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What Does CDI do?
Education- Workshops and trainings, peer education, dialogue and diversity programs
Outreach-Community building, advising with students, staff, and faculty
Advocacy-Changing policies, creating a more inclusive AU though education and outreach
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Courageous Conversations: An Ongoing Series of Discussions Open to the AU Community
February 9th-Long Road to Hard Truth with the Honorable Robert L. Wilkins, 4:00 pm-5:30 pm, registration is required. Location: American University Washington College of Law, Room Y112. Sponsors WCL Black Law Student Association & The Office of Diversity Services
February 21st-Exploring Disability: Access, Identity, and Inclusion, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. Registration is required. Location to announced. Sponsor: Center for Diversity and Inclusion
February 22nd-Hate Rising Film Screening and Panel Discussion with Director Catherine Tambini, 6:30 pm. Location: Malsi Doyle and Michael Forman Theater. Sponsor: School of Communication, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion
February 23rd-The Half-Life of Freedom: Jelani Cobb, 7:30 pm-8:45 pm, Location: Katzen Arts Center Abramson Family Recital Hall, Sponsor: College of Arts and Sciences
February 28th- Being LGBTQ in the Workplace, 6:00 pm-7:00 pm, Location: Mary Graydon Center, Rooms 2-5, Sponsor: Kogod School of Business Office of Development and Alumni Relations
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"But I'm Not a Racist": Obstacles for White People Engaging in Anti-Racism
Tuesday, February 21st, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Anderson 2U
Unsure how to discuss race and racism and how to show up for racial justice? Join us to learn about and discuss how white people can overcome obstacles to anti-racist work. Part of CDI's "White People and Anti-Racism" series in collaboration with Housing & Dining Programs and Greeks United for Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity (GUIDE)
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David Mariner
Executive Director, DC Center for the LGBT Community
Building Community: Making Change
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
11:00am-12:30pm
Letts Hall, Formal Lounge
American University Campus
Light refreshments will be served at this event
RSVPs can be requested
here or by calling 202.885.3847
David Mariner, Executive Director of the DC Center for the LGBT Community, will discuss the Center's model for building community and making change locally and why the work of the organization is so important in Washington.
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This panel will discuss trans inclusion on college campuses under our new presidential administration. Panelists will include Chloe Schwenke from the National Center for Transgender Equality, Victoria Rodriguez-Roldan from the National LGBTQ Task Force, Brian Duckworth, the Legislative Assistant for Congressman Hank Johnson, and Jojo Leung, AU student & LGBTQ Peer Educator. The panelists will discuss barriers faced by trans students, current & future legislation, and how students can get involved to fight anti-trans legislation
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The Center for Diversity and Inclusion presents:
More Than Bathrooms: Trans Inclusion on College Campuses
A Panel Discussion on Trans Inclusion & Policies on College Campuses Under a New Presidential Administration
Thursday, March 2nd, 6:00 pm-7:30 pm, MGC 203-205
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The Diverse Perspectives program series is offered to residential students and designed to create an intimate conversation space in the hall. Each invited faculty member will host a meal to foster community outside the classroom and share part of their story with you. We hope you will join us for these events and learn more about the varied journey each of these professors has taken to join the American University community.
Caleen Jennings is a Professor of Theatre in the Department of Performing Arts where she joined the faculty in 1989. She teaches Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Voice & Speech, Acting Shakespeare, Theatre History, Children's Theatre, and six different course in the General Education. During her time at AU Caleen has been honored with multiple university awards and distinctions, including the 2003 Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award. Most recently she was appointed to serve as the Chair of the President's Council of Diversity and Inclusion. Prior to her time at AU, Caleen grew up in Queens, New York and also lived in Nigeria from ages 15-18. She has written over 100 plays and several have premiered here at AU. Among the 25 plays she has directed at AU, two were hip hop Shakespeare productions. Caleen graduated from Bennington College with a B.A. in Drama and received her M.F.A. in Acting from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
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Diverse Perspectives
Caleen Jennings Professor of Theatre, Department of Performing Arts
The Perch, Anderson Hall
Wednesday, February 22, 6:30 pm
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Supporting Refugees in the Age of Trump
Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholars
February 27, 4:00 pm
Humanities Lab (Batelle-Tompkins 228)
As part of the Department of Anthropology's Social Justice Colloquium series, AU undergrads will discuss a recent trip to learn about and volunteer with Syrian refugees in Greece as well as current efforts to raise money and support for refugees worldwide. Please join us for this critically important event to rally support for an increasingly vulnerable group in the Trump era.
Coffee and sweets will be served
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Students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to a conversation with...
The President's Council on Diversity and Inclusion
In fall 2016, President Kerwin convened a council of members from a cross-section of the AU community to examine issues of diversity and inclusion on our campus. We'd like to update you on our progress. More importantly, we'd like to hear from you
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
4:30-5:30 pm
Katzen Rotunda
If you need disability-related accommodations to attend this event, please contact [email protected]
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Mass Deportation, Disposable Labor, & Global Capitalism
Tanya Golash-Boza
Friday, March 3rd, 2017, 9:45 am-11:00 am
Batelle Atrium, American University
In this presentation, Tanya Golash-Boza will draw on the stories of 147 people who were deported from the United States to Guatemala, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. These stories shed light on the political economy of international flows of migration and capital as well as gendered racism in immigration policy enforcement.
Tanya Golash-Boza is a Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Merced. She has published five books and 35 articles and book chapters. Her latest book Deported: Immigrant Policing, Disposable Labor and Global Capitalism (NYU 2016) was awarded the Distinguished Contribution to Research Book Award from the Latino/a Studies Section of the American Sociological Association.
Sponsored by the Department of Sociology and the College of Arts and Sciences
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Self Defense Classes
The Department of Public Safety offers free self-defense classes each semester. Courses are available in gender-specific or gender-neutral formats with full course and short course options.
Spend time in DC with confidence in your ability to protect yourself
Women's Short Courses: Mini #1: March 7th, 6-8 pm; Mini #2: March 29th, 6-8 pm
Women's Full Courses: Full Sec. A: February 1,8,15 & 22, 6-9 pm; Full Sec. B: March 27 & 28, April 3 & 4, 6-9 pm
Men's & Gender Neutral Courses: Men's Short Course: April 5th, 6-8 pm; Gender Neutral Short Course: March 23, 6-8 pm
For more information or to register for classes, please visit our website: http://www.american.edu/finance/publicsafety/RAD-Classes/cfm
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The LGBT Health Policy & Practice Graduate Certificate Scholarship
The LGBT Health Policy & Practice
graduate certificate program at The George Washington University is proud to announce an expanded scholarship program for the 2017-18 Academic Year.For the first time we will now offer funding for students on the 2-year completion track. Last year we awarded 15 scholarships totaling more than $77,000 including 3 full tuition scholarships. We anticipate funding on a level similar to or greater than 2016-17.
The LGBT Health Policy & Practice graduate certificate program is a 12-credit interdisciplinary graduate level program, founded in 2012, focused on training health care professionals of various disciplines to advance the quality of care for LGBT people. Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree in order to apply. Many students have completed or are enrolled in terminal degree programs.
For more information and to apply, visit: https://lgbt.columbian.gwu.edu/
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Check out this New Workshop!
Presented by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion & The Academic Support and Access Center
Exploring disAbility: Access, Identity, and Inclusion
Tuesday, February 21, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. Learn more and register at bit.y/eagleallies
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The Brennan Center for Justice is Seeking a Research & Program Associate, Democracy Program
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law is a nonpartisan public policy and law institute that focuses on improving the systems of democracy and justice. A singular institution - part think-tank, part public interest law firm, part advocacy group - the Brennan Center combines research, scholarship, legislative and legal advocacy, and communications to win meaningful, measurable change in the public sector.
The Brennan Center's Democracy Program advances and defends core democratic values and includes projects dedicated to expanding the right to vote, improving the administration of our election systems, reducing the corrupting influence of money in politics, maintaining the impartiality of the judiciary, and ensuring a fair redistricting process. The program seeks to bring the ideal of representative self-government closer to reality, by eliminating barriers to full and equal political participation and by striving to ensure that public policy and institutions represent and reflect the diverse voices and interests that make for a rich and energetic democracy. Project areas include voting rights and elections, money in politics, fair courts, redistricting, and government dysfunction.
Position:
The Brennan Center seeks a full-time Research & Program Associate to work in the Brennan Center's Democracy Program. This position will report directly to the attorneys in charge of the relevant project area.
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The Center for Diversity and Inclusion
Workshops Schedule Spring 2017
Creating Inclusive Communities
: Friday, February 17, 1:00-3:00 pm
Exploring disAbility: Access, Identity, and Inclusion
: Tuesday, February 21, 1:00-4:00 pm
Paving the Way: Working with First-Generation Students
: Thursday, February 23, 1:00-3:00 pm
Safe Space: Understanding LGBTQ Identities
: Monday, February 27, 5:00-8:00 pm; Tuesday March 14, 1:00-4:00 pm,
Trans 101
: Wednesday, February 1, 1:00-4:00 pm; Monday, March 20, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Unmasking Your Privilege
: Tuesday, February 2, 5:00-8:00 pm; Friday, March 24, 1:00-4:00 pm
Learn more and register at bit.ly/eagleallies
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 Upcoming CDI Workshops
Next: Friday
, March 24th, 1-4pm
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Next: Friday,February 17th, 1-3pm
Next:
Tuesday, February 27th, 5-8pm
Next: Monday
, March 20th, 1-4pm
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Thursday, February 23rd, 1-3pm
Next: Tuesday, February 21, 1-4pm
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