mr. Miranda and others relate how it took shape while also detailing Hamilton’s considerable role in American history.

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TUNE IN OR STREAM
Friday, October 21 at 9/8c on PBS

A behind-the-scenes look at Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical Hamilton coming to Great Performances as part of the 2016 PBS Arts Fall Festival.

Hamilton, Broadway's rap hip-hop-infused smash about Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, orphan, immigrant, first U.S. Treasury Secretary, has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Looks like Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) will keep his place on the $10 bill !  

Miranda said that he came across Ron Chernow's 2004 biography of the first Treasury Secretary haphazardly in 2008. Miranda instantly connected Hamilton's unorthodox immigrant upbringing with those of his rap heroes like Notorious B.I.G. and Jay Z. The musical based on Hamilton's life has been hailed by politicians of both political parties from President Obama to Dick Cheney. Notably, the cast is nearly all African-American and Hispanic (their casting call for non-white actors caught some heat). Aaron Burr, for example, is portrayed by a Black actor. Black actors also play the roles of Lafayette, Jefferson, George Washington, James Madison, etc. Lin-Manuel Miranda (born January 16, 1980), Hamilton creator/star as Hamilton/rapper/actor, was born in Manhattan to Puerto Rican parents. And, we spoke to some of the front office staff at the stage door before the show and they too were Hispanic/Black/Latino millennials...  Lots of high school kids are learning about Hamilton now, were in attendance and had memorized the lyrics on the 2-disc Hamilton cast recording.

Hamilton is practically why we have money: As the nation’s first Treasury secretary, he designed the US financial system.

And that was after he wrote most of “The Federalist Papers” — essays that played a key role in getting the Constitution adopted.

And after he helped win the Revolution as Gen. George Washington’s right-hand man as chief staff aide.

Born out of wedlock, raised in the West Indies, and orphaned as a child, Hamilton pursued a college education through the help of local wealthy men.

When Vice President Aaron Burr ran for governor of New York state in 1804, Hamilton crusaded against him as unworthy. Taking offense at some of Hamilton's comments, Burr challenged him to a duel in 1804 and mortally wounded Hamilton, who died the next day.

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