culture

The Nzinga Sisterhood Circle

vdwillia — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:18:38 -0500

While our mission is the develop unity, cultural awareness, and a stable support line for women of the African Diaspora, we encourage diverse participation. Women of the African Diaspora have very low interaction on campus and graduate at a much slower rate than other groups. It is our purpose to remedy the issues that cause these two problems through self empowerment, sisterhood, community service, campus and community events, acceptance and activism.

Culturally-Sensitive Psychological Projective Test

KrystleHays — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:04:02 -0500

This project creates an opportunity to explore the intersection between psychometric instrumentation and cross-cultural factors, as the researchers intend on the development of a new projective psychological instrument. Assessment instruments have been statistically proven to can be beneficial for members of all populations. As the number of minority clients increases and the mental health community continues to recognize the importance of minority mental health, the need for culturally sensitive instruments will increase.

Volition

dweaddy@edisto.cofc.edu — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:24:38 -0600

Help Build a Global Community.
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Volition was started by Amberjade Mwekali Taylor and Trey Eaddy and is based out of Charleston, South Carolina. The Project's purpose is to further global communication and understanding, first on a mircro-level, with the intentions of progressing to a macro-level.

The Step Outside Initiative

SOIVT — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:25:05 -0600

The mission of the Step Outside Initiative is to inspire young adults to discover their role in the global community by connecting them to meaningful cross-cultural engagement opportunities.

To impact this generation and the next toward higher levels of cultural awareness, creating new generations of adults that have culturally-sensitive and socially responsible world-views.

Crawfordsville Culture Murals

Shaley09 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:48:34 -0600

As a community, my local Spanish Club wants to paint large murals on various buildings to add flavor to downtown and to express our rich cultures. We have a large population of Hispanics, and my class thinks it would be great to blend all of the amazing cultures and paint it for all to see in an artistic way.

Community Garden

renabear — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:19:23 -0600

Hey,
What I would like to do is get my community to start a community garden. I think I'd like to start with recruiting some of my peers, in order to build the community, give them hope and try to push out some of the drugs and violence.
Thanks

All HeARTs; Inspiring Children and Bridging Communities Through the ARTS

croyezauxreves — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:35:57 -0600

New Community Ministries All HeARTs program is a non-profit organization which strives to bring music, drama and dance to at risk children.

Teaching Immigrant Adults to Speak English

alexisbabb — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:17:02 -0600

I teach adults, mostly latinos, how to speak English at a community adult school here in the Bay Area. My mom has been teaching at this adult school for over two years now, and I've been volunteering for over a year. Last year, I often went four times a week from 6:30-9:30 helping out in the intermediate or beginning intermediate class. ( depending on what day of the week it was ).

Global Languages - Providing Free Access to a World of Languages

GlobalLanguages — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:33:00 -0600

The Global Language Group, also known as Global Languages, is a non-profit, official student organization of The George Washington University (GW). It was founded by GW student Andrew Brown in September 2005, in effort to develop cooperation within the community through the education of international languages and cultures.

The Melting Pot of America

sarahcabbage — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:32:43 -0600

With my partner, I completed the Girl Scout Gold Award (the highest distinction awarded in Girl Scouts, equivalent to the Eagle Scout) Project. I educated younger Girl Scouts about different cultures that make up the United States of America. I set up booths for Thinking Day (a large event in the girl scout world) for various countries around the world so that the girls could learn about them and expand their knowledge of ethnicity.