Diversity and Racism: Domestic and International Perspectives
At Heinz, diversity is not the exception but the rule. On several occasions we celebrate our diversity from hosting various cultural events,sampling foods, and bringing speakers from around the world. However, how many times do we stop to evaluate the purpose of diversity and its importance globally and domestically? We want your opinions regarding diversity and racism- Heinz as a lot of perspectives to offer!
This week’s Heinz Forum, co-hosted by BGSO, in honor of Black History Month, will dissect diversity and racism from an international and domestic perspective. We want to know whether society is doing enough or too much to foster diversity and combat racism.
Is racism solely based on color?
Is there actually a place without racism?
Can victims of racism be racist themselves?
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Robert Small Suffrage Speech
http://history.furman.edu/~benson/docs/smalls.htm
IWD: How the Kafala System is Failing Domestic Workers in the Middle East
http://www.ips.org/mdg3/iwd-how-the-kafala-system-is-failing-domestic-workers-in-the-middle-east/
History Channel Depicts Hannibal Barca as a Black Man
http://dimewars.com/Video/History-Channel-Depicts-Hannibal-Barca-as-a-Black-Man.aspx?bcmediaid=8841dbf6-3121-436f-a48c-2a91015e1b7d
Come join us for the second Heinz Forum of the semester
Sponsored by the Heinz Journal