Stop Honor Killings

November 9, 2021

The Women’s Center is pleased to announce a seminar on gender-based violence with Dr. Rezvan Moghaddam, founder of the Iranian organization, “Stop Honor Killings,” along with an exhibition curated by Dr. Moghaddam and the Dodd Center’s Neda Izadi.

Topic: Stopping Honor Killings

Date: November 9, 2021

Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Format: Virtual

We thank the Dodd Center, the Women’s Center, the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program, and the Stop Honor Killings Campaign for co-sponsoring and co-hosting the event.

Black Leadership Town Hall

The African American Cultural Center (AACC) is hosting a Black Leadership Town Hall featuring members of UConn’s Black leadership.

Date: November 9, 2021

Time: 6:30 PM

Format: In-Person, Student Union Theater

Guest speakers include:

Eboni Nelson; Dean, UConn Law
Dr. Frank Tuitt; UConn VP and Chief Diversity Office
Letissa Reid; AVP, Title IX Coordinator, ADA Coordinator for UConn; OIE attorney
Dr. Willena Price; Director, African American Cultural Center (AACC)
AVP Lakesha Brown; AVP of Human Resources, UConn Health

Diwali 2021

November 3, 2021

Land Back and Land Art: Discussion with Navajo Artists

Using Literature in Anti-Racism Education toward Civic Readiness

November 2, 2021

The Dodd Center will be offering a workshop for pre-and in-service educators to explore the use of literature in Anti-Bias and Anti-Racism (ABAR) education towards civic activism. Participants will engage with the novel This is My America by Kim Johnson. In addition to the broad ABAR education practices using literature, the workshop will also engage educators in the civic aspect of literature instruction - issues such as intellectual freedom, selecting diverse texts and authors, responding to book censorship and text selection mandates. We will put This is My America in conversation with The Students' Right to Read, a position statement by the National Council of Teachers of English. The workshop will focus on two areas of professional development: ABAR Literature instruction (In the Classroom) and A Program of Action (beyond the classroom). A Q&A with author Kim Johnson will follow the workshop.

Kim Johnson was awarded the Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literatures for her novel, This is My America. The Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literatures given annually to the author of an outstanding children’s book addressing human rights issues or themes such as discrimination, equity, poverty, justice, war, peace, slavery or freedom.

This event is sponsored by Human Rights Close to Home, an initiative of Dodd Impact. With the overall objective of transforming civics education within and beyond Connecticut, the Human Rights Close to Home initiative is designed to directly engage key stakeholders including educators and youth in the development and implementation of a model of human rights education for civic action. HRCH empowers teachers with the knowledge, skills, values, and relationships necessary to become expert human rights and civics educators. Moreover, HRCH fosters youth leadership with experiential learning opportunities that have a direct impact on them and their communities.

Date: November 2, 2021

Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM

Format: Virtual

Platonic Stargazing

October 26, 2021

Building a Safe and Supportive DEIJ Community at UConn

October 25, 2021

Please join the Office for Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) for a two-part virtual information session about ongoing efforts to build a safer and more supportive community across UConn in response to the national and local increases of sexual assault and anti-Asian, anti-Black, anti-LGBTQIA+, and anti-Semitic bias, discrimination, and intimidation.

Representatives from units across UConn will share information about how their respective areas support University efforts to establish a safe and inclusive institutional culture and climate and their role in responding to and/or addressing various forms of bias, discrimination, and intimidation. Participants will also learn about the many resources UConn has available to support members of our community who have been impacted by harmful incidents within or outside of the University

Date: October 25, 2021 and November 8, 2021

Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM on 10/25; 1:30 – 3:00 on 11/8

Format: Virtual

We thank the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), Global Affairs, Human Resources, Office of the General Counsel, Office of the Provost, Office of University Compliance, Student Affairs, the Graduate School, UConn Hillel, the UConn Ombuds Office, the UConn Police Department, and the UConn Office of Public Safety for participating in this event.

Rainbow Center Art Gala

October 20, 2021

UCPEA Statement on Anti-Asian Violence

October 19, 2021

The UCPEA Executive Board asks our members to stand in solidarity with our colleagues in the Asian American Cultural Center, UConn’s Association for Asian American Faculty and Staff (AAAFS), and the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute (AAASI) in supporting the Asian and Asian-American members of our community, following news reports of increased anti-Asian violence across the United States, including a front page story in today’s Hartford Courant.

The attachments to this message include a statement from AAAFS describing the increasing incidents of hate crimes, bias incidents and racist bullying against Asians and Asian Americans. There is also information about a virtual panel discussion on March 18 at 5 p.m. that will provide perspectives on today’s climate and its impact on UConn’s Asian and Asian American community that will include UConn students, faculty, and staff to help galvanize anti-racist efforts that will benefit us all.

Statement from AAAFS on Anti-Asian Violence

March 18 Panel Discussion: Anti-Asian Violence & The Fight Against Invisibility

Clothesline Project

October 18, 2021