President Obama walks fine line on race, justice
11 years ago
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Do you think its weird that on April 12 of this year, nothing was done to remember the incident that occurred last year? Has the college administration done anything to promote acceptance and tolerance amongst staff and faculty? I am creating a race relations program that will hopefully be in full effect next fall. I'm working in conjunction with CVC, CCOR, Goldfarb and hopefully CCAK. So if you have any ideas that you would like to see incorporated in the program let me know! I want to increase people's awareness of race and diversity. I would love if my fellow CCOR facilitators could lead discussions in the coffee house and amongst CAs, Coot Leaders and CCAK mentors to make sure that they have the proper vocabulary to discuss race if it ever comes up. I want those involved in the program to go into the Waterville community and work with local residents and school children in discussions about their experiences with race. There is a lot I would like to accomplish so if you guys have any thought let me know!
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i think this is a very good initiative, race is definitely not discussed, well at least i have not seen it being discussed as openly as it maybe should be, on campus and perhaps even Waterville, indeed the racial diversity here in Maine is very little, so it would be good to have discussions, becuase it being little (the racial diversity) does not mean it is not there, and because there are encounters and interactions it would be good to discuss how to handle situations properly (in a manner that is nondescriminatory) and i think that would definitely be a good starting point towards creating a racist-less society, a start
ReplyDeleteyah and it is wierd that nothing has been said or done about last year's events because i thought it had a significant to-do on race than just student-security relations.
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