Dorcas Library | Susan Dickson-Smith | Group Activity https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/home/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/susaninmaine/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Susan Dickson-Smith is a member. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:22:10 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 724c3253bcc8cbb88f4accbf9451c6df Merry B. Post joined the group Dorcas Cafe & Chatroom https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/213/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 17:42:04 -0500 0 38babd06a9c94ce033b574979df20e41 Faith replied to the topic Let's Talk Books! A new type of book group. in the forum Dorcas Cafe & Chatroom https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/dorcas-cafe-chatroom/forum/topic/lets-talk-books-a-new-type-of-book-group/#post-809 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 20:20:45 -0500 I will be there! I’m re-reading The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood.

]]> 318d170c4edb4ca32d97f50ddbfeb626 Phil Payne joined the group Dorcas Cafe & Chatroom https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/199/ Sat, 08 Dec 2018 21:08:16 -0500 0 5b1130cad66fe012b3579ca31a6e84ca LibraryDirector replied to the topic Skowhegan, Maine in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/skowhegan-maine/#post-801 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 15:31:33 -0500 UPDATE.

Friends tell me that the meeting was crowded, and mostly with allies and advocates to change the racially offensive mascot.

No vote was taken.

Next public meeting will be January 8.

]]> f6b4065d9662b5204a5ec7eca6ac3e87 LibraryDirector started the topic What Are You Reading Today? in the forum Dorcas Cafe & Chatroom https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/dorcas-cafe-chatroom/forum/topic/what-are-you-reading-today/ Fri, 07 Dec 2018 15:14:48 -0500 I just began a new fantasy series: The Great Library, by Rachel Caine.

First book is called Ink & Bone. Alternative reality about what the world might have become if the Library of Alexandria hadn’t been destroyed. When knowledge is power, who controls human knowledge, and how much control is too much?

Gripping stuff, so far!

]]> 51dcb0519d536f04c8e8fb28c55c269a Dawn Neptune Adams joined the group Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/186/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 14:08:19 -0500 0 2ed96de513aad56d837e85b6b4b02aaa Lily replied to the topic Skowhegan, Maine in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/skowhegan-maine/#post-793 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:18:28 -0500 Skowhegan school board meets on Thursday, DEC 6, 7pm, at the Skowhegan Area Middle School to consider “retiring” the offensive ‘Indian’ mascot.

If you can’t attend, please email the superintendant:

Brent Colbry

bcolbry@msad54.org

You can also sign the…[Read more]

]]> fe00702f95676382ba3d17f7980fc1f8 Lily joined the group Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/181/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:06:04 -0500 0 665e4c8d0026719f6bc4cdaa9bf18b24 LibraryDirector joined the group Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/177/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 18:58:33 -0500 0 f708447672001be2be5d16d31d16643b Faith started the topic Let's Talk Books! A new type of book group. in the forum Dorcas Cafe & Chatroom https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/dorcas-cafe-chatroom/forum/topic/lets-talk-books-a-new-type-of-book-group/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 18:40:16 -0500 Let’s Talk Books! meets next Tuesday, Dec 11, from 5:30-7. Bring nibbles or food if you would like some. We may have a few goodies to share as well.

The theme for December was “Women’s Studies.”

We each pick our own book, read it, and share a brief [8-10 min] creative presentation about the book we read.

Books may be fiction [any genre] or…[Read more]

]]> 9e2086e60e8471c8e0c4b171df84dcea Faith started the topic Human Complexity in the forum Intercultural Communication https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/intercultural-communication/forum/topic/human-complexity/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 18:21:39 -0500 I had a lovely conversation yesterday about how private conversations can bridge the gaps between communities of people.

It is too easy to become entrenched in seeing people as “all this” or “all that.” “If they are of this political party, then they must believe only that.”

But human beings are infinitely more complex than simply binary labels…[Read more]

]]> 9073acbf310822275804489e6bce2bc9 Susan Dickson-Smith joined the group Intercultural Communication https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/170/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 19:15:40 -0500 0 5fc3699066b54daa653f8def5be65a5d Susan Dickson-Smith joined the group Dorcas Cafe & Chatroom https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/169/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 19:15:39 -0500 0 de23de8494f1b4a6405fc31cbb34e095 Susan Dickson-Smith joined the group Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/168/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 14:43:29 -0500 0 805b95cda89d463d597d004d0f43a255 Faith started the topic Maine Indigenous Artists in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/maine-indigenous-artists/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 06:43:00 -0500 Fashion & Jewelry:  Decontie & Brown. http://www.decontiebrown.com/

Flutes:  Hawk Henries. https://hawkhenries.com/

Basketry: Geo Soctomah Neptune. https://www.facebook.com/GeoNeptuneBaskets/

https://www.themainemag.com/people/geo-soctomah-neptune/

Sierra Henries. https://www.facebook.com/SHBirchArt/

Upcoming Basket Festival at UMain…[Read more]

]]> 7e8ec710cfe37ee7c9f9ff37abef6eb9 Faith started the topic Skowhegan, Maine in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/skowhegan-maine/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 06:28:50 -0500 We briefly touched on the fact that Skowhegan is the last remaining school in Maine with an “Indian” mascot. Here are some links for deeper consideration:

 

Skowhegan last Maine school to hold on to Indian imagery, Doug Harlow, CentralMaine.com. June…[Read more]

]]> c8ccaa6dfb92c83472adecee70eeaff7 Faith started the topic More Discussion about Dawnland in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/more-discussion-about-dawnland/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 06:00:24 -0500 Referring back to our conversation on Dawnland, we briefly looked at testimony from the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission Archive .

Specifically, we considered several paragraphs of testimony from Dawn Neptune…[Read more]

]]> 203b76661714ca0577985939983d6597 Faith started the topic Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/missing-murdered-indigenous-women-girls/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 05:59:08 -0500 What follows are some of the links we looked at and/or discussed on this topic:

We watched and discussed this short film about Winnipeg, Canada and the responses of Indigenous People there: healing group visits to exploited neighborhoods; citizen patrols; and dragging the Red River looking for evidence and bodies.
Canada’s Missing and Murdered…[Read more]

]]> 1f60c6d177f23ca8756950c57128bc7c Faith started the topic Dawnland in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/dawnland/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 05:37:14 -0500 Nov 3 2018

What a moving evening watching the documentary film, Dawnland, and discussing it later with June Sapiel and Jim and a group of about 15 people.

In our document folder [see right sidebar], you will find an instructional guide about the film with further resources for study.

http://dawnland.org/

]]> e3d2ee668acc77d754a613bde0dbe633 Faith started the topic Let's Get Started! in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/lets-get-started-5/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 04:59:53 -0500 Hi. I’m going to set up links by topic areas where possible.

Please do feel free to add links, post documents, or simply write your thoughts about the things we are seeing and learning.

In our face-to-face conversations, I sometimes leave moments for quiet reflection.

We are unlearning and learning. This is challenging work. I’m so glad we…[Read more]

]]> 0ac8d8ed5e9f37dfbc93d7d130d09d5d Colleen Watrous joined the group Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/151/ Fri, 30 Nov 2018 23:09:39 -0500 0 4ddb09d05ed7bb8d0b897c175c896046 Faith created the group Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/130/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 14:56:28 -0500 0 77dd96fb4a865b8abf50f2e25cf70672 Andrea Faurot joined the group Dorcas Cafe & Chatroom https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/94/ Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:04:14 -0500 0 f57ad7d801372e6e2173f91bf9a70ab3 Andrea Faurot joined the group Intercultural Communication https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/93/ Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:04:05 -0500 0 31b5e5d11bf69f06689328edb51fc93e LibraryDirector joined the group Dorcas Cafe & Chatroom https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/53/ Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:25:40 -0500 0 5b83bdb6fbbf29592b3beed7f02a7816 LibraryDirector joined the group Intercultural Communication https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/50/ Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:16:14 -0500 0 60c1832300183d877e870944822d7c6a Faith started the topic Funny Mugs. in the forum Dorcas Cafe & Chatroom https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/dorcas-cafe-chatroom/forum/topic/funny-mugs/ Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:05:50 -0500 Image result for coffee

]]> 00a4021561c519094a6800a3bddaee1b Cyndi joined the group Dorcas Cafe & Chatroom https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/45/ Tue, 23 Jan 2018 23:27:27 -0500 0 21fc7ba3c4c5705c250a985e9550a0ae Faith replied to the topic Group Title in the forum Intercultural Communication https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/intercultural-communication/forum/topic/group-title/#post-266 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 23:25:43 -0500 I forgot to add tags below the topic. If we add tags, other people can find things more quickly. 😉

]]> d874e6294f236f544f5845626a76a113 Faith started the topic How college students measure distance.... in the forum Dorcas Cafe & Chatroom https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/dorcas-cafe-chatroom/forum/topic/how-college-students-measure-distance/ Tue, 23 Jan 2018 23:23:31 -0500 How rural is rural?

I always tell my fellow students [mostly in California] that we are 90 minutes from the nearest Starbucks….

Bangor just closed their Starbucks. Now it’s Waterville.  It’s 100 miles to the nearest Starbucks.

 

]]> 11867ab42f3b14f3e949c2ea9c2a730e Shemaya Laurel joined the group Dorcas Cafe & Chatroom https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/37/ Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:47:53 -0500 0 7ce896fbed2b5e301feab8b13b1daeb1 Shemaya Laurel joined the group Intercultural Communication https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/36/ Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:47:15 -0500 0 4d10c4bdbeb5ffdf9530b9a58fb82f0e Faith started the topic Group Title in the forum Intercultural Communication https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/intercultural-communication/forum/topic/group-title/ Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:35:07 -0500 Hi.

I called this group intercultural communication because that is a course I am currently taking for the MLIS. Also, it seemed to dovetail with some deep conversations we’ve been having on FB.

However, I am not certain it is the ideal name for the group.  If anyone has other ideas, please discuss them….

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