United Indians of All Tribes-SeaFair PowWow needs volunteers Fri. July 15th-Mon. July 18th

http://www.unitedindians.org/powwow/

Volunteers

The 26th Annual Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow is coming up quickly
(July 16-17)!
We are in need of volunteers more than ever to help us make this years Pow Wow a success. YOU can help! If you are interested please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at (206) 285-4425. All volunteers receive FREE admission, refreshments, loads of fun & other goodies!!
Thank You!
Pow Wow Volunteer Coordinator
& the rest of the Pow Wow Committee
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
Sign up form: 2011 PW Volunteer Signup
To volunteer please e-mail pwvolunteers (at) unitedindians.org

Draft of Spaghetti Feed/Potluck/Open-mic/Unveiling Mural/Somatic Workshop invitation

1^st Annual Spaghetti Feed/Potluck/Open Mic/Somatic Workshop and Unveiling Tulalip Reads for Unity Mural

Who: NWIC-Tulalip and Cascadia Community College students, staff, faculty and Tulalip community members

When: June 15^th and June 16th

Wednesday: 2:00pm-3:30pm, room CC1-351-Potluck/Open mic

Thursday:    8:45am-11am room CC2-360 Potluck/Open Mic

                    10:30am-1:05pm, room UWB Drama classroom

1:15- 3:20 CC3 room 201 Unveiling the Tulalip Reads for Unity Mural 3:30-4:45 CC1 room 210 

Where: Cascadia Community College

    18345 Campus Way NE, Bothell WA 98011

·       From I-405 south take exit 24 turn right/east off freeway

·       Take a left at first light onto UWB/CCC campus.

·       Take left at first light/by bus loop and turn left into parking garage.

·       North Garage Parking $4.00 a day, metered parking or free parking on Beardslee Blvd street parking.

Why: To Honor and celebrate student, staff, community members and faculty cross campus and community efforts, Tulalip Reads for Unity, Diversity brings Unity,  Cascadia Drama and Painting classes and Spring Unity Projects 2011.

What to bring: Yourself, your family and friends and perhaps a story, poem or your thoughts on what you learned, experienced and did this term! Also feel free to bring a dish to share, yet we will have plenty of food, we just need your presence and appetite!

Things to watch, think about, share/discuss and perhaps let us know what you think

Wellbriety: A Journey to Forgiveness on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZwF9NnQbWM and www.whitebison.org


 Dr Karina Walters of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute at UW-Seattle
Historical Trauma, Microaggressions, and Identity: A Framework for Culturally-Based Practice Dr. Karina Walters speaks at the University of Minnesota on Race, Culture and Children’s Mental Health.
Watch the video of the presentation.
 www.iwri.org go to "News and Events" and then scroll down to "Historical Trauma, Microagressions and Identity." 


Time Wise: White Anti-Racist Activist and Educator
www.timwise.org   
Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States, and has been called, “One of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation,” by best-selling author and professor Michael Eric Dyson, of Georgetown University. Wise, who was recently named one of “25 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World,” by Utne Reader, has spoken in 49 states, on over 600 college campuses, and to community groups across the nation. He has also lectured internationally in Canada and Bermuda on issues of comparative racism, race and education, racism and religion, and racism in the labor market.

Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project websitehttp://depts.washington.edu/civilr/

Seattle has a unique civil rights history that challenges the way we think about race, civil rights, and the Pacific Northwest. Civil rights movements in Seattle started well before the celebrated struggles in the South in the 1950s and 1960s, and they relied not just on African American activists but also on Filipino Americans, Japanese Americans, Chinese Americans, Jews, Latinos, and Native Americans. They also depended upon the support of some elements of the region's labor movement. From the 1910s through the 1970s, labor and civil rights were linked in complicated ways, with some unions and radical organizations providing critical support to struggles for racial justice, while others stood in the way.

This multi-media web site brings the vital history of Seattle's civil rights movements to life with scores of video oral histories, hundreds of rare photographs, documents, movement histories, and personal biographies, more than 300 pages in all. Based at the University of Washington, the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project is a collaboration between community groups and UW faculty and students. Here is more About the Project, about our contributors, and the project's impact.

Comedian Louis CK: "On Being White" on youtube: "From his latest stand-up "Chewed Up" - Louis CK tells people why it's great being a white male. It's advantages and it's futuristic disadvantages."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4f9zR5yzY

Comedian Charlie Hill in 1983 on youtube. If you aren't engaged after his "One little, two little, three little white-ees...."  song, well then move on....or just keep watching and see what you think:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh6eCALFohY

You can also post other resources that you think would add to our discussion and/or that you would like us to see.

It is Week 7 of the term, what assignments/projects/group presentations are coming up?

Hey All,

We are less than one month/four weeks away from the end of Spring term, are you ready?

Are you caught up or ahead on your homework? Is there anything you can get a jump start on
now?Have you posted any SDLA's( for COLL 101) or A La Carte's (for ENGL& 102) ahead of time?
Getting as many of these done early will make the last few weeks of the term easier on you and me- so please get cracking.

Is there anything I could add or do during class time that would help you get ahead or do your work better? Please let me know and I will do my best, my mind reading skills are not always as sharp as they could be, so help me out here with some clear feedback on what you need and maybe even what is working for you.

All the best,

Melissa

What have you learned during this term so far?

Hey All,

For those of you wanting to continue blogging, how about a reflection on what you have learned this term so far, it can be from our class or any of the others?

How are you doing in your classes?

Did you register yet for Summer and Fall terms?

Are there any topics or subjects that you would like me to add or make sure I include in class time?

Just give us an idea of how things are going and what you still hope to accomplish this term and how you will do it.

Feedback and questions for our guest speakers

Hey All,

Since Kohl, Paco, Jordan and Richard have visited two of my three classes in the last week, here is a space to give them some feedback and thanks for their time, knowledge and energy, as well as possibly ask follow up questions or new ones that have occurred to you since their talks.

Also, Kohl has shared his blog with us: http://www.kohllaff.blogspot.com/ So, now we have another blog to post to for our weekly online work. Once again, I am hoping we can have conversations/discussions online as well as in person, and Kohl is a great person to have discussions with and he is a beautiful writer.

Jordan also shared his email if you want to learn more about body cameras: jladucer@stu.nwic.edu

You may also share any comments about Debora Pontillo's visit if you were in my ENGL& 102 class last week. Besides being a Founding Faculty at Cascadia, she is also a multi media artist, if you would like to see some of her work: http://www.deborabarrerapontillo.com/

It is such an honor and a pleasure to be able to learn with and from so many individuals who bring their academic/intellectual learning, their heart and their humanity to this work.

Week 4- April 25th-May 1st

This week I would like you to research a topic from the following list and then tell us all something about what you found, what you thought about it and what other sources or points of view there are. So, you can start with the resources I've listed here and then branch out and report back to us- being sure to post a link or reference information so we could look at it as well.

The point of this week's discussion is to remember/learn about parts of history that are not always taught or talked about in contemporary media/political/personal conversations. Many of you may be familiar with the phrase "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

The U.S. Eugenics Movement:
http://www.hsl.virginia.edu/historical/eugenics/2-origins.cfm
http://www.hsl.virginia.edu/historical/eugenics/
http://campus.udayton.edu/~hume/Eugenics/eugenics.htm

Forced Sterilization of women and men who were not white, or were considered unfit because of mental, emotional issues or criminal behavior:
http://faculty.utep.edu/LinkClick.aspx?link=lawrence.pdf&tabid=19869&mid=71730
http://www.umw.edu/hisa/resources/Student%20Projects/Cincinnati/students.umw.edu/_ncinc5ce/choiceandalternatives.html
http://faculty.washington.edu/dianm/Sterilization.pdf

The Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project website:
http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/

Racial Microaggressions in Everday Life:
http://www.olc.edu/~jolson/socialwork/OnlineLibrary/microaggression%20article.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX7Xp_6vHMc

Historical Trauma, Microaggressions, and Identity: A Framework for Culturally-Based Practice

Dr. Karina Walters speaks at the University of Minnesota on Race, Culture and Children’s Mental Health.
Watch the video of the presentation.
http://www.iwri.org/news/


Once again, part of a college/university education and our societal acceptance of the ideas of honoring and accepting diversity and being multiculturally aware is being exposed to different points of view. These are just some things I would like you to think about and consider, we may have made a lot of progress on issues of racism, yet the work is not done. Even if you believe that you are not racist, I continue to ask you to consider the "legacies of racism" and how the issues/historical events listed above could still be challenges for individuals, insitutions and communities.