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The Pullman community came together Saturday morning to discuss concerns of diversity for the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom School program.

Upon entering the Talmadge Anderson Heritage House (TAHH), guests were greeted and directed to a breakfast table and encouraged to settle into the neighboring room filled with brightly colored art, all donated to this African-American culture and heritage house.

The Freedom School event was re-scheduled after poor weather prevented it from happening in January. 

Barbara Ward, assistant professor of literacy at WSU, said people of all ages attended the three hour program to learn as a community how far the U.S. has come on the journey for social justice. However, she said there is still a lot of work to be done.

Laura Appel, culture and heritage houses coordinator for the diversity education program, agreed with Ward that the journey for social justice is still long.

“There is still discrimination in the world,” she said. “These types of events ... give us ways to work through it so that it’s not causing the same problems as it’s caused us in the past.” 

The Freedom School program, which originally started in 1964 in Mississippi, was used to help teach African-Americans how to pass voting tests that made it nearly impossible for African-Americans to vote. 

Today, the Freedom School is a six-week program across the nation for children of every background. This year the event was resurrected because parents whose older children attended Freedom School in the past wanted their youngsters to learn about King and the civil rights movement, said Felicia Gaskins, vice president of the Office of Equity and Diversity.

The day was split into two groups of adults and children of all ages. While the adults stayed in the TAHH to watch “Mighty Times: The Children’s March” the children scurried to the Native American Cultural House to learn songs and key ideas about King’s ideas on freedom, equality and opportunity.

The cultural houses are fairly new to WSU. What used to be faculty houses are now resources for anyone looking for a unique book to read or a building available for event reservation. The buildings are open to the public and the anyone interested is encouraged to use them, Gaskins said.

A discussion followed the documentary. Members of the audience, many of which were Pullman residents, brought up points such as making sure elementary school children have role models to look up to. The children also performed the songs they learned, as well as a short skit imitating Rosa Parks’ protest on the bus.

Gaskins said events like these are important because racism and prejudice are not dead. She said it is important to understand U.S. history in order to build a positive future.

Appel said after a three-year break from Freedom School, the WSU diversity education program decided to bring it back because of issues plaguing the world in the recent past.

Ward said she was thrilled with Saturday’s turnout.

“I was just so excited to see so many people ... from different parts of the state and also the wonderful age levels,” she said. “I felt like I found a home (in this group).”

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JARED NICOLL

The number of freedom campers sleeping out illegally in Marlborough peaked over the last month due to wayward vineyard workers and Kiwi holidaymakers, says Marlborough District Council.

Tourists and vineyard workers are drawn to Marlborough over summer, resulting in a rise in the number of people sleeping in vehicles in public places, such as Pollard Park and Oliver Park near central Blenheim, which are not designated camping sites.

The closest designated sites are Collins Memorial Reserve, Koromiko, and Blairich Reserve, Awatere.

Council reserves and amenities officer Robert Hutchinson said the number of campers breaking the rules in the area in January was on par with the same month a year earlier, when 155 people were found freedom camping in Marlborough.

"We see a lot of vineyard workers, but we've been seeing a few Kiwis trying to get a cheap trip too."

Council staff issued the region's first freedom camping infringement notice under the 2011 Freedom Camping Act, a fine of $200, to two French vineyard workers after they were caught camping three times in an undesignated area in mid-January.

"The thing with freedom campers is most of them are just driving through so it shouldn't be a problem.

"We understand the network [between campers] is pretty strong, where they can hide and get away with it. We find the ones that aren't part of the network."

Council reserves ranger Murray Morgan said a bigger effort was being made to educate people about freedom camping rules.

"Around the Blenheim area it's mainly seasonal vineyard workers who camp for one or two nights then move to another spot and there's been a few that have popped up in four or five places.

"It's not as big a problem as it used to be. Most of them are good as gold once you explain things to them."

Council staff handed out pamphlets to campers with information on where they could stay, and contacted contracting businesses who specialised in providing workers to vineyards to encourage them to tell their staff the rules, he said.

Vincon Limited director Ram Kumara said the company organised accommodation for its workers.

"We're an RSE (Recognised Seasonal Employer) and the Department of Labour checks we are meeting the requirements, like ensuring they have a place to stay," Mr Kumara said.

The Recognised Seasonal Employer Work Policy allows for the temporary entry of overseas horticultural and viticulture workers.

Ace Viticulture owner Ashish Sawant said he offered advice to his workers on where to stay and most of them stayed in backpackers or motorhomes.

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In its first regional championship meet as a Virginia High School League AAA team, Freedom-South Riding rode a first-place all-around performance from sophomore Arianna Robinson to victory Saturday in the Northwest Region gymnastics championships at Stafford.

Robinson, who joined the Eagles this season after competing solely for her club team as a freshman, placed fourth or better in all four events and earned the top spot on the vault and the uneven bars. She finished fourth on the floor exercise and second on the balance beam despite a fall during her routine.

“It felt about the same as any other competition, because I’ve competed so often that I know what to expect of myself,” Robinson said. “It feels really good, because this is my first year of doing high school gymnastics.”

First-year Freedom-South Riding Coach Laura Wrighte, who lobbied Robinson to get her to join the team, said she was impressed — but not surprised — with Robinson’s all-around total of 38.175. Wrighte noted how consistently Robinson has performed all season.

“It’s very common. That’s why we’re so happy to have her as part of the team,” Wrighte said. “Competing for a high school, it’s such a team-oriented thing and actually, we kind of tend to count on her. Which is great, because she’s so consistent.”

Stafford’s Ashley Hinton (37.4) was runner-up to Robinson in the all-around. Colonial Forge’s Ashley Elston and North Stafford’s Anika Woodard finished in a tie for third at 37.225.

As a team, Freedom-South Riding (144.225) beat out second-place Stafford (143.8). Battlefield, the two-time defending region champs, finished third with 142.775.

Beyond Robinson’s strong performance, Wrighte said she was looking forward to bringing the Eagles as a team to their first state championship meet. She said the depth that has served Freedom-South Riding’s for much of the season will again be critical in next week’s championship meet at Salem High in Virginia Beach.

“Our team in general all season has been very strong,” she said. “We have a lot of depth. Every meet, we had a tough time deciding who was going to compete, which is obviously a great problem to have. I’ve never had that as a coach.”

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14-01-2011 19:35 America: Freedom to Fascism is a 2006 film by Aaron Russo, which alleges among a variety of claims that income tax is illegal. The documentary covers many subjects, including: the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the income tax, Federal Reserve System, national ID cards (REAL ID Act), human-implanted RFID tags (Spychips), Diebold electronic voting machines, globalization, Big Brother, taser weapons abuse, and the alleged use of terrorism by government as a means to diminish the citizens' rights. The Film Determined to find the law that requires American citizens to pay income tax, producer Aaron Russo set out on a journey to find the evidence. This film which is neither left, nor right-wing is a startling examination of government. It exposes the systematic erosion of civil liberties in America since 1913 when the Federal Reserve system was fraudulently created. Check out my first book of poetry on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com Check out my blogs: Mystical Poetry and Politics: http://www.mysticalpoetryandpolitics.com Mystical Musings and Politics: mysticalmusingsandpolitics.blogspot.com Live Mystic Music: livemysticmusic.blogspot.com

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18-08-2011 20:59 John Perry Barlow on internet freedom. Plus, why did Malawians cancel #Aug17 protests?

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31-08-2011 18:39 1956 Was A Turbulent Year In Hungary, An Eastern Bloc Nation Which Came Under The Political Control Of The Soviet Union After Suffering Under Nazi Domination During World War II, Hungary Rose Up Against The USSR In A Revolutionary Bid For Independence That Was Shut Down In Less Than Two Weeks When Soviet Troops Rolled Into The Country To Crush The Democratic Uprising. Later That Same Year, With The Memory Of The Violent Reprisals Of The Russian Invasion Clear In Everyone's Minds, The Soviets And The Hungarians Met On Another Field Of Battle--the Water Polo Semifinals At The 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Determined Not To Buckle Under To The Russians, The Hungarian Team Played An Aggressive Match That Was Described By Many As The Most Violent Water Polo Contest In Olympic History. Filmmaker Colin Keith Gray Looks Back At The Events Of This Crucial Year In Hungarian History With The Documentary Freedom's Fury, Which Tells The Stories Of Both The Hungarian Revolution And The Nation's Water Polo Team In Their Bid To Turn The Tables On The Soviet Union, If Only In Olympic Competition. Olympic Swimming Legend Mark Spitz Narrates The Film, Lucy Liu And Quentin Tarantino Served As Executive Producers On The Project. MPAA Rating: NOTRATED c) Indieblitz Releasing

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07-11-2011 04:33 On March 8, 2004 aspiring freeskier and coach, Josh Dueck, awoke from a ski crash to realize life would never be the same. Paralyzed from the waist down, josh made a decision to make the best of a horrible situation. The result is one of the most inspiring stories we've ever seen. The full-length documentary film can be seen at a film festival near you, or can be downloaded in the latest Salomon Digital Magazine for iPad here http://www.salomonfreeski.com

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07-12-2011 02:30 HAVASI-tól platinalemezek sora és egy Guinness rekord után már megszokhattuk, hogy id?r?l id?re olyan albumokkal jelentkezik, melyek egészen átformálják a klasszikus zongoráról és a zenér?l alkotott fogalmunkat. Endi, a Hooligans zenekar fenegyereke pedig már sokszor bebizonyította, mire képes a dobok mögött ülve. Kettejüket együtt látni azonban els?re megdöbbent? lehet. Pedig a két fiú szinte teljesen azonosan gondolkozik a zenér?l, és a köztük lév? ellentét tulajdonképpen csak látszólagos. ENDI és HAVASI közel két év el?készület után egy professzionális stúdióalbummal bizonyítja be: itthon is lehet olyan zenét alkotni, melyet az egész világon meglep?dve fogadnak. Létre lehet hozni valamit, ami nem másolat. Nem kell hozzá más, csak egy eredeti ötlet, és két utánozhatatlan karakter. A most forgalomba kerül? Freedom cím? lemezük igazi mérföldk? lehet a könny?zenében. Nem akadt még rá példa, hogy két ennyire eltér? m?fajban remekl? nehézsúlyú hangszer, mint a klasszikus zongora és a rock dob legyen a f?szerepl?je egy teljes zenei albumnak. Párbaj vagy együttm?ködés? Egymás ellen, vagy összehangolva? Minden megközelítés igaz, és a két srác barátságán alapuló vakmer? kísérletb?l mára már bravúros siker lett. A Drum and Piano Project 2011 július 11-én Skóciában mutatkozott be el?ször a világ egyik legjelent?sebb tudományos konferenciáján, a TED Global-on. A két különleges egyéniség közös produkcióját az elegáns koncerttermekben ugyanúgy álló tapssal fogadják, mint a legnagyobb ...

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