Schoolchildren have had to attend anti-Falun Gong classes, and recalcitrant members have been subjected to police harassment, detention and, for organizers, long prison terms.
For organizers of workouts, an advantage to these is that they don't require expensive equipment, lending themselves to large class sizes.
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Organizers of Belmar's contest, in fact, invite master sand sculptors to give tips and classes for prospective contestants.
Thousands of American families are making similar efforts, said Edith Wagner, author of "The Family Reunion Sourcebook" and editor of Reunions, a quarterly magazine for family, military and school class reunion organizers.
About 120 women from the ages of 13 to 70 years attended the classes, organizers said.
Instead of the middle-class Parisians the organizers had hoped for, witnesses said the crowd, overwhelmingly young, male and poor, appeared to be made up mostly of residents of the tough suburbs that ring the French capital, as well as poor students and homeless men.
Senior-class organizers said that Carell, best known for his role as Michael Scott on the hit TV comedy The Office, was the clear first choice.
Cardozo's "The First 100 Days: The Trump Administration & the Rule of Law" class was, its organizers say, the first case of Trumpism formulating the foundation for a law class.
Past president Barnard Class 1940, organizer Jewish Museum Society, board member Women's City Club of NY 35 years, constructor NY Times crossword puzzles for 25 years.
