— OCTOBER 2006 FORUM —
Using MAP IT: Multicultural Awareness Project For Institutional Transformation and Its Implementation
Tuesday, October 10th, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
135 Nicholson Hall
This forum will explore the uses of the MAP IT survey tool for higher education with a focus on its implementation. Panelists will introduce the research and results with a discussion about future ways to use MAP IT for transforming institutions toward embracing multiculturalism as a core mission.
Panelists are Karen Miksch, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning (PSTL); Jeanne Higbee, Professor of Social Sciences in PSTL and Senior Advisor for CRDEUL; David Ghere, Associate Professor of Social Sciences in PSTL; and Dana Lundell, Director of CRDEUL.
No RSVP is required to attend this event.
For further information, please contact Bob Copeland, 612-625-6411, copeland@umn.edu
http://www.education.umn.edu/crdeul/
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ALAN JENKINS - AUTHOR OF "INVITATIONS TO RESPONSIBILITY" WORKSHOP
Winnipeg November 6th and 7th, 2006
EARLY REGISTRATION RATE ENDS OCTOBER 13TH, 2006
Day 1 - November 6th, 2006 - Restorative Practice After Domestic Abuse:
Ethics, Justice, and Accountability
Practical approaches are outlined and demonstrated with a focus upon:
* Facing shame without shaming
* Moving from ethical realization to restitution
* Determining respectful forms of connection which are accountable to those
who have been affected by abuse
* Developing integrity through ethical action
Day 2 - November 7th, 2006
Making It Fair: Respectful Intervention With Disadvantaged Young People Who
Have Enacted Violence and Abuse.
The workshop will highlight practical ideas in the following dilemmas:
* How can we challenge abusive behaviour without reproducing abuse?
· How can we address young people's own experiences of victimization and
oppression without sacrificing a priority on responsibility and
accountability for their own abusive actions?
* How can we work with shame without shaming young people?
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