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ESL Conversation
4/9/2014 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
ESL Conversation
Every Wednesday
From: 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Where Program Room
Every Wednesday, we host a free English Conversation class from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This is an excellent opportunity for beginning English speakers to practice their skills and learn new words.
Contact Ms. Holder at (781) 324-0218 for more information.
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Title 1 Broadcast
4/9/2014 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
MATV Title 1 Broadcast
Malden Families First
MATV, 145 Pleasant Street
Wed, April 9
3:00-4:00 PM
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Film Screening
4/9/2014 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Film Screening of "Mask" for Teens at the Teen Center
Malden Reads is collaborating with the Malden Teen Enrichment Center (MTEC) to show the movie “Mask” on Wednesday, April 9 at 4 p.m. at MTEC, located across Ferry Street from Malden High School at 1 Salem St.
This movie fits with one of this year's Malden Reads companion books – Wonder by R.J. Palacio, which tells the story of a child with a rare deformity and his efforts to fit in at a public school.
Like the protagonist of Wonder, the main character of “Mask” was born with extreme facial deformities. “Mask” tells his story about character, empathy, compassion and acceptance. It also shows how courage, humor, and determination can overcome even the most extreme challenges.
For more information about the 1985 film "Mask," click here. For more information about the book "Wonder" (which we highly recommend for all ages), click here.
This event is open for all teens. A discussion will follow the screening.
Best regards,
The Malden Reads Steering Committee
Malden Reads: One City, One Book
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Panel Discussion
4/9/2014 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Henrietta Lessons Learned: Poverty and Race in Access to Medical & Legal Services
Wednesday, April 9, 7:00 p.m.
Malden Public Library
Do you wonder why some people don’t get proper access to healthcare or legal services? Is it lack of funds? Education? Prejudice? Time constraints? Distorted perspectives within the health and legal professions? Why, in a country rich in so many ways, does the system leave so many people behind?
Malden Reads has organized a panel of experts to help our community look at the inequalities in healthcare and legal services using the story of Henrietta Lacks as a lens through which to gain perspective. What has changed since the 1950s and what has not? What are some people and organizations doing to shore up these inequities?
The panel discussion is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, April 9th at 7pm, at the Malden Public Library in the Maccario Room.
Our distinguished guests will be Howard Mandell, former Board Chairperson at Southern Poverty Law Center and Rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel of the Merrimack Valley; Julie Palmer, ScD, Co-Principal Investigator of the Black Women’s Health Study and Professor of Epidemiology, Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University; and Danielle O'Banion, MD, Cambridge Health Alliance Family Medicine Resident.
The moderator for this panel discussion will be Suzanne Koven, MD, internist at Massachusetts General Hospital and writer for various publications including the Boston Globe’s “In Practice” column where she two years ago published an article entitled “Why Henrietta Lacks Matters”.
To browse articles, panelist bios, and other resources related to this discussion about health and legal services equity, visit the Malden Reads 2014 blog at http://maldenreads.tumblr.com where you can also submit a question before the panel discussion. Questions can also be tweeted @maldenreads with hashtag #mrquestion or emailed to maldenreads@gmail.com.
Hope to see you Wednesday evening for a deeper exploration of a major theme from this year's book selection. You DON'T need to have read the book to participate and be enriched by the discussion.
Please help spread the word .. and bring a friend!
Visit the blog at http://maldenreads.tumblr.com
Malden Reads: One City, One Book
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