This week will highlight the experiences of Multiracial students at Elon; as well as our greater global community. Throughout the week we will host a variety of events that will explore different aspects of the Multiracial student experience. We would appreciate your support and attendance!

“Check All That Apply” A Townhall for Multiracial and Third Culture Students at Elon

Monday, March 2 — 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Moseley 221

“Check All That Apply” is a monthly town hall for people who identify as Biracial, Multiracial, and/or Third Culture. We invite Multiracial and Third culture members of the community to join us for food, conversation, and fellowship.

“Mixed-ish: A Conversation on Multiracial Media Representation”

Tuesday, March 3 — 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Moseley 221 

What does it mean to have multiracial media representation? What does it look like to move past the Black/White binary for multiracial images in the media? What did the show “Mixed-ish” get right and wrong about multiracial families in the U.S.? Join us as we unpack these questions, and more!

“Gate Keeping: Who is and Who isn’t Enough”

Wednesday, March 4 — 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Moseley 221 

“You’re not Black, You’re Mixed”. “You don’t look Asian”. “Are you sure you’re Latinx?” Often Multiracial people face questions about their identities. How can communities hold space for multiracial individuals? What does it mean for communities to decide who is and who isn’t enough? How do we navigate these conversations? Join the CREDE as we talk about how Gate Keeping has effected communities and community members over time.

Thursday, March 5 

No programming in honor of Elon Day.

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Friday, March 6 — 8 p.m.
Turner Theater

Join us for the last event of Multiracial Awareness Week! Loving is a 2016 British-American biographical romantic drama film that tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, the plaintiffs in the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court (the Warren Court) decision Loving v. Virginia, which invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage.

In Spring 2020, CREDE staff will be partnering with the Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement as well as the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life to offer an alternative Spring Break at Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. This interfaith program is partnering with Re-Member, a grassroots community organization working alongside the Lakota Oglala tribe. Volunteers on this program will stay on the reservation, work on infrastructure projects, and spend time learning from community members and guest speakers.

Collaborators with CREDE include East Neighborhood, Elon Dining, English Department, Global Neighborhood, Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement, Oaks Neighborhood, Residence Life, and Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life.

Questions regarding Native Heritage Month programming can be directed to email Kiah Glenn at kglenn5@elon.edu.

Native Heritage Month Kick-Off

Nov. 4, Noon to 2 p.m.
CREDE
Join us for our first event for Native Heritage Month. There will be refreshments.

NHM College Coffee

Nov. 5, 9:40 a.m.
Phi Beta Kappa Commons
This college coffee will feature dessert from “The Scuffletown Cookbook. Lumbee Indian Recipes of Yesteryear: A Taste of History and Dialect” by Gloria Barton Gates.

“Native North Carolina A (G)local Conversation about the Nations that Surround Us”

Nov. 5, 5:45 to 7 p.m.
Lakeside 212
A dinner and conversation with representatives of local Native communities about the ways in which they engage identity, community, and representation in and outside of contemporary Indigenous spaces. We will be hosting 10 guests from our local Native Communities and featuring food from, ” The Scuffletown Cookbook. Lumbee Indian Recipes of Yesteryear: A Taste of Lumbee History and Dialect”. This event is brought to you by Global Neighborhood, The CREDE, The English Department and Elon Dining.

DEEP: Rooted in Social Justice featuring Raven Dial-Stanley: “Missing Indigenous Women”

Nov. 6, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Moseley 215
This presentation will illustrate the precolonial teachings of indigenous people and their value of women and the relevancy of missing indigenous women; specifically, in North Carolina.

Soup and Society

Nov. 12, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
East Neighborhood
Soup and Society is an event series designed to give space for productive peer-to-peer dialogue about societal topics and issues. This month will focus on issues related to Native and Indigenous communities.

Periclean Scholars Present: “Healing the Children At Pine Ridge”

Nov. 13, 7 to 8 p.m.
Whitley Auditorium
The Periclean Scholars will be hosting Larry Swallow and Arlana Bettelyoun, the Investigator/ Case Manager and Executive Director of the Oglala Lakota Justice Center in South Dakota. Join them for an evening presentation on their work and healing the children at Pine Ridge reservation.

“Return” Film Screening

Nov.14, 7:30 p.m.
Global Media Room
Join Global Neighborhood, Sustainability, and the CREDE as we watch the film “RETURN: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health and Spirit”.

 Late Night Noms:”Native Beading Workshop”

Nov. 19, 7 to 9 p.m.
Oaks
In partnership with Oaks Neighborhood, we invite you to join us for a great night of activities and a beading workshop with  Vikkie Jeffries.

DEEP: Rooted in Social Justice Part 2: “Missing Indigenous Women”

Nov. 20, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
CREDE, Moseley 221
This presentation will continue the conversation around indigenous people and their value of women and the relevancy of missing indigenous women; specifically, in North Carolina.

Alternative Spring Break at Pine Ridge Reservation

In partnership with the Truitt Center, this year an interfaith focused Alternative Break program is being offered on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.  This program is partnering with Re-Member, a grassroots community organization working alongside the Lakota Oglala tribe. Volunteers on this program will stay on the reservation, work on infrastructure projects, and spend time learning from community members and guest speakers.

Community Events

Ituskre [pots]: Catawba Pottery of Past and Present Exhibit

Nov. 1-30
UNC-Chapel Hill, Alumni Hall, lower level
Research Laboratories of Archaeology

Catawba pottery served as the material foundation for life in the Piedmont during the 18th century. For Catawbas, making pottery with family members created space for sharing stories and creating new memories of what it meant to be Catawba; selling pottery generated much-needed income for Catawba families striving to protect ancestral lands from colonial encroachment. For settlers, Catawba pottery offered widely available, inexpensive, and incredibly desirable cookware that produced unique flavors. Learn more about the Research Laboratories of Archaeology’s (RLA) excavation at the Federal era Catawba settlement known as New Town (c. 1790-1820). Pottery from the site demonstrates how the economic expertise, resourcefulness, and innovation of Catawba women created a new economic niche for producing and selling Catawba pots throughout the region.

American Indians in NC: Past and Present (Live Stream)

Nov. 7, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.

Watch LIVE! as we explore the 1,000-year-old Town Creek Indian Mound, located in Montgomery County. Who were the people who lived here and what were their lives like? Why did they leave the region and where did they go? How are they represented in our state today? With the help of special guests from North Carolina American Indian tribes and site staff, we’ll investigate those questions and learn about the first peoples of our past and today. Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/learning/educators/live

1619 Collective Memory(ies) Symposium: 1619 Collective Memory(ies) Symposium

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center
Nov. 11

Join the Stone Center on Monday, Nov. 11 as we host invite ‘conversants’ from communities that were thrown together as a result of the slave trade and European colonialism in both Africa and the Americas. This one-day symposium, featuring Native/Indigenous Americans, African Americans, Africans, Europeans and White Americans (descendants) will offer their unique insights and reflections on the 400th year since the eventful moment in 1619 when those enslaved Africans arrived at Point Comfort near the English settlement at Jamestown, in what is now Virginia. The event will feature two keynotes (morning and afternoon) that will serve as the foundation for the conversations that will take place between invited guests. Participants include: Chief Lynette Allston, Pura Fe Crescioni, Jessica A. Krug, Freddie Parker, Alan Rice, and Neil Roberts.

24th Annual American Indian Heritage Month Celebration

Nov. 23, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
NC Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton St. Raleigh, NC
Everyone welcome; Free admission. https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/aihc-2019

Badgett, originally from Denver, N.C., earned the title of Miss North Carolina 2019 on June 22 representing Jacksonville. Badgett graduated from the University of South Carolina Honors College with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. Her initiative, N.I.N.E.,  aims to deepen the message of the anti-rape anthem “no means no.”

From her website:  “An encounter dealing with sexual assault happens to one in five women and one in sixteen men during their collegiate years. These figures are unacceptable but unfortunately, not surprising given the fact that this violation occurs in the U.S. every 98 seconds. These numbers are devastating, but they do not need to be our future.

“The program will follow an ‘EPIC’ marketing plan; stressing the importance of educating individuals on preventive measures and public policies, providing survivor outlets, informing students of resources and confirming Title IX Regulations are being followed. Dedication to prevention and support is achieved through several of N.I.N.E’s initiatives.

“The first step to assist in lowering the number of sexual assaults across the state was making sure individuals are aware of their rights, resources, and have a clear understanding of what sexual assault is. The goal is to assure students of a support system while raising reporting numbers. By introducing a zero-tolerance policy across college campuses it eliminates the safe place for individuals to harass and assault victims, eventually eliminating the violence altogether.

“The program will partner with several nonprofit organizations across the nation to expand its mission while eliminating sexual violence in all realms. While the initial focus is college campuses this is a crime that does not discriminate based on age, race, or gender, therefore, has much room for growth and expansion. We must come together as a community, a state, and an organization to enhance knowledge and empower change.”

This year DEEP will bridge the curricular and co-curricular by featuring lectures from faculty and community experts. These experts will provide opportunities for the Elon community to critically engage in various topics and concepts of social justice. Topics are assigned monthly and DEEPmeets bi-weekly to give the opportunity to continue conversations not finished in the first meeting.

The second meeting of the month will continue the conversation and further engage participants through peer-led activities. Our first faculty guest is Rebecca Todd Peters, professor of religious studies and director of the Poverty and Social Justice Program, and will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Moseley 215.

As a feminist and Christian social ethicist, Rebecca Todd Peters’ scholarship focuses on questions of social ethics as they relate to economics, the environmental crisis, globalization, poverty and women’s access to reproductive health care. Peters addresses issues of conflict and social injustice in the world with the recognition that religion plays a significant role in shaping people’s worldviews and moral ideas. Her most recent work is developing a Christian ethic of reproductive justice as the framework for thinking about women’s whole reproductive lives, including everything from access to contraception to fertility treatments to unplanned pregnancies.