Reflections of an embedded journalist
By Cliff DuRand


Lecture
Gray Beverley “Reflections of an Embedded Journalist”
Weds, Dec 5, 10:30am
Sala Quetzal
Biblioteca Pública
Insurgentes 25
50 pesos

Gray Beverley was an embedded journalist who spent three and a half months in Iraq during the summer of 2005 with the Georgia National Guard. On December 5, he will give an illustrated talk about what he saw and experienced.

The brigade he was with also included soldiers from Puerto Rico, Illinois, Maryland and Louisiana. It carried out a variety of missions, from searching homes for weapons caches and suspected insurgents, coordinating the construction of water plants and schools, patrolling the most dangerous roads in the so-called Sunni Triangle of Death, conducting “hearts and minds” excursions throughout the greater Baghdad area, training the Iraqi army, and guarding prisoners at Abu Ghraib. During that time, the brigade lost 26 soldiers. Beverley also rode the streets of Baghdad without Army protection and talked with ordinary Iraqis. 

Previously he spent four years as a staff writer at The Macon Telegraph in central Georgia, as well as a research assistant for MacArthur Fellow and acclaimed journalist Mark Danner. He also worked for 10 years in the entertainment industry. Beverley now lives in San Miguel and is working in the finance arena.

Sponsored by the Center for Global Justice, his talk will illustrate parts of Iraq and US involvement not seen by most, including the ways Iraqis and US soldiers live.

Cliff DuRand is a retired philosophy professor and a founder of the Center for Global Justice in San Miguel de Allende.

Handwriting reveals and heals
By Colin Hanlen

Workshop
Handwriting Analysis
Thurs, Dec 6, 3–5pm
Sala Quetzal
Biblioteca Pùblica
Insurgentes 25
Donation

Did you know “Sloppy writing” reveals more creativity and intelligence than “Pretty writing?” It tells of a focus on leadership, uniqueness and creativity.

The fingers cannot keep up with a fast mind intent on expressing itself and its potential so they develop their own shorthand. In 25 years, I have only once seen writing that I would call truly illegible. Illegible means that the writer does not communicate clearly and likely can be very deceptive.

This workshop at Biblioteca Pùblica on December 6 is designed to help you understand and change your writing which can change your life. Your writing reveals how you express your current level of personality by revealing much about your physical, mental and spiritual health. Every mark and space tells something about your talents and those you would like to develop.

Changing your lines and spaces that indicate the crippling of poor expectations, disappointments, frustration and disappointment will set you free to be fully alive.

In this two-hour workshop, everyone will get a brief analysis of their writing. It will give you the opportunity to see and compare your writing with others and see how unique everyone is and give you a chance to understand your uniqueness.

Handwriting Analysis, or Graphology, is a respected science in Europe and generally every job resume must include a handwritten cover letter.

Colin Hanlen, M.A. has been using and teaching Graphology for over 25 years to help people understand themselves and others develop their full potentials. He has written Handwriting Analysis Simplified, a booklet for the person who wants to get the basics without having to read a big book.