UMD Diversity Commission

Upcoming Events

Ojibway Drum and Dance Exhibition (Download Poster)
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig & Leech Lake Youth Division Dist.1

November 12, 2009, 12:30-2:00 pm, KSC Lounge

Sponsored by: American Indian Learning Resource Center, American Indian Science and Engineering Society,
Center for American Indian and Minority Health, Anishinaabe Student Association, American Indian Studies,
American Indian Projects, Eni-gikendaasoyaang.

open to the public - no admission fee

Book Discussions

Firoozah Dumas Laughing without an Accent
Monday, February 15 and Wednesday, February 18, 2010, 12:00-1:00 pm, Part I, Library Rotunda
Wednesday, February 24 and Thursday February 25, 2010, 4:00-5:00 pm, Part II, Library Rotunda

Refreshments will be served.

We encourage you to complete the book before the book discussion. Ms. Dumas is is an excellent writer who amuses as well as informs.

The UMD Library has 25 copies available for check-out. Copies are also
available for purchase at UMD Stores (textbook level).

The above book groups are part of a campus-wide program to educate and
invite discussion about race and privilege. They are sponsored by the UMD
Diversity Commission and the UMD Office of Equal Opportunity.

Firoozeh Dumas, "Shared Humanity through Humor"

Lecture and Book Discussion
March 2, 2010, 4:00-5:30 pm, Kirby Student Center Ballroom

open to the public - no admission fee

SERVICE TRIP - SPRING BREAK 2010

Info Meetings
TBA

Join volunteers from the greater Duluth community as they help re-build homes in Gulfport, Mississippi, that were ravaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Volunteer leaders are coordinating the effort through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA, www.pcusa.org/pda); the trip is open to people of all faiths, spiritualities, and ways of understanding. Volunteers must be 18 years of age, in good physical condition, and have an open and flexible attitude.

This trip is coordinated by the Diversity Commission and Lutheran/United Campus Ministries of the University of Minnesota Duluth. For more information about the trip and/or to request registration materials, please contact:

Doug Paulson (Lutheran Campus Ministries, 218-728-1124, lcammin@d.umn.edu)

Monte Gomke (Diversity Commission, 218-726-8170, mgomke@d.umn.edu)

Robyn Weaver (Glen Avon Presbyterian Church, 218-724-1604, glenroby@clearwire.net)

Terese Tomanek (United Campus Ministries, 218-390-8127, uncammin@d.umn.edu)

Recent Events

damali ayo [Download Handouts]
"POST-RACE AMERICA: RACISM IN THE AGE OF OBAMA"

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 4:00-5:30 pm, UMD Ballroom

open to the public - no admission fee

damali's book, How to Rent a Negro was acclaimed as "one of the most trenchant and amusing commentaries on contemporary race relations." It was granted a 2005 Honorable Mention in the Outstanding Book Awards from the Gustavus Meyers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights. Her radio work "Living Flag: Panhandling for Reparations" won a Silver Reel Award from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters.

Her "I Can Fix Racism" presentation offers ten practical solutions people can do to improve the state of race relations in our culture by enhancing our personal interactions. Presented simply, directly and with her signature sense of humor and intimate stories, ayo's approach to race relations is simply unforgettable. Her talk is sponsored by the Kirby Leadership Institute, as part of its second Annual Student Leadership Conference, and by the UMD Diversity Commission, the Black Student Association, and Kirby Program Board.