Report on a Special Seminar in Baltimore As a mother who is concerned about the issues affecting today's youth, I was excited to attend the Relationship Intelligence Training seminar in Baltimore. This seminar was for people who wanted to learn RIT material so we could pass it on to our own communities, and it covered many relevant issues, from romantic relationships to issues such as drug use and pornography. The training began on Friday and went through Sunday. There was so much content to go over that we met from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Sunday. Dr. Richard Panzer presented the curriculum, and as he shared it, his heartfelt concern for the youth of today showed through. Dr. Panzer…

For International Women's Day, the Maryland chapter chose to honor and celebrate the life of Harriet Tubman. Kim Dadachanji and Nancy Bulow organized a driving tour along Maryland's Eastern Shore called, "Finding a Way to Freedom – Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad." Harriet Tubman has been called "The Moses of Her People" for risking her life to lead numerous black slaves safely to freedom. Mrs. Tubman worked together with white abolitionists and free blacks along a network of "safe houses" called the Underground Railroad, which stretched all the way to Canada. On Saturday, March 17, 18 people from 5 continents, 7 countries, men and women, ages 3-65, gathered to start the day with breakfast, sharing and prayer. They traveled 1 ½ hours to Cambridge, Md., and started at the…

Due to the escalating tragedy in Japan, the Women's Federation for World Peace USA cancelled its Human Rights Rally in D.C. and immediately shifted their focus to sending relief efforts to the quake victims in Japan. On March 17th, The Bowie Blade Newspaper ran an article on their front page mentioning the emerging ongoing project of The WFWP Relief Fund for Japan. "Our heart goes out to the tens of thousands of victims of the earthquake and to the people of Japan," WFWP President Angelika Selle told the Bowie Blade, "Although the problem of religious kidnapping and of women forcibly confined are still issues that cry out to be addressed, the WFWP USA is shifting its focus to establish a relief fund for the quake victims and to investigate other…

A little bit of Japan came to Landover Hills on Sunday, when the New Hope Family Church hosted the Japan-Aid Festival. The event, held at the New Hope Academy, aimed to raise funds for victims of the recent earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Red Cross and the Japanese Women's Federation for World Peace. About 300 people of all age groups, some even dressed in the traditional Japanese kimono, braved the cloudy skies and light rain to attend the four-hour event. At the gate, participants bought tickets to "spend" at various booths set up behind the school. These booths offered an array of Japanese delicacies including sushi, noodle dishes and chicken teriyaki as well as the chance to learn origami,…