I'm forwarding this question to the AACORN list in hopes that some of
you might be more helpful than I was able to be...Thanks.
Rob
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> From: "Suzanne Jenkins" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: April 2, 2007 4:17:11 PM EDT
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Paul Robertson Talk
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> Dear Rob:
>
> I had the pleasure of hearing your colleague Paul Robertson speak
> at the Arts & Business Council event last Wednesday and speaking
> with you shortly afterward. I asked you after whether you knew of
> anyone studying applications of arts and creativity on
> international development. None came to your mind at the time, but
> I thought I'd email in case you have thought of anyone since then.
>
> I used to work at A&BC, and I now work for ArtCorps. It is an
> international volunteer program like the Peace Corps, but our
> volunteers are artists who help communities think creatively about
> the environmental and social conditions of their communities in
> order to inspire innovation in those areas. Each collaborates
> closely with an existing development organization working in these
> areas.
>
> There are a number of other nonprofits applying the arts for
> international development, but I do not know of anyone who is
> studying it. If you do come across any such person, I'd much
> appreciate hearing about it.
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
> Regards,
> Suzanne
>
> Suzanne Jenkins
> Program Officer, ArtCorps
> www.artcorp.org
> 978-927-2404 x4
>
>
>
>
Robert D. Austin
Associate Professor
Harvard Business School
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