• July 23, Friday, 4 pm
  CCTV Cambridge public television: Eve Sullivan will be interviewed by Bob Hurlbut of Cambridge Community Foundation and Cambridge Senior Volunteer Clearinghouse about PARENTS FORUM programs and volunteer opportunities. Cambridge residents tune in!
   
• August 3, Tuesday, 5:30 to 8 pm
  America's Night Out,
  Rindge Field in North Cambridge
  Come for this community and family celebration where we will have a table with other agencies and there will be food and fun for all ages. If you would like to volunteer to help staff our table, please let us know when you can come.
   
• August 16 and 23, September 20 and 27,
  Mondays, 5:00 to 6:00 pm
  we will hold volunteer trainings at the Central Square Branch Library, 45 Pearl Street, Cambridge.
  
  Come learn the conversational formula in our workshop "How To Tell Somebody Something They'd Rather Not Hear". This short session presents techniques that can help individuals become more effective communicators and will prepare them to assist at PARENTS FORUM workshops.
  Interested? Contact us by telephone 617 - 864-3801 or email <info@parentsforum.org>.
   
• September 18
  
  MCI Norfolk, a medium-security prison in Massachusetts was the site of a full-day workshop on September 18, 2004, presented by Eve Sullivan and Jason Waters. Funding for the workshop came from a generous donor who supported our outreach on behalf of Children of Incarcerated Parents. In the prison, the event was coordinated by The Lifers' Group.
  Read more, take our volunteer training, and help us continue this work!.
   
• October 15, Friday
  PARENTS FORUM workshop for freshman parents at
  MIT Family Weekend, Cambridge, MA.
  
  The PARENTS FORUM workshop "Letting Go Without Losing Touch" brought together 20 parents in a morning session and 10 in the afternoon. A couple of parents of upper classmen, speaking with the voice of experience, reassured new parents, whose comments included these:
  "I liked the conversational formula 'I feel-about-because--' and the 'algebra lesson' with discipline and affection axes."
  
  "I realize there are many other parents like me worrying about the same thing."
  
  "It helped to hear other parents' concerns."
  
  "[I realize] I am not alone."
  
  "It helped me relate to other parents."
  
  "I liked the sharing, the frankness, the practicality."
  
  IF YOU ARE IN A PARENT GROUP in Greater Boston or Eastern Mass. and would like to have a PARENTS FORUM presentation, please contact us! If you organize parents programs for a local college or high school, please be in touch about scheduling a PARENTS FORUM for your next family weekend program. Contact us by telephone 617 - 864-3801 or email <info@parentsforum.org>.
   
• November 23 and 30, Tuesdays,
  5:00, 6:00, and 7:00 pm
  we will hold volunteer trainings at the Central Square Branch Library, 45 Pearl Street, Cambridge.
  
  Come learn the conversational formula in our workshop "How To Tell Somebody Something They'd Rather Not Hear". Each one-hour session presents techniques that can help individuals become more effective communicators and will prepare you -- if you wish -- to assist at PARENTS FORUM workshops. Seating is limited at each of the one-hour session. Sign up now to reserve a space on the day and time most convenient for you.
   
  Interested? Contact us by telephone 617 - 864-3801 or email info@parentsforum.org.
   
• December 13, Monday, 5:00 - 6:30 pm
  Donor Appreciation Reception
   
  PARENTS FORUM is pleased to announce receipt of a $10,000 bequest from Hilda Leveen and The Leveen Family Fund. Nelson J. Costa, administrator of the Estate of Hilda Leveen, selected PARENTS FORUM as a beneficiary after reading and hearing about the organization's commitment to the children and families of greater Cambridge. Mr. Costa wrote that Ms. Leveen "would have regaled at the thought of helping children and parents who want to learn to be even better families and would have appreciated this profound effort."

  Please join us in celebrating this unexpected gift with PARENTS FORUM board members on Monday, December 13, between 5 and 6:30 at 99 Bishop Allen Drive, the Cambridge Community Services Building (lower level) in Central Square, one block from the RedLine T stop at the corner of Essex Street and Bishop Allen Drive. Street parking may be available; city lots are nearby and the Green Street garage is located one block on the other side of Central Square (from Mass.Ave. turn onto Pearl Street, then turn right onto Green Street and find the garage entrance on your left).

  " We are very grateful for this generous gift," said PARENTS FORUM Founder Eve Sullivan, " and appreciate Mr. Costa's confidence in our program. We will use this donation to fulfill our mission of parent education and honor Hilda Leveen's memory in doing so." For information on PARENTS FORUM or this event, call 617 - 864-3801 or send email to info@parentsforum.org. RSVPs will be appreciated!

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• April 6 and April 13
  two Thursday evenings in Cohasset, Mass
  PARENTS FORUM workshops sponsored by
  Project Safeguard for Cohasset parents
  
  Thanks to Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries
  for including us in their Social Action Gallery and
  introducing us to St. Stephen's Church ministers
  involved in parents programs in their community.
   
• April 24, Saturday, 8 am - 1 pm
  Third Annual Massachusetts Parenting Conference
  Marlborough High School,Marlboro, Mass. FREE
  
  Registration for this popular event will begin Monday, March 22. The program includes supervised activities for children ages 4 and older, entertainment from Arts Alliance and a PARENTS FORUM workshop "How to Tell Somebody Something They'd Rather Not Hear" at 10:00 am. Don't miss it!
   
• May 7, Friday
  The Children's Group Therapy Association
  26th Annual Spring conference
  Holiday Inn Newton, Newton, Mass
  
  The program includes PARENTS FORUM workshop
  "Helping Parents Help Each Other"
  as a morning break-out session from 9:00 to noon.
   
• May 12 - 15
  Family Support America (FSA)
  biennial conference for parents and
  those who work with parents
  Chicago, Illinois
  
  The program has PARENTS FORUM session
  on Thursday (May 13) from 2:30 to 4 pm.
  Hope to see you there!
   
• * * * * * * * * * * * * May 15 * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Celebration of International Day of Families
  99 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge, Mass (Central Sq.)
  
  We invite you to attend - and space is limited - so sign up today. Tell us what session you are planning to attend.
  
  10:00-11:00 Informal networking
  
  11:00-12:00 a mini-workshop
  How to Tell Somebody Something They'd Rather Not Hear
  free for PF members / $10 donation requested for non-members
  ASL interpretation has been requested
  
  1:00-4:00 PARENTS FORUM Workshop
  $20 donation requested
  This is your chance to learn what makes our program special - it will help you in your own family and, if you are interested, prepare you lead a workshop for your parent group
  
  Register for both am and pm sessions for $25.
  
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

• January 24, 2004
  Book and Toy Exchange
  Central Square Branch Library, 45 Pearl Street
  Cambridge, Mass -- from 11:00 to 1:00
  This Book and Toy Exchange will benefit Children of Incarcerated Parents. The event, presented with generous support from Wainwright Bank in Central Square and the Kendall Square Brance of Fleet Bank, will be ASL-interpreted.
  
  This event is a free opportunity for you to BRING / TAKE . . .
  * children's books
  * toys, puzzles and games in good condition
  * books on parenting and family life
  * educational or travel videos
  but no stuffed animals, cloth items or war toys
  
  Come, sign up for door prizes. The site is HP-accessible. All ages are welcome and refreshments will be provided. Call 617-864-3802 or send us email to volunteer to help out that day or for more information.
   

• November 1, 2003
  Cambridge Family Fun Day,
  City Hall, Central Square, Cambridge, Mass
  Family literacy event organized by the Cambridge Family Literacy Collaborative and other local agencies including PARENTS FORUM
   
• October 27-29, 2003
  International Federation for Parent Education conference
  "Building our Common Future Together:
  a Unique Endeavour for a Plural Society",
  Montreal, Canada - sessions in French and English
  PARENTS FORUM's Eve Sullivan participates/ You are invited
   
• October 17, 2003
  MIT Parents Weekend
  PARENTS FORUM workshop for MIT Parents
  "Letting Go Without Losing Touch"
  Cambridge, Mass
   
• Tuesdays, October 7,14,21,28, 6:30-8:00 pm
  PARENTS FORUM free workshop series presented in collaboration with the Malden Everett Family Network and sponsored by Vitale, Caturano Foundation.
  
  In four sessions an experienced volunteer facilitator will lead participants through a discussion of eight key questions about family life. The program's light-hearted yet practical approach, based on developing your emotional awareness, is useful for parents of children from newborns to teens and is open to residents of any city or town.
  Childcare provided. Parking available. T accessible.

  Location: 240A Main Street, Malden, near Malden Ctr.
                 Orange Line T
  
  Schedule: 6:30-8:00 pm on Tuesday evenings
  
  Topics: Oct. 7, Getting Acquainted; Oct.14, Getting Organized; Oct.21, Getting Serious; and Oct.28, Stating Changes.

  Participants are urged to attend all four sessions. Pre-registration is requested by telephone to 617 - 864-3802 or by email to <info@parentsforum.org>.

• September 29, 2003
  Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries ("Coop Met")
  Social Action Gallery,
  Boston, Mass
   
• Wednesday, September 17, 7:00 pm
  "Let Your Kids Know You Care: PARENTS FORUM
  opens communication in your family"
  a free lecture at Kennedy Middle School,
  33 Middle Street, Woburn, Mass.
  organized by David Kimmelman, PARENTS FORUM board member and Woburn resident
  Especially for parents of middle school students.
  Open to all. Call the school for directions: 781 - 937-8230.
  
  ASL interpretation, sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts, must be requested by Monday, September 15th, at 3:00 pm, no later, to info@parentsforum.org or voice message to 617-253-7182.
   
• Thursdays, June 19 through August 14 (except July 3)
  Free lunchtime mini-workshops "How To Tell Somebody Something They'd Rather Not Hear."
  presented in 20-minute sessions at 12:15, 12:40 and 1:05
  Wainwright Bank Community Room,
  647 Mass. Ave. in Central Square, Cambridge

  Participants are welcome to bring a brownbag lunch. The workshops are suitable for anyone who has children or works with children and, according to PARENTS FORUM founder Eve Sullivan, "for anyone who works with or lives with people who act like children, and that's most of us!"
   

• May 15, 2003 - International Day of Families
  To celebrate the Ninth International Day of Families PARENTS FORUM presents a benefit lecture by noted author and lecturer Steven Pinker on "Do Parents Shape Their Children?" hosted by Lesley University's Center for Children, Families & Public Policy, Cambridge MA 02138, 6:00 pm.
  Tickets are $9.00.
  
  For directions to Marran Theater, see Lesley's website: http://www.lesley.edu/dir.html
  
  Order tickets by email from Allison Bell: allisonlbell@aol.com and send your check, made out to PARENTS FORUM, to 144 Pemberton St., Cambridge MA 02140-2509 postmarked by May 10th. Attendees who prepay will receive priority seating.
   
  If you'd like to volunteer for this event please register at Volunteer Match.
   
  Please plan to come, and for priority seating at this event, join PARENTS FORUM now!
   
• February 1, March 1, April 5 and May 3, 2003
  Ounce Of Prevention Series "OOPS!"
  Cambridge, Mass
   
• January 29, 2003
  Washington D.C.
  U.S. Education Sector Meeting on UNESCO
  --with presentations by senior officials from the Department of Education, Office of the First Lady, USAID, Department of Labor and other federal agencies-- related to preparations for the United States rejoining UNESCO
   
• January 25, 2003
  Book and Toy Exchange and Workshop the same day.
  Cambridge, Mass

  Saturday 10-noon the Book and Toy Exchange and 1:00 to 3:00 pm PARENTS FORUM Workshop, both to take place at the Central Square Branch Library in Cambridge, 45 Pearl Street, accessible by RedLine T. If you drive, look for the city-run parking garage adjacent to the library, on Green Street, off Pearl Street off Mass. Ave.

  The book and toy exchange is a free bring/take event for all ages. The workshop (on our agenda is for adults...child care available on request. Please tell us if you will bring a child or children and let us know their ages.

  The children's library is open and we will ask volunteers to play with your kids there while we have our workshop in the Rotary conference room.

• January 23-24, 2003
  New York, New York
  Family Support America "Collective Courage, Building Communities of Safety, Healing and Peace,"
  an invitation-only conference for parent leaders and others sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations (see "Gift of Desperation")
   
• January 23, 2003
  10:00 am-noon, 25 Staniford Street, Boston
  Massachusetts Infant Toddler Services Summit
  Subcommittee on Children's Mental Health
  Eve Sullivan and participant/volunteers will present PARENTS FORUM. For information contact karin.elliott@state.ma.us
   

• Oct 5, Nov 2, Dec 7, 2002
  Ounce Of Prevention Series "OOPS!"
  Cambridge, Mass
   
• June 24-27, 2002
  Congress of Ouagadougou (English)
  Burkina Faso

   
  "Parents' role in girls' education: experience sharing between parents from the North and parents from the South"

   
  Snapshots from Congress of Ouagadougou
   

• Congress of Ouagadougou (Arabic)
• Congrès de Ouagadougou (Français)
• Congreso de Ouagadougou (Español)
   
• June 8
  Book and Toy Exchange,
  Cambridge, Massachusetts
   
• May 20
  Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries 'COOP- MET',
  36th Annual Meeting
  Roxbury, Massachusetts

   
  Snapshot from COOP-NET
   

• May 18
  Volunteer Orientation and FREE workshop
  Cambridge, Massachusetts
  

   
  Snapshot from mini-workshop "How To Tell Somebody Something They'd Rather Not Hear"
   

• May 15
  International Day of Families (IDF)
  Cambridge Senior Center,
  Cambridge, Massachusetts

   
  Snapshot from IDF
   

• May 4
  Second Annual Parent Leadership Exchange Conference - supporting student outcomes through family involvement
  Northeastern University,
  Boston, Massachusetts
   
• May 3
  Child Group Therapy Association Annual Conference
  Newton, Massachusetts
   
• April 24-27
  Family Support America - 9th Biennial National Conference
  Chicago, Illinois

   
  Comments on April 23rd workshop "PARENTS FORUM: a new resource for families."
  
  Snapshots from the conference
   

• March 9
  Volunteer Orientation and FREE workshop
  Cambridge, Massachusetts
   
• February 28 - March 1
  Conference Board 'Organization of the Future'
  New York City
   
• February 26
  PTO Today Show
  Marlboro, Massachusetts
   

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