Multicultural Programming

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The Multicultural Programming Committee’s Mission

The Multicultural Programming Committee’s primary mission is to coordinate and implement comprehensive educational, cultural and social programs that celebrate diverse cultural contributions. These programmatic efforts are designed to promote dialogue while creating opportunity for students to develop and expand their cultural competencies. This knowledge combats biases, bigotry, and racism. The ultimate goal is to expose and educate all students to understand and appreciate racial and ethnic differences.

For more information on the co-curricular programs, please email lbissoondial@worcester.edu

Anti-Racism Resource: Explore, Read, Listen

The Antiracism subcommittee grew out of the work of the Multicultural Programming Committee and from the Anti-Black Racism Town Hall & Forum where students requested to see more programming on campus in response to cross-racial and cultural topics. This newly formed subcommittee began meeting in the Spring 2022 semester with a purpose to be the bridge between the students, faculty, and administration regarding student service and support with intentionality around transparency, visibility, communication and giving voice to students’ ideas and thoughts around cross racial and cultural topics for programming and workshops, with an explicit focus on issues of race.

The Importance of Inclusive Language
Critical Pedagogy and Latinx Heritage Month
Latinx Therapy
A weekly podcast that discusses health topics related to Latinas, Latinos, and Latinx individuals in efforts to demystify myths and diagnoses.
The Brutal History of Anti-Latino Discrimination in America
The Forgotten History of ‘Anti-Latino Violence in the U.S.’
A Conversation with Latinos on Race-OP ED
Building Support for Latino Families: A Research Review
Implicit Bias: A Guide to Reducing Excuses for Discrimination against Latinos and People of Color (2020)
System Justification: A Guide to Reducing Excuses for Discrimination against Latinos and People of Color
Moral Disengagement: A Guide to Reducing Excuses for Discrimination against Latinos and People of Color
Celebrating the Latinx Community – California Teachers Association
Films:
Home From School: The Children of Carlisle
The National Museum of the American Indian’s Native Cinema Showcase will be showing over 20 films during the festival on November 18-25, 2022
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On will show on PBS on November 22- the story of the Oscar-winning Indigenous artist from New York Greenwich Village folk music scene to her six decade ground-breaking career as a singer, song-writer, social activist, educator, and artist.
PBS presents 30 Stories in 30 Days of Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month
Decolonizing The Arts: Native American & Latina(o) Media
Native American Resources
The Untold History of Native American Enslavement
Educators and Native Leaders Recommend bringing Anti-Racism to the Thanksgiving Table
How Racism Against Native People is Normalized, From Mascots to Costumes

Previous Multicultural Programming

Teach In Know Your Rights- Pineiro
Paris Is Burning Film Screening Poster
Encountering the Police-CSHR
Brotherhood Conference Flyer
African American Read In Day 2022 Flyer
9 O’Clock Whistle
Multicultural Wellness Center Newsletter – Black History Month Edition (by Nyia Anderson, ’20)
The Multicultural Wellness Center (MWC) is a Worcester-based non-profit mental health clinic with the mission of providing services to diverse communities.
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An Open Letter of Support to Our Colleagues at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The Worcester State University-Multicultural Programming Committee stands in solidarity with our colleagues at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HCBUs).
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Laxmi Bissoondial, Director, Multicultural Affairs- Committee Chair
Eriberto Mora Carrera, Assistant Director, Multicultural Affairs
Thuong Nguyen, Clerk IV, Multicultural Affairs
Lordia Larbi-Asare, Staff Associate, Multicultural Affairs
Robert Jennings, Skills Development / Retention Coordinator, Multicultural Affairs
Dr. Tanya Mears, History & Political Science Department & Ethnic Studies
Professor Aldo Guevara-Garcia, History & Political Science Department
Professor Alison Okuda, History & Political Science Department
Professor Martin Fromm, History & Political Science Department
Professor Catriona Standfield, History & Political Science Department
Professor Naida Saavedra, World Languages
Professor Hardeep Sidhu, English Department
Professor Adam Saltsman, Urban Studies Department & Urban Action Institute, Director
Professor Kevin Kane, Sociology Department
Professor Lihua Wang, Sociology Department
Professor Weichu Xu, Chemistry Department
Professor Susan Monaghan, Education Department
Kirshner Donis, Associate Director, Undergraduate Admissions
Kristie McNamara, Director, Office of Student Involvement and Leadership Development
Maria Gariepy, Chief Diversity Officer, Diversity, Inclusion, Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity
Omarthan Clarke, Assistant Director, Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity Professional
Matt Bejune, Executive Director, Library
Dr. Nicole Scott, Office of Grant and Sponsored Research
Jodi Briggs-Pickett, Executive Director, Development
Kristen Nelson, Associate Director, Residence Life
Midaly Carrasquillo, Assistant Director, Urban Action Institute
Lucia Alfaro, Counseling Services
Brandol Ogando Saladin, Intercultural Student Alliance Student Organization
Kyram Pou, Intercultural Student Alliance Student Organization
Kathleen Flanagan, Intercultural Student Alliance Student Organization
Natalia Brooks, Intercultural Student Alliance Student Organization
Chantel Gonzalez, Intercultural Student Alliance Student Organization
Kristine Khuu, Intercultural Student Alliance Student Organization
Emma Elk, Asian Student Group
Jane Vongvirah, Asian Student Group