<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div apple-content-edited="true"><div><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</b></div><div><div> </div></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21px; font-weight: bold; ">We Are All Teachers!</span></div></div></div><div><div style="font-size: 16px; "><b>Ithaca Freeskool Announces Call for Fall Classes</b></div><div><div> </div></div><div><div>ITHACA, NY – August 13, 2012 – Ithaca Freeskool is excited to announce their call for class submissions for the fall session. The Freeskool is a grassroots, all-volunteer community-building initiative that empowers people to teach and attend classes without cost. Primarily geared towards adults, </div><div>anyone can teach and anyone can attend. Classes can take place in people's homes, public spaces and businesses like Buffalo Street Books and The Shop.</div></div><div><div><p align=""><b>The fall session will go from October 1st to the end of December 2012. Classes can be submitted online at </b><a href="http://ithacafreeskool.wordpress.com/get-involved"><b>http://ithacafreeskool.wordpress.com/get-involved</b></a><b> and the deadline for submissions is September 1st.</b></p><p align=""><b></b>All members of the community are invited to propose classes that they are interested in teaching. Classes can be hands-on workshops, discussion groups, or lectures and can cover any topic. Some examples of past classes include "<span id="internal-source-marker_0.5507836481556296"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Affordable Housing Discussion Group," "</span></span><span id="internal-source-marker_0.5507836481556296"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">People's Herb School," "</span></span><span id="internal-source-marker_0.5507836481556296"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Urban Homesteading Reading Group," "Know Your Rights Under OSHA," "Intro to Bioregional Mapping" and "DIY Solar Cooker Build".</span></span></p><p align="">Once the class listings are finalized, Freeskool organizers will create and distribute a calendar throughout the community and online at <a href="http://ithacafreeskool.wordpress.com">http://ithacafreeskool.wordpress.com</a>.</p><p align="">"The Freeskool organizers and teachers are just people who want to see something happen, so we put the word out there and it happens. I love meeting new people through classes I offer, especially because the activities we gather around are things that we'd already be doing. Freeskool provides a platform for us to do them together," explains organizer McKenzie Jones-Rounds.</p><p align="">First-time teacher Shoshana Perry was inspired to offer a class after attending "Fermented Beverages" during the spring session. She shares, "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">There's no group like this is Ithaca that is open to the public and free! Its important to have non-monetized learning opportunities that welcome beginners and experienced folks alike!"</span></p><p align="">### </p></div></div><div><div>For photos or more information, contact organizer Shira Evergreen at 607-821-0654 or <a href="mailto:shira@shirari.com">shira@shirari.com</a>.</div></div><div><div> </div></div><div><div>Visit the Ithaca Freeskool website: <a href="http://ithacafreeskool.wordpress.com">http://ithacafreeskool.wordpress.com</a></div></div></div></div></body></html>