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Teen ContentCamp 2019 Registration Now Open

ContentCampWe are running a special, intensive ContentCamp over the summer just for young adults ages 13 – 17. This is a week-long webinar series led by GWA’s leadership team on making good content work for you, your brand and your audience. This immersive series is designed for individuals who are new to content strategy and want to step up their online marketing skills for personal or organizational branding. Each day we will have three-hour, interactive live discussion.

Dates: 8-12 July 2019

Price: US$ 699

Price includes:

• Supporting online documents and other materials to use during the webinars
• Lifetime access to the webinar videos
• A closed online study group where you can discuss your content strategy ideas with other ContentCamp participants.
• Six months of one-on-one technical support on your content strategy from an assigned GWA staff member
• Two follow-up webinar meetings to discuss the progress of your content strategy with GWA staff members and other ContentCamp participants

How To Apply:

Please send us a one-page essay telling us why you want to participate in ContentCamp at info(at)globalwireonline(dot)org, with “Teen ContentCamp Application” in the subject line. We are taking applications until we fill all spaces. Because we want to keep the group small, we are being a little more selective so to make sure we have the right mix of participants. Once you are accepted, then we will take full payment.  We encourage applications from qualified women, ethnic/racial minorities, people with disabilities and those from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as recognized by the United Nations. Full payments will be taken once you have been selected. Scholarships are available to those who demonstrate a financial need.

Why Book Access and Information in Prisons Matter

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Censorship and the suppression of reading materials are rarely about family values and almost always about control about who is snapping the whip, who is saying no, and who is saying go. – Stephen King

As many of you already know, Washington State Department of Corrections recently quietly made a policy change basically banning prison book donations from nonprofits like Book to Prisoners.  The policy would have limited books already approved for prisoners from donations from nonprofits, local libraries, and other programs that offer educational opportunities for inmates.  The prison system claimed that this was done because of limited staff to sort mail as well as funding and support from the Washington State Library (WSL).  However, WSL claims they were not notified of this new policy.

Of course, outrage ensued and after 12,000 people signed Books to Prisoners’ Change.org petition, Washington Department of Correction is now reconsidering this new policy and working with Books to Prisoners again.

While this is a good step in the right direction, please keep in mind, this policy change was done quietly on purpose.  This happens more often than we think around the country.  Giving prisoners access to books and information provides opportunities for them to improve their lives both inside and outside prison. Ex-offenders are less likely to re-offend when they have more access to opportunities to better themselves.  It is in everyone’s best interest to support prison literacy programs.

However, because many prisons are now privatized and are big money makers, it is not in the best interest of prisons to have an inmate population that is educated and their recidivism rate goes down…

Please consider learning more about and donation to prison book programs here.

What Mass Incarceration In America Looks Like

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I am currently participating in a book discussion about Bryan Stevenson’s groundbreaking book, Just Mercy.  The book focuses on the unequal treatment of prisoners of color, especially death row inmates.  We looked at the following graphs to give content to our conversation. I was both shocked and not shocked when I saw these inmate statistics.  I think if more people understood why so many people were incarcerated and the cost, there would be a revolt.

Learn more at Prison Policy.

What’s Cooking: Spiced Bun

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I am planning a small Easter dinner with some friends this weekend.  I will make traditional Jamaican food like curry goat, vegetables, and rice and beans.  I would usually buy the Easter spice bun to go with blocked cheese because I don’t have the time to make it.  However, this year, I wanted to try and make it myself.

The spice bun is a variation (and, may I say, a better variation) of the hot cross bun.  Spice bun is traditionally made and eaten on Good Friday to end Lent.  However, you can buy spice bun year round from any Jamaican bakery or Golden Krust.

I found this recipe at Caribbean Pot to try.  I will let you know how it comes out!

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