Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
DEI Information – Diversity Equity and Inclusion
January 4, 2024
Our DEI Book List DEI Calendar - Please check out these events: Lost and Found: Searching for Home is an exhibition at the Wing Luke Museum through September 14, 2026, of artists’ perceptions of home, place, and belonging within diasporic communities. The artists are Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders who have produced paintings, videos, and other types of installations exploring these deeply emotional subjects. Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei at… Read More »
Title IX Update
Amy Klosterman January 13, 2025
Recent events signify big changes for Title IX, the landmark 1972 law prohibiting sex discrimination in schools. There are two prominent issues at stake:
- Whether or not Title IX’s prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex includes discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender.
- Whether the concept of sex should be seen as an “immutable biological reality” in which there are only two sexes, male and female, versus recognizing and welcoming the…
Our Muslim Neighbors Suffering Discrimination
Pamela Bradburn November 12, 2024
Over 80% of our Muslim neighbors in Washington state have suffered discrimination and/or bias in the past year. Responding to a survey, more than 80 percent of our Muslim neighbors over 13 years old have suffered anti-Muslim discrimination and/or bias in the past 12 months. The result of its survey was reported by the Council on American-Islamic Relations Washington. Nearly 40 percent of respondents said these experiences have gotten worse since… Read More »
How Seattle Branch Actively Engages in DEI
Pamela Bradburn October 17, 2024
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are terrific goals, but to be effective we must turn them into actions: Diversity can become appreciating differences among our experiences. Equity can be turned into striving for fairness. Inclusion can be expressed as welcoming everyone. Here are the actions we are taking to promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. They are as simple as the day we meet and the food we offer. Some people worship… Read More »
It’s Octavia Butler Time in Seattle!
March 23, 2024
