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Public hearings on the Dartmouth mascot

[caption id="attachment_2328" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Maulian Dana speaking at Skowhegan, Maine school board meeting, March 8, 2019. Photo by Amelia Tuplin, Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0.[/caption] On March 8th, the Dartmouth School Committee heard from members of Mashpee, Pocasset, and Aquinnah tribes about the harms of Native American mascots and related imagery. Several members of the Aquinnah spoke in support of the mascot and one member spoke against it. On March 22nd the School Committee offered an opportunity for general public comment. All things considered, this sparsely-attended meeting was relatively calm and respectful although several members of one group of mascot...

Dartmouth School Committee hears indigenous views on mascot

A joint session of the Dartmouth School Committee and Equity and Diversity Committee met on March 8th to finally hear from a number of indigenous voices on the matter of the "Indian" mascot. Several of those who spoke last night oppose the mascot and were being heard for the first time by the committees. You can view the meeting here or by clicking on the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zjDTReoyDc

NAACP New Bedford Branch commends the nomination of the nation’s first Black woman Supreme Court justice

The NAACP New Bedford Branch commends the nomination of DC-native Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court and fully agrees with a statement by the NAACP DC Branch, the city where the first Black woman nominee for the Supreme Court was born. For two and a half centuries and through 115 Supreme Court justices, only three have been people of color and only five have been women. President Biden's appointment of Judge Jackson is not only a promise kept but a wise choice since, as the DC Branch points out, so many issues directly impact Black families and women. It's...

Reckoning with race and history: Dartmouth edition

[caption id="attachment_2328" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Maulian Dana speaking at Skowhegan, Maine school board meeting, March 8, 2019. Photo by Amelia Tuplin, Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0.[/caption] Like so much in America that is touched by race, a reckoning with the Dartmouth High School mascot has been simmering for years. Maine, Oregon and Washington state have all banned Native American school mascots. And here in Massachusetts -- even after Pentucket, Groveland, Merrimac, West Newbury, Athol, Barnstable, Nashoba, Hanover, Winchester, Grafton, Brookfield, Taconic High, Braintree, Walpole, and Pittsfield abandoned theirs -- many in the Town of Dartmouth insist on defending their "Indian" mascot...

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YWCA Board Leadership Training

The YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts is starting to recruit for their next board leadership class. Enrollment is focused on diverse communities: BIPOC, LGBTQ+, under 30, cultural backgrounds and levels of ability who have not yet served on a Board of Directors. A FREE SIX-PART SERIES Open to all who have never served on a board and are interested to learn more! Virtual Workshop Series Happening the first and third Tuesday of the month on Zoom 5:30pm-7:00pm April 5, 2022 Workshop -- Board Expectations 101 April 19, 2022 Workshop - Financial Oversight/Fiscal Responsibility May 3, 2022 Workshop - Development and Fundraising May...