Join Maya at the “Navigating the New” CLA/CSLA Conference this weekend!
Join Maya in Sacramento this weekend at the “Navigating the New: Charting the Future Together” Conference, presented by the California Library Association and the California School Library Association. In addition to Maya’s Sunday morning workshop about Claiming Face, she will also be one of the authors hosting a table at the CYRM/Beatty Award and Author Banquet on Saturday evening from 7-9pm. Come have dinner with Maya, get your books signed, and learn more about her Claiming Face curriculum. Look forward to seeing you there!
| Important Details about the Conference: | |
| Conference Location & Dates: | Friday, Nov. 12th-Monday, Nov. 15th Sacramento Convention Center 1400 J Street, Sacramento, CA |
| CYRM/Beatty Award and Author Banquet: | Saturday, Nov. 13th, 7-9pm at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento |
| Maya’s Workshop: | Sunday, Nov. 14th, 9:30am-10:30am |
More details about the conference on the conference website, plus view the Program Schedule.
Filed under CLAIMING FACE, Conferences, Events | Tags: CLAIMING FACE, conference, educators, library, presentations | Comment (0)Teachers for Social Justice Conference and Maya’s Open Studios
This weekend in San Francisco is one not to be missed! The Teachers for Social Justice: A Labor of Love Conference starts off the weekend on Saturday from 9am-5pm at Mission High School. This conference is FREE and open to the public. With over 50 different workshops to choose from, this conference is sure to have you coming away inspired and empowered. Maya will be presenting one of her Claiming Face workshops during the morning session from 10:45-12:30. Reflection Press will also be tabling at the event alongside Children’s Book Press so be sure to stop by and say hi.
Workshop registration is done on the day of, on a first-come, first-served basis. The doors open at 8:30am and if there is a workshop that you are particularly excited about, it is recommended that you come at that time to sign up. Learn more about the conference on the T4SJ website or download the full program to start planning your day.
And as a special bonus, this weekend also happens to be the first weekend of Open Studios and Maya will be opening her studio doors to show off her latest Continue reading »
Want a Free Copy of CLAIMING FACE,
The Educator’s Guide?
We are currently looking for individuals to review our latest new release:
CLAIMING FACE:
Self-Empowerment through Self-Portraiture
How it works:
We send you a shiny new advanced copy of the book. You excitedly open the package addressed from Reflection Press, you marvel at the book’s pretty cover, crack it open, digest all the wonderful information, then proceed to write a review (of course we want your honest opinion). Finally, you publish it on your blog/column/or other media, and then keep the book. It’s that simple. If this sounds exactly like something you’d like to do, read below for criteria and how to participate. Continue reading »
Tales from “Our Community, Ourselves” Diversity Conference
Spring is here and we’ve been all over the place. I’m one of those terribly homey people. I LOVE home. But I also LOVE to travel. India, Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, New York, Philadelphia, South Carolina, Vallejo, Alameda County… The world fascinates me with its beauty and variation, from the far away and vastly different to the close to home and still different! In San Francisco, we live in what I jokingly refer to as an “adjacent reality,” similar to the rest of the country, but noticeably unique. Ahhh, San Francisco, she’s an island unto herself in some ways. So even when we only travel a county or two away, I feel like we’re on an adventure…away from our familiar little village of the Castro and Mission Districts, away from the public trains and rolling fog, our local markets and favorite strolls.
This last Friday, April 23rd, we were up before the sun and off to the Newark Hilton for the Diversity Conference sponsored by Child, Family and Community Services, Inc. of Alameda County. I love doing these things with Matthew. He drives and I navigate. Usually I’ve been alone, so I drive and I have no idea who’s navigating. We got there nice and early and set up our table. It was the first public event for Claiming Face, the Educator’s Guide, and Continue reading »
CLAIMING FACE in Life – The Making of the Book, Part 1
We have the very first book in hand now. As I hold it I can feel the heft of its 236 pages. The cover is slick and vibrant. It looks and feels like “fresh book.” But it also feels like it has existed forever. I have done a lot of books in my time, but nothing like this. This book is my life. I can sense how it has grown in me ever since I was a child. It feels like me. As personal as it is, it could not have been created this way without partnering with Matthew for it. I think it’s an honest estimation to say that we are each wildly creative in separate, but fabulously complimentary ways. One of Matthew’s many strengths is his attention to great detail and clarity. He has architecture in his blood. I love structure, but often find that dismantling is more my focus. I need a lot of freedom.
Coupled with our individual style we both also engage with creativity differently. I see it as a powerful force I was born with that serves as my teacher. I also see that Continue reading »
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