Just Think E-News December 2007

As 2007 comes to a close we give thanks!

On Display

Videos from YME Summer 2007 on the theme of POWER in a global society will be featured throughout December and January at World Savvy’s Global Youth Media Arts Project at Zeum. Head out this weekend for the grand opening Friday December 7th from 6-9 pm, to see how hundreds of youth from around the city show you what POWER means.

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Screening
Just Think is co-sponsoring two screenings in January with San Francisco Film Society, Global Lens and World Savvy as part of our ongoing commitment to our local partners and educators. On January 8th and January 15th Youth Media Educators will lead POWER PANELS. Attendees will see some great international media and participate in activities and discussion on the theme of power. As we enter this highly charged election year our YME students will help you, engage and activate.

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New Ways to Give
We would like to thank the shopping search engine, The Find, for helping us with our fund raising efforts. The Find has generously agreed to donate 20% of their revenues from www.justthink.thefind.com to our organization. TheFind.com offers new ways for you to search for items you want. From the most popular e-commerce sites to the most unique, hard-to-find brands, The Find uniquely crawls the entire Web to find more than 200 million products from over 500,000 stores.

Get a Just Think organic cotton T-shirt for yourself, or as a gift during this next week. Our Media Savvy Tees come in small medium and large with three different logo designs, power, connect and play, and will ship directly from our office.

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New Ways to Participate
The first in a series of Just Think Salons was held on November 11th at the vineyard home of Eileen and Michael Chiarello. Michael, a three-time Emmy Award winner, was the executive chef of Tra Vigne for 20 years and founder of Napa Style; Eileen, formerly of Apple Inc., is a Just Think volunteer. Following a tour of the old vines and a discussion about sustainable agriculture and green living, our group of media tastemakers indulged in media analysis, tasted delectable creations, and savored the concept of “sustainable media” round table style. Just Think Salon format will continue, with a new venue and theme for each meeting. Email us with your thoughts on sustainable media for a sustainable world, or with future salon topic suggestions. We will post your messages with our next e-news.

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In the Office

Just Think is growing again. We welcome to the team: Luis Flores as our operations manager and Quentin Jones in administration and program assistance. With their help, the office is in tip-top shape and we’re poised to take full advantage of the new year.

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Press
The word is out about MEAL. The National Middle School Principal of the Year, Jim Dierke states, “A decade ago we were promised by our leaders that we would teach with 21st century tools. It was not until our partnership with Just Think that those tools turned into practices. Just Think provided the key to adapt the way we teach our students to learn.”
Read the Press Release.

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