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BECA in India: All Work and No Play . . .

BECA in India: All Work and No Play . . .

The BECA 580 students took a break from their production this past weekend. They traveled to the town of Agra, where they were able to visit the Taj Mahal. What a thrill for all of us! It is true that photos do not do the Taj Mahal justice! You have to see it with your own eyes!

BECA in India: The Project Continues

BECA in India: The Project Continues

Last week, we had several changes in our project with the Smile Foundation. And now the focus for our video is different. We are now doing a video aimed at the "privileged class" - and, particularly, college students - in India, with the intent to bring to their awareness two concepts: 1) the need to contribute to India's development (Smile calls it "charity;" we would call it community and individual "empowerment"), and 2) the name and concept of the Smile Foundation.

Memorial Day 2009

Memorial Day 2009

BECA office will be Closed: Monday, May 25th, 2009 in observance of Memorial Day.

THE 3-MINUTE INTERVIEW: David King Dunaway

THE 3-MINUTE INTERVIEW: David King Dunaway

The Examiner. San Francisco. Friday, May 8th, 2009 The San Francisco State University visiting professor recently released "How Can I Keep From Singing?" an updated version of his biography of folk singer Pete Seeger, who turned 90 this week.

Why are you so interested in Pete Seeger?
He was the only musician ... who was wiling to stand up and be counted in the fight against McCarthyism. There weren’t very many people that liberals could turn to during the ’50s and early ’60s ... but Pete Seeger has been always been someone who has taken the Bill of Rights one step further from freedom of speech to freedom of song.

What did you learn while researching the new edition of your book?

BECA 580 Goes to India!

BECA 580 Goes to India!

The BECA 580 class is on the move again!

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