Sierra College Pride Days Oct. 25, 26, 27
Sierra College is celebrating Pride. Oct 25, 26, 27. Check it out.
Thanks Prof. Terry for the heads up, best of luck with the event, you have a terrific list of events. Read all about it-
My name is Johnnie Terry and I’m a professor of philosophy at Sierra College, a community college just outside of Sacramento, CA. Governor Jerry Brown currently has a bill on his desk for consideration that requests Community Colleges to include sexual orientation in their non-discrimination policies and to appoint a key person to look out for the needs of the LGBT students. Additionally, I’m sure you are aware of the rash of LGBT youth suicides prompted by anti-gay bullying at schools and colleges. At Sierra College, in Placer County–a very conservative county, I’ve managed to convince our Academic Senate to set up what I believe is the ONLY Community College committee in the State dedicated solely to the success and retention of our LGBT students. The committee is called SPECTRUM and I can detail what we’ll be doing if you want. At the same time and working with our Rainbow Alliance, we’re setting up a HUGE, three day PRIDE event for October 25, 26 and 27. This event promises to be one of the largest events that we have during the year at Sierra College–10 presentations, a key note address with a faculty drag performance, a month long queer art exhibit, an outdoor sculpture exhibit and two full days of informational booths. Here’s a link to our our college website for the event: http://www.sierracollege.edu/EventsAthletics/recurringEvents/pride.html.Given the bill on the Governor’s desk, the focus on creating safe, non-bullying, spaces for students and our conservative location, I thought you might be interested in the story.
Best,
Johnnie Terry
Sierra College
Philosophy
Sierra College Pride Days: Please join us in celebrating diversity, community, individual self-actualization, freedom and equality.
Sierra College Pride Days includes 9 presentations, 1 keynote address, 1 faculty drag performance, a Ridley Art Gallery exhibit, an outdoor sculpture exhibit and two full days of informational booths on campus.
For a complete list of events, please visit http://sierracollegepride.wetpaint.com/.
Posted: October 4th, 2011 | Author: Mark | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
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