Keynotes / Wedding / Hispanic Marriage Day/ Paradox of Sacrifice /Free Anger Class / Nisa Makes the List - 7/09

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- SEE THE SMART MARRIAGES KEYNOTE LIST W/ PHOTOS
- WEDDING PROCESSIONAL - MUST SEE
- NATIONAL HISPANIC MARRIAGE DAY OCT 11, 2009
- PARADOX OF SACRIFICE
- FREE ANGER TELECLASS
- NISA MUHAMMAD: TODAY'S PIONEERS!!

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- SEE THE SMART MARRIAGES KEYNOTE LIST W/ PHOTOS
http://www.iplaybacksmartmarriages.com/

Not all of them, click Plenary Sessions in top left corner for all the
keynotes. - d

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- WEDDING PROCESSIONAL - MUST SEE

What's so sweet is that you can see the wedding party couldn't all dance,
but went along with it.  I couldn't wait to see the bride.  All teared up.-d

twoofusorgOMG Hysterical RT @CrayolaaWonderr @realjohngreen: Best wedding
entrance ever: http://bit.ly/mw4ha (Prediction: That marriage will last.)

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- NATIONAL HISPANIC MARRIAGE DAY OCT 11, 2009

Mark your calendars and begin making plans for Sunday, October 11 for the
National Hispanic Marriage Day celebration. We would like to list as many
events as possible across the nation on our website. Please visit our
website for more information and send your celebrations for listing.
 
Enid Reyes
National Hispanic Marriage Day
http://www.nationalhispanicmarriageday.com/
214-215-1736

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- PARADOX OF SACRIFICE

> Hello, Diane
> 
> What a great time we had in Orlando.  I especially appreciated the keynotes by
> Esther Perel, Steve Stosny, Michele Weiner-Davis, and Sue Johnson.  Sue's
> presentation was perhaps the most valuable to me.
> 
> I was trying to find a transcript of Scott Stanley's "The Paradox of
> Sacrifice", but could not find it on the website.  Can you direct me to the
> archives of keynote speeches?
> 
> Tom Cutts
> Marietta, Georgia

Whoops, I can't find it, either.  You can order it (session #757-003) on CD
at: http://www.iplaybacksmartmarriages.com/prod_detail_list/s  - or get it
on DVD and it will include all the slides and video clips.  Call
800-241-7785 

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- FREE ANGER TELECLASS

Free Teleclass "Breakthroughs on Anger in your Relationship ," TUES, July
28, at 8PM Eastern. Register here: http://www.couplestoolkit.com

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- NISA MUHAMMAD: TODAY'S PIONEERS!!

We're so proud of Nisa! - diane

Black in America 2: Today¹s Pioneers ­ Thursday, July 23, 8 p.m.

The second documentary in the two-night series profiles community organizers
across the country who are creating progress at a local level. From an
innovative Chicago health clinic that uses barbers to encourage
African-American men to seek the medical care they need; to
actor/director/playwright Tyler Perry, whose life¹s journey has led him from
homelessness to becoming a powerful filmmaker and television producer; to
the founder of the ³Black Marriage Day² project who works with couples in
300 cities to help develop strong, healthy families. This evening profiles
people working in ways large and small to make a difference.Today¹s Pioneers
Jameeca Barnes is a college student, whose parents¹ marital problems have
begun to affect her grades. Her parents are seeking marriage counseling from
the Washington, D.C.-based Wedded Bliss Foundation, which aims to save black
marriages.

James and Tina Barnes, a couple from Waldorf, Md., have been married for 21
years. On the brink of divorce, they seek marital counseling through Nisa
Muhammad¹s Wedded Bliss Foundation, which is dedicated to saving and
strengthening black marriages.

Jayda Barnes, the youngest Barnes daughter, participates in a school
modeling competition. Her parents, James and Tina Barnes, are contemplating
a divorce but seek counseling with the Washington, D.C.-based Wedded Bliss
Foundation to save their marriage. Everett Highbaugh is a case worker with
Project Choice, a support group based in Oakland, Calif., aimed at easing
the transition back into society for ex-convicts.

Andrew Josey works with Everett Highbaugh at Project Choice, a support group
based in Oakland, Calif., aimed at easing the transition back into society
for ex-convicts.

Nisa Muhammad has made it her mission to save black marriages. In 2006,
Muhammad, once divorced herself, founded the Wedded Bliss Foundation, a
Washington, D.C.-based program that promotes healthy marriages for
African-American families through interactive classes and counseling.

For the full list: 
http://www.allthingscnn.com/2009/07/black-in-america-2.html


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