What is Cultural Competency?
A culturally competent curriculum recognizes, respects and responds to and celebrates cultural differences, offering full equitable access to education for all students from all cultures.
Cultural competency goes beyond cultural awareness. It denotes an individual’s ability to effectively interact with and among others whose values, behaviors and environments are different from your own.
To learn more about cultural competency and culturally relevant schools, check out our coverage from the Spring 2006 MEA Voice magazine.
Great Science for Girls: Extension Services for Gender Equity in Science through After-School Programs (SGS)
A new and exciting website has just been launched as part of an NSF funded national initiative—Great Science for Girls: Extension Services for Gender Equity in Science through After-School Programs (SGS).
The GSG website is designed to build the capacity of after-school centers and intermediaries to deliver evidence-based programming that will broaden and sustain girls’ interest and persistence in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). You can visit the website at: http://www.afterschool.org/gsg.
Building Cultural Competence and Hate Crime 101 Training Dates Announced
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights, in partnership with the Department of Community Health, Crime Victim Services Commission, is pleased to announce additional Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) sponsored Building Cultural Competence and Hate Crime 101 training sessions around the state. Training dates and locations are on our web site at www.miaahc.com under the training calendar page.
If you or someone within your organization would like to participate in one of these free trainings, please visit http://miaahc.com/cal.aspx for details and to register. The trainings begin in January 2008, and will be held in Calhoun; Emmet/Cheboygan; Genesee; Grand Traverse; Houghton; Ingham/Eaton; Kent; Macomb; Marquette; Muskegon; Saginaw; St. Clair; Washtenaw; and Wayne (in Detroit and Livonia) counties. Register Here
Questions may be address to our email mdcrcrt@miaahc.com
ULALI
ULALI, a First Nation women’s a cappella trio, will perform in concert on March 22. ULALI conveys their message about the struggles of Aboriginal peoples, especially American Indian women, by using their powerful voices to break stereotypes.
The event, presented by the Grand Rapids Women’s Chorus, will also feature the Snowbird Singers from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Mount Pleasant and the Woodland Singers from the Little Traverse Band of Odawa.
Date: Saturday, March 22, 2008
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Royce Auditorium at the St. Cecilia Music Center
24 Ransom NE, Grand Rapids MI
Tickets: $15 at the door, $8 for students
For information about the pre-concert lecture, go to www.grwc.org
This event is in honor of Women’s History Month
and is made possible by a grant from the
Nokomis Foundation.
Odawa language course makes its way into Harbor Springs' curriculum
A groundbreaking new course is being offered at Harbor Springs High School -Anishinaabemowin, the native language of Odawa Indians.
The class, which is a collaboration between the Little Traverse Bay Bands (LTBB) of Odawa Indians and Harbor Springs Public Schools, began in September 2007 - the beginning of the current school year.
According to officials from the Michigan Department of Education, no other public school system in the state is currently offering a "Native American" language course for credit toward graduation.
Celebrating our diverse history
- Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15)
- Native American Heritage Month (November)
- Black History Month (February)
- Women's History Month (March)
- Asian Pacific Islander Month (May)
MEA Commissions, Committees and Task Forces related to diversity and human rights
- Human Relations Commission
- International Understanding Commission
- Minority Concerns Committee
- Migrant Education Committee
- Women's Issues Committee