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DIVERSITY
Sebronette Barnes, Diversity Chair
diversity@aauwpa.org
Diversity Statement:
In principle and in practice, AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership.
There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization
on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national
origin, disability, or class.
RESOURCES
AVAILABLE FROM STATE DIVERSITY CHAIR
BOOKS
• African American and Latino Women Share their Stories of Success
VIDEO
TAPES
• 4
R’s ----Readin, Riting, Rithmetic and Respect
A 24 minute
videotape with training guide and supplemental materials, to illustrate
what parents, administrators, teachers and students are doing to teach
respect for diversity and what YOU can do to affect change and build stronger,
safer schools.
•
Stopping the Hate with Harmony
A 24 minute video with
training guides and supplemental materials; what you can do to affect
change, reduce tension and build stronger, safer communities.
• SU VOTO ES SU VOZ
A 12
minute educational video presentation (in Spanish) about the voting process,
information on how to register to vote, where and when to vote, how a
voting machine works, and more.
RESOURCES
AVAILABLE FROM ASSOCIATION
Diversity Outreach at Association:
Adelante
Book Club
Book clubs are a fun, social way to open a dialogue on women, diversity,
and change. Many AAUW members share a love of reading, and that love,
partnered with a desire to seek out books written from diverse perspectives,
launched a new component of AAUW's diversity outreach program in 1996
— AAUW's
¡Adelante! Book of the Month Club.
Since then, AAUW members have enjoyed exploring new ideas and perspectives
through monthly discussions, both in person and through e-mail. ¡Adelante!
book groups meet in book stores, libraries, other public venues, and online,
gathering both members and nonmembers to talk about issues of social justice
based on the month’s selection.
AAUW
National Organization on Disability Recognition Award
AAUW is one of 40 national non-disability organizations working with the
National Organization on Disability, demonstrating a commitment to advancing
the full and equal participation of people with disabilities in community
life.
Through the National Partnership Program, N.O.D. encourages AAUW state
and branch programs that increase outreach to people with disabilities
in the communities they serve, while encouraging greater participation
by members and volunteers with disabilities throughout state and branch
activities.
Woman
to Woman Community Dialogs on Social Justice
Woman-to-Woman
is a community dialogue sponsored by an AAUW branch and at least one partner
organization. The program gives diverse participants an opportunity to
identify local issues of common concern, form new alliances, and gain
new perspectives. Topics are determined at the local level under the umbrella
of social justice. A strong Woman-to-Woman program culminates in action
to address the topic at hand. To get involved, contact a local AAUW branch
or e-mail program@aauw.org.
Association Diversity Toolkit
AAUW’s
Diversity Tool Kit was released at the AAUW 1999 Convention. Members
can use this tool kit to become more effective leaders and catalysts for
change in their communities. Branch and state leaders and all members
can use the tool kit, a synthesis and update of previous ¡Adelante!
modules, to integrate diversity efforts into every aspect of their AAUW
work. In the first chapters, members learn more about their own attitudes
toward multiculturalism, the readiness of their group to expand outreach,
and ways that groups can better address the concerns and meet the needs
of the wide range of people in your community. The last chapters offer
practical tips, many from the best practices of branches and states, for
integrating diversity into all that we do. For the complete tool kit,
see your branch or state president or order a copy from ShopAAUW online
or at 800/225-9998.
Links
of Interest - Diversity
Human Rights and Social Justice
- www.tolerance.org, a principal online destination for people interested in dismantling bigotry and creating, in hates stead, communities that value diversity.
- www.phrc.state.pa.us is the link to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, promoting equal opportunity and identifying discrimination, prejudice and bias. A guide to questions about the commission and its role in Pennsylvania; investigating complaints of discrimination and monitoring bias-related crimes and tension within communities
- Pennsylvania Inter-Agency Task Force on civil Tension (www.stopbias.org) is a group of governmental, law enforcement and private agencies working together to both prevent and respond to bias-related incidents in Pennsylvania.
- www.adl.org – their mission is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people…. To secure justice and fair treatment to all. Priorities are to gather, analyze and disseminate intelligence on extremism and hate activity, enhance law enforcement’s ability to combat serious threats and provide assistance, support and resources on security to the Jewish community.
- Amnesty International is a world wide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights (www.amnesty.org)
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights (www.un.org/rights)
ENGAGE IN DIVERSITY
- Begin an ! Adelante! book discussion group
Suggested readings on Association website
Other suggested readings to follow
- Begin an International Relations Group
Discuss current events, history
Suggested speakers- College professors, teachers
- Attend ethnic/religious/cultural events sponsored by groups other than your own. Expand your educational horizons. Form a coalition with other groups. Senior citizens, Hispanic, Middle Easter, Asian, Islamic, disabled, or of a different sexual persuasion.
- Form or join a group that focuses on specific diversity concerns in your community, for example bilingual education in local schools
- Work with the branch to discern how diversity can fit into a community action project.
- When you dine or shop in ethnically oriented establishments, talk to the owners or employees. Discover if they or their family are eligible to join or are interested in AAUW concerns. They may act as consultants or present a program or initiative.
- Help with local literacy and English language mentoring skills.
- When diversity works, share the information.
- Study a culture
- Diversity dining out- select a restaurant from a different culture, research the culture, and share the experience with branch members as a program and in the newsletter. Or have ethnic dessert night, always fun.
- Celebrate Black history Month
- Team up with the League of Women Voters to register women of other cultures to register to vote. Video (in Spanish ) available form State Diversity Resources
- Learn about the Study Guide and Citizenship Test given to non- citizens; makes a great branch activity and you might learn something.
- Establish an internet with an IFUW contact in another country. Read emails at branch meetings and encourage branch members to join in. A good tool to spur interest. Those without email access can write letters the old fashioned way. Also includes elderly and homebound members
Suggested Readings - General:
My Name is Asher Lev Chaim Potak
Up from Slavery Booker T. Washington
Tortilla Curtain T.C.Boyle
Suggested Readings on Islam:
Islam Karen Armstrong
Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate Leila Ahmed
The Red Tent Anita Diamont
Getting God’s Ear Eleanor Doumato
Daughter of Persia Sattareh Farman Farmaian
In Search of Islamic Feminism Elizabeth Fernea Warnoch
Shattering the Myth Bruce Lawrence
Qur’an and Woman Amina Waddud
The Veil and the Male Elite Harriet Logan
Suggested Activities:
Diversity for website Fall 2007
ADOPT A CAUSE
Bina Roy Partnerships in Development Programme (BRPID) encourages international solidarity and partnerships between IFUW federations and associations. Its primary goal is to support projects empowering women and girls through education and leadership development. Contributing to these community projects made it possible to help women and girls in 27 countries in 2005. (www.ifuw.org/brpid)
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