PUSD School Board Passes the Equity & Diversity ResolutionSEED students celebrate progress By Nicole Zhang / Amador Student SEED Leader On January 12, 2016, the PUSD School Board passed the Equity & Diversity Resolution as a commitment to breaking systems of inequity and ensuring access and opportunity to all students regardless of their background. Students in the PUSD brought life to this commitment in the video below, which features several SEED students. SEED students attended the PUSD Common Core Cohort meetings on March 22nd and 24th during which they worked with teachers and administrators to interact with the resolution. Students facilitated discussions at their table groups, which revolved around the following questions:
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SEED Bay Area Showcase Event and Panel Discussion with Peggy McIntosh Workshops and dynamic conversations By Nicole Zhang / Amador Student SEED Leader On March 11th and 12th, SEED students had the opportunity to attend the SEED Showcase Event and Panel Discussion with Peggy McIntosh. At the SEED Showcase event, students participated in interactive workshops that explored race, gender, ability, diversity, and inclusive families. Through the National SEED Project's methodology, participants acknowledged systems of oppression, power, and privilege without blame, guilt, or shame. Students also took part in a dynamic conversation on White privilege, race, gender equity, and diversity, featuring feminist, anti-racism activist, and SEED founder Dr. Peggy McIntosh, in conversation with Victor Lewis and Hugh Vasquez from the movie The Color of Fear, and Dr. Brenda Flyswithhawks and Gail Cruise-Roberson, co-directors of the National SEED Project. SEED students who attended the event in March look forward to inviting more members to participate in the showcase event next year. Brian Copeland Shares His Story with Students at Amador Valley High School (AVHS)Comedian and author discusses race and personal identity at AVHS By Nicole Zhang / Amador Student SEED Leader Last school year, SEED students invited Brian Copeland, a well known Bay Area personality, stand-up comedian, host of KGO radio’s "The Brian Copeland Show," playwright, and author of the book Not a Genuine Black Man, to be a guest speaker at Amador Valley High School on November 19, 2015. In an effort to build the capacity for a more equitable curriculum, campus, and community, the Student SEED Leader, Nicole Zhang, invited Copeland to her high school and organized the event with support from SEED students, the Student SEED advisor, Mr. Doyle, school administration, and the Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD). Approximately 200 students representing classes, clubs, and groups on campus including Student SEED, the Social Justice classes, the BSU (Black Student Union), the Amador Valley Latino Club, the Ethics Club, the Arts & Media Academy and the Art classes attended the event. Mr. Jim Hansen, former Interim Superintendent of the PUSD, and Dr. Odie Douglas, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services of the PUSD, attended the event to show support. |
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