What does it mean to have Latinx representation in a leadership position like yours?
What does it mean to have Latinx representation in a leadership position like yours?
Gary Santos Mendoza said: For me, it means being a visual representation of success for my Ecuadorian and Puerto Rican family and chosen family. My family's sacrifice to develop me through tradition, love, and discipline turned me into the person I am. In addition, the feeling of empowerment to be comfortable in my skin to […]
Go to postRoe overturned; how newspaper homepages across the country covered historic day
Roe overturned; how newspaper homepages across the country covered historic day
Article by the Times Photography Staff about the different ways newspapers across the country represented the overturn of ROE. — Excerpt: Newspaper websites across the country covered the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of abortion rights with banner headlines and large photos. Some featured multiple stories, others fewer. Some sites downplayed, while others blew out the […]
Go to postFor those who are always living in a time of fracture
For those who are always living in a time of fracture
I feel as though this contribution is necessary to get other contributors/viewers to consider those who are most vulnerable really in any society. Once this shift in thinking is facilitated, then that's when we can truly begin to change as a society and give a seat to those who are most marginalized.
Go to postWhen Will This Stop?
When Will This Stop?
Dialogue In A Time Of Fracture Workshop – Express Newark March 29, 2022
Go to postDialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Dialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Quote from a political science student who participated in the Dialogue Workshop on March 29, 2022.
Go to postDialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Dialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Quote from a political science student who participated in the Dialogue Workshop on March 29, 2022.
Go to postDialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Dialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Quote from a political science student who participated in the Dialogue Workshop on March 29, 2022.
Go to postDialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Dialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Quote from a political science student who participated in the Dialogue Workshop on March 29, 2022.
Go to postDialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Dialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Quote from a political science student who participated in the Dialogue Workshop on March 29, 2022.
Go to postDialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Dialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Quote from a political science student who participated in the Dialogue Workshop on March 29, 2022.
Go to postDialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Dialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Quote from a political science student who participated in the Dialogue Workshop on March 29, 2022.
Go to postDialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Dialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Quote from a political science student who participated in the Dialogue Workshop on March 29, 2022.
Go to postBlacks Students Are What Made Rutgers Newark What It Is Today
Blacks Students Are What Made Rutgers Newark What It Is Today
At Rutgers University Newark, Black students' protests and activism is what made the school what it is today.
Go to postThe Atlantic: Why Are Gamers So Much Better Than Scientists at Catching Fraud?
The Atlantic: Why Are Gamers So Much Better Than Scientists at Catching Fraud?
I am adding this post in the context of the numerous voices who do not see integrity in the scientific community. The Augean stables of research publishing should be reviewed and cleaned out of fraudulent studies – especially since such scrutiny is not that hard from the technological point of view.
Go to postOpening Up A Dialogue Was Therapeutic
Opening Up A Dialogue Was Therapeutic
Dialogue In A Time Of Fracture Workshop – Express Newark March 29, 2022
Go to postPersonal Struggles May Lead One To Help Others
Personal Struggles May Lead One To Help Others
Dialogue In A Time Of Fracture Workshop – Express Newark March 29, 2022
Go to postDifferent Perspectives Tell A Story
Different Perspectives Tell A Story
Dialogue In A Time Of Fracture Workshop – Express Newark March 29, 2022
Go to postHumans Are Selfish
Humans Are Selfish
Dialogue In A Time Of Fracture Workshop – Express Newark March 29, 2022
Go to postAll Opinions Are Valued
All Opinions Are Valued
Dialogue In A Time Of Fracture Workshop – Express Newark March 29, 2022
Go to postDiversity At Rutgers
Diversity At Rutgers
Dialogue In A Time Of Fracture Workshop – Express Newark March 29, 2022
Go to postInternship Or My Current Job?
Internship Or My Current Job?
Dialogue In A Time Of Fracture Workshop – Express Newark March 29, 2022
Go to postEach Professor Is Different!
Each Professor Is Different!
Dialogue In A Time Of Fracture Workshop – Express Newark March 29, 2022
Go to postJobs After Earning A Degree
Jobs After Earning A Degree
Dialogue In A Time Of Fracture Workshop – Express Newark March 29, 2022
Go to postDialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Dialogue Workshop – Extending the Conversation
Quote from a political science student who participated in the Dialogue Workshop on March 29, 2022.
Go to postUnderstand Where We Came From in Order to Make a Change
Understand Where We Came From in Order to Make a Change
Workshop Dialogue. Discussion about the importance of recognizing you own identity, your race, your blackness, and help to break stigmas and the sickle of racism.
Go to postWhat’s the difference between being Latinx and being Hispanic?
What’s the difference between being Latinx and being Hispanic?
Dialogue workshop. “The difference between being Latinx and being Hispanic is that when somebody identifies himself as Hispanic, it aligns him/herself with Europeans. On the other hand, when someone identifies itself as Latino, it aligns with African American ancestry”.
Go to postShould I check the white box?
Should I check the white box?
Dialogue workshop. “I’m considerate white back in my country”. Discussion focused on how most Latino cultures consider being light skin as being white, misconception of identity, and how some Latinos don't want to identify their race as black.
Go to postOffering VS Able To Access
Offering VS Able To Access
Dialogue In A Time Of Fracture Workshop – Express Newark March 29, 2022
Go to postBonding With Others
Bonding With Others
Dialogue In A Time of Fracture Workshop – At Express Newark March 29, 2022
Go to postHow does change happen?
How does change happen?
An Anchor Institution is an institution that has roots in a community, has power whether that is economic power, cultural power, etc. Chancellor Cantor founded the Newark Anchor Collaborative and has lead Newark's Anchor institutions to collaborate on solving Newark's seemingly intractable problems.
Go to postWill someone help me if I’m attacked while on campus?
Will someone help me if I’m attacked while on campus?
Apart from RU-N Dialogue at Express Newark, 03/29/22
Go to postCreative Practice, Activism & Dialogue Panel
Creative Practice, Activism & Dialogue Panel
Photo of Creative Practice, Activism & Dialogue Panel: pictured are Chantal Fischzang, Colleen Gutwein, Akil Kumarasamy, Stefon Harris, Jennifer Bernstein.
Go to postJennifer Bernstein
Jennifer Bernstein
Photo of Professor Jennifer Bernstein introducing the last panel of the symposium
Go to postAdult Learners in Rutgers Newark Community
Adult Learners in Rutgers Newark Community
Access to opportunities are not afforded to students of older demographics comparatively to that of normal aged students. Access to faculty and resources during normal business hours prove it difficult for adult learners who have regular 9-5 jobs. Also, opportunities such as internships are seen as not as accessible for adult leaners due to the […]
Go to postRutgers Newark Uses Its Diversity As A Prop
Rutgers Newark Uses Its Diversity As A Prop
This school loves to talk about diversity as a selling point and use our diverse backgrounds/cultures as props. When it comes to the representation and supporting their students they don’t care. Such as not having school events around diversity or representation.
Go to postWhat would it look like if Rutgers valued diversity?
What would it look like if Rutgers valued diversity?
Diverse students at Rutgers notice how Rutgers Newark openly promotes its diversity yet fails to offer inclusive, safe spaces and resources.
Go to postDialogue In a Time of Fracture
Dialogue In a Time of Fracture
A quote by Assistant Professor Diane Wong of Global Urban Studies/Urban Systems Ph.D., Women’s and Gender Studies, Political Science. Panelist on A Moment of Racial Reckoning
Go to postCity of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Community Members during Murals for Justice: Newark
City of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Community Members during Murals for Justice: Newark
City of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and community members collaborate on ground murals.
Go to postListening Practice: A PTL Guidebook
Listening Practice: A PTL Guidebook
Quote from Listening Practice: A PTL Guidebook by Millions of Conversations. This is a prompt in this tool kit for dialogue.
Go to postJulian Treasure on Listening
Julian Treasure on Listening
Quote from TED talk by Julian Treasure, “5 Ways to Listen Better”
Go to postLet’s Talk About Us
Let’s Talk About Us
In 2018, Millions of Conversations (Millions) partnered with M&C Saatchi World Services to conduct qualitative and quantitative research about the most effective ways to reverse these polarizing trends with a particular focus on why a majority of Americans hold anti-Muslim bias. The study, “Just Like Us,” draws on evidence from focus groups in five states […]
Go to postFuture Harriet Tubman Monument
Future Harriet Tubman Monument
Image included in an article in Newark Arts about the Harriet Tubman Monument Project.
Go to postThe United States Declaration of Independence
The United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based. Unlike the other founding documents, the Declaration of Independence is not legally binding, but it is powerful. Abraham Lincoln called it “a rebuke and a stumbling-block to tyranny and oppression.” It continues to inspire people around the […]
Go to postThe United States Constitution
The United States Constitution
The Constitution acted like a colossal merger, uniting a group of states with different interests, laws, and cultures. Under America’s first national government, the Articles of Confederation, the states acted together only for specific purposes. The Constitution united its citizens as members of a whole, vesting the power of the union in the people. Without […]
Go to postAmericans are divided on abortion. The Supreme Court may not wait for minds to change
Americans are divided on abortion. The Supreme Court may not wait for minds to change
This image accompanies the NPR article “Americans are divided on abortion. The Supreme Court may not wait for minds to change” by Julie Rovner. Image caption: “Demonstrators gathered in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices heard arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, a case about a Mississippi law that bans most […]
Go to postPreamble to the US Declaration of Independence
Preamble to the US Declaration of Independence
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Go to postBlack People’s Unity Movement (BPUM), “BPUM Liberator Returns Home / Fight Racism flyer,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive
Black People’s Unity Movement (BPUM), “BPUM Liberator Returns Home / Fight Racism flyer,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive
Double-sided flyer for a December 22, 1969, event with Charles “Poppy” Sharp, chairman of the Black People’s Unity Movement (BPUM) in Camden, sponsored by the United Black Front. The front of the flyer has an image of Sharp and event details. The back of the page reads “Fight Racism Support the Black Community” and tells […]
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