School Briefs

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  • Monday, March 3, 2008 10:00am

Narnia beckons young and old

There’s a light in the darkness and it leads to adventure.

The Jackson High School Theatre Society is opening its season with a stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” This brings to life the tale of a land frozen in winter with no Christmas, where the bad guy — or in this case, girl— wears white and a lion’s breath brings life back into the land and its stony occupants.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the performances Dec. 2, 3, 9 and 10. Admission is adults $7, students $5 and children under 10 years of age $3. Tickets are available at the door.

For further information regarding the play or to get involved, e-mail kguffey@everett.wednet.edu.

Buy tickets now to hear King speak

Martin Luther King III will talk about how his father’s work continues today in “My Father’s Dream, My Mission,” 7 p.m., Jan. 23 at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3819 196th St. SW. Lynnwood.

Martin Luther King III is the second oldest child of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. A human rights advocate, community activist and political leader, Martin Luther King III, has pushed significant policy initiatives to maintain the fair and equitable treatment of all citizens at home and abroad. His messages and initiatives are all rooted in the tenets of nonviolent conflict resolution. He serves as President and CEO of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, based in Atlanta.

King’s talk is part of Central Washington University’s Presidential Lecture Series and Edmonds Community College’s evening speaker series.

Purchase tickets in advance, $10 general, $7 students and seniors, by calling 425-640-1313 or go to www.edcc.edu/boxoffice.

Cascadia human rights event

The Cascadia Community College Global Human Rights Alliance invites the public to attend a two-day symposium on Dec. 1 and 2.

“Human Rights Through the Lens of Disaster” will take place 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2. All activities will take place on the Cascadia/UW Bothell campus in UWB Building 2, Room 005.

Dr. Bill Christopher, president of Cascadia Community College, will welcome participants at 9 a.m. on Friday. Other speakers will include activist and author Paul Loeb, who will make a keynote address on Friday morning. Local community service agencies such as Hopelink, Share Wheel and Habitat for Humanity will be represented to provide information about their community efforts. A panel discussion will include: Naomi Ishisaka, editor of COLORS NW magazine; Tilman Smith, faculty of Praxis Institute; Theressa Lenear, doctoral student at Praxis Institute in Seattle; and David Shapiro, Founding Faculty in Philosophy at Cascadia Community College.

The symposium is being held in recognition of Human Rights Day on Dec. 10, an annual commemoration of the UN General Assembly adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

For more information, contact Denise Michaels at dmichaels@cascadia.ctc.edu.

Foundation director named

The Everett Public Schools Foundation has hired Dick Haines as executive director. Haines, a lifelong Everett resident and a retiree from his family-operated printing company, is a 1976 graduate of Cascade High School. He served in the U.S. Marine reserves.

The 20-year-old foundation provides funding for all-day kindergarten tuition, summer school and online tuition assistance, classroom grants, scholarships for graduating seniors, and grants for teachers new to the profession.

Haines also has volunteered with the Boys &Girls Clubs of Snohomish County and Everett Little League. For more information on the foundation, contact Haines at 425-385-4187.

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