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Welcome to our
E-News for Thursday, March 26, 2015
1) Puppets in the Library
Watch a puppet show and then play with the puppets at the Summerside Rotary Library, 192 Water Street, 11:00 am on April 4.
Call 902-436-7323 for more information. Source: BUZZon.com
2) The Stories We Tell - Still Spaces Available
 There are still spaces available in the April 11-12 Writing Workshop for survivors of sexual violence, domestic violence and/or trafficking.
The workshop is open to those who have lived or witnessed the effects of any of these forms of violence. Those providing services to survivors are considered to have witnessed the effects of violence and are eligible to apply. The application deadline for this free two-day workshop has been extended to March 27. For more information and an application please email janet@voicesandfacesproject.org.
The Stories We Tell: A Writing Workshop for Survivors of Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence and Trafficking
A Writing Workshop for survivors of sexual violence, domestic violence and trafficking
THE STORIES WE TELL
For details and for the workshop application, email janet@voicesandfaces.org
WHEN
11-12 April, 2015
10am-5pm (Saturday) • 11am-5pm (Sunday)
Hosted by: PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre & The Voices and Faces Project
FREE OF CHARGE
WHERE: TBA
3) Friends of Stratford Public Library Book Sale
Support the Stratford Public Library and the Friends of Stratford Public Library book sale from April 16–23. Drop in during regular library hours. Call 902-569-7441 for more information. Source: BUZZon.com
4) PEI Home and School PISA Challenge
In October 2014, the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, the English Language School Board and La Commission scolaire de langue française rolled out a strategy to prepare students for the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015.
The final push will be the weekly PISA Challenge.
Every Monday, starting on March 23, a sample PISA Question of the Week will be posted on the (English Language School Board) website on the PISA Challenge 2015 page. Solutions to each question will be posted the following week.
Students and Parents are invited to test their problem solving and critical thinking skills by developing answers for the Question of the Week.
Question of the Week – March 23, 2015:
Question #1 – FLIES – topic: Science
Solution (to be posted March 30)
5) Three Community Forums - Basic Income Guarantee (BIG)
 The PEI Working Group for a Livable Income is hosting three community forums about BASIC INCOME GUARANTEE (BIG).
Basic Income Guarantee (BIG), is a plan that would ensure that all individuals and families have a decent income. Right now, low wages, low pensions, and inadequate social programs are keeping too many people in poverty. BIG aims to boost incomes to a livable level (above the “poverty line”), providing everyone with the basics for a life of dignity, health, and well being. BIG also contributes to healthy communities.
The PEI Working Group for a Livable Income believes that a 5-7 year BIG pilot project would work well in Prince Edward Island and would pave the way for permanent Basic Income Guarantee in PEI.
The three community forums will give people a chance to learn more about BIG, and to offer their ideas for making it happen. Each forum will start at 6:30 p.m. and run until 8:30 p.m. There is no cost involved, and refreshments will be offered. Here are the dates:
- Thursday, April 9, 2015 – Community Connections, 701 Water St., Summerside
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 – Montague Regional High, 274 Valleyfield Road, Montague
- Thursday, April 16, 2015 – Murphy’s Community Centre, 200 Richmond St., Charlottetown
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