some things i'm involved in at GSE

1. asian american/pacific islanders in education -- we're a small GSE student group.  our meetings span a variety of interests from talking about what we're doing in school, to talking about issues important to the aapi community, to getting together and eating at a restaurant.  if you're interested in joining, contact me or look for listings in GSE's weekly newsletter 'InsideGSE.'

2. GSEcret -- this is a collaborative project between three GSE student groups: aaagse (the association for african american graduate students in education), aapie (asian americans/pacific islanders in education), and wscr (white students confronting racism).  the project spans this academic year and the goal is to get GSE folks in a dialogue about race and racism in their lives and at GSE.  this fall, we've posted posters that advertise the project.  each poster holds postcards that anyone can pick up.  the backs of the postcards are blank and we're asking people to draw or write stories, questions, and experiences related to race that they've had.  people can anonymously drop these postcards in the orange boxes around GSE.  this spring, we plan to exhibit these postcards as part of an exhibition/discussion event.  if you're interested in participating, you can contact postagsecret@gmail.com.

3. the teach-in project -- i guess this project is my baby.  ali michael and i are working together though to implement it.  the goal is to encourage out-of-classroom spaces of learning, examination, and discussion into issues that pertain to the lives of students, staff, and faculty both in the space of GSE and in our everyday lives.  anyone is welcome to facilitate a teach-in.  you can read more about this here: melissakapadiabodi.com/op.html.  if you have any questions, contact me!