I can\u2019t remember ever in my entire life getting to say this, but holy heck there is a lot of crap happening in April! My inbox has got all kinds of stuff showing up in it, not to mention my father\u2019s birthday is this month too!<\/p>\n
First off is a great educational opportunity from The Pluralism Project at Harvard University that doesn\u2019t require you to live or move to the area. The application deadline is April 23rd.<\/p>\n
The Pluralism Project is seeking applications for research internship positions for summer 2013. Interns will conduct research on the growing religious diversity of cities across the United States. This “hometown research” opportunity can be conducted wherever applicants are located and will include field visits to religious centers, ethnographic interviews, and weekly intern cohort meetings via Skype. Research projects may be published in the forthcoming online version of the Pluralism Project’s On Common Ground: World Religions in America. Applications are sought from current undergraduate and graduate students with excellent writing and oral communication skills. Experience in conducting ethnographic field research a plus but not required. Interest in (and respect for) diverse religious communities is a must. Internships are unpaid, although we are happy to work with candidates to secure academic credit or internship compensation through their home institution. Please send a letter of interest and a current resume\/CV to staff@pluralism.org, attn: Whittney Barth, Assistant Director. Application deadline is April 23rd, although decisions will be made on a rolling basis. Internship start and completion dates are flexible and will be determined in consultation with the cohort, generally late May through early August. <\/p>\n
Since 1991 the Pluralism Project at Harvard University, under the direction of Dr. Diana Eck, has been researching the changing religious landscape of America. The Pluralism Project’s mission to help Americans engage with the realities of religious diversity through research, outreach, and the active dissemination of resources. Learn more at pluralism.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Are you like me and say that silly line about how you\u2019ll only run when chased? A press release showed up in my inbox that may be just the kind of run for you!<\/p>\n The Zombie Run, a 3.1 mile racecourse of gut-wrenching, blood-pumping, sweat-dripping fear, will soon be mounting a 16-city nationwide infestation, for the most exhilarating 5K of your life\u2026 if you survive.<\/p>\n The 2013 tour kicks off April 7 in Philadelphia, where it was created, and by the fall also will overrun the streets of Chicago, New York, Miami, New Orleans, Seattle, Denver, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and many other U.S. cities. Complete schedule is below. For the latest information, including early registration deadlines, go to www.thezombierun.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Zombie Run is not your typical hometown 5K run, unless of course, your hometown is infested with an army of marauding Zombies.<\/p>\n By using the popular Zombie theme, The Zombie Run creates a running narrative on a racecourse designed like a Hollywood Apocalypse movie-set \u2013 complete with helicopters flying overhead \u2013 where participants either run through the course as Zombies, or living Zombie prey. Participants must run to safety, while dodging an imaginatively harrowing barrage of apocalyptic carnage.<\/p>\n The Zombie Run is the only nationally touring Zombie race that takes over the actual streets of each city, and focuses on a fully scripted, suspense-filled back story.<\/p>\n Professional, on-site make-up artists transform normal, everyday, warm-blooded runners into blood sucking, flesh eating Zombies. If you survive, there is a party following the race. The Zombie Run benefits Active Heroes (www.activeheroes.org<\/a>), a volunteer-led charity helping veterans, active duty military and their families. A portion of proceeds from each event also will be donated to a local charity.<\/p>\n They have assembled a seasoned team of professionals with over 100 years of collective experience in race and concert promotion, and live event production and marketing, who will help them bring The Zombie Run to the following cities across America:<\/p>\n The Philadelphia Zombie Run – Philadelphia, PA \u2013 4\/7\/13, 8am \u2013 FDR Park<\/p>\n The Louisville Zombie Run – Louisville, KY \u2013 4\/21\/13, 12:30pm \u2013 Iroquois Park<\/p>\n The Charlotte Zombie Run – Charlotte, NC \u2013 5\/19\/13, 12:30pm \u2013 Freedom Park<\/p>\n The New Orleans Zombie Run – New Orleans, LA \u2013 6\/23\/13, 9am \u2013 New Orleans City Park<\/p>\n The St. Louis Zombie Run – St. Louis, MO \u2013 7\/14\/13, 11am \u2013 Queeny Park<\/p>\n The Denver Zombie Run – Denver, CO \u2013 7\/28\/13, 9:00am \u2013 City Park<\/p>\n The Seattle Zombie Run – Seattle, WA \u2013 8\/17\/13, 11am \u2013 Magnuson Park<\/p>\n The Nashville Zombie Run \u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013 9\/29\/13, 7:30am \u2013 Shelby Bottoms Park<\/p>\n The Indianapolis Zombie Run \u2013 Indianapolis, IN \u2013 10\/6\/13, 11am \u2013 White River State Park<\/p>\n The Miami Zombie Run – Miami, FL-10\/12\/13, 6pm- Historic Virginia Key Beach Park<\/p>\n The Portland Zombie Run – Portland, OR \u2013 TBA<\/p>\n The Columbus Zombie Run – Columbus, OH \u2013 TBA<\/p>\n The Chicago Zombie Run – Chicago, IL \u2013 TBA<\/p>\n The Brooklyn Zombie Run – Brooklyn, NY \u2013 TBA<\/p>\n The Austin Zombie Run – Austin, TX \u2013 TBA<\/p>\n The San Francisco Zombie Run \u2013 San Francisco, CA \u2013 TBA<\/p>\n The San Diego Zombie Run \u2013 San Diego, CA \u2013 TBA<\/p>\n The Atlanta Zombie Run \u2013 Atlanta, GA – TBA<\/p>\n (Additional cities to be announced.)<\/p>\n For The Zombie Run event tickets and information updates, visit www.thezombierun.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n