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Paid Advertisement Promoting Antisemitism, Bradley R. Smith
Paid Advertisement Promoting Antisemitism, Bradley R. Smith
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
A paid avertisement that ran in The Maine Campus newspaper promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, Holocaust denials, and revisionist history put forth by the conspiracy theorist group Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust, founded by Bradley R. Smith. Smith's strategy to advertise in college newspapers and college campuses in an effort to solicit individuals attracted to American extremism.
Coming Out Week, October 1999, Wilde-Stein Alliance For Sexual Diversity
Coming Out Week, October 1999, Wilde-Stein Alliance For Sexual Diversity
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Display advertisement from the Maine Campus newspaper providing a schedule of events for the celebration of Coming Out Week, October 4 through 7, 1999.
Wabanaki Cultural Awareness Program Planned, Joe Carr
Wabanaki Cultural Awareness Program Planned, Joe Carr
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Maine Rural Development Council (MRDC), an affiliated program of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will host a Wabanaki Cultural Awareness Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999 at the Sockalexis Arena on Indian Island. Expected to attend the event are some 100 representatives of Maine's 20 federal and state agencies that provide services and/or resources to Maine's tribal communities. A group of statelegislators will also attend the conference.
Umaine, Penobscot Nation And Bangor Court Systems Collaborate On Alternative Sentencing Program, Peter Cook
Umaine, Penobscot Nation And Bangor Court Systems Collaborate On Alternative Sentencing Program, Peter Cook
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The University of Maine, the Penobscot Tribal Court and the Bangor Court system are joining together to offer an alternative to traditional punitive sentences. The Changing Lives Through Literature program will offer aseries of eight weekly meetings at the Honors Center on the UMaine campus. This will be the first time that the two court systems have collaborated.
State Should Support Equal Marriage, The Maine Campus Editorial Position Board
State Should Support Equal Marriage, The Maine Campus Editorial Position Board
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Yesterday, we heard both sides of the same-sex marriage debate making their case in Augusta. Those arguments have convened us that marriage equality, as it is proposed in Sen. Dennis Damon's bill, LD 1020, poses no threat to Maine's straight marriages or to its religious faithful.
Equality And The Miss Usa Pageant, Rhiannon Sawtelle
Equality And The Miss Usa Pageant, Rhiannon Sawtelle
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Here is my embarrassing admission for the week: I watched the Miss USA pageant last Sunday. My roommate and I criticized the women, picked our favorites and hoped one of them would trip on stage. We made it through the swimsuit competition, the evening gown walk and held our breaths when the time came for questioning. Miss California, a blonde Barbie® look-alike, took the stage and by the luck of the draw was questioned by Perez Hilton, a gay gossip-queen blogger. He asked her if she believed same-sex marriage should be legalized in every state.
Gss Debates Sending Wilde Stein To "Hostile" Territory, Mary Emmi
Gss Debates Sending Wilde Stein To "Hostile" Territory, Mary Emmi
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Wilde Stein requested funds from the University of Maine General Student Senate April 21 for a bus to the Augusta hearing of the gay-marriage bill. It was a request that would send students to a "potentially hostile environment" if granted, Sen. Sean Rankin said.
State Debates Gay Marriage, Heather Steeves
State Debates Gay Marriage, Heather Steeves
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The Maine Judiciary Committee heard more than 11 hours of testimony from ministers, lawyers, students, doctors, gay and lesbian couples as well as dozens of other Maine citizens to discuss two bills.
Sex Matters: In Honor Of "Pride Week" At The University Of Maine, Sandra L. Caron
Sex Matters: In Honor Of "Pride Week" At The University Of Maine, Sandra L. Caron
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
This week our university is celebrating "Pride Week" in an attempt to educate and honor gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered issues. There are a number of programs planned throughout the week. This time provides us with an opportunity for education, as well as reflection and discussion. In his writing, "Homophobia on the College Campus," Brian McNaught (author of "On Being Gay," "Gay Issues in the Workplace," and "Now That I'm Out, What Do I Do?") provides us with a list of questions to prompt such a discussion. A sampling of these questions are listed below. As you read each one, …
Bodybuilder Recounts Struggles Of Being Gay, Debra Hatch
Bodybuilder Recounts Struggles Of Being Gay, Debra Hatch
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Bob Paris' image as "Mr. Universe" and "Mr. America" depended on his masculinity, but it all changed when he announced he was gay. Paris had intended his statement to Ironman magazine to be one speaking about love and commitment, not to draw attention to himself and his sexuality. Instead it destroyed his career and four year run of popularity. No athletes in the mainstream have ever come out during their career to say they were homosexual.
Disabled Seek Understanding, Acceptance, Debra Hatch
Disabled Seek Understanding, Acceptance, Debra Hatch
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Rose-Marie has a hard time concentrating on the things she does and is easily distracted by her surroundings. Taking math tests in a room with calculators sounds like a construction site to her, and every pencil scraping paper rings as purely in her ear as if it were right next to it.
Umaine Professors Examine Race Factor In Support For Police Use Of Force, Peter Cook
Umaine Professors Examine Race Factor In Support For Police Use Of Force, Peter Cook
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
A recent paper by two University of Maine sociology professors indicates that racial prejudice playsa factor in determining support for police use of force.
"Racial Prejudice and Support by Whites for Police Use of Force: A Research Note," was written by StevenBarkan and Steven Cohn, professors of sociology at UMaine. The paper has been published in a recent issue of "Justice Quarterly," the official journal of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
Dr. Beryl Warner Williams Deceased Alum File, University Of Maine Alumni Association
Dr. Beryl Warner Williams Deceased Alum File, University Of Maine Alumni Association
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Scan of the contents of the deceased alumnae file for University of Maine graduate Beryl Elizabeth Warner Williams (Class of 1935).