Welcome! Bienvenidos! Aloha!

On behalf of the Olympic College Diversity Advisory Council and the Conference Planning Committee, welcome to the 2018 Diversity Conference: Revive Reunite Restore. We are pleased that you are joining us for this conference as we come together to learn, to network, and to enhance our skills in the areas of multiculturalism and social justice.

The conference agenda provides many opportunities for you to hear from local and national experts on topics related to diversity including privilege, communication, diversity in the workplace, and the arts. With the rapidly changing demographics in our area, it is crucial for all of us to have information covering a broad range of topics to help us build community and promote equity and social justice.

We encourage you to meet and talk with each other throughout the conference. We hope you enjoy your stay in Bremerton and on our campus as you participate in our fifth annual event.

Sincerely,

Teresa Amanda James Shaylynn Gebhardt- Houston Jones Fuentes Estrella

Judie Debra Cheryl April Trish Jose Montez Nunez Lagajeno Christean

Conference Planning Committee

1 Conference Schedule

THURSDAY, JUNE 21 7:30 - 8:30 Registration/Continental Breakfast 8:30 - 8:45 Welcome and Introductions 8:45 - 10:00 Opening Keynote: Robin DiAngelo 10:00 - 10:30 Transition and Refreshments 10:30 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Buffet and Networking 1:15 - 2:45 Concurrent Sessions 2:45 - 3:15 Transition and Refreshments 3:15 - 4:45 Concurrent Sessions 5:00 Dinner Evening Keynote: Ke’Andrea Ayers

FRIDAY, JUNE 22 7:30 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast 8:30 - 10:00 Concurrent Sessions 10:00 - 10:30 Transition and Refreshments 10:30 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions NOON Closing Activities Box Lunches

“If you are always trying to be NORMAL, you will never know how AMAZING you can be.” Maya Angelou

2 Key to Symbols

Education & Skills Development

Identity & Personal Development

Arts and Education

Leadership Development

Social Justice & Activism

Do you need online access? Please enjoy our complimentary WiFi during your time at the conference. 1. Select network: OCW WiFi 2. Open your web browser. 3. The OC Hotspot page will load. Username: Diversity Password: Explore18! (For Teacher workstations, you will need to enter the name as: instruction\diversity)

3 Daily Schedule Thursday, June 21

7:30 - 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast BSC 8:30 - 8:45 Welcome and Introductions BSC 8:45 - 10:00 Opening Keynote: Robin DiAngelo BSC 10:00- 10:30 Transition and Refreshments HSS 119 & 121 10:30 - 12:00 Session 1 Dreams of Our Homeland: The Story of the Clotilde Survivors HSS 108 and the Creation of Africatown

“Narrative Necessity: ReSTORYing Personal Power” HSS 112 Cultural Ancestors Coast Salish Arts: An Introduction to PNW Indigenous Cultures HSS 125

The Rise of the Bicultural Leader: What Science Reveals About HSS 209 the Advantages of Being Bicultural

College Access for Undocumented Students HSS 211

Sexual Harassment: Not in Our School! HSS 213

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch: Buffet and Networking BSC 1:15 - 2:45 Session 2

Dismantling Supremacy and Constructing a Community of HSS 108 Belonging

A Survey of Language Experience and Usage among First HSS 112 Generation Community College Latina/o Students Social and Political Agency of Africans in Antebellum America HSS 125 Turning FEAFUL to FEARLESS HSS 129 Our History, Our Leaders: The Civil Rights Then and Now HSS 211

Bystander Intervention HSS 213

2:45 - 3:15 Transition and Refreshments HSS 119 & 121 3:15 - 4:45 Session 3 In Your Backyard HSS 108 White Fragility HSS 129

“LGBTQ People of Color and Anti-Oppressive Knowledge HSS 125 Production”

Perceptions of High School Dropouts HSS 209

Talk Sex Positively Now HSS 211

5:00 Dinner BSC Evening Keynote: Ke’Andrea (Kiki) Ayers

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7:30 - 8:30 Continental breakfast BSC 8:30 - 10:00 Session 4

How Culture Shapes the Brain: Essential Skills for Engaging HSS 108 Culturally Diverse Communities and Stakeholders

Sure You Can Ask Me a Personal Question: Introduction to HSS 112 The Medicine Circle Dominant Narratives/Counter Narratives: Race in the U.S. HSS 125 Assessing the D & I “ Why” HSS 209

Cultivating Empathy through Creative Interactions HSS 213

White Nationalism or Justice for All? HSS 211 10:00 - 10:30 Transition and refreshments HSS 119 & HSS 121

10:30 - 12:00 Session 5

Beautiful Trouble in the Classrom HSS 108

How Can White People Create New Anti-Racist Identity HSS 112 Development Pathways?

Using Theater to Adress Diversity and Acceptance in the HSS 125 Community

The Journey to Employment HSS 209 In the Age of Trump: Promoting Equity over Equality in Speech HSS 211

Making Your Voice Heard HSS 213

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9 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Opening Keynote (Thursday, June 21) Seeing the Racial Water Robin DiAngelo What does it mean to be white in a society that proclaims race meaning- less yet is deeply divided by race? Dr. DiAngelo will describe the way race shapes the lives of White people, explain what makes racism so hard for White people to see, and identify common White racial patterns that pre- vent us from moving towards greater racial equity. Weaving information, analysis, stories, images, and familiar examples, she provides the framework needed to develop white racial literacy. Although the focus is on white racial identity development, people of color may also find the analysis valu- able as it is one that is rarely affirmed or provided in mainstream society.

BIOGRAPHY Academic: Dr. Robin DiAngelo received her PhD in Multicultural Education from the University of Washington in Seattle in 2004. Dr. James Banks was her dissertation Chair. She earned tenure at Westfield State University and has taught courses in Multicultural Teaching, Inter-group Dialogue Facilitation, Cultural Diversity & Social Justice, and Anti-Racist Education. Her area of research is in Whiteness Studies and Critical Discourse Analysis, explicating how Whiteness is reproduced in everyday narratives. She is a two-time winner of the Student’s Choice Award for Educator of the Year at the University of Washington’s School of Social Work. She resigned her position at Westfield State in 2015 and is currently writing and presenting full-time. Her work on White Fragility has been featured or cited in Salon, NPR, Slate, Alternet, the Atlantic, The New York Times, and The Seattle Times. It will be released as a book from Beacon Press in Summer of 2018. Professional: She has been a consultant and trainer for over 20 years on issues of racial and social justice. She was appointed to co-design the City of Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative Anti-Racism training (with Darlene Flynn). She has worked with a wide-range of organizations including private, non-profit, and governmental. Personal: She grew up poor and white.” While her class oppression has been relatively visible to her, her race privilege has not. In her efforts to uncover how race has shaped her life, she has gained deeper insight by placing race in the center of her analysis and asking how each of her other group locations have socialized her to collude with racism. In so doing, she has been able to address in greater depth her multiple locations and how they function together to hold racism in place. She now make the distinction that she grew up poor and white, for her experience of poverty would have been different had she not been white” (DiAngelo, 2006). 10 Evening Keynote (Thursday, June 22)

How To Get In Where You Don’t Fit In Ke’Andrea (KiKi) Ayers Olympic College Alum, Entertainment Reporter and Entrepreneur Kiki Ayers will focus on the harsh realities of being a minority and female in the US. Ayers will share her personal experiences of how she continues to break barriers as a black, female journalist in Hollywood. She will discuss the harsh realities she faced with sexism, racism and sexual harassment in the work place along with her personal journey from living homeless in Bremerton, working for Entertainment moguls such as Sean “Diddy” Combs to creating her own brand in Hollywood.

BIOGRAPHY Ke’Andrea “Kiki” Ayers is the C.E.O of Ayers Publicity and a multi-media Entertainment Journalist. Through her experiences in Journalism she has built a foundation of media contacts. Stemming from the Howard University John H. Johnson School of Communications, she majored in Journalism and minored in English. She spent all her time in school interning for major outlets such as MTV, BET, NBC and CBS Radio. All her internships turned into jobs. She worked in Production and Programming Departments and helped to develop shows such as “Wild N’ Out,” “Girl Code,” “Guy Code,” and “Jerry Springer.” It wasn’t until she was offered a position in Music Programming to help launch REVOLT TV in Los Angeles that her career started to take off. She worked full-time at REVOLT and then reported on red carpets immediately following her work shifts. She worked for outlets such as Black Hollywood Live and Entertainment Scoop while writing for XXL Magazine. Her level of reporting was taken to new levels when she started working with Global Grind, Bossip! and EURweb.com. To date, she’s interviewed everyone from Ben Affleck, Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell to Nas, Kevin Hart, Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson. She was invited by L’Oreal Paris to attend the Black Women in Hollywood Event where she had the opportunity to meet Oprah. Inspired by that event, Ayers combined her skills, media connections and relationships with talent to start Ayers Publicity. Her first PR opportunity was granted by Russell Simmons All Def Digital company for the release of their first movie “Major Deal.”The film starred King Keraun, Simone Shepherd and Juhahn Jones. It was written, produced and directed by the internet comedic sensation Kevin Fredericks. Coverage from the movie included The Shade Room, Baller Alert, The Source Magazine, Bossip!, Thisis50.com and Hip Hollywood. To date, her clients have been featured in major publications from Ebony Magazine to FORBES. She takes pride helping the light within her clients to shine brighter.

11 EDUCATION & SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TRACK

Education and Skills Development—K-12, higher education, classroom activities, multiculturalism in the classroom, innovations and best practices for diversity-focused curriculum development.

Session 1 (Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm) (HSS 108) Dreams of Our Homeland: The Story of the Clotilde Survivors and The Creation of Africatown Pamela Phillips This month, Zora Neale Hurston’s research on the Africatown inhabitants will be published in a book entitled, Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo. This presentation will discuss the lives of the Africans who were captured in 1859 and illegally transported to the United States. They were held in bondage until the end of the Civil War. Upon their emancipation, this group of West Africans forged new identities that were both African and American. In early February of 2018, a reporter discovered what is believed to be the remnants of the last known ship to transport slave captives to the United States. This ship was called the Clotilde, and the debris was found near the shore of Mobile, Alabama. The story behind this tragic event is cruel and bizarre at best. The man who kidnapped these people did so on a wager. The story of the captives is uplifting. These individuals chose to live in the US rather than returning to West Africa. They built a community called Africatown near the city of Mobile and endeavored to preserve their heritage.

Pamela Phillips teaches history and political science for local community colleges. She also teaches African American history for community members.

Session 2 (Thursday 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm) (HSS 108) Dismantling Supremacy and Constructing a Community of Belonging Gilbert Villalpando This Session will provide a toolkit for recognizing behaviors that perpetuate hierarchies of oppression and provide the language and responses that are used to facilitate spaces of community and engagement.

Gilbert has worked on diversity initiatives ranging from listening to leading. He has been a representative on student government councils, multicultural student coalitions, and served on a board of directors. His professional employment includes: multicultural student program manager, LGBT housing liaison, and retention advisor. His latest educational experience is a Ph.D in Curriculum and Instruction with a minor in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He also provides consultation to agencies as an organizational and leadership development facilitator.

12 Session 3 (Thursday 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm) (HSS 108) In Your Backyard Erik Gray Co-Presenter Stephanie Harris Stephanie Harris and Erik Gray from Real Escape from the Sex Trade are excited to present and reflect upon our respective experiences engaging in trading sex on the Kitsap Peninsula. We’ll provide curriculum context through sharing our stories with you, identifying warning signs of sex trafficking, tips for engaging in offering support, and explain concepts of actualization regarding the work. We look forward to engaging with this community and reinventing home.

Erik is a queer Filipino-American second generation immigrant born in Subic Bay, Philippines to a navy dad from Texas and a Filipino mom from the province. He comes from a background deeply rooted in public service and community. Most of his life he has spent overseas in primarily PoC (person of color) communities. When he was fourteen his family relocated to Washington State from Japan to serve the fleet shoreside. When he came to the states he was sexually trafficked for methamphetamines, opiates, and money. Thus ensuing a decades worth of trading sex for things he needed and wanted, addiction, and an abundance of abuse. During this time he also dropped out of high school and went to college, became student association president of Olympic College and appointed to the Kitsap County Human Rights Council. He launched a shelter and social safety net for youth of color who don’t wish to be entrenched in street culture, created services for male sex workers and expanded services to non-binary and trans persons engaged in trading sex. He is also an active volunteer in HIV/AIDS hospice, HIV Vaccine Trials Network Community Advocacy Boards, Georgia’s House DV and Family Shelter, and teaches Filipino Americans how to cook our food.

Stephanie is a survivor of the sex trades. She was in the life for 10 years, then left the life to pursue recovery at a two year program. Then she left the recovery program to pursue direct service work at Union Gospel Mission with women and children who also have been effected by the sex trade. Stephanie left Union Gospel Mission for Real Escape from the Sex Trade (REST) to clear the way for survivor leadership, where she continues to serve as a peer support specialist leading REST’S weekly survivor support group, Seattle’s only support group for sex work survivors. Stephanie is a Christian single mother raising three boys. Stephanie loves going to musicals on her down time. She is also a connoisseur of fine nail care.

Aprendi a vivir. I learned to live.

13 Session 4 (Friday 8:30 am - 10:00 am) (HSS 108) How Culture Shapes the Brain: Esssential Skills for Engaging Culturally Diverse Communities and Stakeholders

Samad Aidane Racial and ethnic disparities in access to public programs and services such as education, healthcare, and housing in the United States have been extensively documented. Experts have called for increasing the engagement of ethnic, linguistic and culturally diverse communities as a strategy to develop culturally responsive public programs and services and address differences in quality of service that are based on the race, ethnicity, or culture of the service consumer.

More than ever before, the capacity to manage and leverage cultural differences is an increasingly important skill for individuals at all levels of an organization, especially those working on the initiation, design, planning or implementation of public programs and services that involve the engagement of ethnic, linguistic and culturally diverse communities and stakeholders.

Drawing from the growing body of research in social and cultural neuroscience, the presentation introduces a framework for understanding how culture shapes the brain and the core cultural dimensions that drive how individuals from different cultures make decisions, solve problems, and collaborate with others.

Samad holds a Master of Science Degree in the Neuroscience of Leadership from Middlesex University, U.K. His current Ph.D. research interest in Applied Neuroscience investigates how findings from social and cultural neuroscience inform our understanding of the effect of culture on emotions, cognition, and behavior and their practical application to leadership and Cultural Intelligence development.

Samad is certified by the Project Management Institute (PMP). He has been a featured speaker for organizations such as Nike, T-Mobile, and Emirates Airlines and presented at international conferences, such as Project Management Institute Global Congress, Oracle OpenWorld, and Dubai International Project Management Forum. He is an instructor for the Leadership Development Certificate Program with Oregon State University.

No dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy.

Don’t wait for tomorrow to do something you can do today.

14 Session 5 (Friday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm) (HSS 108) Beautiful Trouble in the Classroom Michelle Kleisath Chilan Ta Learn how to use the Beautiful Trouble Study Guide in your classroom. According to Andrew Boyd, “Beautiful Trouble is a living, growing archive of best practices” for creative activism and resistance. This is an interactive workshop where participants will leave with an understanding of tactics, principles, and theories grounded in creative activism and access to a wealth of case studies.

Michelle Kleisath completed her PhD at the University of Washington in 2012. She is a tenured Professor at Shoreline Community College in the Equity and Social Justice Program. Because she is white, when she tells people she is “from” California, they are usually satisfied.

Chilan Ta completed her MA in Urban Planning and Transportation Engineering at the University of Washington in 2011. She currently works as the Gender Equity Center Manager at North Seattle College, where she highlights the intersections between gender, race, sexuality, and class in our daily lives. She belongs to a racial group which is too frequently asked “where are you from?” by all manner of people.

15 IDENTITY & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK

Racial/ethnic identity, LGBTQ, personal cultural assessments, culture shock and the impact of immigration, assimilation & acculturation, adoption, multiple identities & intersectionality.

Session 1 (Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm) (HSS 112) “Narrative Necessity: ReSTORYing Personal Power” Lisa J. Ballou This presentation will focus upon how personally, through a lifetime of seizure experiences, and professionally, through coaching the “Kitsap Tri Babes” and teaching yoga, she has witnessed the power of carefully constructed stories to transcend the negative and revive the positive. An issue or experience that alienates a person, making them a “diversity victim,” can become the impetus for restoring empowerment and reuniting that individual with the diverse collective if one corrals the tools to construct a productive self narrative.

Lisa J. Ballou holds Bachelors degrees in English and Philosophy from Florida State University. She pursued her Masters and Doctoral studies in Feminist Critical Theory at University of Washington.

At heart, she is a “teacher” and eventually instructs that which passionately interests her. A lifelong love of books lead to an Adjunct Professorship in English at Olympic College; her triathlon dedication developed into coaching the “Kitsap Tri Babes” and spawned the local event, “Tri Turtle Tri”; her interest in yoga motivated her to become the co-owner of Expansions Yoga.

Session 2 (Thursday 1:15 am - 2:45 pm) (HSS 112) A Survey of Language Experience and Usage among First Generation Community College Latina/o Students Cesar Rangel

In this preliminary research, Cesar Rangel critically reflect on the ethnic identity and language experience among fifteen first generation Latina/o students at a Washington State community college Latina/o club designed to explore and support academic challenges faced by Hispanic/Latina/o students. General results indicated that respondents shared common associations like language use, ethnic self-identification, and/or preferred language preference.

Cesar received an Associate of Arts in Foreign Languages from Bellevue College; Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences from the University of Washington; Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Washington. In his free time enjoys reading and spending time with his son Pedro.

16 Session 3 (Thursday 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm) (HSS 129) White Fragility Robin DiAngelo White people in the U.S. live in a racially insular social environment that builds our expectations for racial comfort while at the same time lowering our stamina for enduring racial stress. Dr. Robin DiAngelo terms this lack of racial stamina “White Fragility.” White Fragility is a state in which even a minimal challenge to the white position becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves including: argumentation, invalidation, silence, withdrawal and claims of being attacked and misunderstood. These moves function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and maintain white control. This talk will provide an overview of the socialization that inculcates white fragility and the perspectives and skills needed for white people to build their racial stamina and re-imagine more equitable and just cross-racial norms and practices.

Dr. Robin DiAngelo is a former Associate Professor of Education. She is a two-time winner of the Student’s Choice Award for Educator of the Year from the University of Washington. Her scholarship is in White Racial Identity and Race Relations. In addition to her academic work, Dr. DiAngelo has extensive experience as a workplace consultant in issues of race relations and racial justice. She was appointed to co-design the City of Seattle’s Race & Social Justice Initiative Training. She has numerous publications and books, including, “What Does it Mean to be White?: Developing White Racial Literacy. Her work on White Fragility has influenced the national dialogue on race and been featured in Alternet, Salon, NPR, The New York Times, The Atlantic, Slate and Colorlines.

17 Session 4 (Friday 8:30 am - 10:00 am) (HSS 112) Sure You Can Ask Me a Personal Question: Introduction to The Medicine Circle Cynthia Savini Medicine wheels and talking circles are all well known, old traditions of the Native American culture. In our modern day society, we need to call on the old ways to heal the new wounds of our increasingly toxic culture. The Medicine Circle is designed to be a space where participants can talk about a specific subject and/ or how they deal or have dealt with the offenses of others who may or may not understand the power dynamics of race. In this session, we will discuss some simple ways to become back in tune with yourself so you can address what you need to heal. We will also discuss respectful ways to ask others questions about their traditions and experiences so we work toward less injurious inquiry. Finally, we will discuss healing plants and traditions that can be adopted to assist with each participant’s individual and ongoing journey. Participants should bring a poem, quote, song or item that is representative of something they would like “heal” or reconnect.

Cynthia Savini is an enrolled Makah tribal member who grew up in her village of Neah Bay, WA. A graduate of both Pacific Lutheran University and City University Bellevue, Cynthia has been an educator since 1992. Cynthia has taught all ages, from infants to adults, and is honored to be a part of the Olympic College team of educators.

Si no te adelantas te atrasás.

He who does not advance goes backwards.

18 Session 5 (Friday 10:30 am - 12:00 am) (HSS 112) How Can White People Create New Anti-Racist Identity Development Pathways? Peggi Erickson The white supremacist culture we live in propagates itself through a racist social identity development, so white people growing up in this country have been socialized to be racist (DiAngelo, 2012 ) The result is that in order to become whole and well-adjusted, white people must spend a lot of time and energy undoing their racist socialization. This workshop is a survey of what factors contribute to the current white identity paradigms, and an open exploration of how we might create alternative anti-racist identity development pathways for the future. This is a frontier in undoing racism. The workshop will be a highly interactive discussion and exploration with workshop participants contributing to the conclusions we come up with. This is not Racism 101, but for people who understand racism exists, get some of the dynamics of racism, and want to have a forward thinking conversation on how we might effectively undo racism and white supremacist culture. All interested people are welcome to join this conversation or just come and listen.

Peggi Erickson was inspired to become a social justice activist by the teachings of Van Jones, Dr. Beverly Tatum, Dr. Robin DiAngelo and others. She is a graduate of the Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites’ Organizing Institute, and has attended The Knapsack Institute, The White Privilege Conference (which she helped plan for Seattle), The Seattle Race Conference, The Race and Pedagogy Conference, and the Olympic College Diversity Conference. She chaired the Kitsap County Council for Human Rights in 2016. She has developed and facilitated curriculum for Kitsap Conversations on Racism, and developed and presented a workshop entitled “Why White People Need to Talk About Racism” at the Seattle Race Conference, The Raging Grannies Conference, the Olympic College Diversity Conference, and the Kitsap Human Rights Conference. Peggi has done extensive volunteer work for The Northwest People’s Institute’s “Undoing Institutional Racism” workshops in Seattle. She is a retired Hewlett Packard Project and Program Manager and likes to paint and write poetry.

We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion. Max de Pree

19 ARTS & EDUCATION TRACK

Multiculturalism displayed through music, dance, poetry, prose, studio art, etc.; using art forms for teaching and community building.

Session 1 (Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm) (HSS 125) Coast Salish Arts: an Introduction to PNW Indigenous Cultures Deanna Pindell Olympic College is built on traditional Coast Salish territory. Learn about the arts and history of the Pacific Northwest region’s indigenous people, with emphasis on Coast Salish visual culture.

Historically the arts of these indigenous people could not be disconnected from the place, the land and beings which still inhabit this territory. Contemporary Coast Salish artists are creating powerful art, as they respond to both tradition and contemporary international arts culture. Learn about projects at OC to make Coast Salish culture visible on our campus.

Deanna Pindell teaches studio arts and art history, including Pacific Northwest indigenous art history, at Olympic College and Peninsula College. She has deep roots in the PNW with ancestral Haida heritage, and was raised in Euro-American culture. Pindell creates Eco-art and Public art, and has enjoyed residencies and exhibitions internationally.

Session 2 (Thursday 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm) (HSS 125) Social and Political Agency of Africans in Antebellum America Pamela Phillips This presentation will address the social movements and political activities that Africans used to create more equitable communities during the antebellum era in America.

Pamela Phillips teaches history and political science for local community colleges. She also teaches African American history for community members.

“Carefully watch your thoughts, for they become your words. Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions. Consider and judge your actions, for they will become your habits. Acknowledged and watch your habits, for they shall become your values. Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny.” Mahatma Gandhi

20 Session 3 (Thursday 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm) (HSS 125) “LGBTQ People of Color and Anti-Oppressive Knowledge Production”

Cheryl Nunez Erin Douglas James Estrella The lives and stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people of color are often relegated as footnotes in historical narratives. To rectify such an injustice, this workshop will push participants to explore the body of knowledge crafted by LGBTQ people of color. We will begin by examining their erasure in order to recover their place in American history, literature, and art. Through their biographies and works, we will then think about how the lives of LGBTQ people of color offer critical intersectional and anti- oppressive frameworks for understanding, engaging, and recreating the world anew.

Cheryl Nuñez is Vice President for Equity & Inclusion at Olympic College, where she oversees the Communications & Web Services Department and serves as the Title IX Coordinator. In her role as the Chief Equity Officer, she is leading the implementation of the College’s inaugural Equity & Inclusion Plan, designed to close gaps in student success and achievement. Prior to joining OC in June of 2015, she served for 8 years as the Vice Provost for Diversity at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and for 9 years as the Director of Affirmative Action and Multicultural Affairs at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University and a master’s degree in Educational Foundations from the University of Cincinnati. She is an experienced community organizer and equity consultant.

Professors Douglas and Estrella are instructors at OC who come form diverse scholarly backgrounds. While each approaches their classes from a different cultural and analytic lens, they both appreciate the value of challenging students pre-conceived notions about their identity in a broader social, historical, and cultural context. We hope the insights that we have developed from these classroom experiences will have value to community stakeholders in other fields.

21 Session 4 (Friday 8:30 am - 10:00 am) (HSS 125) Dominant Narratives/Counter Narratives: Race in the U.S. Trula Nicholas This session will engage participants in an activity that focus on identifying dominant narratives about race in the U.S. and the development of counter narratives. This activity was originally created to equip students in a 4-year public university with the tools necessary to engage in productive dialogue about race in the U.S. Similar to the class activity, this interactive session will use interviews posted on the Whiteness Project (2016) website to identify common narrative about race expressed by millennials. Participants will then collaboratively develop counter narratives that can be utilized when engaging in meaningful dialogues about race in the U.S.

Dr. Trula Nicholas is an Associate Professor in the Human Services Program at Western Washing- ton University. She has worked in human services and teaching during most of her professional life. Her current line of research includes community-university partnerships, strengthening the nonprofit sector, and active engagement in diversity and social justice issues.

Session 5 (Friday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm) (HSS 125) Using Theater to Address Diversity and Acceptance in the Community Randy Powell A stage production of the play (about 70 min) “All My Distances Are Far” by Leda Siskind (Actress, playwright and therapist.) “Over the course of a school year, six inner-city high school students are forced to speak with the new school counselor. Through a series of monologues we meet a diverse group of students and their struggles...beautifully drawn, funny, and heartbreakingly poignant. Followed by Q&A.

A professor at Olympic College teaching Public Speaking and Human Diversity and Culture. I am also a human rights advocate that has been active in past years on the Kitsap County Human Rights Council. As a Theater Arts Director for North Kitsap High School I produced and directed numerous social issues productions such as “The Laramie Project”, “And Then They Came For Me” and “Push.” These were also performed for Human Rights conferences as well as the public.

22 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRACK

Diversity in organizations, leadership in multicultural environments, enhancing workforce diversity, conflict management, organizational culture, creating a safe work environment.

Session 1 (Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm) (HSS 209) The Rise of the Bicultural Leader: What Science Reveals About the Advantages of Being Bicultural Samad Aidane What do the following leaders have in common: Barrack Obama, former president of the United States, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, and Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault- Nissan-Mitsubishi? They are all ‘Bicultural’ individuals who have deeply internalized more than one culture. This presentation empowers bicultural leaders, and ethnic minority leaders in general, to leverage their unique capacities by exploring the latest research on how culture shapes the bicultural brain and the unique capacities bicultural leaders bring to their organization. More importantly, we explore the pitfalls of unrealized potential, when bicultural leaders and their organizations are unaware of the advantages their background gives them and the skills they already possess.

Mr. Samad Aidane, MSc. PMP, is a cross-cultural leadership development researcher, trainer, and coach. His industry experience spans telecom, finance, health care, and government projects in the U.S., Germany, Austria, and Belgium. Samad holds a Master of Science Degree in the Neuroscience of Leadership from Middlesex University, U.K. His current Ph.D. research interest in Applied Neuroscience investigates how findings from social and cultural neuroscience inform our understanding of the effect of culture on emotions, cognition, and behavior and their practical application to leadership and Cultural Intelligence development.

Old ways won’t open new doors.

23 Session 2 (Thursday 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm) (HSS 129) Turning FEARFUL to FEARLESS Ke’Andrea (Kiki) Ayers The number one reason people don’t chase their dreams or pursue their goals is fear. As beings we get so distracted by people’s opinions, thoughts and doubts rather than focusing on our own vision. Everyone has a different vision based on the path we were destined to take and yet we turn to other people for validation. In this workshop we will address our fears and share them so that by the time it’s over, each individual will walk out feeling motivated and leaving fearless.

Ke’Andrea “Kiki” Ayers is the C.E.O of Ayers Publicity and a multi-media Entertainment Journalist. Through her experiences in Journalism she has built a foundation of media contacts. Stemming from the Howard University John H. Johnson School of Communications, she majored in Journalism and minored in English. She spent all her time in school interning for major outlets such as MTV, BET, NBC and CBS Radio.

All her internships turned into jobs. She worked in Production and Programming Departments and helped to develop shows such as “Wild N’ Out,” “Girl Code,” “Guy Code,” and “Jerry Springer.” It wasn’t until she was offered a position in Music Programming to help launch REVOLT TV in Los Angeles that her career started to take off. She worked full-time at REVOLT and then reported on red carpets immediately following her work shifts. She worked for outlets such as Black Hollywood Live and Entertainment Scoop while writing for XXL Magazine. Her level of reporting was taken to new levels when she started working with Global Grind, Bossip! and EURweb.com.

To date, she’s interviewed everyone from Ben Affleck, Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell to Nas, Kevin Hart, Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson. She was invited by L’Oreal Paris to attend the Black Women in Hollywood Event where she had the opportunity to meet Oprah. Inspired by that event, Ayers combined her skills, media connections and relationships with talent to start Ayers Publicity.

Her first PR opportunity was granted by Russell Simmons All Def Digital company for the release of their first movie “Major Deal.” The film starred King Keraun, Simone Shepherd and Juhahn Jones. It was written, produced and directed by the internet comedic sensation Kevin Fredericks. Coverage from the movie included The Shade Room, Baller Alert, The Source Magazine, Bossip!, Thisis50.com and Hip Hollywood. To date, her clients have been featured in major publications from Ebony Magazine to FORBES. She takes pride helping the light within her clients to shine brighter.

24 Session 3 (Thursday 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm) (HSS 209) Perceptions of High School Dropouts Paul Nichols

This presentation will review some of the literature on the current dropout crisis. The presentation will offer a perspective on the high school dropout crisis seldom heard--the dropouts, themselves. It will use both the words and the voices of high school dropouts to inform educators as to the concerns of dropouts--which may apply to their current instructional practices.

Paul D. Nichols holds a Permanent Principal’s Certificate. He has served on several Accreditation Teams on the East Coast. He is working with the Federal Way Collective Think Tank. He has been a Principal, Assistant Principal, Guidance Counselor, English, Social Studies, Physical Science, Algebra, Business & Special Education Teacher. He has published one book in 2001 entitled, “Shorty, the Other Malcolm,” and is working on his second book--a compilation of current issues in education.

Session 4 (Friday 8:30 am - 10:00 am) (HSS 209) Assessing the D & I “Why” Jennifer Yeaman A good piece of advice Jenniger Yeaman received with regards to change is, “Meet people where they’re at.” she tries to assess where people are based on their “why.” Why are people participating in diversity and inclusion (D & I)? This presentation will provide a framework for individuals to assess the “why.”

Outcomes: Attendees will practice assessing the “why” and leverage each other’s expertise to create strategies on how to move forward. Attendees will have a tool for their D & I kit and an opportunity to grow their network.

Jennifer has worked in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) for seven years and has been involved in EDI her entire lifetime. She is currently a Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager and a Certified Diversity Professional. She helps organizations set strategic paths for change. Her profile is available on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-yeaman-strategic/

25 Session 4 (Friday 8:30 am - 10:00 am) (HSS 213) Cultivating Empathy Through Creative Interactions Victoria Moreland Empathy is the ability to have a better understanding of another person from that person’s perspective. Empathy requires us to be mindful to see, hear, and feel at a level that allows us to connect with another person at a deeper compassionate level. When that person is different from oneself, (racially, culturally, economically, etc.) empathy helps us to connect across our difference.

Ms. Moreland blends her artistic skills; educational background in systems & design thinking; interest in diversity & equity; and her passion for making a difference in the lives of children into fun activities that encourage youth and adults to cultivate more empathy in the world. Victoria has over 20 years of experience as an administrator leading strategic and change initiatives in the areas of human resources and community affairs. She earned her M.A. from Pinchot University, Organizational Systems Renewal, in Organizational Leadership: Systems Thinking and Design Thinking

Session 5 (Friday 10:30 am to 12:00 pm) (HSS 209) The Journey to Employment Jaymie Heberlein Jessica Isham Jessica and Jaymie plan to walk you through the journey of helping adults with developmental disabilities find and maintain employment. We will be discussing various funding sources and current programs that allow our audience to learn about the variety of supports available to the clients and businesses we partner with. There will be a panel with both employers and clients who will speak about their own processes and perspectives. The goal of our presentation is to spread awareness about our programs and others like it.

Our agency supports adults with developmental disabilities in maintaining and retaining employment opportunities. Trillium was invited by the Developmental Disabilities Administration a little over 7 years ago to provide employment services to residents of our county. Trillium has a long history of successful relationships with a wide variety of industries in Washington State and has been instrumental in advocating for individualized employment for the population we serve. Trillium currently works with over 100 businesses in Kitsap County alone. The mission of Trillium is to promote inclusive community and employment opportunities.

26 #Equity4Excellence

eq.ui.ty (n.): 1. A necessary condition for equal educational results. 2. A measure of institutional excellence.

Visit Olympic.edu and search “Equity.”

27 SOCIAL JUSTICE & ACTIVISM TRACK

Advocacy, policy change, equity, “ism” (e.g., sexism, ageism, heterosexism, etc.), social action, community engagement, stereotype threat.

Session 1 (Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm) (HSS 211) College Access for Undocumented Students Gail Wootan Co-Presenter Sarah Weiss Washington has a number of resources to help undocumented students meet their educational goals. In addition to sharing these resources, this session will:

· Define the types of undocumented students in Washington · · Go over how undocumented students can meet residency requirements for Washington in-state tuition and state aid · · Discuss the latest changes to state and federal programs

People interested in knowing how undocumented students can access higher education in Washington should attend.

Gail Wootan is the Associate Director of Academic Affairs and Policy at the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) where she focuses on residency and transfer policy for Washington State. Her background is in graduate admissions, orientation, and first-year experience programming at state institutions in California, Oregon, and Washington. Before joining WSAC in 2016, she was the Assistant Director of the Graduate Program on the Environment at The Evergreen State College. She earned her Master of Education at Oregon State University in College Student Services Administration and her bachelor’s degree at Pacific University in Mathematics and Literature.

Sarah Weiss serves as the Associate Director of College Access and Support at the Washington Student Achievement Council. She previously served as the Director or Admission at Saint Martin’s University and in several admissions roles at Southern Oregon University. She also served as the Membership Chair for the Pacific Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling. Sarah holds a BA from Willamette University and a MA in Higher Education Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

28 Session 1 (Thursday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm) (HSS 213) Sexual Harassment: Not in Our School! Grachelle Labonete Joshua Kinert Sexual Harassment: Not in Our School! is a video and discussion based presentation about K-12 sexual violence and discrimination. Sexual violence and gender based discrimination have no age limit. We as parents, educators, and community members must be aware of the rights our students have to a safe school and what we can do in the face of sexual harassment. Join us and learn about equal education, Title IX rights, and what actions all of us can take in the fight against K-12 sexual violence.

Grachelle Labonete and Joshua Kinert are young adult Bremerton locals advocating for equitable schools and communities safe from sexual violence.

Grachelle studies at Olympic College and aspires to be a sexual assault nurse examiner. She serves on the Advisory Leadership board of Stop Sexual Assault in Schools (SSAIS), a national nonprofit dedicated to ending K-12 sexual violence and gender based discrimination.

Joshua volunteers with an SSAIS-sponsored activist group called Youth Against Sexual Harassment (YASH). YASH unites young activists from around the country in their mission against sexual violence.

Session 2 (Thursday 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm) (HSS 211) Our History, Our Leaders: The Civil Rights Then and Now Tracy Flood Looking back at the history from the War of 1812 through Civil Rights Leaders, 50 years since MLK’s death and The New Jim Crow. The presentation will explore how the Constitution created continued slavery through indentured servants and prisons. Also, looking at the wage gap and the treatment of African American women, the Voting Rights Act, and conscious vs unconscious bias and the effects on our leaders today from boardrooms to courtrooms we see the need for diversity. An active PowerPoint presentation will utilizie excerpts from the Eyes on the Prize Series.

Tracy is from the Windy City and came to Kitsap County, Washington while serving on Active Duty in the Unites States Navy. She graduated from Olympic College with an AA degree and University of Washington with two BA degrees. After working one year for the State of Washington, Tracy attended Seattle University School of Law graduating in 1999. Tracy has one daughter, Anna, who is entering her third year of college at Fisk University in Nashville, on a full tuition academic scholarship.

As a solo practitioner for seven years Tracy practiced in Kitsap, Mason and Pierce Counties in criminal law and family law. Tracy worked for the Office of Administrative Hearings in Olympia as a Pro Tem Judge and for Kitsap County as a Pro Tem Judge in District Court. Tracy worked as an Specialized Examiner/Adjudicator for the U.S. Department of Labor. Tracy served three years on the Washington State Bar Associations Board of Governors as an At Large Governor where she served on numerous committees and boards. She also co-chaired and was key in establishing their mentorship program. Tracy has received recognitions as a Rising Star, Madison’s Who’s Who and Seattle University School of Law Black Law Students Award, Washington Women Lawyers 2013 Presidents award and the Loren Miller Bar Associations Social Justice Award. Tracy was a Judicial candidate for Kitsap County District Court in 2014.She continues to serve as a Pro Tem Judge in King County. She received a Dean’s Scholarship for the Seattle University School of Law LL.M program and is a 2018 YWCA Woman of Achievement. 29 Session 2 (Thursday 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm) (HSS 213) Bystander Intervention Christina Lamoureux When it comes to assault and abuse, often times people wonder what they can do to help. Learn about what it means to be a bystander and how you can help someone.

Christina is an advocate for victims of abuse and assault. She is currently attending Baypath University to get her Bachelors in Victim Advocacy, so she can work through the court system to help victims and their families seek justice.

Session 3 (Thursday 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm) (HSS 211) Talk Sex Positively Now Zoe Brook Wright Sex education, sex positivity, consent, and bodily autonomy are ever important in this era of media addressing sexual harassment and accountability so prominent- ly. In this talk we’ll go over basic terms refining sexuality discourses, highlight the importance of sexuality inclusive social justice work, and give participants practical ways to advocate for healthy discussion of sexuality in their daily lives.

Zoe Brook is a writer and novelist of many passions living in the Seattle area. She is pursuing research around sexual education, sexuality, and diversity which was sparked during her undergraduate education at Olympic College and The Ever- green State College. Her writing has been published in Voices of Youth Advocates Magazine, Olympic College’s Literary Arts magazine Blended, and the recent literary anthology of the Seattle Erotic Arts Festival.

Session 4 (Friday 8:30 am - 10:00 am) (HSS 211) White Nationalism or Justice for All? Chuck Tanner This presentation will address the rise of modern white nationalism since the Civil Rights era. Placing it in historical context, the presentation will contrast modern white nationalism with Ku Klux Klan movements of the Reconstruction era, 1920s and 1960s. It will describe white nationalism’s core ideologies and organizing strategies and profile key white nationalist groups and leaders. By placing it in historical context, the presentation will offer a framework for countering white nationalism with a movement for racial and social justice in the United States.

Chuck Tanner is a researcher and advisory board member for the Seattle-based Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR). Mr. Tanner has worked to counter organized racism since the 1990s, conducting investigations for the Center for Democratic Renewal and working for the Coalition for Human Dignity and Borderlands Research and Education. With IREHR, Mr. Tanner conducts research and community education on white nationalism, the anti-Indian movement, the Tea Party movement and other threats to civil rights, democracy and indigenous sovereignty and treaty rights.

30 Session 5 (Friday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm) (HSS 211) In the Age of Trump: Promoting Equity over Equality in Speech Farhana Loonat When we treat all speech as equal, we may be allocating our time and attention to utterances in line with equality, but not in line with equity. In doing so we may be spending time and attention on speech that represents interests that have historically been privileged, e.g. by religion and law, thereby amplifying interests that do not need amplification, and also facilitating harm to minorities. A commitment to equity requires us to allocate more time and attention to amplifying speech that affirms and re-inscribes the interests of minoritized groups.

South African Muslim woman, of Indian origin, former street vendor, granddaughter of an indentured laborer, born and raised in a strongly patriarchal community under apartheid in South Africa. First generation college student, obtained Bachelor of Social Science degree summa cum laude (University of KwaZulu-Natal), majored in Philosophy and Political Science. As a Fulbright scholar, I obtained a MA in Philosophy (University of Virginia), and later a Graduate Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies and a Ph.D. in Political Science (Vanderbilt University), with specializations in (Feminist) Political Theory and International Relations.

Session 5 (Friday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm) (HSS 213) Making Your Voice Heard Christina Lamoureux

When it comes to activism, often times people wonder what they can do to make a change. This presentation will outline key things you can do to make your voice heard, how to contact your elected officials and what you can do to incite change.

Christina is an advocate for victims of abuse and assault. She is currently attending Baypath University to get her Bachelors in Victim Advocacy, so she can work through the court system to help victims and their families seek justice.

31 Conference Sponsors

The Diversity Advisory Council supports the Olympic College community by creating an inclusive and welcoming environment where diversity is an asset, equity is the ideal, and commitment to growth is genuine.

The Diversity Advisory Council is a college-wide advisory board to the President’s Cabinet and the President of Olympic College on matters pertaining to diversity. The Diversity Advisory Council provides leadership by:

• Providing recommendations related to the College’s climate, policies, procedures, services, programs, and curriculum. • Identifying and promoting the academic and support needs of historically underrepresented and underserved populations. • Developing and supporting training and programs related to diversity, intercultural competence, and inclusion. • Serving as a resource for our diverse communities and the College. • Engaging in self-assessment (individual and organizational) to promote growth toward achieving a culture of inclusion.

The Diversity Advisory Council links individuals responsible for diversity- related efforts to further the college’s interest in supporting and promoting diversity and equal opportunity. Teamwork, furthering collaboration among employees and departments, and developing and prioritizing diversity initiatives are key charges of the Council.

If you would like to connect with the Diversity Advisory Council, please email [email protected]

www.olympic.edu/diversity

32 Conference Sponsors

Title III

The Department of Education awarded a Title III grant to Olympic College during the fall of 2014. One of the grant goals is to increase student acheivement by addressing barriers to education. Specifically, they hope to access and subsequently provide support for inter-cultural competence at OC. As such, they are happy to sponsor the 2018 Diversity Conference and have provided scholarships to 20 attendees.

Dr. Martin Cavalluzzi Dr. Martin Cavalluzzi, Olympic College President, approved generous financial support for 50 student scholarships to ensure that students can attend this conference. The Conference Planning Committee wishes to thank Marty for his contributions to the success of this event.

Olympic College Foundation

The conference planning comittiee would like to thank the foundation for providing the red bags.

Foundation

33 While you’re here...

To get the most out of your stay while you attend the conference, visit some of these local attractions. Enjoy what Bremerton and the greater area have to offer. There is a little bit of everything ranging from restaurants, specialty shops, and landmark sites.

Local Restaurants

La Fermata Northern Italian dining with a Northwest twist. Food made with love. 2204 E 11th St, Bremerton, WA 360.373.5927

El Balcon Bustling, counter-serve, family-owned nook with pupusas, burritos & other Mexican & Salvadoran grub. 326 Pacific Ave, Bremerton, WA 360.813.1617

Fritz European Fry House Fast food–style spot known for its Belgian fries with dipping sauces, burgers & waffle sticks. 94 Washington Ave, Bremerton, WA 360.479.1088

Sabaidee Try something new for your lunch or dinner at Sabaidee Thai Cuisine. Enjoy a cozy intimate dining experience on a romantic date, or with friends and family. 853 6th St, Bremerton, WA 360.792.2222

Hi-Lo’s 15th Street Cafe Earthy corner cafe serving all-American breakfast & lunch fare with no frills & lots of coffee. 2720 15th Street, Bremerton, WA 360.373.7833

Saboteur Bakery Hip, buzzy outpost with an industrial-chic seating area selling artisanal pastries, breads & coffee. 2110 E 11th St Bremerton, WA 360.627.7869

34 Things to see and do Bremerton Harborside Boardwalk 2 acres and 840 linear feet of shoreline with park benches, restroom and water fountain. Stroll the boardwalk and take in the views of the USS Turner Joy, the ferries and the busy waterfront. Bremerton Boardwalk The “HEART OF DOWNTOWN” 2nd Street and Washington Bremerton, WA 360.473.5305

Bainbridge Island Wineries Group The Winery Alliance of Bainbridge Island • Seven great, yet small, wineries on Bainbridge Island • Each independent • Passionate about wine • Four wine tasting rooms. Come meet the winemakers • Learn a little • Taste a little • And have some fun on Bainbridge.

12976 Roe Road, Bainbridge Island, WA www.bainbridgewineries.com Elixir Fixer Elixir Fixer® small batch artisanal syrups are a nod to the great gastronomic flavors and the farm fresh goodness renowned in the Pacific Northwest. All bottled up for your convenience using locally sourced fresh fruit and herbs.

2117 E 11th St, Bremerton, WA 98310 www.elixirfixer.net

Honeyhill Farm Located between Illahee and Gilberton, Honeyhill Farm has been providing local raw honey since 1999 to the Kitsap County area. Honey is seasonal so call for availability as our product is limited. They also have Llama and Alpaca wool available.

7545 Grahns Lane NE, Bremerton, WA 360-613-0175

Elandan Gardens Garden shop and more along with nationally renowned Bonsai collection and the contemporary sculpture garden. NW Flower & Garden Show award winners. Fee for bonsai gardens (museum). 3050 State Highway 16 W, Bremerton, WA 360-373-8260 www.elandangardens.com

USS Turner Joy A restored Vietnam era destroyer - the first permanent, and publicly accessible, Naval heritage and educational ship attraction in the Pacific Northwest.The USS Turner Joy (DD-951) is a restored Vietnam era destroyer that can be toured from the boiler room to the bridge. 300 Washington Beach Ave., Bremerton, WA 360-792-2457 www.ussturnerjoy.org

35 6th Annual Diversity Conference

June 20 & 21, 2019

Thank You Olympic College and the Diversity Advisory Council thank all the dedicated volunteers, charismatic presenters, and enthusiastic participants in this, our fifth annual Olympic College Diversity Conference. It was our pleasure to provide this opportunity to learn, grow, and meet new friends.

Olympic College provides equal opportunity in education and employment regardless of race, color, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, creed, religion, military status. For inquiries regarding non-discrimination compliance, contact Human Resources Executive Director: [email protected]; 360-475-7305. For inquiries regarding sexual misconduct compliance, contact Title IX Coordinator: cnunez@ olympic.edu; 360-475-7125. Mailing address: 1600 Chester Ave., Bremerton, WA 98337-1699 36