Looking for inspiration as you start the new year? Join us for true stories on the theme "Fresh Start" at the SHINE storytelling event on Thursday, January 17 at 7:30 pm at the Westside YWCA. Stories will involve fresh starts such as moving, job and relationship changes, and new attitudes.
SHINE is a monthly series featuring professional and amateur storytellers coming together on the third Thursday of every month to share inspiring true stories. Professionals are chosen from some of the nation’s top award-winning storytellers and writers. Guest storytellers are selected from audience members through a random drawing. A new theme is announced each month.
This month, SHINE will also feature live music by the folk guitarist Matt van Winkle. www.mattvanwinklemusic.com
SHINE is produced by Jen Bloom and Isabel Storey and presented by Santa Monica Repertory Theater, Storey Productions, UCLArts and Healing, and the YWCA Women’s Partnership.
Those interested in becoming a Guest Storyteller are encouraged to visit www.StoriesBloom.com in advance for monthly theme and guidelines
SHINE: Bright Stories of Positive Change
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stewart resmer June 18, 2013 at 02:35 pm
Vice President Joe Biden tried Tuesday to rally Congress to act on gun control legislation, saying…Read More that "the country has changed and [politicians] will pay a political price for not getting engaged and dealing with gun safety."
"As proud as the president and I am of the progress we have made, we need Congress to act," Biden said in a speech delivered at the White House. "The American people are demanding it. We need to make sure that the voices of the ones we lost are the loudest ones we here in this fight."
Specifically, Biden was referring to politicians like Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), who saw her approval rating plummet after she voted against legislation that would expand background checks. Sen. Jeff Flake's (R-AZ) and Sen. Mark Begich's (D-AK) ratings also took a nosedive. On the otherside, Democrats in red states, like Sens. Mary Landrieu (LA) and Kay Hagan (NC), got a slight boost in their approval ratings after they voted in favor of the gun control legislation.
The vice president also released a set of federal guidelines Tuesday for developing high quality emergency operations for schools, higher education institutions and places of worship.
"We made sure the guide reflects all the lessons we've learned over the years," he said.