FOR KIDS
Music & Movement Activites for Kids - sent to me by Kate Cutler & Lacey!
KIDS ARTISTS
Banana Slug String Band - Four of my wacky friends who do incredibly silly environmental tunes.
Barry Louis Polisar - Kid songs by one of the originals! I've recorded three of his tunes!
Bill Harley - my Grammy winning buddy, writes wonderful songs and stories for kids.
Charlotte Diamond - Her huge love for children is matched by her beautiful voice, spirit & the great songs she sings for kids and families!
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - Great picking and singing. Fun and consciousness raising kid/family songs. Swing music plus. Wonderful for adults too.
Children's Music Network - An association of people who use children's music to teach cooperation, diversity, nonviolence & social justice.
Dan Crow - One of my old pals, silly and a pure heart that delights in making music with kids.
Karl Anthony - The best performer I have ever seen with teens. He rocks with little kids as well, and his heart is as big as all out doors. For years, he's worked for peaceful ways to resolve the world's problems.
This site sells great music by many of my talented friends. Check 'em out for low prices and high quality kids songs!
Monty Harper - features tons of kids programs from Reading to Science and more!
Mar Harman - is featured on my "UH-OH" CD with Bill Harley. She has seventeen of her own great recordings for little kids!
Marla Lewis - "hands-on music" is a powerful motivator for children, and makes language learning a breeze!
Tom Chapin - is a friend, and a charming singer, dad and caring human being who writes savy and delightful kid songs.
GENDER & PEACE
A Future Without War
Dr. Judith Hand, writer, evolutionary biologist & cultural anthropologist challenges the mistaken belief that an endless cycle of wars is inevitable. She works to promote a shift away from win-lose strategies to the use of win-win conflict resolution that is inherent in female biology.
Becky Bailey
Becky's Loving Guidance creates positive environments for children and families.
Dr. Nora Baladerian's - The Rules of Sex Book
Social and Legal Guidelines for Those Who Have Never Been Told. Written by Nora Baladerian and Johnny Nunez, this wonderful book has clear, caring sexual guidelines for young people explained with grace and simplicity. This book will save lives. $25. plus shipping/handling - email nora@disability-abuse.com.
Jed Diamond & MenAlive!
MenAlive focuses on male menopause as a critical bridge to the second half of life. We focus on the Irritable Male Syndrome and men and depression, to prepare men to cross that bridge. We act as an influential source of timely information, resources, products and community centered events for men and the women who love them.
KidPower
KidPower will come to your town with a weekend workshop for kids and parents on self-protection.
Men's Stuff
The National Men's Resource web site - great stuff for all men run by my buddy Gordon Clay. Check it out! I've got a column of my own that runs every month.
OTHER GREAT FOLKS
Addiction Resource - Addiction Resource, who promotes health through education and helps communities recovering from drug abuse
AlcoRehab - a group of professionals helping those struggling with alcoholism
Understanding Bullying - by Everlast Recovery Centers
Campaign for Our Children - A website dealing with teen pregnancy with resources for parents and teachers.
Cerebral Palsy Symptoms - Some great info for parents
Cerebral Palsy Legal Help - helps people whose children have been born with Cerebral Palsy understand their legal options
Let's Face It! - is a national organization that provides resources for people with facial disfigurements.
Megan Geer-Alsop's Ceramics & Stained Glass - My daughter Megan creates wonderful pieces of art - fanciful and functional ceramics, custom-ordered gorgeous stained glass windows, and sculptured lamps and other object d'art. Check it out!
Onsite - is a reasonably priced, Class A treatment center for codependency recovery programs, with excellent training workshops for therapists on experiential techniques.
Radio WHYS - Northern Spirit Radio - Mark Helpsmeet hosts this program, providing an hour of music mixed with guest commentary on the songs they have selected. Peter Alsop appears both on "Songs of the Soul" and "Spirt In Action". The programs airs Sundays at 11 am on WHYS radio, 96.3 FM., a low-power FM station, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
The Smile Train - Changing the world one smile at a time - the Smile Train is dedicated to helping the millions of children in the world who suffer from cleft lip and palate through free surgery for children, free training for doctors and research to find a cure.
Teengrowth - A teen resource for advice, health information, social interaction, and fun.
Theatricum Botanicum - is a wonderful outdoor theater that presents contemporary and classic theater pieces in Topanga, CA. "After Romeo" was shot there, and it includes many of the actual repertory members in the cast. Check out their current season and website.