Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i0HHaSI05692; Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:36:28 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:36:28 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <98.16b140e.2d3acb8f@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: MWPotts2001@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:2654] Literacy Frees the World X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Mac sub 39 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Status: RO Content-Length: 3539 Lines: 133 >From Tom Sticht Colleagues: Happy New Year 2004! Last year during my advocacy tour Celebrating the Launch of the United Nation’s Literacy Decade I had the privilege of traveling to five states in the U. S. and to two overseas countries to speak to more than 1500 people about the importance of adult literacy education. So as the following announcement indicates, once again in 2004 I will be touring on behalf of adult literacy education. In February I will post information about locations I will be visiting this Spring and Summer for those who may wish to attend an event. Tom Sticht ******* Announcement: Free presentations and workshops for adult literacy educators in 2004 LITERACY FREES THE WORLD Tom Sticht’s Mahatma Gandhi Lecture/Workshop Series for 2004 On January 6, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the U. S. Congress and gave what has come to be known as the "Four Freedoms" speech. In his speech, Roosevelt identified four freedoms that he considered to be rights of people world wide: Freedom of Speech and Expression, Freedom to Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. During the last decade of the 1940s, Mohandas K. Gandhi, the "Mahatma" or "Great Sage" of India met at different times with Frank Laubach and Welthy Honsinger Fisher of the United States and convinced them to promote the spread of literacy as a nonviolent method to achieve Roosevelt's Four Freedoms as well as freedom from colonization for the people of India. Over a half century later, on February 13, 2003, the United Nations Literacy Decade was launched, with the theme of Literacy as Freedom. A little over three months later, on May 22, I received UNESCO’s Mahatma Gandhi Medal for 25 years of voluntary service promoting adult literacy education as a member of UNESCO’s International Literacy Prize Jury. To celebrate the Gandhi medal and the United Nations Literacy Decade theme of Literacy as Freedom I am offering FREE Lectures/Workshops aimed at promoting advocacy and educational practice for adult literacy education. Called the Mahatma Gandhi Lecture/Workshop Series of 2004, these presentations highlight adult literacy education as one of Gandhi's nonviolent methods of bringing Roosevelt's Four Freedoms to the people of the world. THERE IS NO FEE FOR THESE PRESENTATIONS. Sponsors pay only travel expenses. Presentations include: LECTURE SERIES: One Hour Keynote Speech for meetings/conferences: The lecture series consists of a one hour, illustrated keynote speech entitled LITERACY FREES THE WORLD which provides examples from 25 years of UNESCO literacy prizes and elsewhere illustrating the role of adult literacy education in securing for individuals, families, and communities each of the Four Freedoms identified by Roosevelt. WORKSHOP SERIES: One Day (6 hour) Workshop: The LITERACY FREES THE WORLD workshop focuses on literacy teaching methods in pursuit of Roosevelt's Four Freedoms. The general schedule is: Morning 9am-12noon: Teaching adult literacy for Freedom of Speech and Expression and Freedom of Worship (focusing on tolerance of diversity in general). Lunch 12noon-1pm Afternoon 1-4pm: Teaching adult literacy for Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear. CONTACT INFORMATION: To arrange for a keynote lecture or one day workshop in your local area contact Tom Sticht by email tsticht@aznet.net or telephone (619) 444-9133. NOTE: The number of lectures/workshops is limited so make arrangements ASAP!
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