New York
Brooklyn —On April 5 at Prospect Park, the little league parade will head through Park Slope and culminate with a rally at the park's Bandshell. The hand-carved, 1912 Carousel opens for the season, plus old fashioned lemonade is served up at the Lefferts Historic House, and the electric boat Independence begins its spring – fall season of nature cruises on the Park's watercourse. Followed is the Prospect Park April schedule are Earth Day (April 22), Arbor Day (April 25), and the April 26th birthday shared by John Audubon and Frederick Law Olmsted (cake will be served!) are all rolled into one big Earth Week celebration April 19-26 at the Audubon Center.
Brooklyn — Jean-Marie Guilloux Society. Visit http://www.jmgalumni.org. Register yourself, and chat with other alumni. Contact Wilfrid Compere, 703 Flabush Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11225. 718-282-2291; cell 347-350-3339.
Brooklyn — The Brooklyn Public Library is seeking volunteers to help adults learn to read and write. Prospective participants can attend one literacy volunteer information sessions and learn how to become a volunteer literacy tutor. The program will train volunteers to tutor adults, ages 17 and older, who never learned to read and write. For information, contact www.brooklynlibrary.org/adult—literacy.jsp or call (718) 832-3560, Ext. 2 or 7.
Baldwin – La Fondation Mémoire will present J.J. Dominique new book "Mémoire errante" (wandering memory) on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the restaurant "Precious Moments", 1920 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, Long Island. at 2:30 p.m. J.J. Dominique is one of the best Haitian writers living in the diaspora and daughter of the late prominent Haitian journalist, Jean Dominique, assassinated in April 2000. La Fondation Mémoire, Inc. of New York, dedicated to protect and promote all aspects of the Haitian national patrimony such as history, literature, culture, music and visual arts. For more information, call: (516) 485-7041; (516) 338-1151; (718) 206-1028.
Brooklyn — The Skills Training and Employmnet Project has expanded the Brooklyn Public Library's free job and educational resources. The program provides participants the opportunity to meet with career advisers, assess participants' needs and develop a plan. During training sessions, participants will prepare for career placement tests, improve English literacy skills and attending workshops in resume writing, interviewing and more. Workshops take place at the Central Library at Grand Army Plaza. After career planning sessions, participants may be referred to the Church Avenue Merchants Business Association (CAMBA), the Brooklyn Economci Development Corp., Workforce One, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Good Help Program, the Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center and the Fort Greene Business Outreach Center. For more information, call (718) 623-7000, ext. 1231, or visit www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ STEP.
Brooklyn — Teens can train to be a "T4 Technology Volunteer" at the Brooklyn Public Library. Teens can get trained in advanced technology skills at the Summer Institute. They will attend eight days of four-hour training sessions in August. They will learn to master Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher. To sign up, complete a volunteer application at any neighborhood library or online at www.brooklynpubliclibary.org.
Queens
Cambria Heights — The Haitian-Americans United For Progress Inc. is conducting an abstinence education initiative for youngsters ages 9 to 19. The program is designed to reduce the number of youth who participate in premarital sexual activity. The program is designed to work with individual youth to educate them on the physical, psychological and social dangers of sexual activity.
School-year activities are held 6 to 10 p.m. Fridays and include dance classes such as Haitian folklore, latin dance and hip hop; health discussions and field trips; and career development workshops. Educational programs will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays to Wednesdays. Saturday education clinics, held noon to 2 p.m., will prepare students for standardized tests. For more information about the Initiative, please call Ernso Stiven or Mirdiane Chery at HAUP, 718-527-3776.
Manhattan
Help For Children with Disabilities is a non-profit organization that is offering a series of free workshops (October-June) throughout the city about programs and services for children with disabilities and ongoing help with any issues if your child has a disability. For more information contact Gary Shulman at 212-677-4650. Resources for Children with Special Needs with any problem or issue pertaining to your child. You can visit www.resourcesnyc.org and you can e-mail info@resourcesnyc.org.
Manhattan — Radical Women presents "No! The Rape Documentary," an award winning film that features testimonials from black women who have suffered sexual assault but refuse to be victimized. This film is a groundbreaking tool in the global movement to stop brutality against women. It is featured at Radical Women's meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, 7:30 p.m. at Freedom Hall, 113 W. 128th St., Harlem (between Malcolm X/Lenox Avenue and 7th Aveuue. The open discussion will follow the screening. A supper with vegetarian option will be served at 7 p.m. for $7. Door donation is $ 3. For information on child care (advance notice please), call 212-222-0633 or email nycradicalwomen@nyct.net.
Manhattan — The International Center in New York will celebrate Caribbean Culture as part of the Mayor' Office of Immigrant Affairs' 5th Annual Immigrant Heritage Week. This free event featuring Caribbean food and music will take place April 17 at the International Center 50 W. 23rd St., 7th Floor. Haitian author and artist Nicole Titus will read from her novel, "Akin to No One." Titus will auction off her Caribbean–inspired paintings to benefit Yele Haiti and the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village. For more Information contact Nathalie Jonsson at (212) 255-9555, Ext. 215 or e-mail njonsson@intlcenter.org. Visit www.intlcenter.org.
Manhattan —Urban Word offers a variety of Teen poetry slam opportunities around the city. Urban Word conducts free workshops on spoken word and poetry throughout the city. Workshops are open to all teens ages 13 to 19. Space is limited Serving more 15,000 teens annually, UW offers a comprehensive roster of in-school and after-school workshops in the areas of creative writing, journalism, literature and hip-hop. Visit www.urbanword/NYC.org.
Long Island
Long Island — Fondation Mémoire will host a cultural afternoon at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 20, at Precious Moments Restaurant, 1920 Grand Ave., Baldwin. The event will feature two speakers, Roger Savain, co-author with D.G. Woodson of "Mozayik Yon Konbit Literè ann Ayisyen" (Mozayik: An Anthology in the Haitian Language), and professor Thomas Spear of Lehman College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Spear will launch the latest book he edited titled "Une Journée Haïtienne" (A Haitian Journey). Savain is the author of two books and a certified translator and interpreter of English and Haitian Creole. Spear founded the famous site "île en île," which has the largest online resources in French for Caribbean francophone writers. For more information, please, call Hugues at (516) 485-7041 or Etienne at (516) 338-1151.
New Jersey
Irvington — FamiCare and The New Jersey Haitian Student Association (NJHSA) are organizing the Second Annual Haitian Flag Day Parade, which will be held on May 11, 2008. The Parade will start at 12pm, and the celebrations will end at 6pm. We will be holding our Second Annual Parade in Irvington, New Jersey; starting from Florence Ave and traveling Down Springfield Ave., to Civic Square, where we will proceed to Orange Park (Behind Irvington High School). For answers to any questions about the event, organization or donations, please feel free to contact, Kindlyn Vilcant @ 201-349-2101 or Gregory Marcelin @ 973-757-7305. Thank you in advance for your interest and support.
Florida
Fort Lauderdale — The AIDS Project Florida provides assistance, conducts support groups, gives referrals, helps with financial assistance and arranges transportation for HIV and AIDS survivors. All assistance is free. AIDS Project Florida can be reached at (954) 537–4111.
Pompano Beach — Crossroads English Café Sessions are held Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at Broward County's Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library, 2800 N.W. 9th Court. New speakers of English are welcomed to participate in sessions geared to improve reading, pronunciation and English–writing skills. Monday and Wednesday sessions are 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Tuesday, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; and Saturday 3:30 to 5 p.m. Call (954) 968–3820.
Worldwide
AFS-USA, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is offering international high school student exchange. The group is wrapping up its sending season, where it offers American high school students the opportunity to apply for programs to study abroad. There is still time to apply for several of our programs, including programs for this summer, which offers students the opportunity to learn about another country, become part of a local community, and see the world. Financial aid is available,especially if you let AFS suggest destinations for you. For more info call 1-800-AFS-INFO today or visit www.afs.org/usa to learn more.
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