{"id":4024,"date":"2022-06-10T08:01:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/equity-inclusion\/?p=4024"},"modified":"2022-10-25T14:25:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:25:38","slug":"june-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/community-belonging\/2022\/06\/june-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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And before we all know it, the summer is here. Summer brings the opportunity to replenish our hearts, slow down, and review our priorities. Summer for me is a time to reconnect with family, celebrate each other, and be intentional about our time together. Every year my girls and I create a bucket list that includes trying new things, exploring new places, visiting old ones, and learning new skills. Engaging in the work of equity, inclusion, and justice is more than fighting systems and behaviors. It is also about not losing contact with communities and ourselves, or we will be pouring from an empty cup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Two celebrations that always make it to our bucket list are Pride Month and Juneteenth. These two celebrations intentionally carve out spaces to recognize excellence and joy, and acknowledge the shoulders we stand on. They bring communities together and remind us of the work done and needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pride Month. In this country and across the world individuals experience violence, inequities, and limited access to basic services just because of who and how they love, because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. What do you know about the first Pride march? The first Pride march was held in New York City on June 28, 1970, on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. \u201cThe concept behind the initial Pride march came from members of the Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations (ERCHO), who had been organizing an annual July 4th demonstration (1965-1969) known as the “Reminder Day Pickets<\/a>” at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. At the ERCHO Conference in November 1969, the 13 homophile organizations in attendance voted to pass a resolution to organize a national annual demonstration, to be called Christopher Street Liberation Day.\u201d (The Library of Congress<\/a>). Below are some resources to learn and engage more during this month:<\/span><\/p>\n

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