(NAME-MCE) Insisting on Equity Workshop (free!)

[Paul C. Gorski]

 <http://www.nameorg.org/> 
 FREE MN-NAME Event
http://www.mn-name.org/
 
co-sponsored by St. Paul Public Schools
 
Insisting on Equity:
Deconstructing the Suspension Gap
 

Thursday, October 23, 2008
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Cookies and Beverages at 5:30 PM
Program Begins at 6:00 PM Sharp
 
CEU's Available!!!
 
What

The fifth installment of MN-NAME's (the MN chapter of the National
Association for Multicultural Education) Insisting on Equity series. Join
educators, policy-makers, activists, and others to gain a deeper
understanding of the role school staff play in the disproportionate number
of behavior referrals and suspensions for students of color.  Panelists will
discuss strategies on how to recognize, address and prevent these
inequities.

  
Location
Arlington High School
1495 Rice Street
St. Paul, MN 55117
 
directions: 
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1495+Rice+St,+St+Paul,+MN+55117
<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1495+Rice+St,+St+Paul,+MN+55117&hl=en> &hl=en
 
Cost
Free!!!! 
 
Registration
Formal Registration is not required. However, please help us prepare by
RSVPing to Seema Pothini, MN-NAME board member, at
<mailto:sg1515 at hotmail.com> sg1515 at hotmail.com. 
 
Questions?
Please email Seema, or any other MN-NAME board members.  Find contact
information at  http://www.mn-name.org/contact.html
 
PLEASE Spread the Word
Please let us know if you'd like a Word copy of this document to reproduce
and distribute by emailing us at mn-name at edchange.org. 
 

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MN-NAME is dedicated to ensuring the full academic potential of every
learner by 1) fostering a network through which educators and other
supporters of multicultural education can share knowledge and resources; 2)
providing and supporting educational opportunities that facilitate
professional growth and critical consciousness in educators and the wider
community; and 3) advocating for educational equity and social justice.
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