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Blind Date, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (Paul B. Good)Keeping Up With Bill T. Jones
Enlightenment values are the inspiration for Bill T. Jones’ latest dance creation. Jones says the 18th century philosophes are as relevant today as they ever were, and that their thinking can even be translated into human movement. Also: city $ for parochial schools, the search for Chanel Petro-Nixon's killer, and The Border, part 11: how legals view illegals and a look at listeners' Flickr photos.
Church and School
Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for the Seperation of Church and State
- says governments should not provide funding to parochial schools
and
James Cultrara, director of education, New York State Catholic Conference
- says parochial schools benefit from government funding and it should continue
» Americans United for the Separation of Church and State
» New York State Catholic Conference
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State
New York Catholic Conference
War on Crime
Taharka Robinson, community activist and resident of Crown Heights
and
Errol Louis, columnist for the New York Daily News
- on the death of Chanel Petro-Nixon
»
"No Rest Until There's Peace" by Errol Louis in The New York Daily News
A Snapshot of Immigrants
Claudia Giordano, posted photos to "The Border" Flickr group, public school teacher at Christopher Columbus
High School in the Bronx
and
Clay Williams, also posted photos on "The Border"
- describe their photos detailing their view of the immigrant experience in New York
» The Border main page at WNYC
» The Border Flickr page
Keeping Up With Bill T. Jones
Bill T. Jones, co-founder, artistic director, choreographer and dancer at the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
- on social movement and physical movement
» The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
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