Class Awareness Workshop on January 30-see details & register

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Shared by MIT's Institute Community and Equity Office. Details & registration below (and: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-awareness-workshop-tickets-53152103372<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-awareness-workshop-tickets-53152103372?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text>):

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Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-awareness-workshop-tickets-53152103372<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-awareness-workshop-tickets-53152103372?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text>

Are you inspired to help end issues of class and classism at MIT? Join us and Class<https://classism.org/about/> Action<https://classism.org/about/>, a national nonprofit, for this educational and interactive workshop to learn skills to raise awareness, shift cultural beliefs about social class, build cross-class solidarity, and transform institutions and systems.
Workshop details
DATE: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 (during IAP period)
Back-up date: Thursday, January 31, 2019
TIME: 12:00-4:00 pm (Lunch will be served from 12:00 -12:30pm, workshop starts at 12:30pm)
LOCATION: W20-307 (Mezzanine Lounge)
AUDIENCE: Faculty, postdocs, staff and students at MIT
PRESENTER: Rachel Rybaczuk, Interim Director, Class Action
Registration is required. Lunch will be served.
SUGGESTED LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  *   Identify different components of an individual's class background (income, occupation, education level, etc.) and how they are similar or different from others.
  *   Understand how students, faculty and staff from particular backgrounds could have additional challenges, both in general and specifically at MIT.
  *   Brainstorm ways of making the world and MIT specifically more inclusive and equitable.
To request additional information, please contact Shauna Bush-Fenty at sfenty at mit.edu<mailto:sfenty at mit.edu>.
Hosted by: Institute Community and Equity Office (ICEO) in partnership with Class Awareness Support and Equality (CASE), MindHandHeart (MHH), and Working Group for Support Staff, Civility and Respect Subcommittee (WGSS- C&R).
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