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That's Not Fair! January 24, 2012 Ma'yan's Social Justice Apprenticeship That’s Not Fair!: Ma’yan’s Social Justice Apprenticeship returns for a second season of political theater examining issues related to privilege and inequality. Using data collected by Ma’yan’s high school Research Training Interns, apprentices will continue to pursue the question, “Who is served by our community service?” The apprentices will work alongside the Ma’yan staff and guest artists, including renowned puppeteer and director Jenny Romaine. Jenny... Read more → |
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Join us in 2012 for more free public events! December 21, 2011 January 12, 2012: Ethical DisciplineLearn how to modify behavior and set limits using techniques that encourage self-moderation and cooperation between adults and young people. March 14, 2012: Panel Discussion: Perspectives on Sex Education How can feminist and queer perspectives inform our thinking about sex education in the Jewish community? Join us to hear a range of voices discuss their insights. March 27 & 28: Keshet Training... Read more → |
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Check out our Fall Event Schedule! December 6, 2011 Upcoming Events: November 7 & 28: Evading Issues: Why We Duck the Tough StuffNovember 14 & December 5: Listening for a ChangeFor more information, or to RSVP in advance, email Pippi@mayan.org. Drop-ins are also welcome. Read more → |
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Listen to 'Repairing the Idea of "Repairing the World": Thinking Historically about Jewish Community Service' October 26, 2011 'Repairing the idea of "Repairing the World": Thinking Historically about Jewish Community Service', an original lecture by Dr. Rachel Mattson given on December 6th 2010 at the JCC in Manhattan. The event was co-sponsored by AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, Pursue: Action for a Just World, and Repair the World. Video links mentioned in the talk: JFSJ b'nai mitzvah trip to New Orleans video click here Shalom Sesame video click here Please note: White Paper and annotated bibliography forthcoming... Read more → |
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RTI Sneak Preview Session is POSTPONED! June 27, 2011 Please stay tuned -- a new date (likely in early May) will be announced very soon -- we hope you will join us then and hear from our amazing Research Training Interns! In the meantime, you can get a taste of what the RTIs have been up to by reading their guest posts to the Ma'yan blog! First, Heschel School Junior Emma Goldberg considers the relationship between community service and teenage rebellion. Millburn (NJ) High School Junior Zoë Wasserman responds to a lecture on the... Read more → |
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Hot Off the Presses: That's Not Fair! Guide & Handbook for Jewish Youth Professionals March 23, 2011 Download your copy here! A future full of girls who are critical thinkers, creative, confident and skilled in leadership: this is the vision that inspired us to create That’s Not Fair!: The Ma’yan Political Theater Apprenticeship--an apprenticeship program that uses the arts to teach teens about social justice. We spent many hours preparing the various sessions that led us to the amazing production of That’s Not Fair! that wowed teen audiences across NYC. So we figured we should not... Read more → |
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Repairing the Idea of "Repairing the World": Thinking Historically about Jewish Community Service December 9, 2010 Join Ma'yan, AVODAH, Pursue, and Repair the World for an original lecture by Dr. Rachel Mattson entitled Repairing the Idea of "Repairing the World": Thinking Historically about Jewish Community Service. The program will include discussion, kindling of the Chanukah lights, and new ways to think about community service. The event is free and open to all--teens and adults welcome! Dr. Rachel Mattson earned her PhD in U.S. History from New York University and is currently an Assistant... Read more → |
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Ma'yan Receives Record Number of Applications for RTI 2010-2011! September 22, 2010 The Ma’yan Research Training Internship (RTI) was created to generate new knowledge about the lives of Jewish teen girls, and to promote girls’ leadership within and beyond the Jewish community. Interns work with Ma’yan staff over the course of a year to study an issue relevant to Jewish teen girls. Our first cohort (2007) studied the attitudes and experiences of Jewish teen girls and our second cohort studied bat mitzvah (2008-2009). In October 2010, we will convene our third... Read more → |
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Join Ma'yan for our Fall Networking Series for Jewish Youth Professionals September 22, 2010 The Series starts off on Thursday, October 21st from 12-2 pm with the first session of the Evaded Issues trainings with a focus on privilege as an Evaded Issue, as well as a celebration of the Evaded Issues project making its home at Ma'yan!On November 10th from 12-2 pm, we will unveil and introduce you to the That's Not Fair! Guide for Jewish Youth Workers that tells you all you wanted to know and more about our groundbreaking political theater apprenticeship and how to make it (or elements of... Read more → |
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That's Not Fair! Opens to Rave Reviews June 10, 2010 That's Not Fair! --a performance by the Ma'yan Political Theater Apprentices -- opened Tuesday, April 13th and by all accounts it was a smash hit! Check out this review of the opening performance. Daring to go where few have gone before, eight NYC Jewish teen girls attempt to rouse you from your slumber with espionage, tiny chairs, Jewish history, a magical handbag and the bitter truth about race, class, and gender oppression! Prepare to be dazzled and agitated and inspired... Read more → |
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