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Prince George's County contact for TrueVoteMD (temporary project until we get secure voting machines).

Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church - in many ways, including web site developer & manager.

Though I participate in many social justice activities with my church, Beacon House is one that I've been active in for several years.

I now host several news email lists for my community as an incentive to keep up with all the lastest news while also sharing with others.: UUNews' NewsWire (email list) (archives), Brandywine News (email list) (web site), Accokeek News (email list) (web site), and my latest: Prince Georgians Care - e-Newsletters

I am proud to have participated in the development of REC-Room and to be a part of the REC-Room web site team to compile information about religious education curriculum.

As a member of the Prince George's County Historical Society, I created and manage their web site.

Allexperts.com - I'm one of 4,000+ "experts." I've answered over 1,300 questions, so you might see if you can find me or just go ask someone else a question. Of course, if you're a friend, feel free to ask my advice about almost anything. I don't think anyone is really an "expert" - we're all at different levels of knowing thoughout our lives.

I am also an active participant of a few local civic organizations, including serving on the board of Prince George's Co. Civic Federation, because I plan to live in this area for the rest of my life and I want to do whatever I can to help Prince George's County to continue and improve on being a great place to live. news photo

And I'm a proud editor of the Open Directory Project and Wikipedia.

Past Volunteer Projects:

I was the first web site and email-list manager for LREDA: Liberal Religious Educators' Association.

HUUH - Homeschooling Unitarian Universalists & Humanists (and those on other roads less travelled) - founder of the HUUH-L email list. news photo

I am president emeritus of Quality Child Care Network. news photos: 1 2 3 4

I am former Director of Religious Education for:

Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church for 5 years

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fairfax for the summer program of 1996

Sugarloaf Congregation of Unitarian Universalists for 7 mos. before going on hiatus to concentrate on homeschooling

Want to Laugh? Go to this site (will open in another window) to read my writings with The Dialectizer (just copy and paste the page location into the form, choose the dialect, and click the Dialectize button) - warning: it does have a pop-up window and there will be an ad at the top frame, but try to ignore that and see which dialect you think I use.

Why I'm supporting Barack Obama in 2008

Antiracism essays & resources (includes news photos)

Sexuality, Morality, & Dignity

Rallying for Minority Rights

These two have a similar theme, though the first one is 1/2 the length of the 2nd and the content is somewhat different (one was published in Freedom Xpress).:
Finding the Courage         Confessions of an Introvert

Why I supported Dennis Kucinich

A Childhood Empowerment Story - my story as part of a lay service entitled "Saved by Our Faith"

Sign Language Values - includes links to my favorite sign language web sites & news photos

My Religious Beliefs - they're subject to change

Social Justice Work - My motivation and overcoming problems

A Brief History of Women's Issues in Unitarian Universalism

Unschooling sermon

Values for Ourselves and Our Children

Appeal for Peace sermon (following the trip to the Netherlands with my son, Trevor, to the Hague Appeal for Peace international conference)

Internet Addiction Test

I am also co-author of  The Giant Encyclopedia of Science Activities for Children 3 to 6 and The Giant Encyclopedia of Theme Activities, Published by Gryphon House and Windmills, Worship and Wonder: Ideas for Intergenerational Worship and Together Time (Book 2) published by the Greater Washington Association Religious Education Council

Additional writings:
Coping strategies and Spiritual thoughts on peace - thoughts from a Unitarian Universalist written for ICan Online - The Leading Disability Community.

Other info:

My house - photo here - a project in itself (built in 1907 for the railroad manager).

Race and I met in the Seaford High School Chorus - '70-'74 site here, Alumni site here.

Photo page

My blog.

Email me at joyce.dowling (at) comcast.net.

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