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In partnership with the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, please join us at The Community Library to hear Shannon Decker, Executive Director of The Speedy Foundation, talk about mental health challenges that face our youth today, how adults can provide them the support and resources needed to enjoy positive mental health.
by kmerwin
Are you familiar with Non-Governmental-Organizations (NGO’s) operating abroad in developing countries? Have you always thought that their work was totally selfless and represented charitable work at its highest? Who have you given to, and why…and how do you know that your gift was received, and, for that matter, by the people or places that they were designed to benefit?
The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of the development narrative. Much good has been done. However, there are times when the results have been mixed, and in some cases even catastrophic, prompting many developing world leaders to become increasingly vocal in calling for change in how aid is given, received and used. Drawing on perspectives gathered from over 150 interviews shot over 4 years in 20 countries, the documentary Poverty, Inc. explores the hidden side of doing good. From disaster relief to adoptions and agricultural subsidies, Poverty, Inc. follows the butterfly effect of our most well-intentioned efforts, and pulls back the curtain on the poverty industrial complex – the multi-billion dollar market of NGOs, multilateral agencies, and for-profit aid contractors. This begs another important question: are we catalyzing positive development in these communities or are we propagating a system in which the poor stay poor while the rich get hipper?
Ketchum medical missionaries Gary and Connie Hoffman, as well as Idaho State Senator Michelle Stennett, will discuss these very issues using clips from the film as their central text. The audience will also be encouraged to participate in this important discussion.
by kmerwin
The Community Library is pleased to announce that it will be hosting John Kerry for a conversation about his recently released memoir, New York Times bestseller, Every Day is Extra.
As publisher Simon & Schuster describes it, the memoir details a “story of his remarkable American life—as a Navy lieutenant in combat in Vietnam, prosecutor battling the mob, lieutenant governor, Democratic nominee for president of the United States, five-term senator, and U.S. Secretary of State. Every Day Is Extra is a revealing memoir by a witness to and participant in some of the most important events of our recent history.”
Doors open at 3:15 with a start time of 4:00 p.m. on Saturday December, 22nd. The event is free and open to the public.
The talk will also be streamed via Livestream for remote viewing.
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Local historians John W. Lundin and Florence Blanchard will give a talk at The Community Library on Robert and Carrie Adell Strahorn. Come and learn about the rich and colorful story of this couple and how they were responsible for bringing the railroad and the resulting development into the Wood River Valley.
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Join us for a screening of the 2009 film For the Next The 7 Generations (2009) with an introduction by Grandmother Floredemayo, who is featured in this unique documentary. This event will be in the Lecture Hall starting at 4 pm with introductory remarks. It runs for 1 hour 45 minutes with 10 minutes of questions and answers.
“In 2004, 13 Indigenous Grandmothers from all four corners, moved by their concern for our planet, came together at a historic gathering, where they decided to form an alliance: The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. This is their story. Four years in-the-making and shot on location in the Amazon rainforest, the mountains of Mexico, North America, and at a private meeting with the Dalai Lama in India, For the Next 7 Generations follows what happens when these women unite. Facing a world in crisis, they share with us their visions of healing and a call for change now, before it’s too late. This film documents their unparalleled journey and timely perspectives on a timeless wisdom.” (www.imbd.com)
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Sun Valley Community School students are working to build an environmentally-friendly tiny house for the Twin Falls Refugee Center as transitional housing for a refugee family. Students will share progress on their project, followed by a screening of “Warehoused” and an opportunity to meet local refugees.
