by Family Voices, Inc. | Jan 18, 2020 | FamU - Tools - Cultural Growth
Guide for Self/Organizational Assessment There are many benefits for disability organizations to engage in cultural and linguistic competence self-assessment. Such processes can lead to the development of a strategic or action plan with short-term and long-term goals,...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Jan 18, 2020 | FamU - Bc - Slavery In America
The Emancipation Proclamation President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Jan 18, 2020 | FamU - Tools - Cultural Awareness
Reframing Language Reframing is a restating a negative word or thought and making it more positive. Reframing is a powerful tool to help us begin changing our mindset by changing our language. The following activity can be done as a (15 mins) team building exercise...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Jan 18, 2020 | FamU - BC - From Africa to Virginia
The 1619 Podcast “1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not yet America, but this was the moment it began. No...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Jan 18, 2020 | FamU - Youth
Why Youth Protest Throughout history young people have been at the forefront of creating change. As a young adult it is important to discover the best way to use your voice to affect change. Learn...
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