“We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. Whether or not we do this, depends upon how we feel about the fact that we haven’t done it so far.” (Dr. Ron Edmonds, 1979) Sacramento County Office of Education Leadership Institute will host Sacramento-area author and educator Rex Fortune on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, 4-6 p.m., at the David P. Meaney Center in Mather, Calif. Fortune will present an in-depth workshop and discuss his book, “Bridging the Achievement Gap: What Successful Educators and Parents Do,” published earlier this year. Attendees will receive a copy of the book as part of the price of admission. The general

The Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento hosted a wide variety of musical and spoken word performances in celebration of faith this past Thursday evening at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in downtown Sacramento. The second annual, “Interfaith Night of Music and the Spoken Word, A Cultural Event,” drew supporters from throughout the Sacramento area who were eager to experience the spiritual messages from a variety of religious traditions. “When I saw the list of participants, I wanted to be here,” stated Dorothy Carpenter when asked why she attended the event. Those who arrived early could sense the anticipation as several of the choirs and musical groups took turns setting u

The Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento will hold its second annual “Interfaith Night of Music and the Spoken Word,” this Thursday evening, Aug. 23, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in downtown Sacramento. The event will showcase a wide variety of musical and spoken word performances in celebration of faith and inspiration from the diverse array of spiritual traditions that are present in the Sacramento area. The idea to hold the event was first generated at a meeting of Interfaith Council member representatives when discussing the question, “What could we do for the community?” One of the proposals that met with an enthusiastic response came from In

This past Monday evening, an enthusiastic gathering of local religious leaders and community activists convened at the Sacramento Food Bank in Oak Park to hear from top law enforcement officials in an effort to foster better relations and cooperation with the community through faith based organizations. The summit was led by Bishop Ron Allen, Pastor of the Greater Solomon Community Church who also serves as the executive director of the International Faith Based Coalition (I.F.B.C.).   Allen founded the I.F.B.C. in 2008 and serves as its president and chief executive officer. The I.F.B.C.’s mission and purpose is described on their website as, “Uniting religions to educate youth about the

The Grown Folks Red Carpet Entertainment Event was held at the historic Guild Theater in Oak Park this past Saturday evening. Terry Moore of T-Mo Entertainment brought Courtney Dempsey of CW 31’s “Good Day Sacramento” to serve as the special guest host and emcee. “We were determined to go all out and really make our last red carpet event of the year an evening to remember,” stated Moore before the show began. “We’ve put together a lineup of entertainment that will feature a few of Sacramento’s favorite performers as well as bringing some newly discovered talent to the stage for their first appearance at the Guild.” The pre-show entertainment began with a fashion show featuring models rec