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[baconcentric]

A Call to Action - Cosign a Letter to BMC Administration, Calling for the Inclusion of Trans Women

Dear Peaches Valdes, Kim Cassidy, Judy Balthazar, Mary Osirim, Vanessa Christman, and Stephanie Nixon,   Bryn Mawr College has not taken adequate…

 Please sign, distribute widely, and add your voices to the conversation!

[unashamedlyenthusiastic]

Reblogging again to say that (especially if you’re a Bryn Mawr student, alumn, or prospective student), you can call the following numbers and make your voice heard: 

Bryn Mawr College’s President Office: 610-526-5156 Bryn Mawr College’s Admission Office: 610-526-5152

This is the what I said:

I am a proud Bryn Mawr graduate of the class of 2012. I’ve always talked Bryn Mawr up to people. I hope it won’t let me down now. 

“I am calling to urge Bryn Mawr College to adopt a written policy explicitly encouraging and welcoming trans women and people outside the gender binary to apply for admission, like Mills College and Mount Holyoke College have released comprehensive policies clarifying their stances on the admission of transgender students.

Not having a written policy isn’t an acceptable option. If it worked, Bryn Mawr would have transwomen already. 

The Bryn Mawr community deserves a clear and intentional admissions policy protecting all prospective students. 

This is the sample script provided by the people organizing the Call in: 

“I am calling to urge Bryn Mawr College to adopt a written policy explicitly encouraging and welcoming trans women and people outside the gender binary to apply for admission. In the past two weeks, Mills College and Mount Holyoke College have released comprehensive policies clarifying their stances on the admission of transgender students.

By avoiding a well-defined policy that allows for greater inclusivity, Bryn Mawr College is complicit in a history of oppression against trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals.

The Bryn Mawr community deserves a clear and intentional admissions policy protecting all prospective students. Without creating a new comprehensive admissions policy, in addition to campus protection and support for trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming students and applicants, Bryn Mawr cannot continue to claim to be a women’s college or an advocate for gender equality.”

[baconcentric]

A Call to Action - Cosign a Letter to BMC Administration, Calling for the Inclusion of Trans Women

Dear Peaches Valdes, Kim Cassidy, Judy Balthazar, Mary Osirim, Vanessa Christman, and Stephanie Nixon,   Bryn Mawr College has not taken adequate…

 Please sign, distribute widely, and add your voices to the conversation!

[rainbowmawrtyrs]

Reblogging to add that many people are calling today and tomorrow to show their support. Someone on fb (idk if they’re comfortable w me posting their name, so I’m not, but if they want credit please let me know?) posted some numbers and a script that it might help to follow! I’m copy-pasting it below. Please note that you should call THESE EXTENSIONS, rather than the general college number, which goes to the information services help desk and would make it difficult for them (student workers) to do their jobs.

***Call Bryn Mawr College & Demand for the Inclusion of Trans Women***

Bryn Mawr College’s President Office: 610-526-5156 Bryn Mawr College’s Admission Office: 610-526-5152

“I am calling to urge Bryn Mawr College to adopt a written policy explicitly encouraging and welcoming trans women and people outside the gender binary to apply for admission. In the past two weeks, Mills College and Mount Holyoke College have released comprehensive policies clarifying their stances on the admission of transgender students.

By avoiding a well-defined policy that allows for greater inclusivity, Bryn Mawr College is complicit in a history of oppression against trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals.

The Bryn Mawr community deserves a clear and intentional admissions policy protecting all prospective students. Without creating a new comprehensive admissions policy, in addition to campus protection and support for trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming students and applicants, Bryn Mawr cannot continue to claim to be a women’s college or an advocate for gender equality.”

[baconcentric]

A Call to Action - Cosign a Letter to BMC Administration, Calling for the Inclusion of Trans Women

Dear Peaches Valdes, Kim Cassidy, Judy Balthazar, Mary Osirim, Vanessa Christman, and Stephanie Nixon,   Bryn Mawr College has not taken adequate…

 Please sign, distribute widely, and add your voices to the conversation!

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

Faculty, staff (including emeritus), friends, family... everyone's voices matter, especially considering that this whole petition is about the people who are not currently allowed to be students

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

Hey Bryn Mawr, we're drafting an open letter in support of the inclusion of trans women at Bryn Mawr

We need your thoughts, your ideas, your voice—time is of the essence

View the letter here: Open Letter to BMC Administration re: Trans Women Inclusion

Join in the conversation here: Bryn Mawr Alums for Trans Women’s Inclusion and her: Make Bryn Mawr Accessible for Trans Women

Let’s flood some inboxes, shall we?

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

Hi please check out the draft currently on the google doc; that is what will be sent

yes it’s not perfect, but it’s the beginning of a long and fruitful conversation

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

THE PETITION IS LIVE. Please sign and distribute widely!

https://www.change.org/p/bryn-mawr-college-an-open-letter-to-bryn-mawr-college-calling-for-the-inclusion-of-trans-women

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

Hey Bryn Mawr, we're drafting an open letter in support of the inclusion of trans women at Bryn Mawr

We need your thoughts, your ideas, your voice—time is of the essence

View the letter here: Open Letter to BMC Administration re: Trans Women Inclusion

Join in the conversation here: Bryn Mawr Alums for Trans Women’s Inclusion and her: Make Bryn Mawr Accessible for Trans Women

Let’s flood some inboxes, shall we?

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

Hi please check out the draft currently on the google doc; that is what will be sent

yes it's not perfect, but it's the beginning of a long and fruitful conversation

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

Hey Bryn Mawr, we're drafting an open letter in support of the inclusion of trans women at Bryn Mawr

We need your thoughts, your ideas, your voice—time is of the essence

View the letter here: Open Letter to BMC Administration re: Trans Women Inclusion

Join in the conversation here: Bryn Mawr Alums for Trans Women’s Inclusion and her: Make Bryn Mawr Accessible for Trans Women

Let’s flood some inboxes, shall we?

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

Link to the letter is now fixed!

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

Hey Bryn Mawr, we're drafting an open letter in support of the inclusion of trans women at Bryn Mawr

We need your thoughts, your ideas, your voice--time is of the essence

View the letter here: Open Letter to BMC Administration re: Trans Women Inclusion

Join in the conversation here: Bryn Mawr Alums for Trans Women's Inclusion and her: Make Bryn Mawr Accessible for Trans Women

Let's flood some inboxes, shall we?

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

GIVEAWAY WINNERS!

Congratulations to our duck pond run giveaway winners!

melouize

inhumanrobot

chilldoll99

epicfailingagain

Remember, spots are transferrable; details for Saturday are coming through to your inbox. Congratulations!

edit: epicfailingagain, I need you to open your ask box so I can send you details!

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

How about a "Giveaway?": Ride to the Duck Pond

Likes and reblogs (no limit) will count; winner will be selected using a random generator.

There are four spaces in my car. These can be filled by frosh, or UC students—yes, you can roll down the windows and shout “encouragement” to the runners.

Hot chocolate and donuts (Krispy Kreme) will be provided to all passengers.

Spaces are transferrable (i.e. hellers can win spots for their hellees, or vice versa if you’re a little masochistic)

Edit: to avoid unnecessary stress, winners will be selected and announced Wednesday morning. You must have your inbox/ask box open at this time so we can communicate the details to you. Thanks for playing!

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

Two days until we select the winners!

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

How about a "Giveaway?": Ride to the Duck Pond

Likes and reblogs (no limit) will count; winner will be selected using a random generator.

There are four spaces in my car. These can be filled by frosh, or UC students—yes, you can roll down the windows and shout “encouragement” to the runners.

Hot chocolate and donuts (Krispy Kreme) will be provided to all passengers.

Spaces are transferrable (i.e. hellers can win spots for their hellees, or vice versa if you’re a little masochistic)

Edit: to avoid unnecessary stress, winners will be selected and announced Wednesday morning. You must have your inbox/ask box open at this time so we can communicate the details to you. Thanks for playing!

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

SO LOOK WHAT SEEMS TO CORRESPOND TO THE DATE OF THE DUCK POND RUN

coincidence? I THINK NOT

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

WELCOME TO HELL

Countdown to Feb 19, 2014 5:41 AM. Showing days, hours, minutes and seconds ticking down to 0

(accidentally made it 5 AM, whoops. real countdown here: http://tinyurl.com/wwelcometohell)

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

[Want to see this become more accessible? picture of Bryn Mawr College Hell Family Tree. Goal: to create an interactive, searchable version of the Hell Family Tree. Seeking: students familiar with coding using Python, or interested in learning how to do so. Interested? Email [email protected] with your schedule availability]

Go here to view the current version of the tree.

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

Final examination in General Biology, 1948.

Is there anyone more hilarious or clever than the Class of 1948? Short answer: no.

Screen capture from archive.org, Class of 1948 yearbook. Read more here: http://archive.org/stream/brynmawrcollegey1948bryn#page/n5/mode/2up

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

Yesterday, all my finals seemed so far away

Then I realized they start today Oh, how I long for yesterday... Suddenly I no longer have a grade of "B" Now it's looking closer to a "C" Oh, finals came so suddenly... ... Yesterday, thoughts of graduating come this May, Now it looks as though I'm here to stay, Oh, how I long for yesterday!

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

Are you interested in making change on campus by addressing the way sexual misconduct, sexual assault, and rape affect the Bryn Mawr community?

Do you want to be part of a working group that will brainstorm how to facilitate conversations and raise awareness around these issues, with the goal of making Bryn Mawr a safer space? Comment on this post or email me! It will be most helpful to have people who will be around in the next academic year, but if you will be around in the summer, some of this work will be started then as well. If you won't be around but want still want to share your thoughts, email me at maghazaria(at)bmc!

[keepcalmandmawrteron]

Are you interested in inheriting this blog?

If you're 2014, 2015, or 2016 and interested in running this tumblr after this year, message me! This is just for running the blog part, not selling things.

Edit: To clarify, it is being May Dayed, I just have to know who to May Day it to :)