[GSC-Diversity-All] GSC DEI Newsletter

[Madeline Elizabeth Dery]

Hi everyone!


Happy Friday the 13th! Please enjoy the latest edition of the GSC DEI newsletter!


General GSC DEI

Check out our Google Calendar that includes all of our events here<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r?cid=dWszdDZhb2tuZWMyMm5nMzZlZ2psdXNjZHNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ>! If you would like to submit an event to the calendar you can do so using this form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD6FFBRfAHf1ukXeo3DubrU_gP55UbJ1z1NyTQe2tb67jVeQ/viewform>.


We are seeking a group of Fellows with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and life histories for the DEI Graduate Fellows program. The DEI Graduate Fellows are a cohort of 30 MIT graduate students seeking to create a more equitable, inclusive, and engaging MIT community. This program is sponsored by the Graduate Student Council Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (GSC DEI), the Office of Graduate Education (OGE), MindHandHeart (MHH), and the Institute Community and Equity Office (ICEO). We have a few more spaces for Fellows to apply, if you are interested in participating in this program please see this application<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdLf7ET8n0FM6AGSblkl9m4NvncBhA1Uv-v11LXf1n4JaRcw/viewform> for more information! Applications are due by November 25, 2020.


Student Life

The Latinx Virtual Leadership Experience Conference will be held March 27, 2021. If you’re interested in attending and identify as LGBTQ+, LBGTQ+ Services can fund the conference ticket for you! Please email lbgt at mit.edu with your interest, and whether you’re an undergraduate or a graduate student (since there are separate funding applications for both groups).


The Institute Community & Equity Office is hosting a variety of public guest lectures on the Black experience - check them out here<https://diversity.mit.edu/events>! Zoom link to register here<https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqcO-hrz8qGtDBsu_3dCAa5QAi3_x-VnWp>.

  *   Nov. 17th: Walking while Black II: Topher Sanders


Join the International Support Network!

International Student Support mailing list URL: https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/international-support-network

Contact: international-support-admin at mit.edu<mailto:international-support-admin at mit.edu>

Recent Developments have highlighted the lack of support and heightened concern among the international community at MIT. MIT COVID Relief has created a new mailing list to share information, provide each other support, and organize future town halls. Join the mailing list international-support-network at mit.edu<mailto:international-support-network at mit.edu> at the above URL. All members of the MIT community are welcome! For more MIT COVID Relief news, see https://twitter.com/mitcovidrelief.


We have two open Constituency Representative (C-Rep) positions for first generation/low income students and students with disabilities. Please contact gsc-diversity-officers at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-diversity-officers at mit.edu> if interested.


Sign up to the DEI mailing list gsc-diversity-all at mit.edu here<http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/gsc-diversity-all>.


For any general questions regarding DEI or how to get involved, please contact us at gsc-diversity at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-diversity at mit.edu>.


GET INSPIRED AND MEET NEW PEOPLE AT THIS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH SOME OF MIT’S MOST INNOVATIVE WOMEN.



One of the best ways to support women entrepreneurs is to celebrate them! Join this culminating celebration event, a candid conversation with innovators at MIT who represent the pipeline of women in innovation and entrepreneurship from undergraduate to faculty. There will also be breakout room networking. Walk away with inspiration, insights, and new connections at MIT.



Registration is Free!



Event Hosts: MIT Innovation Initiative and MIT Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship



Event Date: Thursday, November 19, 2020


Event Time: 12:00PM Eastern



Speaker Lineup:

·         Smita Bhattacharjee - undergrad student , founder of TILT

·         Celi Lynch - grad student, founder of Green Source

·         Shruti Muralidhar - postdoc, co-founder of BiasWatchIndia and IndSciComm

·         Floris Engelhardt - postdoc, Kano Therapeutics

·         Christina Qi - alumna, founder of Domeyard LP and Databento

·         Rebecca Hui - alumna, founder of Roots Studio

·         Yiyuan Jasmine Qin - alumna, founder of re+collective



Moderated by: Hala Hanna, Managing Director, Community at MIT Solve



REGISTER NOW<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-entrepreneurship-day-mita-celebration-tickets-127494929767>



For more info, Visit: https://mitii.news/WEMatMIT



Follow on social media: #WEMatMIT #WomenOfMIT #sheINNOVATESatMIT #OneMIT #ChooseWomen


Audition for MIT The F-Word's 2021 production of

The Vagina Monologues

Written by Eve Ensler

Produced by Meghan Davis '21



November 14th & 15th

1-4PM

zooooom: https://mit.zoom.us/j/99578812096



No preparation required, auditions are walk-in.

No acting experience necessary!





All women and non-binary folks are welcome to audition**





Want to write your own piece? Amazing! Email us or sign up here<https://forms.gle/MT6R5xPBKnXY3DzZ7>

Don’t want to act but want to GET INVOLVED? Email us or sign up here<https://forms.gle/eW16NqaGSxEbaUadA>





The goal of The Vagina Monologues at MIT is to combat gender-based violence by amplifying the voices of marginalized genders and promoting a sex-positive culture. We would love for you to bring your story into our production in whatever way makes sense for you.



Questions? Comments? Concerns? Can’t make it?

Please reach out to the directors at vagina-dir at mit.edu.



See you there!



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**All women and non-binary folks are invited to audition, and bring in their individual identities and experiences to their performance. Participation does not involve vagina-essentialism, but a connection to the themes and narratives expressed in the play.

Best,
GSC DEI
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