WISR has purchased software (Brain Glow) from Tech Soup to aid students, faculty and alumni who wish to pursue projects in digital storytelling. Here is what Tech Soup has to say about the software: "'BrainGlow: Ideas and Tools for Digital Storytelling,' [was] created by the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), [and] offers storytelling tools and inspiration to teens and anyone else interested in creating powerful, cinema-quality stories about themselves and their organizations. BrainGlow is a stand-alone application that teaches you to make digital stories (movies) using BAVC's rich stock of still, audio, video, and animation media. BrainGlow also contains a multimedia story gallery full of stories made by young media makers, a teacher's workbook, and more than 25 interactive skill-building activities."

Members of the WISR community who want more information about legal and social issues pertaining to workplace bullying and discrimination might want to contact WISR PhD student, David Yamada, who is Professor of Law and Director of Project on Workplace Bullying and Discrimination at Suffolk University Law School in Boston.

Former WISR MFT student, Sandra Yolles is available to work for students doing freelance editing. She is a former University Press editor, with experience also as copy editor and proofreader on publications ranging from scholarly books to mass market books and periodicals. Sandra is interested in freelance academic assignments, and she will negotiate reasonable fees based on mutual agreement.

WISR PhD student, Shyaam Shabaka, is President of the Board of Food First--Institute for Food and Development Policy. Food First's purpose is to eliminate the injustices that cause hunger. It was founded in 1975 by Frances Moore Lappe and Joseph Collins. Information about Food First, and research, fact sheets and development reports, can be found at www.foodfirst.org

WISR PhD alumnus, Dr. Anngwyn St. Just has a web site with articles, links, upcoming seminars/events, and information pertaining to social trauma and healing. Anngwyn is currently in the process of moving her professional center to Zurich, Switzerland, and consequently, there is considerable information on her web site
about professional activities in Europe. Click here to go to Dr. St. Just's web site on Social Trauma at www.acst-europa.com/english/

Makhosazana Fletcher, who just finished her BA at WISR this past May(2007), is publishing a newsletter, with her husband, Steven Fletcher, to update everyone on their various creative and social change activities. June/July 2007 issue (pdf) August/September 2007 issue (pdf)