Cultivating New Ideas and Methods

Posted on April 19, 2013 by silvermic

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Pasadena City College’s Seeds of Change Sustainability Club was founded in 2010.  And they’re not only going strong–they’re thriving!

Their recent activities have included work with the new Aquaponics program at PCC’s Science Village, teaching local schoolchildren to grow their own food through “guerrilla gardening”, and the first steps towards implementing a new program that will involve local seed libraries.

PCC Seeds of Change founder/president Jason Carman and incoming club president Michael McGreal recently discussed Seeds of Change’s work on campus and their plans for the future.

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Seeds Of Change Interview, Part Two

Posted on April 19, 2013 by silvermic

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Seeds of Change Interview, Part 3

Posted on April 19, 2013 by silvermic

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The Letter J. The Number Nine.

Posted on April 13, 2013 by silvermic

daisies (38)Janine McCarthy didn’t plan to become a writer.    But then, life pushed her towards her dreams.

Janine, who recently gave a presentation on the Creative Writing Panel of PCC’s 2013 “Borders of Diversity” student conference, lost her job unexpectedly.  On her blog, “The Letter J, the Number Nine,” she includes a post called, “Waiting For an Hour,”
which details that experience.

Taking stock of where she wanted to go from there, Janine decided to come back to school, earn her degree and see where her talents would take her.

Janine talked about her experiences at Pasadena City College, as well as her current writing projects.

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Courage, Talent and a Future

Posted on April 13, 2013 by silvermic

Alex_with_awardWriter Alex Phuong is having an exciting semester.

His poem, The Ballad of Benjamin Button, is scheduled for publication in PCC’s literary anthology, Inscape.    He recently gave a presentation as part of the Creative Writing Panel, at PCC’s 2013 Borders of Diversity student conference.   And just this week, Alex received a scholarship award at PCC’s Teacher Preparation Program.

Alex, who is gay, talked about his experiences, and his aspirations as a writer.

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On Target for His Dreams

Posted on April 13, 2013 by silvermic

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PCC student Anasse Dahan has traveled a rough road.

In 2002, his student visa expired.  Anasse, who is from Morocco, was faced with a tough decision.  Should he return to his country, where, as he explains, “even doctors are out of work,” or stay in the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant?

Anasse chose to stay and pursue his dreams of becoming a healthcare professional.   His struggles, for the nine years he was undocumented, are the topic of a presentation he gave, in 2012, to PCC’s Borders of Diversity student conference.

Anasse, who now has his green card and is eligible for citizenship later this year, talked about those nine years and his vision for the future.

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