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#NDDay is underway, where student organizations and community programs can benefit greatly from donated dollars. Below I share three organizations doing good work for campus and the community. In memory of Dave Andedo, consider making a gift to the African Students Association of Notre Dame and SMC. Dave planned to earn his MBA from Notre Dame and I think he would have engaged with this group, sharing stories from his Kenyan culture, and assisting those who might be struggling to find community in a place that may be far from their home. To learn more and support this student organization, please follow this link: https://lnkd.in/gCt7pwfd To embrace the beauty of diversity, consider giving to the Initiative on Race and Resilience. The Initiative is a think tank in the College of Arts and Letters that promotes multiracial collaboration, qualitative and quantitative methodologies, inclusive pedagogy, and engagement with the arts. To learn more and to support the Initiative, please follow this link: https://lnkd.in/gzi8W2sa As a 1st Gen student, I will always have a soft spot for students who are the first generation in their families to attend college. Along with being 1st Gen, comes specific challenges. This program aims to offer support and community for 1st Gen students. To learn more and to support 1st Gen students, please follow this link: https://lnkd.in/gzi8W2sa

How do the arts sustain our cultures? How do our cultures sustain us? Join arts educator Alisha Mernick to learn how centering cultural heritage in our classrooms leads to a more embodied liberation from Eurocentricity in art education. Participants will learn about the unique values and ideologies embedded in Iranian arts and culture, and consider how educators draw upon cultural funds of knowledge to inform our pedagogy and teaching practice. April 17 | Virtual | 5 PM | RSVP ↓

While we may feel helpless and insignificant in the face of this onslaught, we as individuals actually possess the power to repair the very foundation stones of our republic: the family, morality, and education. Read the full article here: https://loom.ly/SixjnAg -- Enjoying Intellectual Takeout? Consider supporting our mission: https://lnkd.in/gPChuR9Y

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Education will always be the foundation to a sustainable and successful future.

September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We walk in solidarity with the hundreds of Indigenous nations across Turtle Island. We also take time to reflect and acknowledge the painful legacy of residential schools and the ongoing systemic barriers of colonization on Indigenous peoples. It's a day that holds profound significance as we remember the enduring impact of the residential school system on Indigenous communities. This day coincides with Orange Shirt Day (Orange Shirt Society), rooted in the moving story of Phyllis Webstad and her first day of residential school in 1973 in British Columbia when her new orange shirt was taken away. It's a poignant reminder of the need for healing and understanding. 🧡✊🏾 In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada proposed this day to honour survivors, their families, and Indigenous communities. It emphasizes the importance of preserving the memory of residential schools, a history we must confront and acknowledge. We understand these systems of oppression and as an ally organization, The Standard is committed to action, moving towards a more inclusive and equitable future. Today and every day, we recommit ourselves to the path of truth, justice, and reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. 🫱🏽🫲 Get involved and, take action. here are a few suggestions: 🧡 Read books by Indigenous authors 🧡 Watch films by Indigenous creators 🧡 Listen to podcasts that centre Indigenous voices 🧡 Participate in Indigenous-led community events 🧡 Reach out to local government leaders about enacting TRC’s 94 Calls to Action in your community How do you plan to honour this day? Share in the comments. #TruthandReconciliation #NDTR #ReconciliACTION #Allyship #Allyisaverb

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Today we continue to look back on the past year without Christian Atsu, and the impact he continues to have is beautifully summarised in this article by The Voice 🧡 Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eHN3PA5u

Today is World Braille Day. People who are blind celebrate this day to honor Louis Braille, the creator of the Braille system which we use to read and write. Braille is the only method that we have as people who are blind to truly learn literacy including spelling, proper punctuation, document formatting and sentence structure. While some of these skills can be learned by using talking computers, Braille users tend to be better communicators when we are able to proofread our work more carefully by examining our texts letter by letter without thinking instead of having to go through the tedious process of doing so while listening to speech.   Braille also allows us to engage with our audience when we are speaking, rather than having to listen to our notes to keep ourselves on track. With Braille, we can read our notes as needed while sending the message to our audience that they truly do matter while we are speaking. It is a powerful tool to show any members of society that we are paying attention to them in the interactions we have.   Speaking from personal experience, trying to learn advanced mathematics by having formulas read to me was almost impossible for me to follow. I did not have the same difficulties when I had access to the very same information in Braille.   At CNIB, we realize how important it is for our children to thrive in the education system. Education is one of the best predictors of future success.Braille is an essential tool for that to happen. I encourage all educators who are working with blind children in any capacity to not only promote Braille but to ensure that it is properly produced and provided to the student at the same time as other classmates receive their materials. Only offering students two or three Braille lessons each term is woefully inadequate. This happens in some Canadian locations. After all, I know you wouldn’t accept that level of support for your sighted children. I know that I don’t. Why should parents of children who are blind be put in that position?     Please join with me in promoting CNIB’s pillar entitled our Kids Will Thrive in our strategic plan found at https://lnkd.in/ghDfGGut.  Also, encourage all of your friends and family to sign our Charter of Rights of Children Who Are Blind or Low Vision Found at https://lnkd.in/g5n-2RkP. Let’s continue to show the world that Louis Braille’s contribution to society really does matter and remains an important tool for people who are blind, Deaf Blind or who have low vision.       CNIB CNIB Deafblind Community Services