Winter 2011 Volume 3, Issue 2

The Diversifieds

The Diversifieds is a publication of the EDRC of

Grays Harbor College. The mission of the EDRC is

to promote awareness, respect, and equitable

treatment of the diverse individuals and groups

that exist within our campus and surrounding

communities. The EDRC is open to all!

Please come visit us in the 200 building.

A publication of the EDRC at Grays Harbor College

Donna Hallock, the executive director of the Mediation and

Settlement Center will facilitate a public conversation about

the real life impact (physical, psychological and emotional)

of living in diversity. All attendees may speak for 1-3

minutes to the audience without interruption. Participants

may express themselves freely and honestly. All stories are

welcome within the context of no name-calling, inflammatory

language or disruptive behavior. The goal of this session is

to create a space to articulate, hear and acknowledge many

points of view and life experiences. Participants do not have

to agree with one other. Mediation is a process of conflict

resolution that is all about finding common ground even

when people disagree or hold a different point of view.

Please join the EDRC and MSC on

January 19, 2011,

at 2:00 pm, in Room # 2201

January is Poverty in America

Awareness Month

Real Experiences of Diversity

Is the Harbor a Multicultural Community?

The Grays Harbor College Human Service Club will be

assisting other agencies in the community in collecting

donations for the upcoming 3rd annual Project Homeless

Connect. At this event, those who are homeless or at risk

of becoming homeless will be informed of resources avail-

able to assist them in getting off the streets: DSHS, Work

Source, CCAP, Social Security, etc. They will enjoy a hot

meal and get to take items to go. We are anticipating a

cold winter so we are seeking hats, gloves, scarves, sleep-

ing bags as well as first aid items, dog and cat food, non

perishable items and hygiene items: soap, shampoo etc.

You can drop them off at CCAP at 117 E. Third Street or in

the donation box located in the HUB here on campus.

Project Homeless Connect

The best way to find your-

self is to lose yourself in

the service of others

— Gandhi

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I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold

these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former

slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice,

sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by

the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today!

And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every

hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children,

black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and

sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:

Free at last! Free at last!

Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!

—- Martin Luther King Jr.

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.,

his famous “I Have A Dream” speech

will be shown on Thursday, January

20th in room 1512 at 10am & 2pm.

Everyone is welcome!

On Wednesday, January 19th at 10:00

in the HUB students and faculty mem-

bers, including President Brewster, will

read a few of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s

speeches out loud. Come listen to his

powerful words!

Volume 3, Issue 2

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The Origin of Black History Month

Each February, Americans celebrate Black History Month with events

and activities meant to recognize black history and honor the contributions

of black Americans. But there's a lot more that you may not know about

Black History Month. Of all the places for Black History Month to get its

start, a college fraternity may seem like a long shot. But that's just where

Black History Month began. Carter Woodson, the son of former slaves and

the second black American to receive a degree from Harvard University,

urged the Omega Psi Phi fraternity to create Negro History and Literature

Week in February. Woodson went on to found the Association for the

Study of Negro Life and History, through which he provided cities and

communities materials for black history activities and events. In the 1970s,

amid the Black Power Movement, the association changed Negro History Week to Black History Month.

Woodson chose the month of February because both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were born in

that month. Lincoln was the U.S. president who issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and Douglass was a

leading abolitionist of his time. Black History Month is about more than how far America has come as a soci-

ety from the days of slavery. It's also about recognizing the contributions African-Americans have made

through the years. Source: www.history.com/blackhistorymonth

Carter G. Woodson

Voting Rights for Women, Women's Suffrage

In the time of the earliest settlers in the Washington Territory, women did not have the right to vote. In 1854, Washington nearly became the first state to grant women's suffrage, but the proposal was defeated by a single vote. In an attempt to crush the woman's suffrage movement, the Territo-rial Legislature soon after mandated that "no female shall have the right of ballot or vote." In 1871, Susan B. Anthony and Abigail Scott Duniway led a crusade through the territories of Washington and Oregon and helped to form the Washington Woman Suffrage Association. Due to the group's constant protesting and pushing, full voting rights were given to women in 1883 by a bill that passed through the Territorial Legislature. But in 1887, the Territorial Supreme Court overturned that law. Another was passed in 1888, but was also overturned. This happened because women vot-ers were making sales of liquor more difficult with their votes, and the state's liquor lobby had fought hard to remove their voting rights. In light of this opposition, some activists chose to emphasize the contributions of women workers to the community and finally, in 1910, the Washington State Consti-tution was permanently amended to grant women the right to vote. It would be ten years before the rest of the country's women had that right. Source: www.sos.wa.gov/elections/timeline/suffrage

Diversity

Committee

Equity & Diversity Resource Center

360-538-4247

Room 219

1620 Edward P. Smith Drive

Aberdeen, WA 98520

edrc@ghc.edu

Calling All Writers! The Diversifieds is an extension of the GHC campus and

our surrounding community. We would like to welcome

and encourage students and staff to submit articles for

publication in The Diversifieds. This is a quarterly publi-

cation. Please contact Erin Frasier at efrasier@ghc.edu

to submit articles, poems or artwork.

Diversifieds Staff:

Jessica Lovelady

Erin Frasier

Rob Hitt

Brian Shook

Campus Happenings

Club Fair January 18th In the HUB

MLK Speech Readings

January 19th 10:00 in the HUB

Human Services Club Bake Sale & Raffle

to benefit Project Homeless Connection

January 19th 8 am –1 pm in the HUB

“The Impact of Diversity” Open Forum

January 19th @ 2:00 Room 2201

Hypnotist

January 31st In the HUB

Black History Month

February

GSA Drag Show February 11th

7-9 pm In the HUB

GSA Dance

Feb 11th 9:30– 12am In the HUB

Presidents Day February 21st

No Classes!

Women's History Month March

The 2011 Pride Foundation/GSBA Scholarship

This year, $500,000 is available in scholarships to support education and

leadership development for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer stu-

dents of any age; students who have an LGBT parent; and students who are

straight allies and are committed to civil rights for the LGBTQ community.

There are fifty different types of scholarships with awards up to $10,000 - but

only one web-based application to complete!

Applications can be completed online at www.PrideFoundationScholar.org

Applications are due by: 5:00 p.m. PST on Friday, January 31, 2011.

Power of One Conference

The Power of One is a northwest student leadership conference designed to encourage and empower

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning college students, their allies, and the family

and staff who support them. The conference content seeks to enrich students’ lives and promote healthy

and safe communities on our campuses and in our societies. You must fill out an application and be

selected to attend. Applications must be turned into student activities by Thurs, February 10 before 4 pm

Students of Color Conference

The Students of Color Conference is a two and a half-day conference. Over 550 students from commu-

nity colleges across the state participate every year. Workshop topics include:

Leadership development; ethnic, racial, and cultural sensitivity; academic success; identity development;

strategies and skill for promoting social justice; intercultural communication and understanding.

You must fill out an application and be selected to attend. Please have all applications for this

conference turned in to Student Activities by Thursday , March 10 before 4 pm.

Questions about either conference? Contact:

Cal Erwin-Svoboda, Student Activities Coordinator

csvoboda@ghc.edu or call 360.538.4078