January 2024 Newsletter
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January Events & Happenings
National Poverty Awareness Month
Hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services, social discrimination and exclusion, disabilities, restricted access to participation in the democratic process. These are just some of the many manifestations of poverty. More than 40 million Americans live in poverty, but we can eradicate poverty.
As Nelson Mandela said, “Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the action of human beings.”
Other Important Dates in January:
1/6 – 3 Kings Day
1/15 – MLK Day
1/27 – Holocaust Remembrance Day
Events and Happenings this Month
Equity in Practice: One Day At A Time (ODAAT)
Join us on January 24, 2023, for an Equity in Practice session with One Day At A Time (ODAAT). ODAAT serves Philadelphia via many program services which can include; but are not limited to; case management, classes and workshops, HIV rapid testing, HIV Education and Prevention Services, Food Bank, outreach, special events and youth services.
January Spotlights
Event Recap: 22nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education
On January 3th, The Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and the Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities represented the The School District of Philadelphia at the 22nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education in Waikoloa, Hawaii.
Both Michelle and Montrell presented on the creation of Student Equity Associations, a pilot program within the School District of Philadelphia that builds student capacity for equity centered leadership, increase equity knowledge, skills, and mindsets, bridge the gap between students and staff in the school-level equity work.
Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Learning Opportunities
The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion is pleased to host the following learning opportunities to support your development and promote efficacy in serving our minoritized populations:
Thursday, January 11th-29th (VIRTUAL VIA Cornerstone)
- Exotification of Asian/Latina Girls Women
- Asset-Based Parent, Family, and Community Engagement
- Adultification Bias of Black & Brown Children
Community Events
Women’s Way: Community Event
Help Womens Way kick off their 2024 Closing the Gender Wealth Gap Forum series on January 17th at 4:00 PM with a compelling conversation featuring our very own Chief Disruptor Diane Cornman-Levy, and Marjorie Kelly, Distinguished Senior Fellow with The Democracy Collaborative and renowned author of Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises. During this virtual event, Marjorie and Diane will explore what Wealth Supremacy is and how it connects to White Supremacy and the gender wealth gap. This event, as well as a forthcoming exhibit as part of the series, is presented in partnership with the Free Library of Philadelphia. This event will be available in both English and Spanish.
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance: Internship Opportunity.
This month the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and Bloomberg Philanthropies will begin to accept applications for the Bloomberg Arts Internship(BAI), an eight-week intensive program connecting rising high school seniors with arts and culture organizations in Greater Philadelphia to provide valuable, paid internship opportunities.
Applications are open from January 8th to February 23, 2024 at philaculture.org/BAI. For questions, please email BAI@philaculture.org.
In Case You Missed It!
In Case You Missed it: MLK Social Justice Summit- Dominance and Internalized Oppression Presentation
On Monday, January 16, 2023 , in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, the School District of Philadelphia’s Equity Coalition hosted the second annual virtual Social Justice Summit. This session focused on power and privilege and building awareness around the relationships and relative power of individuals or groups defined either as agents or targets of oppression. Topics discussed included, identity development, identity awareness, and how power manifests itself as either inferiority or superiority within a racial context.
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