Anti-bullying advocate will give
ftee address at Summit School
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Jodee Blanco, anti-bully
ing activist and author of the
New York Times best-selling
Blanco
memoir,
"Please Stop
Laughing at
Me," will
speak at
Summit
School on
Tuesday,
Sept .23 in the
school theater
at 7 p.m. The
seminar is
free and open to the public.
Blanco is a nationally
known anti-bullying activist
and author of the newly
released sequel "Please Stop
Laughing At Us... One
Survivor's Extraordinary
Quest to Prevent School
Jobs
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al."
The high traffic at her table
was indicative of an ongoing
trend, McWillis said.
The company, a temporary
staffing agency, has seen an
influx of new customers all year
long.
"With the job market here in
the city, we have the candidates,
it's just that the jobs are not
there," she commented. "We've
seen a lot of professional indi
viduals that have been dis
placed."
Employers such as Time
Warner Cable, BB&T, Novant
Health, Sears Marketing Center,
Winston-Salem/Forsyth
Schools, US EEOC, Family
Services, Arbor Acres and
Truliant Federal Credit Union
were also there.
Shavar Morris, 22, is all too
familiar with the challenge that
even educated people face in
today's job market. Morris, a
native of Bronx, NY, has a
degree in business administra
tion. He has been unemployed
for three months and says the
pressure is mounting.
"It's been very difficult. You
have to have money to feed the
kids and pay the bills.
Everyday, I'm online looking
for (work)," said Morris. "I'm
having a hard time because I'm
running out of patience."
The job fair offered him a
sorely needed opportunity to
network and search for employ
ment, Morris added.
"It was very helpful; I met a
lot of people," he said. "It made
me more confident."
Vena Hunter attended the
job fair at the urging of her aunt,
Debbie Buey.
"I'm looking for a new job. I
currently work for US Airways,
but they're talking about doing
layoffs," explained Hunter, a
customer service representative'
for the airline, "so I need to find
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After the seminar, there
will be a Q & A session and
book signing. All community
members, parents, and teach
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ers are encouraged to attend.
Summit, the Triad's first
independent day school, is
located at 2100 Reynolda Rd.
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Photos by LayU Fanner
A job applicant uses his cell phone to find information to com
plete his application.
Shavar Morris
something else."
Buey, 47, was laid off from
HanesBrands last year. She had
endured a layoff from Sara Lee
in the early 1990s and was
approaching two decades of
service with the company when
she found herself in the employ
ment line.
"I can't even cut the word;
it's so scary out here," she said
of the job market. "Especially
when you have a strong work
Chrisshawn Scales
history, but even that doesn't
cany much clout these days. It's
critical because everybody's
looking for that same opportuni
ty - there's more and more peo
ple out here searching and look
ing."
The Urban League offers a
variety of job training and
employment programs through
out the year. For more informa
tion, call (336) 725-5614 or visit
www.wsurban x>re .
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