Reading is Fun!

We partnered with Phi Kappa Phi, an honors fraternity at the University of Texas at Arlington, to promote reading among kids and adolescents in the Karen refugee community just before spring break.  Student and faculty members of Phi Kappa Phi held a book drive on campus and encouraged donations of children's books.  Then several members joined us one Saturday in March at the apartment complexes to distribute the books and read stories.  We broke up into several groups, each with a student or faculty volunteer, a Karen leader, and a cultural broker.  We had a great time and the books were very much appreciated by all of the families we spent time with that day.  Below, some photos and a video from our day of reading.

Film Screening

Thanks so much to all who came to see Moving to Mars tonight at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff.  It was a wonderful fim, and we were thrilled that a number of our Karen and Karenni friends were able to join us at the screening and shared a few of their songs with us.  Here are a few pics from the evening:

Introducing the Karen and Karenni

Aaron talking about our efforts at One World Outreach

Karen teenagers singing a traditional song.

Pla Shee passing out bags of popcorn.

Pu Lue taking photos of the audience :)

Kai getting into the spirit of the event.