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April 2008 - Posts

• Go Fly a Kite!

  When: May 3rd! 10am - 3pm What: The 10th Annual Kite Festival! Where: the front lawn of the Museum Of Science And Industry Make your own kite and learn about kite traditions. What makes a kite fly? How many different types of kites are there? Enjoy a Read More... Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:52 PM by Amy Souza | 0 Comments Filed under: kites

• Japanese Art for Kids * Who is Buddha?

  I love events that encourage children to explore art alongside parents. When the focus is cultural, even better. On April 20 th , check out The Vision and Art of Shinjo Ito , a landmark world tour commemorating the 100 th anniversary of the birth of Shinjo Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:54 PM by Amy Souza | 0 Comments

• Global Activism Expo

  Wednesday, April 16, 2008 @ 6:00 p.m. Five years ago, Chicago Public Radio's Worldview began a new series to showcase individuals working to improve the world through small-scale efforts, working to accomplish huge change with whatever resources they Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:39 AM by Amy Souza | 0 Comments

• Wild Ocean 3D

  Last week, on an afterschool -afternoon, my son, his best friend and I swam along with millions of sardines as they migrated up the Kwazulu -Natal Coast of Africa. We dashed past whales and beat the odds against hungry sharks and munched on popcorn with Read More... Posted Monday, April 07, 2008 10:28 AM by Amy Souza | 0 Comments

• Mothers and Children of Mali

  Read More... Posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:50 PM by Amy Souza | 1 Comments

• Thoughts on Africa

  I'll never stop wishing for teletransportation, that I could blink my eyes and return to FunuFuNi - and all the other places I love in the world - in an instant. We spent the entire trip in a village 60 km west of Segou - FunuFuNi - 8 hours via a bumpy Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 2:20 PM by Amy Souza | 1 Comments Filed under: Africa, Building with Books, FunuFuNi, Mali