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牧师. 海蒂·卡灵顿·希思发表主题演讲 at the Pride and Pancakes breakfast.
周二上午,联合国大学举行了第31届年度骄傲和煎饼早餐, celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community as part of the university’s 2024年同性恋月 festivities. 这次活动的特色是牧师的主题演讲. 海蒂·卡灵顿·希思, coast Outright的执行董事, 并表彰了今年比尔基德LGBTQIA+奖的获奖者.
The celebration – formerly known as the LGBTQ+ and Ally Pancake Breakfast – was held in the Granite State Room in the MUB and was streamed online for additional virtual attendees. 这只是联合国大学计划的几项活动之一 2024年同性恋月 庆祝活动贯穿整个四月,包括 2024基德尔讲座特色托纳·布朗该会议将于4月18日举行.
纳丁小, 主要研究首席多元化官兼助理副总裁, welcomed the audience to the pancake breakfast with a message on inclusion and community that set the tone for the morning, 发出希望的信号,无论我们如何认同, 我们以真实的自我生活在这个世界上.”
That theme would very much carry through in Carrington Heath’s address, as well. She began by thanking Cari Moorhead – retiring dean of the 主要研究 研究生院 – for the critical role she played in the formation of Seacoast Outright, before recognizing the significance of the breakfast itself and the work being done at 主要研究.
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“Spaces that celebrate the joy and the beauty of LGBTQ+ community are more important than they’ve ever been in New Hampshire,”她说。.
为此目的, she noted several bills related to queer and trans youth that have been or will be heard at the New Hampshire State House during this legislative season, and encouraged the audience members to fight for issues they feel passionately about – offering a few “concrete action steps,,包括组织和激活, 大声说,大声说, 出现, 并且播种和培育支持.
“如果你今天在这里, you are already doing arguably the most important thing – you are building your muscles of hope,卡灵顿·希思说.
在基德尔奖获奖名单公布之后, Yashwant Prakash Vyas发表了闭幕致辞, 主要研究的主任 Aulbani J. 博雷加德平等、正义和自由中心.
2024基德奖得主
粉红三角奖:儿童研究与发展中心
为了深深的承诺, 作为一个完全投入的团队和教学人员, 继续进行社会正义教育和倡导. Some examples include: 2+ year full-staff social justice education journey, 在HDFS项目中加入反偏见课程, and expanding access to inclusive children’s literature within the center.
教师奖:Charli Valdez
**Received by the women’s and gender studies chair, Robin Hackett, on his behalf
For prioritizing inclusion and social justice through the intersectional academic lenses of LGBTQIA+ perspectives, 女权主义理论与当代美国文学, leading to regular student requests to exceed registration capacity and collegial requests for academic collaboration.
员工奖:Kate Gladstone
将LGBTQIA+倡导融入联合国大学的预防教育, including: creation of “Spotlight on 健康y Queer Relationships” training, 共同主持研究及实地工作安全委员会, 创造安全的空间,让异性恋, 同性恋恐惧症和变性恐惧症可以被尊重和有效地探讨.
研究生奖:汉娜·奥康纳
For incorporating LGBTQIA+ advocacy into the social work internship at a local older adult residential community. 采用的方法包括:建模包容性语言, 促进盟友培训, 邀请当地LGBTQIA+领导人与居民交谈, and reviewing policies and procedures to ensure greater equity and inclusion.
本科学生奖:Lex
For consistent support of LGBTQIA+ visibility and advocacy within the 主要研究 community, 包括:在COVID-19大流行期间加强领导联盟, advocacy efforts to move the Alliance office to a more visible space within the MUB, and voicing LGBTQIA+ student concerns to senior leadership which resulted in rigorous policy review and numerous recommendations.
本科生奖:Allison Duseau
For intersectional work related to LGBTQIA+ advocacy and well-being through a number of avenues, 包括:在H内建模包容性语言和实践&W实习队列, 创建和提供培训,如, “物质使用与LGBTQIA+社区”, 以及在整个项目过渡过程中始终如一的安全区便利.
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