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OID’s SPRING 2014 EVENTS & WORKSHOPS CALENDAR OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY | 175 Calhoun Street | Robert Scott Small Building, 2nd Floor | Charleston, South Carolina | PHONE: 843.953.5079 | FAX: 843.953.7713 | E-MAIL: [email protected] | WEBSITE: diversity.cofc.edu JANUARY 15 Jose Antonio Vargas Stern Center Ballroom 7:00 p.m. Vargas – a journalist, filmmaker and advocate for immi- gration reform – will discuss the human face of immigra- tion and his experiences as an undocumented citizen. JANUARY 17–20 Alternative Break Students will spend the weekend before MLK Day in Atlanta, Georgia, exploring the impact of a life rooted in community activism. JANUARY 22 Peace March and Rally Meet at Cougar Mall 5:00 p.m. Featuring the Reverend Lisa Hawkins and John Bello- Ogunu, the Charleston Development Academy’s Singing Eagles Concert Ensemble and the College of Charleston’s Gospel Choir, as well as a screening of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. These events are a collaborative effort sponsored by the MLK Day Observance Planning and Advisory Committee (African American Studies Program, Avery Research Center, Center for Civic Engagement, Multicultural Student Programs and Services, Office of the Provost, Office of Student Life and the Office of Institutional Diversity). JANUARY OID Student Meet & Greet Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Location: Stern Center Lobby ~Please Note: All workshops are led by Dr. Kristi Brian and the co-facilitators listed below. Unless otherwise noted, workshops are open to all Students, Staff and Faculty. ~ White Privilege: Who has it? Why does it matter? (Co-facilitated by Prof. Mike Duvall, Department of English) Date: Thursday, January 23, 2014 Time: 2—3:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 248 Wealthy or not, if you have ever been identified as a white person in the United States then chances are at least one form of privilege has been extended to you that people of color cannot easily count on. Learn how to use white privilege to take an effective stand against racism. Things My Favorite Professors Do *Students Only* (Co-facilitated by Jasmin Wilson, Junior, English Major) Date: Friday, January 31, 2014 Time: 3—4:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 252 How do you know when you have a professor who supports diver- sity? How do you respectfully engage a professor who does not seem to support the College’s goals for creating an inclusive and welcoming campus? The session will urge students to consider what it means to confidently model diversity-based leadership in the classroom. FEBRUARY In Celebration of Black History Month OID’s Signature Speaker Series: Former NAACP Chairman, Julian Bond Date: Friday, February 7, 2014 Time: 6 p.m. Location: Physicians Memorial Auditorium Undoing Racism (Co-facilitated by Prof. Adé Ofunniyin, Department of Sociology and Anthropology) Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Time: 11 a.m.—12:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 104 This dialogue will allow us to explore the interrelated nature of interpersonal, institutional and internalized racism and share strategies for opposing racism as a system based on power inequities and prejudice. Sweetgrass Basket Weaving Workshop Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 Time: 4—7 p.m. Location: Avery Research Center, McKinley Washington Auditorium, 125 Bull Street This event is a collaborative effort between the Eddie Ganaway Diversity Education and Resource Center and the Avery Research Center. Environmental Justice (Co-facilitated by Prof. Todd LeVasseur, Department of Religious Studies/Environmental Studies Program) Date: Friday, February 21, 2014 Time: 2—3:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 250 What does environmentalism have to do with race, class, gender and ability? Find out as we discuss topics such as resource scarcity, food deserts, environmental racism, toxic dumping, and other matters that we hope will increase our collective compassion for the planet. Celebrating Diversity Mardi Gras Style Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 241 MARCH Women and Transgender Unity *Students Only* (Co-facilitated by Brí Sanders, Senior, WGS Major) Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Time: 3—4:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 248 Women and Transgender Unity *Faculty & Staff Only* (Co-facilitated by Dr. Patricia Williams-Lessane, Director, Avery Research Center) Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Time: 11 a.m.—12:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 252 Do cultural differences make it difficult for us to unite as women and transpeople on campus? Do we support one another when we speak up about gender discrimination and its intersection with other forms of oppression? Do we value or undervalue one another based on credentials, age or status? Please bring your hopes, fears and intentions for creating more unity within and across gender identities. In Celebration of Women History Month Eddie Ganaway Diversity Education and Resource Center (EGDERC): Diversity Film Series Time: 5 p.m.—7:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 252 Film: Miss Representation Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 As the most persuasive and pervasive force of communication in our culture, media is educating yet another generation that a woman's primary value lay in her youth, beauty and sexuality-and not in her capacity as a leader, making it difficult for women to obtain leadership positions and for girls to reach their full potential. The film accumulates startling facts and asks the question, "What can we do?" Film: Young Lakota Date: Thursday, March 20, 2014 Three young people living in the Pine Ridge Reservation try to forge a better future. When the first female President of Oglala Lakota defies a South Dakota law criminalizing abortion by vowing to build a women’s clinic in their sovereign territory, the young tribe members are faced with difficult choices. Film: Dark Girls Date: Friday, March 21, 2014 DARK GIRLS is a fascinating and controversial film that goes underneath the surface to explore the prejudices dark-skinned women face throughout the world. It explores the roots of classism, racism and the lack of self-esteem within a segment of cultures that span from America to the most remote corners of the globe. Native American History: Not just at Thanksgiving (Co-facilitated by Ruthlyn Veney, EGDERC Coordinator) Date: Thursday, March 27, 2014 Time: 11 a.m.—12:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 104 As Dr. Anton Treuer (Ojibwe) emphasized in his CofC lecture last November, we are all responsible for learning and teaching Native American history. This dialogue will be designed around some of the key ideas in Dr. Treuer’s latest book and will equip us all with tools to confront common misconceptions about the first Americans. APRIL 3rd Annual College of Charleston Student Diversity Conference Date: Friday & Saturday, April 11-12, 2014 The Stories We Tell: Crafting Critical Narratives for Social Change (Co-facilitated by Prof. Reba Parker, Department of Sociology and Anthropology) Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 Time: 3—4:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 248 The stories we tell about ourselves and the world around us have the power to both preserve and disrupt the status quo. We will examine both the controlling mythologies and the alternative narratives associated with our own socialization and find inspiration in the bold acts of single individuals and small groups that have changed lives and transformed culture. Stand Against Racism Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Location: Cougar Mall Power & Identity in the “Campus” Workplace *Staff Only* (Co-facilitated by Marla Robertson, Business Affairs) Date: Thursday, April 24, 2014 Time: 2—3:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 248 This dialogue will focus on the power dynamics that shape the work environment for college employees. Do you feel the work of staff members is underappreciated compared to the work of faculty? How do we navigate workplace tensions resulting from hierarchies, credentials, social identities, or internalized entitlement? Learn how to address these tensions through non- violent communication and conflict transformation strategies. facebook.com/cofcdiversity Twitter.com/cofc_diversity Pinterest.com/cofcoidiversity Like us! Add us! Follow us! OUTREACH SOCIAL Megan Jean and the KFB 2013 Spirit Day Dr. Anton Treuer, Ojibwe Scholar Multicultural Holiday Celebration Dedication Ceremony Eddie Ganaway Diversity Education and Resource Center EDUCATIONAL CULTURAL Diversity Week Reggae in the Cistern President Benson & Mrs. Elizabeth Ganaway
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OID’s SPRING 2014 EVENTS & WORKSHOPS CALENDAR
OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY | 175 Calhoun Street | Robert Scott Small Building, 2nd Floor | Charleston, South Carolina |
PHONE: 843.953.5079 | FAX: 843.953.7713 | E-MAIL: [email protected] | WEBSITE: diversity.cofc.edu
JANUARY 15 Jose Antonio Vargas Stern Center Ballroom 7:00 p.m. Vargas – a journalist, filmmaker and advocate for immi-gration reform – will discuss the human face of immigra-
tion and his experiences as an undocumented citizen.
JANUARY 17–20 Alternative Break Students will spend the weekend before MLK Day in
Atlanta, Georgia, exploring the impact of a life rooted in community activism.
JANUARY 22 Peace March and Rally Meet at Cougar Mall 5:00 p.m. Featuring the Reverend Lisa Hawkins and John Bello-Ogunu, the Charleston Development Academy’s Singing
Eagles Concert Ensemble and the College of Charleston’s Gospel Choir, as well as a screening of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
These events are a collaborative effort sponsored by the MLK Day Observance Planning and Advisory Committee (African American Studies Program, Avery Research Center, Center for Civic Engagement, Multicultural Student Programs and Services, Office of the Provost, Office of Student Life and the Office of Institutional Diversity).
JANUARY
OID Student Meet & Greet Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Location: Stern Center Lobby
~Please Note: All workshops are led by Dr. Kristi Brian and the co-facilitators listed below. Unless otherwise noted, workshops are open to all Students, Staff and Faculty. ~
White Privilege: Who has it? Why does it matter? (Co-facilitated by Prof. Mike Duvall,
Department of English)
Date: Thursday, January 23, 2014 Time: 2—3:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 248
Wealthy or not, if you have ever been identified as a white person
in the United States then chances are at least one form of privilege has been extended to you that people of color cannot easily count on. Learn how to use white privilege to take an effective stand
against racism.
Things My Favorite Professors Do *Students Only* (Co-facilitated by Jasmin
Wilson, Junior, English Major) Date: Friday, January 31, 2014 Time: 3—4:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 252
How do you know when you have a professor who supports diver-
sity? How do you respectfully engage a professor who does not seem to support the College’s goals for creating an inclusive and welcoming campus? The session will urge students to consider
what it means to confidently model diversity-based leadership in the classroom.
FEBRUARY In Celebration of Black History Month OID’s Signature Speaker Series: Former NAACP Chairman, Julian Bond Date: Friday, February 7, 2014 Time: 6 p.m. Location: Physicians Memorial Auditorium Undoing Racism (Co-facilitated by Prof. Adé Ofunniyin,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology) Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Time: 11 a.m.—12:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 104
This dialogue will allow us to explore the interrelated nature of
interpersonal, institutional and internalized racism and share strategies for opposing racism as a system based on power inequities and prejudice.
Sweetgrass Basket Weaving Workshop Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 Time: 4—7 p.m. Location: Avery Research Center, McKinley Washington Auditorium, 125 Bull Street This event is a collaborative effort between the Eddie Ganaway Diversity Education and Resource Center and the Avery Research Center.
Environmental Justice (Co-facilitated by Prof. Todd LeVasseur, Department of Religious Studies/Environmental Studies Program)
Date: Friday, February 21, 2014 Time: 2—3:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 250
What does environmentalism have to do with race, class, gender
and ability? Find out as we discuss topics such as resource scarcity, food deserts, environmental racism, toxic dumping, and other matters that we hope will increase our collective compassion for
the planet.
Celebrating Diversity Mardi Gras Style Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 241
MARCH
Women and Transgender Unity *Students Only* (Co-facilitated by
Brí Sanders, Senior, WGS Major)
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Time: 3—4:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 248
Women and Transgender Unity *Faculty & Staff Only* (Co-facilitated by
Dr. Patricia Williams-Lessane, Director, Avery Research Center)
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Time: 11 a.m.—12:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 252
Do cultural differences make it difficult for us to unite as women and transpeople on campus? Do we support one another when we
speak up about gender discrimination and its intersection with other forms of oppression? Do we value or undervalue one another based on credentials, age or status? Please bring your hopes, fears
and intentions for creating more unity within and across gender identities.
In Celebration of Women History Month Eddie Ganaway Diversity Education and Resource Center (EGDERC): Diversity Film Series Time: 5 p.m.—7:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 252
Film: Miss Representation Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 As the most persuasive and pervasive force of communication in our culture, media is educating yet another generation that a
woman's primary value lay in her youth, beauty and sexuality-and not in her capacity as a leader, making it difficult for women to obtain leadership positions and for girls to reach their full potential.
The film accumulates startling facts and asks the question, "What can we do?"
Film: Young Lakota Date: Thursday, March 20, 2014 Three young people living in the Pine Ridge Reservation try to forge a better future. When the first female President of Oglala Lakota defies a South Dakota law criminalizing abortion by vowing
to build a women’s clinic in their sovereign territory, the young tribe members are faced with difficult choices.
Film: Dark Girls Date: Friday, March 21, 2014 DARK GIRLS is a fascinating and controversial film that goes underneath the surface to explore the prejudices dark-skinned women face throughout the world. It explores the roots of
classism, racism and the lack of self-esteem within a segment of cultures that span from America to the most remote corners of the globe.
Native American History: Not just at Thanksgiving (Co-facilitated by Ruthlyn Veney,
EGDERC Coordinator) Date: Thursday, March 27, 2014 Time: 11 a.m.—12:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 104
As Dr. Anton Treuer (Ojibwe) emphasized in his CofC lecture last November, we are all responsible for learning and teaching Native American history. This dialogue will be designed around some of
the key ideas in Dr. Treuer’s latest book and will equip us all with tools to confront common misconceptions about the first
Americans.
APRIL 3rd Annual College of Charleston Student Diversity Conference Date: Friday & Saturday, April 11-12, 2014
The Stories We Tell: Crafting Critical Narratives for Social Change (Co-facilitated by Prof. Reba Parker, Department of Sociology and Anthropology) Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 Time: 3—4:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 248
The stories we tell about ourselves and the world around us have the power to both preserve and disrupt the status quo. We will
examine both the controlling mythologies and the alternative narratives associated with our own socialization and find inspiration in the bold acts of single individuals and small groups that have
changed lives and transformed culture.
Stand Against Racism Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Location: Cougar Mall
Power & Identity in the “Campus” Workplace *Staff Only* (Co-facilitated by Marla Robertson, Business Affairs)
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2014 Time: 2—3:30 p.m. Location: RSS, Rm. 248
This dialogue will focus on the power dynamics that shape the work environment for college employees. Do you feel the work of
staff members is underappreciated compared to the work of faculty? How do we navigate workplace tensions resulting from hierarchies, credentials, social identities, or internalized
entitlement? Learn how to address these tensions through non-violent communication and conflict transformation strategies.
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OUTREACH
SOCIAL
Megan Jean and the KFB
2013 Spirit Day
Dr. Anton Treuer, Ojibwe Scholar
Multicultural Holiday Celebration
Dedication Ceremony Eddie Ganaway Diversity Education
and Resource Center
EDUCATIONAL
CULTURAL
Diversity Week Reggae in the Cistern
President Benson & Mrs. Elizabeth Ganaway
