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How are young people represented in our legal system?
The Federal, state, and local governments all play a role in deciding the legal path young people will take in all areas and stages of our juvenile justice system. How do we protect youth and give them a platform to speak and advocate for themselves?
Interested come to our Speaker Series November 29th at 6:30pm
This fall, we’re asking our friends and supporters what does it take to be a superhero. These people often doesn’t wear capes or carry magic lassos. Instead, they are the individuals who steps in from the shadow to provide comfort to those in need.
We’re looking for a few good heroes to rep us this upcoming Giving Tuesday. Will you answer the call?
Happy indigenous people's day. On this day, many people celebrate Columbus Day and institutions teach a positive and pure narrative about Christopher Columbus. In this narrative he is a hero, who discovered America.
There is another views that is not as popular, yet other voices who see Columbus Day differently are those of indigenous people. Those who are part of the communities that have suffered at the hands of Christopher Columbus.
The narrative of history is often written (and then shared to the masses) by those who come out victorious. It is important that we listen to the experiences of those who have been left behind by those who have written history.
Read this article if you’re having a rough day. This is a rare story about positive social change.
Every state now has laws against school bullying. In the past decade, many districts have overhauled discipline policies and created interventions to increase mutual respect at school. Pop culture and the news media have focused on the harm that is done when children target each other with cruel treatment. Marginalized groups have found solidarity in social media campaigns such as It Gets Better and World Autism Awareness Day, underlining the message that everyone is worthy of learning in a safe environment.
And, according to a big new study in the journal Pediatrics, bullying is down. In 2005, 28.5 percent of students surveyed reported experiencing at least one form of bullying. By 2014, that had dropped more than half, to 13.4 percent.
School Bullying Is Down. Why Don’t Students Believe It?
Illustration: LA Johnson/NPR
We’re rolling out a new text to give option which makes it easier than ever to support our mission of justice for all!
Happy Pride Month! Tyler Oakley, a strong voice in the LGBTQ+ community is using his platform to bring awareness to the refugee experience.
At the Darst Center, we believe in the human dignity of all regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. We continue to strive towards a world where no one experiences discrimination or violence.
We are proud to see Tyler reaching out to LGBTQ+ refugees and giving them a chance to tell their stories. They are valued. They are important. They are #ChosenFamily.
"According to their rhetoric, this is everything that they stand against, right?"
At the Darst Center, we encourage students to find social justice issues that resonate and then to advocate for the people those issues represent. They can attend meetings, write their representatives, talk to their family and friends, attend a march, vote (if they’re old enough) or encourage others to vote.
This article describes how comedian and author, Trevor Noah, advocated for African-Americans who face racial prejudice in police encounters, and how the National Rifle Association (NRA) failed to advocate for gun-owners of color.
While the Darst Center is a non-violent / peace-making organization, we do believe it is important for people to tell their own truth. By not protesting the Philando Castile shooting, the NRA have spoken a very loud truth: that they do not represent people of color with their organization.
Do you agree or disagree?
“[S]ince I was diagnosed, my family thinks two things about my situation. One, they think I’m going to die, and two, they think that my government is doing absolutely everything in their power to stop that. And they’re wrong, on both counts. . “[I]f I’m dying from anything, I’m dying from homophobia…,from racism…,from indifference and red tape, because these are the things that are preventing an end to this crisis…If I’m dying from anything, I’m dying from the President of the United States. And, especially, if I’m dying from anything, I’m dying from the sensationalism of newspapers and magazines and television shows, which are interested in me… as long as I’m willing to be a helpless victim, but not if I’m fighting for my life. . “If I’m dying from anything, I’m dying from the fact that not enough rich, white, heterosexual men have gotten AIDS for anybody to give a shit…Living with AIDS is like living through a war which is happening only for those people who happen to be in the trenches. Every time a shell explodes, you look around and you discover that you’ve lost more of your friends, but nobody else notices… . “Someday, the AIDS crisis will be over. Remember that. And when that day comes…there’ll be people alive on this earth—gay people and straight people, men and women, black and white—who will hear the story that once there was a terrible disease in this country and all over the world, and that a brave group of people stood up and fought and, in some cases, gave their lives, so that other people might live and be free. . “So, I’m proud to be with my friends today and the people I love, because I think you’re all heroes, and I’m glad to be part of this fight. . “We’re so busy putting out fires right now, that we don’t have the time to…plan for the next wave…we have to commit ourselves to doing that. . “And then, after we kick the shit out of this disease, we’re all going to be alive to kick the shit out of this system, so that this never happens again.” – Vito Russo, “Why We Fight,” ACT UP demonstration, Albany, New York, May 9, 1988 . Picture: Vito Russo (July 11, 1946 – November 7, 1990), Washington, D.C., October 10, 1988. Photo © Rick Gerharter.
The Darst Center believes in the dignity of human persons, all persons regardless of their race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
To celebrate Pride Month, we honor the men and women who suffered from HIV/AIDS and refused to be silent. When society was determined to turn their heads away, members of ACT UP organized and participated in acts of civil disobedience to bring attention to their plight and continue to do so today.
We celebrate and honor the resilience, strength, and activism of LGBTQ communities. We’re committed to building a world where no one experiences discrimination or violence because of their gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.
#AAPIHM17: Not only was Susan Ahn Cuddy the first Asian American woman to join the Navy, she was the first female aerial gunnery officer. Image: PORT HUENEME, Calif. (May 9, 2015) Susan Ahn Cuddy, a former Navy lieutenant, meets with U.S. Navy Seabee Museum Education Specialist Hanako Wakatsuki after a guest presentation honoring Ahn Cuddy at the Seabee Museum. The presentation was part of the museum’s Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month program. Ahn Cuddy was the first Asian American woman to serve in the armed forces when she joined the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) during WWII. (U.S. Navy photo by Aramis X. Ramirez/Released)
Exhibit: Book award winners during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Visit the main floor of John C. Hitt Library to view the winners of the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature during the past several years.
The Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (APAAL) is a set of literary awards presented annually by the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA). Books on display include The Sympathizer: A Novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen, also a recipient of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, I Hotel, 2010 National Book Award Finalist by Karen Tei Yamashita, and The Making of Asian America: A History by Erica Lee, an award-winning American historian, Director of the Immigration History Research Center, and the Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair in Immigration History at the University of Minnesota.
March Fong Eu was born in Oakdale, California. She was the first Asian-American woman to the State Assembly where she represented Oakland and parts of the Castro Valley. Mrs. Eu was the first woman to serve as California’s Secretary of State for five terms and was the first Asian-American to be elected to a state constitutional office.
During Mrs. Eu’s tenure as Secretary of State she instituted voter registration by mail, put state election results on the Internet for the first time, established a voter fraud unit and expanded the State Archives to include a museum She resigned her post as Secretary of State to become the U.S. Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia.
Speak up #APAHM
Fred Korematsu (January 30, 1919 – March 30, 2005) was a Japanese-American who challenged the internment of Japanese-Americans following the Pearl Harbor attack.
After having his conviction for resisting internment overturned in 1980, Korematsu said, "I would like to see the government admit that they were wrong and do something about it so this will never happen again to any American citizen of any race, creed, or color."
Consent Education.
While we do not work directly with organizations focused on survivors or sexual assault education, we do meet and speak with people who are survivors and live with the aftermath of sexual assault.
We try to put people first and to treat everyone with respect. We at the Darst Center stand with survivors and hope the students who walk through our doors will help create a world where rape, rape culture, and sexual assault no longer exist.
take care of yourself today and every day :)
Once you’re aware of the many social injustices that effect you and the people you know, the knowledge can be overwhelming. Make sure to take care of yourself and that you are in a good place.
You are amazing. We love you.
Importance of civil disobedience when challenging injustice where it exists.
