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Discover how history, culture, and identity intersect to shape our mental health journeys

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Educational Videos | Letters to Strangers

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Discover how identities & backgrounds intersect to shape how we understand and navigate mental health with our video series!

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Advanced Microaggressions for Leaders: How to Facilitate Difficult Conversations

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Advanced Microaggressions for Leaders: How to Facilitate Difficult Conversations

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Event description

This strategy-based workshop is designed for supervisors, managers, and leaders who want to improve their ability to lead their staff through difficult conversations. Participants learn eight strategies for engaging staff when tension exists due to microaggressions and other types of comments that cause tension. Together we will explore intent vs. impact, public vs. private conversations, calling in vs. calling out, and other ways of thinking that are necessary in determining your approach. Leaders will develop their skills for approaching challenging situations in a way that invites healing, creates psychological safety, increases their staff’s ability to have courageous conversations, and promotes growth when confronted with cross cultural conflicts.

Objectives

Participants will:

1. Increase their confidence in engaging staff in difficult conversations.

2. Learn strategies for facilitating group discussions.

3. Develop skills for engaging in deeper discourse when challenging situations arise.

Facilitator: Caprice D. Hollins, Psy.D.
Location: This event is virtual and the Zoom link will be emailed to participants.
Schedule: January 23 & 24th, 8:30am-12:00pm PST each day

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Advanced Microaggressions for Leaders: How to Facilitate Difficult Conversations

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Unpacking Sexism and White Privilege in Pursuit of Racial Justice

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Unpacking Sexism and White Privilege in Pursuit of Racial Justice

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Blending real-life stories, theory, and anti-racism practices from decades of on-the-ground work, the authors invite white women to understand their gendered role in systemic racism and their unique opportunity for action. Both frank and compassionate, coverage includes:

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Stories of white women's experiences with sexism, racism, and white privilege

How white women harm BIPOC and ourselves by colluding with systems of oppression

Why and how white women often hijack race conversations

A powerful six-stage identity development model for self-reflection and growth

Guiding questions and practical actions for strengthening anti-racism practices

Tools to cultivate genuine partnerships with BIPOC individuals and groups.

White women are positioned in a power hierarchy between white men and BIPOC. It is time for white women to step up and undertake deep reflection on their role in systemic racism and take concrete actions that support equity and justice for all people.

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What's Up with White Women | Cultures Connecting

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This book is a practical guide for white women who are interested in becoming more effective in their anti-racist practices.

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What You’ll Gain:

• 24 equity clock hours (20 live, 4 asynchronous)

• A deeper understanding of your identity and its impact on your practice

• Tools to address bias, build inclusive classrooms, and foster student belonging

• A supportive community of peers and facilitators

Join us in creating schools where every educator and student feels seen, valued, and empowered.

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Creating Inclusive Schools for Trans & Non-Binary Students

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Creating Inclusive Schools for Trans & Non-Binary Students

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Human Rights Campaign

Online Course: Supporting Trans + Non-Binary StudentsJoin this first-of-its-kind online course designed specifically for K-12 educators, administrators, and support staff. Gain essential competencies to support transgender and non-binary students through interactive scenarios, videos, and storytelling, ensuring students feel affirmed, safe, protected, and celebrated

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Complete this short form and a member of the Welcoming Schools team will reach out with more details about the course.

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Judy Lee

Language is a reflection of our societal norms, cultural beliefs, values, and even identities. As a result, language is ever evolving. About 5,000+ new words are added each year to our lexicon, while dictionaries officially add between 800-1,000 of those words. "Colorblind" is one such term that saw its first prominent use within the context of race in the 1896 dissenting opinion of Plessy v. Ferguson. In his opinion, Justice Harlan stated that the Constitution should be "colorblind" and not differentiate between people based on race.

Although the term "colorblind" is frequently misapplied to signify racial equality, those of us in racial justice have recognized how this well-meaning ideology negatively impacts People of Color. In our workshops, we often talk about the concept of colorblind ideology to illustrate how it harms, rather than helps, racial dynamics and conversations about race. Dr. Caprice Hollins talks about this in her 2020 Tedx talk below.

Colorblindness describes the belief that someone "doesn't see color," Dr. Hollins explains, which comes from a good place but invalidates and ignores the existence and experiences of racism. While understanding colorblind ideology has become a useful tool for advancing DEIBelonging, our team has recently been having conversations about the term's use within the context of disability. According to Stanford University professor Subini Annamma , the idea of color blindness is insulting because,

"it associates blindness with ignorance. It's an inadequate descriptor and also implies passivity... When you choose to be 'color blind' you've made an active choice. There's a paradox there, if you say you're not going to see color, you've already acknowledged it."

Our organization is still figuring out how to communicate colorblind ideology - whether we completely replace it with terms like "race avoidant" or "race evasive," or we continue to use it as a well known concept, while also acknowledging its problematic association with disability and passivity . We don't have all the answers because the racial justice journey, like our language, is ever evolving and adaptive as we are continuing to learn and grow.

We invite you to explore the intersections of racism and ableism, which Isabella Kres-Nash , an advocate for racial justice and disability rights, explains is not separate.

"Racism and ableism are often thought of as parallel systems of oppression that work separately to perpetuate social hierarchy. Not only does this way of looking at the world ignore the experiences of people of color with disabilities, but it also fails to examine how race is pathologized in order to create racism."

Language is a reflection of our societal norms, cultural beliefs, values, and even identities. As a result, language is ever evolving. About 5,000+ new words are added each year to our lexicon, while dictionaries officially add between 800-1,000 of those words. "Colorblind" is one such term that saw its first prominent use within the context of race in the 1896 dissenting opinion of Plessy v. Ferguson. In his opinion, Justice Harlan stated that the Constitution should be "colorblind" and not differentiate between people based on race.

Although the term "colorblind" is frequently misapplied to signify racial equality, those of us in racial justice have recognized how this well-meaning ideology negatively impacts People of Color. In our workshops, we often talk about the concept of colorblind ideology to illustrate how it harms, rather than helps, racial dynamics and conversations about race. Dr. Caprice Hollins talks about this in her 2020 Tedx talk below.

Colorblindness describes the belief that someone "doesn't see color," Dr. Hollins explains, which comes from a good place but invalidates and ignores the existence and experiences of racism. While understanding colorblind ideology has become a useful tool for advancing DEIBelonging, our team has recently been having conversations about the term's use within the context of disability. According to Stanford University professor Subini Annamma , the idea of color blindness is insulting because,

"it associates blindness with ignorance. It's an inadequate descriptor and also implies passivity... When you choose to be 'color blind' you've made an active choice. There's a paradox there, if you say you're not going to see color, you've already acknowledged it."

Our organization is still figuring out how to communicate colorblind ideology - whether we completely replace it with terms like "race avoidant" or "race evasive," or we continue to use it as a well known concept, while also acknowledging its problematic association with disability and passivity . We don't have all the answers because the racial justice journey, like our language, is ever evolving and adaptive as we are continuing to learn and grow.

We invite you to explore the intersections of racism and ableism, which Isabella Kres-Nash , an advocate for racial justice and disability rights, explains is not separate.

"Racism and ableism are often thought of as parallel systems of oppression that work separately to perpetuate social hierarchy. Not only does this way of looking at the world ignore the experiences of people of color with disabilities, but it also fails to examine how race is pathologized in order to create racism."

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Language is a reflection of our societal norms, cultural beliefs, values, and even identities. As a result, language is ever evolving. About 5,000+ new words are added each year to our lexicon, while dictionaries officially add between 800-1,000 of those words.

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Honoring the Cultural Backgrounds of All Students

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Honoring the Cultural Backgrounds of All Students

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A new research paper provides a model for social and emotional learning in schools that is culturally sustaining

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What's Up with White Women Workshop Now Virtual!

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What's Up with White Women Workshop Now Virtual!

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Dates: June 20-21

Time: 9:00-12:30 PT / 12:00-3:30 ET

Location: Zoom

Hurry since the last day to register is Tuesday, June 18th! For questions, reach out to Judy at judy.lee@culturesconnecting.com. Sign up today by clicking the button below.

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White women have increasingly begun to understand the need for us to more effectively navigate multicultural partnerships and stand up for justice locally, nationally, and internationally. We've seen many news stories of how white women weaponize their privilege by calling the police on Black people for anything from trying to enter their own apartments, ordering food, to building patios on their own property. We've also witnessed white women's racist anti-Asian rants caught on video. As the election approaches, we are reminded that in 2020, white women provided an even larger base of support for Donald Trump than in 2016 and actively participated in the January 2021 Insurrection at the Nation's Capital Building. We have also shown up in large numbers at Black Lives Matter and anti-war protests and worked to mobilize our white colleagues, friends, and families across the country to oppose racist violence.

At the same time as we're seeing heightened awareness of racism, we are experiencing a public reckoning with sexism as witnessed in the fight to save women's reproductive rights, and the upsurge in intersectional feminism. In all of these instances, white women have both hindered and helped to advance social justice.

While white women face experiences of gender oppression, we also benefit from white privilege. In what ways do these two phenomena work together to create misunderstandings, missed collaborations, and acts of supremacy?
What you'll learn.
In this 2-day workshop we use a developmental model to examine how our identities change as we grow in our understanding of personal and institutional oppression. We will use highly interactive methods including reflective writing, video clips, small group conversations, and storytelling to take a deeper look into our learned patterns of behavior. Recognizing these patterns with compassion rather than shame helps us name and practice strategies to better collaborate in multicultural settings. During our time together we will co-create a community where our spirits are renewed and our commitment to social justice is strengthened.
Participants will...

Analyze the complex intersection of internalized sexism and white privilege and how this plays out in our lives.

Learn and apply a model of white women's anti-racist identity development.

Share strategies to heal ourselves and counter racist and sexist socialization in order to improve our cross-cultural relationships and better advocate for systemic change.

Who may participate?
We are two cisgender white women who offer a model that examines the harmful impact of white supremacy and patriarchy within a society that promotes a false gender binary. This space is intended for cis and trans women and non-binary folx who have internalized feminine gender norms. Any white women and nonbinary people who want to look at the ways we've navigated sexism and misogyny and internalized white superiority are welcome to attend. Multiracial women who present as or are perceived as white and want to interrogate internalized white superiority are also welcome.
Details:
Facilitators: Ilsa Govan, M.A. & Tilman Smith
Location: Virtual (We will email you a Zoom link prior to the event)
Schedule: 9:00am-12:30pm PT / 12:00-3:30pm ET both days

This workshop has been approved for the following Clock Hours & CEUs:​

6.5 CEUs by the Washington State Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. Our Provider number is #1975-369

Large for Profit Companies ($650): These tickets are intended for participants whose workplaces can provide registration for your behalf.

Large Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Medium For-Profit Companies ($550): These tickets are intended for participants whose workplaces can provide registration for your behalf.

Medium Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Small For-Profit Companies ($450): These tickets are intended for participants whose workplaces can provide registration for your behalf.

Small Nonprofit and Public Sector ($400): These tickets are intended for participants whose workplaces can provide registration for your behalf.

Individual ($350): These tickets are for individuals paying for their own attendance.

Low Income or Student ($75): These tickets are reserved for cash-poor, working-class and student participants.

*No refunds for any reason 7 days prior to the workshop, although you are welcome to gift your seat to a colleague*
*If you are registering for someone else, please be sure to include their email so they get future notifications about the event.

Have questions? Reach out to Judy at judy.lee@culturesconnecting.com.

Cultures Connecting is committed to making our workshops accessible to everyone. We have designed our workshops with accessibility in mind. We invite feedback and suggestions to make our offerings more accessible for all users. Please reach out to Judy Lee with any concerns or ideas regarding accessibility at judy.lee@culturesconnecting.com.

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What's Up with White Women? Unpacking Sexism and White Privilege in Pursuit of Racial Justice | Humanitix

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Get tickets on Humanitix - What's Up with White Women? Unpacking Sexism and White Privilege in Pursuit of Racial Justice hosted by Cultures Connecting. Online. Friday June 21st 2024. Find event information.

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Engaging Muslim Students in Washington Public Schools | Seminar

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WHEN: Choose from two dates, August 25th (Friday) - OR - August 26th (Saturday)

T IME: 8:00am-12:00pm

W HERE: Chief Sealth High School

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The Secret Sabbath

In Person: March 3 + Virtual: Streams March 11 – 17

As they disentangle the fibers of deeply hidden family secrets handed down by generations past, Mexicans and Americans converge toward the often-shunned junction where Hispanic and Jewish cultures intersect. Refusing to conform to hard-and-fast boundaries of identity while asserting who they are, they draw inspiration from the life and story of Luis de Carvajal the Younger, who was burned at the stake in 16th-century Mexico during the Inquisition for the crime of observing the law of Moses.

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THE SECRET SABBATH - Sephardic Spotlight | Seattle Jewish Film Festival

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Special Event: Sephardic coffee klatch (echar lashon) Reception: Sephardic coffee klatch (echar lashon) with coffee, tea, and biscochos In Perso ...

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Choosing to Love and Protect Black LGBTQ+ Students

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The Word In Black Racial Equity Fund, a component fund of Local Media Foundation, supports the work of Black-owned and operated local news media by providing critical journalism resources for Word In Black, a collaborative effort of 10 legendary Black publishers.

Soon after the murder of George Floyd in 2020, Local Media Foundation established the Fund, originally called the Fund for Black Journalism. In the months after launch, donations to the Fund provided resources for LMF and 10 of the nation’s leading Black-owned local news organizations — AFRO News, The Atlanta Voice, Dallas Weekly, Houston Defender, Michigan Chronicle, New York Amsterdam News, Sacramento Observer, Seattle Medium, St. Louis American, and Washington Informer — to establish Word In Black.

Word In Black is a digital startup unlike any other in the news media industry. It is the only national brand backed by legacy Black-owned news publishers, with strong histories and deep trust in their communities. Word In Black started small, with limited funding, and has grown quickly over the past few years.

The Word In Black Racial Equity Fund supports journalism projects focused on solutions to racial inequities. Funding generally supports journalists who work for Word In Black, as well as journalists working for the 10 publishers. The Fund currently covers costs of 10 Word In Black journalists: an education reporter, education data journalist, health reporter, health data journalist, newsletter editor, climate justice reporter, community and audience engagement manager, finance reporter, religion reporter and the managing editor. The 10 publishers work with the WIB team to localize the stories in their markets, as well as producing their own original reporting.

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Education is the cornerstone of democracy, and right now, it's under attack.

In September, the Center for Democracy and Technology released a new report exposing public schools in the U.S. for filtering and blocking LGBTQ+ and race-related content at higher rates than other texts. From limiting lessons on Black history to banning books with LGBTQ+ characters, it comes as no surprise that LGBTQ+ and Black students are feeling less safe at school.

According to GLSEN's National School Climate survey, 82% of LGBTQ+ youth reported feeling unsafe in school - and these censorship laws only cause more harm to Black queer students, who are already some of the most marginalized and excluded youth in our nation.
RELATED: Classroom Restrictions Ask Black, LGBTQ+ Teachers to 'Erase' Identities
For example, school officials in Metro Atlanta's Forsyth County canceled two talks by a children's book author last month after he used the word "gay" in a presentation to elementary school students about the history of a superhero character. Fear of parental backlash is now so severe that administrators would rather cancel literary discussions than subject students to the word "gay."

These censorship laws only cause more harm to Black queer students, who are already some of the most marginalized and excluded youth in our nation.

This came one year after the same county removed eight books from its school libraries, including Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye," a novel depicting the ways in which internalized white beauty standards have impacted and distorted the lives of Black girls and women.
RELATED: Is Book Banning Here to Stay?
These book bans overlap with the so-called "Don't Say Gay" laws and the anti-critical race theory attacks on Black students and other students who come from communities who experience marginalization. History often repeats itself, and removing opportunities for these students to learn from our past only sets them further behind their peers who are not fearful of the pages in front of them.

So what can we do when school districts are signaling to LGBTQ+ and Black students that they don't belong and are refusing them equal representation in a facility that is meant to foster a nurturing learning environment?

As a collective, we must rise up and educate our youth about the diverse and complex life experiences of the citizens of our world so that our next generation of leaders can live and act powerfully within that world.
RELATED: It's Time to Stand Up for Black Trans and Nonbinary Students

We must rise up and educate our youth about the diverse and complex life experiences of the citizens of our world so that our next generation of leaders can live and act powerfully within that world.

When school districts first started banning LGBTQ+ books, GLSEN responded and launched the Rainbow Library. Since 2019, GLSEN has provided more than 56,000 LGBTQ+ affirming books to 5,800 schools in over 30 states, reaching over 5.3 million students.

When Florida passed its "Don't Say Gay" legislation, GLSEN partnered with local organizations to ensure that over 70 million people saw LGBTQ+ supportive billboards across the state encouraging residents to "say gay."

When the College Board sided with white supremacy, GLSEN joined the Freedom to Learn coalition, an organization promoting universal access to books and educational resources for all communities regardless of race, economic status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or political affiliation. Through our collaboration, we were able to petition with thousands of signatures opposing censorship of Black history.
RELATED: This Organization Is Out to Amplify the Voices of Queer Students - and Keep Them Safe
And now, in response to the over 650 bills that have been proposed to turn hateful anti-LGBTQ+ ideology into law, GLSEN is Rising Up to support LGBTQ+ youth.

As our most vulnerable demographic faces unimaginable battles, we simply cannot afford to give in and become complacent.

As our most vulnerable demographic faces unimaginable battles, we simply cannot afford to give in and become complacent.

As adults, it is our job to model the future for the next generation - and it should be a world that is more accepting and understanding than the one we grew up in. Our youth deserve to grow up in a society free from prejudice, that celebrates diversity rather than punishes them.

We know that an inclusive school curriculum acts as a window for young people into the diverse world around them, as well as a mirror to reflect their own experiences and identities. By removing diverse texts from schools, students are no longer privy to the multitude of different perspectives that literature provides.
Melanie Willingham-Jaggers (they/she) is the Executive Director at GLSEN, a national nonprofit that works to ensure K-12 education is safe and affirming for all students, including LGBTQ+ youth. Get Word In Black directly in your inbox. Subscribe today.
Politicians have chosen to withhold students' access to education and history; limit their rights; and stifle their opportunities to participate in our multiracial democracy. We as a country have done a great disservice to our future leaders.

Learning to understand and respect different people of different backgrounds prepares students to be active and participatory members of our society and to be stronger leaders for equity and progress.

As we continue to face anti-democratic attacks on learning and truth, we must empower supportive school leaders, educators, and staff to act as guardians of our democracy, and we must ensure that school communities are sites of safety, connection, power and ultimately, liberation.

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Choosing to Love and Protect Black LGBTQ+ Students

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Censorship laws around the U.S. harm Black queer students, who are already among the most marginalized and excluded youth in the country.

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OCTOBER 21: VIRGIGLIO
NOVEMBER 18: LEAVE NO TRACE
JANUARY 20: PROMISED LAND
FEBRUARY 17: MOONLIGHT
MARCH 16: KUMU HINA
APRIL 20: AMERICAN FACTORY

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Leadership for Racial Equity: Tools and Practices

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Date: September 21, 2023, from 8:30 am – 4 pm

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Leadership for Racial Equity: Tools and Practices

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Eventbrite - Leadership Snohomish County presents Leadership for Racial Equity: Tools and Practices - Thursday, September 21, 2023 - Find event and ticket information.

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2nd Annual WALAS Conference, Liderazgo Brillante: Empowering Latino Administrators and Superintendents

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2nd Annual WALAS Conference, Liderazgo Brillante: Empowering Latino Administrators and Superintendents

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scheduled for October 27-28, 2023 at the beautiful University of Washington Tacoma Campus. This year our Keynote speakers will be Richard Carranza, Former Chancellor New York Public Schools, and Christina Kishimoto, Former Superintendent Hawaii Department of Education and Founder of Voice4Equity.

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WALAS | Plan now to attend our 2nd Annual WALAS Conference, Liderazgo Brillante: Empowering Latino Administrators and Superintendents, scheduled for October 27-28, 2023 at the beautiful University of Washington Tacoma Campus. This year our Keynote speakers will be Richard Carranza, Former Chancellor New York Public Schools, and Christina Kishimoto, Former Superintendent Hawaii Department of Education and Founder of Voice4Equity.

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Collaborative Leadership for Racial Equity: Shared Learning and Action Plans

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Collaborative Leadership for Racial Equity: Shared Learning and Action Plans

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Unlock the potential of collaborative leadership with the "Collaborative Leadership for Racial Equity: Shared Learning and Action Plans" virtual course. The objective is to strengthen collaboration among leaders who are devoted to racial equity. Kick off the day with a cross-pollination session, an innovative space for participants to share their ideas and best practices. This is followed by a workshop on developing intentional strategies to thrive as leaders for racial equity. In the afternoon, showcase your action plans for institutional change through individual or group presentations. A notable guest speaker will present, adding valuable insights to the discussions. Conclude the day with a collaborative discussion that encourages shared learning and sets the stage for continued collaboration and systemic change in the realm of racial equity.
To receive a $150 discount, purchase a set of 3 One-Day workshops:

L﻿eadership for Racial Equity: Tools & Practices, Sept 21, 2023

Sustaining Racial Equity: Personal & Institutional Strategies, Oct 19, 2023

Collaborative Leadership for Racial Equity: Shared Learning & Action Plans, Nov 15, 2023

See other Eventbrite events for Leadership Snohomish County or email: lscprograms@leadershipsc.org. Visit https://leadershipsc.org/lscprograms/lfre

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Collaborative Leadership for Racial Equity: Shared Learning & Action Plans

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Eventbrite - Leadership Snohomish County presents Collaborative Leadership for Racial Equity: Shared Learning & Action Plans - Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - Find event and ticket information.

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November 16 &November 17
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM PST
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Becoming a multicultural organization involves more than just the number of diverse staff working within your company. It also requires creating work environments centered around equity and belonging. Getting there, in part, requires organizations shift from traditional hiring practices to more inclusive methodology throughout the entire hiring process. And it is not enough that we hire diverse individuals for their talents and qualifications, we must also find ways to keep them. This workshop (November 16-17) focuses on looking at hiring practices through an equity lens in advertising, outreach, job announcements, the interview process, interview questions, and retention.
Objectives: Participants will:

Explore ways to outreach to diverse communities.

Learn strategies for mitigating implicit bias in the interview process.

Develop an equity lens for screening job announcements for inclusionary language.

Be able to create culturally responsive interview questions.

Improve retention strategies.

Facilitators: Caprice D. Hollins, Psy.D. & Ilsa Govan, M.A.

Schedule: 8:30am - 12:00pm PST each day
Pricing:

Low Income or Student (a limited number of tickets are reserved for cash-poor, working-class and student participants): $75

Individual (these tickets are for individuals paying for their own attendance): $300

Small Nonprofit and Public Sector: $400

Medium Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Small For-Profit Companies: $500

Large Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Medium For-Profit Companies: $600

Large For-Profit Companies: $700

Clock Hours & CEUs: This workshop has been approved for the following:

6 Clock Hours available for Washington State Certificated Teachers.

6 CEUs by the Washington State Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. Our Provider number is #1975-369

Any questions? Contact Judy Lee at judy.lee@culturesconnecting.com.

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Eventbrite - Cultures Connecting presents Hiring & Retaining a Diverse Workforce - Thursday, November 16, 2023 | Friday, November 17, 2023 - Find event and ticket information.

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Online - November 16 & 17 · 8:30am - 12pm PST
Participants will…

Learn the foundations of a work environment that centers equity and belonging.

Learn strategies for different stages of the hiring process including; job descriptions, advertising, interviewing, and more.

Better understand support systems for retaining diverse staff.

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Becoming a multicultural organization that honors the diverse staff and clients it serves involves a process of developing the cultural competence of those who work within the institution. As we grow in our cultural competence, we gain insight and understanding of many needs and perspectives. As a result, we are able to advocate for change and take action to create a welcoming environment that draws people to our organizations. This is a foundational step in diversifying organizations.

It's no secret to those of us living in the northwest that there are multiple challenges to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. However, that doesn't mean there are not people of color available and who are qualified for the job. One common barrier faced is how to increase our applicant pool of color. In this 2 half-day workshop (both Nov 16-17),participants will learn strategies for creating an equitable process that brings in more diverse candidates and ways to retain them once they are hired. We will look at effective language for creating a culturally responsive job description, strategies for advertising, ways to develop culturally competent interview questions and more.
Participants will...

Learn the foundations of a work environment that centers equity and belonging.

Learn strategies for different stages of the hiring process including; job descriptions, advertising, interviewing, and more.

Better understand support systems for retaining diverse staff.

Facilitators: Caprice D. Hollins, Psy.D. & Ilsa Govan, M.A.

Schedule: 8:30am - 12:00pm PST each day
Pricing:

Low Income or Student (a limited number of tickets are reserved for cash-poor, working-class and student participants): $75

Individual (these tickets are for individuals paying for their own attendance): $300

Small Nonprofit and Public Sector: $400

Medium Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Small For-Profit Companies: $500

Large Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Medium For-Profit Companies: $600

Large For-Profit Companies: $700

Clock Hours & CEUs: This workshop has been approved for the following:

6 Clock Hours available for Washington State Certificated Teachers.

6 CEUs by the Washington State Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. Our Provider number is #1975-369

Any questions? Contact Judy Lee at judy.lee@culturesconnecting.com.

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Eventbrite - Cultures Connecting presents Hiring & Retaining a Diverse Workforce - Thursday, November 16, 2023 | Friday, November 17, 2023 - Find event and ticket information.

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Sustaining Racial Equity: Personal and Institutional Strategies

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Join the virtual course “Sustaining Racial Equity” to learn personal & institutional strategies for equity.

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Presenter: Lindsay Piper, BA, MS, MNLM, Prevention Specialist at HATCDate: TUESDAY, October 24, 2023Time: 10:00-11:30 am PST

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Date: TUESDAY, October 24, 2023
Time: 10:00-11:30 am PST

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Embracing Empowered Intimacy: Fostering Positive Sexuality and Healthy Relationships for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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This session will provide an overview of barriers to healthy relationships that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities face and look to break assumptions and misinformation about people's ability to have healthy and fulfilling personal and sexual relationships.

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SHE MARCHES IN CHINATOWN (released in 2023)

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SHE MARCHES IN CHINATOWN (released in 2023)

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In 1952, Asian American girls had no extra-curricular activities until Ruby Chow created the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team, the only one of its kind in the world. Despite gentrification, Title IX, and a global pandemic, seventy years later the drill team continues to define, represent and celebrate the evolving Asian American experience of its dedicated multigenerational participants.

This 33 minute film will be proposed to be included in Washington State history , to teach young students about the value of tradition, culture and break the stereotypes of Asian American females.

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Fall 2023 Version: Crisis and Opportunity

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Fall 2023 Version: Crisis and Opportunity

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21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge©

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Short, Coffee Break Length < 10
Kendrick Sampson Reads Antiracist Baby, YouTube. Kendrick Sampson Reads Ibram X. Kendi's book Antiracist Baby , a children's book featuring nine steps to make equity a reality. Though written for children, these nine steps are excellent reminders to readers of all ages. (5 mins) CC 1/2020

How "reverse mentoring" can improve the workplace by breaking down barriers, CBS News . An explanation of how reverse mentoring programs can improve diversity, equity and inclusion in organizations, and why everybody benefits from a more inclusive workplace. (4 mins) CC 11/2022

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union honor trans daughter Zaya during LGBTQ speech at NAACP Image Awards, CNN . Boston Globe Today host Segun Oduolowu joins CNN This Morning to discuss Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union's remarks focusing on LGBTQ+ rights and advocacy at the 54th NAACP Image Awards. (3 mins) CC 2/2023
Medium, Lunch Break Length 10 - 50 mins
Sustainable Change Toward Racial Equity, YouTube. Book talk with Dr. Robert Livingston who shares his thoughts about why education, conversation, and action - in that order - can radically transform individuals and organizations. (12 mins) CC 6/2021
Long, Sit on the Couch Length >50 mins
Working as a Family Towards Justice with Britt Hawthorne & Christine Platt, National Museum of African American History and Culture. A conversation about why family conversations about race can be so confusing and/or fraught, and five principles that can remind us why and how justice conversations with the young people in our lives can be productive for us all. (1 hour) CC 2022

A Class Divided, PBS. Jane Elliott, a teacher in a small, all-white Iowa town, divided her third-grade class into blue-eyed and brown-eyed groups and gave them a daring lesson in discrimination. (53 minutes) CC 3/1985

Race: The Power of an Illusion, Vimeo . Three-part, three-hour film by California Newsreel exploring the biology of skin color, the concept of assimilation, and the history of institutional racism. (Three 1-hour episodes) CC 8/2014

Once people start to learn about white privilege and America's systems of oppression through history, they often ask, "Why didn't I see this sooner?" It's easy to overlook what we're not looking for. Once you understand the phenomenon of selective noticing, take yourself on a noticing adventure.

1) Watch the Test Your Awareness: Do The Test

2) Go out in the world and change up what you notice. (Some of this will be influenced differently pre/during/post COVID. You may need to rely on memories until we are on the move again!) Here's some of what you might look for:

Who is and is not represented in ads?

Who are your ten closest friends? What is the racial mix in this group?

As you move through the day, what's the racial composition of the people around you? On your commute? At the coffee shop you go to? At the gym? At your workplace? At the show you go on the weekend?

What percentage of the day are you able to be with people of your own racial identity?

Notice how much of your day you are speaking about racism. Who are you engaging with on these issues? Who are you not?

What are the last five books you read? What is the racial mix of the authors?

What is the racial mix of the main characters in your favorite TV shows? Movies?

What is the racial mix of people pictured in the photos and artwork in your home? In your friend, family, and colleagues' homes?

Who is filling what kinds of jobs/social roles in your world? (e.g. Who's the store manager and who's stocking the shelves? Who's waiting on tables and who's bussing the food?) Can you correlate any of this to racial identity?

Who do you notice on magazine covers? What roles are people of color filling in these images?

If you're traveling by car, train, or air, do you notice housing patterns? How is housing arranged? Who lives near the downtown commerce area and who does not? Who lives near the waterfront and who does not? Who lives in industrial areas and who does not? What is the density of a given neighborhood? Can you correlate any of this to racial identity?

Notice language. Specifically, notice when "white" is not mentioned because it's the default, while people of color's race are mentioned to distinguish them from the default. To better understand this pattern, Watch Nikole Hannah Jones notice and point out to Chuck Todd when he falls into this language trap. (watch minute 13 - 14) Are you willing to speak up, correct yourself out loud, and help others notice this pattern?

Where do you think the organization is right now?

What's your evidence?

Has the organization evolved in some ways?

What caused/allowed for that?

Has the organization articulated a desire to evolve towards being an anti-racist, multicultural organization?

If not, do you have the power to influence that movement?

Who are your in-organization and/or stakeholder allies?

If yes, what steps is it taking?

Could it be doing more? If so, what?

Who are your in-organization and/or stakeholder allies?

This can be the hardest part for people new to racial justice work. Engaging in racially mixed settings can trigger age-old power and privilege dynamics. The goal is to be a learner more than a knower, exactly the opposite of what dominant U.S. culture teaches us to be.

Here are some Engagement Tips to guide you:

Enter the process to learn and bridge knowledge gaps.

Enter the process to practice mindful social habits like the ones below.

Work to stay engaged even when your mind and body start sending you signals to shrink or walk away.

Ask clarifying questions.

Acknowledge what you don't know.

Validate others by listening closely and believing the truth and importance of what they are sharing.

Share airtime so that multiple perspectives are shared.

Take space, Make space

If you are generally quiet and/or from a marginalized group socialized to stay small, step up and practice speaking more.

If you are a chatty extrovert and/or from a privileged group (male, white, heterosexual, able, etc.), spend more time listening and observing than talking.

Notice your biases and judgments as they arise. These are gold for you to excavate your subconscious!

Notice when you are uncomfortable. Reflect on why you're uncomfortable and think about what you can do to build more emotional stamina in this area.

Honor confidentiality. Though you can share what you are learning in general terms, do not repeat stories in a way that can be traced back to the person who shared it.

Find a mentor within your own racial group to support and guide your growth.

Google who's who in your area by typing in 'Racial Justice" or "Anti-Racist/m" + name of city/town, organization, or sector. A few website visits, emails, and phone calls later, you'll likely have an idea of how to get on the mailing list of one or more organizations in your area who are addressing issues of power and privilege. Once you connect to one, it's easy to connect to many!

Research racial justice speakers and see who might be coming to your local university, church, community center, or speaker series.

Take a course. Community Colleges and Adult Education Centers are a great place to find a course about social justice issues. Here are just a few to get you going:
Courses/Workshops to take on your own
White People Challenging Racism: Moving From Talk to Action
Visions Inc.
Vernā Myers Online Diversity and Inclusion Courses
Undoing Racism: The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond
Cultural Somatics Training & Institute
The Center for Transformation and Change
National Conference for Community and Justice Anti-Racism Workshops
Crossroads Antiracism Organizing & Training
AWARE
AntiRacism I
Race and Cultural Diversity in American Life and History
Equity Learning Institute
Online Racial Equity Workshops through Eventbrite
Interactive opportunities to boost your knowledge
Whiteness Competency with Dr. Jacqueline Battalora and Michael Kilman
GroundWork USA: Climate Safe Neighborhoods
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
Project562
Social Justice Training Institute

Though many people want to jump to action sooner instead of later, action without a vigorous self-education, self-reflection, and multiracial coalition can unexpectedly reproduce the very power and privilege dynamics we seek to interrupt. That said, sometimes acting immediately is called for. Welcome to the messy, imperfect world of challenging the status quo! Here are a few actions that you might consider:

Invite friend(s), family, and/or colleagues to do the 21-Day Challenge with you.

Prepare yourself to interrupt racial jokes. Click HERE for some advice about how.

Interrupt the pattern of white silence by speaking openly with family, friends, and colleagues about what you're doing and learning in the 21-Day Challenge.

Invite friend(s), family, and/or colleagues to join you for one or more of your daily "to-do's" for a low-threshold invitation into the work and introduction to the 21-Day Challenge.

Find out if your school, workplace, or faith group has an Equity Committee. What can you learn from them? Are they open to new members? Join if you can. Support in other ways if you can't.

Find organizations such as The Privilege Institute and other groups doing racial justice work and support them through donating your time, money, and other resources. Get involved!

Find a 21-Day Challenge group in your region or sector and reach out to connect with, and perhaps co-create a region or sector specific 21-Day Challenge in the future. Google "21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge + your state, region, or sector"

When the status quo is blatantly racist, disrupt it. No matter how big or small, put yourself out there to create change. No need to wait until you are comfortable disrupting; it may never get comfortable, though you will get better at managing discomfort. These actions are generally more successful when done in multiracial coalition. Examples from past participants include:

Demanding administration change the name of a dodgeball team from "The Cottonpickers"

Improving the representation of books in the library by raising funds and purchasing hundreds of new books

Conducting an equity audit within the organization

Creating learning communities to set goals, objectives, and action plans

Disrupting inappropriate language by offering alternative language you yourself are learning

Speaking, emailing, and posting about articles, blogs, movies, and this 21-Day Challenge that you find impactful.

Share and Repost these on your social media with a prompt to "Read, Reflect, and Discuss" to prompt discussion with your community. Be sure to credit the original author!

Let people know you are not neutral!

Reflecting and Journaling is a crucial piece of the challenge. Plan to take time everyday to reflect on what you chose to do, what you're learning, and how you are feeling. Difficult emotions such as shame and anger, though uncomfortable to feel, can guide you to deeper self-awareness about how power and privilege impacts you and the people in your life. At the very least, use the "Reflect" space on the reflecting journal tool.
Use our tracking tool to stay on track and be able to reflect back at the end.(Tip: diversify your habits by doing some of each.)

In 2022, the US is 500 years into a struggle to create a country claiming to be rooted in freedom yet still riddled with unhealed wounds, unkept promises, and barriers to access for millions. As we work towards a more just future, remembering and building on the legacy of these legends is both strategic and inspiring. Here are just a few. Come back for updated challenges and #MooreLegends.

Mary Brave Bird (1954-2013) aka Mary Crow Dog, Lakota activist, author, educator and survivor of the Indian Boarding School Movement system of deculturalization and abuse who dedicated her life to the American Indian Movement (AIM) and told her story in her memoir, Lakota Woman.

Cesar Chavez (1927 - 1993) a civil rights activist, Latino, and farm labor leader and hero. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association as a crusader for environmental, worker, and consumer rights.

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21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge©

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Short, Coffee Break Length 50 mins Working as a Family Towards Justice with Britt Hawthorne & Christine Platt , National Museum of African American History and Culture. A conversation about why family conversations about race can be so confusing and/or fraught, and five principles that can remind us why and how justice conversations with the young people in our lives can be productive for us all.

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(Thursday, October 26th)

FREE EVENT @ Everett Civic Auditorium
2415 Colby Avenue
Everett, WA 98201
6:15pm to 8:00pm

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RSVP for Educational Forum on White Supremacy (Thursday, October 26th)

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FREE EVENT @ Everett Civic Auditorium 2415 Colby Avenue Everett, WA 98201 6:15pm to 8:00pm

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The Architecture of Oppression: Locating the Live Wire

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The Architecture of Oppression: Locating the Live Wire

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A Day-Long Workshop

Oppression creates the trauma that feeds it. Sign up for this workshop to learn about how that cycle works and how we can transform it.

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What is the nature of social oppression? Where does it come from? Why do we participate in it? And how can those of us committed to ending the violence of oppression learn to work directly with the "live wire" that animates it?

This workshop provides a framework for understanding the architecture of oppression.

The essence of oppression does not live in culture, practice, language, policy, technology, or belief systems. It works through those things. Working with and changing things like culture and practice is extremely important but will ultimately fall short if we do not also learn to work directly with the real "live wire." Absent that, oppression will continue to replicate itself from the place it really lives: within the generational and collective trauma that all of us hold as a result of the overwhelming violence we have experienced at its hands.

If we are going to work directly with the thing that animates these systems, we need to understand how to metabolize and heal that trauma. When we learn to do that for ourselves and our communities, we magnify the positive effects of our external work to heal the world.

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the architecture of oppression: locating the live wire

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The Architecture of Oppression: Locating the Live Wire

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Eventbrite - james boutin presents The Architecture of Oppression: Locating the Live Wire - Friday, October 13, 2023 at Pacific Tower, Seattle, WA. Find event and ticket information.

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INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MAP OF INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS

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INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MAP OF INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS

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Explore the latest research through this interactive map, which was created in partnership with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. You can find information and locations for all 523 known Indian boarding schools in the United States, as well as known Indian residential schools in Canada.

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Family Engagement for Educators Workshop Series

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Family Engagement for Educators Workshop Series

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Discover innovative ways to connect with families and enhance student success through our workshop series. We are excited to offer you a unique opportunity for professional growth, complete with free professional development hours contributing to your skill set. Join us in this enriching journey!
Our workshops are tailored to equip you with the tools, knowledge, and skills needed to cultivate meaningful partnerships between schools and families.

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With budget cuts and staffing shortages, schools are uncertain of how to continue engaging families in the education of their children. We know that equitable school-family partnerships not only play a critical role in student socio-emotional development and academic progress but are also an important part of educators and administrators' professional practice.

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Train the Trainer: Strategies for Facilitating Courageous Conversations

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Train the Trainer: Strategies for Facilitating Courageous Conversations

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This virtual three-half day workshop (August 29, 30, & 31, 8:30am-12:00pm) will give you the opportunity to practice applying the strategies in a variety of scenarios. Attendees must purchase a copy of Hollins and Govan's book Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Strategies for Facilitating Conversations on Race (Rowman and Littlefield, 2015) and have it available to read and take notes during the training. This book is used instead of handouts

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Through engaging and interactive exercises, participants learn strategies and tips on how to successfully present sensitive information to a wide audience of learners. You will develop skills to take difficult conversations about race, privilege, and power to a deeper level and learn strategies for working with resistance.

Both experienced and novice trainers will develop their facilitation skills and gain tools for leading conversations on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. For this training to be effective you must have some awareness of your own biases, privileges, and internalized oppression, as well as basic knowledge of institutional and structural racism in the United States. The more personal work you have done to understand these issues, the more you will get out of this workshop as a facilitator.

The skills developed in this three-day intensive are valuable for individuals who want to further equity work in their communities. Organizations committed to instituting systemic change will benefit by sending a small group of employees who become internal trainers that can provide on-going professional development for staff.

This virtual three-half day workshop (August 29, 30, & 31, 8:30am-12:00pm) will give you the opportunity to practice applying the strategies in a variety of scenarios. Attendees must purchase a copy of Hollins and Govan's book Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Strategies for Facilitating Conversations on Race (Rowman and Littlefield, 2015) and have it available to read and take notes during the training. This book is used instead of handouts.
Participants will...

1. Gain tips for creating a welcoming environment.

2. Learn ways to establish credibility and build relationships with participants.

3. Identify your own triggers and learn strategies to engage people when they are triggered.

4. Develop skills for handling common pitfalls and resistance.

5. Improve your ability to address cultural tensions and conflict.

6. Notice and address common expressions of white privilege in workshop dynamics.

A﻿nd so much more...

Facilitators: Caprice D. Hollins, Psy.D. & Ilsa Govan, M.A.

Location: This event is virtual and the Zoom link will be emailed to participants.

Schedule: 8:30am-12:00pm PST each day
This workshop has been approved for the following Clock Hours and CEUs:​

9.5 CEUs by the Washington State Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. Our Provider number is #1975-369

9.5 Clock Hours available for Washington State Certificated Teachers.

Pricing Information:​

Low Income or Student (a limited number of tickets are reserved for cash-poor, working-class and student participants):$75

Individual (these tickets are for individuals paying out of pocket for their own attendance): $400

Small Nonprofit and Public Sector: $500

Medium Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Small For-Profit Companies: $600

Large Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Medium For-Profit Companies: $700

Large For-Profit Companies: $800

*No refunds for any reason 7 days prior to the workshop, although you are welcome to gift your seat to a colleague.* ​Other Important Information:

The purchase of your ticket covers your attendance to all three days of the workshop. Each workshop day will be from 8:30am-12:00pm PST and all attendees must be present for all three days.

W﻿e will send an email out a week before the workshop with information and suggested reading. If you are purchasing a ticket for someone else, please make sure to provide their email address. If you don't receive this email, reach out to Judy at judy.lee@culturesconnecting.com.

Given the challenges of talking about racism, everyone is required to have their video camera turned on during the workshop. If for some reason you are unable to do so, please contact us in advance.

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train the trainer: strategies for facilitating courageous conversations

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Train the Trainer: Strategies for Facilitating Courageous Conversations

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Eventbrite - Cultures Connecting presents Train the Trainer: Strategies for Facilitating Courageous Conversations - Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | Thursday, August 31, 2023 - Find event and ticket information.

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City of Edmonds organization to focus on engaging community through events like Diversity Film Series, Youth Forum, Concert series.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

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Immigration 101 Training for February 1st, 2023
VIRTUAL TRAINING: What DV/SA Advocates Need to Know About Representing Immigrant Survivors of Violence in 2023 -
Afghan Community Project Webinar

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The information in this webinar is accurate as of the date of recording (June 28, 2023). Experienced NWIRP legal staff provide training on the forms of immigration relief available to survivors of violence, including I-360 VAWA Self-Petitions, I-751 Waiver Petitions, U Visas, and T Visas.

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Asian America 2021: Anti-Asian Racism & Unlearning the Model Minority Myth

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Asian America 2021: Anti-Asian Racism & Unlearning the Model Minority Myth

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This virtual lecture introduces attendees to North America's history of anti-Asian racism, highlighting Pacific Northwest history and stories, and how the model minority myth attempts to continually devalue Asian American voices and stories today. We will also learn more about how to unlearn and critically examine common misconceptions of Asian American history and actively learn to participate in anti-racism that best serves alongside our Asian American siblings better.

This program is presented by Dr. Nina Kim Hanson. Dr. Hanson is an educator, anti-racist bridge builder, and member of the Lake Stevens Allies for BIPOC Advisory Board.

This event will be recorded for later viewing on the Sno-Isle Libraries YouTube channel. This recording will be available for six months following the event.

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This virtual lecture introduces attendees to North America's history of anti-Asian racism, highlighting Pacific Northwest history and stories, and how the model minority myth attempts to continually devalue Asian American voices and stories today. We will also learn more about how to unlearn and critically examine common misconceptions of Asian American history and actively learn to participate in anti-racism that best serves alongside our Asian American siblings better.

This program is presented by Dr. Nina Kim Hanson. Dr. Hanson is an educator, anti-racist bridge builder, and member of the Lake Stevens Allies for BIPOC Advisory Board.

This event will be recorded for later viewing on the Sno-Isle Libraries YouTube channel. This recording will be available for six months following the event.

Please register to ensure you receive a courtesy reminder the day before the event, and to help us get a head count. On the day of the event, return here for the Zoom link to access the program. We recommend signing in a few minutes early to give yourself time to settle in and make sure everything is working.

Contact us with questions: https://www.sno-isle.org/contact-us/

On May 11, at 3:30 pm, please click the link below to join the webinar:
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Asian America 2021: Anti-Asian Racism & Unlearning the Model Minority Myth

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This virtual lecture introduces attendees to North America's history of anti-Asian racism, highlighting Pacific Northwest history and stories, and how the model minority myth attempts to continually devalue Asian American voices and stories today.

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Order a copy of our first book, I've Got Your Back: The Indispensable Guide to Stopping Harassment When You See It by Emily May and Jorge Arteaga. I've Got Your Back will take you through the 5Ds of bystander intervention: Distract, Delegate, Document, Delay, and Direct, with each chapter diving deeply into how to put these 5Ds in action - whether you witness harassment in public, online, or at work.

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Explore How Gender Equity in Schools Fosters Future Workforce Diversity

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How school systems, educators and parents can support transgender children

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How school systems, educators and parents can support transgender children

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Aidan Key explains why U.S. schools are seeing an increase in transgender students and how educators can respond to anti-LGBTQ curriculum measures. His book is Trans Children in Today's Schools.

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TONYA MOSLEY, HOST:

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. About a decade ago, transgender educator Aidan Key started to get what felt like an influx of inquiries from parents and educators desperate for help. On the surface, it felt like a new phenomenon, with more children than ever before identifying as transgender. But as Aidan Key writes in a new book, transgender people have always existed. Part of what we're witnessing, he believes, is a new ability for children to put language to their identities.

Key's book "Trans Children In Today's Schools" asks us to move beyond the polarizing debates over bathroom stalls and locker rooms by offering us a guide to support trans children and deepen our own understanding of what it means to be transgender. Aidan Key is an educator who has developed gender-inclusive policies for school districts throughout the country. He himself transitioned from female to male in 1999. He is the founder of the organization Gender Diversity, which offers support to educators in schools and the nonprofit transfamilies.org, which is a national organization that offers support for transgender children and their families. His latest book is "Trans Children In Today's Schools."

Aidan Key, welcome back to FRESH AIR.

AIDAN KEY: Thank you. It's fantastic to be here.

MOSLEY: You know, Aidan, I'm sure you've had many opportunities to write a book about transgender identity, both in the context of your own personal experience and your work. Why was it important for your first book to be about children?

KEY: Excellent question. There's a lot of - not as much as there could be or should be, but there's a lot of information, there's a lot of books and resources addressing the lives of adult transgender and nonbinary people, but resources addressing the lives of children, especially young children, all the way through their teens - very sparse. The journey that I've been on - I discovered that my experience as a trans person is mildly helpful in terms of understanding theirs, the journeys of children and of families, but only mildly.

MOSLEY: Why is that?

KEY: Well, partly because they're children. They're young. Many of the questions that come up from parents that I've encountered, educators, whomever, is, they're so young - how can they know this about themselves? They're too young to be making these kinds of big decisions. They could be going through a phase. What if they change their mind?

All of those things are excellent questions. And I've heard them asked, and then I've heard a lot of people not actually know how to address them, so they become more statements rather than questions. Aren't they too young to know? Maybe they will change their mind. This could be a phase, and therefore, let's not move. Let's not take action. Let's wait and see, wait and see.

I've watched children as young as 7, 8 years old fall into despair because a parent might say, well, when you're 18, if you still feel this way. For a child that age, that's their lifetime and then some.

MOSLEY: Well, I want to get into what you learned that has helped you write this book. But first, I want to talk a little bit about what we're seeing regarding young children who can articulate that they are trans. I first interviewed you in 2013, and that was during the height of the debates about the bathrooms that transgender children should be allowed to use in schools. And I remember some of the big questions at the time were, what is going on? Why are we seeing so many trans kids? And you were saying, yes, we are seeing more trans kids, but that doesn't necessarily mean there are more trans kids in the world. Can you explain your theory on what's happening?

KEY: I believe that today, children and their families are having more information at their fingertips. They are seeing the lives of other trans people. They're seeing the experiences of other trans children and their families. And that makes a world of difference. The professionals out there, the medical and mental health professionals, are also not in the same place of a complete lack of information. They are stepping in to offer support to these children. And I think that's a real crucial difference.

And let me say, I've had the opportunity to engage with thousands of families over the years through our work at transfamilies.org, which is an organization that I founded that offers support to these families and their children. And it is absolutely what we do day in and day out is help address these questions. What is going on?

And to touch on that, I can just share with you that the medical and mental health communities are discovering a lot more. What we did in the past was, say, a child with a gender difference - that's probably a phase. It's concerning. At some point it moves beyond what they consider a phase and then maybe persists over time. And what those professions felt was that we could step in and work to mold that child's gender identity to match their anatomical sex, that somehow with differing parenting choices and reinforcement that we could get that into a groove.

And what we have found is that we haven't done that. What we've done is really just teach them how to hide, teach them to suppress who they are.

MOSLEY: Before we get into your book, I want to first ask you about some of the actions that we're seeing taking place right now in the news, like the Don't Say Gay law in Florida, which essentially bars public school teachers from talking about sexual orientation and gender to students. How have measures like this impacted your work?

KEY: In some respects, my work continues to be the same, continues to be consistent in that the families that I encounter or the educators that I'm in front of - they're asking the same questions. There's - the inquiry is still there because those kids are in their schools. Those kids are in their communities. They're families that they know, they work with, they live next door to. And so in some respects, things are consistently coming.

What's different is that the volume is ramping up, and the distress is ramping up. The distress in these families, the distress of these children is difficult to quantify, but it's very harmful. Families, if they are able to, are packing up and moving out of the states that they have lived in and worked in for their entire - the entire lives of their children. So it's pretty significant.

And I have to say, I don't quite understand what - that if we don't say gay, it doesn't disappear. But I think there's a strong effort to say, we're seeing something different. We're uncomfortable. We're terrified. We don't know what it is. Let's put it back in the bag. Let's see if we can make it invisible again.

Well, that's not the way life works. That's not the way humanity works. And that's not the way our minds and our experiences work. That's - you know, that's common for anyone whose life and experience and/or identity has not been visible. When you see yourself reflected, it changes everything.

MOSLEY: Why do you think segments of the political right seem to be focused - so focused - on transgender people right now?

KEY: I'm not entirely sure. I do believe that there is a strong effort, a well-funded, politically driven effort, to message fear on this topic. So that's driving things - at least from my perspective, that's driving things pretty significantly. And I say that because it's not that liberal-leaning, Democratic families are the ones saying, oh, yeah, I'm supporting my child's gender wherever they want to take it and Republican families are not. Oh, no. It is consistent. It transcends political leanings. And these families have these children, and they all collectively are apprehensive. They're scared. They're thinking about the well-being of their child, what kind of life their child might have. And again, resources can be very difficult to find, especially in certain environments, certain communities. The support - we're shifting from a place of changing the child to one of supporting the child. And we're busy trying to disseminate a memo that says, this is a reasonable thing to do to optimize the experience, the resiliency and the core sense of self of these children.

MOSLEY: What you're saying is that while we're seeing this political action from the right, the ability to understand and support is not a partisan issue. You see in your work that both sides of the political spectrum struggle with their understanding of trans children and how to support them.

KEY: Yes, they do struggle. And the questions are always the same, but they might be worded a tad differently. And I have to say that when I've been able to step into politically conservative environments, one of the things that I really love is people put things on the table pretty directly, and that means we can get to the conversations sooner. I'm not convincing them to do something otherwise. Their own children are doing so, the students in their schools. They know these kids. They know these families. And that's what's driving them. What they need is a bit of conversation about what gender differences are, what to do about it and then how to field the intense, conflicting feelings and impressions that adults have.

MOSLEY: OK. Let's take a quick break. If you're just joining us, I'm talking with Aidan Key, author of the new book "Trans Children In Today's Schools." The book is a roadmap for educators, parents and people with children in their lives to help them understand and support transgender children. Key is an educator who has helped create gender-inclusive policies for school districts throughout the country. We'll be right back after a break. This is FRESH AIR.

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MOSLEY: This is FRESH AIR. and today I'm talking with Aidan Key, the founder of the organization Gender Diversity, which offers support to educators in schools, and the nonprofit transfamilies.org, a family support system for transgender and nonbinary children. He is a contributing author to the anthology "Trans Bodies, Trans Selves." His latest book is called "Trans Children In Today's Schools."

There is this conflation of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. And in the book, you break this down, and you say this distinction is probably one of the single most significant barriers in providing support for transgender children. Can you break down the differences of each of these and why this matters when we think about transgender children?

KEY: We often think of gender as being clearly defined by one's anatomical sex. What chromosomes do you have? What set of genitalia do you have? And then we put a period, end of story. We exclude a lot of people by doing that because we're not recognizing the diversity in our human bodies with respect to chromosomes. There are many chromosomal designations. Some people have XX and XY chromosomes in their body, both. There are internal and external genitalia differences. We go there because that's what we've learned along the way. But we don't make gender determinations based on looking at chromosomes, looking at genitalia. We do that based on gender expression. And that's where we, as adults, we need to remind ourselves that that's how we do it. How does somebody look? How do they present themselves? What clothes are they wearing? How long is their hair? That's the way children make gender determinations also.

Gender identity is a person's internal sense of their gender, which has scientific validation. We're in the midst of learning and discovering that there are areas in the brain that correlate with gender that might be different than what we expect based on their anatomical sex. Gender identity, the way kids relate to that, it's - they say, you know, while you may see me as a girl, in my heart and my mind, I'm a boy. Very clear, very simple and straightforward. The outside presentation versus who they actually are on the inside. That is one of the most crucial pieces to find our way through these conversations with children in a way that we can have age-appropriate discussions with them. We, as adults, we like to bring sexuality into the mix, and that's where we get into some significant trouble. We also - not just sexuality, but some type of fringe sexuality.

Oftentimes, people don't really understand transgender people, decide it is some form of sexual orientation and since they can't even wrap their minds around what that might be, their imagination runs wild. And that imagination is what brings the fear and the anger and the resistance to having conversations with children about who they are, the types - the toys they play with, the activities that they engage in, whether they wear their hair short or long, any number of things that we've all talked about when we were children.

MOSLEY: You were actually able to see this in real time early on as you came into your understanding of this. You visited a school in Oakland back in 2007. You were there to help teachers build a support system for a student who had identified as trans. And something remarkable happened when you spoke with the kids. Can you tell that story?

KEY: Well, we went through this school classroom by classroom. I didn't know - I - the child who was transgender was not identified to me. So we chatted about who we are on the inside versus what people see on the outside, and not just with respect to gender but just about anything. And one of the things that - when we brought in the conversation about gender, that sometimes a person might feel themselves to be a different gender than what people see on the outside, there were children - maybe one or two in a classroom, maybe not in the next classroom, but the classroom after that, another one - who said, yeah, that's me. That's me. That's who I am. And the first time it happened, I thought, oh, well, boom, there we are. There's the trans kid. Except the wide-eyed look on the teacher's face afterwards was saying, that's not the kid.

Now, I think that kids can really love and celebrate this idea of gender expansiveness, that you might be a different gender on the inside than what people see on the outside or that you might be a bit of both genders or maybe neither gender. That expansiveness is not difficult for them to do. And is that - does that mean that they are a transgender child? Not necessarily. Again, children, when they consider gender, it's in the category of gender expression. So a kid might say, I'm a boy on the inside because I like playing baseball and I like playing soccer, and I want to have a short haircut like my dad's. We don't know whether that child is expressing a gender the way they want to express their gender or whether it's a gender identity distinction. And the thing that I understand and know and that these families discover and learn is that you don't need to know to be supportive of their exploration.

MOSLEY: I'm just thinking, when a school community calls you, they're typically asking for assistance in how to support a transgender student or more and how to talk with other kids about them and how to integrate their experiences into the school community. But how do you handle when parents of that community are against this kind of education?

KEY: Well, that's the real heavy lift. Conversations with kids - very straightforward. I've watched joy in the faces of teachers and principals and counselors, etc., who witness how the children actually engage in discussions about gender. And as one teacher said, well, this is all fine and good, and I feel pretty good about having conversations with my students, my third graders, but I have to send them home. If I could keep them 24/7, no problem. How do I send them home? That's where we have to step in and address all of these layers, all of these complexities that adults bring into the room and essentially say, I appreciate your concerns. I'm glad you're raising them. We're going to have a discussion. We're going to move through these things together.

Because that is the crucial difference. Does somebody have an opportunity to learn, or are they having their questions and concerns existing in a vacuum, a sort of an echo chamber, where anybody around them is just feeding back the same concerns with no ability to step in and say, oh, well, actually, I thought that the conversations might include A, B, C, D, all the way through Z, but the reality is it's just conversations about how we express our gender, and it's just conversations about who we are. So, yeah, figuring out how to address these concerns with adults means that we have to talk about bathrooms. We have to talk about locker rooms. We have to address their concerns about genitalia, the concerns that are present about safety and sexuality and sexual assault. They all show up. It doesn't matter that it's a transgender second grader.

MOSLEY: Our guest today is educator and author Aidan Key. He's written a new book called "Trans Children In Today's Schools." The book is a roadmap for educators, parents and people with children in their lives to help them understand and support transgender children in the classroom and beyond. I'm Tonya Mosley, and this is FRESH AIR.

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MOSLEY: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. And if you're just joining us, my guest is educator and author Aidan Key. His new book "Trans Children In Today's Schools" gives us a detailed view of the ways to understand and support transgender children. Aidan Key transitioned from female to male in 1999.

Aidan, one interesting proposal in your book is to separate trans people from the umbrella acronym of LGBT, which stands for lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender. Can you share more on why?

AIDEN KEY: Yeah, I'm not sure I would say I want to separate them. We have an LGBTQ-plus, you know, acronym that describes a community with shared experience. It's fantastic too in that it helps us find each other. It helps us find resources. It helps us build community. The problem or the area that's problematic is that it's grouping together aspects of our identities, including our gender, including our sexuality, including physical differences like intersex differences. LGBTQI - the I stands for intersex.

So if we're pulling all of those together conceptually and describing the individuals with these identities as a group, then we are pulling together the sexuality piece with the gender piece with the body piece. And I'm wanting to tease those apart in our conversations. I'm not advocating to eliminate an acronym that describes a community, but if we frame it conceptually with the four concepts that I've outlined in the book, then we're including everyone.

MOSLEY: Yes. Let's break this down a little bit. This acronym that you talk about - AEIOU - that you're proposing. A for anatomy, E for expression, identity, orientation, and U for universal.

KEY: Correct. Yeah. How convenient that we have a familiar acronym that likely we've all grown up knowing, AEIO and U, to describe the vowels and how lovely for me that they match up.

And I - the U, especially - universal. We all have a body. We all have anatomy. We all have a way of expressing our gender. We all have a gender identity whether we think about it or not. And we all have a sexual orientation, whether that's bisexual, heterosexual or asexual. Some people describe themselves as asexual, meaning, you know, they don't want a sexual relationship with someone else.

So no matter what way you slice it, at least so far - I might knock on wood here - is that the AEIOU acronym and the concepts that it describes can really encompass all of us. And if that is the case, then we're not talking about us versus them. We're not talking about a particular agenda. We're talking about human experience. So that's what I really love about it.

MOSLEY: Right. It's separating the transgender identity from sexuality and including those who are anatomically different, like intersex people, which you mentioned. You give a significant part of your book to the identity of intersex, and you tell the story of a young woman who discovered something about herself after never getting a period. Can you share this story?

KEY: Sure. It's with a good friend and colleague of mine who speaks brilliantly on the topic of intersex differences. And her story was, as a young woman, her peers are beginning their menstruation, and she hasn't yet. And she waits, and she still hasn't. At some point she goes to her mother and says, you know, when am I going to start my period? And her mother said, honey, the women in our family are late bloomers. Don't worry, it's coming. Enjoy your time off.

And so she waited and waited. And she graduates from high school. She gets married. And at age, I think it was 20 or 22, she decided, I need to know what's going on. She went to a doctor. The doctor ran some tests, invites her back and says, sit down. You have what's called, abbreviated, AIS. It stands for androgen insensitivity syndrome. And what that means is that your chromosomes are XY. So the chromosomal designation we collectively believe is only the domain of men - she has XY chromosomes.

He says, I'm really sorry. You can't have children. And it's best just not to speak of this ever again. She goes home. She's very, very devastated. She's sure that her husband will likely want a divorce. Through her tears, she finally tells him what happened. And he says, oh, OK, honey, but what's for dinner?

And, you know, I wasn't sure that that was a true, accurate story, except when I did meet him, the first thing he says when he comes to the door is, what's for dinner? So she's been married decades since, very happily. But she took that doctor's advice in terms of not talking about it because intersex differences are very stigmatized as well.

MOSLEY: Aidan, you are an identical twin. You grew up in Alaska. What are your first memories of feeling like your physical body did not represent what you felt inside?

KEY: You know, my first recollections are really not until kindergarten or so where the expectations to look, behave, dress in a certain way if you're a girl, and that boys could do it differently - that was when I thought, well, how come I don't get to wear the clothes I want to wear? How come I don't get to engage in the activities that I want to do? When I was 9 years old, one of the times that I had to wear a dress was going to church, and it must have been Easter or Mother's Day, so some particular celebratory event. And my mom insisted. She didn't normally insist.

It was always horrible. It was always distressing. And my mother allowed me to bring a change of clothes in the car. But in the meantime, I still have to move through the church service. And right before the church service starts, I saw a couple, a young couple with a couple of kids running around, and I thought, oh, everyone expects me to grow up, get married and have a family. And OK, I would like to be married. I would like to have a family.

And then my heart just sunk because I realized in that moment that who I was and who I wanted and needed to be was the father and the husband, not the wife and mother. And it was at 9 years old that that light bulb went off. So that realization met with a significant moment of despair.

MOSLEY: Right. Because you did not have the language.

KEY: Because I wasn't - it was impossible.

MOSLEY: Yes.

KEY: Well, it was impossible. Even if - there was no language. There was no pathway. So fast-forward to me as an adult. I see a fella on TV, a transgender man, sitting there with his wife, talking about his child and his career. And what was definitively impossible from 9 years old onward - I had an absolute paradigm shift. Oh, this is possible. There is a path. And then thinking about what to do about it was another story. But one foot in front of the other, and here I am today.

MOSLEY: If you're just joining us, I'm talking with Aidan Key, author of the new book "Trans Children In Today's Schools." The book is a roadmap for educators, parents and people with children in their lives to help them understand and support transgender children. Key is an educator who has helped create gender-inclusive policies for school districts throughout the country. We'll be right back after a break. This is FRESH AIR.

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MOSLEY: This is FRESH AIR. And today I'm talking with Aidan Key, the founder of the organization Gender Diversity, which offers support to educators in schools, and the nonprofit transfamilies.org, a family support system for transgender and nonbinary children. He is a contributing author to the anthology "Trans Bodies, Trans Selves." His latest book is called "Trans Children In Today's Schools."

I want to get to one of the more contentious subjects around transgender children, and that is the use of puberty suppression and cross hormone therapy. And it's often what comes up for people when they think about the choices that parents of trans children are making on behalf of their children. First, can you describe these two tracks? Let's start with puberty suppression.

KEY: There's medication that can pause puberty at the onset. It stops puberty at the pituitary level. And it's a temporary interim measure. It's one that families sometimes take when they're uncertain about whether their child might indeed have a gender identity difference. It's one that helps them buy time - pausing puberty for six months, for a year, for two years. It can even be up to three years or so of pubertal suppression. It doesn't send anyone down a particular path.

MOSLEY: Right. And then there's hormone therapy. And some feel it's unethical to give a child hormone therapy before 18. First, can you describe what is hormone therapy, and what is your thinking about this?

KEY: Well, hormone therapy is basically an introduction of testosterone or estrogen at age-appropriate developmental stages that facilitate pubertal changes. So any kid is likely - unless they have a medical condition that prevents it, is going to move through pubertal changes with the hormones that their body produces. So again, the puberty suppression is great because it can pause that. But then thinking about introduction of hormones, whether that's testosterone or estrogen, what I - it's a common, common question amongst the families of these kids. How do we know that this is the right thing to do? Well, what I love about the medical profession and their understanding is that we can start gradually. The mantra of the physicians that I know is, we start low, we go slow. So...

MOSLEY: And what ages are we talking about here?

KEY: Yeah. It depends because it would depend on the age of disclosure. So if a kid is 15, a kid can start hormones at age 15 in that gradual way. If a child moved through an initial social transition at a younger age and has been living - say, living as a girl since she was 4 years old and now she's 12, 13, 14, her peers are starting their pubertal development. That is a time when a low dosage of estrogen could begin, often in tandem with the puberty suppression medication, because that allows a very measured pathway. So it's, yeah, peer concordance pubertal development.

MOSLEY: It sounds like it's very nuanced and it takes very deliberate understanding of where your child is in their stage of discovery of themselves and their identity.

KEY: Correct. More information is better than less. Stepping in and learning and figuring out where are you getting your information as well as so important. We live in the world of the internet. Everything at our fingertips is not necessarily helpful. So I think looking to the professional entities like the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the World Health Organization and their recommendations for children is really helpful. And that course of action, that puberty suppression and/or hormones, is part of that recommendation.

MOSLEY: You know, one of the more heartbreaking things I've heard before is from a parent of a trans child - and I know that you hear this often - that every day they live in fear that their child will be violently attacked or killed or marginalized by society in a way that won't allow them to live a full life. How do you help, in particular, families who live in hostile communities, and they can't just up and move to another state or another part of the country?

KEY: Those are hard conversations. And the options that they have available to them are limited and painful. Sometimes I recommend - or I don't recommend, I suggest to a family that they might consider taking their child out of school if they can because of the daily nightmare that they're experiencing and the lack of support that they get from any of the adults in that school community. You know, thinking about safety, sometimes there's some pretty harsh things that occur. And I've known of families who've had to pack their bags and move in the middle of the night because of the death threats that - not the parents receive but targeting their child. So it is pretty frightening. It is hard to understand why that occurs. And, you know, transgender people are not the only ones who are targeted in these really ugly and violent ways. And so what I try to focus on is the importance of what that particular parent or caregiver does because that is also the difference between life and death for their kid.

MOSLEY: What is happening in the home.

KEY: Yes. Caitlin Ryan is the principal researcher of the Family Acceptance Project, and what they have found is that if a child receives support from just one adult - doesn't even have to be a parent, could be a teacher, could be a neighbor, could be an aunt or uncle - one adult, their ability to navigate life, their harsh statistics for risk factors of children who do not get that support, it goes way, way down. And, again, that means that someone said, once upon a time, you're amazing. You're beautiful. Don't go changing.

MOSLEY: The bathroom issue is still such a highly contentious issue. A lot of people have fears around transgender children using bathrooms that match their gender identity. What are the realities that you found around these fears?

KEY: The question about safety in bathrooms is one that is just so prevalent. And if we actually took time to look at the statistics of who is safe and who is not, we are going to find that the risks for the transgender people are significantly higher for violence and sexual assault and even murder. So those statistics about safety - if we care about the safety of people in bathrooms, then we definitely can look at that. The realities of trans students stepping in and using the bathrooms that align with their gender identity, those happen readily and easily, as long as the adults in the environment recognize that that's the way it could and should go, that people use the facility that aligns with their gender identity.

Again, there's a generational difference. For the kids, it's a no-brainer. For adults, we're busy grappling with a lot of complexities. And that is the hope that I have of putting this book out there, that we can start naming some of these complexities and finding our way through it in a really - in a compassionate, respectful and informative way.

MOSLEY: Aidan Key, thank you so much for this conversation.

KEY: Such a wonderful opportunity to have it. Thank you, Tonya.

MOSLEY: Aidan Key is an educator and author of the new book "Trans Children In Today's Schools." Coming up, TV critic David Bianculli looks at the changes at TCM and what they mean for people who love movies. This is FRESH AIR.

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Centering Youth, Family, and Community in School Leadership

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Centering Youth, Family, and Community in School Leadership

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This monthly series brings national authors and scholars into conversation with local leaders and students to discuss leading towards racial equity and justice in education. The series — organized as three two-part engagements — is designed to open conversations about the research and practice needed to catalyze change in the education field and on the ground. Each webinar will be followed by a discussion co-facilitated by local leaders and graduates of our leadership programs.

The Leading Towards Justice series is free, takes place online, and is open to all educators and leaders. Register now to receive the webinar link and updates on the whole series.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Leading towards Justice Webinar Series. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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Join us for a series of conversations on leading towards justice. Prominent authors, leaders, and podcasters will invite us to learn about their work in three webinars. Each webinar will be followed by a more informal discussion hosted by local leaders. Register once for to receive information and updates on the whole series!

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Advancing reconciliation in classrooms, organizations, and communities through the teaching and learning of Indigenous ways of knowing.

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Advancing reconciliation in classrooms, organizations, and communities through the teaching and learning of Indigenous ways of knowing.

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Refugee: Integrating Authentic Literature in the Classroom with Alan Gratz

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Refugee: Integrating Authentic Literature in the Classroom with Alan Gratz

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Thursday, November 4 | 4:30-6:00pm | Free

Clock Hours Available

Alan Gratz is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seventeen novels for young readers, including Ground Zero, Refugee, Allies, Grenade, Prisoner B-3087, Projekt 1065, and Ban This Book. Through his well-researched books, Alan strives to help young readers build empathy and understand how other kids live—their hopes, their struggles, and their motives—so that readerscan view the characters as human beings and not as statistics.

In this online session, participants will hear Alan talk about his book Refugee. Refugee is the story of three young people from different eras and different parts of the world who are connected by their desperate, perilous attempts to flee dangerous situations in their homelands and their dreams of a better, safer tomorrow. He will talk about his inspiration, the historical context of each story, and the connections he discovered between all three. After our Q&A with Alan, participants will be divided into breakout rooms to discuss how the book and this new learning can be applied to their classrooms.

We’ll send you a Zoom link for this session about 24 hours prior to the program. In the meantime, please feel free to email education@ojmche.org with any questions or comments.

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Thursday, November 4 | 4:30-6:00pm | Free

Clock Hours Available

Alan Gratz is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seventeen novels for young readers, including Ground Zero, Refugee, Allies, Grenade, Prisoner B-3087, Projekt 1065, and Ban This Book. Through his well-researched books, Alan strives to help young readers build empathy and understand how other kids live-their hopes, their struggles, and their motives-so that readerscan view the characters as human beings and not as statistics.

In this online session, participants will hear Alan talk about his book Refugee. Refugee is the story of three young people from different eras and different parts of the world who are connected by their desperate, perilous attempts to flee dangerous situations in their homelands and their dreams of a better, safer tomorrow. He will talk about his inspiration, the historical context of each story, and the connections he discovered between all three. After our Q&A with Alan, participants will be divided into breakout rooms to discuss how the book and this new learning can be applied to their classrooms.

We'll send you a Zoom link for this session about 24 hours prior to the program. In the meantime, please feel free to email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions or comments.

A Knoxville, Tennessee native, Alan Gratz is now a full-time writer living in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife and daughter. Learn more about him online at www.alangratz.com.
This program is in partnership with the Holocaust Center for Humanity, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, and the Rowan Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Learn More & Register!
Washington State teachers can earn clock hours! Here's how:

1. FIRST - Register for the program

2. SECOND - Fill out this online form to receive 1.5 clock hours

Questions? Email Paul - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Refugee: Integrating Authentic Literature in the Classroom with Alan Gratz

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Clock Hours Available Alan Gratz is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seventeen novels for young readers, including Ground Zero, Refugee, Allies, Grenade, Prisoner B-3087, Projekt 1065, and Ban This Book.

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Equity Leaders: A Workshop & Networking Opportunity for Those Leading Diver

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Equity Leaders: A Workshop & Networking Opportunity for Those Leading Diver

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This workshop provides an opportunity for equity leaders to share strategies for organizational change, troubleshoot challenges, and network

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Now, more than ever, strong equity leaders are needed to guide organizations towards a truly anti-racist culture. Unfortunately, many of these positions are newly created, and those hired are coming in without any clear direction. Equity leaders often feel isolated and can quickly become frustrated or feel overwhelmed. In times of mass uprisings such as what we're currently seeing in the Movement for Black Lives, everyone may expect you to have simple, quick answers and all the while you are processing your own emotions around the events.

However, if we can come together to collaborate and learn from each other's mistakes and successes, perhaps we can craft an easier path forward. As Paulo Freire said, "We make the road by walking."

This workshop provides an opportunity for equity leaders to share strategies for organizational change, problem solve some of the challenges they face, and to network. Facilitators Caprice Hollins & Ilsa Govan will share a model of multicultural organizational development and strategies for change we've identified over the past eleven years in our work with hundreds of organizations.

We'd love for you to be part of this community. Our goal is for participants to come away with new tools for this important work as well as supportive partnerships they can lean on for many years to come. Won't you join us?
Participants will...
Be able to identify stages of multicultural organization development and strategies for moving equity initiatives forward

Collaborate with other equity leaders by sharing resources and best thinking around challenges

Develop a network of equity leaders for on-going support

Pricing:

Low Income or Student (a limited number of tickets are reserved for cash-poor, working-class and student participants): $75

Individual (these tickets are for individuals paying for their own attendance): $200

Small Nonprofit and Public Sector: $300

Medium Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Small For-Profit Companies: $400

Large Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Medium For-Profit Companies: $500

Large For-Profit Companies: $600

This workshop has been approved for the following Clock Hours & CEUs:
6 CEUs by the Washington State Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. Our Provider number is #1975-369

6 Clock Hours available for Washington State Certificated Teachers.

Facilitators: Caprice D. Hollins, Psy.D. & Ilsa Govan, M.A.

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Now, more than ever, strong equity leaders are needed to guide organizations towards a truly anti-racist culture. Unfortunately, many of these positions are newly created, and those hired are coming in without any clear direction. Equity leaders often feel isolated and can quickly become frustrated or feel overwhelmed.

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Join us for the 25th Anniversary Celebration! Links and Alliances Conference For and About Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, Transsexual, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Ally, Asexual, Pansexual, 2-Spirit+ Youth

We are excited to be able to host our 25th anniversary conference in person again. Please come and join for a day of celebration, learning, and feeling heard & seen!

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Equity in Education Coalition of Washington

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EEC, in collaboration with the Racial Equity Team, has launched a community-centered learning series on important issues in race and education.

Lunch and Learns are a monthly event hosted in our beautiful building in White Center (SKC) on community-identified issues - such as diversifying the teacher workforce, implementing restorative justice, and understanding the intersection of mental health and racism. The outcomes and goals of Lunch and Learns are to increase the understanding of, and power in the educational system for parents, families, and communities of color; also to develop equity-based solutions to community-identified issues, and to strengthened movement to end racism in the public educational system.

The majority of communities engaging with Lunch and Learns are communities of color - Black, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, Indigenous/Native, Middle Eastern, Immigrant, and Refugee. Our audience consists of parents, educators and low-level school administrators, community activists and community-based organization staff, principals and superintendents, and school board members, state representatives, judges, and other elected officials. About 20% of folks who participate in Lunch and Learns are White and identify as allies involved in the educational system (teachers, policymakers, etc.) who want to use their privilege to undo institutionalized racism.

Lunch and Learns are important and timely because Washington has one of the largest and most persistent opportunity/achievement gaps in the US, and communities of color are fed up with White-led solutions. Communities of color, from weathering institutionally racist educational systems, clearly understand the problems and solutions, but need the space, resources, and trust to enact their vision - EEC's Lunch and Learns fill those needs.

Lunch and Learns are also deeply connected to the larger educational landscape. EEC has brought in a variety of community leaders of color to collaborate with our participants around the opportunity gap. Through Lunch and Learns, EEC has built relationships with: Formerly Incarcerated Group Healing Together (FIGHT WA), Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP), Seattle Community Police Commission, Freedom Education Project Puget Sound (FEPPS), Diversity Center at UW Bothell, ACLU, Equity and Inclusion Office of State Board of Technical and Community Colleges, Asian Counseling and Referral Services (ACRS), White Center Community Development Association (WCCDA), Seattle Indian Health Board, Seattle Alliance of Black School Educators (SABSE), and UW Native American Advisory Board, to name a few.

Not only is each Lunch and Learn addressing a racial equity issue, but each event is clearly facilitated and organized by women of color, visibly led by a Director and Board of color, features majority POC panelists, and intentionally includes voices from communities most impacted.

All Lunch and Learns will offer 2 Clock Hours per session

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Lunch and Learns - Equity in Education Coalition of Washington

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EEC, in collaboration with the Racial Equity Team, has launched a community-centered learning series on important issues in race and education. Lunch and Learns are a monthly event hosted in our beautiful building in White Center (SKC) on community-identified issues - such as diversifying the teacher workforce, implementing restorative justice, and understanding the intersection of mental health and racism.

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A talk with Ibram X Kendi with discussion questions.

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Structural Racism 2018 | racism-on-the-table

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NOTE: We welcome you to take the Challenge on your own, but we also offer a guided version of the 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge that is done with a cohort on a monthly basis. You can sign up here.

Welcome to the Michigan League for Public Policy's 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge! We would like to thank Food Solutions New England, whose Challenge we have used as a model and adapted to highlight racial inequity and our related policy priorities here in Michigan.

Several years ago, the League made a decision to apply a racial equity lens to the anti-poverty work at the heart of our mission. The disparities in health, wealth and well-being that we seek to eradicate are largely a result of racism enshrined in public policy over the course of U.S. history. Today, we cannot hope to achieve our mission of economic security for all Michiganders without understanding the origins of the concept of race, how it influences us as individuals and as an organization, and how it functions to preserve inequity in our laws, institutions and systems.

We would like to thank the following partners for their knowledge, perspectives and guidance in putting the Challenge together:

Fay Givens, Choctaw/Cherokee, Executive Director of American Indian Services, Inc .

Dr. Kay McGowan , Choctaw/Cherokee, Cultural Anthropologist, Adjunct Professor at Eastern Michigan University

Dana Ashlock, Program Director, Jackson Community Foundation

Dr. Andre Fields , Associate Professor/Counselor, Grand Rapids Community College

And special thanks to Julie Cassidy, Senior Policy Analyst at the Michigan League for Public Policy, for leading this project.

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Dear Friends and Colleagues:

On behalf of the Board and Staff of the Equity in Education Coalition, I want to welcome you to the 2020 Decolonizing Education Conference!

Last year, we launched the conference with the intention of centering the voices and experiences of communities of color, discussing the issues we face created by colonial white supremacy, and move towards solutions. It became very clear very quickly that having a space that centers our experiences was healing and we needed to create more space for networking, understanding, and healing.

Over the course of the next three days, we will be diving into a deeper understanding of what it means to Decolonize education, de-center white culture, and build an educational system that is based on relationship building - and not only standardized testing.

We hope that we can come together to build a more vibrant educational system that views our children as brilliant scholars and the assets of our communities, evolve our public schools to value relationship building and create a more equitable world.

In Solidarity,

Sharonne Navas

Co-Founder and Executive Director

Harium Martin-Morris

EEC Board President

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Read More Learn More Dear Friends and Colleagues: On behalf of the Board and Staff of the Equity in Education Coalition, I want to welcome you to the 2020 Decolonizing Education Conference! Last year, we launched the conference with the intention of centering the voices and experiences of communities of color, discussing the issues we face created by colonial white supremacy, and move towards solutions.

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Uplifting Women and Girls of Color Through Antiracist Pedagogy, Practice, and Policies.

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Uplifting Women and Girls of Color Through Antiracist Pedagogy, Practice, and Policies.

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June 22-23 - online
2020 Summer Institute on Education, Equity & Justice (SIEEJ) Virtual Conference
Free - The annual American University (AU) School of Education Summer Institute on Education Equity and Justice (SIEEJ) was developed to provide professional development opportunities for community members, particularly educators, who want to learn promising practices that lead to equitable educational outcomes for underserved students, families, and communities. This year, #SIEEJthemoment as we move sessions virtually.

This year's theme is Uplifting Women and Girls of Color Through Antiracist Pedagogy, Practice, and Policies.

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Learn more about SIEEJ's speakers below:

Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, Dean, American University School of Education

Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy joined AU in 2016 as Professor and Dean of the School of Education. Previous to this role, Dr. Holcomb-McCoy served as the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Vice Dean of Academic Affairs and Chair in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University. She has held appointments as Associate Professor of Counselor Education at the University of Maryland, College Park and Assistant Professor and Director of the School Counseling Program at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. Learn more about Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy.

Camille Nelson, Dean, American University Washington College of Law

Professor Camille Nelson has long been an outstanding member of the legal community. Prior to her appointment as Dean of American University Washington College of Law, she was the first woman and person of color to serve as Dean of Suffolk University School of Law in Boston. She was also a Professor of Law at Hofstra Law School, a Dean's Scholar in Residence and Visiting Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, and a Professor of Law at Saint Louis University School of Law. Dean Nelson holds a B.A. with high distinction from University of Toronto, a magna cum laude law degree from Un iversity of Ottawa Faculty of Law, and an LL.M. from Columbia University. Learn more about Dr. Nelson.

Dr. Jason Ottley, SIEEJ Director

Dr. Jason Ottley joined the Summer Institute on Education, Equity and Justice (SIEEJ) in 2019. Ottley has extensive research in developing programs and culturally relevant pedagogy. Recently, Ottley designed two new courses at American University: Black Masculinities: From Barack Obama to J-Cole and Teaching Race: Pedagogical and Antiracist Practices. Prior to arriving at American University, Ottley designed retention initiatives for African American students at several different Universities. Dr. Ottley holds a Ph.D. from West Virginia University. Learn more about Dr. Jason Ottley.

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Director, Antiracist Research and Policy Center, American University

Ibram X. Kendi is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and the Director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. He is an Ideas Columnist at The Atlantic, and a correspondent with CBS News. He is the author of four books including Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which won National Book Award for Nonfiction, and the New York Times bestsellers, How to Be an Antiracist and STAMPED: Racism, Antiracism, and You, co-authored with Jason Reynolds. His next book, Antiracist Baby, will be published in June. Learn more about Dr. Ibram X. Kendi.

Dr. Norma L. Day-Vines, Professor, Johns Hopkins University's School of Education

Dr. Norma L. Day-Vines is Professor of Counseling and Associate Dean for Faculty Development at Johns Hopkins University's School of Education. She served on the faculty at The College of William and Mary and later at Virginia Tech. She has published widely on counseling strategies for working more effectively with culturally and linguistically diverse children and adolescents, with a special emphasis on African American youngsters. She developed the Continuum of Broaching Behavior, a conceptual framework for examining how counselors explore the contextual dimensions of race, ethnicity, and culture. More recently, she operationalized the Continuum of Broaching Behaviors using the Broaching Attitudes and Behavior Survey (BABS).

Dr. Anneliese Singh, Associate Provost for Diversity and Faculty Development, Tulane University

Anneliese Singh (she/they) currently serves as Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Mary Frances Early College of Education. In July, Anneliese will serve as the inaugural Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Provost of Faculty Development of Tulane University.

Anneliese has authored several pieces including The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing and The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression.

Dr. Joshua Schuschke, Postdoctoral Fellow in Antiracist Education, American University School of Education

Dr. Joshua Schuschke will join SOE as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Antiracist Education on June 1, 2020. His one-year fellowship is funded through a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant with the Antiracist Research and Policy Center (ARPC). Josh is a scholar of Black identity development within various media contexts. He earned his PhD at the University of Southern California, in the Rossier School of Education's Urban Education Policy program. Josh's concentration is in Educational Psychology with a special focus on intersectional educational experiences. Before his doctoral studies, Josh earned his BS and MA in Pan-African Studies at his hometown school, the University of Louisville.

Dr. Bev-Freda Jackson, Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, American University

Dr. Bev-Freda is an Adjunct Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Justice, Law & Criminology at American University. Her areas of expertise include an examination of racial disparities, racial isolation and segregation in the public education system and outcomes for children of color, disproportionality and disparate treatment of children of color across systems. Bev-Freda holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science and English with a minor in African American studies from Gettysburg College, a Masters in Political Science from American University and a Doctorate in Political Science from Howard University.

Christine Platt, Literacy Advocate & Activist

Christine Platt is a literacy advocate and passionate activist for social justice and policy reform. A believer in the power of storytelling as a tool for social change, Christine's literature centers on teaching race, equity, diversity and inclusion to people of all ages. Christine is the former Managing Director for American University's Anti-Racist Research and Policy Center. She holds a B.A. in Africana Studies from the University of South Florida, M.A. in African and African American Studies from The Ohio State University, and J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.

Cheryline Hewitt, Educator & Assistant Principal

Cheryl Hewitt has been a Teacher or an Assistant Principal nearly 30 years. She is the Coordinator of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) - focusing on social justice, responsive teaching, marginalized communities, trauma informed approaches and SEL. She serves as lead school liaison with the Central Office organizing Restorative Practices Training. Cheryl holds a B.A. in Political Science from Bucknell University, a M.A. in Elementary Teaching from Rutgers University and a M.A. in Administration/Supervision from St. Peters University.

Dr. Deborah Tillman, Educator & CEO, Happy Home Child Learning Centers, Inc.

Dr. Deborah Tillman is a Child Development and Parent Educator, Speaker, Author, Founder & CEO of Happy Home Child Learning Centers, Inc. and "America's Supernanny" on Lifetime Television. Labeled "A Force for Good" by The Washington Post, Deborah has a deep passion for children. After studying Jurisprudence at Oxford University, Deborah graduated with a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Special Education from George Washington University and has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Pedagogy from the Richmond Virginia Seminary. Tillman is the author of Stepping out On Faith - How to Open a Quality Childcare Center (2005) and Parenting on Purpose (2014): A Menu for Raising Children in Today's Society. She is a highly sought-after speaker and her commitment, persistence, tenacity and love for children and their families keep her living in her calling.

Dr. Brian McGowan, Associate Professor & Associate Director of Pedagogy and Higher Education Research in the Center for Teaching, Research, and Learning, American University

Dr. McGowan is an Associate Professor of Education and Associate Director of Pedagogy and Higher Education Research in the Center for Teaching, Research, and Learning at American University. Dr. McGowan's research focuses on Black male college student and faculty experiences in postsecondary educational contexts. Dr. McGowan earned his Ph.D. in higher education administration from Indiana University, M.A. in higher education and student affairs from The Ohio State University, and B.M. in music education from Old Dominion University. Learn more about Dr. Brian McGowan.

Simone Pollard, Founder, The Stretch Room

Ms. Pollard is a classically trained dancer who has studied many forms of dance from ballet to West African dance. She started dancing at age 3, when ballet slippers were placed on her feet, and then went on to wear tap, jazz, and pointe shoes, and sometimes no shoes! Simone created The Stretch Room to bring the stretching practice she developed during her dancing tenure to others. Right brained and left brained, Simone is keenly focused on wellness and self-care and combines those perspectives to enrich her life, and the lives of others. Simone earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science and an MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business where she served as the Director of Choreography for a major, annual school production.

Dr. Samantha Cohen, Executive Director of EdD Program and Senior Professorial Lecturer, American University

Dr. Samantha Cohen leads American University doctoral studies and she is responsible for launching the inaugural, practitioner based program in education leadership and policy. Samantha worked as an instructional coach, district administrator, charter staff member, foundation leader, and served in adjunct roles in higher education at Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University School of Education. Samantha earned her BA in Political Science from UPenn and doctorate in Educational Leadership from Harvard University. Learn more about Dr. Samantha Cohen.

Dr. Jenice View, Associate Professor, George Mason University

Dr. Jenice L. View is Associate Professor of Transformative Teaching at George Mason University. Her research focuses on critical pedagogy in teacher professional development, the impact of history teaching on youth voice and civic engagement, and the uses of arts integration.

She has published widely in peer-reviewed and popular outlets. She is the lead author of the new book Antiracist professional development for in-service teachers (2020). Other books include Teaching the New Deal, 1932 to 1941 (2020), Putting the movement back into civil rights teaching: A resource guide for classrooms and communities (2004/2020), and Why public schools? Voices from the United States and Canada (2013).

Dr. Meredith Anderson, Senior Research Associate, UNCF

Dr. Meredith Anderson is a Senior Research Associate in the K-12 Advocacy Department and Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute at UNCF, where she leads and designs empirical research related to K-12 education reform for African American students. Meredith's publications have focused on race, educational inequities, African American community voice in education, and the influence of representation on grouping and tracking outcomes for African American male students. Dr. Anderson's most recent publications for UNCF are: A Seat at the Table: African American Youth's Perceptions of K-12 Education; Lift Every Voice and Lead: African American Leaders Perspectives of K-12 Education Reform; The Lift Every Voice and Lead Toolkit: A Community Leader's Advocacy Resource for K-12 Education; Building Better Narratives in Black Education; and The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2015: African American Students. Dr. Anderson earned both her B.A. and doctorate in Political Science from Texas A&M University.

Carlton J. Miller, Esq, Founder, Miller Law Firm

Carlton J. Miller, Esq. is a graduate of Louisiana State University and A&M College and Southern University Law Center. Carlton began his legal career by establishing the Miller Law Firm, defending the rights of adults and juveniles in criminal cases, and later staffing the Transportation Committee in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Most notably, in 2017, Carlton played an influential role in the passage of historic criminal justice reform legislation deemed by the New York Times as "one of the most ambitious criminal justice reform packages in the country" -- removing Louisiana's label as "prison capital of the world." Carlton worked closely with a team of advocates and policymakers to secure the enactment of policies designed to steer low level offenders away from prison, strengthen alternatives to imprisonment, remove barriers to successfully reintegrate returning individuals, which has improved the lives of children, families, and communities across Louisiana. As a result of his success in Louisiana, Carlton and his wife relocated to Washington, D.C. where he joined FWD.us, a leading national advocacy organization focused on reforming America's broken immigration and criminal justice systems.

Dr. Connie Jones, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Education

Dr. Connie T. Jones is an Assistant Professor of Counseling and Educational Development at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). She is the Immediate-President of the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors. Dr. Jones's primary focus of scholarship includes social justice, broaching, and intercultural concerns in clinical mental health and addictions counseling. Dr. Jones earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Virginia Tech, M.S.W. in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University, and B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Virginia.

Dr. Katrina Overby, Postdoctoral Researcher, Rochester Institute of Technology School of Communication

Dr. Katrina M. Overby (she/her/hers) is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Communication at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is an activist scholar who is interested broadly in media, race, sexuality, and gender. Specifically, her research interests include: social media, race and culture, race and identity in popular culture, and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). She is a native of Indianapolis, IN and received her doctorate from The Media School at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN in August 2019. Her dissertation was titled: Doin' it for the Culture: Defining Blackness, Culture, and Identity on Black Twitter. Katrina received a M.S. in Mass Communications with a specialization in News Media Management from Oklahoma State University in 2011 and her B.A. in Mass Communications with a minor in Broadcast Journalism from an HBCU, Rust College, in Holly Springs, MS in 2009.

Dr. J.T. Snipes, Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education

Dr. J.T. Snipes is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Prior to his faculty appointment he worked for over 12 years in higher education administration. Currently, his research interest focuses on religion and spirituality in higher education, African American collegiate students, and critical race theory in education. He recently completed his award-winning dissertation entitled, "Ain't I Black too: Counterstories of Black Atheist in College." It explores the narratives of secular African American students in college. His latest edited volume Remixed and Reimagined: Innovations in Religion, Spirituality, and (Inter)Faith in Higher Education invites readers to rethink religious scholarship and practice in higher education and student affairs. Dr. Snipes earned a Ph.D. in higher education and student affairs from Indiana University, a M.Ed. in higher education and student affairs and a B.A. in Biology from Baylor University.

Dr. LaWanda Ward, Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University College of Education

Dr. LaWanda Ward is an Assistant Professor of Education and Research Associate in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Pennsylvania State University. Her commitment to social justice, equity, and inclusion in higher education is influenced by her family of educators. Her research agenda centers on critically analyzing legal issues in higher education including race-conscious admissions, free speech, and academic freedom. For over 20 years prior to joining the professoriate, Dr. Ward served as a student affairs educator in various roles. She earned a PhD in Higher Education and Student Affairs with an Interdisciplinary Minor in Socio-Legal Perspectives on Race & Gender in Higher Education from Indiana University, J.D. from Indiana University McKinney School of Law, M.S. in Educational Administration from Old Dominion University, M.A. in Political Science from Illinois State University, and a B.A. in Political Science from Murray State University.

Ashley Sawyer, Esq., Director, Policy at Girls for Gender Equity

Ashley Sawyer, Esq., is the Director of Policy at Girls for Gender Equity (GGE). Ashley is committed to divestment from prisons and investing in freedom, opportunity, and joy for youth of color. Ashley was previously an attorney at Youth Represent, representing youth who were incarcerated with reentry related legal needs. Prior to that, Ashley was a Stoneleigh Emerging Leader at the Education Law Center in Philadelphia, doing special education litigation, and she led a policy effort to reduce the suspensions of Black girls. Ashley's an alumna of the NJJN-Youth Justice Leadership Institute, and she earned a J.D. from the Howard University School of Law.

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Summer Institute on Education Equity & Justice Community Development

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Learn more about SIEEJ's speakers below: Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy joined AU in 2016 as Professor and Dean of the School of Education. Previous to this role, Dr. Holcomb-McCoy served as the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Vice Dean of Academic Affairs and Chair in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University.

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021 @ 9:00 AM - Friday, November 5, 2021 @ 5:00 PM

Tacoma Conference Center, 1500 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402

2021 Keynote Speakers include:

Jeff Duncan-Andrade

Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis

Cindy Domingo

Tiffany Jewell

Check them out on our website

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2020 Indigenous Youth Conference on October 22nd and 23rd! 

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2020 Indigenous Youth Conference on October 22nd and 23rd! 

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This two-day virtual meeting is designed by and for Indigenous youth leaders. The conference will be a safe space for youth to share their ideas and experiences.

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Equity Leaders:

A Workshop & Networking Opportunity for Those Leading Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Efforts

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Now, more than ever, strong equity leaders are needed to guide organizations towards a truly anti-racist culture. Unfortunately, many of these positions are newly created, and those hired are coming in without any clear direction. Equity leaders often feel isolated and can quickly become frustrated or feel overwhelmed. In times of mass uprisings such as what we're currently seeing in the Movement for Black Lives, everyone may expect you to have simple, quick answers and all the while you are processing your own emotions around the events.

However, if we can come together to collaborate and learn from each other's mistakes and successes, perhaps we can craft an easier path forward. As Paulo Freire said, "We make the road by walking."

This workshop provides an opportunity for equity leaders to share strategies for organizational change, problem solve some of the challenges they face, and to network. Facilitators Caprice Hollins & Ilsa Govan will share a model of multicultural organizational development and strategies for change we've identified
over the past eleven years in our work with hundreds of organizations.

We'd love for you to be part of this community. Our goal is for participants to come away with new tools for this important work as well as supportive partnerships they can lean on for many years to come.

Be able to identify stages of multicultural organization development and strategies for moving equity initiatives forward

Collaborate with other equity leaders by sharing resources and best thinking around challenges

Develop a network of equity leaders for on-going support

Caprice D. Hollins, Psy.D. & Ilsa Govan, M.A.

This workshop has been approved for the following: ​

CEUs by the Washington State Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. Our Provider number is #1975-369

Clock Hours available for Washington State Certificated Teachers.

Limited Scholarships:
To learn more about scholarship options, please contact our Workshop Registration Manager, Mercedes Robinson.

In order to accommodate as many people as possible in our workshops,
we limit group registration to 5 per organization.

If you would like to inquire about a private training for your organization,
please complete the Contact Us form and we will be in touch as soon as possible.

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Whether it is called diversity, equity and inclusion, multiculturalism, or anti-racism, the role of leading equity initiatives in the workplace can be challenging. Many organizations have created these positions in the past ten years, and those hired are coming in without any clear direction. Equity leaders often feel

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Every Tuesday 12:00 - 1:00 hear from children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, notable speakers on timely issues and historical experts.   The programs aim to present perspectives and voices that challenge and inspire people to confront bigotry, racism, and indifference and to consider how their actions make a difference.

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12:00-1:00pm (Pacific Time) | A Lawyers CLE Program & Open to all | 1 Washington State Bar CLE Ethics Credit available.
Speaker: Lawrence Douglas, James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought, Amherst College. Join the Holocaust Center for Humanity, and legal professionals from around Washington state, for a special virtual Lawyers CLE program with Professor Lawrence Douglas on Law as an instrument of Mass Crimes and the Legal System Under the Third Reich. Hitler's Germany disturbingly demonstrated how a legal system can become an instrument of state sponsored mass atrocities.

This talk will examine questions such as: How did the Nazi state succeed in perverting the German legal system? What role did prominent lawyers and judges play in resisting or assisting the perversion? Are there limits to which law can be perverted before it ceases to function as law? What lessons can we apply from the German case to challenges facing lawyers today? Zoom link available upon registration.

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*Please note this special program is taking place on a Wednesday.
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Join us for our weekly Lunch-and-Learn series to hear children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, notable speakers on timely issues, and historical experts.
These programs aim to present perspectives and voices that challenge and inspire people to confront bigotry, racism, and indifference, and to consider how their actions make a difference.

12:00 - 1:00pm (Pacific Time) Every Tuesday - Lunch-and-Learns will be offered at the same time every Tuesday.

Tuesday, September 8 | A Childhood in Nazi Germany: Barbara Sachs D'Asaro

Andrea and Joanna D'Asaro and their mother Barbara Sachs D'Asaro tell the story of Barbara's childhood in Nazi Germany, and her escape as a young girl. Barbara was born Bärbel Sachs near Rostock, Germany on August 18, 1927. She was adopted by a Jewish couple, Erich and Johanna Sachs, who lived in Berlin. Barbara's parents bribed officials to destroy documents about her adoption, which noted that a non-Jewish child had been adopted into a Jewish family. Join us for this incredible and unique story of determination, luck, and love. Barbara, Joanna, and Andrea are part of the Holocaust Center's Speakers Bureau. Zoom link available upon registration.
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Tuesday, September 15 | How the Holocaust Shaped Senator Scoop Jackson's Human Rights Work

Speakers Anna Marie Laurence and Craig Gannett. As a U.S. Senator from Washington State, Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson was a strong advocate for human rights and religious freedom. In the 1970s, he pressured the Soviet Union to allow the emigration of Jews, many of whom were being persecuted. His commitment to human rights can be traced back to 1945, when he entered Buchenwald just three days after the death camp was liberated. Scoop's daughter, Anna Marie Laurence, will share photos of items he received at the camp, and the President of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Craig Gannett, will explain how the unspeakable horrors he saw there led him to champion the 1974 Jackson-Vanik Amendment, which in turn led to the Magnitsky Act of 2012 and the Global Magnitsky act of 2016, allowing the U.S. government to sanction foreign government officials implicated in human rights abuses anywhere in the world. Zoom link available upon registration.
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Tuesday, September 22 | Segregated King County: Race, Neighborhoods, and Inequality

James Gregory, professor of History at the University of Washington and director of the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project, and Shaun Scott, filmmaker and journalist, will explore the history of segregation in Seattle and King County and its ongoing legacy that continues to shape our region.

Racial restrictive covenants made it impossible for African Americans, Asians, and Jews to buy or rent in many neighborhoods. This history haunts our region today resulting in unequal access to housing, wealth, jobs, justice, health, life and death. Zoom link available upon registration.
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Tuesday, September 29 | Details Coming Soon!

America and the Holocaust: 3-Part Series
Co-Sponsored by the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program and the Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies at Pacific Lutheran University Register for one or all three programs. Registration coming soon! Thank you to our generous supporter: The Powell Family Foundation

Tuesday, October 6 | Hell Before Their Very Eyes: American Soldiers Liberate Concentration Camps in Germany

With Dr. John McManus, Military Historian, who sheds new light on a relatively overlooked aspect of the Holocaust, namely the experiences of American soldiers who liberated or witnessed concentration camps. Drawing on the rich blend of archival sources and first hand accounts, including unit journals, interviews, oral histories, memoirs, diaries, letters, and published recollections that provided the foundation for his book "Hell Before Their Very Eyes," he will discuss the realities of the liberation of Ohrdruf, Buchenwald and Dachau.

Tuesday, October 13 | Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America's Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe

With Dr. Rebecca Erbelding, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and author of Rescue Board. America has long been criticized for refusing to give harbor to the Jews during World War II as Hitler and the Nazis closed in. Yet few know the extraordinary unknown story of the War Refugee Board, a US government effort late in the war to save the remaining European Jews. In January 1944, facing mounting public pressure and pressure within his administration to do more to aid European Jews, President Franklin Roosevelt agreed to create a new government agency, the War Refugee Board, empowering it to rescue the victims of Nazi persecution. Over the next twenty months, John Pehle, the young Treasury Department lawyer tasked with heading this operation, pulled together D.C. pencil pushers, international relief workers, smugglers, diplomats, millionaires, and rabble-rousers to run operations across four continents and a dozen countries. They tricked Nazis, forged identity papers, maneuvered food and medicine into concentration camps, recruited spies, leaked news stories, laundered money, negotiated ransoms, and funneled millions of dollars into Europe. This is the story of how the United States War Refugee Board saved tens of thousands of lives.

Tuesday, October 20 | Atrocity Pictures: Antisemitism, the Holocaust, and the Hollywood Studio System Before 1948

With Dr. Steven Carr, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, and author of Atrocity Pictures. Much of the discussion about Hollywood and anti-Semitism has assumed anti-Semitism came out of Hollywood. Less attention has considered anti-Semitism directed toward Hollywood. With both increasing political instability and the resurgence of organized hate groups in the U.S., anti-Semitic allegations of Jewish control over the media today remain poised to regain mainstream traction. This informal Q&A will discuss how anti-Semitic allegations of Jewish control over Hollywood helped shape popular depictions of Nazism and the Holocaust in mainstream Hollywood film. With the memory of World War I still fresh in the minds of many Americans, along with a growing isolationist alliance against President Roosevelt, the Hollywood studio system throughout the 1930s and 40s found itself caught between intensifying public opinion accusing the industry of either not doing enough to combat Nazism, or accusing it of pushing the country into war to serve Jewish interests.

Tuesday, October 27 | What It Means To Be "News-Literate"

With John Silva, News Literacy Project. John Silva will provide an overview of essential news literacy skills to stay reliably informed. He will discuss the difficulty in, and importance of recognizing news vs. opinion, how to identify misinformation and evaluate evidence, and how to discern various types and forms of bias. John Silva is the Sr. Director of Education, Training, for the News Literacy Project.

Tuesday, November 3 | Hana Kern: The Legacy of Theresienstadt

Daughter of Tom Lenda, a child survivor of Theresienstadt, Hana Kern shares her father's experiences. Tom Lenda was one of the very few Jewish children to survive the camp Theresienstadt in Czechoslovakia.

Tuesday, November 10 | Details Coming Soon!

Tuesday, November 17 | Technology, the Holocaust, and Human Rights

With Professor Clyde Ford, author of Think Black. THINK BLACK (HarperCollins, Sept. 2019), began as a memoir about Clyde Ford's father, John Stanley Ford, the first Black software engineer in America. But it soon became something much more, after his editor asked him to investigate his father's relationship with Thomas J. Watson, the founder of IBM.

The elder Ford had just returned from World War II. He was in school on the G.I. Bill, studying to be an accountant, when Watson hired him into a career at IBM. Was this altruism and a desire for social good on Watson's part, or was it something more?

Clyde Ford went in search of an answer. Ford was shocked, and deeply disturbed, to uncover IBM's central role in eugenics, the Holocaust, apartheid, and racial profiling through facial recognition. What began as a story about his father, soon enlarged into a cautionary tale about the dark side of high technology and recommendation about what must change.

Clyde W. Ford is an award-winning author of 12 works of fiction and non-fiction. He's also a psychotherapist, mythologist, and sought-after public speaker. Clyde's the recipient of the 2006 Zora Neale Hurston-Richard Wright Award in African American Literature. He's been a featured guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, National Public Radio, and numerous television and radio programs. Clyde lives in Bellingham, Washington.
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Holocaust Center for Humanity - Virtual Lunch-and-Learn Series

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12:00-1:00pm (Pacific Time) | A Lawyers CLE Program & Open to all | 1 Washington State Bar CLE Ethics Credit available. Speaker: Lawrence Douglas, James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought, Amherst College.

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24th Annual Conference for & about LGBT*QQIAAP2S+ Youth

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24th Annual Conference for & about LGBT*QQIAAP2S+ Youth

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Join us for our first ever Virtual Links & Alliances Conference!

To help do our part to socially distance, we'll join together via Zoom. This year's event is free for all attendees!

Joshua Magallanes, MA., LMHC., NCC, will speak to us about finding strength within this unknown time during his keynote talk titled "Resiliency, Worth, and the Pursuit of a Dream."

We'll also be joined by a panel of youth and young adults who will share their diverse stories, speaking to the intersections of their identities.

Join us and Emcee Aleksa Manila for a fun afternoon!

Parents, educators, and community members welcome!

2.5 Clock Hours available for Educational Professionals

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Eventbrite - GLOBE Youth/Links and Alliances presents Links and Alliances 24th Annual Conference For & About LGBT*QQIAAPS+ Youth - Saturday, November 14, 2020 - Find event and ticket information.

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In Celebration of
National Friends of the Library Week

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Online event

Humanities Washington Presents:
“Who Was Chief Seattle?”
David M. Buerge, a biographer and a historian to the Duwamish Tribe, explores this complex figure to uncover how one man’s story still shapes the identity of the city.

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In Celebration of National Friends of the Library Week

Humanities Washington Presents: "Who Was Chief Seattle?"

Chief Seattle was a warrior, an orator, a benefactor, and a visionary who helped found the city that bears his name, Seattle, the largest city in the world named after a Native American. He wrote nothing down during his life, yet his words-both real and imagined-are known throughout the world. The result is a man made up of both historical and fictional aspects, from which conflicting messages can be gleaned.

David M. Buerge, a biographer and a historian to the Duwamish Tribe, explores this complex figure to uncover how one man's story still shapes the identity of the city.

A link to join the event via Zoom will be sent to registered participants the day of the event. If you don't see the email by an hour before the event, check your spam folder. You can access Zoom in your computer's browser, or download the app for free on an Apple or Android device. You do not need to have your own Zoom account in order to participate.
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In Celebration of National Friends of the Library Week Humanities Washington Presents: "Who Was Chief Seattle?" Chief Seattle was a warrior, an orator, a benefactor, and a visionary who helped found the city that bears his name, Seattle, the largest city in the world named after a Native American.

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Join us on Wednesday, May 26 for the 20th Annual Saying It Out Loud Conference!
SIOL is a conference committed to increasing competency in serving LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and communities.

FEATURED SPEAKER
Justice G. Helen Whitener
Associate Justice, Washington State Supreme Court

LOCATION
Virtual

REGISTRATION
General Registration is FREE!

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Registration
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Attendance

All are welcome. Attendees in the past have included professionals from many areas such as behavioral health (mental health and substance use) across all ages and populations, non-profit agencies who serve LGBTQ+ individuals and families, child welfare, education, criminal justice, etc.

Virtual Conference Fee (May 26, 2021)

UNR Hours

9 am - 5 pm; Monday - Friday
Phone: 775-784-1451
Email: contactus@sayingitoutloud.org
Please email with the Subject line, "SIOL Registration" for more information or questions.

University of Nevada, Reno/Board of Regents/NSHE w9 Form
Click Here to Download the UNR W9 Form
Cancellation and Refund Policy (Friday, May 7, 2021)

If you are unable to attend the conference, please send a written cancellation notice to UNR no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 7, 2021 to contactus@sayingitoutloud.org.

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Saying It Out loud (SIOL) › Registration

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Please join us for a special keynote with Dr. Laura P. Minero:

“Decolonizing Ourselves and our Leadership: Utilizing a Liberation Approach and Intersectionality Framework to Challenge White Supremacy”

Tuesday, April 27th from 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm (PDT)
$65 registration fee

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Courageous Conversation Academy April 2021

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Online registration for Courageous Conversation Academy April 2021.

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Dismantling White Supremacy culture in schools 

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Yes. You came to the right place. This is NOT your average teacher conference. The Dismantle WSC 2021 Virtual Conference will explore what is possible when we decenter whiteness. We are going deeper than diversity to push the boundaries and explore what it means to be antiracist educators. It will involve reflection, discussion, text analysis, and simulations. Participants will enjoy keynotes from education heavyweights and 8 workshops from practitioners and acclaimed authors.

Mon, June 14 2021, 9:00 AM - Fri, June 18 2021, 4:00 PM [PDT]
There is a fee for this

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Mon, June 14 2021, 9:00 AM - Fri, June 18 2021, 4:00 PM [PDT]

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Mon, June 14 2021, 9:00 AM - Fri, June 18 2021, 4:00 PM [PDT]

Yes. You came to the right place. This is NOT your average teacher conference. The DismantleWSC 2021 Virtual Conference will explore what is possible when we decenter whiteness. We are going deeper than diversity to push the boundaries and explore what it means to be antiracist educators. It will involve reflection, discussion, text analysis and simulations. Participants will enjoy keynotes from education heavy weights and 8 workshops from practitioners and acclaimed authors.

Following up on the 2020 movement, we are bringing back the two-day DismantleWSC workshop on June 14th & 15th, but this time we are adding more to make it a week-long virtual conference. The struggle continues. Over the past year, Joe Truss trained over 3,000 educators in the two-day "Dismantling White Supremacy Culture in Schools" (DWSC) series. Now it's time to come back and take it to the next level. "Putting Antiracism into Policy and Practice," is the follow-up series, running from Wednesday-Friday. The early bird registration is officially closed. We have 400 registrations with folks coming from California, Maryland, Arizona, Washington, Tennessee, Portland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Arizona, Oklahoma, New York, Texas, Vermont, Missouri, Wisconsin, as well as Ottawa, Ontario, and Vancouver Canada.

* If you haven't yet experienced the foundational two-day DWSC series, you have an opportunity to participate on June 14-15 so that you are prepared for the "Putting Anticracism into Policy and Practice" sessions taking place on June 16-18.

Facilitator: Joe Truss

Keynote Presentations: Dr. Bettina Love & Dr. Gholdy Muhammad
Q&A Session: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
8 Workshops:

Learning Journey (please note all times are in Pacific Standard Time)

Monday

9am-2pm Foundational Dismantling White Supremacy Culture in Schools Workshop

2:30-3:30pm Symposium

Tuesday

9am-10:30am Kenyote with Dr. Bettina Love

10:45am-3:30pm Foundational Dismantling White Supremacy Culture in Schools Workshop

Wednesday

9am-3:30pm Putting Antiracism in Policy and Practice Workshop

11am-12pm Q&A with Dr. Ibram X Kendi

Thursday

9am-11:45am 8 Workshops (morning session)

12:45pm-3:30pm 8 Workshops (afternoon session)

Friday

9am-10:30am Kenyote with Dr. Gholdy Muhammad

10:45am-2:15pm 8 Workshops (afternoon session)

2:30-3:30 Q&A with Presenters

I bet you are tired of talking all around the issue of racism but not going past inclusion and cultural competence. We need tools to dismantle White Supremacy Culture in our classrooms, schools, and districts. In this online conference, participants will build their racial literacy skills and prepare to develop antiracist practices.

We will use virtual discussions (in racial affinity groups, and across difference) as well as strategic planning to build antiracist schools. We will share our reflections, lessons learned, and possible pitfalls when leading this work in schools.

Conference Outcomes

Build community with other folks taking up this deep work

Become more familiar with frameworks to explore/address White Supremacy Culture

Discover how White Supremacy Culture impacts learning

Learn best practices for promoting antiracism in practice, policy, and structures

Plan short and long term goals to transform outcomes for students

Target Audience

You!

Teachers, Educators, and Leaders

Highly effective for groups and teams from an organization

People who are tired of superficial conversations about race

Folks who are looking be a part of an educational movement

It is a time of crisis. The old way hasn't been working. We cannot go back to "normal." We need to dismantle and rebuild.

Testimonials

About Organizer

In 2018, Joe Truss started CulturallyResponsiveLeadership.com, where he writes about school leadership and racial equity. He also started his own Racial Equity Coaching company - Truss Leadership. Through Truss Leadership, he and his colleagues offer workshops on antiracism and provide team coaching. Joe has presented keynotes to nearly 10,000 people, and last summer Truss Leadership trained over 3,000 educators. Joe Truss brings 16 years of experience in education, 8 years as a school leader, and decades navigating the white power structure of the United States.

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Dismantling White Supremacy Culture in Schools Conference 2021

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Mon, June 14 2021, 9:00 AM - Fri, June 18 2021, 4:00 PM [PDT] Register Now Mon, June 14 2021, 9:00 AM - Fri, June 18 2021, 4:00 PM [PDT] Yes. You came to the right place. This is NOT your average teacher conference.

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Decolonizing Disability Studies

Lunch and Learn

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Equity in Education Coalition of Washington

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Engaging Muslim Students in Public Schools

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Engaging Muslim Students in Public Schools

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This training has set the standard for what culturally-relevant engagement of Muslim students and families means in public education.

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About this event

1 day 4 hours

Mobile eTicket

Due to high demand the popular one of a kind training, Engaging Muslim Students in Public Schools is now available as a live online conference. Previously conducted at Universities Hamline, Washington, and Ohio State. Taken by over 1,000 educators countrywide across 12 states, this program has set the standard for what culturally-relevant engagement of Muslim students and families means.

Click "tickets" to register. The training is online via Zoom and takes place over two days...
FRIDAY MARCH. 18th - 9:30am-1:30pm || SATURDAY MARCH 19th - 9:30am-1:30pm - CENTRAL TIME ZONE! If you are unable to attend on one of the days the video of the training will be made available to you afterwards.
There are limited spots available, registration will close when filled
Please make sure a unique email address is provided for each registrant.
Read reviews of Engaging Muslim Students in Public Schools:

What "This training was absolutely phenomenal! I feel like a veil has been lifted when it comes to my understanding of Muslim students. Everything makes sense now! I wish I would have attended this training in college before I ever began teaching. This should be a requirement for every single teacher who has Muslim students in their classroom!" - Jeffery W., Burnsville High School ESL Teacher. "As a cultural liaison that advocates for families I felt such joy taking this online training with the staff at my school. Finally! A training that clearly communicates and presents everything Muslim parents have wanted their children's educators to know. I saw this open so many people's eyes and give them so many positive actions to take. I am grateful for this training and advise all public school educators to take it." - Burhan Farah, Parent Volunteer Coordinator, Seattle Public Schools, Denny Middle School "WOW! As a 25 year teaching veteran, I am amazed that no one has ever taught me these things before! The nuances of teaching Muslim students in a public school setting - so may things make more sense ! The workshop was intense - so much packed into one day - but well worth it! Every district with even the tiniest Muslim population should offer this to their teachers!" - Shannon M. - Science Teacher, New Albany-Plain Local School District "I found this training to be a piece that I needed in looking at a missing link in the work that I have been doing with our school environment. This brought connection, a-ha, and validation to building a stronger relational approach with our students and families.I wish I would have had this training five years ago when our school community went through an influx of refugee students and trying to support and understand the needs and experiences bringing brought to the whole school experience." - Bridget H., Principal, Robbinsdale Public Schools "Engaging Muslim Students in Public Schools is an engrossing training that can benefit teachers from all backgrounds and experience levels. The amount of insight and detail that is offered throughout it is impressive both in breadth and depth. As our schools change, and our students' needs change with them, every teacher should consider how to engage and serve them well. This training helps you do exactly that." - Benjamin M., Teacher, -Metro Schools College Prep educators say about it...

About this training:

This course will increase teachers' background knowledge and cultural competency of Muslim students. Further, it will provide teachers with narratives and perspectives that are currently absent in the educational curricula and practice of teachers; but can be utilized to engage Muslim students in academics, honor their heritage and identity, and push them as students towards academic achievement and performance of exemplary indicators of Standards of Effective Instructional Practice. This will include providing concrete curricula material that has been specifically designed and researched to connect with and draw upon the background knowledge of Muslim students in Minnesota.

Goals of this training are:

- To make teachers better equipped to nurture positive relationships with Muslim students and honor their cultural identity in the classroom.

- For teachers to acquire pedagogical tools, literary resources, and narratives both historical and cultural that can be utilized in the classroom to increase academic engagement of Muslim students with culturally relevant pedagogy.

- For teachers to explore the intersections of race, identity, and religion as it pertains to personal identity of Muslim students and consider the latent implications of that intersection in 21st century classrooms.

- For teachers to be prompted and prepared to design a specific lessons or unit plans with goal of practicing culturally relevant pedagogy with Muslim students and bringing absent narratives into the classroom and curriculum.

Learn more about the training here.

About the Instructor:

Michael Abraham is an ESL and Language Arts teacher, instructional coach, and curricula developer. He has a BA in Political Science with a concentration on the history of the Muslim world and holds a masters degree in teaching English as a Second Language. He has been an active member of the Muslim community in Minnesota for over 14 years and has studied Islam in America and the Muslim world in both secular and religious settings. His focus is helping educators to better understand and cross cultural bridges to meet goals aligned with providing equity in education and culturally-relevant pedagogy. Michael has done consulting with several districts and charter schools across the country, been a guest speaker at Hamline University's federally funded English Learners in the Mainstream (ELM) Project, and presented at the Minnesota English Learner Education Conference. Engaging Muslim Students in Public Schools has been taken by over 1,000 educators countrywide across 12 states to overwhelmingly positive reception.
www.abrahameducation.com
email: info@abrahameducation.com

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Washington Family Engagement proudly presents “The Family Engagement Seminars.”

As part of our commitment to leadership and civic development, we provide free opportunities to learn about social issues that affect the well-being of children and families and work together towards a more equitable society.

Please join us to hear from these experts:

Working Towards a Model of Anti-Racist Family Engagement

Dr. Tanisha Brandon-Felder

THURSDAY, MAY 18th, 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Director of Equitable Leadership, Pedagogy and Family Engagement for the Shoreline School District, UW Professor and K-12 Educator.

Supporting Your Elementary Student: Top Ten Actions for Black Families

Dr. Stephan Blanford

THURSDAY, MAY 25th, 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Executive Director of The Children's Alliance, former Seattle Public Schools' Board Director, Board Chair of Integrated Schools and Board member of Partnership for America’s Children

Barriers to Mental Health Care for Families of Color

Dr. Carmela Maxell-Runyon, PsyD, MA, LMHC

THURSDAY, JUNE 1st, 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Mental Health Professional, WAFE board member, PLTI Graduate and senior faculty lecturer and part-time faculty at Antioch University and Seattle Central College.

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Washington Family Engagement proudly presents "The Family Engagement Seminars."

As part of our commitment to leadership and civic development, we provide free opportunities to learn about social issues that affect the well-being of children and families and work together towards a more equitable society.

Please join us to hear from these experts:
Working Towards a Model of Anti-Racist Family Engagement Dr. Tanisha Brandon-Felder
Director of Equitable Leadership, Pedagogy and Family Engagement for the Shoreline School District, UW Professor and K-12 Educator.
Supporting Your Elementary Student: Top Ten Actions for Black Families Dr. Stephan Blanford
Executive Director of The Children's Alliance, former Seattle Public Schools' Board Director, Board Chair of Integrated Schools and Board member of Partnership for America's Children
Barriers to Mental Health Care for Families of Color Dr. Carmela Maxell-Runyon, PsyD, MA, LMHC
Mental Health Professional, WAFE board member, PLTI Graduate and senior faculty lecturer and part-time faculty at Antioch University and Seattle Central College.

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Washington Family Engagement proudly presents "The Family Engagement Seminars." As part of our commitment to leadership and civic development, we provide free opportunities to learn about social issues that affect the well-being of children and families and work together towards a more equitable society.

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Executive Summary - The GLSEN National School Climate Survey* is our flagship report on the school experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in schools, including the extent of the challenges that they face at school and the school-based resources that support LGBTQ students’ well-being. The survey has consistently indicated that specific school-based supports are related to a safer and more inclusive school climate, including: supportive educators, LGBTQ+-inclusive curriculum, inclusive and supportive policies, and supportive student clubs, such as Gay-Straight Alliances or Gender and Sexuality Alliances (GSAs).

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Students experiencing racism can’t wait for schools to move at their own pace and comfort level.

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In this workshop, participants will learn strategies for creating an equitable process that brings in more diverse candidates and ways to retain them once they are hired. We will look at effective language for creating a culturally responsive job description, strategies for advertising, ways to develop culturally competent interview questions and more.

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Becoming a multicultural organization that honors the diverse staff and clients it serves involves a process of developing the cultural competence of those who work within the institution. As we grow in our cultural competence, we gain insight and understanding of many needs and perspectives. As a result, we are able to advocate for change and take action to create a welcoming environment that draws people to our organizations. This is a foundational step in diversifying organizations.

It's no secret to those of us living in the northwest that there are multiple challenges to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. However, that doesn't mean there are not people of color available and who are qualified for the job. One common barrier faced is how to increase our applicant pool of color. In this 2-day workshop (both May 18th & 19th),participants will learn strategies for creating an equitable process that brings in more diverse candidates and ways to retain them once they are hired. We will look at effective language for creating a culturally responsive job description, strategies for advertising, ways to develop culturally competent interview questions and more.
Participants will...

Learn the foundations of a culturally competent work environment

Learn strategies for different stages of the hiring process including; job descriptions, advertising, and interviewing, and more

Better understand support systems for retaining diverse staff

Facilitators: Caprice D. Hollins, Psy.D. & Ilsa Govan, M.A.

Schedule: 8:30am - 12:00pm PDT each day
Pricing:

Low Income or Student (a limited number of tickets are reserved for cash-poor, working-class and student participants): $75

Individual (these tickets are for individuals paying for their own attendance): $300

Small Nonprofit and Public Sector: $400

Medium Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Small For-Profit Companies: $500

Large Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Medium For-Profit Companies: $600

Large For-Profit Companies: $700

Clock Hours & CEUs: This workshop has been approved for the following:

6 Clock Hours available for Washington State Certificated Teachers.

6 CEUs by the Washington State Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors. Our Provider number is #1975-369

*In order to accommodate as many people as possible in our workshops, we limit group registration to 3 people per organization.

Any questions? Contact our Administrative Specialist Kenzie Gandy (kenzie.gandy@culturesconnecting.com).

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hiring & retaining a diverse workforce tickets

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Becoming a multicultural organization that honors the diverse staff and clients it serves involves a process of developing the cultural competence of those who work within the institution. As we grow in our cultural competence, we gain insight and understanding of many needs and perspectives.

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What Happened on First Street documentary

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What Happened on First Street documentary

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On May 31, 2020 hundreds of armed residents — including local Proud Boys — occupied Snohomish’s First Street in response to a false Antifa threat, heavily armed and openly drinking alcohol. Rather than dispersing the crowd, local law enforcement and city officials stood with the vigilantes. In the weeks that followed, young residents formed the group Generation Justice through which they organized daily protests that drew crowds of up to 750 people to the small town. This 70 minute film goes on to explore the community's response, the experiences of BIPOC residents leading up to May 31, and the path forward for Snohomish and the nation

After receiving the NEA Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Award Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Award | NEA, they have now released the film online for all to watch. They also developed viewing guides for ages 13-18 and 18 and up. On the website you will find additional resources.

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Snohomish, Washington

Black residents and people of color speak up about the moment their hometown made national headlines in the wake of George Floyd's murder.

hundreds of armed residents - including local Proud Boys - occupied Snohomish's First Street in response to a false Antifa threat, heavily armed and openly drinking alcohol. Rather than dispersing the crowd, local law enforcement and city officials stood with the vigilantes. In the weeks that followed, young residents formed the group Generation Justice through which they organized daily protests that drew crowds of up to 750 people to the small town.

This 70 minute film goes on to explore the community's response, the experiences of BIPOC residents leading up to May 31, and the path forward for Snohomish and the nation.

Director's Statement

This project began in August 2020 with the intent of creating a historical account of the events that had occurred in our hometown, and solutions for how we can move forward as a community and a nation.

The filmmakers, Carolyn and Drake are recent college graduates who grew up in Snohomish, WA.

"When we first began this project, I don't think we ever expected to still be working on it over a year later. But in the time it's taken to get this documentary across the finish line, it's become clear how quickly our collective memory fades and how important it is that we accurately record history - especially when it's ugly. I was a part of this project because I truly love Snohomish, but know that there's a lot of work that needs to be done to ensure all of its residents feel safe and welcome." - Drake

For updates, follow us on Instagram and Facebook, for any other inquires or requests, please email us.

Before you watch the film...

We've created a viewing guide in collaboration with educators and DEI experts, to encourage reflection and learning with the film. Please download before watching.

For educators leading classroom discussions:
Download viewing guide (ages 13-18)
For watching with friends, family, co-workers etc:
Download viewing guide (18+)

Here is the list of resources mentioned in the documentary, with supplementary material.

Organizations

Starter Kit

Looking for more resources? We've created a starter kit that can help you begin your journey.
Download starter kit

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Snohomish, Washington Black residents and people of color speak up about the moment their hometown made national headlines in the wake of George Floyd's murder. hundreds of armed residents - including local Proud Boys - occupied Snohomish's First Street in response to a false Antifa threat, heavily armed and openly drinking alcohol.

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Educators, it’s important to recognize it may take time for yourself and your students to readjust to being in the classroom. To ease into the new school year, we encourage you to promote inclusion and safety as guiding values for your class.

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Returning to school-whether it's in-person, virtual, or a mix of both-means navigating new opportunities and challenges. This upcoming school year, GLSEN's work to create safe, affirming, and inclusive schools for LGBTQ+ youth continues to be critical as we all return to the classroom. Through our actions and resources, we hope to provide you with the knowledge and power to take action and Rise Up for LGBTQ+ youth.

Welcome back and we hope you have a wonderful start to a new school year!

Students

As many of you start to gear up for your literature class, soccer practice, musical auditions, and/or restarting your GSAs; know that when you return to school, we are here to help you with our resources and stories from your peers.

Educators

Educators, it's important to recognize it may take time for yourself and your students to readjust to being in the classroom. To ease into the new school year, we encourage you to promote inclusion and safety as guiding values for your class.

Our Vision of the Future Classroom 🏫

In preparation for the new school year, GLSEN has continued to advocate for LGBTQ+ youth through legislation and policy. Our vision of the future classroom is one that actively includes transgender and nonbinary youth, and the decriminalization of youth.

Learn more about GLSEN's advocacy work that seeks to make schools a safer and more inclusive place for LGBTQ+ youth.

Public Policy

RESOURCES AND ACTION ALERTS

Research

REPORTS AND BRIEFS

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Returning to school-whether it's in-person, virtual, or a mix of both-means navigating new opportunities and challenges. This upcoming school year, GLSEN's work to create safe, affirming, and inclusive schools for LGBTQ+ youth continues to be critical as we all return to the classroom.

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Celebrate Trans Youth
May 2nd - What is Trans Joy  4 PM
May 3rd - Sharing Trans Joy - 10 AM
May 3rd - Celebrating Trans Joy - 4 PM
Live on Youtube or Facebook at above times

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Lesson plans, activity ideas & other resources for teaching MLK Day

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Classroom Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | NEA

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Lesson Plans, Activity Ideas & Other Resources for Teaching MLK Day

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The Best of Our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Resources

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Supplement your lessons on Dr. King’s words and actions with these resources.

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#31DaysIBPOC series shares the voices of Indigenous, Black, and people of color in education.

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Welcoming Newcomer Afghan Students and Families

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Welcoming Newcomer Afghan Students and Families

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Great resource from our Multilingual Department! This link includes resources to understand the resettlement process, creating welcoming schools, upcoming professional development and other great resources!

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Back To School Guide for Educators and Students

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Back To School Guide for Educators and Students

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Returning to school-whether it's in-person, virtual, or a mix of both-means navigating new opportunities and challenges. This upcoming school year, GLSEN's work to create safe, affirming, and inclusive schools for LGBTQ+ youth continues to be critical as we all return to the classroom.
Welcome back and we hope you have a wonderful start to a new school year!

Students

As many of you start to gear up for your literature class, soccer practice, musical auditions, and/or restarting your GSAs; know that when you return to school, we are here to help you with our resources and stories from your peers.

Educators

Educators, it's important to recognize it may take time for yourself and your students to readjust to being in the classroom. To ease into the new school year, we encourage you to promote inclusion and safety as guiding values for your class.

You are invited to GLSEN's Back to School Open House! Learn more about GLSEN's educator and student support, Research Institute, Public Policy office, and how you can get involved in our Chapter network. Attendees will learn how to maximize GLSEN's free available resources, program planning, and preparation tips for returning to school.

Watch and learn more about each webinar below!

Recorded Webinars

Educators

National Safe Learning Partnership: Back to School in the Time of COVID-19

U.S Department of Health and Human Services

Back to School Information on COVID-19

Our Vision of the Future Classroom 🏫

In preparation for the new school year, GLSEN has continued to advocate for LGBTQ+ youth through legislation and policy. Our vision of the future classroom is one that actively includes transgender and nonbinary youth, and the decriminalization of youth.

Learn more about GLSEN's advocacy work that seeks to make schools a safer and more inclusive place for LGBTQ+ youth.

Public Policy

RESOURCES AND ACTION ALERTS

Research

REPORTS AND BRIEFS - COMING SOON

Trans and Nonbinary Research Brief

LGBTQ+ Youth in Sports Research Brief

Disability Research Brief

GSA Study Report

WEBINARS - COMING SOON

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Returning to school-whether it's in-person, virtual, or a mix of both-means navigating new opportunities and challenges. This upcoming school year, GLSEN's work to create safe, affirming, and inclusive schools for LGBTQ+ youth continues to be critical as we all return to the classroom.

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Go to Puerto Rico. Book Now!

3'x5' Banner. Any poster or your own image

Shipping Information: Orders ship on the same day received or next day. If you need to expedite shipping indicate in the Comments Section by writing FedEx Next Day or FedEx 2nd Day for an additional shipping charge.

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DiversityStore.com® Home of diversity and multicultural posters

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Go to Puerto Rico. Book Now! 3'x5' Banner. Any poster or your own image Shipping Information: Orders ship on the same day received or next day. If you need to expedite shipping indicate in the Comments Section by writing FedEx Next Day or FedEx 2nd Day for an additional shipping charge.

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This commemorative content pack is designed to help classrooms observe lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, focusing specifically on notable trailblazers within the community. You'll find inspiring figures such as activist Marsha P. Johnson, activist Sylvia Rivera, mathematician Alan Turing, novelist James Baldwin and more, as well as a diverse selection of real world backgrounds relevant to their achievements. Shine a light on these contributions and struggles that have had a profound impact on today's world. Apply the keyword #lgbthistory to show all content from this pack in the Comic Maker.

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Raising Racially Conscious, Social Justice Activist Children

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Raising Racially Conscious, Social Justice Activist Children

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Led by Dawan Julien

Experience the power of being explicit about race and social responsibility while raising children of all races.  Participants will examine race in their own lives, as we build skill and capacity to usher in the next generation. This seminar is designed to surface and center powerful testimonials from young people raised with this consciousness and offer poignant examples that you can “try tomorrow."

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Courageous Conversation Academy (July - December)

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Online registration for Courageous Conversation Academy (July - December).

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This is an online course designed around promoting and discussing student-led voice in civic engagement. Our aim is to provide all educators with a historical lens as well as tools and frameworks to equip adults as allies and supporters in the development of youth voice and activism.

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Beyond Men & Masculinity Online Screening

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Changing our perceptions of Gender, Diversity and Democracy - Beyond Men & Masculinity Online Screening

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More anti-trans bills have been introduced in the USA in 2021 than in any year in history. "It is shocking that anti-equality extremists in state legislatures across this country have dedicated an unprecedented amount of time and energy to attacking the LGBTQ community and particularly LGBTQ youth. It [...] shows that [...] equality is gaining momentum. This is their shameful attempt to throw a wrench into the progress we have steadily made in the fight for equality."

As June starts and we commemorate and celebrate LGBTQ activism and culture during Pride Month, we want to uplift LGBTQ voices and support LGBTQ rights.

How are equality and inclusion catalysts for breaking the back of patriarchal hierarchy? How can we create space for people to turn up as themselves? We can only do this by focusing on equity in education, health care, family support, community building, and the workplace. Our goal should be to change the language, direct the future, and create an environment that feels diverse, supportive, and safe, no matter who you are.

Join us on June 17 for our online viewing of the new documentary release, Beyond Men and Masculinity. After the film, we'll have an interactive discussion where you can share and learn with other participants and our special guests: Aidan Key, Pri Bertucci, and Nalo Zidan. We'll explore how patriarchy, the traditional notion of masculinity, and the surge of anti-trans bills relate as we are more vocal and push for equality.

The program lasts about 3 hours. Attendees will receive a Zoom link to the virtual event 2 hours, and 10 minutes before the event starts. The event will only be recorded for internal purposes and short social media clips. We will not share or distribute the footage for public use in its entirety. If you are not able to join live, we invite you to join us at one of our future viewings.

Watch the trailer: Guests:
Aidan Key, founder and president of Trans Families, principal trainer at Gender Diversity, and the co-author of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: Children and Gender Cognition in Transgender Children.

Nalo Zidan, black masculinities scholar, founder, and creative director at BlackGirlMasculine and Yazi Clothing.

Pri Bertucci, a social artist that identifies as Gender Queer, Founder and President of [DIVERSITY BBOX] and [SSEX BBOX] focused on promoting LGBTQIA+ diversity and gender equality, as well as social inclusion of women, people of color, people with disabilities, refugees and diverse sexualities and gender expressions in the corporate environment.

Learn more about The Future is Humane here and follow us on Instagram @futureishumane

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Changing our perceptions of Gender, Diversity and Democracy - Beyond Men & Masculinity Online Screening

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Changing our perceptions of Gender, Diversity and Democracy - Beyond Men & Masculinity Online Screening on Zoom, Thu Jun 17, 2021 - More anti-trans bills have been introduced in the USA in 2021 than in any year in history.

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Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Titles | Hidden Spring Book Company

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Facing History Now - George Takei: Standing Up to Racism Then and Now

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Facing History Now - George Takei: Standing Up to Racism Then and Now

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In the first of the Facing History virtual Community Conversation Series, actor and activist George Takei discusses his family’s wrongful incarceration during World War II and how we can all take action against anti-Asian racism on the rise today.

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Facing History Now - George Takei: Standing Up to Racism Then and Now

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In the first of the Facing History virtual Community Conversation Series, actor and activist George Takei discusses his family's wrongful incarceration during World War II and how we can all take action against anti-Asian racism on the rise today.

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Classroom Resources on AAPI History and Contemporary Life

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Classroom Resources on AAPI History and Contemporary Life

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Though Asian and Pacific Islander American (AAPI) people have faced racist violence in the United States for centuries, the endurance of this racism became more visible in the last year as an uptick in violence targeting AAPI peoples entered the national consciousness. This virulent racism and the structures that allow it to persist demand response, and education is one of our most powerful tools for raising consciousness and taking steps toward repair.

For many educators who are eager to begin exploring AAPI history and contemporary experiences with students, it can be challenging to know where to start. We invite educators to use the following curricular resources and professional development offerings to begin a journey of reflection, dialogue, and learning in the classroom.
Japanese American Incarceration
Bearing Witness to Japanese American Incarceration (Teaching Idea)
March 21, 1942, marks the date that Congress passed Public Law 503. This legislation authorized the federal courts to enforce President Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066, which sanctioned the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans on the West Coast in internment camps.

This Teaching Idea probes some of the complex issues arising from the history of Japanese incarceration during World War II. While not comprehensive, these resources and activities enable students to explore difficult questions about national identity, institutional racism, and the boundaries of US citizenship.

Teaching Farewell to Manzanar (Unit)
Jeanne Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when the United States government authorized the forced relocation of all Japanese Americans on the West Coast to internment camps. Teaching Farewell to Manzanar interweaves a literary analysis of Jeanne's memoir with an exploration of the relevant historical context surrounding her experience.

This guide provides engaging activities, teaching strategies, and recommended media to structure your students' reading of the memoir. Throughout their study, students will return the central questions: How do our confrontations with justice and injustice help to shape our identity? How do those confrontations influence the things we say and do?

Teaching Farewell to Manzanar: A Memoir of Japanese Internment (On-Demand Webinar)
Watch this webinar to explore teaching Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston's powerful memoir of her family's internment at Manzanar Internment Camp in California.

George Takei: Standing Up to Racism Then and Now (On-Demand Webinar)
As part of the Facing History virtual Community Conversation Series, actor and activist George Takei discusses his family's wrongful incarceration during World War II and how we can all take action against anti-Asian racism on the rise today.

And Then They Came for Us (Documentary)
This history of Japanese American internment during World War II is retold in this documentary from Abby Ginzberg and Ken Schneider. It also follows Japanese American activists today as they speak out against the Muslim registry and travel ban.
Chinese American Experience and Chinese Political History
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience (Documentary) + accompanying study guide
The film Becoming American: The Chinese Experience describes the ways the first arrivals from China in the 1840s, their descendants, and recent immigrants have "become American." It is a story about identity and belonging that will resonate with all Americans. The goal of the study guide that accompanies the film is to explore this universal theme within this particular history. Throughout the guide, students are encouraged to relate the experiences of Chinese Americans in America to their own community's histories and the history of the nation as a whole.

Teaching Red Scarf Girl (Unit)
Teaching Red Scarf Girl has been developed to help classrooms explore essential themes, including conformity, obedience, prejudice, and justice. This study guide accompanies Red Scarf Girl, Ji-li Jiang's engaging memoir that provides an insightful window into the first tumultuous years of the Cultural Revolution in China. Exploring the choices made by Jiang, her family, and her peers provides an opportunity for students to gain awareness of a significant moment in world history and provides them with an opportunity to reflect on their own role as members of families, schools, neighborhoods and nations.
Native Hawaiians and Indigenous Sovereignty
Indigenous Rights and the Controversy Over Hawaii's Maunakea Telescope (Teaching Idea)
Since mid-July 2019, Native Hawaiian protesters have been blocking the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Maunakea (also spelled Mauna Kea), the highest mountain in Hawaii. Maunakea has some of the clearest views of the skies in the world, and it also is one of the most sacred places to Native Hawaiians. Many Native Hawaiians view the plan to build this telescope on Maunakea's peak as the latest affront to their rights over their ancestral lands. The events on Maunakea raise important questions about the US government's treatment of indigenous peoples and Native Hawaiians' claims to sovereignty. This Teaching Idea provides historical context for the protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope and helps students explore the reasons why many Native Hawaiians oppose its construction.

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Facing History and Ourselves invites educators to use our Teaching Idea Bearing Witness to Japanese American Incarceration in the classroom.

Pictured above: A portion of the cover of Teaching Farewell to Manzanar (Facing History and Ourselves, 2018).

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Classroom Resources on AAPI History and Contemporary Life

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Seventy-eight years ago, Executive Order 9066 paved the way to the profound violation of constitutional rights that resulted in the forced incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans. Featuring George Takei and many others who were incarcerated, as well as newly rediscovered photographs of Dorothea Lange, And Then They Came for Us brings history into the present, retelling this difficult story and following Japanese American activists as they speak out against the Muslim registry and travel ban. Knowing our history is the first step to ensuring we do not repeat it. And Then They Came for Us is a cautionary and inspiring tale for these dark times.

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Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

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Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

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Minidoka National Historic Site Visitor Center will open for the summer season on May 28, 2021.
It will be open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Leaving Bainbridge Island
March 30, 1942
National Archives and Records Administration

Let it Not Happen Again

After the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This order gave authority to the War Department to create zones from which Japanese Americans could be excluded. The first exclusion area designated was Bainbridge Island. On March 30, 1942, the Japanese Americans living on Bainbridge Island were gathered at the Eagledale Ferry Dock and sent to the concentration camp in Manzanar, California before being transferred to Minidoka.

Once World War II ended, about half of the Bainbridge Island Japanese Americans returned to the island to resume their lives, raise families, and pick up where they left off. But burning in their collective conscience was the Japanese phrase Nidoto Nai Yoni, which translates to "Let It Not Happen Again," and they vowed to honor and recognize the members of their community who spent part of their lives in American concentration camps because of their ancestry.

Getting to the Memorial

Upcoming Events
This site is managed by the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community

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Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial - Minidoka National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

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After the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This order gave authority to the War Department to create zones from which Japanese Americans could be excluded. The first exclusion area designated was Bainbridge Island.

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DENSHO: PRESERVING STORIES OF THE PAST FOR GENERATIONS OF TOMORROW

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DENSHO: PRESERVING STORIES OF THE PAST FOR GENERATIONS OF TOMORROW

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Our mission: To preserve and share history of the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans to promote equity and justice today.

Densho documents the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II before their memories are extinguished. We offer these irreplaceable firsthand accounts, coupled with historical images and teacher resources, to explore principles of democracy, and promote equal justice for all.

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Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment

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120,000 Japanese Americans were unjustly incarcerated during World War II. Learn about this unprecedented denial of civil liberties and why it still matters today.

Learn about Japanese American history and the legacy of WWII incarceration by exploring personal stories from those who lived through it.

History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Join us in putting the lessons of Japanese American WWII incarceration into action today.

Densho Content Director Brian Niiya answers a question about the origin of the concentration camps where Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II.

Percussionist, composer, and interdisciplinary artist Paul Kikuchi speaks with Densho Community Curator Erin Shigaki about the influences of his ancestors, identity, and community on his art. Kikuchi shares, "How easily...

Thank you to everyone who tuned in on October 5 for Densho's 2023 virtual fundraiser, Our Voices Will Not Be Silenced!

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Campu: A Podcast

Campu weaves together the voices of survivors to spin narratives out of the seemingly mundane things that gave shape to the incarceration experience: rocks, fences, food, paper. Follow along as hosts Hana and Noah Maruyama move far beyond the standard Japanese American incarceration 101 and into more intimate and lesser-known corners of this history.

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Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment

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Preserving Japanese American stories of the past for the generations of tomorrow.

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Who we are: LEAD is comprised of librarians in Edmonds School District and Sno-Isle Libraries. Our monthly meetings are held online.

LEAD Mission Statement: LEAD will explore best practices related to library equity, access, and diversity and share strategies and tools with all Edmonds librarians in order to positively impact the learning and lives of all Edmonds students.

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Librarians for Equity and Diversity (LEAD)

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Resources for teaching about current events, incl. BLM and the Chauvin trial

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The Unique Wisdom of Intersectional Identities: A Panel With Local Queer and Disabled Leaders

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The Unique Wisdom of Intersectional Identities: A Panel With Local Queer and Disabled Leaders

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 6:00PM

In partnership with the Seattle Disabilities Commission and the Seattle LGBTQ+ Commission, Town Hall invites you to this panel about the intersection of identity and the knowledge of leadership that comes with it.

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Town Hall Seattle, Seattle Disabilities Commission & Seattle LGBTQ+ Commission present

The Unique Wisdom of Intersectional Identities (livestream)

A Panel With Local Queer and Disabled Leaders

2020 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the passage of the ADA. While there is still much work to be done, there is also much to celebrate. In partnership with the Seattle Disabilities Commission and the Seattle LGBTQ+ Commission, Town Hall invites you to this panel about the intersection of identity and the knowledge of leadership that comes with it, featuring Neve Mazique, a Disabled multigender femme artist; Catalleya Storm, a Black Deaf writer; and ChrisTiana ObeySumner, social equity consulting firm CEO and a Black/Indigenous, Queer, Non-Binary, and multiply disabled person.

In a radical conversation around disability justice, the panel explores how lived experiences can lead the way into dismantling the systems of oppression currently in place. Perhaps most importantly, they celebrate the joy, abundance, creativity, and care that the disability and queer communities have in connection with one another, and honor the relatives who paved the way.

Catelleya Storm (they/them) graduated in 2016 with a Bachelors in Political Science. Today, they work as a pharmacy specialist and works to bring awareness to issues impacting the Black, Deaf, disabled, and LGBTQ communities. They were born hearing but started losing their hearing in their late teens, and identify as Deaf/HOH, with the understanding that they are part of both the hearing world and the Deaf world. They believe that we all can bring about positive change in the world.

ChrisTiana ObeySumner (they/them) is a Black/Indigenous, Queer, Non-Binary, and multiply disabled person. They are the CEO of Epiphanies of Equity LLC, a social equity consulting firm that particularly specializes in social change, intersectionality, antiracism, and disability justice. For nearly two decades, they have dedicated their life and career to amplifying the importance of social equity-particularly narrative identity development and its role in cultural humility and allyship, bringing awareness to the lived experience of racialized ableism and externalizing anti-Blackness, and dismantling the psychosocial paradigms that underlie social injustice and inaction.

Presented by Town Hall Seattle, Seattle Disabilities Commission & Seattle LGBTQ+ Commission

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The Unique Wisdom of Intersectional Identities (livestream)

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Town Hall Seattle, Seattle Disabilities Commission & Seattle LGBTQ+ Commission present The Unique Wisdom of Intersectional Identities (livestream) A Panel With Local Queer and Disabled Leaders 2020 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the passage of the ADA. While there is still much work to be done, there is also much to celebrate.

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Train the Trainer: Strategies for Facilitating Courageous Conversations on Race

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Train the Trainer: Strategies for Facilitating Courageous Conversations on Race

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Facilitated by Dr. Caprice Hollins & Ilsa Govan

Monday-Wednesday, October 24th-26th, 2022 8:30am-12:00pm PT / 11:30am-3:00pm ET
Through engaging and interactive exercises, you’ll learn helpful strategies and tips on how to successfully present sensitive information to a wide audience of learners. You will develop skills to take difficult conversations about race, privilege and power to a deeper level and learn strategies for working with resistance. The three-day workshop (October 24th, 25th, and 26th) will give you time to practice applying the strategies in a variety of scenarios.

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Through engaging and interactive exercises, you’ll learn helpful strategies and tips on how to successfully present sensitive information.

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August 30th 10-12 Microaggressions: Death by 1,000 Cuts with Tony Nabors

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August 30th 10-12 Microaggressions: Death by 1,000 Cuts with Tony Nabors

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4/4 - Community Foundation of Snohomish County & Verdant Health Commission Present: 2022 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summer Workshop Series

Tony Nabors is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Tony Nabors Consulting (www.tonynabors.com). With nearly 20 years of experience working in diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), justice, and advocacy work, Tony is passionate about moving people and organizations from hesitation and trepidation to confidence and effectiveness in their commitments to advancing racial equity. Tony’s skills include anti-racism training, consulting, strategy development, public speaking, team leadership, group facilitation and program management. Tony is passionate about advocating for a world where all people have equal access to thriving and success.

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Community Foundation of Snohomish County & Verdant Health Commission Present: 2022 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summer Workshop Series

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Join us THIS Thursday 2/3/22 for Mental Health Advocacy.

Using GLSEN research and resources, participants will develop an understanding of the importance of adult allies to LGBTQ students, and explore the ways in which educators of any grade and topic can educate, advocate for and support their LGBTQ students.

The goals of this training are to:

Introduce GLSEN and the support we provide for LGBTQ students and educators

Review statistics about School-Based Mental Health Providers and LGBTQ student experiences

Provide strategies and resources for supporting LGBTQ students as Mental Health Professionals

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Documentary about racism in Snohomish - Community Screening 10/16

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Documentary about racism in Snohomish - Community Screening 10/16

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Film screening: Hybrid event in person and online options, location to be announced

About this event

Gen J, in community with Snohomish Education Association and Snohomish For Equity, presents a look back at the events that occurred during spring 2020 in Snohomish, Washington. In response to a peaceful protest honoring the life of George Floyd, members of the community and local Proud Boys took to First street openly consuming alcohol, carrying firearms, and creating an intimidating atmosphere on May 31, 2020. In this film, people of color in Snohomish and their allies share their truth of "America's Favorite Town" and how we can come together to move forward as a community and country.

Link to video: https://vimeo.com/598488606?fbclid=IwAR18UMqDt8Y8-18mqD7scOqPSAkgltbr2QsWM_q3trhmDchkrdTqmmQEtR4

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What Happened on First Street Documentary Screening

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Eventbrite - Snohomish for Equity presents What Happened on First Street Documentary Screening - Saturday, October 16, 2021 - Find event and ticket information.

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The Center for Child and Family Well-Being

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Professor of Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. Dr. Hill's research examines how public and workplace policies influence family economic circumstances and child well-being in low-income families. She brings an inter-disciplinary lens to these topics, integrating theoretical and methodological insights from developmental psychology, economics and sociology.

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Child and Family Well-Being As We Emerge From COVID-19: A Multi-Disciplinary Conversation About How to Support Children and Families After the Pandemic - The Center for Child and Family Well-Being

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A conversation with experts from the Evans School of Public Policy, School of Medicine, College of Education, and the Department of Psychology about how children and families are doing currently in the (aftermath or waning days) of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what is needed going forward to address the impact of the pandemic on children's health, social-emotional well-being, and academic outcomes.

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On October 23 we will be holding space for folks looking to create a forecestral legacy.

Join us from 10am-1pm pst for a time of story, futurity, radical resistance, and actionability.

Forecestor: a kindred or extended relative born in future generations; those that we center in our actions and decisions as we plant seeds of justice into the present soil to ensure the longevity, growth and sustainability of our collective liberation.

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Teacher Workshop: Cultivating Questions & Curiosity through Holocaust History

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Teacher Workshop: Cultivating Questions & Curiosity through Holocaust History

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Presented by the Holocaust Center for Humanity & Centropa Historical Institute

Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

In this interactive session, led by Dr. Lauren Granite, US Education Director for Centropia, attendees will learn about Centropa, a Vienna-based historical institute and its rich resources to support instruction about the Holocaust by celebrating and examining the totality of Jewish life in Europe.  Attendees will engage with Centropa's innovative photograph and interview database, as well as Centropa's website, lessons and culminating work that encourages and inspires student advocacy.

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In this interactive session, attendees will learn about Centropa, a Vienna-based historical institute and its rich resources to support instruction about the Holocaust by celebrating and examining the totality of Jewish life in Europe. Attendees will engage with Centropa's innovative photograph and interview database, as well as Centropa's website, lessons and culminating work that encourages and inspires student advocacy.

Dr. Lauren Granite, US Education Director for Centropa-a historical institute based in Vienna-has a Ph.D. from Drew University, and master's degree from the University of Chicago. Before joining Centropa in 2010, she spent more than a dozen years teaching Jewish history to adults, college students, and teens. She builds Centropa's network of Jewish, public, parochial and charter schools in North America, and designs workshops, seminars, and Centropa's annual Summer Academy, where up to 90 educators from 18 countries come together to study history in the great cities of Central Europe. Dr. Granite also mentors teachers, writes curriculum, and establishes teacher advisory teams for Centropa programs.
2 Clock Hours available to Washington State teachers

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In this interactive session, attendees will learn about Centropa, a Vienna-based historical institute and its rich resources to support instruction about the Holocaust by celebrating and examining the totality of Jewish life in Europe. Attendees will engage with Centropa's innovative photograph and interview database, as well as Centropa's website, lessons and culminating work that encourages and inspires student advocacy.

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Untangling the Knots of the Heart - Sharing Our Full Selves in Pursuit of Collective Healing

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Untangling the Knots of the Heart - Sharing Our Full Selves in Pursuit of Collective Healing

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Facilitated by Dr. Caprice Hollins, Dr. Shakti Butler, Ilsa Govan & Tilman Smith

Thursday, September 8th, 20224:00pm-5:30pm PT / 7:00pm-8:30pm ET

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Eventbrite - Cultures Connecting presents Untangling the Knots of the Heart - Sharing Our Full Selves in Pursuit of - Thursday, September 8, 2022 - Find event and ticket information.

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Operationalizing Racial Equity - Hosted by Tony Nabors

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Operationalizing Racial Equity - Hosted by Tony Nabors

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2/4 - Community Foundation of Snohomish County & Verdant Health Commission Present: 2022 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summer Workshop Series
Many organizations have come to the realization that it is critically important for them to not only take initiative in learning about racism in our country, but to also figure out concrete ways to transform themselves into anti-racist organizations. The problem is that while these organizations have great intentions and hopes, they often lack clarity on what the most effective steps are to making this happen. This workshop provides key focus areas that every organization must prioritize in order to effectively and authentically incorporate racial equity into the organization's DNA. Anti-racist learning must go beyond mere education--it must translate into institutional action.

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Operationalizing Racial Equity - Hosted by Tony Nabors

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Eventbrite - Verdant Health Commission presents Operationalizing Racial Equity - Hosted by Tony Nabors - Tuesday, August 2, 2022 - Find event and ticket information.

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"What Was It Like?" Showing & Discussion with DDC

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"What Was It Like?" Showing & Discussion with DDC

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Eight filmmakers with intellectual disabilities interview their parents about what it was like when doctors delivered the news of their diagnosis.

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All are welcome. Attendees in the past have included professionals from many areas such as behavioral health (mental health and substance use) across all ages and populations, non-profit agencies who serve LGBTQ+ individuals and families, child welfare, education, criminal justice, etc.

Participant items will be sent on a first-come, first-serve basis

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