The Diversity, Democracy and Voice Project focuses on democracy, inclusion, and civic engagement among people of color. Our ultimate goal is to develop and implement a full research and practice agenda to describe the ways in which race, generation, and civil society connect.

SEMINAR SCHEDULE
March 8, 2005 Feminist Activism from the 1960s to the Present: On and Off Campus Joyce Gelb, Professor of Political Science, City College and the Graduate Center, CUNY Commentator: Duchy Trachtenberg, President of Maryland NOW, & NOW National Board Member

March 15, 2005 Students Against Sweatshops: Understanding the Campus-based Movement Peter Dreier, Dr. E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics, Occidental College

March 29, 2005 African-American Youth and Historically- Black Universities in the 'Free Joan Little' Movement, 1974-1975 Genna Rae McNeil, Professor of History, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

April 5, 2005 The Conservative Right on Campus: Building a Grassroots and National-Level Movement Clyde Wilcox, Professor of Government, Georgetown University

April 12, 2005 Saving Babies on Campus: The Role of Students in the Pro-Life Movement Ziad Munson, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Lehigh University

April 19, 2005 Student Protest in the United States, 1960-1990 Sarah Soule, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Arizona

April 26, 2005 The Peace Movement at U.S. Universities during the Vietnam War Kenneth J. Heineman, Professor of History, Ohio University

May 3, 2005 Social Movements and Global Democracy: The Role of Universities in the Global Justice Movement Jackie Smith, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, SUNY-Stony Brook

May 10, 2005 Student Activism and the "People Power" Movements in Indonesia and the Philippines James Riker, Associate Director, Democracy Collaborative, University of Maryland

For additional information about this seminar series, see the Democracy Collaborative's web site at www.democracycollaborative.org, or contact Loreene O'Neill, seminar coordinator (phone 301-405- 8519 or email loneill@gvpt.umd.edu).

When: April 9, 2005 9:30am - 6:00pm

Where: American University

Sponsored by: Latino and American Student Organization of American University

Cost: Free to High School Students

The numbers tell the story:

• Only 16 percent of Latino high school graduates earn a four-year college degree by age 29, compared with 37 percent of non-Hispanic whites and 21 percent of African-Americans
• More than two in five Latinos do not graduate from High School
• In 2000, 6.8 percent of Latinos were unemployed compared to only 3.4 percent of non-Hispanic whites

CIRCLE requests proposals for research that is conducted by young people. Teams that include youth researchers may apply to investigate a community issue of their choice.

Proposals are due: March 31, 2005

Have you been working on a community- based project? Share your story! Call for Papers deadline is March 15, 2005! Visit our conference webpage for details on submission requirements.

Panel, paper, workshop, and poster presentations on the following topics are welcome:

*Successful schools and educational innovations for K-12, higher education, and adult learners

*Healthy families/ healthy communities

*Livable wages, employment opportunities and job training

*Affordable housing for all

*Building and preserving diverse communities

*Using culture and the arts to promote community development

*Faith and spirituality as resources for community building

If you would like to share any announcements from your organization or campus with the CoRAL Network community, send a brief blurb to kcarter@coralnetwork.org by close of business each Thursday for inclusion in the following Monday's Newsbits.

Please note that submissions MUST be about local events, news, opportunities and activities that are related to community affairs in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Northern Virginia.