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Apply to be a CDI Peer Educator
The CDI peer educators will help deliver and create programs and trainings on race, LGBTQ communities, privilege, identity, and other timely topics. Applications are due Sunday, April 2nd and the application can be found at
http://bit.ly/2017PeerEdApp .
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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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First-Generation Drop-Ins
Wednesdays at 1 pm
Will you be the first person in your family to get a 4-year undergraduate degree? Are you the first person in your family to attend a US college?
If you answered yes to either of those questions, then congratulations, you are a First-Generation student! Celebrate being a trailblazer and hang out with other first-gen students at one of our First-Generation Drop-Ins
Every Wednesday from February 15-April 26
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The Office of Graduate Studies and Research, in collaboration with Active Minds, Inc. is pleased to host a mental health awareness presentation as part of AU's Courageous Conversations series.
Active Minds, Inc. a non-profit organization, is collaborating with American University through its Courageous Conversations series, to help encourage students to speak openly about mental health issues. Active Minds bureau speaker, Kai Roberts, an up and coming recording artist, songwriter and producer, and Carnegie Mellon University graduate, will be speaking (through a hip hop performance) about his own experiences with extreme anxiety and panic disorder.
We have also extended this invitation to our neighboring university campuses. The event will include interactive conversation with participants, a Q&A period and pizza and beverages following the presentation.
RSVP today!
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The Office of Graduate Studies and Research + Active Minds presents
A Courageous Conversations event
Kai Roberts
A performance and discussion about mental health awareness
March 28, 4:30 pm
AU Spring Valley Building, Room 601
RSVP: american.edu/provost/grad/upcoming-events.cfm
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Courageous Conversations
An Ongoing Series of Discussions Open to the AU Community
March 2017
March 3: Mass Deportation, Disposable Labor, and Global Capitalism, 9:45am-11:00am, Mary Graydon Conference Room 5, Sponsor: College of Arts and Science Dean's Office
March 7:Books that Shaped America: And the Band Played On; Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic, 12:00pm-1:00pm, American University Library, Training and Events Room 115, Sponsor: American University Library
March 7: An Evening with Filmmaker Stanley Nelson: A Conversation on Experiences of Race and Racial Identity Through Film, 6:00pm, Malsi and Michael Forman Theater, Sponsors: School of Communication, College of Arts and Science, and Center for Diversity and Inclusion
March 8: Exploring Social Justice Series, Building Community: Making Change, 11:00am-12:30pm, Letts Formal Lounge,Sponsors: American University Library, Center for Diversity and Inclusion, and Kay Spiritual Life Center
March 8: Interfaith Chapel Service: The Importance of Community, 12:00pm-1:00pm, Kay Spiritual Life Center Chapel, Sponsor: Kay Spiritual Life Center
March 23: CRGC Signal Event: Islamophobia, 5:30pm-7:30pm, Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service, Sponsor: Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies Collaborative
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Achieving Justice for Girls: Ending the Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Young Women and Girls in the U.S
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
McDowell Formal Lounge
11:00am-12:30pm
Speaker: Yasmin Vafa
RSVP Here
In this presentation, Yasmin Vafa, Cofounder and Executive Director of Rights4Girls, will describe the pervasiveness of gender based violence in the U.S. and how for marginalized girls and young women, the experience of sexual violence too often leads to criminal justice involvement. The presentation will map key points in the pipeline-the detention of girls who are victims of sex trafficking; the criminalization of girls who run away from home or become truant; and those who cross from the child welfare system into juvenile justice - to create an understanding of the ways that girls, especially girls of color, are unfairly punished after their experiences of sexual and physical abuse. The presentation will also talk about ways to dismantle this unjust pipeline for girls by offering policy recommendations at both the state and federal levels as well as describing a national campaign we have launched to combat one aspect of the pipeline-- the criminalization of child sex trafficking victims for prostitution offenses. Finally, the presentation will address how confronting sex trafficking must be understood as a social, gender, and racial justice issue.
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American University
Office of Campus Life
News Update/ 3.2.2017
The Language Exchange Program
Watch our new video showcasing participants and their experiences in the Language Exchange Program
Learn more about this ISSS program
American University's Office of Campus Life is committed to providing the foundation for a student-centered environment that is supportive yet challenging
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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 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
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, March 24th, 1-4pm
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Tuesday, March 14th, 1-4pm
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