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The Life Of Harvey Milk Program & Program Learning Outcomes Assessment 2008, Joseph A. Santiago Dec 2008

The Life Of Harvey Milk Program & Program Learning Outcomes Assessment 2008, Joseph A. Santiago

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

This post contains the flyer for the Life and Time of Harvey Milk program and the learning assessment used for the program. This program had 45 people in attendance. The Life of Harvey Milk Program & Program Learning Outcomes Assessment 2008; Joseph A Santiago; Joe Santiago; “I know that you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. And You... And You... And You... Gotta give em hope…” The movie documents the political career of Harvey Milk, who was San Francisco's first openly gay supervisor. The rise of Milk from a neighborhood activist to becoming …


A Lesson On Homophobia And Teasing, Eva S. Goldfarb Nov 2008

A Lesson On Homophobia And Teasing, Eva S. Goldfarb

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

Homophobia and gay-related teasing are already present among young children. This lesson introduces the term “prejudice” and places the concept of homophobia within the context of bullying and teasing with which 8–11 year olds are already familiar. The lesson builds empathy as children think about and discuss how they have felt when they have been teased or called a name and how they think people in gay or lesbian families would feel. The lesson celebrates the lives of gay and lesbian people as it celebrates diversity among all people and families. Children are encouraged to think about the diversity within …


A Lesson On Homophobia And Teasing, Eva Goldfarb Nov 2008

A Lesson On Homophobia And Teasing, Eva Goldfarb

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

Homophobia and gay-related teasing are already present among young children. This lesson introduces the term “prejudice” and places the concept of homophobia within the context of bullying and teasing with which 8–11-year-olds are already familiar. The lesson builds empathy as children think about and discuss how they have felt when they have been teased or called a name and how they think people in gay or lesbian families would feel. The lesson celebrates the lives of gay and lesbian people as it celebrates diversity among all people and families. Children are encouraged to think about the diversity within their own …


Equality News (Summer 2008), Matthew R. Dubois Jul 2008

Equality News (Summer 2008), Matthew R. Dubois

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Spring 2008), Matthew R. Dubois Apr 2008

Equality News (Spring 2008), Matthew R. Dubois

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Equality News (Winter 2008), Matthew R. Dubois Jan 2008

Equality News (Winter 2008), Matthew R. Dubois

Equality news / EqualityMaine (2004-2008)

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Diversity At The Ballot Box: Electoral Politics And Maine's Minority Communities, Post-Wwii To The Present, University Of Southern Maine, Selma Botman, Howard M. Solomon, Abraham J. Peck, Bob Greene Jan 2008

Diversity At The Ballot Box: Electoral Politics And Maine's Minority Communities, Post-Wwii To The Present, University Of Southern Maine, Selma Botman, Howard M. Solomon, Abraham J. Peck, Bob Greene

Publications (Annual Event Catalog)

As this year’s Sampson Center exhibition makes clear the powerful desire to find historical inevitability in the advance toward equal opportunity for all Americans has become far more nuanced by the sometimes discomforting reminders that advances at the ballot box are neither as clear-cut nor as unconditional as we once hoped. The ancient antipathies of racism, anti-Semitism, and homophobia are not so easily elided by political campaigns and elections. The pace of social consensus requires a degree of patience and continuing attention that tries the very fabric of American life while we attempt to comprehend the consequences of change wrought …