Fwd: Multilingual Family Conference

[Judith Bernstein-Baker]

This looks like an interesting conference!

Judi

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From: <lsod...@philasd.org>
Date: Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 4:11 PM
Subject: Multilingual Family Conference
To: <judiberns...@gmail.com>

Dear Judi,

I would like to extend to you an invitation to join us at our first Multilingual Family Conference which will be held on Saturday, May 4 from 10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. at the School District of Philadelphia, located at 440 North Broad Street. Come and participate of the workshops, which will consists of five strands: education, health and healing, immigration and human rights, creative arts, and personal development. This year's theme is Language, Culture, and Learning in a Different Country. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Lucinda Lee Katz, a tireless advocate for multicultural education and the first bilingual/bi-cultural Chinese teacher in the San Francisco School District.

Special features include:
• The opportunity to obtain - on a first come, first serve basis, the City of Philadelphia’s Municipal I.D.
• Information on scholarships for students who do not qualify for federal funds
• Free Henna painting
• Resource fair
• Childcare
• Food from around the world
• Performances
• Prizes

Cultural performances include:
• Ms. Xiao Wang and Chinese Dance Troupe
• Arabic music by Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture which will be offering a drumming workshop as well;
• Indonesian students who will be playing the Anhklung;
• and, the Bhutanese American Student Dance Ensemble

Please, share the linked flyers with the community. Come and join us for a day of free workshops, performances, a resource fair, and food from around the world (including Halal). The program is designed specifically with Philadelphia's multilingual/immigrant/refugee families in mind and sessions will be offered in Chinese, Spanish, French, and interpretation will be available in other languages.

Please, do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Lastly, please encourage everyone to register using the links below!

In solidarity,

Ludy Soderman

Multilingual Conference Flyer		Registration Flyer
Albanian Flyer		Albanian Form
Arabic Flyer		Arabic Form
Simplified Chinese Flyer		Simplified Chinese Form
Bengali Flyer		Bengali Form
Burmese Flyer		Burmese Form
Haitian Creole Flyer		Haitian Creole Form
Indonesian Flyer		Indonesian Form
Karen Flyer		Karen Form
Khmer Flyer		Khmer Form
Malayalam Flyer		Malayalam Form
	Nepali Flyer		Nepali Form
Portuguese Flyer		Portuguese Form
Russian Flyer		Russian Form
Spanish Flyer		Spanish Form
Tedim Form		Tedim Form
Traditional Chinese Flyer		Traditional Chinese Form
	Ukrainian Flyer		Ukrainian Form
Uzbek Flyer		Uzbek Form
Vietnamese Flyer		Vietnamese Form

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Judith Bernstein-Baker, M.S.W., Esq.

judiberns...@gmail.com

(215) 205-0991(cell)