Beyond Tolerance Workshop Series
BEYOND TOLERANCE WORKSHOP SERIES
September 9th: We've Scene It All Before, Brian Johnson, CAMPUSPEAK
"Diversity" is one of the most challenging subjects for many students to grasp. Exploring the "difference that difference makes" can be difficult because there are so many perspectives and opinions about how it can be presented. What exactly does racism look like? Sexism? Heterosexism?
We've Scene It All Before, frames the diversity conversation through modern film. By sharing clips of well-known films and discussing the messages they consciously or unconsciously give, Brian allows every student to see himself or herself as diverse. You will be challenged to care about "social justice" – power, oppression, ethnocentrism, stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination and to make personal judgments about these issues as well as recognize that the opportunity for change exists within each of us.
Brian Johnson is a student favorite among speakers at Juniata. His entertaining, energetic workshops are engaging and educational at the same time. He earned both bachelor's and master's degrees in English from California University of Pennsylvania, and is currently working toward a doctorate (ABD) from Nova Southeastern University. His research is in the area of racial identity development with specialization in white student racial identity.
October 21: Archie Bunker’s Neighborhood, Gene Kelly, Perceptions Unlimited
Play the game of LIFE but you must play by Archie’s rules! Get a job, buy a house, and explore how life's opportunities differ for different groups. "Archie Bunker's Neighborhood" is a highly interactive, raucous game that will have you thinking about life in a whole new light.
Kelly is a Senior Consultant with PerceptionsUnlimited, providing consultation and training in multicultural organization developmentand culturally competent strategic planning, professional, student leadership, and program development, mentoring program development, and project based administrative services. He iscurrently pursuing his Ph.D. in Human Development at Marywood University and earned his master’s degree in Higher Education Counseling from West Chester University in 2003. Most recently, Gene served as the Associate Director of Student Activities/Coordinator of Student Engagement and Leadership at Lebanon Valley College.
November 11: Greening the Globe: Creating Environmental and Racial Justice in our Schools and Communities , AA Akom, Speak Out
Writer, activist, and educator, A.A. Akom is one of the most important emerging voices on anti-racism, environmental justice, and educational equity in the United States. As one of America’s leading experts on health inequality and educational equity, Akom’s research examines common urban challenges including: health disparities, educational equity, affordable housing, environmental racism, and unequal access to high quality food markets, transit, and open space. His work offers comprehensive solutions and inspirational models for two of America’s biggest social problems—environmental degradation and educational under-achievement. His unique way of addressing race, class, gender and other axes of social difference not only serve to rejuvenate hope, but also create new frameworks for reducing health and educational disparities in our classrooms and communities.
In 2006, Akom founded Youth as Public Intellectuals (YPI), a youth empowerment organization committed to issues of environmental justice and educational equity. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Research Infrastructure and Minority Institutions (RIMI) fellowship for 2009-2010 and numerous other awards and recognitions. Currently he is an assistant professor of Environmental Sociology, Urban Education, and Africana Studies and the co-director of educational equity at the Cesar Chavez Institute at San Francisco State University. He serves on the board or works with six national social justice organizations: the Green Social Equity Group (with the Ella Baker Center), the California Green Stimulus Coalition, Youth Speaks (educational committee), Justice Matters (Racial Justice Policy Organization), Project Rebound (re-entry program for formerly incarcerated youth) and the Oakland Black Men and Boys Initiative.
February 17: Women of Cover: The Veil and the African-American Experience Dr. Tiffenia Archie, Temple University
Dr. Archie explores veiling among a group largely ignored in the discourse on veiling, African-American Muslim women. African-American Muslim women are unique in that they make their veiling choices in a context that is very different than that of their peers in the Islamic world; namely, veiling is neither restricted nor enforced by governmental policy or law. As such, African-American Muslim women have the choice to veil, and despite the –isms associated being Black, female, AND Muslim, many choose to veil. This research attempts to answer the question, “Why?”
4:00pm Sucessful Strategies for Recruiting ALANA Faculty & Staff
Dr. Archie, Director of Faculty Recruitment & Retention at Temple University, has worked in higher education for over 15 years, gaining experience in a number of departments, including financial aid, disability support, academic support, and minority retention. Most recently, Dr. Archie worked in academic affairs at Albright College, where she served as an assistant dean. While Dean, she also acted as an affirmative action representative where she collaborated closely with faculty search committees to increase the pool and hiring rate of women and minority candidates. In this workshop, Tiff will share some of her expertise in recruiting a truly diverse applicant pool.
March 24 : Blue Eye/Brown Eye, Jennifer DeCoste, Associate Vice-President for Institutional Diversity Initiatives, Clarkson University
This interactive workshop will provide and in-depth exploration of Jane Elliott's award winning theories of racism which exposes prejudice and bigotry for what they are—an irrational class system based upon purely arbitrary factors. And if you think this does not apply to you . . . you are in for a rude awakening
Jennifer de Coste is a diversity educator, writer, consultant and lecturer. She is ABD for a dual PhD in Women's Studies and Curriculum from Penn State University, focusing on the intersections of sexuality and rurality in education. She is also the Associate Vice President for Institutional Diversity Initiatives and Affirmative Action for Clarkson University in New York, where she serves as the university's chief diversity officer.
April 14: Claiming Our World, Rochelle Peterson, Perceptions Unlimited
This presentation is designed to bring the wisdom of the group into this highly interactive presentation that provides an overview of diversity, social justice and the community building goals of Juniata College. Combining powerful stories, participants’ voices, and meaningful dialogue about who they want to be as a community, students will develop a common language for valuing diversity and gain tools for reducing prejudice & building upon common ground to make your institution safe and affirming for everyone.
Rochelle R. Peterson has been speaking, consulting, training, and teaching for over 20 years. She launched Perceptions Unlimited in 2005 and continues in the academy serving as a teacher and social justice educator for Arcadia and Eastern Universities. Rochelle holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in African American Studies from Bucknell University and her Master’s degree in Educational Studies from the University of Vermont. She is also a certified trainer for the World of Difference Institute for the Anti-Defamation League, trainer for United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and holds an Advanced Certificate in Cultural Competence from Temple University’s Multicultural Training and Research Institute.
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