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We have confi- Student senators passed a resolu- dence in these three groups and tion to help the College respond what they know would benefit the more efficiently to hate crimes community in terms of education, and hate speech on campus at last and we trust them to come up with week’s Student Government Asso- the programming,” Maclin said. ciation (SGA) meeting. “In terms of funding, we have no The resolution, debated over idea how much money a program the course of two meetings, called like this would take, whether it’s for “an extensive protocol” for the $10 or $10,000.” community to report acts of hate, Some senators disagreed on for victims to receive necessary whether or not perpetrators of hate support in order to feel safe on at Simmons should be banned from campus, and for the reeducation the residence and academic cam- and reintegration of perpetrators puses. It was mentioned that as into the Simmons community. The students, AI members and senators resolution was drafted by junior do not have the jurisdiction to de- Courtney Anderson and senior cide if a perpetrator of hate can be Beth Maclin of Amnesty Interna- removed from the academic cam- tional (AI) and presented to SGA pus because of financial and other by Anderson, sophomore Amy Du- reasons. It was also suggested that das, and Maclin. perpetrators could potentially re- BETH MACLIN “We want to redefine what ceive more help from the commu- A member of the community looks at a piece of art, which is part of “Nothing to Hide” exhibit on the second floor of zero tolerance means,” said Ma- nity by staying on campus as op- the library. For more on the exhibit, see page 2. clin. The community should take posed to being completely kicked the opportunity to address the is- off. Anderson explains struggle for United sue instead of solely removing the individual from campus, she said. Nations declaration “People who have racist “We have to keep By Lucía Cordón Anderson discussed the ways the declaration. “Eleanor Roosevelt thoughts are also victims of our STAFF WRITER domestic and international policies said the federal government would racist culture,” Anderson said. in mind that these intersect through the issues of race, not interfere in education, lynch- “We have to keep in mind that After 80 years of a powerful hu- justice, and equality. She looked at ing, and violence,” said Anderson, these people just don’t recognize people just don’t man rights movement in the United the end of World War II and the explaining the beginning of the hu- what’s wrong with racism and how recognize what’s States, “we get the same language, creation of the United Nations man rights struggle in the United it harms communities. And by ban- the same imagery, and the same (U.N.) to explain how civil rights States. ning them from our community wrong with racism results,” said Carol Anderson, an for African Americans have played According to Anderson, 58 we’re not teaching them anything, associate professor of history at a dormant role in the creation of years after the U.N. declaration on we’re only angering them further.” and how it harms the University of Missouri, as she human rights policies. human rights, the United States is Senators amended some communities. And compared the great Mississippi “When they drafted the Unit- responsible for the “man-made di- wording in the resolution to make flood of 1927 to Hurricane Katrina ed Nations, they decided not to saster” in which infant mortality points more clear. They also ex- by banning them in New Orleans in 2005. deal with colonialism at all and not rates for African Americans are panded which organizations would “The human rights infringe- to mention human rights initially. equal to those of Ethiopia, racial be responsible for the creation of a from our communi- ment has been a result of decades Then they decided they had to integration is not thorough, and a reeducation program for offenders. of public policy decisions made mention human rights somewhere, crisis, such as Katrina, leaves hun- This committee should consist of ty we’re not teach- and not made, not only domestical- otherwise it would seem like they dreds of displaced African Ameri- representatives from the Diversity ing them anything, ly but in the international arena,” were ignoring what the Nazis did,” cans without hope. Council, Multicultural Affairs, the said Anderson during a lecture on Anderson said. “And that is how “New Orleans’ future now Council of Black Administrators, we’re only anger- human rights in the Kotzen Meet- human rights ended up cameoed in lies in the hands of the media. Faculty, and Staff (BAFAS), Like ing Center last week. the subtext of the sub-note of the People get the imagery of New Or- Minds, and the Student Govern- ing them further.” Anderson spoke about the appendix.” leans and see blackness and crime ment Association (SGA) executive struggle between the National As- The creation of the U.N. as synonyms. People think that in board. ~COURTNEY ANDERSON, sociation for the Advancement of Declaration of Human Rights was order to make New Orleans secure, Senators also added gender CO-AUTHOR OF THE AMNESTY Colored People (NAACP) and the a way for the international com- you have to get rid of the black peo- expression and physical appearance INTERNATIONAL RESOLUTION United States and other Western munity to justify and ignore their ple,” she said. to a list of characteristics, towards powers to define human rights. human rights violations in the past Anderson ended on a brighter which the resolution states Sim- Anderson is the winner of the and “at the same time, signal the note when asked about the upcom- mons will not tolerate discrimina- The AI resolution comes af- Gustavus Myers Center Outstand- powerful Democrats in the south of ing elections. She said this is the tion. Other characteristics include ter several members of the com- ing Book Award for her book Eyes the United States that there wasn’t most exciting election since 1948, class, age, and political ideology. munity were targets of hate speech Off the Prize: The United Nations a thing the U.S. had to modify,” and that Barack Obama represents The AI members made sure on campus. Professor Gary Bailey, and the African American Struggle Anderson said. both the strength of hope, because to state that they were not intend- of the School of Social Work, re- for Human Rights. She presented The United States created a he is a the first legitimate black ing to create the actual reeducation ceived four pieces of hate mail in the lecture “’When the Levees declaration, not a treaty, in 1947, front-runner, and of patriarchy, be- program, but that they were only February. Junior Helida Costa and Broke’: The Un-Civil Rights Move- that included a federal state clause, suggesting that these programs be see page 3 SGA see page 3 ment in America.” which said no state had to abide by HISTORY created. INSIDE THIS WEEK Down to the Final Four Is RecycleMania! living up to its name? Become a wine connoisseur It is the first time in recent history that the final four are all Read about why one student thinks that RecycleMania! is not Learn where to find the best wine in Boston. number one seeds. working on campus. 5 . 15 . 10 2 THE SIMMONS VOICE NEWS APRIL 3, 2008 The Simmons SIMMONS IN BRIEF Voice Exhibit sheds light on mental illness SWSG hosts career day event The “Nothing to Hide” photography exhibit features photos and inter- Strong Women, Strong Girls (SWSG) went on a field trip on Saturday to Editor-in-Chief Beth Maclin views from various people who suffer from various types of mental ill- the Residence Campus. The program goes on two field trips per year, [email protected] ness. The exhibit is part of a series of events striving to de-stigmatize and the trips vary depending on the chapter. This one was like a career mental illness. The opening was last Wednesday on the second floor of day for the girls who learned about journalism, medicine, fashion design, Managing Editor Beatley Library, but the exhibit will be up until April 4. Many of the education, business, and law. Guest speakers were stationed around the Renée Frojo pictures feature entire families, leaving the viewer unable to know which campus in each residence hall, and the girls each rotated around to three [email protected] specific member suffers from mental illness. different speakers. There were around 30 girls who attended, and they were able to make hats during the fashion design portion and ate at Bartol News Editor Activism exhibit focuses on violence against Hall, which was the highlight of the day for some. Traci Farrell women [email protected] Gospel Choir hosts concert Amnesty International hosted an art and activism exhibit last Friday in Assistant News Editor the Linda K. Paresky Conference Center, which showcased more than The Simmons/Wheelock College Gospel Choir performed on Tuesday in Lucía Cordón 30 pieces of artwork submitted by more than 10 artists.