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Wake Up Call: Special thanks to Douglas Jimenez for putting this together!
Wake Up Call from Douglas Jimenez on Vimeo.
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DiamondBack: Sexual assault discussed at forum
Tim Baldauf-Lenschen, a member of Justice at Maryland — a student group formed to advocate for better treatment of campus workers — told the panel a zero-tolerance policy for abuse needs to be implemented to prevent sexual assault and harassment before it occurs. Black Staff and Faculty Association President Solomon Comissiong also addressed the crowd to describe how he has met with more than 20 women on university staff with stories of abuse.
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Kevin Bacon Do Good Challenge
About the Challenge
Basically, we want to see how Terps Do Good. Any student can enter – either as an individual or with a group. Individuals or groups may participate in one of three ways: create and develop a project for a cause you are passionate about, Do Good for an existing SGA-approved campus student group, or Do Good for an existing nonprofit organization.
Our team wants to see how much and what kind of good you can do between now and Spring Break. The 6 teams who Do the most Good will be judged by a panel of celebrities – including Kevin Bacon – at the Challenge’s culminating event on April 18th. Finalists can look forward to prizes that include $5000 for your cause, Kevin Bacon related prizes, and a private jet to Atlanta for two court side seats at a Hawks NBA game (among other sweet prizes).
Soooo, how will you be selected as a Finalist?
We will follow up asking you to complete a one-page application to be a finalists. You will ultimately tell us why you should be a finalist! By March 26th you’ll submit a concise and persuasive one-page impact statement that includes the following information:
- What did you accomplish for your cause? In other words, what impact did you have?
- How did you incorporate social networking tools to do good?
- What did you learn?
Our team will evaluate holistically, considering overall impact and quantitative indicators such as:
- How many people “like” your cause on Facebook?
- How many followers does your cause have on Twitter?
- If fundraising is part of your efforts, how many donations did you receive? How much money did you raise? How many in-kind donations did you receive?
- If volunteering was part of your efforts, how many people worked on this project?
If we win this competition, Workers Abuse on Campus will get the international coverage that it needs for the University of Maryland to capitulate to our demands so that workers will have a safe environment to work in.
Please like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/JUSTICE-AT-MARYLAND/271726419566749
And follow us on Twitter: @JUSTICE_AT_MD
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Human Abuse at University Maryland Documentary: Part Two
This is the second part of a two-part documentary entitled: Human Abuse at University of Maryland. This Documentary details the harsh situation at UMD where workers have been systematically abused, discriminated against because of their race, culture and language differences. Most of the victimized workers have been women of color. This documentary also features many of the voices (students, alumni, community, and staff) that have come together to fight for the rights of workers at UMD. They demand that the University of Maryland do something TANGIBLE to stop the abuse.
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Human Abuse at University Maryland Documentary: Part One
This is the first part of a two-part documentary entitled: Human Abuse at University of Maryland. The film was written and directed by UMD student, Sisi Reid. This Documentary details the harsh situation at UMD where workers have been systematically abused, discriminated against because of their race, culture and language differences. Most of the victimized workers have been women of color. This documentary also features many of the voices (students, alumni, community, and staff) that have come together to fight for the rights of workers at UMD. They demand that the University of Maryland do something TANGIBLE to stop the abuse.
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The Diamondback: Directing for Justice
From The Diamondback on Friday, March 16, 2012
For Sisi Reid, progress can’t come fast enough.
The sophomore anthropology major combined knowledge and passion to produce and direct a documentary designed to advance the fight against alleged workers’ abuse on this campus.
“We’re making progress, but at too slow of a pace,” Reid said. “The workers are still suffering.”
click here for the full article
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Diamondback Editorial: An unfulfilled agreement
From The Diamondback editorial board on 3/14/12:
It’s not enough for the university to plan for some program in the near future; these promises of “nearly” and “soon” aren’t going to cut it anymore. It has been six months since the report was released and the university pledged to take timely action to address these issues. How many more months will the administration sit by before it actually fulfills its promise?
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