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Participating Schools - 2014 – 2015 TRANSPORTATION:: TRAINS: Take the 2 or 3 to Grand Army Plaza. Allen-Stevenson School Horace Mann School th th Avenues: The World School Hunter College HS Walk on Flatbush to 8 Ave. Make a left onto 8 Ave (1 block) Berkeley Carroll School Loyola School and right onto Lincoln Place. School is on the right between 7th Birch Wathen Lenox School Lycee Français de NY Brearley School Marymount School- NY and 8th Avenues. Brooklyn Friends School Millennium High School Browning School NEST + m CAR: From Manhattan and North- For drop off at 181 Calhoun School Nightingale-Bamford The 16th Annual Multicultural Student Chapin School Packer Collegiate Institute Lincoln Place- Travel south on Henry Hudson Pkwy to NY-9A Collegiate School Poly Prep Country Day Leadership Conference Columbia Grammar and Preparatory Regis High School S (West Side Hwy). Turn left onto Canal St.. Turn right onto Convent of Sacred Heart- New York Riverdale Country School Presents… Manhattan Bridge Upper Roadway. Continue onto Flatbush Ave. Convent of Sacred Heart- Greenwich Rudolf Steiner School Dalton School Rye Country Day School Turn right onto Plaza St. W & right onto Lincoln Place. Drive 1 Dwight School Saint Ann’s School “Back To The Future- Where Elisabeth Irwin High School Saint Bernard’s School ½ blocks. School is on the right. Fieldston School School of Holy Child- Rye Fordham Preparatory School Spence School For pick up at 762 President Street (Athletic Center) after Do We Go From Here?” Friends Seminary Trevor Day School Grace Church High School Trinity School 7:30 PM- Travel the same route as above and continue on Hackley School U N International School th Harlem Academy Xaverian High School Flatbush Ave. Turn right onto 7 Avenue. Drive approximately 7 Hewitt School Xavier High School blocks, and then make a right onto President Street. The Athletic York Preparatory School Center is on this block on the left. FOR MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION: THE DIVERSITY AWARENESS INITIATIVE FOR STUDENTS Mission Statement 840 LINCOLN PLACE BROOKLYN, NY 11216 The Diversity Awareness Initiative for Students, DAIS, IS AN CALL: (718)756-7298 ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING OUR FAX: (718)756-2098 SCHOOLS AND OURSELVES, THROUGH INCREASED E-MAIL: [email protected] Web: www.daisorg.org KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS, AND RESPECT FOR DIFFERENT CULTURES. ITS MEMBERS ARE COMPRISED OF STUDENTS FROM INDEPENDENT, PUBLIC, AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS WHO WISH TO DISCUSS AND IMPROVE HUMAN RELATIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY AT LARGE. **Students in Grades 8-12 Are Invited ** Advisors ********************************************** Joan Marable Executive Director Students must attend the conference in order Saturday, May 16, 2015 Ken Marable President to be served dinner or attend the dance. The cost to pre-register each student is $65.00. It is at COVER ILLUSTRATION BY: expected that student participants will be paid Roxanne Harris Convent of Sacred Heart - NY for in advance. Berkeley Carroll School Original Logo: Pre-registration deadline is Thursday, April 16, 2015 Jonathan Marable Founding Member 181 Lincoln Place After April 16, 2015 and on site registration is $70.00 Brooklyn, New York 11217 CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS The rent is too damn high!: Gentrification and its Registration Form:: Each student will be enrolled in two conference workshops. effect on neighborhoods. To snap or not to snap: How much control does Name: __________________________ Grade ______ Blue-eyed soul: Blurred lines between music genres? social media have over you? Different races… same genre –who gets the glory? Race/Ethnicity_________________________________ 50 Shades of Caribbean: Caribbean culture and the Don’t yuck my yum: How do other people view your School _______________________________________ diversity of its inhabitants. sexual preferences? As taboo? A craze? Does it Home Address____________________________ matter? #nofilter: What does freedom of expression mean? st Where do you draw the line? City__________________________________________ Hands up, Don’t shoot!: Are 21 century protests the new civil rights movement? Challenges, **Please note** The use of alcohol and drugs is State _______________________ Zip Code __________ leadership? strictly prohibited by DAIS, the host school and most importantly, the law. Any student caught with Hit the Streets or Hit the Keyboards: ‘Hashtag’ or Home Phone __________________________________ possession of or using such substances will be physical activist? An easy trend or of real asked to leave the conference, accompanied by a E-mail _______________________________________ importance? parent or guardian. Emergency contact (name/phone) __________________ Holla if you hear me: Are you living two different *No students will be admitted to the conference ____________________________________________ lives? Is code switching a choice or necessity? after 2 PM. Please list the top 4 workshops you would like to I ain’t got no type: Appearance, gender, race, etc.; attend: what influences your relationships? *School/picture ID’s are required.* 1._____________________________________ Mama we made it!: Some school systems succeed over others. Is it affirmative action, curriculum, 2._____________________________________ location…? CONFERENCE SCHEDULE- SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2015 11:00am-12:15pm: Registration 3._____________________________________ My Anaconda Don’t: Has fetishization of ‘the booty’ 12:15-1:00pm: Opening Ceremony (and other body parts), affected our social values? 1:00-2:15pm: Workshop I 4._____________________________________ No church in the wild: How do you tie in being 2:30-3:45pm: Workshop II We will try to accommodate your first choices. religious with everyday teen life? Are there 3:45-5:00pm: Group Activity restrictions? 5:00-6:00pm: Talent Show/Open Mic & Closing Fee: $65.00 through April 16, 2015 6:00-7:30pm: Dinner $70.00 after April 16, 2015 and on site Red, white, and blue. Do I fit in too?: Who is 7:30-11:00pm: Dance (In Athletic Center) Please mail and make checks payable to: American? American= assimilation x (culture + beliefs)? Berkeley Carroll School Diversity Awareness Initiative for Students Rubik’s Cube: What does it mean to be multiracial? 181 Lincoln Place (7th & 8th Avenues) 840 Lincoln Place Brooklyn, New York 11216 (762 President St.-6th & 7th Ave.- Athletic Spare the chancleta, spoil the child: Cultural Center) (Please write DAIS Student Diversity Conference in background and corporal punishment. Lessons Brooklyn, New York 11217 the “memo” section) Any questions? Please learned or abuse? 718-789-6060 (718-534-6622/6624) Call: (718) 756-7298 Fax: (718) 756-2098 The learning curve: Is your intelligence determined E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.daisorg.org by how you learn? Do your grades define you? The new “F” word?: Today’s feminists- Who are Joan Marable- Executive Director they? What do they stand for? .