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IAP 2018 Activities by Category - Diversity and Inclusion

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American Sign Language Beginner Class

ASL and Deaf Culture Officers

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/27
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $20.00 for enrollment

The ASL and Deaf Culture @ MIT is proud to announce that we will be offering a beginner's ASL class during IAP.

A series of 8 classes, 1 hour each, will be held on-campus (location and times TBD).

Enrollment is limited and we are requiring that ASL students pay $20 (once) to participate in the course. If this price prevents you from being able to join the class, please get in touch with goretkin@mit.edu

This ASL class will be taught by a Deaf instructor who has taught ASL at MIT several times in the last few years.

If you are interested, please join our mailing list: https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/asl-interest


Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education and the MindHandHeart Innovation Fund

Sponsor(s): American Sign Language and Deaf Culture Club
Contact: American Sign Language and Deaf Culture officers, asl-officers@mit.edu


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Assistive Technology Info Center (ATIC) Open House

Kathy Cahill, Associate Dean, Accessibility and Usability

Add to Calendar Jan/31 Wed 12:00PM-02:00PM 7-143

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: None

The Assistive Technology Information Center, which serves the MIT community, opens its doors to show commercially available assistive technology available to MIT students and staff with disabilities, and other interested people.  We will demonstrate

 Learn about ways to make your website and documents more accessible to people with disabilities.  See examples of tactile diagrams and other ways to make information accessible. 

 

Sponsor(s): ATIC Lab
Contact: Kathleen Cahill, 7-143, 617 253-5111, KCAHILL@MIT.EDU


Gender Affirmative Patient Care: an IAP Workshop

GECD

Add to Calendar Jan/19 Fri 01:00PM-02:30PM E19-202

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

What does it look like to be inclusive in regards to gender and why is it important for health professionals? Aspiring health professionals are eager to deliver the best patient care possible to all the communities they serve. Yet, consider the following:

How can MIT be a catalyst for transforming this disconnection?

To address this disconnection, the MIT Prehealth Advising Office is coordinating with LGBTQ Services to bring you a non-credit IAP workshop on this topic. The workshop will include a panel of professionals, including an MIT nurse practitioner, the Fenway Institute’s director of Education and Training Programs, and a trans rights advocate & activist.

This workshop has a specific health profession lens, however, it is for ANYONE interested in learning about gender-affirmative language, practices, and perspectives. Send us questions and topics you would want addressed during the workshop (regardless of your availability on 1/19).

Pre-registration requested. 

Sponsors: Prehealth Advising, GECD, LGBTQ Services

Email with any questions.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD, gecd-iap@mit.edu


Get Up. Stand Up! History of Activism at MIT via a Glance at the Institute Archives

Alena McNamara, Ece Turnator, Anna Boutin-Cooper, Sofia Leung

Add to Calendar Jan/18 Thu 02:00PM-04:00PM 2-139

Enrollment: Sign up here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3784597

MIT students have been involved with activism for decades. While the most well-recorded protests are those of the 1960s and 1970s against the Vietnam War, MIT students have stood up for what they believe in throughout the Institute's history. In addition, students of color, LGBTQ students, Black students, and international students have all had to establish their claims to equal space in the Institute. The Institute Archives and Special Collections preserves documentation of the history of the Institute, including many activist efforts by students, faculty and staff. Join us to learn about the struggle for equity and inclusion inside and outside of MIT.

Sign up here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3784575

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Alena McNamara, amcnamar@mit.edu


India and Indianisms: Documentary Master Classes

Anandana Kapur, Fulbright Fellow at the MIT Open Documentary Lab

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Come attend screenings of documentary films followed by discussions on a few things that define India today – love, innovation and spies. We will also talk about approaches to documentary filmmaking, behind the scenes choices and DIY tips for those who want to make a film of their own. Anandana Kapur is an award winning filmmaker from India whose works have screened in over 35 countries. She also teaches courses on documentary practice, gender and rights based media.

The last workshop of this screening series will showcase excerpts from works in progress.  A key focus will be on how documentary aesthetics can shape conversations for change. Some of the suggestions may shape the trajectory of future works!

Ps: Bring some coffee, popcorn or a friend…or two.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Anandana Kapur, anandana@MIT.EDU


Much Ado About Knotting

Add to Calendar Jan/09 Tue 03:30PM-05:00PM outside E15-335

Are matches made in heaven or via multi-million dollar enterprises?


Jasoosni: Look who's watching you!

Add to Calendar Jan/16 Tue 03:30PM-05:00PM outside E15-335

Is that a friend from a gym or an undercover spy?


The Great Indian Jugaad; Conversations

Add to Calendar Jan/23 Tue 03:30PM-05:00PM outside E15-335

The Great Indian Jugaad: MIT loves hacks, India adores Jugaad!

Conversations: Stories by the "Invisible" Women of Delhi


Interfaith Field Trip to the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center/Mosque

Adam Reynolds, Blue Ocean Faith Chaplain, Addir Interfaith Coordinator, Alvin Tan, Addir Graduate Community Fellow

Add to Calendar Feb/02 Fri 12:00PM-03:30PM W11, Please see dress code

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 15 participants

Join the Addir Fellows* on an interfaith field trip to the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center for their Jumu'ah (Friday prayers). After a brief orientation to the venue, we will be observing a Khutbah (sermon) followed by prayers. After the prayers, there will be time for questions and discusssions with our host to learn more about Islam.

12:00 pm — Meet at W11
12:30 pm — Brief orientation
1:00 pm — Prayer service
2:30 pm — Discussion
3:00 pm — Arrive back on MIT campus

Dress code: ISBCC requests that all visitors dress modestly and respect the sanctity of the prayer hall. Women are requested to wear longs sleeves, but are not required to cover their hair. If tour attendees wish to bring along a head scarf, that is completely optional.  

Please sign up on this form: https://goo.gl/forms/dchIU4TObuTbR7mD3

*Addir is a word in Ancient Sumerian that means "bridge". The Addir Fellows Program aspires to build bridges of dialogue and understanding. Addir is co-sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain to the Institute in cooperation with the Board of Chaplains.

Sponsor(s): Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue
Contact: Adam Reynolds, W11-011, adam1@mit.edu


PURPOSE LAB: DISCOVERING YOUR PURPOSE

Ashley Heacock

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do." - Steve Jobs

Are you one of the crazy ones who wants to bring change to your community? Are you searching for your purpose in life and hoping to reach your potential? You’ve come to the right place! 

Purpose Lab is a two-day workshop where we will ask the questions: Who am I, Why am I here, and What can WE do together?

With the help of experienced coaches from Harvard and MIT, you will be pushed to examine yourself and the world in new and exciting ways, leading you on your path towards a more purpose-filled life. You will come away from this workshop with a commitment to action and a renewed sense of self. You will feel empowered, be more connected and aware, and be ready to take the next step towards creating a world that works for more people. 

Day 1 will entail discovering your purpose, and Day 2 will explore fulfilling your purpose. Sign up for one or both days.

Apply by 01/07/2018 using this link: https://goo.gl/forms/UPjMkDspoDmF20Cn2

Sponsor(s): Sloan School of Management
Contact: Ashley Heacock, ashleyheacock@gmail.com


PURPOSE LAB: DISCOVERING YOUR PURPOSE

Add to Calendar Jan/20 Sat 10:00AM-05:00PM E62-233

Ashley Heacock


PURPOSE LAB: FULFILLING YOUR PURPOSE

Ashley Heacock

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do." - Steve Jobs

Are you one of the crazy ones who wants to bring change to your community? Are you searching for your purpose in life and hoping to reach your potential? You’ve come to the right place! 

Purpose Lab is a two-day workshop where we will ask the questions: Who am I, Why am I here, and What can WE do together? 

With the help of experienced coaches from Harvard and MIT, you will be pushed to examine yourself and the world in new and exciting ways, leading you on your path towards a more purpose-filled life. You will come away from this workshop with a commitment to action and a renewed sense of self. You will feel empowered, be more connected and aware, and be ready to take the next step towards creating a world that works for more people. 

Day 1 will entail discovering your purpose, and Day 2 will explore fulfilling your purpose. Sign up for one or both days.

Apply by 01/07/2018 using this link: https://goo.gl/forms/UPjMkDspoDmF20Cn2

Sponsor(s): Sloan School of Management
Contact: Ashley Heacock, ashleyheacock@gmail.com


PURPOSE LAB: FULFILLING YOUR PURPOSE

Add to Calendar Jan/21 Sun 10:00AM-05:00PM E62-233

The Heretic's Club: (Re)Incarnations of Jesus (Lunch)

Adam Reynolds, Blue Ocean Faith Chaplain, Addir Interfaith Coordinator, David Schulz, Blue Ocean Faith, Addir Interfaith Intern Staff

Add to Calendar Jan/31 Wed 12:00PM-01:30PM 2-103

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
Limited to 20 participants

The Heretic's Club—combining good food and good conversation on spirituality, religion and the big questions of life. As the name would imply, diverse viewpoints and backgrounds are welcome as are non-traditional and outside-the-box ways of thinking.

(Re)Incarnations of Jesus (Lunch)

Who is Jesus? And who gets to decide? What do voices outside of Christendom have to tell us about this monumental figure from first-century Palestine? Join the Heretic’s Club as we explore how Jesus is understood from a variety of extra-Christian perspectives: Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and Secular. How do these voices offer fresh perspectives on Jesus’ message, divinity, and significance in world history? And how can these incarnations of Jesus shape our understanding of what it means to be human?

We hope to offer a thought-provoking conversation on Jesus that decenters the Christian perspective and adds fresh energy and insight to engagement with this (enlightened?) figure. This is an opportunity to learn, discuss, and meditate upon these perspectives with other inquirers. 

Includes free lunch!

Please register here.

Other Heretic's Club Sessions:

 

Sponsor(s): Blue Ocean Faith, Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue
Contact: Adam Reynolds, W11-011, ADAM1@MIT.EDU


The Heretic's Club: Somewhere between Faith and Atheism (Dinner)

Adam Reynolds, Blue Ocean Faith Chaplain, Addir Interfaith Coordinator, David Schulz, Blue Ocean Faith, Addir Interfaith Intern

Add to Calendar Jan/17 Wed 07:00PM-08:30PM 2-103

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15
Limited to 20 participants

The Heretic's Club—combining good food and good conversation on spirituality, religion and the big questions of life. As the name would imply, diverse viewpoints and backgrounds are welcome as are non-traditional and outside-the-box ways of thinking.

Somewhere between Faith and Atheism (Dinner)

These days many people find themselves somewhere in the gray area between having faith in a divine being and being convinced that there is no God. The religious side of things may feel too rigid, dogmatic, intolerant and exclusive while the secular side may feel too closed-off to wonder and spiritual experience and/or perhaps too isolated from positive and supportive community. Not fitting into either category can leave some people feeling “spiritually homeless”—especially those who appreciate active spiritual engagement and community. This lack of clear spiritual identity can pose challenges of isolation. Yet, perhaps there are also opportunities and possibilities are there for those of us who live in this kind of ambiguity and yet still crave spiritual engagement?

This Heretic’s Club session will provide no definitive answers! Yet we think there will be a lot of value in exploring this topic together and sharing our own stories of embarking on an unscripted spiritual journey.

Includes free dinner!

Please register here.

Other Heretic's Club Sessions:

 

Sponsor(s): Blue Ocean Faith, Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue
Contact: Adam Reynolds, W11-011, ADAM1@MIT.EDU


The Heretic's Club: Why Am I Alive? (Lunch)

Adam Reynolds, Blue Ocean Faith Chaplain, Addir Interfaith Coordinator, David Schulz, Blue Ocean Faith, Addir Interfaith Intern

Add to Calendar Jan/24 Wed 12:00PM-01:30PM 2-103

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 20 participants

The Heretic's Club—combining good food and good conversation on spirituality, religion and the big questions of life. As the name would imply, diverse viewpoints and backgrounds are welcome as are non-traditional and outside-the-box ways of thinking.

Why Am I Alive? (Lunch)

Why am I here? Does my life have any overarching purpose? Or can it? Does my life have meaning? Does my life matter? Does anything matter? How do I know what matters?

We’ve all wrestled with questions like these and for some people they are a persistent itch which increasingly demands to be scratched. For some, life just doesn’t feel settled unless we’re connected to a bone-deep, passionate sense of purpose.

We often may find ourselves engaging with these questions on our own, but what would it look like to tackle them in an environment that’s friendly, supportive, diverse, non-judgmental and creative? Find out at this Heretic’s Club Session! Join us for a fun and inspiring conversation on purpose-finding where we’ll explore different approaches to cultivating a sense of purpose and offer various practical tools for doing so.

Includes free lunch!

Please register here.

Other Heretic's Club Sessions:

 

Sponsor(s): Blue Ocean Faith, Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue
Contact: Adam Reynolds, W11-011, ADAM1@MIT.EDU


Web Accessibility: Encouraging Digital Diversity

Katherine Wahl, Accessibility and Usability Consultant, Kathleen Cahill, Associate Dean, Accessibility and Usability, Chris LaRoche, User Experience Consultant, Rich Caloggero, Accessibility Consultant

Add to Calendar Jan/24 Wed 12:00PM-01:00PM 4-153

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Join MIT’s accessibility consultants to learn how you can make your web sites and applications more accessible. Learn from the experts about accessibility, how and where to get started with assessment, what questions to ask vendors, and when to call us. We will present a brief overview of accessibility, describe the most common issues we encounter, and discuss how address them.

 

Contact: Katherine Wahl, 7-143, 617 324-4647, KWAHL@MIT.EDU


Zine-Making Workshop

Rhonda Kauffman

Add to Calendar Jan/19 Fri 01:00PM-03:00PM 2-103

Enrollment: Sign up here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3757941

Zines (rhymes with “beans”) are independently- and often self-published, photocopied, cut and paste publications created for passion rather than profit. They have roots in 1950s sci-fi, punk rock, riot grrrl, and underground scenes. They are made for trading, communicating and sharing and cover any topic under the sun, including Dr. Who’s Authority Record, cats, social justice, cooking, parenting, and Morrissey. In this workshop, we will examine zines from the 1990s to today, hear about current trends in zine librarianship, the mechanics of making zines, and, of course, we’ll make a zine! Attendees are encouraged to bring writings/art/craft supplies, etc. that can be used to create a zine. The instructor will provide supplies (paper, stamps, markers, stickers, old magazines, craft paper, pens, staplers, glue sticks).

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3757941

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Rhonda Kauffman, rhonda@mit.edu