{"id":4063,"date":"2020-07-13T11:38:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T15:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/?page_id=4063"},"modified":"2020-08-05T11:37:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T15:37:17","slug":"culture-diversity-equity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/culture-diversity-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture, Diversity, Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4063\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4063-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4063-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4063-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-4063\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Culture-Equity-header.png?fit=1500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Culture-Equity-header.png?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Culture-Equity-header.png?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Culture-Equity-header.png?resize=1024%2C341&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Culture-Equity-header.png?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Culture-Equity-header.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" title=\"Culture Equity header\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4063-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-b76b61dd20bf-4063\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAnti-Racism Work\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4063-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4063-0-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul class=\"ak-ul\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/inclusiveva.org\/programs\/schools\/\" data-link-unique-id=\"3b4fb054378a\"><u><strong>Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities:<\/strong> <\/u><\/a>The Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities works with K \u2013 12 and higher education students, educators, and administrators to make learning environments more equitable and inclusive through consultation, workshops, and retreats.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tolerance.org\/\" data-link-unique-id=\"5d66f25d7171\"><u>Teaching Tolerance<\/u><\/a> <\/strong>offers a plethora of resources to educators to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued, and welcome participants. In particular, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolerance.org\/magazine\/summer-2017\/why-teaching-black-lives-matter-matters-part-i\" data-link-unique-id=\"725d5ab92383\"><u>\"Why Teaching BlackLives Matters, Part 1\" <\/u><\/a><\/strong>is a great starting point.<\/li>\n<li>The first enslaved Africans arrived in America on Virginia soil.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pulitzercenter.org\/lesson-plan-grouping\/1619-project-curriculum\" data-link-unique-id=\"5952058dc6af\"><em><u>The 1619 Project<\/u><\/em><\/a><\/strong>, is a free curriculum that uses essays, images, stories, and poems to challenge students to reframe their understanding of U.S. history, the consequences of slavery, and the contributions of black Americans.<\/li>\n<li>Afterschool Alliance has pulled together a number of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afterschoolalliance.org\/afterschoolsnack\/Racial-equity-anti-bias-tools-for-OST-programs-youth_06-05-2020.cfm?utm_source=sendinblue&amp;utm_campaign=Weekly_Snack_682020&amp;utm_medium=email\" data-link-unique-id=\"f3939dc334a5\"><u>racial equity &amp; anti-bias tools <\/u><\/a><\/strong>developed by OST programs &amp; youth workers, as well as their own campaign <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afterschoolalliance.org\/webinar-series-tools-to-build-on.cfm\" data-link-unique-id=\"35a109d8f9e5\"><em><u>Tools to Build On: Creating Constructive Climates in Out-of-School Time<\/u><\/em><\/a> <\/strong>which includes two webinars of interest,<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.afterschoolalliance.org\/webinars.cfm?ID=063E26CF-5056-A82E-7A85E142D441D02F\" data-link-unique-id=\"ccf7867da2f6\"><em><u>Responding to Hate and Bias<\/u><\/em><\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/afterschoolalliance.org\/webinars.cfm?ID=DC9D6A1B-5056-A82E-7AFDC027433E3999\" data-link-unique-id=\"90052c24e310\"><em><u>Engaging Youth in Tough Conversations.<\/u><\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In January, The National Afterschool Association released a report \" <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/VA-EquityReport.pdf\" data-link-unique-id=\"bf8ec86d31ca\"><u>The Afterschool Leadership Landscape: Strengthening and Supporting Racial Equity\".<\/u><\/a> <\/strong>Providing high-quality programming depends on investing in a skilled, successful, diverse afterschool workforce. The report examines that gap in retaining and growing staff of color into leadership positions, despite front-line staff is reflective of the communities they work in.<\/li>\n<li>The Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture has<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/learn\/talking-about-race\"><strong>tools and guidance for talking about race<\/strong><\/a><\/span> with sections dedicated to educators parents and community builders,<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/implicit.harvard.edu\/implicit\/index.jsp\"><strong>Project Implicit:<\/strong><\/a> Series of online assessments from Harvard to test your implicit-associations. This can help reveal unconscious bias for a range of features (skin tone, ability, weight, etc) Tests can be taken anonymously at your computer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"font--small font--ui\" data-v-ab1ca44a=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: var(--secondary-font); font-size: var(--font-step-minus-1-size); letter-spacing: var(--letter-spacing);\">Inspired by ballerinas Ava Holloway and Kennedy George, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rethinkingresiliency.com\/product\/my-ancestors-wildest-dreams\/5?cp=true&amp;sa=true&amp;sbp=false&amp;q=false&amp;fbclid=IwAR0ES8ANj1iGFo_FxW_XVHK0KTuRh64Bh4OWgHt3Fl2JNwdTmMfdJUtwlio\">\u2018My Ancestors'\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: var(--secondary-font); font-size: var(--font-step-minus-1-size); letter-spacing: var(--letter-spacing);\"><strong>Wildest Dreams\u2019<\/strong>, is a children's book about a chance encounter at the Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond, Virginia, which catapulted these Black ballerinas into a summer of activism and dance.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4063-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-b76b61dd20bf-4063\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReaching out to LGBTQ+ Youth\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4063-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4063-0-0-4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/app.getresponse.com\/click.html?x=a62b&amp;lc=SyqcJe&amp;mc=Is&amp;s=c2HiCh&amp;u=hmzpc&amp;z=ESSftRJ&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/app.getresponse.com\/click.html?x=a62b&amp;lc=SyqcFG&amp;mc=Is&amp;s=c2HiCh&amp;u=hmzpc&amp;z=E9wBCp7&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Live Out Loud <\/u><\/a><\/strong>inspires, nurtures, and empowers LGBTQ+ youth to build a successful future by connecting them to positive role models and affirmative experiences in the LGBTQ community. They have multiple lesson plans and resources for lesson plans for Gay-Straight Alliances, Diversity Clubs, and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/app.getresponse.com\/click.html?x=a62b&amp;lc=SyqcRx&amp;mc=Is&amp;s=c2HiCh&amp;u=hmzpc&amp;z=E9OWMwI&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>The Trevor Project<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer &amp; questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.getresponse.com\/click.html?x=a62b&amp;lc=Syqcll&amp;mc=Is&amp;s=c2HiCh&amp;u=hmzpc&amp;z=Ew4bMLa&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Side by Side<\/u><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is one of Virginia's leading LGBTQ+ serving organizations whose services include youth programs and training for youth-serving organizations across Virginia.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesafezoneproject.com\"><strong>The Safe Zone Project (SZP)<\/strong> <\/a>is a free online resource providing\u00a0curricula,\u00a0activities, and other resources for\u00a0educators\u00a0facilitating Safe Zone trainings (sexuality, gender, and LGBTQ+ education sessions), and\u00a0learners\u00a0who are hoping to explore these concepts on their own.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities: The Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities works with K \u2013 12 and higher education students, educators, and administrators to make learning environments more equitable and inclusive through consultation, workshops, and retreats. 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