Committee on Ethnic, Racial and Gender Equity (CERGE)
Land Acknowledgement
As we all journey on the trail of life, we wish to acknowledge the spiritual and physical connection the Pennacook, Abenaki and Wabanaki Peoples have maintained to N’dakinna (homeland) and the aki (land), nebi (water), olakwika (flora) and awaasak (fauna) that the University of New Hampshire community is honored to steward today. We also acknowledge the hardships they continue to endure after the loss of unceded homelands and champion the university’s responsibility to foster relationships and opportunities that strengthen the well-being of the Indigenous People who carry forward the traditions of their ancestors.
Mission
To promote Race/Ethnicity and Gender Equity through advancing changes in departmental culture, ongoing curriculum review, and ongoing training and support of all faculty, staff, and students.
Anti-Oppressive Practice Lens
The UNH Social Work Department strives to operate from an Anti-Oppressive Lens and promote Anti-Oppressive Practice (AOP) in both the classroom and in internship placements. Anti-Oppressive Practice (AOP) is one of the central social justice-oriented approaches in social work. It recognizes the structural origins of oppression and promotes social transformation by utilizing critical theories including feminist, Marxist, postmodernist, indigenous, poststructuralist, anti-colonial, and anti-racist theories, among others (Baines, 2011). More information can be found here:
https://www.criticallyinfusedsw.com/antioppressive-practice
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Check out our Monthly DEI calendar!
Sign the Wildcat Pledge to UNITE Agaist Racism!
2021-2022 Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Annual Report: https://www.unh.edu/diversity-inclusion/sites/default/files/media/2022-10/ddei_annualreport_wbfy22.pdf
Campus Resources
UNH Community, Equity and Diversity
The Aulbani J. Beauregard Center
The Diversity Support Coalition
UNH Library Guide: Racial Justice Resources
University Commission on Community Equity and Diversity
Civil Rights and Equity Office
CHHS Committe on Ethnicity and Race Equity (CERE)
Current CERGE Action committees: Events, Recruitment and support of students of color into Social Work, Advocacy and Student Voice. If you are a student interested in getting involved, please email Kelsey Boucher kelsey.boucher@unh.edu
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