Santa Fe Community College’s Center for Diversity and Integrated Learning

Santa Fe Community College’s

CENTER FOR DIVERSITY AND INTEGRATED LEARNING Spring 2017

CDIL Newsletter

¿que pasa?

news and views on diversity, equity, and education

In the dawning of a new presidential era that is sure to bring about uncharted challenges, and solutions, in Santa Fe, we’re fortunate to have a mayor, community members, institutions, and organizations devoted to working hard, together, to support and protect one another.

The events of 2016 have ensured that SFCC’s commitment to student success, equitable access, and critical thinking cannot and will not waiver. SFCC has demonstrated that with a historical resolution declaring us a “Sanctuary School”, following suit with the landmark commitments made by other institutions and cities across the United States. Santa Fe organizers, including SFCC students in the Native American Club, have worked hard to support and show up for their Indigenous communities by gathering funds and supplies to support the Standing Rock protesters and sacred land. SFCC’s Great Achievements in Men’s Education (G.A.M.E.) hosted excellent workshops and events.

The SFCC Foundation, with the SFCC Film and SFCC Welding departments, have participated in the urgently needed and creatively brilliant Guns to Gardens buyback; The SFCC Veteran’s Resource Center has, once again, made our school a recognized resource for our diverse veteran community; and, the SFCC Visual Arts Gallery’s ‘Something I Need You to Know,’ curated by SFCC student and Director and founder of Curate, Inc., Niomi Fawn, “…attempts to tell our unique stories and honor the importance of listening to one another along the generational continuum through multidisciplinary art media,” and runs through Feb. 2017. You may have also noticed our exciting bilingual open houses and information sessions for prospective SFCC students and their families!

The CDIL has been growing and learning more about the role it is being called to play at SFCC and in Santa Fe. Fall 2016 highlights include: CDIL representation on the City of Santa Fe’s Social Equity Working Group, the Santa Fe Prevention Alliance’s Education Committee, Adelante’s Substance Use Prevention Committee, and the NM Health Equity Partnership, as well as collaborations with the NM Immigration Law Center, the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute, the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, the NM Department of Health, Solace Crisis Treatment Center, La Familia Medical Center, and many more. The CDIL was honored to participate in the state-wide Ethnic and Identity Studies summit “We Are the Seeds”, along with a coalition of educational and community *EMCEES: Upcoming partners from across New Mexico. The CDIL was honored to receive support from professional development the SFCC Foundation to create and show its new “Hispanic Heritage Month LGBTQ+ Heroes” visual art exhibition, and 2016 also brought the partnership with *¡Palabra!: Spotlight on the Higher Education Center (HEC) and Highland’s University to offer the new social justice terms and quarterly community conversation, Hablandos de Nosotros: Speaking to Issues in definitions.

Nuestra Comunidad, which invites New Mexicans to explore the meanings, *Diversity Matters: Interview history, and implications of Hispanic, Latino, and Chicano identities. We even had with SFCC alum and New time for some karaoke during the new “Campus Rocks!” free, monthly karaoke Energy Economy’s Jessica nights. The CDIL’s first run of its free professional and student development Montoya program, Equity Matters Community Engagement and Education Series, saw *Campus Crossroads: SFCC folks show their commitments to one another by attending workshops about POV-CDIL Free Film cultural competency, microaggressions and unconscious bias, and supporting our Series. trans and gender nonconforming students and colleagues, and last, but certainly *Hispanic Heritage: not least, the launch of updated and expanded diversity and equity onboarding Hablandos de Nosotros modules for all new employees.

No one knows what 2017 may bring to SFCC, Santa Fe, the state of New Mexico, and the U.S., but what is clear is that our community believes in and supports one another, and that’s a lot.

In Solidarity, Emily Stern, The Center for Diversity and Integrated Learning

Speaking to Issues in Nuestra Comunidad. *Announcements: Catch up on the latest info and opportunities!

SPRING 2016 DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND CULTURAL SENSITIVITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. EQUITY MATTERS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION SERIES (EMCEES).

EMCEES offers three of the SAME workshops each month.

Workshops are open to all SFCC employees and students.

Need accommodations? Want to bring your class? Please RSVP by emailing thecenter@sfcc.edu.

Strategies for Understanding and Teaching ESL Students with Dawn Wink, Director of SFCC Teacher Education 2/14: 5:00PM-6:30 IN ROOM LL310 2/15: 11:30AM-1:00PM IN ROOM LL310 2/17: 3:00PM-4:30PM IN ROOM LL310 Legal Updates, and Strategies to Support Undocumented Students with Allegra Love, Director of the Santa Fe Dreamers Project 3/28: 5:00PM-6:30 IN ROOM LL310 3/29: 11:30AM-1:00PM IN ROOM LL310 4/1: 3:00PM-4:30PM IN ROOM LL310 Mental Health and Student Success with SFCC Counselors Janelle Johnson and Kate Latimer 4/18: 5:00PM-6:30 IN ROOM LL310 4/19: 11:30AM-1:00PM IN ROOM LL310 4/21: 3: 00PM-4:30PM IN ROOM LL310

Ever wonder what SFCC Faculty and Staff members are thinking about at the beginning of the semester?

Check out this word cloud from our January 2017 Convocation!

Diversity Matters Interviews with Santa Feans about Social Justice

and Inspiration

Name: Jessica Eva Montoya What do you do in Santa Fe? I am the Operations Manager for New Energy Economy and a Global Coordinator with One Billion Rising.

I’m also a member of the CDIL Advisory Council.

What community and social justice issues are on your mind today? Solidarity. How can I lend my privilege to another movement, organization or person? Leveraging tools and resources for communities of color working on the front lines and providing direct service to marginalized populations.

How do you think that you, as an individual, and we, as a community, can work to fix that?

I think if I can lend my time if I don't have money to give. Everyone has something to share and teach someone else. I believe strongly in sharing knowledge, time and resources.

Are you a first-generation college student, if so, has that influenced your activism?

I am a first-generation college student and it was my parents' persistence that I strive for a higher education than what they were able at that time to attain. I personally feel it was their foundation of a solid upbringing that has made me strive for justice in all that I do.

What are a couple of your favorite things about living in Santa Fe? Being born and raised to a long line of families that have been in New Mexico before colonialism, I am drawn to my familial roots in the land and the stories of the elders in my family. Being able to see the mountains and the sky beyond any buildings or structures, I am grateful for the height restrictions in Santa Fe that allows me and will hopefully allow my children and their children to continue to enjoy the Santa Fe horizon.

Where do you get your inspiration? My sanctuary is my home I share with my fiancé and our cat Dulce de Leche, I recharge with them and the elders and youth in my life. My grandmothers are a huge source of inspiration for me.

After a long day of working toward social justice, what's something you do to take care of yourself?

I love to make art- painting, collaging- anything I get messy with and I am a huge fan of long hot baths and essential oils.

What's a quote that motivates you on the hard days? "Be what moves things forward without needing to leave a mark."

-Eve Ensler

Last one—when the revolution comes, what song should on?

“Revolution” by Saidah Baba Talibah Links: New Energy Economy One Billion Rising

Monthly Film Series about Intersections of Identity and Community

FREE and open to the public!

WHEN: First Tuesdays of the month, from 11:30am-1:30pm, in Room 223.

Bring your lunch, your class, your pals, your fam, and kick back at the Campus Crossroad’s Monthly Film Series. The Center for Diversity and Integrated Learning will provide corresponding curriculum and lesson plans (including critical thinking questions, activities, and information about historical context, etc.).

If you’d like this material in advance, or you'd like accommodations at the event, email thecenter@sfcc.edu.

February 7th: All the Difference All the Difference traces the paths of two teens from the South Side of Chicago who dared to dream a seemingly impossible dream: to graduate from college. As this intimate film shows, Robert Henderson and Krishaun Branch’s determination started them on the road to success, but it was the support from people in their lives—parents, grandparents, teachers and mentors— that brought them to their destination. Emmy®-winning producer/director Tod Lending’s film was inspired by Wes Moore’s bestselling autobiographical book, The Other Wes Moore.

March 7th: Senorita Extraviada Since 1993, over 270 young women have been raped and murdered in a chillingly consistent and brazen manner. Señorita Extraviada is a disturbing portrait of Ciudad Juárez, “the City of the Future” to its new economy proponents, who promote the enormous assembly plants, or ‘maquiladoras’ that drive so much of its growth. But most of all the film is a cry for justice for the young women of Juárez, whose deaths have been ignored for too long.

April 10th: In the Light of Reverence Narrated by Peter Coyote and Tantoo Cardinal, In the Light of Reverence is a 72-minute documentary on Native American struggles to protect landscapes of spiritual significance. The film tells the stories of three communities and places they care for: the Lakota at Devils Tower in Wyoming, the Hopi in the Four Corners area of the Southwest, and the Wintu at Mt. Shasta in California. The film documents obstacles to religious freedom for land-based practitioners, and impacts on sacred sites that range from mining and ski resorts to New Age practices and rock-climbing.

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THIS EVENT IS A COLLABORATION WITH POV, PBS' AWARD-WINNING NONFICTION FILM SERIES.

Announcements

SFCC STUDENTS ✓ Service Learning, Volunteering, and Internships: Are you a student who’s interested in how social justice issues relate to your major? Consider getting credit for working with the CDIL. ✓ First-Generation College Students: Do you want to weigh in on your experiences? Which support services you want?

What you wish your teachers better understood? We’re listening! Email us for a copy of our anonymous, bilingual GEN-1 questionnaire and get heard!

SFCC EMPLOYEES ✓ Any Employees Who Were First Generation College Students: The CDIL is currently recruiting those who are interested in participating in a campaign to discuss and raise awareness about the First Gen student experience, and to participate in a poster project. Please email for more information. ✓ Borrow a Campus Crossroads Film: If you’re unable to bring your students to a Campus Crossroads film screening, email the CDIL to borrow a copy of the DVD and its corresponding curriculum.

ALL CAMPUS ✓ The Santa Fe Trans and Gender Nonconforming Support Group meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 7p.m. to 8:30p.m. at the Higher Education Center. ✓ Diversity Advisory Fund: Did you know that any member of the SFCC community can apply for a grant to help fund a diversity related event? Check out the President’s Diversity Advisory Committee DAF Application.

Want to connect with other local organizations doing social justice work? Check out some of these links: Adelante * Chainbreaker * Earth Care * Equality New Mexico * NM Health Equity Partnership * New Energy Economy * NM Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) Network Northern NM SURJ (Showing Up For Racial Justice) * The Red Nation * Santa Fe Dreamers Project * Solace Crisis Treatment Center * Somos Un Pueblo Unido * Tewa Women United * Wise Fool New Mexico

Santa Fe Community College's

Center for Diversity and Integrated Learning Who We Are: The CDIL is overseen by Emily Stern, M.F.A. and the CDIL Advisory Council, which is made up of students, staff, faculty, and external partners. The CDIL is a collaboration between Academic Affairs and Human Resources in order to participate in systemic and paradigm change. We’re located in Room 215A on SFCC’s main campus.

What We Do: Through collaborations with internal and external partners, including students, and in accordance with best practices and current research, the CDIL strives to develop and provide informed and sustainable diversity and equity-centered social justice programming, initiatives, and consulting to educate, facilitate, demonstrate, promote, and cultivate a “Culture of Equity” at SFCC and among its communities.

How We Do It: Through educational, community-focused, culturally relevant events, trainings, curriculum, classroom instruction, consulting, communication, and recommendations.

Got an idea for an event or a workshop?

Got a question for the “¿Que Pasa?” Community Discussion Board?

Email thecenter@sfcc.edu or call (505) 428-1467 Would you like attend a CDIL Advisory Council meeting?

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