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Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion_The Power Of A Story Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion_The Power Of A Story Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and specific events related to Native American Heritage Month.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion_Doing The Work This Native American Heritage Monthemail, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion_Doing The Work This Native American Heritage Monthemail, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and events related to Native American Heritage Month.
Legalizing Marijuana Is The Only Just Past Forward, Leah Savage
Legalizing Marijuana Is The Only Just Past Forward, Leah Savage
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Tuesday was April 20, or 4/20, so here’s a friendly reminder in light of the holiday; Barack Obama smoked marijuana, and he isn’t a degenerate, he was the 44thpresident of the United States. Marijuana has been legalized in 16 states as well as Washington, D.C., and there are numerous studies showing that marijuana is, at thevery least, just as safe as alcohol. So why are over 40,000 Americans still incarcerated for marijuana-related charges?
Honors College_Tribal Sovereignity, Social Justice, And Building Equity From A Maine Tribal Perspective, University Of Maine Honors College
Honors College_Tribal Sovereignity, Social Justice, And Building Equity From A Maine Tribal Perspective, University Of Maine Honors College
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Poster for the University of Maine Honors College and Native American Programs co-sponsored lecture from Maulian Dana, Tribal Ambassador for the Penobscot Nation, as part of the 2021 John M. Rezendes Visiting Scholar in Ethics.
Umaine News Bilingual Signage — English And Penobscot — Now At Umaine, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing & Communications
Umaine News Bilingual Signage — English And Penobscot — Now At Umaine, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing & Communications
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Screenshot of the UMaine News webpage featuring a story regarding the fact that new University of Maine building and road signage on campus was now bilingual, English and Penobscot.
Justice For All: Finding The Courage To Live Our Beliefs, Vladimir Skaletsky
Justice For All: Finding The Courage To Live Our Beliefs, Vladimir Skaletsky
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
On March 16, 2000, a gunfight occurred in the West End neighborhood of Atlanta, Ga. A deputy sheriff fell to the ground, fatally wounded. On March 14, 2001, Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of firing the deadly bullet.
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.
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.
Recognize Martin Luther King Day, Kathleen March
Recognize Martin Luther King Day, Kathleen March
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Each academic year as January nears the University of Maine begins to think again about Martin Luther King, about the day officially designated to honor his life and teachings. Like several other national holidays, this one currently does not bring with it a day off from classes at this university. Several reasons have been cited for this: one is the academic year is already too short.
Christian Truth, Isaac J. Kimball
Christian Truth, Isaac J. Kimball
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The article "Suppressing minorities with religion," which appeared in Friday's Maine Campus, is based on stereotypes and ignorance.
Suppressing Minorities With Religion, Hillary Montgomery
Suppressing Minorities With Religion, Hillary Montgomery
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
While perusing the discussion folders in my FirstClass account recently, I happened upon the gender folder. For some odd reason, a number of files pertained to the subject of God and religion. Whatever the reason for using this folder to discuss such debated issues is no matter, rather the content of these messages really got me thinking.
American Heritage Filled With Atrocities Vs. Native Americans, Art Dostie
American Heritage Filled With Atrocities Vs. Native Americans, Art Dostie
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
A friend of mine commented that upon seeing the IDB movie Soldier Blue, he wondered how such a disgusting movie could be presented to the public. I had to smile at this, realizing how sheltered our minds have been protected from the truth, and how today's civilization still clings to the great American myth.
"Listen White America" Commissioner Arricale Speaks, The Maine Campus
"Listen White America" Commissioner Arricale Speaks, The Maine Campus
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
"Listen White America, really listen for a change. You can go to war overnight, you can go to the moon almost overnight, and you'd better build a city overnight, because the ghetto Negroes are out on the streets now but I don't know where they will be tomorrow," Frank C. Arricale, New York City deputy housing commissioner, made this appear during his lecture, "The Long Hot Summer" Wednesday evening, May 1, in the Maine Lounge of the Memorial Union.