(NAME-MCE) author guidelines

[PAUL LISA WEINBAUM]

Hi, Mara,
Could you please cut and paste the call for proposals and author guidelines directly into the name e-mail?  There was no attachment.
 
Thanks,
Lisa Weinbaum
Las Cruces Public Schools> From: name-mce-request at nameorg.org> Subject: Name-mce Digest, Vol 838, Issue 2> To: name-mce at nameorg.org> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:50:50 -0400> > Send Name-mce mailing list submissions to> name-mce at nameorg.org> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> http://mail.nameorg.org/mailman/listinfo/name-mce_nameorg.org> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> name-mce-request at nameorg.org> > You can reach the person managing the list at> name-mce-owner at nameorg.org> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of Name-mce digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. Re: Barack Obama's Letter to LGBT People (Charles Montgomery)> 2. Educational Courage: Resisting the Amubush of Public> Education (Mara Sapon-Shevin)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:06:25 +0900> From: Charles Montgomery <rwellor at spunangel.com>> Subject: Re: (NAME-MCE) Barack Obama's Letter to LGBT People> To: NAME-MCE - National Association for Multicultural Education Email> Discussion Group <name-mce at nameorg.org>> Message-ID: <C4760AF1.1DC8%rwellor at spunangel.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"> > Vote for McCain if you think he'll do better by these communities.> > Does everyone need specific, explicit validation these days?> > cm> > On 6/11/08 9:10 AM, "Stacy Howard" <stacy_howard at bellsouth.net> wrote:> > > > > > > Thank you for posting this. I have been very skeptical of Senator> > Obama's commitment to the LGBT community. I know some of the positive> > things he has said in public and in interviews but his actions have> > not always backed up his words. I am trying to make a good value> > judgment on where he REALLY stands. Thanks again for this post.> > > > Stacy Howard> > > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 10, 2008, at 11:02 AM, Warren Blumenfeld wrote:> > > >> > >> > >> Andrew Belonsky at Queerty?> >> <http://www.queerty.com/obama-campaign-calls-on-gay-clinton-> >> supporters-20080607/>did> >> a great wrap-up of an Obama campaign conference> >> call? to gay supporters which happened late on> >> Friday on which former HRC executive director> >> Elizabeth Birch and current president Joe> >> Solmonese participated, explaining Obama's 50> >> state strategy and urging Clinton supporters to rally behind the> >> party.> >> Obama also received?> >> <http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/jcitron/gG5V2t>the> >> endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign over the weekend.> >> ?> >> **********> >> Barack Speaks To HQ Staff & Volunteers> >> Saturday, June 6, 2008> >> Chicago Headquarters> >> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnhmByYxEIo>http://www.youtube.com/> >> watch?v=bnhmByYxEIo> >> **********> >> ?> >> ?> >> ***OBAMA'S LETTER TO THE LGBT COMMUNITY***> >> I???m running for President to build an America> >> that lives up to our founding promise of equality> >> for all ? a promise that extends too our gay> >> brothers and sisters. It???s wrong to have> >> millions of Americans living as second-class> >> citizens in this nation. And I ask for your> >> support in this election so that together we can> >> bring about real change for all LGBT Americans.> >> > >> Equality is a moral imperative. That???s why> >> throughout my career, I have fought to eliminate> >> discrimination against LGBT Americans. In> >> Illinois, I cosponsored a fully inclusive bill> >> that prohibited discrimination on the basis of> >> both sexual orientation and gender identity,> >> extending protection to the workplace, housing,> >> and places of public accommodation. In the U.S.> >> Senate, I have cosponsored bills that would> >> equalize tax treatment for same-sex couples and> >> provide benefits to domestic partners of federal> >> employees. And as president, I will place the> >> weight of my administration behind the enactment> >> of the Matthew Shepard Act to outlaw hate crimes> >> and a fully inclusive Employment Non-> >> Discrimination Act to outlaw workplace> >> discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.> >> > >> As your President, I will use the bully pulpit to> >> urge states to treat samesex couples with full> >> equality in their family and adoption laws. I> >> personally believe that civil unions represent> >> the best way to secure that equal treatment. But> >> I also believe that the federal government should> >> not stand in the way of states that want to> >> decide on their own how best to pursue equality> >> for gay and lesbian couples -whether that means a> >> domestic partnership, a civil union, or a civil> >> marriage. I support the complete repeal of the> >> Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Federal law> >> should not discriminate in any way against gay> >> and lesbian couples, which is precisely what DOMA> >> does. I have also called for us to repeal Don???t> >> Ask, Don???t Tell, and I have worked to improve> >> the Uniting American Families Act so we can> >> afford same-sex couples the same rights and> >> obligations as married couples in our immigration system.> >> > >> The next president must also address the HIV/AIDS> >> epidemic. When it comes to prevention, we do not> >> have to choose between values and science. While> >> abstinence education should be part of any> >> strategy, we also need to use common sense. We> >> should have age-appropriate sex education that> >> includes information about contraception. We> >> should pass the JUSTICE Act to combat infection> >> within our prison population. And we should lift> >> the federal ban on needle exchange, which could> >> dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug> >> users. In addition, local governments can protect> >> public health by distributing contraceptives.> >> > >> We also need a president who???s willing to> >> confront the stigma - too often tied to> >> homophobia - that continues to surround HIV/AIDS.> >> I confronted this stigma directly in a speech to> >> evangelicals at Rick Warren???s Saddleback> >> Church, and will continue to speak out as president.> >> > >> That is where I stand on the major issues of the> >> day. But having the right positions on the issues> >> is only half the battle. The other half is to win> >> broad support for those positions. And winning> >> broad support will require stepping outside our> >> comfort zone. If we want to repeal DOMA, repeal> >> Don???t Ask, Don???t Tell, and implement fully> >> inclusive laws outlawing hate crimes and> >> discrimination in the workplace, we need to bring> >> the message of LGBT equality to skeptical> >> audiences as well as friendly ones - and that???s> >> what I???ve done throughout my career. I brought> >> this message of inclusiveness to all of America> >> in my keynote address at the 2004 Democratic> >> convention. I talked about the need to fight> >> homophobia when I announced my candidacy for> >> President, and I have been talking about LGBT> >> equality to a number of groups during this> >> campaign - from local LGBT activists to rural> >> farmers to parishioners at Ebenezer Baptist> >> Church in Atlanta, where Dr. Martin Luther King once preached.> >> > >> Just as important, I have been listening to what> >> all Americans have to say. I will never> >> compromise on my commitment to equal rights for> >> all LGBT Americans. But neither will I close my> >> ears to the voices of those who still need to be> >> convinced. That is the work we must do to move> >> forward together. It is difficult. It is challenging. And it is> >> necessary.> >> > >> Americans are yearning for leadership that can> >> empower us to reach for what we know is possible.> >> I believe that we can achieve the goal of full> >> equality for the millions of LGBT people in this> >> country. To do that, we need leadership that can> >> appeal to the best parts of the human spirit.> >> Join with me, and I will provide that leadership.> >> Together, we will achieve real equality for all> >> Americans, gay and straight alike.> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------> >> -----------------> >> > >> Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld> >> Assistant Professor> >> Multicultural and International Curriculum Studies> >> Department of Curriculum and Instruction> >> Iowa State University> >> Ames, IA 50011> >> wblumen at iastate.edu> >> 515.294.5931 office> >> 515.232.8230 home> >> _______________________________________________> >> This is a mailing of the National Association for Multicultural> >> Education -> >> (NAME) Listserv list - www.nameorg.org. The materials included> >> reflect diverse perspectives of NAME Listserv participants and do> >> not necessarily reflect a position of the National Association for> >> Multicultural Education. If you would like to subscribe (or> >> unsubscribe)to this listserv go to http://mail.nameorg.org/mailman/> >> listinfo/name-mce_nameorg.org. You can read all past postings in> >> the archives at http://mail.nameorg.org/pipermail/name-> >> mce_nameorg.org/> >> > >> > >> > >> Name-mce mailing list> >> Name-mce at nameorg.org> >> http://mail.nameorg.org/mailman/listinfo/name-mce_nameorg.org> >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________> > This is a mailing of the National Association for Multicultural Education -> > (NAME) Listserv list - www.nameorg.org. The materials included reflect diverse> > perspectives of NAME Listserv participants and do not necessarily reflect a> > position of the National Association for Multicultural Education. If you would> > like to subscribe (or unsubscribe)to this listserv go to> > http://mail.nameorg.org/mailman/listinfo/name-mce_nameorg.org. You can read> > all past postings in the archives at> > http://mail.nameorg.org/pipermail/name-mce_nameorg.org/> > > > > > > > Name-mce mailing list> > Name-mce at nameorg.org> > http://mail.nameorg.org/mailman/listinfo/name-mce_nameorg.org> > > > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:00:43 -0400> From: "Mara Sapon-Shevin" <msaponsh at syr.edu>> Subject: (NAME-MCE) Educational Courage: Resisting the Amubush of> Public Education> To: <name-mce at nameorg.org>> Message-ID:> <B4D0DD79E8421C4985E6CA86E71CC4E6023099D7 at SUEXCL-01.ad.syr.edu>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Please put this on the NAME list serve. Thanks.> > Nancy Schniedewind and I am editing a book about resistance to NCLB and related policies in education. It will be a non-academic book (if you're read Paul Loeb's The Impossible Will Take a Little While, that's the style). We are seeking proposals from teachers, parents, students and community members who can either describe (in readable, accessible language) the effects of these policies on them, students, curriculum, teaching AND narratives from folks who have resisted, fought- back, found a way to teach well anyway, etc.> Attached is the call for proposals and the author guidelines. If you are interested, you will see that we are asking for a one-page proposal to be sent to both me and Nancy (all information is on the attachment).> Thanks so much!!> > Mara> > Mara Sapon-Shevin> Professor of Inclusive Education> Syracuse University> Syracuse, New York 13244-2340> msaponsh at syr.edu> 315-443-5088> FAX: 315-443-3289> > ________________________________> > From: name-mce-bounces at nameorg.org on behalf of name-mce-request at nameorg.org> Sent: Wed 6/11/2008 9:05 AM> To: name-mce at nameorg.org> Subject: Name-mce Digest, Vol 838, Issue 1> > > > Send Name-mce mailing list submissions to> name-mce at nameorg.org> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> http://mail.nameorg.org/mailman/listinfo/name-mce_nameorg.org> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> name-mce-request at nameorg.org> > You can reach the person managing the list at> name-mce-owner at nameorg.org> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of Name-mce digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. Barack Obama's Letter to LGBT People (Warren Blumenfeld)> 2. FW: Regarding Disallowing Teaching About Malcolm X - 15> teachers Resign for Jordan High (Watts) (Tracey de Morsella)> 3. Re: Barack Obama's Letter to LGBT People (Stacy Howard)> 4. Social Justice Curriculum K-12 (TADuEst at aol.com)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:02:47 -0500> From: Warren Blumenfeld <wblumen at iastate.edu>> Subject: (NAME-MCE) Barack Obama's Letter to LGBT People> To: wblumen at iastate.edu> Message-ID: <200806101502.m5AF2iF3004702 at despam-10.iastate.edu>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed> > Andrew Belonsky at Queerty?> <http://www.queerty.com/obama-campaign-calls-on-gay-clinton-supporters-20080607/>did> a great wrap-up of an Obama campaign conference> call? to gay supporters which happened late on> Friday on which former HRC executive director> Elizabeth Birch and current president Joe> Solmonese participated, explaining Obama's 50> state strategy and urging Clinton supporters to rally behind the party.> Obama also received?> <http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/jcitron/gG5V2t>the> endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign over the weekend.> ?> **********> Barack Speaks To HQ Staff & Volunteers> Saturday, June 6, 2008> Chicago Headquarters> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnhmByYxEIo>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnhmByYxEIo> **********> ?> ?> ***OBAMA'S LETTER TO THE LGBT COMMUNITY***> I???m running for President to build an America> that lives up to our founding promise of equality> for all ? a promise that extends too our gay> brothers and sisters. It???s wrong to have> millions of Americans living as second-class> citizens in this nation. And I ask for your> support in this election so that together we can> bring about real change for all LGBT Americans.> > Equality is a moral imperative. That???s why> throughout my career, I have fought to eliminate> discrimination against LGBT Americans. In> Illinois, I cosponsored a fully inclusive bill> that prohibited discrimination on the basis of> both sexual orientation and gender identity,> extending protection to the workplace, housing,> and places of public accommodation. In the U.S.> Senate, I have cosponsored bills that would> equalize tax treatment for same-sex couples and> provide benefits to domestic partners of federal> employees. And as president, I will place the> weight of my administration behind the enactment> of the Matthew Shepard Act to outlaw hate crimes> and a fully inclusive Employment Non-> Discrimination Act to outlaw workplace> discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.> > As your President, I will use the bully pulpit to> urge states to treat samesex couples with full> equality in their family and adoption laws. I> personally believe that civil unions represent> the best way to secure that equal treatment. But> I also believe that the federal government should> not stand in the way of states that want to> decide on their own how best to pursue equality> for gay and lesbian couples -whether that means a> domestic partnership, a civil union, or a civil> marriage. I support the complete repeal of the> Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Federal law> should not discriminate in any way against gay> and lesbian couples, which is precisely what DOMA> does. I have also called for us to repeal Don???t> Ask, Don???t Tell, and I have worked to improve> the Uniting American Families Act so we can> afford same-sex couples the same rights and> obligations as married couples in our immigration system.> > The next president must also address the HIV/AIDS> epidemic. When it comes to prevention, we do not> have to choose between values and science. While> abstinence education should be part of any> strategy, we also need to use common sense. We> should have age-appropriate sex education that> includes information about contraception. We> should pass the JUSTICE Act to combat infection> within our prison population. And we should lift> the federal ban on needle exchange, which could> dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug> users. In addition, local governments can protect> public health by distributing contraceptives.> > We also need a president who???s willing to> confront the stigma - too often tied to> homophobia - that continues to surround HIV/AIDS.> I confronted this stigma directly in a speech to> evangelicals at Rick Warren???s Saddleback> Church, and will continue to speak out as president.> > That is where I stand on the major issues of the> day. But having the right positions on the issues> is only half the battle. The other half is to win> broad support for those positions. And winning> broad support will require stepping outside our> comfort zone. If we want to repeal DOMA, repeal> Don???t Ask, Don???t Tell, and implement fully> inclusive laws outlawing hate crimes and> discrimination in the workplace, we need to bring> the message of LGBT equality to skeptical> audiences as well as friendly ones - and that???s> what I???ve done throughout my career. I brought> this message of inclusiveness to all of America> in my keynote address at the 2004 Democratic> convention. I talked about the need to fight> homophobia when I announced my candidacy for> President, and I have been talking about LGBT> equality to a number of groups during this> campaign - from local LGBT activists to rural> farmers to parishioners at Ebenezer Baptist> Church in Atlanta, where Dr. Martin Luther King once preached.> > Just as important, I have been listening to what> all Americans have to say. I will never> compromise on my commitment to equal rights for> all LGBT Americans. But neither will I close my> ears to the voices of those who still need to be> convinced. That is the work we must do to move> forward together. It is difficult. It is challenging. And it is necessary.> > Americans are yearning for leadership that can> empower us to reach for what we know is possible.> I believe that we can achieve the goal of full> equality for the millions of LGBT people in this> country. To do that, we need leadership that can> appeal to the best parts of the human spirit.> Join with me, and I will provide that leadership.> Together, we will achieve real equality for all> Americans, gay and straight alike.> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld> Assistant Professor> Multicultural and International Curriculum Studies> Department of Curriculum and Instruction> Iowa State University> Ames, IA 50011> wblumen at iastate.edu> 515.294.5931 office> 515.232.8230 home > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:40:33 -0700> From: "Tracey de Morsella" <tdlists at multiculturaladvantage.com>> Subject: (NAME-MCE) FW: Regarding Disallowing Teaching About Malcolm X> - 15 teachers Resign for Jordan High (Watts)> To: <afrikanmind at hotmail.com>, "'Albert Fields'"> <cbilmarketing at yahoo.com>, <bettillee at msn.com>, "CINQUE "> <cinque3000 at verizon.net>, "'Cleo'" <cleo.wadley at aliefisd.net>,> <dorothyhamm at sbcglobal.net>, <duvalny at hotmail.com>,> <fisren at bellsouth.net>, "'Kai Pettaway'" <killakai at gmail.com>,> <kalpubinc at aol.com>, <keithbjohnson at comcast.net>, "'Kera'"> <imkeedy at gmail.com>, <kimberly at luftworld.com>, "'Michael Gordon'"> <gordonm at indiana.edu>, <michael.v.w.gordon at gmail.com>,> <rsjw3 at yahoo.com>, "'Seku Brathwaite'" <everythingist at nyc.rr.com>,> "'Valery Jean'" <valeryjean77 at yahoo.com>, "'Wendell Theophilus Smith'"> <wendellsmithis at gmail.com>, "'Whitney J Evans'"> <sonofafieldnegro at sbcglobal.net>, <williamsfred at speakeasy.net>> Message-ID: <00d801c8cb3a$3bc0c550$b3424ff0$@com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > Some of you asked for an update. There is one posted below> > From: latinosineducation at yahoogroups.com> [mailto:latinosineducation at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of josexlara> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 1:25 PM> To: latinosineducation at yahoogroups.com> Subject: [latinosineducation] 15 teachers Resign for Jordan High (Watts)> > > > > >>>>>Please Distribute Widely<<<<> > > Join the Association of Raza Educators this Wednesday as we Defend a> socially just and culturally relevant education! English teacher K. Salazar> has been terminated from Jordan High for teaching about Malcolm X!!! A.R.E.> will not stand for this injustice! If Salazar goes then so will other> teachers. Hope you can join us!> > > > > > > > > F O R I MM E D I A T E R E L E A S E> > > > > Press Conference and Rally:> > Teachers publicly resign from Jordan High School in Watts/South LA> > > At this press conference, Students 4 Salazar, the Watts Student Union, The> Association of Raza Educators, and Parents of Jordan High School will DEMAND> that the Los Angeles Unified School District remove Principal Stephen> Strachan from Jordan High School. Strachan has consistently used> strong-armed tactics to intimidate, humiliate, and control teachers,> students and parents. Over 15 teachers have requested transfers or will> resign effective June 30, 2008 because of issues related directly to> Principal Strachan and his repressive administration.> > At this Press Conference Teachers will publicly resign and be available for> interviews> > Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 3:30 P.M.> > > > The central objective/demand will be: To publically DEMAND Principal> Strachan be removed from Jordan High School. Current Jordan High teachers> will publicly resign. > > > 1) To publicly demand teacher K. Salazar, who is being terminated from> Jordan for being to "Afro-Centric," be allowed to continue teaching at> Jordan High for 2008-09 school year.> > > 2) To publicly demand that LAUSD not punish teachers who teach a culturally> relevant education.> > Teachers, Students, and Parents will be available for Interviews in Spanish> and English> > > > Contacts:> > Jose Lara, Association of Raza Educators, josexlara at yahoo. com> > > What: Press Conference/Rally, Jordan High School teachers to publicly> resign in protest of abusive administrator> > > > Where: Jordan High School (Front)> > 2265 E. 103rd St. Los Angeles CA 90002> > > When: Wednesday, June 11th , 2008 3:30 P.M. __._,_.___> <http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97476590/grpId=2543431/grpspId=1705079605/msgId> =8199/stime=1213129518>> > > > Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional> Change> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/latinosineducation/join;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMGI0aGcx> BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzI1NDM0MzEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc5NjA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xr> A3N0bmdzBHN0aW1lAzEyMTMxMjk1MTg-> settings via the Web (Yahoo! 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Groups> <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Use | Unsubscribe> <mailto:latinosineducation-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe>> > > > __,_._,___> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 3> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:10:55 -0400> From: Stacy Howard <stacy_howard at bellsouth.net>> Subject: Re: (NAME-MCE) Barack Obama's Letter to LGBT People> To: NAME-MCE - National Association for Multicultural Education Email> Discussion Group <name-mce at nameorg.org>> Message-ID: <7BE1C4F3-CEDE-4A58-8F8A-C4FB7F6F8F7D at bellsouth.net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes;> format=flowed> > Thank you for posting this. I have been very skeptical of Senator > Obama's commitment to the LGBT community. I know some of the positive > things he has said in public and in interviews but his actions have > not always backed up his words. I am trying to make a good value > judgment on where he REALLY stands. Thanks again for this post.> > Stacy Howard> > > > > > On Jun 10, 2008, at 11:02 AM, Warren Blumenfeld wrote:> > >> >> > Andrew Belonsky at Queerty?> > <http://www.queerty.com/obama-campaign-calls-on-gay-clinton- > > supporters-20080607/>did> > a great wrap-up of an Obama campaign conference> > call? to gay supporters which happened late on> > Friday on which former HRC executive director> > Elizabeth Birch and current president Joe> > Solmonese participated, explaining Obama's 50> > state strategy and urging Clinton supporters to rally behind the > > party.> > Obama also received?> > <http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/jcitron/gG5V2t>the> > endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign over the weekend.> > ?> > **********> > Barack Speaks To HQ Staff & Volunteers> > Saturday, June 6, 2008> > Chicago Headquarters> > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnhmByYxEIo>http://www.youtube.com/> > watch?v=bnhmByYxEIo> > **********> > ?> > ?> > ***OBAMA'S LETTER TO THE LGBT COMMUNITY***> > I???m running for President to build an America> > that lives up to our founding promise of equality> > for all ? a promise that extends too our gay> > brothers and sisters. It???s wrong to have> > millions of Americans living as second-class> > citizens in this nation. And I ask for your> > support in this election so that together we can> > bring about real change for all LGBT Americans.> >> > Equality is a moral imperative. That???s why> > throughout my career, I have fought to eliminate> > discrimination against LGBT Americans. In> > Illinois, I cosponsored a fully inclusive bill> > that prohibited discrimination on the basis of> > both sexual orientation and gender identity,> > extending protection to the workplace, housing,> > and places of public accommodation. In the U.S.> > Senate, I have cosponsored bills that would> > equalize tax treatment for same-sex couples and> > provide benefits to domestic partners of federal> > employees. And as president, I will place the> > weight of my administration behind the enactment> > of the Matthew Shepard Act to outlaw hate crimes> > and a fully inclusive Employment Non-> > Discrimination Act to outlaw workplace> > discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.> >> > As your President, I will use the bully pulpit to> > urge states to treat samesex couples with full> > equality in their family and adoption laws. I> > personally believe that civil unions represent> > the best way to secure that equal treatment. But> > I also believe that the federal government should> > not stand in the way of states that want to> > decide on their own how best to pursue equality> > for gay and lesbian couples -whether that means a> > domestic partnership, a civil union, or a civil> > marriage. I support the complete repeal of the> > Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Federal law> > should not discriminate in any way against gay> > and lesbian couples, which is precisely what DOMA> > does. I have also called for us to repeal Don???t> > Ask, Don???t Tell, and I have worked to improve> > the Uniting American Families Act so we can> > afford same-sex couples the same rights and> > obligations as married couples in our immigration system.> >> > The next president must also address the HIV/AIDS> > epidemic. When it comes to prevention, we do not> > have to choose between values and science. While> > abstinence education should be part of any> > strategy, we also need to use common sense. We> > should have age-appropriate sex education that> > includes information about contraception. We> > should pass the JUSTICE Act to combat infection> > within our prison population. And we should lift> > the federal ban on needle exchange, which could> > dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug> > users. In addition, local governments can protect> > public health by distributing contraceptives.> >> > We also need a president who???s willing to> > confront the stigma - too often tied to> > homophobia - that continues to surround HIV/AIDS.> > I confronted this stigma directly in a speech to> > evangelicals at Rick Warren???s Saddleback> > Church, and will continue to speak out as president.> >> > That is where I stand on the major issues of the> > day. But having the right positions on the issues> > is only half the battle. The other half is to win> > broad support for those positions. And winning> > broad support will require stepping outside our> > comfort zone. If we want to repeal DOMA, repeal> > Don???t Ask, Don???t Tell, and implement fully> > inclusive laws outlawing hate crimes and> > discrimination in the workplace, we need to bring> > the message of LGBT equality to skeptical> > audiences as well as friendly ones - and that???s> > what I???ve done throughout my career. I brought> > this message of inclusiveness to all of America> > in my keynote address at the 2004 Democratic> > convention. I talked about the need to fight> > homophobia when I announced my candidacy for> > President, and I have been talking about LGBT> > equality to a number of groups during this> > campaign - from local LGBT activists to rural> > farmers to parishioners at Ebenezer Baptist> > Church in Atlanta, where Dr. Martin Luther King once preached.> >> > Just as important, I have been listening to what> > all Americans have to say. I will never> > compromise on my commitment to equal rights for> > all LGBT Americans. But neither will I close my> > ears to the voices of those who still need to be> > convinced. That is the work we must do to move> > forward together. It is difficult. It is challenging. And it is > > necessary.> >> > Americans are yearning for leadership that can> > empower us to reach for what we know is possible.> > I believe that we can achieve the goal of full> > equality for the millions of LGBT people in this> > country. To do that, we need leadership that can> > appeal to the best parts of the human spirit.> > Join with me, and I will provide that leadership.> > Together, we will achieve real equality for all> > Americans, gay and straight alike.> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > -----------------> >> > Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld> > Assistant Professor> > Multicultural and International Curriculum Studies> > Department of Curriculum and Instruction> > Iowa State University> > Ames, IA 50011> > wblumen at iastate.edu> > 515.294.5931 office> > 515.232.8230 home> > _______________________________________________> > This is a mailing of the National Association for Multicultural > > Education -> > (NAME) Listserv list - www.nameorg.org. The materials included > > reflect diverse perspectives of NAME Listserv participants and do > > not necessarily reflect a position of the National Association for > > Multicultural Education. If you would like to subscribe (or > > unsubscribe)to this listserv go to http://mail.nameorg.org/mailman/> > listinfo/name-mce_nameorg.org. You can read all past postings in > > the archives at http://mail.nameorg.org/pipermail/name-> > mce_nameorg.org/> >> >> >> > Name-mce mailing list> > Name-mce at nameorg.org> > http://mail.nameorg.org/mailman/listinfo/name-mce_nameorg.org> >> > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 4> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:53:31 EDT> From: TADuEst at aol.com> Subject: (NAME-MCE) Social Justice Curriculum K-12> To: name-mce at nameorg.org> Message-ID: <ce2.2ffff3da.3580982b at aol.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"> > > Greetings,> We have a local opportunity to advance diversity education in our schools> and I would appreciate any feedback you could provide. > First, I?d like you to take a few minutes to google STRIVE. Some background> on this organization, a product of Knowledge Works, will help you understand> our discussion and approach. A key component of STRIVE?s methodology is a> concentration on what they term ?the new 3 R?s?rigor, relevance and > relationship.?> Collectively, we have created and established many programs and> opportunities that have provided students of all backgrounds, beliefs and experiences> with what some might coin those ?softer skills? that are necessary to survive> their middle and high school experiences. We know that these teachings> support these students in being more grounded and aware as they leave the cocoons> of their homes, schools and communities. We are confident that we can prepare> today?s students to have social as well as academic success as they move from> high school on to higher education or into the workforce. Moreover, given> the right kind of school environment, one that embraces, nourishes and values> individual and diverse perspectives, we believe we can increase the academic> success rate of more students. With a first-rate planning team and> critical stakeholders assembled by BRIDGES and DISCO, a well researched and> designed K-12 curriculum of subjects and programs, and measurement tools to assess> if the student is evidencing social growth both in attitude and behavior, this> community can distinguish itself by a commitment to give its students a> complete education. > > It?s a lofty goal, but not an achievable goal. Aiken University High School> is about to embark on such a plan with its 9th grade students, utilizing> their social studies and English classes as the place to introduce the type of> curriculum we?re discussing. They have invited us to think with them and in> turn I am reaching out to those of you I know have the perspective, wisdom and> experience that I do not to lend your voices to this discussion. My goal is> to bring together educators of varied types to focus on this project, and in> doing so identify what we?d need to provide this to a broader spectrum of> students. We are having a meeting next week with local organizations in > Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky to help move forward with this initiative. > 1) What are some resources currently available to help with> this initiative?> What are those aspects of a child?s social growth and development that (in> your opinion) aren?t being or can?t be addressed in formal education > settings?> 2) Who, (individual, group, entity) if anyone, is> providing exposure to those aspects of a child?s social growth and development?> 3) Describe the relationship that would be necessary> between the entity(ies) and the school in order to ensure that each child was> provided with what they need in this area.> 4) In considering a holistic approach that captures both> the skills and the general socio-emotional needs of children entering high> school, what concepts and practical experiences would be a part of your> curriculum?> Thanks,> Tracey DuEst> Program Director> Developing Inclusive School Communities and Organizations> > > > > **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. 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