Cultural Competency, Knowledge, and Understanding.

Regrettably this is the start of psychological subconscious\conscious training that starts at the earliest age for young black youths due to a lack of cultural knowledge\understanding. 

Readers, you be the judge of what’s taking place for both the short and long term effects.

BEMA

From: Andrew Williams Jr [

To: LiBugg

Subject: Young black students in Fresno and nationally need our help

Andrew Williams Jr.
On May 19, 2014 6:20 PM, "LiBugg"  wrote:

I re-read your email and attachments today hoping to stimulate my thoughts. I want to know how can I help the African American students I get to know while substitute teaching.  I teach in predominantly white and or Spanish districts.  Here is my experience today.

My heart was broken today.

A 3rd grade African American boy worked hard to get his weekly visiting English/drama teacher’s approval. Let's call him Jon.

He was one of two African American male students in a class of 26 (Mostly white.… Perhaps 5 Spanish).  The students prepared to stand up before the class and read their poems.  

I walked by Jon’s table and was impressed with his ability to memorize a poem …with inflection and pauses within 15 minutes.  

The visiting teacher then said, "I will pick the students who worked hard to come up first."   She called all the kids to come up and read their poems.  

Jon was called third to last and then another African American boy second to last.

I saw Jon's face when she got to the 15th student. It looked so sad.  I fought hard not to speak up for him. I had to watch it through to the end to be sure of what was taking place.    

When Jon did read, the teacher was looking down at her papers.  Again, this time I fought hard not to show my anger.  I had to be wise and careful (at this point).  When the teacher was alone, I told her he was one of the best, but called at the end (after she said the best would be called first).

Her response, “Well...He doesn't behave!"    

“Well, today he memorized a poem and did an excellent job, I replied.“  I did not see him misbehave and he was with me all day.  Later, I told Jon he did a great job. Then I made him and a another student (white girl) who did well.... captains of teams.  

It was all I could do for now!  

Nevertheless,  I see so many African American children misunderstood as I travel from school to school.  I  know other kids go through the same experiences…but there is a consistent experience with many (not all but many) African Americans.  That is, they are so misunderstood.  Something has to be done.      

LiBugg

AU African Risk Capacity (ARC)

Even though non-political in nature African Risk Capacity guidelines, and contingency planning documentation must be designed with anti-corruption & enforcement criteria for country participation in order to be an effective and sustainable tool for planning and recovery.

http://www.africanriskcapacity.org/documents/350251/389546/CPMeetingAnalysis.pdf

Black Emergency Managers Association

Funding Opportunity: William Averette Anderson Fund (Bill Anderson Fund)

v William Averette Anderson Fund

The William Averette Anderson Fund, fondly called the Bill Anderson Fund, serves as a conduit between entities (institutions, organizations and agencies) that serve to educate and nurture individuals of color in such fields as, but not limited to, engineering, earth science, sociology, urban planning, public administration and public health: and entities that provide graduate education and employ specialists in hazard and disaster mitigation.  The focus is to significantly increase the persons of color who perform research, are educators, practitioners and research funders in hazard and disaster mitigation. 

The Fund’s focus on one of Bill’s major long-held concerns, expressed to Norma throughout his professional career, and which is captured in the two documents referenced below. First, the National Research Council of the National Academies 2006 report, Facing Hazards and Disasters:  Understanding Human Dimensions. 

 “The report [Facing Hazards and Disasters] indicates that more diversity is needed in the social science disaster research workforce.  Because of their vulnerability, Hurricane Katrina affected many minorities, but there are few minority researchers and practitioners in the field.  A minority perspective could bring new light to issues that would otherwise go unnoticed.  Additionally, the report calls for The NSF (National Science Foundation) and other relevant agencies to take action to increase the size of the scholarly workforce in the field in order to meet future needs, especially since the workforce is aging.”

Second, documented in the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, November 2008, Mobilization of the Black Community Following Hurricane Katrina: From Disaster Assistance to Advocacy of Social Change and Equity, William A. Anderson, National Research Council, National Academies….

“Inclusion of African Americans and other minorities could be significant because of the different perspectives that they might bring to managing disaster-related problems and conducting critical research and educational activities.”

For information:  Bill Anderson Fund, Norma@BillAndersonFund.org

$15K-$30K Deadline Thursday, June 19, 2014. Awards for Access to Disaster Medicine and Public Health Information.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is offering a funding opportunity for small projects to improve access to disaster medicine and public health information for health care professionals, first responders and others that play a role in health-related disaster preparedness, response and recovery.  NLM is soliciting proposals from partnerships in the U.S. that include at least one library and at least one organization that has disaster-related responsibilities, such as a health department, emergency management department, and responder organizations. Contract awards will be offered for a minimum of $15,000 to a maximum of $30,000 each for a one-year project.

An open information session was held on Thursday, May 8 at 1:30 pm ET during the monthly Disaster Information Specialist webinar. All questions and responses will be posted following the meeting on FedBizOpps.

The deadline for proposals is Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 5 pm ET.

The solicitation notice can be found on FedBizOpps.gov:

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8342e7f3a5ed717efa31cea5c8f4f879&tab=core&_cview=0

For more information about the “Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Project 2014”, please visit http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/2014disasteroutreachrfq.html.  

Call for Papers. ICISF's 13th World Congress on Stress, Trauma, and Coping.

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