Simone Monique Barnes

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    • Wildflower UU Church Guest Speaker
  • WritingWordsmith — “a person who works with words; especially: a skillful writer” (Merriam-Webster)
  • Laughter YogaSelect Highlights Funda Fest 12 The Rhode Island Black Storytellers’ 12th annual festival, held January 17-24, 2010 throughout the state of Rhode Island, celebrating Black storytelling Ribsfest.org REMIX: Indigenous Identities in the 21st Century Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Harvard University on exhibit April 2008 to January 2009 Curatorial Advisor for contemporary art exhibit co-curated by four undergraduate student members of Native Americans at Harvard College, on behalf of the Ivy Native Council. Featured the art of Bunky Echo-Hawk, Courtney Leonard, Doug Miles, and Ryan Red Corn Peabody Museum Student curators highlight American Indian cultural ‘Remix’   New York Woman’s Agenda’s inaugural  ”New York Reads Together”   Created, planned and implemented New York Reads Together: New York City’s first citywide book discussion program based on the reading of one book Secured last minute funding, bringing the budget from $0 to $81,000 to provide funding for a new website www.nyreadstogether.org, marketing materials, and over 11,000 special NYRT editions of The Color of Water by James McBride to be donated to public schools and libraries, shelters, and community-based organizations. Served as media spokesperson, and performed crisis management, refocusing media on the educational aspects of the program Implemented partnerships and outreach to get New…
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  • March 27, 2010

    Avoid Calling Sherlock Holmes: Label Your Photos

    Ever  been stumped trying to figure out the identity of a mystery person in an old photo? Or looked through an old landscape image and wondered: “Where was this taken?” You can prevent some of the mystery by labeling your photos when you print or download them. (And label old photos with as much information…

  • March 13, 2010

    In the News: Using theater to transform a nation: South Africa’s Athol Fugard

    Excerpts from the New York Times article on , “His Next Stop: Driving Out Apartheid’s Ghost,” by Celia Duggard The Fugard [new theater named in honor of the esteemed, white, South African playwright, Athol Fugard] is among many privately organized efforts — in culture, education and social services — that aim to help South Africa overcome…

  • March 10, 2010

    10 Reasons Why I‘m Happy Avatar Did Not Win Best Picture

    I’m SOoooooOOoo glad Avatar did NOT win best picture at this year’s Oscar’s. OMG I couldn’t stand Avatar. In the words of Men on Film: “Hated it.” I was (and still am) mad that we splurged to see it at a high-end lux level cinema, paying $50 for the privilege (not to take away from the…

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