- Letter
- Introducing the Edwardsville Unity group
- Listing our current activities and mission statement
- 37 letters were mailed out since last meeting to local organizations to gain awareness and participation
- Individuals can share this letter out with their personal contacts at various organizations
- Racial harmony Event in St. Clair County
- Panelists included medical doctors, psychologist, social worker, pastor, principal/educators
- Held in a municipal building in Fairview Heights
- Started with a prayer
- Education system discussed – problems and areas for improvement
- Mental health – children recovering from trauma
- Racial unity and religious tolerance/openness
- Holistic approaches to social issues
- Family situations and positive/negative impacts
- Volunteerism at schools – what parents can do
- Tutoring
- Asking what schools need
- What others can do to support struggling parents
- Around 50 in attendance
- Find Racial Harmony on Facebook for more info on future events
- Edwardsville Unity can share posts about future events
- SIUE Book Study
- Summer 2019 Diversity and Inclusion Campus Community Reading
- Everyday Bias by Howard J. Ross. The first 75 people (students?) to register will receive a complimentary book; you will be notified if you registered after that point.
- Community Reading Discussion dates will be:
- September 11, 2019
- 12:00-1:30 pm
- Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI)
- October 15, 2019
- Diversity Day, Time and Location TBA
- Intersectionality – So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo
- “Considering the needs of a select few is easier than for a diverse group of people”
- “Work on the needs of the largest group first”
- “Reach out to people you have not reached out to in the past”
- Are we considering intersectionality?
- How might race, gender, sexuality, ability or class impact this situation?
- Could the identity differences between me and the person I’m talking with about race contribute to our differences in opinion or perspectives?
- Are the people in my racial justice conversations truly representative of the diversity of the identities of those being impacted?
- Does my scholarship of racial justice reflect the diversity of identities?
- Who writes the books and articles that help inform my opinions?
- Am I listening to those who are frequently not heard?
- Am I looking for what i don’t know?
- Am I shifting focus and power from those most privileged?
- Am I making conversation accessible to everyone who wants to participate?
- Am I providing a safe space for marginalized people to speak out?
- SIUE event
- Tues, Oct 15th
- What should Edwardsville Unity do for the Diversity fair booth? Planning head to get orders fulfilled in time. We could give out:
- Cell phone stands/holders
- Pens
- Bookmarks with quote and logo
