CIED Resources

Events Around CUNY

• National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
• The Top Books for Your Best National Disability Awareness Month 2023

The National Day of Silence takes place on the second Friday of APril each year.

The Day of Silence started as a day of nonviolent protest at the University of Virginia created for a class project. It focuses on supporting LGBTQ students, elevating their voices, and supporting student activism. In the early 2000s, GLSEN, a nonprofit organization founded more than 25 years before and focused on LGBTQ students, stepped in as the national organizer.

CUNY Community

• LGBTQ Studies Resources
• LGBT Social Science & Public Policy Center
• CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies
• CUNY SPS Pride Club
• CUNY LGBTQI+ Hub

LGBTQ Community

• The Center for Black Equity
• National Black Justice Coalition
• Black Trans Advocacy Coalition

First Nations, Indigenous, Native American

• Living the Spirit: A Gay American Indian Anthology. Living the Spirit by Will Roscoe>
• NativeOUT
• We R Native
• Paths (Re)membered Project

Latinx/a/o

• TransLatin@ Coalition
• Unity Coalition
• Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement

Asian, Asian American Pacific Islander, Desi American (APIDA)

• NQAPIA (National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance)
• The Visibility Project
• DeQH Desi LGBTQ Hotline for South Asians

Muslim

• Muslims for Progressive Values
• Coming Home to Islam and to Self

Mental Health and Wellness

• CUNY SPS Counseling Services
• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
• Trans Lifeline

Parents and Educators

• My Kid is Gay
• The Safe Zone Project
• GLSEN
• The Trevor Project
• We R the Youth
• PFLAG

Additional Resources

• American Institute of Bisexuality
• Bi.org
• The Asexual Visibility and Education Network
• PFLAG Faith Resources for Jews
• the Network/la Red

• The Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told to Alex Haley by Malcolm X and Alex Haley. Hailed by the New York Times as "Extraordinary. A brilliant, painful, important book." This book is the electrifying story of Malcom X's life in his own words.

• The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation by Anna Malaika Tubbs. New York Times bestseller tells the story of the extraordinary women who raised these civil rights heroes; women whose lives spanned Jim Crow, the Great Migration, the civil rights movement, and the specific prejudices Black women faced.

• A Timeline of Malcolm X’ s Life.

Juneteenth History

• Juneteenth: What You Need to Know | History - Marcia Chatelain, Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown University. Professor Chatelain, a historian of African American life and culture, talks about the history of Juneteenth and common misconceptions
• National Museum of African American History and Culture (Smithsonian)
• The White House Proclamation - Recognizing Juneteenth as a national holiday
• New-York Historical Society - Juneteenth Legacy of Frederick Douglas (video)
• New-York Historical Society - In-person, family-friendly event Living History: Celebrate Juneteenth the origins of the celebration, how it has changed over time, and the many local traditions connected with the holiday (free with museum admission)

Around CUNY

• The Importance of Juneteenth in Higher Education - 2021 Recorded discussion between Ted Widmer, professor and historian at Macaulay Honors College, and Dara N. Byrne, associate provost and dean at John Jay College
• Bronx Community College - Historic information, links to resources, and videos on why we celebrate Juneteenth and its importance

Around NYC

• NYC Parks - Events throughout the city, including a Soul of Food: A Juneteenth Jubilee and guided parks tours with the Urban Park Rangers
• NY Public Library Juneteenth Storytimes - Videos of kid's stories being read