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This year the National Day of Silence takes place on April 23, 2021.

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

LGBTQ Community

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

First Nations, Indigenous, Native American

• NativeOUT
• We R Native

Latinx/a/o

• Galaei
• Galaei Facebook
• 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
• The Trevor Project
• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

Parents

• My Kid is Gay
• The Trevor Project

Educators

• The Safe Zone Project
• GLSEN
• The Trevor Project 
• We R the Youth
• 30+ examples of cisgender privileges
• 30+ examples of heterosexual privileges

Additional Resources

Everyday Feminism
Looks at issues such as racism, privilege, homophobia, and disability through the lens of modern feminism.

American Institute of Bisexuality

Bi.org
An organization dedicated to making the LGBTQ community as well as the rest of the world more bi-inclusive.

Transwhat
Explains terms and misconceptions about the transgender community and how to be a better ally.

Trans Lifeline
Crisis support for and by the trans community.

After decades of grassroots activism, protests, and lobbying by disabled people around the country, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on July 26, 1990. Over the next few years, several cities celebrated with annual Disability Independence Day parades at the end of July.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• ADA website maintained by Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice features legal information, design standards, technical assistance materials, and enforcement
• Virtual exhibits on ADA 30, at the NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities

History of the Disability Rights Movement

• The Museum of disABILITY History (Buffalo) features a virtual wing on the history of disability advocacy in the United States and New York State
• Disability History NYC profiles the individuals and organizations that made up the disability rights movement in New York City
• Disability justice based performance project Sins Invalid offers a range of disability justice resources, including a multimedia curriculum

Disability Pride Month

• Disability Pride Parade NYC
• History of the Pride Parade and the Disability Rights Movement

Disability Diversity

• Understanding the Diversity of the Disability Community
• Adults with Disabilities: Ethnicity and Race
• What comes first for you, your race, gender, or disability?
• LGBTQ+ People with Disabilities
• Life at the Intersection of Disability and Multiple Identities

August 26 is designated as Women’s Equality Day and is celebrated in the United States to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.

• Why is August 26 known as Women’s Equality Day? (Constitution Daily)​
• Woman Suffrage Timeline (1840-1920)​
  • View documents and images referenced in the timeline
• This Women's Equality Day, stop romanticizing the 19th Amendment (The Hill)
• 5 Myths About the 19th Amendment and Women's Suffrage, Debunked (Time)
• Yes, Women Could Vote After The 19th Amendment — But Not All Women. Or Men (NPR)
• Book Recommendations: 100 Years After the 19th Amendment (UC Press Blog)
• Women’s History
• For The People Act 2021
• Sojourner Truth's Contribution

Movement against this bill:

• H.R. 1 Is a Partisan Assault on American Democracy (National Review)
• Senate Republicans block Democrats’ sweeping voting, ethics bill (CNBC)
• Democrats Forge Ahead With Voting Rights Bill in the Face of GOP Opposition (U.S. News & World Report)

Local events:

• Women’s Equality Day Activities

National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 to October 15, honoring the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America.

The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of Public Law 100-402.

In the month of September several Latin American countries celebrate their Independence Day and Día de la Raza, or Day of the Race, which falls on October 12.

Read about Hispanic Heritage Month

• Hispanic Heritage Month History
• National Endowment for the Humanities: Hispanic and Latino Heritage and History in the United States
Key facts about U.S. Latinos for National Hispanic Heritage Month
• Key facts about U.S. Latinos for National Hispanic Heritage Month
• National Archives: Hispanic Heritage Month
• Afro-Latino: A deeply rooted identity among U.S. Hispanics
• Does Hispanic Heritage Month Need a Rebrand?
• Hispanics are celebrating Black History Month. Here’s why
• LANIC – Latin American Network Information Center
The Difference Between the Terms Latino and Hispanic, and How They Overlap
• The Difference Between the Terms Latino and Hispanic, and How They Overlap

CUNY

• CUNY Leads New York with the Most Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the State, Says a Report by Excelencia in Education

Events

• Youth in Action: Environmental Justice in South America / Juventud en acción: Justicia ambiental en Sudamérica
• Wind Down Wednesday: Bidi Bidi Bom Bom
• Día de los Muertos Virtual Family Celebration
• Día de los Muertos at the National Portrait Gallery
• The New York Botanical Garden: Fiesta de Flores at Home – through October 15
• ESTAMOS BIEN – LA TRIENAL 20/21 – through September 26

Podcasts

• A Family Conversation on Race and Latinidad (2021, Latino USA) by Maria Esquinca
• Navigating the Dualities of Life with Adi Barreto (2021, Latinx Power) Thaisa Fernandes
• Story Corps Historias (Story Corps)

Recommended Books

• The Afro-Latin@ Reader: History and Culture in the United States by Miriam Jimenez Roman (Editor), and Juan Flores (Editor)
• Retablos: Stories from a Life Lived Along the Border by Octavio Solis
• The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
• The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Celebrated on December 3, 2020

University-wide:

• CUNY Policy on Reasonable Accommodations and Academic Adjustments
• CUNY IT Accessibility Statement
• CUNY Accessibility Conference (12th annual scheduled for April 6-9, 2021) 
• The World Health Organization is promoting this message for IDPD: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2020/12/03/default-calendar/international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities
• CDC website re: people with disabilities: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-disabilities.html

For Students:

• The SPS Office of Student Disability Services
• Distance Learning Toolkit (CUNY LD Project) 
• IT Accessibility for Students (from CUNY CIS)

For Staff:

• Zoom captioning guide (from CUNY CIS) 
• IT Accessibility for Staff (from CUNY CIS)

For Faculty:     

• SPS Faculty Community Site--Accessibility and UDL
• Self-Paced Accessibility & UDL Workshop
• IT Accessibility for Faculty (from CUNY CIS)
• Reasonable Accommodations: A Faculty Guide to Teaching Students with Disabilities (from COSDI)