Come to the next EVCS PA Diversity Committee meeting, Thursday, March 26 at 5:30 pm, room 406, to work with Ama Codjoe, associate director of the DreamYard Art Center in the Bronx and lead teacher for the ACTION Project, an arts and activism program for high school students.

In Codjoe’s workshop, “Watering the Seeds of Racial Justice,” participants will be ask to examine, reflect, and discuss constructions of race, privilege, and power in an effort to more effectively advocate for equity. Parents and educators will leave the interactive two-hour workshop with an understanding of key definitions and having watered the seeds of racial justice through authentic dialogue. Come ready to risk, move, learn, and share.

Please RSVP for childcare and pizza by Wednesday, 5 pm, through the following link:

http://goo.gl/forms/OISngfvbcD

Thanks!

Don’t forget to RSVP today to [email protected] for pizza and childcare for the EVCS Diversity Committee’s meeting this Thursday at 5:30 pm, room 406, on how to discuss issues such as Ferguson and the Eric Garner decision with our children. Valeria Preston and Lela Charney will be facilitating. This meeting is open to all staff, faculty and parents.

And if you haven’t taken our family survey yet, there’s no time like the present! Click Here to share your experiences and perspective.

Thanks,
The EVCS Diversity Committee

Happy New Year from the EVCS Diversity Committee!

Please take our family survey at http://goo.gl/forms/7Eg4PQkNfp to help guide us in our work toward an inclusive and welcoming school environment.

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Our next meeting will take place Thursday, Jan. 15 at 5:30 pm, in room 406. We will share how we discuss Ferguson, the Eric Garner decision and other difficult issues related to race and inequity with our children. Valerie Preston and Lela Charney (who works at the Henry Street Settlement’s Community Consultation Center) will facilitate. This meeting is open to all staff, faculty and parents.

For pizza and childcare, please RSVP by Monday, Jan. 12, 4 pm to[email protected].

Thanks and hope you are having a wonderful first week back!

The EVCS Diversity Committee

Diversity Committee meeting, Thursday, Jan. 15 at 5:30 pm, room 406.

Share how to discuss Ferguson, the Eric Garner decision and other difficult issues related to race and inequity with our children. Valerie Preston and Lela Charney (who works at the Henry Street Settlement’s Community Consultation Center) will facilitate. This meeting is open to all staff, faculty and parents.

Hello Parents,

Help us get a better sense of our community’s views, experiences and needs by taking the EVCS Diversity Committee’s survey athttp://goo.gl/forms/7Eg4PQkNfp. This survey is VOLUNTARY and ANONYMOUS. You do not have to give your name and we will not report the results in any way that could identify you or your family. All EVCS parents and guardians in a household may take the survey.

Email [email protected] with any questions or to join the EVCS Diversity Committee’s listserv.

Thank you for your input and Happy New Year!

The EVCS Diversity Committee works to ensure that diversity, in all its forms, is respected and valued by fostering and promoting an environment of inclusiveness. As part of this initiative, we want to get a better sense of our community’s views, experiences and needs.

Help us by taking our survey (LINK: http://goo.gl/forms/7Eg4PQkNfp). This survey is VOLUNTARY and ANONYMOUS. You do not have to give your name and we will not report the results in any way that could identify you or your family.

The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Fill it out online or make an appointment with Parent Coordinator James Bromberg to take it in Room 210, where there is a laptop set up for you to use or paper copies available.
Email [email protected] with any questions or to join our listserv.

Thank you!

The EVCS Diversity Committee

Thursday, November 6, Join the PA’s EVCS Diversity Committee to discuss issues that impact our community.
Meet at 6 pm in Room 406 of the school building.

RSVP to [email protected] by 10 am on Monday, November 3, for childcare and pizza, or for more information.

Thank you so much!