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BDTSpelman

  1. Nelson Mandela on forgiveness: Having resentment against someone is like drinking poison and thinking it will kill your enemy
  2. @MsAliTee Happy to share when finished. My speeches are usually posted on the president's page at Spelman.edu. Check in early June
  3. 2 of 2: The chief drawback is that what you are wolfing down is yourself. The skeleton at the feast is you." Frederick Buechner
  4. 1 of 2: "...to savor 2 the last toothsome morsel both the pain u r given and the pain u r giving back - in many ways it is a feast 4 a king
  5. QOTD: "Everyone says that forgiveness is a lovely idea until they have something to forgive." C.S.Lewis.
  6. On a train to DC this morning, reading about forgiveness in prep for a speech I'm giving 6/1 on the psychology of reconciliation
  7. Enjoyed A Streetcar Named Desire! Nicole Ari Parker as Blanche stole the show!
  8. Oprah @Spelman makes another great list! The 18 Best Commencement Speeches of 2012 abcn.ws/JilEEH (via @ABC)
  9. Oprah at Spelman makes the Guardian's 2012's 'best' commencement speeches list guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/…
  10. Last film of the day - 7 really powerful film projects! Great way to spend a day; Met really interesting people, too!
  11. Pierre Dulain says touching one's "enemy" w/ respect as when dancing together breaks down barriers, underscores the other's humanity
  12. Dancing w/ Jaffa about int'l ballroom dancer Pierre Dulain & prejudice reduction thru dance; now working in 16 Israeli schools #goodpitch
  13. #goodpitch Film #7 is Dancing in Jaffa by Hilla Medalia & Diane Nabstoff about teaching Israeli & Palestinian kids to dance together
  14. Vivek Malhotra of Ford Foundation says we can't let the Arizona law define us as a nation
  15. 22 states are considering copying the Arizona law; filmmakers hope The State of Arizona will show negative impact of the law #goodpitch
  16. #goodpitch Film #6 is The State of Arizona by Carlos Sandoval & Catherine Tambini on controversial immigration law SB 1070
  17. We have to shift from disease treatment to disease prevention, says Robin Hogen of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, endorsing Escape Fire
  18. Escape Fire will be released in theaters on October 5
  19. Escape Fire is about bringing innovative low-cost methods of prevention into our medical system, moving from disease care to health care