Courage is Contagious!

The webmaster at Case Western University was told to remove 3 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion pages from the school’s website. She refused. #resist #resistance #diversity #equality #equity #inclusion #Courage

https://www.ideastream.org/government-politics/2025-04-14/webmaster-told-to-remove-dei-pages-from-cwru-site-she-refused

Happy #NationalASLDay!
Dive into the transformative impact of signing characters in media on deaf children's language learning.
Grate interview - on Science Friday: 'How Signing Characters Help Deaf Children Learn Language' https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/deaf-sign-language-learning-media/ #ASL #Inclusion #DeafEducation #LanguageLearning #MediaRepresentation #DeafCommunity #InclusiveMedia #LanguageDevelopment #DeafAwareness #Inclusive #Education #MediaInnovation #LanguageLearning

Italian song from Sanremo Festival 1996. Methafor of an elephant in love with a butterfly, to presumably represent all those people who feel they have no chance to be loved by others because of their body, their social condition, etc. But world ignores that everyone loves in the same way. Well, knowing current mentality, I think many folks would say this song is "woke" and hope to delete it from the world. https://song.link/i/201271139 #FediRadio #music #anremo #inclusion

So, here's an update on the open letter to the ELT industry:

#ELT #LGBTQIA #IAmNotATaboo #Education #ESOL #EFL #Inclusion

https://peterjfullagar.co.uk/update-on-the-open-letter/

In response to public backlash, the National Park Service restored original content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.

#resist #resistance #uspol #uspolitics #politics #democracy #diversity #equity #inclusion #history #education #slavery

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/national-park-service-restores-original-harriet-tubman-underground-rai-rcna200298

#Trump admin freezes about $2.3 billion in #funding to #Harvard

The U.S. Department of #Education said on Monday it was freezing about $2.3 billion in federal funds to #HarvardUniversity over the school's decision to fight White House demands, including that it shut down #diversity, #equity & #inclusion programs.

#law #extortion #dictatorship #FreeSpeech
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-freezes-about-23-billion-funding-harvard-2025-04-15/

I have written to @tdforg / @libreoffice

.. asking for clarification about their choice of Orban's Hungary for the #LibreOffice 2025 event.

Accessibility is not an afterthought, it's a human right.
Why does accessibility matter? It ensures equal opportunities, promotes independence, reflects our values, and enhances innovation.

How do you ensure accessibility in your community? Share your thoughts!
#Accessibility #HumanRights #Inclusion #Empowerment #RainbowDiversityInstitute #RDI #Equity #DiversityAndInclusion

The University of Virginia Faculty Senate has passed a resolution reaffirming its commitment to academic freedom, free speech, and #diversity #equity and #inclusion #Virginia https://www.cbs19news.com/news/uva-faculty-senate-reaffirms-commitment-to-academic-freedom-and-dei-amid-federal-restrictions/article_b092ee1e-706c-4c80-8d6d-a6b8cc48db15.html

I wonder what Dr. Lakshmi Chilukuri, professor of molecular biology, provost of 6th College at #UCSD, and mother of Usha Vance thinks of the #fascism. Have any students in her lab lost their visas? Has her research been affected by the #NIH cuts?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/harvard-ucla-stanford-among-schools-011815174.html

Also, note the department wesbsite's link to #Equity, #Diversity, #Inclusion

https://biology.ucsd.edu/research/faculty/lchilukuri

The Bauhaus sought to democratize art and design, making them accessible to everyone #Inclusion #Bauhaus

In a world of MAGAts, Be a J.E.D.I. !!

Justice
Equity
Diversity
Inclusion

#JEDI

#NY public schools tell #Trump administration they won’t comply with #DEI order

By DAVE COLLINS
Updated 3:14 PM EDT, April 5, 2025

Excerpt: "The demand specifically threatens #TitleI funding, which sends billions of dollars a year to America’s schools and targets #LowIncome areas.

"Morton-Bentley wrote that the state Education Department has already certified to the federal government on multiple occasions that it is complying with #TitleVI of the #CivilRightsAct of 1964, most recently in January. He said the federal department is basing its demands to end DEI programs on a faulty legal interpretation.

"'Given the fact that you are already in possession of guarantees by NYSED that it has and will comply with Title VI, no further certification will be forthcoming,' he wrote.

"He also said the administration’s stance is an 'abrupt shift' from the one taken by the first Trump administration, citing comments in 2020 made by then-U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos that #diversity and #inclusion were 'cornerstones of high organizational performance.' He wrote the administration has provided no explanation of why it changed positions."

https://apnews.com/article/dei-trump-schools-federal-funding-ae605932fa7fa6605f89574906a346f7
#NewYorkResists #Resistance #USPol #SeeYouInCourt #HandsOffEducation #Resistance

#SCOTUS allows #Trump officials to freeze #teacher training grants over *#DEI*

A divided #SupremeCourt on Fri cleared the way for the admin to at least temporarily freeze up to $65M in #educational grants designed to address #TeacherShortages, which the govt says fund programs that promote #diversity, #equity & #inclusion [as they should, though the Trump admin’s definition of DEI is humanity].

#law #ActivistCourt #PartisanCourt #indoctrination #education #idiocracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/04/supreme-court-trump-teacher-training-grants-dei/

More of this please:

The #NY State #Education Dept issued a defiant response to #Trump’s threats to pull federal #funding from #PublicSchools over #diversity, #equity & #inclusion programs, a remarkable departure from recent conciliatory approaches of other institutions. A day earlier, the federal govt issued a memo to education ofcls across the nation, telling them to confirm the elimination of all programs it argues *unfairly* promote #DEI.

#law #democracy #FreeSpeech
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/politics/new-york-trump-dei-order.html?smid=url-share

Hey fedi, I thought I knew this, but I'm willing to be educated:

Is the word "dumb" ableist?

boosts appreciated!
#disability #neurodiversity #inclusion