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July 2020

10 Ways to Reduce Our Reliance on Policing and Make Our Communities Safer for Everyone [theappeal.org]

By Alex S. Vitale, The Appeal, July 20, 2020 Policing in America has gone too far. It has now become the one-stop response to our communities’ public health and public aid problems. Police officers must enforce traffic laws and respond to domestic disputes. They must manage mental health crises and drug overdoses. They must deal with homelessness and school discipline. Police officers, of course, are neither trained nor equipped to be part of our social support systems, and so it’s...

California State University students required to take ethnic studies or social justice class under new policy [edsource.org]

By Michael Burke, Ed Source, July 22, 2020 Students at California State University for the first time will be required to take a course in ethnic studies or a class with a social justice component under a policy approved Wednesday by the system’s Board of Trustees. The trustees voted 13-5 to approve the new general education requirement for students who enter the 23-campus system beginning in 2023-24. Students will be required to either take a class in one of four ethnic studies disciplines...

The Neuroscience of Narcissism and Narcissistic Abuse

This article is purely scientific and does not, in any way, excuse the behaviors of narcissistic parents and the abuse they perpetrate against their children. All adults are entirely responsible for their actions, no matter the extent of their illness. This article will attempt to answer the question above. Also, we shall talk about the scope of the damages done to the brains of children of narcissists.

The Art & Science of Resilience, Yoga & Mindfulness for Working with Trauma **Donation based

This workshop is holistic, interactive, applied, and designed for those who want to incorporate mindfulness-based practices such as yoga and meditation into their daily lives in order to increase their own and/or their client’s ability to handle the ordinary and sometimes extraordinary stresses of daily life. We will dive deep into what trauma and resilience look like from scientific, psychological, and cultural perspectives, explore some of the origins and impacts of trauma and learn...

A federal eviction moratorium is ending. Here's what renters should know. [washingtonpost.com]

By Renae Merle, The Washington Post, July 24, 2020 For millions of America’s renters, there’s a cliff approaching. Enhanced unemployment benefits that have kept many afloat will expire soon. The recession triggered by the pandemic is expected to be deeper and longer than initially forecast as coronavirus cases surge across the country. And this week, a federal moratorium that had protected an estimated 12 million renters from eviction for four months is expiring. “This is a cliff we don’t...

School police give way to more counselors in California districts as demands grow or reform [edsource.org]

By Carolyn Jones, Ed Source, July 24, 2020 Faced with a soaring budget deficit and a growing fear of school shootings, Fontana Unified took a drastic step in the early 2010s: First, the board laid off the district’s entire staff of 69 counselors. And then it bought its police department 14 automatic rifles. The San Bernardino County district was not unusual. In the wake of the Columbine school shooting, 9/11 and the 2008 recession, school districts throughout California were making similar...

This City Stopped Sending Police to Every 911 Call [themarshallproject.org]

By Christie Thompson, The Marshall Project, July 24, 2020 On a rainy June day, the manager of a Motel 6 outside Olympia decided one guest had to leave. The woman had been smoking indoors and had an unauthorized visitor. She appeared to be on drugs and was acting erratically. Normally, that manager might call 911, which would bring police officers to the scene. If the guest refused to leave, the cops might handcuff and arrest her for trespassing. They could find an open warrant on her record...

How Play Energizes Your Kid's Brain [nytimes.com]

By Cassandra Willyard, The New York Times, July 21, 2020 Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, one of the founding fathers of developmental psychology, spent hours each day observing his children as they grew. He recorded his observations in a raft of notebooks. Lore has it that his wife even carried a notebook on her necklace to jot down observations that Piaget himself missed. One day, in 1925, his 7-month-old daughter, Jacqueline, was playing with a plastic duck in her crib. She tried to grasp...

'A Better Normal' Community Discussion Series

Thursday, July 30th Education Upended Join us for another week as Lara Kain, ACEs Connection Community Facilitator, presents a new question around the future of schools. Kain leads the discussion along with different weekly cohosts and guests. Past subjects include the PolyVagal Theory, Notions of Safety, and the Return to School. This week's topic is to be announced! Friday, July 31st Trauma-informed Policing ACEs initiative participants in communities where there is tension between the...

28th Annual Latino Health Forum: Discrimination and Health (7-day Series) [latinohealthforum.org]

From Latino Health Forum, July 2020 The LATINO HEALTH FORUM is one of the bay area’s premier educational conferences. Our goals include: Inform professionals about some of the most relevant problems facing the Latino population in Sonoma County; Enhance access to health services; Encourage students and individuals to pursue careers in health and medicine; Facilitate networking among healthcare providers. Dates & Speakers: Please note: There are no presentations on Saturday 8/1 or Sunday...

Dad Fills Daughter With Pride and Self-Love Through Music (The Dad)

By Yael Meshulam, July 19, 2020, The Dad. There are certain things we know about raising kids. We know roughly how much to feed them ( one million snacks per day ), how much they need to sleep, we know to take them to the doctor when they get sick – but there is so much about raising kids that we genuinely don’t know. Sure, we can do our best to set good examples, but there is no textbook way to help kids grow into strong, resilient, confident, kind, adults. Since there is no one concrete...

Curiosity. The who, what, why of Pk hill.

With the blessing of my editor, and as Covid19 rules our timelines, here is a peek into Chapter 7 of #VeiledThreat. Curiosity. The who, what, why of Pk Hill I am a soul in the process of metamorphosis. I hear the tiny voices in my head. They are so young and although muffled they are so very wise. What is the meaning and purpose of my life? Why do I write about torturous sexual memories and horrific episodes that used to silence and shame me? Why am I now willing to publicly rip off the...

Await further instructions.

Are we living in a direct-to-video movie? This morning it feels like the nation is trapped in the 2018 film by Johnny Kevorkian called Await Further Instructions. In the film a Christmas reunion takes a very disturbing turn when the family awake to find themselves trapped inside their home. Since wifi is down, the only source of information from the outside world is the television, which prompts the family members to do exactly as it says. Its first message is “await further instructions.”...

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