From: Office of Multicultural Affairs
Date: October 26, 2022
Subject: TONS happening this week. Check it out in the [OMA Newsletter]


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OMA Newsletter

Progress Pride Flag History

Closing out October, we've celebrated the end of Hispanic Heritage month, Hindu Heritage Month, Filipino American History Month, Domestic Violence Awareness & Advocacy Month, and now LGBT History Month. Here's some facts about the Progress Pride Flag and how it came to be. 

  • While the original Rainbow flag was designed in 1978 by Gilbert Baker, and the Transgender Pride flag was designed in 1999 by Monica Helms, Daniel Quasar  combined both renderings to reimagine and re-design the Progress Pride Flag in 2018
  • The flags black and brown stripes represent marginalized LBGT communities of color, community members lost to HIV/AIDS, and those currently living with AIDS
  • Quasar wrote that the traditional six stripes “should be separated from the newer stripes because of their difference in meaning, as well as to shift focus and emphasis to what is important in our current community climate.” 
  • Quasar reshaped the new flag colors into a chevron to represent a need for forward movement
OMA information

Congratulations Jasmine!

Jasmine Pace has been promoted to the Assistant Director for Student Programming and Operations as of Tuesday, November 1. She's already been deep in this work, as many of you know who have picked up CDEP cards, or been needing reimbursement. She's been esssential to the work of OMA with UDC and other clubs & organizations, and we're all VERY excited for this promotion. Way to go Jasmine!!!

Wish Jasmine congratulations with an email here!

Black Voices Needed

Black Student Equity Survey, which is intended to gather information about Black students' experiences at institutions of higher education across Ohio. Survey results will remain confidential and will be used to inform a report that will be the first of its kind, assessing both affordability and equity issues, from tuition and fees to campus policing, that uniquely face our state's Black student population.
This survey is by Ohio Student Association (OSA), a statewide, grassroots organization anchored by student-led chapters on college campuses across Ohio.

Other Events
Weds, Oct 26
5p Project Ukraine  Ukrainian Orphanage Fundraising Festival Thwing Ballroom
Thurs, Oct 27
5p NSBE Resume Workshop Sears 329
5p Public Safety  Community Trunk or Treat Music Settlement Parking
5p LGBTQ Faculty & Staff Mixer  
5p KASA & Undivided Veale Multipurpose
5:45p Social Justice Institute Think Tank  
6:30p ART in the COURTYARD Murray Hill Courtyard
7p UPB Late Night Trick or Treat Thwing Atrium
7p First CWRU Halloween Party  
Fri, Oct 28
10a CCEL  Vote Early Day: Trips to the Board of Elections! Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (Meet@Tink165)
12:30p UPB Fall Giveaway Thwing Atrium
1p COCO  Falafel Cafe Lunch Commuter Lounge
2p LGBT  Queer Craft Circle Tink ConfRm1
3p ASLC  Sign-a-ween Thwing 301
5:30p UPCaM  Trunk or Treat! Church of the Cov's parking lot 
5:30p MECA x MSA Geometric Art Event Interfaith Center
6p Sisterhood  Hair Care Workshop STJ
6p LGBT D&D LGBT Center
6p Swing Dance Club  Halloween Masquerade Thwing Ballroom
6:15p Hinduism Club  Diwali Puja and Dinner Thwing 201
7p InterVarsity Large Group  
7p Weatherheadless Ball Halloween Party PBL
10p La Alianza  Noche Latina: Costume Party Jolly Scholar
Sat, Oct 29
  GRAD GSC Cedar Point Halloweekend Cedar Point
1p La Amistad Trip: Museum of Natural History Cleveland Museum of Natural History
7p CSS  Halloween Celebration Tink ballroom A+B
7p TASA x Badminton Club Veale Athletic Center's All American Hallway
Monday, October 31
10a-2p Halloween @ the LGBT Center LGBT Center
11:30a LGBT  Lunch Gay Buddies Table LGBT Center
6:30p LGBT  Queer Media Group LGBT Center
Tues, Nov 1
5p LGBT  Queeries Tink Gaming Room
7p Polyglot  Chinese Crash Course Tink Sr ClassB
Weds, Nov 2
12:30p Weatherhead Fall UG Open House Student Center (PBL 208)
3p Mather  Active Bystander Training: Disrupting the Culture of Violence Online 
4p CCEL  Propel Ohio Student Conference: In-Person Registration  
5:30p LGBT  Gender Resistance  
7p KSL  International Game Night at Kelvin Smith Library! KSL, Freedman Center Collaboration Commons
8:30p UPCaM Group Meeting & Game Night Thwing 08
Thurs, Nov 3
12p KSL  Z's Get Degrees - Learn Healthy Sleep Habits @ KSL KSL, Freedman Center Collaboration Commons
5p LGBT  Gaymers LGBT Center
5:30p LGBT  Parent Space: Parents of LGBTQ Children LGBT Center
7p NSBE  Study Tables STJ Interactive Classroom
Fri, Nov 4
1p Sustained Dialogue Virtual Information Session Online 
6p La Alianza  Latinidad Discussion Table Thwing 301
6p UPB Fall Informal Cleveland Botanical Garden
6p MSA  Faces of Immigrants Interfaith Center
6p AAA  Sushi Night Leutner L3
Sat, Nov 5
4p AAA Chipotle Fundraiser Euclid Chipotle
7:30p Satrang  Diwali 2022  
Fundraisers

Ukrainian Orphanage Fundraising

Project Ukraine
25 Ukrainian orphan kiddos (3-16 yrs) need warm jackets for the upcoming freezing winter! Join us for a Ukrainian Festival celebrating the beautiful culture and food of the country while contributing to a much needed cause. Even if you miss the event, please consider donating! Share the registry link with family and friends that would like to join the efforts!
 

CWRU Food Insecurity Resources
Fri, Oct 28
9a Flu Clinic Nursing Research Building Community Room 1st Floor
Mon, Oct 31
3p BIPOC Support Space  
6p I'm Fine, It's Fine, Everything is Fine. Thwing Cleveland Room
8:15p Yoga Class Cleveland Yoga - Little Italy Studio
Tues, Nov 1
6p Mather  Survivor Support Group  
Thurs, Nov 3
1p BIPOC Support Space Online