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Below is a list of non-POCIS sponsored events that are related to teaching diversity, multiculturalism and social justice. If you would like to submit a posting, please contact Jimmi Ward at postings@ba-pocis.org. Please submit your postings by Monday @ 4 PM. Please note the events are not posted during the summer months.

Date Description of Posting
06-21-2009 WHAT IS KAPWA?
Kapwa is a Filipin@ word that describes oneness, interconnectedness, holism, and symbiosis among living beings and the broader environment.

Kapwa Conference 09, organized by Pin@y Educational Partnerships and Fulbright-Hays Philippines Study Tour 2008, will focus on the work of educators to better serve the diverse nature of today’s student population – Filipin@ youth, people of color, and similarly marginalized persons to transcend the effects of colonization and go beyond the basics of identity politics, to develop survival strategies, foster healing, and to build bridges and nurture community.

Through lectures, panels, roundtables, symposia, workshops, exhibits and performances, we will specifically explore roles and perspectives at the intersections of the Global, Local, and Personal levels. Please visit the Presenters’ pages for Global, Local, and Personal to see the full range of topics, including critical pedagogy, arts integration, history, activism, gender and sexuality, and equity in education.
05-18-2009 ALAMEDA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING- come support equity and justice in Bay Area schools

Dear friend of GroundSpark,
I am writing with some saddening news. A few days ago we sent you information about Alameda Unified School District's town hall meeting on their proposed family diversity curriculum. Dozens of you showed up to voice your support to the great appreciation of those fighting for this work. Unfortunately, hundreds of right wing activists bussed down from Sacramento and made a spectacle at the meeting. They showed up early, filled the room, and kept legitimate local supporters and educators from attending. One person dressed as the devil and argued that teaching children respect for all families was the road to hell. Their hateful words hurt the families and children that were present - and we need to show the school board that we stand together in support of our community!

The school board is having one more hearing on Monday, May 18th at 6PM at Wood Middle School's Multi-Purpose Room (420 Grant St. Alameda, CA 94501). Please attend and show up early to keep the right-wing protesters from shutting us out. You do not have to be prepared to speak, but bring t-shirts and signs to show your support. This meeting is of critical importance, not just for the children and families in Alameda, but for the entire Bay Area. We know from past experiences that if the right-wing is victorious in one district, they turn to derail family diversity work in other surrounding districts. Let's stop this hate in its tracks and stand up in support of all of our families.
05-11-2009

Excelsus Summer Academy for African-American Boys

Excelsus Summer Academy will conduct a one-, two-, or three-week session as back-to-school preparation for 10 to 20 African-American boys. During this session, students will be instructed in English grammar, composition, and oral communication, as well as learn the basics of study skills, self-discipline, and a positive outlook on life. The ultimate goal of Excelsus Summer Academy is to prepare these boys to become formally educated, self-determined, and responsible young men who will seek a college education as means to achieve social and economic mobility, as well as political awareness.

Through a curriculum, using a standard, English textbook, a course reader of poems and short stories, newspaper and magazine articles, popular songs, as well as cinema (including documentaries and self-help videos), not to mention field trips and guest lectures, African-American boys will be introduced to various styles of writing and oratory, in addition to social, political, artistic, and economic issues that confront African-Americans.

Instruction will not be limited to the lecture format, but will include oral presentations, peer-to-peer learning, and informal, round-table discussions whose aim is to provide these young men with an encouraging and comfortable platform in which to express themselves and to fully develop as young black men. The guest lecture will expose these boys to at least one prominent African-American professional within the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area, and is intended to encourage and to inculcate public speaking skills and the art of democratic debate. The viewing of cinema, documentaries, and self-help videos will be used to foster self-reflection and criticism of media representations of African-Americans (particularly of black men).

Please direct all questions to Willie Adams (510.967.7901) or Corey Olds (510.809.7408). You can also send an e-mail to Willie or Corey at the following: excelsusfoundation@me.com.

Download the registration form by clicking: HERE

04-13-2009 2009-2010 POCIS Events to be announced soon...
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