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The Mosaic October 2015 Edition Monthly Newsletter from the Department of Multicultural Life The Mosaic October 2015 Edition Monthly Newsletter from the Department of Multicultural Life Highlights of The Month By Jinath Tasnim ‘16 Program Assistant, Lealtad-Suzuki Center An(Other) Story Circle: Feminisms & Religion On October 20, 2015, the Department of Multicultural Life hosted our first An(Other) Story Circle program for the semester in collaboration with the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life (CRSL). An(Other) Story Circle is a once-a-semester program where a group of community members are asked to share their experiences, or stories, with the campus community around a particular theme on identity, self, and soci- ety. The Story Circle program aspires to encourage the Macalester community to talk across difference and get to know each other through sharing personal narratives. This semester our topic was Feminisms and Religion and we invited four story-sharers who are passionate about their identities as feminists and how that relates to their religion and spirituality. Set in the beautiful lower level space of Weyerhaeuser Chapel, nearly 30 participants attended the event over the lunch hour munching on sandwiches from Jimmy John’s. Chaplain Kelly Stone welcomed everyone to the space, followed by an overview of the program and community guidelines by the DML student staff organizers. Our four story sharers were a nice mix of students, faculty, and staff across multiple faith backgrounds: our very own Afifa Benwahoud, coordinator of the DML; Rachel Fogel ’16; Gao Thor ’18; and Lin Aanonsen, Professor of Biology. They each shared thoughtful and quite moving stories, and tears might have been shed. Afterwards, the room divided into small groups of four to reflect on the stories, resonance, and own relation- ships with faith and feminism through some guided questions. The event was a success and a beautiful collab- oration with the CRSL. We hope to work with them more in the future. By Errol Phalo ‘17 Program Assistant, Lealtad-Suzuki Center FIA-STARSA’s Tabling: Feminism & Healthy Relationships FIA-STARSA was tabling with whiteboards the week of October 19th to encourage the Macalester Communi- ty to answer prompts related to the values of feminism and healthy relationships. Since October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, FIA-STARSA wanted to continue to bring up conversations to reinforce and go deeper into sex violence issues. Photos will be put on the FIA*STARSA Facebook page. Plans for a poster cam- paign surrounding issues of sex positivity and consent is also underway. DML Corners! By Demetrius Colvin, Assistant Director Lealtad-Suzuki Center National Coming Out Day Whether they identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer, question- ing, intersex, asexual, or an ally, many students came out to show their support and pride in embracing and celebrating queerness on Friday, Oc- tober 9th at the National Coming Out Day Tabling. Over 100 free pride buttons and stickers were distributed from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in front of the campus center. Founded on October 11, 1988 (to commemorate the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights), by Robert Eichberg and Jean O’Leary, the purpose of National Coming Out Day is to promote government and public awareness of gay, bisexual, lesbian, and transgender rights by providing visibility to LGBTQQIAA individuals and political issues. Jeff Sheng’s Exhibit! Hundreds of faculty, staff, and students have been exposed to Jeff Sheng's photo project Fearless during the week of October 26th. The exhibit was displayed in the Leonard Center (first floor) and in the Campus Center (second floor and Jeff Sheng basement). Sheng is an American artist whose photographic work over the last decade has fo- cused on the 21st century LGBT rights movement. In 2003, Sheng began the Fearless project by photographing LGBT high school and college athletes who were "out" to their teammates, as an artistic self-exploration of his own identity as a formerly closeted high school athlete. Over the last 13 years, the project has expanded to include over 200 athletes and has now been seen at over 70 different venues, including the headquarters of Nike and ESPN, as well as select locations at the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Through a collaboration between the Athletics Department, the Department of Multicultural Life, the Office of the Title IX Coordinator and Director of Equity, and the Fund for Laven- der Life, the photographer and LGBTQ activist was able to give a speech about his career and activism in the John B. Davis Lecture Hall. DML Corners! LSC Issue Areas By the Lealtad-Suzuki LSC Issue Areas research current events and policies, locally, nationally and internationally. Center’s Program Assistants Gender & Sexuality Economic Justice (By Lillian Hexter ‘16 and Millie Varley ‘18) (By Elida Zaldivar ‘18 and Zeena Fuleihan ‘18) Prior to the Syrian civil war, President Assad’s gov- The World Bank announced that the percentage ernment was politically brutal, but secular, and of people living in extreme poverty worldwide is LGBTI Syrians did not endure special discrimina- likely to fall for the first time below 10 percent of tion. Now, LGBTI refugees are among those facing the world’s population in 2015. There is a newly dire persecution and are recommended for asylum in revised benchmark for measuring poverty that the United States. For context, only those in the was recently announced by the World Bank. Pre- “most danger,” 18,336 of the four million Syrian ref- viously, extreme poverty was defined as living on ugees, have been cleared for the U.S.. LGBTI refu- or below the equivalent of $1.25 per day, but the gees are within this extremely selective group because new poverty line is at $1.90. The World Bank for refugees like Jaafar Moustafa and Hasan Salem, said that the benchmark change reflects new data returning home “would be suicide.” Yet, since 2011, on differences in the cost of living across coun- only 1,500 of the 18,336 refugees have actually made tries while maintaining the “purchasing power of it to the U.S.. The process from Istanbul to Califor- the previous yardstick.” With the new bench- nia is difficult and long, including an interview with mark, there is a predicted 702 million people, or the Department of Homeland Security. 9.6% of the world’s population, that is living in extreme poverty, which is down from 2012’s measure of 902 million, or 12.8 %. One in every three Spaniards is at risk of pov- Hasan Salem & Jaafar Moustafa erty. A new report by the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) revealed that a further 790,800 Bloomberg Business reports that Thailand is the people fell into the group during 2014. It is a leading country for experienced and affordable gen- rise of two percentage points on the year before. der change surgery. An American plastic surgeon People are considered at risk of poverty if they confirms that a gender-affirming surgery can be done are earning less than €663 per person per in Thailand for a third of what it would cost in the month. This marks an overall rise of 4.5% since United States. The lead doctor of the surgery ex- 2009 when the effects of Spain’s economic crisis plains why Thailand is such a popular destination: really started to bite. Since 2009, the number at “No. 1, it’s very cheap in Thailand,” he says. “No. 2, risk of child poverty has risen by 4.5 % while good result, and No. 3, good hospitality — they can those aged between 16 and 29 have risen by 11% have a side trip for tourism.” The article features a to reach 36.4%, hardly surprising in a demo- young woman named Eimy whose family spent over graphic suffering around 50 % unemployment. $30,000 to travel to Banghkok from Tel Aviv in or- der for Amy to receive gender reassignment surgery. The surgery helped Amy to gain confidence in her- self. “If she’s happy, I am happy,” her father says. DML Corners! LSC Issue Areas By the Lealtad-Suzuki LSC Issue Areas research current events and policies, locally, nationally and internationally. Center’s Program Assistants Religion & Spirituality Racial/Ethnic/National Identities (By Jinath Tasnim ‘16, Andjelka Radevic ‘16, and Errol Phalo ‘17) (By Grace Zhu ‘16, Mitch Paquette ‘16, and Vivian Liu ‘17) Civilian police employee Curtis Cheng was shot by 15- The number of American "patriot" extremist groups year-old Farhad Khalil Mohammad Jabar in Australia’s has reached a record level, according to a new Parramatta business district. It is being investigated as study, and experts are warning of a wave of anti- terrorism because it occurred immediately after Jabar government violence. A report released Tuesday by left the mosque, and it is reported he screamed reli- the Southern Poverty Law Center counted 1,360 gious phrases as he opened fire. Several religious fig- "patriot" extremist groups in 2012 - up by 7% from ures have offered their support, including the Grand 2011. The study defines patriot groups as anti- Mufti of Australia, who acknowledged that religious government militias driven by their fear that author- extremism did sadly exist among a miniscule percent- ities will strip them of their guns and liberties. Ac- age of Muslims in the country. cording to the report, Obama's election as the first African-American president and his pro-gun control From September 22-27, 2015, Pope Francis visited the stance have fueled the increase in anti-government U.S. for the first time, making stops in D.C., New groups. York and Philadelphia. His official agenda involved visits to the White House, Congress, the UN General As violence in Israel and Palestine has increased, Assembly, and the World Meeting of Families where becoming a near-daily occurrence, unjustified kill- he delivered speeches urging action on climate change ings of innocents are on the rise as citizens have and poverty.
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