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Students Address Cultural Diversity, Prejudice, Maine Perspective Nov 1989

Students Address Cultural Diversity, Prejudice, Maine Perspective

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

To learn more about a culture, and one's self, immersion is often essential. And when opportunities for such learning are not immediately accessible, it may require going to the source - or having the source come to you. Addressing issues concerning minorities, cultural diversity and prejudice have been a primary focus of Residential Life in recent years. This fall, when it was time for 50 student resident assists from East Campus to take their annual educational retreat to focus on communication, team-building and other skills necessary for effective residence hall management, the site was not secluded location in Maine but …


Peace And Reconciliation Studies_Calendar Of Events Poster, University Of Maine Peace And Reconciliation Studies Program Oct 1989

Peace And Reconciliation Studies_Calendar Of Events Poster, University Of Maine Peace And Reconciliation Studies Program

General University of Maine Publications

Photograph of a poster featuring a calendar of events organized by the University of Maine's Peace and Reconciliation Studies' (formerly known as Peace Studies).


Maine Women's Lobby Legislative Alert (1989 - August) No. 6, Maine Women's Lobby Staff Aug 1989

Maine Women's Lobby Legislative Alert (1989 - August) No. 6, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 31, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History Jun 1989

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 31, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

The Last Smokehouse: Lubec and the Herring Smoking Industry of Maine. Funded initially by the Maine Humanities Council, this hour-long documentary film will explore the problems of the smoked herring industry in the state of Maine. The goal is to increase public awareness not only of the plight of small local industries in the modem mega-business world but also — and perhaps more importantly — of what happens to a community when one of its long-time traditional industries dies. The filmmakers, Andrea Truppin and Michel Chalufour, are now in the scriptwriting stage.


Folk Arts And The Maine Arts Commission, Edward D. Ives Apr 1989

Folk Arts And The Maine Arts Commission, Edward D. Ives

Dr. Edward D. Ives Papers

Just as I believe, as an oral historian, that there is no such thing as oral history, only history, I also believe as a folklorist that there is no such thing as folk art as an entity distinct from other kinds of art, say "primitive" or "high" art. There is only art, the aesthetic response, the shaping of the world experienced into meaningful and apposite forms that can be shared with others. The creation and enjoyment of what we call art is fundamental to being human; it is not limited to any one social class or community but, as my …


Maine Women's Lobby Legislative Alert (1989 - March) No. 2, Maine Women's Lobby Staff Mar 1989

Maine Women's Lobby Legislative Alert (1989 - March) No. 2, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


More White Than Black, Doug Kesseli Jan 1989

More White Than Black, Doug Kesseli

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Editorial from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus regarding the lack of Black students, faculty, and administrators at the University.


Maine Women's Lobby Legislative Alert (1989 - January) No, 1, Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 1989

Maine Women's Lobby Legislative Alert (1989 - January) No, 1, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.