Happy Summer Break! We hope your family is looking forward to some summer fun and time together. Here are some ideas for continuing our ABAR learning and enjoying the many different cultures represented in Boulder County. Continuing Our Antiracist Work If you missed the ABAR book club this year, here is a quick read to […]
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have made their homes in North America since the late 1500s. These groups have played major roles in every piece of American history, yet they have been regularly discriminated against and left out of the history books. Let’s learn more about the contributions and experiences of these Americans, as […]
The month of May is designated Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. This umbrella category includes a wide range of cultures and geographic regions. Here is a map of the Asia/Pacific region: In the United States, the Federal Government defines “Asian American” as: Persons having origins in any of the original peoples of […]
Holocaust Remembrance Last week on April 28th, Jewish people around the world observed Yom HaShoah, a day to remember and honor the more than six million Jews who died in the Holocaust. If you are interested in learning more about the Holocaust, here are some resources to get you started: The United States Holocaust Memorial […]
When we think about climate change, we may wonder what it has to do with our Anti-Bias Anti-Racism (ABAR) work. Afterall, what does a melting glacier have to do with racism? A close look at our ABAR principles, particularly Justice and Action, reveals that climate change has everything to do with racism and the structural inequalities […]
Celebrate Earth Day! Today is April 22nd, Earth Day! Looking for ways to celebrate our beautiful planet with your family? Here are some great ideas: Sustainable Resilient Longmont is hosting an Earth Day celebration tomorrow, Saturday, April 23rd at the Longmont Museum. Check out the music of Jeff & Paige, learn about Birds of Prey, […]
This week we continue to learn about and celebrate Arab American Heritage. A great place to start is the Arab American National Museum and its virtual exhibits: Listen to Arab Instruments and make your own drum Follow the waves of Arab American immigration to the United States Learn about Arab American religions, entrepreneurship, food, and […]
It is believed that the first person of Arab descent to immigrate to the area that would later become the United States was a man named Estebanico Azemmouri who traveled from Morocco in 1527. Since then, the population of Americans of Arab descent has grown to over 3 million people. This is at best an […]
Thursday, March 31st was International Transgender Day of Visibility. This day is for celebrating the accomplishments of transgender and gender nonconforming people, while raising awareness of the work that still needs to be done to achieve transgender justice. Celebrate Transgender and Nonbinary Voices Transgender and gender non-conforming people have long been kept out of the […]
As we continue to celebrate Women’s History, we look at the history of Women’s rights here in the United States, as well as the ongoing struggle for equality that women continue to face. Since the formal creation of the United States in 1776, women and BIPOC citizens have had civil rights like the right to […]
