On most days, there are multiple new and original pieces posted. Analysis of British and Irish publications found an overall. Yes, having faith in yourself is certainly a key to winning the fight. You pray to Kali (Black) Goddess for criticals, and then you ask your mama to place an advertisement for a fair girl Vantage Circle. I have also been fortunate to have two poems chosen to be made into songs and recorded. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race. Kofi Annan, There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion. Malala Yousafzai, The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Until we get equality in education, we wont have an equal society. Sonia Sotomayor, Equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it. My weight, my height, hair and looks ~ Jean-Philippe Courtois, The fact that societies are becoming increasingly multi-ethnic, multicultural, and multi-religious is good. It starts with having a dialogue until we are all comfortable and no longer have the fear of saying the wrong thing. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. ~ Octavia E. Butler, Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are the product of disagreement and contest, not consensus or compromise. Please be quiet Can you hear, now. robbed, Biodiversity, an abstract term used in natural science, We each have a voice and life, it is how we use them not how we might. And the separation of families in an immigrants land Its just hidden by fears to venture outside of middle-class America., Recommended reading: Afropessimism, by Frank B. Wilderson III, This book is part-memoir/part-critical theory and calls for nothing less than the end of our anti-Black world. The Pakistan Fashion Design Council in collaboration with Sunsilk presented the fourth and final day of the eighth PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week. Only through each other will we see the importance of the qualities we lack and our unfinished soul's potential. Don't give up the fight for equality. We attain unity only through variety. You carry a bias unconscious. Thus the need for Diversity and Inclusion will also remain. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. Audre Lorde, To be one, to be united is a great thing. ~ Con Miguel Ruiz, Diversity doesn't look like anyone. ~ Laurie Buchanan, Urging people to be inclusive is not an attack. Diversity is required in our world otherwise where would choice be? I know there is comfort where we overlap. Ani DiFranco, Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance. Verna Myers, Diversity is having a seat at the table, inclusion is having a voice, and belonging is having that voice be heard. Liz Fosslien, The difference between diversity and inclusion is being invited to a house and being able to rearrange the furniture. Jane Silber, The world has only one border. ~ Bo Young Lee, A diverse mix of voices leads to better discussions, decisions, and outcomes for everyone. In your forties? The power of poetry for diversity and inclusion Kavita Hansla, 24 October 2018 - People and culture To visualise the usefulness of diversity and inclusion, I would like you to imagine that. Diversity is discussed in a broad sense in this publication through a variety of stories and poems. As leaders, we have to put out the message that we embrace and not just tolerate diversity. When glass, stones, daggers and guns you sway A private invitation was sent out and some faeries were excluded. Day-4 featured High-Street Fashion shows by the House of Arsalan Iqbal, Erum Khan, Chinyere and Hassan Riaz and designer prt--porter shows by Sana Safinaz, Republic by Omar Farooq, Syeda Amera, Huma & Amir Adnan, Sania Maskatiya and HSY. Download this ultimate guide to learn the secret to a Each individual has to take responsibility for the process of transformation. So, it just makes a lot of good sense to treat everyone the same and treat them well. Using Poetry as a Force for Social Change. While some may think we are called to anti-racism, this book makes us question how the very desires we bring into anti-racist work are themselves structured by anti-Blackness. ~ Jimmy Carter, All the diversity, all the charm, and all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade. That reflects your own lack of ability Inserting h was not so hard. The enigmatic consciousness of its relatively interrelated conception was spontaneous and yet it continued without elemental omniscience. I have returned to it time and time again, and now read and reflect on it together with students as we rethink our notions of service in community-engaged learning., Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Recommended reading: And All Our Wounds Forgiven, by Julius Lester, This is a very powerful book which brings the civil rights movement full circle into our current struggle. a friend reminded, There is no gain without pain., Let me tiptoe from the spaces of diverse experiences Maya Angelou was also a civil rights activist. Participants share their own rocks, rivers, and trees in an effort to understand how the. ~ Thomas Berry, Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization. They're all the same, like me and you. As the sun's rays gently fell down on its petals,it stood out among all the restwith a singularitya flower that many would have ignored-for it might not have passed the critic's testbut nonetheless a beauty it did suggest; and upon closer lookits glory would suddenly unfold,with its petalsa soft palette of pastels,to one who could behold but to the impatient,undiscerning eye-it would have been dismissed,and lack of perceptionso confirming its imperfection; unattended to would have wiltedor treated as a weedfor those more salient qualitiesin their criteria which it could not meetand in a wasteland tossedits virtue lie in vain,a beauty never to be seen againas it slowly diesits uniqueness forever lost.-Lora Hollings, This Song by Rick Nelson is about being yourself, "Can't please everyone so you got to please yourself. Or be destroyed. ~ Abdu'l-Bah, If you exclude 50% of the talent pool, its no wonder you find yourself in a war for talent. Martin, If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. Enthusiasm, love, inclusion and joy bring hope into the world every time. Tears are cheap as they flow from eyes not banks. I swallowed hard, then slowly raised my eyes The mission of the Diversity and Inclusion Council is to increase multicultural awareness and . PDF. That is the truth of it. Maya Angelou, All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent. John F. Kennedy, Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? She studied Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, Information Science at East China Normal University and earned an MBA at Washington State University. He continues to pull me out of my white comfort zone so I can show up for racial justice as a Catholic woman., Associate Professor, Department of Global Languages, Literatures, and Perspectives, and Coordinator of the Undergraduate Spanish Program, Recommended reading: Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, by Steve Silberman, This is an important book, not just for those who wish to learn about autism, but for those who want to know about the marginalization of disabled history throughout history. the playground, seeking out my grandson's face. his focus drifted like a flooding sea. ~ Arlan Hamilton, An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. This week is a powerful reminder of the value of diverse perspectives and the need for greater equity and inclusion in business and society. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us. Ava DuVernay, The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. You dont have to be handicapped to be different. ~ Arlan Hamilton, Gender and racially diverse teams perform better, innovate more, and improve economic quality. Oneway to honor her work is to use her poetry to more deeply understand the cultural and historic legacies that perpetuate racial inequity. Did you listen to her body as you walked away vulgarized? If you can find common ground, you can accomplish great things. To learn just 'Afghan', then the rest. It is twirl, whirl, dance, hop, skip and laugh. Believe me when I say then, hair color, you make me feel, sick You have faith in yourself and this will lead you to the right path to win. ~ Theresa J. Whitmarsh, We fundamentally believe that we will make better business decisions if we have diversity in thinking and that requires equal gender participation. Is beauty hiding in your unwise books? . Im invisible at times and yet all over the place. Share this: Twitter Facebook Loading. The Reading Public Library (On Diversity & Inclusion) One day not too long ago I walked into the Reading Public Library Yeah, the one on 5th With the warmth David Nazario no LinkedIn: #poetry #diversity #inclusion Its about inclusion of characters representing our societies. Art of Diversity Showcase; Pre-Forum Institute; Forum Archive; MLK Social Justice Week; Black Lives in Focus; Indigenous Cultural Festival - September 19th - 25th; 2022 Latinx Connect Conference; Diverse Populations. A good example of diversity and inclusion: Another term that should be included in any discussion about diversity and inclusion is equity., For more works by this author see John Hansen author page on The Creative Exiles. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylors book meticulously examines how structural racism in the U.S. is ongoing with devastating results. It kind of explains all the complications, On the road to when and where I thrive. Made with love by Cruise Labs | 2017 Simma Lieberman. Readers learn not only our history of oppression but also of the bold resistance by such figures as Ida B. ~ Theodore Melfi, Intersectionality has given many advocates a way to frame their circumstances and to fight for their visibility and inclusion. Vantage Circle. or make a new place the same. ~ Mahatma Gandhi, The path to diversity begins with supporting, mentoring, and sponsoring diverse women and men to become leaders and entrepreneurs. Always remember that you often find outstanding people among those you don't particularly like. ~ Stephen R. Covey, Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. When someone messes up the first time. Diversity may be the hardest thing for a society to live with and perhaps the most dangerous thing for a society to be without. ~ Julie Sweet, We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges. for working on transmissions.) I may have a different color or a different form Next, learn more about the benefits of diversity in the workplace and check out our Pride Month ideas for work. Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Social Work, Recommended reading:From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation, by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, There are many good books to read to understand how white supremacy permeates the way we think, act, and what and who we consider important. ~ Claudia Brind-Woody, In the end, as any successful teacher will tell you, you can only teach the things that you are. ~ Audre Lorde, Diversity is not how we differ. In addition to the senryu poems entry program, which gained popularity last year, this year we called for new artwork . ~ Theresa McHenry, Unconscious perceptions govern many of the most important decisions we make and have a profound effect on the lives of many people in many ways Unconscious patterns can play out in ways that are so subtle they are hard to spot. I cant wait to stop, They argue that service-learning predicated on a pedagogy of whiteness miseducates white students, marginalizes students of color, harms community partners, and fails to create transformative education. Indeed the 8th PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week marked the twelfth fashion week platform initiated by the Pakistan Fashion Design Council [with eight weeks of prt--porter and four of bridal fashion] and was a direct manifestation of the Councils commitment to sustainability and discipline within the business of fashion and the facilitation of Pakistans retail industry. Sometimes, unable to understand your influences Home; Ability, Disability, and Ableism; Age, Aging, and Ageism; Bias In Technology; Country of Origin, Immigration and Nativism; ~ Carlos Fuentes, I have a self-made quote: Celebrate diversity, practice acceptance and may we all choose peaceful options to conflict. His explanation made my jaw go slack: Ive always said: smart teams will do amazing things, but truly diverse teams will do impossible things. by HR professionals across the globe! ~ Mark Twain. ~ Leo Tolstoy, The diversity in the human family should be the cause of love and harmony, as it is in music where many different notes blend together in the making of a perfect chord. The first "On the Road to Kingdom Come" by Al Wordlaw, and the second, "If I Could Write a Love Poem" by award-winning Israeli/British singer Tally Koren. So let's begin with 'Af' and 'ghan'. He had. ~ Inga Beale, We know that diversity can sometimes be more uncomfortable because things are less familiar but it gets the best results. We need to open our eyes to the inequality that remains. The wind, day in and day, Snowing up a Scene Snowing up a scene, phantom flakes floating from heavens portal, sparkling, slow, suspended descent. Bias is not what I desire, bias is not what I feel ~ Martin Luther King Jr. We attain unity only through variety. surplus clothes he makes many friends his gift for hooking up with girls is uncanny he is long haired drug-crazed hippie enjoying popularity previously unknown to him rock bands play at art openings everyone flirts dances gets ****** lots of activism on campus New York Times dubs university of Hartford Berkeley of the east coast holding up ******* in peace sign is subversive in 1969 symbol of rebellion youth solidarity gesture against war hawks rednecks corporate America acknowledgment of potential beyond materialistic self-righteous values of status quo sign of what could be in universe filled with incredible possibilities he moves in withpainting student one year advanced named Todd Whitman Todd has curly blond hair sturdy build wire rimmed glasses impish smile gemini superb draftsman amazing artist Todd emulates Francisco de Goya and Albrecht Durer Todds talent overshadows Odysseuss Todds dad is accomplished professor at distinguished college in Massachusetts to celebrate Odysseuss arrival Todd cooks all day preparing spaghetti dinner when Odysseus arrives home tripping on acid without appetite Todd is disappointed Odysseus runs down to corner store buys large bottle of wine returns to house Todd is eating spaghetti alone they get drunk together then pierce each others ears with needles ice wine cork pierced ears are outlaw style of bad *** bikers like Hells Angels Todd says you are a real original Odys and funny too Odysseus asks funny, how? The questionably understandable nature of its conjunction was an omnipotent directive beyond necessitated action or morphological construction . We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.". His works celebrate black culture while also acknowledging racism and discrimination. ~ Edward Kennedy 2. In this role, he regularly talks about a wide range of issues including racism, equality and discrimination . Given its ethnikos factor and contribution towards a common origin of multiethnic and languages, in values and traditions, its morphological factors of Verthian sub-mythology, are provided with content, traits, colors, and neutrality, focused towards a biosphere ecosystem, where the air conditioning, flora-fauna will make Sub-mythological Biodiversity, where the beings that inhabit it and will be in the range of evolution of mythological living beings, in whose diversity of genetic seizure, they will adopt natural and compound patterns, but always predominant in the pattern biological and organic. And now they say, Oh, you have become so fair living in cold America Hair that never stops increasing, Fostering equality and cultural diversity is a top challenge that the entire society is facing at the moment. Home is the first place to foster openness and a culture of inclusion. It was so many years ago, Great Silence and Darkness War and peace in our time is a daily concern for all. 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