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The 19th Erase Racism Carnival

Welcome to the 19th Erase Racism Carnival.

Dennis Dugan presents Robert Jensen on Thanksgiving - White supremacist holidays and the genocide of indigenous peoples

Therapydoc presents Zarganar - Global oppression, privilege and activism

Forgiven presents The Sin Is Pride - Internalized oppression, horizontal hostility and Ward Connerly

Rachel and guest poster, Atlasien presents A serious question [about white […]

Building community

I just sent the following letter to Phi Gamma Delta, the OSU Coordinator of Greek Life, and the OSU Dean of Student Life:
Hi Guys,
I am an alum of OSU (Ed.M. in 2006) and a full-time OSU staff member in HHS.
I’ve been following the news coverage of the noose that was hanging in your yard. […]

A non-apology apology

The Daily Barometer published an official statement from Oregon State University’s Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. The statement was regarding the noose that was hanging in a tree on the Phi Gamma Delta property. The print version of the article was constructed as an apology (at least by the Daily Barometer). The print version started […]

OSU Student + Google

Congratulations to Oregon State University student, Joshua Zuniga, for winning one of the 2007 Google Hispanic College Fund Scholarships.
The Google Scholarship Program offers funds to students studying computer science or computer engineering who are juniors or seniors in college or pursuing a Master’s or PhD. Selected scholars will be invited to an […]

Carnival of Feminists

The 47th Carnival of Feminists is up at Ornamenting Away.

Tags: feminism, gender, Social Justice

VectorMagic

VectorMagic is super cool! “This site converts bitmap images to vector art - it’s an online auto-tracer.” The sample image of a bitmap version of the Stanford logo to a vector version is amazing!

Tags: graphics, Misc. Technology, technology

Women of Color Feminism

This clip is amazing. It gave me chills.

Tags: blogging, feminism, gender, Social Justice

Silence as approval

DB on the idea that silence is approval.
[W]here in all of these voices is the official voice of OSU? I respect Ed Ray and believe that his commitment to diversity and social justice issues is authentic. But the silence from the President’s office is deafening. And the resultant vacuum ends up sounding like a […]

Campus Birth Control

A new bill introduced in the U.S. Congress this week would reduce the cost of birth control for college students and low-income women nationwide. Because of an error in a previous bill approved by Congress, the prices for birth control this fall quadrupled for female college students who purchase it from college clinics.
For decades drug […]

OSU news coverage

Several Oregon media outlets have posted stories on the recent black out at Reser Stadium and the noose at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
Update:
Oregon State University Office of the President - Campus climate on race
Corvallis Gazette-Times - Pre-Kwanzaa event interrupts tension
The Oregonian - Racial Dialogue
Statesman Journal - Racist symbols, lame-brained students in Corvallis
The Oregonian […]