Sunday, October 14, 2012

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  I got this from Amnesty International:




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She was shot for seeking an education

I got this from Amnesty International: 

 https://www.amnesty.ca/secure/amnestygift.ca/donate_oct2012.php?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Informz

"I don't mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is education. And I am afraid of no one."
- Malala Yousufzai
 
14-year-old Malala Yousufzai was shot and critically wounded on her way home from school because she promoted education for girls.
Please make a donation to help fight for the rights of women and girls.
  


Dear ,
On Tuesday, the Taliban deliberately shot a 14-year-old Pakistani girl on her way home from school because she promoted education for girls.
Malala Yousufzai has campaigned for girls’ access to education in her region since she was 11 years old, and her father ran one of the last girls’ schools to defy a Taliban ban against female education in the Swat valley. The bullets that struck Malala's skull have left the young student in critical condition. Taliban militants said that if she survives, they would target her again.
Living free from violence and discrimination is a human right, yet everyday, in countries from Nicaragua to Afghanistan to Canada, millions of women and girls like Malala suffer from gender-based violence in their homes, in their communities, even at the hands of the state.
Girls and women everywhere deserve a better future.
Your contribution is needed to help Amnesty hold perpetrators accountable and stop the cycle of violence against women.
The Government of Canada has championed the International Day of the Girl, and yesterday major landmarks across Canada were bathed in pink lights in honor of the day. Pink is nice, but now it’s time to show the same leadership and courage that Malala has shown since the age of 11 and speak out against violence against women and girls and the discrimination that drives it.
One in three women has been affected by gender-based violence. Women are beaten, raped, mutilated and killed with impunity. Gender-based violence is a violation of the dignity and human rights of women and girls that also undermines the fabric of societies and stability of countries.
Please make a donation to Amnesty International today, to make sure our human rights campaigners have the resources they need to fight for women and girls like Malala.
Together, we will press forward until no government, no community, no people permit or promote violence against girls and women.
Thank you for all you do to defend human rights.
Sincerely,

Kate McInturff
Campaigner, Women's Human Rights
Amnesty International Canada

P.S. Please make a donation to Amnesty International today, to make sure our human rights campaigners have the resources they need to fight for women and girls like Malala. Click here to donate.
 
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self-education/ print maker/ career counselor

Oct. 1 Self-education: Jasmine Hall sent me this article "How to Sell your Self-Education to Employers."  At the top was a little infographic about how you have to have more self-discipline because there is no strict curriculum and teacher there.

Sometimes you have to take a course online like the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) to work at a bank.  After you study it, you have to take register to take a test, pass it, and then apply for jobs with it.

In the article, it mentions you have to show credibility in your online course.  Put it on your Linked In profile.  Don't put it in "Education", but "Add sections to reflect achievements and experiences.”  Another tip was to show them your class portfolio to show what you did and what you learned.

http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/08/15/how-to-sell-your-self-education-to-employers/

Oct. 2 Art historian: This is from my Multiple Choices career workbook I got from my career counseling office.  In the entertainment industry, it mentioned being a art historian.  That sounds interesting so I Google it and on Ask.com, it says you have to have a degree in history.

http://how-to.ask.com/other/how_to_become_an_art_historian

This site is more informative.  A degree in art history can lead to working as a museum curator.

http://www.collegesurfing.com/content/become-art-museum-curator/

This mentions Kate Middleton who majored in art history.  You can work at art galleries, auction houses and teach.  I would like to work at an art gallery.  I did apply and did an interview for one as an administrative assistant.  I like to admire art.  Maybe sell art instead of be a art historian.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/apr/30/what-do-degree-art-history

Art gallery: If I work at an art gallery, than I could be creative and practical at the same time.  I have taken 3 classes from the Arts and Management at MacEwan.

Print maker: Another job was a print maker.  They make printed images from all sorts of materials like metal, glass, and plastic.  They create etchings, screen prints by "pressing an inked surface onto material by hand and others use computer software to create digital images that will be printing on paper."

It's like being an artist, but being it's practical.  Kind of like being a graphic artist.  I took graphic design at NAIT.

http://www.degreefinders.com/education-articles/careers/how-to-become-a-printmaker.html

Here's some education info about it.

http://education-portal.com/articles/Become_a_Printmaker_Education_and_Career_Roadmap.html

Career counselor: Maybe I could become a career counselor.  I'm really interested in jobs and education.  I just emailed my Career Counselor to ask what college programs she took to get her career.  I was on ehow and that's the first thing it told me to do.

It says you may need a masters for this.

http://www.ehow.com/how_14285_become-career-guidance.html

According to this other site, it said the same thing as ehow:  masters degree and "Many master degree programs also require supervised clinical counseling experience."

The duties: "They look at and assess the individual’s education, skills, interests, personality traits, work history, and training."

http://www.degreefinders.com/education-articles/careers/how-to-become-a-career-counselor.html

This site says master's degree in counseling, education, or psychology would help.  I don't really want to go to more school.

http://www.wisegeek.com/how-do-i-become-a-career-counselor.htm

Guidance counselor: I thought this would be easier to get than a career counselor, but it also says you have to have a masters.  I don't know, I was hoping it would be like the dental industry.  Ex. if you want to be a dentist, you go to school for years.  If you want to be a dental assistant, you can go to NAIT for 2 yrs.

This is the US:
http://education-portal.com/how_to_become_a_high_school_guidance_counselor.html

This is Canada.  It mentions to become a teacher, and pass this test: "Part I, Part II and specialist, of the Guidance and Career Education qualifications (see reference 3 for course guidelines from the Ontario College of Teachers"

http://www.ehow.com/how_6388872_become-guidance-counsellor-canada.html

Oct. 3: My Career Counselor emailed me back saying she has a certificate in Career Development from Concordia.  She says she's more of a career advisor and to look at "Career Development Professional" profile on alis.alberta.ca/occinfo.  I did, and it says you need a bachelor's degree.

Job analyst: On About.com, it says: "collect and examine detailed information about job duties to prepare job descriptions. These descriptions explain the duties, training, and skills each job requires. Whenever a large organization introduces a new job or reviews existing jobs, it calls upon the expert knowledge of the job analyst."

I like to collect information, and write about it.

http://humanresources.about.com/od/jobdescriptions/f/hr_analysis.htm

The education says college education in human resources and labor relations. compensation, etc.

http://www.degreefinders.com/education-articles/careers/how-to-become-a-job-analyst.html

Research assistant: On Wikipedia, it says it's often temporary contract.  It's often at a university or research institute.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_assistant

Oh ehow, it says most of them are graduate students.

http://www.ehow.com/about_5554003_research-assistant-do.html

On Wise Geek, it says they can work at nonprofit agencies, and for-profit corporations.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-a-research-assistant-do.htm

Accountants: I'm not good or like math, but I heard on the radio this website called Limitless Possibilities.  That sounded interesting. I checked it out and it's for Certified General Accountants.

http://www.limitlesspossibilities.ca/

Oct. 4 Flashback: I had kept a folder with job interview questions back when I was at NAIT in 2004.  I had also kept job info I got from Call Centre #1.  I had gotten laid off in 2006 and the call centre held these information sessions and job fair to help you get a job.  I attended the session and kept the papers.  I read them last night.

It made me realize I had a lot to learn about jobs and careers.  When I was 19-21 yrs old, I thought it was about know the right things to say and do at an interview.  Now I'm 27, with a lot of job interview experience and reading books and articles, it's also about the strongest answer you give.  You may not be the best applicant, but you are the best interviewee.

Saying: I found this saying as I was researching the communications strategist job.

"The guest is a better judge of the meal than the cook." -Aristotle

Question: If you have any job advice to give me, please do.  I'm sure all of you have at one point or another.  Some tells me to go to this site, a couple looked at my resume and gave me tips, some sent me links to a job ad.  I thank you guys, and I appreciate it.
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Friday, October 12, 2012

One woman released; Two remaining prisoners of conscience must be freed

I got this from Amnesty International: 

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/c.6oJCLQPAJiJUG/b.8302257/k.9A29/Free_Pussy_Riot/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?msource=W1210EAIAR1

Dear Tracy,

On Wednesday, an appeals court in Moscow released one member of feminist punk band Pussy Riot and upheld two-year sentences for the other two.

While we welcomed the news that Katja Samutsevich has been reunited with her family, we are standing firmly beside Masha Alekhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova. For them -- and for everyday citizens of Russia -- this week's decision represents a rubber stamp on repression. And what the women face next could be a lot worse.

Tell the Russian Authorities they must guarantee the safety of Masha & Nadya and release them immediately.

It's critical that all the women are let go without prejudice. Right now, these Prisoners of Conscience are facing two years in a Russian penal colony hundreds of miles from their families. And if you saw the conditions in these notorious prisons, you'd want to scrub the sight from your mind. High-profile prisoners like these women are at heightened risk. Since the mainstream media in Russia has portrayed Pussy Riot as a bunch of "hooligans motivated by religious hatred," it's like painting a big target on the women's backs.

Masha and Nadya need activists like you to show the world they will not be forgotten. Please take action now to show that you care.

Amnesty International has been there from the beginning. And we will not stop fighting until all members of Pussy Riot are free.

This all started because the women peacefully performed a political song in an empty church. And this is what happens when fear is embraced and dissent is crushed.

The best way to fight back is to step forward. Thank you for using your voice to speak out on behalf of these women. Free Pussy Riot. All of them. Now.

With thanks and in solidarity,

Michelle Ringuette
Chief of Campaigns & Programs
Amnesty International USA
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She was shot for speaking up

 I got this from Amnesty International:

https://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?c=6oJCLQPAJiJUG&b=6662481&msource=W1210EDWMN1

This Girls is the Definition of Courage:

Dear Tracy,

On Tuesday, the Taliban deliberately shot a 14-year-old Pakistani girl on her way home from school because she promoted education for girls.

Education is not just a human right - it's also a crucial safeguard against violence and discrimination.

The bullets that struck Malala Yousufzai's skull have left the young activist in critical condition. Taliban militants said that if she survives, they would target her again.

Living free from violence and discrimination is a human right, yet millions of women and girls like Malala suffer from gender-based violence in their homes, in their communities, even at the hands of the state.

Your contribution is needed to help Amnesty hold accountable both state and non-state actors and stop the cycle of violence against women.

Girls and women everywhere deserve a better future.

Today is the first ever International Day of the Girl - a day  to shine a light on gender discrimination and advocate for girls' rights everywhere.

One in three women has been affected by sexual violence. Women are beaten, raped, mutilated and killed with impunity.

Gender-based violence is a violation of the dignity and human rights of women and girls that also undermines the fabric of societies and stability of countries.

Can you donate to Amnesty International today, to make sure our human rights campaigners have the resources they need to fight for women and girls like Malala?

Together, we will press forward until no government, no community, no people permit or promote violence against girls and women.

Thank you for all you do to defend human rights.

Sincerely,

Cristina M. Finch
Program Director
Women's Human Rights
Amnesty International USA
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