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Tag Archives: Clare Cooney
RELATIVE Poster Revealed!
I am excited to unveil the poster for my fourth feature film, RELATIVE, here and across all social media platforms. The poster was designed by the multitalented Armani Barron using a still from the film originally captured by killer DP Olivia Aquilina. The actors depicted are Wendy Robie, Francis Guinan, Cameron Scott Roberts, Clare Cooney, Keith D. Gallagher, Emily Lape, Melissa DuPrey and Arielle Gonzalez. The World Premiere will likely be late this year or in early 2022. Stay tuned for more info!
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RELATIVE in Screen Mag Again
We are deep into post-production on RELATIVE and every time I see the footage, I couldn't feel more proud of the work put in by our tremendous cast and crew. I anticipate a World Premiere in early 2022. In the meantime, Screen Magazine published a second article to coincide with the wrap of our shoot that you might be interested in checking out. It features new quotes from me and producer/actress Clare Cooney about the making of the film:
That's A Wrap on Chicago Feature Film RELATIVE; Twin Peaks, Steppenwolf Legends Lead Cast
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RELATIVE in Screen Magazine
Nice story about RELATIVE in Screen Magazine:
Michael Glover Smith's Feature RELATIVE Shoots This Month; Twin Peaks, Steppenwolf Legends Lead Cast
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RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO Live Commentary!
For those who missed the Rendezvous in Chicago Live Commentary with me and Clare Cooney, broadcast on Facebook last Sunday night, we recorded the video on Zoom so you still have the chance to watch it. I had a lot of fun doing this – mainly because Clare brought so much insight (and humor) to her observations on what it's like to act in and be the casting director for an indie film. Please note you are meant to watch the film simultaneously with the commentary video. Here's how it works:
1. Pull up Rendezvous in Chicago on Tubi here.
2. Pull up the Facebook Live video (in a separate browser or on a separate device) here.
3. Press play on the Live Commentary video first.
4. When I say "Go"in the Live Commentary video (after counting down from five), press play on the Tubi video.
5. Enjoy both videos simultaneously!
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RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO at the Gene Siskel Film Center
Tickets for the four RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO screenings at the Gene Siskel Film Center next month are on sale NOW. I anticipate sell-out crowds (w/ the Friday and Saturday shows selling out first) and strongly advise buying advance tickets at the Siskel Center box office or online here. I will appear for audience discussion at all screenings, along with these special guests:
Fri, 2/8, 8pm – Intro: Conor Cornelius/Moderator: Tom Hush (WGN's No Coast Cinema). Panelists: Actors Clare Cooney, Nina Ganet, David McNulty, Matt Sherbach
Sat, 2/9, 4:30pm – Moderator: Pamela Kammer Powell (FF2 Media). Panelists: Women of the Now (producer Layne Marie Williams, associate producer Jill Sandmire, colorist Grace Pisula and script supervisor Hannah Butler)
Mon, 2/11, 7:45pm – Moderator: Pat McDonald (Hollywood Chicago). Panelists: Actor Rashaad Hall, producer Layne Marie Williams, cinematographer Alex Halstead, editor Eric Marsh, production designer Haley McCormick. Note: On Monday only, the feature will be followed by McCormick's short film DANCER (7 min)
Wed, 2/13, 7:45pm – Moderator: Matt Fagerholm (RogerEbert.com). Panelists: Actors Clare Cooney, Nina Ganet, Matt Sherbach, Shane Simmons
Please also RSVP to our delightful Facebook Event Page.
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First 2019 RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO Screenings Announced
There is a great story by Joey Filer at the essential Chicago film-industry news website Reel Chicago all about RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO. It features quotes from producer Layne Marie Williams, actress Clare Cooney and yours truly, and breaks the exciting news that our Chicago Premiere will be held at the Gene Siskel Film Center in February! Filer also makes some rather salient critical points about the film. He writes, "RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO's music, camera work, 4:3 aspect ratio, narrative arc, vignette structure, and pacing, along with one of the most unconventional dance scenes in recent memory, all beg to be analyzed in a film theory course and written about in scholarly journals." You can read the full article here.
I am also very excited to announce that our first festival screenings in 2019 will take place at the Santa Fe Film Festival in New Mexico (exact date TBA but the fest is held 2/13-2/17) and the Beloit International Film Festival in Wisconsin (exact date tba but the fest is held 2/23-3/04). Members of the cast and/or crew will be present for live Q&As after both screenings. Even more screenings will be announced soon – so stay tuned!
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RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO in Cinefile Chicago
Rendezvous in Chicago screens at the Oakton Pop-Up Film Festival in Des Plaines (the Illinois Premiere!) this Thursday, November 29 at 2pm. Critic Scott Pfeiffer has reviewed the film for Cine-File Chicago. I found his spoiler-free review so insightful that I'm reprinting it below in its entirety. Check it out then come to the screening on Thursday:
Oakton Pop-Up Film Festival
Oakton Community College (1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines) — Tuesday-Friday, November 27-30 (Free Admission)
Michael Glover Smith's RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO (New American)
Thursday, 2pm
At a time when our leaders prey on, and feed off, the worst parts of ourselves, it couldn't be a more necessary time for an homage to Éric Rohmer. That's just what my friend, Cine-File's own Mike Smith, has given us with his third feature, the sweet, delightful, humanistic rom-com RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO. It celebrates love and intelligence—that is to say, the best in us. Smith has taken the basic form of Rohmer's RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS—three sketches united by their setting in one of the world's great cities—and added his own original agenda, which encompasses feminism and a pro-gay vision. He's even shot the movie in Rohmer's favored boxy Academy aspect ratio. Smith's script, based on stories he dreamed up with Jill McKeown (his wife and also a friend), shows his knack for the simple yet elegant structure: the three chapters correspond to the beginning, middle, and end of love, respectively, with the end cycling back into the beginning. Coming out of acting retirement after 37 years, Haydée Politoff, from Rohmer's touchstone LA COLLECTIONNEUSE (1967), performs a place-setting Hyde Park prologue. She's the faculty adviser to U of C doctoral candidate Delaney, wittily played by Clare Cooney. The first vignette, The Brothers Karamazov, takes place in a little candlelit wine bar. If I say it's a bit of a Kubrickian/Lynchian antechamber, that belies how cozy it actually is. It's a lonely Sunday night and whip-smart Delaney is working on her thesis. Suddenly, she finds herself being hit on, not entirely unwelcomed, by the only other patron: none other than Paul, the likably pretentious aspiring writer from COOL APOCALYPSE, Smith's debut. (Amusingly, when we get a glimpse of what Paul's writing, it's the end of MERCURY IN RETROGRADE, Smith's second feature.) Once again, Paul is played by the funny Kevin Wehby, who's emerging as Smith's Jean-Pierre Léaud, or Kyle MacLachlan. Delaney proposes a naughty little game, which quickly hoists Paul with his own male petard. The second sketch, Cats and Dogs, is my favorite. Achieving an effortless Linklater-ian tone, it follows a gay couple, Andy and Rob, as they walk from their Rogers Park home to the shores of Lake Michigan. Smith sets the scene with glimpses of the Essanay and Selig Polyscope buildings, nods to Chicago's rich film history, a subject on which he literally wrote the book. We know, but Andy doesn't, that Rob has a question to pop, but look out—as they meet the neighborhood's dogs, it emerges that Andy's more of a cat person, whereas Rob's a dog guy! As Andy and Rob, respectively, Rashaad Hall and Matthew Sherbach are so natural, charming, and funny that I not only wanted them to be a real couple, I wanted to be their friend. They run into Tess from COOL APOCALYPSE (Chelsea David), who's out walking Sophie the Shih Tzu, playing herself in a flawless method performance. When the gents get to the beach, there's a moving homage to the immortal "Lake Shore Drive" by the late Skip Haynes, to whom the film is dedicated. The third sketch, The End Is the Beginning, is the most minimalist. It features Nina Ganet, back as Julie from COOL APOCALYPSE. After a sudden, tumultuous rom-com breakup with Wyatt from MERCURY IN RETROGRADE (Shane Simmons), Julie finds herself alone again, but for us. Warming to us, she begins to fall in love with the camera itself: that is to say, with you and me. Since she's played by the sunny, freckle-faced Ganet, how can we resist falling in love back, at least a little? It's a remarkably benign, even celebratory, view of "the gaze." As Julie takes us in her arms to dance, we spin round and round, dizzy on the cusp of new love. As an Ohio boy who's lived in Chicago for 25 years now, I love the idea of doing for my adopted city what Rohmer did for Paris. My personal feeling is that the magic is always there in Chicago: you just need to know how to look. Perhaps the most valuable thing RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO did for me is to renew that feeling, after all these years. It's a vision to treasure: heaven might just be a beach on the shores of Lake Michigan, lolling away the afternoon with someone you love, in Chicago, Illinois. Smith, producer Layne Marie Williams, and select cast in person (moderated by Cine-File Associate Editor Kathleen Sachs). (2018, 69 min, Digital Projection) SP
Leave a comment | tags: Clare Cooney, Kevin Wehby, Matthew Sherbach, Nina Ganet, Rashaad Hall, Rendezvous in Chicago, Shane Simmons | posted in Chicago Movies, Film Festivals
Two New RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO Radio Interviews!
Clare Cooney and I recently appeared on two Chicago-area radio shows to promote the upcoming RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO screening at the Oakton Pop-Up Film Festival. There is very little overlap between these and the No Coast Cinema interview we did last month so all are worth listening to!
On Tuesday, November 13, we appeared on the Nick Digilio Show on WGN radio. You can listen to that 30-minute segment here.
Yesterday, Sunday, November 18, we appeared on WCGO's Playtime with Bill Turck and Kerri Kendall. You can watch the 10-minute interview on Facebook Live by skipping to the one-hour-and-fifty-minute mark here.
More interviews and reviews should drop soon – so stay tuned!
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RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO on WGN Radio's No Coast Cinema!
It was an absolute pleasure to return to WGN Radio's great No Coast Cinema show to discuss RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO with the great actors Clare Cooney, Nina Ganet and Rashaad Hall. I think this is a super-fun listen. We discuss the film with hosts Tom Hush and Conor Cornelius. Listen online here.
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Talking FRANKENSTEIN in Wilmette / RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO at the Adirondack Film Fest
I'll be giving a talk about cinematic adaptations of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein from the early sound era through the present day at the Wilmette Public Library next Sunday, October 7. Here's the description I wrote for their website:
Mike at the Movies Presents: Frankenstein on Film
Sunday, October 7 at 2:00
In all of literature Frankenstein is one of the novels most frequently adapted into other mediums. In this special Halloween edition of "Mike at the movies," filmmaker and scholar Michael Glover Smith will spotlight some of the most popular and enduring cinematic interpretations of Mary Shelley's masterpiece – from James Whale's iconic Boris Karloff vehicle from 1931 and Hammer's lurid color version in 1958 to classic parodies such as Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein and Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein.
The presentation will focus on how different filmmakers have managed to explore different aspects of the same well-known formula and, in the process, continually revive a story that refuses to die.
Auditorium; Free and Open to the Public – http://www.wilmettelibrary.info
My new film Rendezvous in Chicago will be screening TWICE at the Adirondack Film Festival, which is hosting our World Premiere, in Glens Falls, New York next month. Both screenings will be preceded by Clare Cooney's great short film Runner. The first show will be Friday, October 19 at 3:15pm, the second on Saturday, October 20 at 3:30pm. I will be there to introduce the screenings along with producer Layne Marie Williams and other members of the cast and crew. For more info, including the full festival schedule, ticket info and showtimes, check out the festival's website: http://www.adkfilmfestival.org/
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The Antigone Poems by Marie Slaight with charcoal drawings from Terrence Tasker
May 5, 2015 by Serena
Source: Altaire Productions & Publications & TLC Book Tours
The Antigone Poems by Marie Slaight, with charcoal drawings by Terrence Tasker that resemble the one on the cover (who may be is Antigone), is unique in that it is inspired by the Sophocles play but that it is not explicit in its references. Antigone is the third in the Theban plays written by Sophocles and she was a very stubborn character who fought for her familial duties. She is not only stubborn but very passionate about her beliefs. The Antigone we meet in these poems is very passionate and very torn, but there also is an underlying darkness to her actions. Slaight brings out her inner fears of death, which she believes is imminent even as she continues to defy the authorities and the gods with her actions out of duty.
Slaight employs some fantastic imagery, like "If this perfume doesn't burst/It will twist into venom." (pg XVII) and "Silence and decline/And a veil of grey descending." (pg. LXXIII) Coupled with the stunning charcoal drawings from Tasker, which remind me of the Greek masks worn when the old plays were acted out, the collection evokes deep sadness, turmoil and concern. One of my favorite images is a side profile in which just the face is shadowed on a cream background and the hair is left without definition. There is a fierceness in the woman's brow and chin, but sadness can be found in her down-turned mouth.
From pg. LVII
You mark
In flesh.
This stone
In death.
Your anguish sought this blackened veil.
Your anger wrought this iron hell.
The Antigone Poems by Marie Slaight, with charcoal drawings by Terrence Tasker, is a fascinating collection of passionate and terrifying poems depicting the inner turmoil of Antigone, who fought for what was morally right and what she thought of as her duty to her brother. She gives up everything with her battle to bury her shamed brother, including her betrothal to the prince of Thebes. Slaight has a deft poetic hand when it comes to this tortured and head-strong character. Her poems are cryptic, but infused with strong emotion. Some surface background on the character of Antigone may be needed to fully grasp these poems, but on the surface, they could be spoken by any such woman or man.
MARIE SLAIGHT (1954-) has worked in Montreal, New Orleans, and Buenos Aires as a writer, producer, and performer. Now based in Sydney, Australia, her poetry has appeared in American Writing, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Poetry Salzburg, The Abiko Quarterly, New Orleans Review and elsewhere. Slaight is currently the director of Altaire Productions & Publications, a Sydney-based arts production company, which has been involved in such films as the award-winning documentary Bury the Hatchet, Kindred and Whoever Was Using This Bed.
About the Illustrator:
TERRENCE TASKER (1947-1992) was born in Saskatchewan, Canada. Raised in rural western Canada, he went on to become a self-taught artist and filmmaker. He co-founded and built the original Studio Altaire, a 90-seat theater and visual art gallery that also ran after hours jazz concerts in downtown Montreal. He worked as a set builder as well as working in construction, mining, finance, industrial installations, taxi driving and film projectionist. He created the artwork for The Antigone Poems in the 1970s, while living in Montreal and Toronto.
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December 15, 2014 by Serena
1. Island Fog by John Vanderslice for a TLC Book Tour.
The eleven stories of Island Fog are connected by both geography and theme. Every story is set on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, and together they span a period of Nantucket history from 1795 to 2005, with four different centuries represented. Some of the characters the reader meets along the way include an 18th century wigmaker accused of a notorious bank robbery, a 19th century "whaling widow" who has newly awakened to important aspects of her sexual nature, a former whale ship captain who once had to resort to cannibalism to survive an extended period at sea, a 20th century plumber whose wife jumped off the Hyannis to Nantucket ferry with her infant child in her arms, and a 21st century ghost tour leader who is being metaphorically haunted by a former lover.
2. The Antigone Poems by Marie Slaight, illustrated by Terrence Tasker from Altaire Productions & Publications for review.
Passionate, brutal, and infused with extraordinary lyricism, The Antigone Poems provides a special expedition into the depths of the ancient Sophocles tragedy. The work's obsessive, ritualistic and ultimately mysterious force brings into sharp focus the heroic, tragic figure at the center of the primordial compact between gods and humans.
3. Pictograph: Poems by Melissa Kwasny from Milkweed Editions for review.
The poems in this collection emerge from these visits and capture the natural world she encounters around the sacred art, filling it with new, personal meaning: brief glimpses of starlight through the trees become a reminder of the impermanence of life, the controlled burn of a forest a sign of the changes associated with aging. Unlike traditional nature poets, however, Kwasny acknowledges the active spirit of each place, agreeing that, "we make a sign and we receive." Not only do we give meaning to nature, Kwasny suggests, but nature gives meaning to us. As the collection closes, the poems begin to coalesce into a singular pictograph, creating "a fading language that might be a bridge to our existence here."
4. The Secret of Magic by Deborah Johnson for review.
Regina Robichard works for Thurgood Marshall, who receives an unusual letter asking the NAACP to investigate the murder of a returning black war hero. It is signed by M. P. Calhoun, the most reclusive author in the country. As a child, Regina was captivated by Calhoun's The Secret of Magic, a novel in which white and black children played together in a magical forest. Once down in Mississippi, Regina finds that nothing in the South is as it seems. She must navigate the muddy waters of racism, relationships, and her own tragic past. The Secret of Magic brilliantly explores the power of stories and those who tell them.
Filed Under: mailbox monday, meme Tagged With: Deborah Johnson, Island Fog, John Vanderslice, Marie Slaight, Melissa Kwasny, Pictograph: Poems, Terrence Tasker, The Antigone Poems, The Secret of Magic

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EEOC Alleges Chipotle Fired Employee For Filing Sexual Assault Complaint
A service manager at a Chipotle in Florida was fired after complaining about sexual assault, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The federal agency said the employee's initial complaints about a co-worker's sexual harassment went unaddressed by the company. When she later complained that the harassment had escalated to sexual assault, the store's general manager assured her that they would take the appropriate steps to investigate and resolve the complaint.
About five days later, the alleged victim told the general manager that she needed to escalate her complaints to the corporate office. However, the employee who made the complaint was fired three days for failings, which the EEOC established, were the responsibility of someone else. The EEOC has asked that the employee be given back pay, compensatory as well as punitive damages.
Chipotle And Employment Lawsuits
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Chipotle has been on a hiring spree in 2020. In the summer, the restaurant chain announced plans to hire 10,000 more employees. In July, the company said it had received 700,000 job applications. Still, the company has also faced allegations of employment law violations.
In January, the company settled claims of violating child labor laws for $1.4 million. In February, it agreed to reinstate an employee who alleged she was fired for using paid sick leave under New York City law. The company also agreed to pay $2,500 in restitution and remove disciplinary marks from that employee's record.
And last year, Chipotle settled an EEOC lawsuit alleging that a worker had been locked in a freezer after reporting harassment. At the time, the restaurant chain agreed to make a number of changes to its sexual harassment policies, procedures and trainings for 27 of its California restaurants. While Chipotle did not admit to wrongdoing as part of that sexual harassment settlement, it did agree to enhanced accountability and oversight of managers and supervisors and promised to provide anti-discrimination training to its leadership as well as employees.
Retaliation For Filing A Complaint
The Civil Rights Act protects employees from sexual harassment in the workplace. There are also laws that protect employees from retaliation, which occurs when an employer punishes an employee for filing complaints over sexual harassment or discrimination in the workplace. There are a number of federal and state laws that protect against retaliation and establish the rights of whistleblowers, employees who file complaints about unsafe workplaces or illegal activity in workplaces.
Retaliation can manifest in a number of ways including a demotion, reduction in salary, firing, denial of a raise or promotion, missed training opportunities, job reassignment, change in schedule, poor performance reviews, exclusion from staff activities, etc. While some forms of retaliation are obvious, others are subtler. For example, an employer could transfer an employee to a different office, which might mean an inconvenient or impossible change in schedule or a longer commute. Such actions might make an employee's life difficult and may sometimes force an employee to quit his or her job.
Any negative action from an employer after an employee has filed a harassment claim could be viewed as retaliation. The EEOC deems such retaliation as unlawful, regardless of whether the claim was true or if it was made in good faith. The employer is not legally justified to retaliate against an employee's complaint regardless of whether or not it has been proven to be true.
Contacting An Experienced Lawyer
If you have been retaliated against because you filed a sexual harassment complaint or any other complaint alleging illegal activities in the workplace or unsafe conditions, you have legal rights. Our experienced Los Angeles sexual harassment attorneys will remain on your side, fight for your rights and help ensure that you receive fair and full compensation for your losses. Call us today to find out how we can help you.


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Der Dachverband Entwicklungspolitik Baden-Württemberg e.V. ist ein übergeordneter Verband von Weltläden, Eine Welt-Initiativen, entwicklungspolitischen Organisationen und Netzwerken in Baden-Württemberg.

Aufgaben

Zentrale Aufgaben des 1975 gegründeten Dachverbands sind die Förderung seiner Mitglieder durch Information, Vernetzung, Fortbildung und die politische Vertretung ihrer Anliegen. In der Satzung heißt es unter anderem dazu: "Wir arbeiten in Baden-Württemberg dafür, dass sich viele Menschen von einer Vision weltweiter Gerechtigkeit leiten lassen und so leben, wirtschaften und Politik machen, dass Menschen in allen Teilen der Erde ein menschenwürdiges Leben haben". Inhaltliche Schwerpunkte sind unter anderem:

 der Faire Handel als ein Instrument der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und der entwicklungspolitischen Bildung.
 nachhaltiger Konsum und Lebensstil
 nachhaltige öffentliche Beschaffung
 Globales Lernen
 Landespolitik

Satzung des Dachverbands Entwicklungspolitik Baden-Württemberg

Der Verein informiert über weltweite Zusammenhänge und Missstände und weist alle gesellschaftlichen Gruppen, Bürger, Politiker, Wirtschafts- und Kirchenleute auf ihren Anteil an diesen Missständen hin und drängt auf Veränderung. Die Benennung offenkundigen Unrechts ist dann erste Schritt zu mehr Gerechtigkeit. Daher wendet sich der Verband  gegen Hunger, Krieg,
Waffenexporte, Überschuldung, Analphabetismus, Armut, kulturelle Dominanz, Umweltzerstörung, wirtschaftliche Knebelung und
fordert deren Überwindung. Man bemüht sich um Begegnungen, aus denen internationale Solidarität erwächst und beteiligt sich an einem Austausch, bei dem man die Kultur des anderen schätzen lernt. Zudem werden Wirtschaftsbeziehungen, die menschenwürdige Arbeits- und Lebensbedingungen ermöglichen, unterstützt. Dazu gehören soziale und ökologische Standards, Zugang zu Nahrung, Gesundheit, Bildung, angemessen entlohnte Arbeit und gerechtes Kreditwesen für einkommensschwache Menschen. Unterstützt wird auch der Faire Handel. Weiter heißt es in der Präambel: Als Dachverband der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit in Baden-Württemberg vertreten wir Interessen der Menschen in Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika. Wir vertrauen darauf, dass es in allen Teilen der Erde Gruppen gibt, die mit Kreativität und Mut Wege finden, die ihnen Überleben, Selbstbestimmung und Menschenwürde eröffnen. Zusammen arbeiten wir an einer gerechteren Welt.

Leistungen

Die erste Aufgabe sieht der Dachverband in der Unterstützung seiner Mitglieder durch Information, Beratung, Fortbildung und ihre Vertretung gegenüber der Politik und in der Öffentlichkeit. Darüber hinaus ist der DEAB Ansprechpartner für alle Fragen, Anliegen und Themen im Bereich Eine Welt und Entwicklungspolitik. Dafür stehen Mitarbeiter in der Geschäftsstelle Stuttgart und in den Büros in Mannheim und Aalen zur Verfügung. Der Verband vermittelt Referenten, erstellt und verbreitet Publikationen, verleiht oder vermittelt Ausstellungen.  Eine andere Aufgabe ist die Vernetzung von Akteuren. So gibt es z. B. den Runden Tisch "Freiwilligendienste" oder den Runden Tisch "Fairer Handel Baden-Württemberg".

Verbandsorgan
Südzeit – Eine Welt Journal ist die Zeitschrift des Verbandes, es erscheint vierteljährlich im März, Juni, September und Dezember.  Jede Ausgabe von Südzeit hat einen Umfang von 36 Seiten. Unterschiedliche Schwerpunktthemen geben einen  Einblick in   entwicklungspolitische Sachverhalte. Daneben enthält das Journal aktuelle Berichte, Reportagen und Interviews. Auch Tipps zu Internet, Kunst und Kultur, Veranstaltungen, nichtkommerzielle Reisen, Gesundheitstipps, Filme sowie Anregungen für die Arbeit in Gruppen und Schulklassen werden veröffentlicht. Für die Gestaltung und den Versand wird Recycling-Papier verwendet, versandt werden die Zeitschriften durch die Neckartalwerkstätten, eine Werkstatt für behinderte Menschen des Caritasverbandes, Stuttgart. Mehr als 3500 Einzelpersonen und Institutionen werden durch Südzeit regelmäßig mit Informationen versorgt.

Quellen
 Offizielle Website

Fußnoten

Interessenverband
Dachverband (Deutschland)
Gegründet 1975
Verein (Stuttgart)

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From AIOWiki
This is a list of miscellaneous awards given out by the organizers of the Odyssey Awards. Any award outside of the six "main awards" (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Scene, Best Sound Design, Best Script, and Best Episode) is eligible for this list. Since it was not given out as an award, How Long Should The Story Arc Last? has been excluded.
Best Performance 1999-2003 Best Performance is a now-defunct award that was given out at the first six editions of the End of Season Awards. Starting with Winter 2003 Edition, it was split into the current "Best Actor" and "Best Actress" awards.
Best Character 1999, 2000 Like "Best Performance", Best Character was short-lived, appearing in just two editions of the awards. Similar incarnations, such as the off-and-on "Best New Character", have since taken its place.
Best Production 1999-2001 Best Production (also known as Best Production Value) has been retired since 2002's Countermoves Edition.
Best Moment 2000-2001 Best Moment was an award given out starting with Spring 2000 Edition and ending with Spring 2001 Edition. It is commonly thought to have been replaced by Best Scene.
Best Shorty 2000 Best Shorty was a one-time award given out for Spring 2000 Edition. The winner was Biography Minute: Pocahontas.
Best New Character 2001, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2019 Best New Character is an award that's been given out several times across Odyssey Awards history, though never on a consistent basis. Winners have included fan favorites such as Robert Mitchell and the Washington family.
Most Shocking Plot Twist 2002 Most Shocking Plot Twist was a one-time award given out for Countermoves Edition. The winner was Robert Mitchell's (presumed) death.
Best Novacom Arc Character 2002 With the end of the Novacom saga in Album 38: Battle Lines, a one-time Best Novacom Arc Character award was given out for Battle Lines Edition.
Best Moral 2005-2006 Best Moral was an award given out for the last four editions of the End of Season Awards.
Best Line of Dialogue 2010, 2011, 2012 Best Line of Dialogue, also known as Best Quote or Best Line, was an award introduced with the first edition of the Avery Awards. It has not appeared in an edition of the awards since 2012.
Best "Whita-cliffhanger" 2011 Best "Whita-cliffhanger" was an award given out for Spring 2011 Edition, honoring the best cliffhanger from Album 53: The Green Ring Conspiracy involving John Whittaker.
Best Writer 2011 Best Writer was a joke award given out for Spring 2011 Edition. The winner was Paul McCusker, who won in a landslide victory over McCusker, Paul, Paul E. McCusker, P. McCusker, and PEM.
Best Minor Character 2012 Best Minor Character was an award given out for Summer 2012 Edition. The winner was Mycroft Thugg.
Best Villian 2012, 2018 Best Villian was an award first given out for Summer 2012 Edition. It was later revived for the 2018 Edition.
Most Surprising Moment 2014 Most Surprising Moment was an award given out for Fall 2014 Edition, to honor the most surprising event of Album 58: The Ties That Bind. The winner was "Wooton's House burning down."
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Best B-TV Sketch 2018 Best B-TV Sketch was an award given out for 2018 Edition, which featured the first B-TV episode in a series album since Dave Madden's death. The winner was "The What-If Zone".
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The Chic Leopard: Show me your CLAWS !
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For some strange reason, I have really been into nail art lately. It's a shame too because I'm not allowed to wear nail polish at work (my day job that pays the bills). That doesn't stop me from getting my toes done though. My toes aren't visible at my job so I go crazy with them. I think that nails are a great way to express yourself and show some personality. I could get my nails done for my days off but I would just have to remove the polish way too soon and that means a lot of wasted money at the nail shop. So I'm quickly becoming a fan of do-it-yourself nails. These photos gave me a bit on inspiration. I also have posted a few videos of how to create a leopard print nail design. Enjoy !
Definitely check out this site. I'm soooo loving it ! The blogger tells what nail polish (brand and name of color) she uses to create the look. I will definitely be referring to this site as I embark on my journey of do-it-yourself nails. If you like her site, please become a follower ! Follow mine as well, since I'm the one who told you about it. Ha!
The next design is so fresh and innovative. I like it because its more sophisticate,d in my opinion. The pastels work great for this design. This design will turn heads but won't blind you with too many bright colors. You know some days, you don't want to be too bright. There's a time for everything !I would feel really girly (which I love) if I were to wear this design. I found the pic here: http://www.makeupandbeautycare.com/view-all/leopard-print-nail-art-designs.html. Following this pic are a few others on the site that I liked as well.
The stickers can be found at Hot Topic for only $5 ! How cool is that. On the site, I read that the stickers last about three days. This is perfect for me because I am usually off 2-3 days at a time. Yes ! I will definitely be looking in nail art stickers from here on out ! They were created with lazy people like me in mind ! Thank God ! LOL!
She gives me PLENTY of ideas for my nails....and not just leopard print. Please please please visit here site and follow the blog ! People should be praised for their talents ! Here are a few pics I found on the blog !
I tried the first design ! My nail tech is the best ! It is lovely. I'm eager to try the others !
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Atletico Vs Barcelona LaLiga Matchday 33
Written by Eric Williams on June 29, 2020
Perennially-powerful Barcelona will look to take another step toward winning the La Liga championship when they host visiting Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou in their round of 33 matchup on Tuesday. With Barcelona looking for nothing less than a win and Madrid looking to extend their impressive winning ways, let's find out where the best betting value in this intriguing affair, along with their LaLiga odds.
La Liga Betting Picks – Atletico Vs Barcelona
Why Bet On Barcelona
Barcelona is sitting in second place in the La Liga standings. With 69 points and just two points behind league-leading Real Madrid, Barcelona will be looking to make a move for the league title with just six games left in the 2020 season. Barcelona has gone 6-3-1 over their last 10 games and comes into this matchup off a hard-fought, but crushing, 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo on Saturday. More importantly, Barcelona suddenly has problems with head coach Quique Setien.
"It's true that you often have arguments with players as you do in everyday life and that's nothing new," Setien told a virtual news conference on Monday.
Footage of the Celta match showed Lionel Messi ignoring instructions from assistant Eder Sarabia during the water break. Superstar striker Luis Suarez scored twice in the draw, but appeared to be at odds with Setien in a post-match interview, saying it was the coaching staff's job to analyze why the team keep dropping points away from home.
Lionel Messi has a league-leading 21 goals and 17 assists, but he has not scored in three straight games. Still, Barcelona has scored a league-leading 72 goals while allowing just 33 goals defensively (+39). Barcelona has gone a near-perfect 15-1-0 SU at home this season while also going 8-7-1 ATS and 9-7 O/U at home. Dembele and De Jong are injured, while Roberto is questionable.
Why Bet On Atletico Madrid
Atletico is in third place in the La Liga standings with 58 points that have come on 41 goals scored and 23 goals allowed (+18). Madrid is on a red-hot roll, having won four straight games while going 7-3-0 over their last 10 games overall. Atletico comes into this affair off a 2-1 home win over Alaves on Saturday as Saul Niguez and Diego Costa both found the back of the net to offset Alaves' lone goal by Joselu. Alaves has gotten a team-high nine goals from Alvaro Morata in 28 matches while Joao Felix has added six goals in 24 matches. Atletico has gone 5-8-3 SU on the road while also going 4-9-3 ATS and 3-6-7 O/U away from home.
General Match Info Atletico Madrid (15-13-4) vs Barcelona (21-6-5)
When: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 4:00 PM ET
Where: Camp Nou
Altetico Vs Barcelona Live: beIN
Money Lines: Barcelona -139 / Atletico +350 / LaLiga odds.
Total: 2.5
Barcelona hasn't lost in 19 consecutive home matches against Atletico Madrid while going 7-3-0 in the last 10 meetings in this rivalry. Still though, I love Atletico's defense and I believe they will put up a great effort in this matchup before falling late against a relatively desperate Barca squad. In the end, I'm expecting Lionel Messi to come up with a huge effort to lead Barcelona to the super narrow, one-goal win in this highly intriguing affair.
Pick: Barcelona 2 Atletico 1


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Ward Connerly, author of Proposition 54, said that if the ballot initiative is defeated on Tuesday, he will work with some of its current opponents to rewrite "flawed" and confusing language regarding the measure's medical research exemption, the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Schevitz, San Francisco Chronicle , 10/7). Proposition 54, also known as the Racial Privacy Initiative, would prevent California government agencies and schools from collecting racial and ethnic data but would allow exemptions in instances involving some medical research data, convicted criminals or crime suspects and occasions in which the federal government requires racial data ( California Healthline , 10/6). Connerly said that even though he intended for Proposition 54 to exclude any medical data, opponents have interpreted it differently. "When people are in doubt with something as important as their health, they will vote no," Connerly said, adding that there are a "number of people in the 'no' camp who say they really do subscribe to the ideal, but they are genuinely conflicted by the medical issue." California Medical Association CEO Dr. Jack Lewin, who debated Connerly on the initiative last Tuesday, has agreed to meet with Connerly to discuss provisions to "protect health care" that could be added to a revised measure, the Chronicle reports. However, Lewin added that resolving those issues would be difficult because health care professionals "need some of the data sources that are collected by other entities" about the general population, including data collected by the Department of Finance that the California Cancer Registry uses to calculate the state's incidence of cancer. Connerly indicated that he would not try to place the initiative on the ballot again for two or three years if it is defeated ( San Francisco Chronicle , 10/7).
California newspapers' Proposition 54 endorsements are summarized below.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat recommends "without hesitation" that voters vote no on Proposition 54 (Santa Rosa Press Democrat , 10/7).
The San Francisco Chronicle recommends that voters oppose Proposition 54 because public health officials "have made a compelling case that demographic information is essential to fighting diseases and other health problems" ( San Francisco Chronicle , 10/7).
The San Jose Mercury News recommends that residents vote no on Proposition 54 ( San Jose Mercury News , 10/7).
The Fresno Bee recommends voting against Proposition 54 ( Fresno Bee , 10/1).
Proposition 54 would "compromise the quality of our health care" because it would not allow the collection of information that reveals how diseases affect certain racial and ethnic groups more than others, Joyce Greenspan, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League for Orange County/Long Beach, writes in an Orange County Register opinion piece (Greenspan, Orange County Register , 10/5).
"Sound public policy is driven by solid data," but Proposition 54 would forbid the collection of data about race that could be helpful for public health, education and law enforcement, columnist Robert Joiner writes in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Joiner, St. Louis Post-Dispatch , 10/6).
KCRW's "Which Way, L.A.?": Los Angeles Daily News reporter Rick Orlov discusses the initiative (Olney, "Which Way, L.A.?," KCRW, 10/6). The full segment is available online in RealPlayer.
KPCC's "Talk of the City": KPCC's John Rabe discusses the initiative (Felde, "Talk of the City," KPCC, 10/6). The full segment is available online in RealPlayer.
MPR's "Marketplace": The segment includes comments from Pacific Legal Foundation Principal Attorney Sharon Browne, Connerly and Daniel Weinstein, managing partner of Wetherly Capital Group and trustee of the California State University (Devall, "Marketplace," MPR, 10/6). The full segment is available online in RealPlayer.
MPR's "Marketplace": Commentator Sophie Pedder describes how operating without racial or ethnic population data is "not only possible ... it's the way things are done" in France (Pedder, "Marketplace," MPR, 10/6). The full segment is available online in RealPlayer.


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How to be ethical in the art world
In two easy steps.
Step one: when the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts sells a $40 million Hopper in order to buy a bunch of contemporary art, say nothing. Relax. No reason to be so touchy.
Step two: when the Delaware Art Museum announces plans to sell $30 million worth of art in order to keep from closing, get out the pitchforks. Act as outraged as possible. Rend garments. And most of all: PUNISH THEM.
A little thing called ethics, my friends. Get with the program.
Release the hounds!
Randy Kennedy in the NYT: Delaware Art Museum Will Sell Works to Pay Off Debt.
How dare they!? Repulsive Stalinesque scoundrels. Have they no decency? Why can't they just fail quietly and go home?
I assume they will be sanctioned and sanctioned good. This cannot stand.
Prince-Cariou Settlement
As anyone who is interested enough in art law to be reading this blog must know by now, the long-running Prince-Cariou fair use lawsuit has settled. Terms were not disclosed. Here is Randy Kennedy. Here is Brian Boucher. Here is Julia Halperin.
My take on this is that, after all the drama, we still have no idea what's fair use and what isn't and that's just a fact.
"Settlement Reached in Cy Twombly Foundation Lawsuit"
Two directors have resigned.
The AAMD has responded to the Randolph College deaccessioning with their usual persuasive reasoning
"Because we said so."
Hand-wringers gonna wring
The Art Market Monitor takes on the latest art world "ethical" controversy: works being loaned to museums ... and then later sold. Says the Monitor:
"Why this trend should be considered a bad thing... is not clear. The unstated premise seems to be that art gaining value because it has been recognized by curators is a bad thing. But isn't that what the market needs to see more of? ... [W]ould it be a terrible thing for the public and the art historical establishment to have collectors eager to make loans, even becoming solicitous of curators?"
"Formally severing Detroit's ownership of the DIA would be at once revolutionary and conservative."
Mark Stryker looks at the implications of the potential "grand bargain" in Detroit.
"In fact, the doctrine of mutual mistake is one of the most complex and confusing areas we encounter in our practice."
The Brothers In Law explain.
"Art world power brokers don't know what to make of Maximo Caminero."
Jed Perl on the recent Ai Weiwei vandalism.
Does eccentricity raise the value of art?
Via the Freakonomics blog.
Another foundation sued over authentication
Last month it was Haring. Now it's Calder.
This seems like a big deal
Getty Images is opening up the bulk of its photo collection for free.
The NYT's Patricia Cohen reports on a new lawsuit by the Basquiat estate against Christie's. Apparently they complain that Christie's "did not ask the estate's opinion on the authenticity" of certain works it's offering for sale, though, as Cohen drily notes, "the estate's authentication committee was disbanded in 2012."
"While Mr. Ai has defaced works to make new art, one difference is that, unlike Mr. Caminero, he owned the art before he ruined it."
The New York Times has the latest on the artist "who stunned the art world by smashing a vase by the Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei at the Perez Art Museum in Miami."
"Settlement Reached in Cy Twombly Foundation Lawsu...
The AAMD has responded to the Randolph College dea...
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"In fact, the doctrine of mutual mistake is one of...
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