I as well agree with Jackie's point. Although in my city, school and area diversity studies or talks clearly means Black.Have a greatly blessed day for the rest of your life! Renee PEACE Mapp


From: RKenyon721 at aol.comDate: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:28:28 -0500To: povertyracewomen at nifl.govSubject: [PovertyRaceWomen 1511] Fwd: Diversity and Literacy

Hello,
 
I agree with Jackie's comments.  I like the title of Diversity & Literacy.  Diversity covers not only class, color, gender, ethnicity, income, race, poverty but also culture, politics, religion, language, etc.  I like the fact that the term diversity  covers such a wide spectrum of topics and will allow you more flexibility  to explore how they all interact with Literacy.
 
Rochelle Kenyon


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--Forwarded Message Attachment--Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:46:40 -0500From: jataylor at utk.eduTo: povertyracewomen at nifl.govSubject: [PovertyRaceWomen 1509] Diversity and Literacy





List friends,
I have been watching the discussion about the list name for the Poverty, Race, Women and Literacy List, and reviewing the options. A name embraces who we are and what we are about. I’m wondering, are we limiting ourselves by choosing a very descriptive name?  
 
What about choosing a name that is fully inclusive of all groups that find themselves on the margins? None of the names below really suggest that except for “Diversity and Literacy” and “Literacy and Voice.” If the name were “Class, Color, Gender, and Literacy” I don’t see how that would allow for discussions of the elderly and literacy, or of ableism for example, the discrimination against those with disabilities. I don’t believe we have postings purely on class, color, or gender.
 
The advantage of the name “Diversity and Literacy” is that it allows for the full range of topics that concern our community and the intersection of those topics, like the discussions occurring this week, for example.
 
What do others think?
 
Jackie
 
Jackie Taylor, Adult Literacy Professional Development List Moderator, jataylor at utk.edu 
 



Thanks to all the contributors who sent in ideas regarding the possible name change for our list. After reviewing the different possibilities and discussing them with National Institute for Literacy staff, it seems as if the following names fit the most appropriately with the purpose of our discussion list (listed in alphabetical order): Class, Color, Gender, and Literacy Class, Ethnicity, Gender, and Literacy Class, Gender, Race, and Literacy Diversity and Literacy Gender, Income, Race, and Literacy Gender. Poverty, Race, and Literacy Literacy and Voice Or Keeping it as is: Poverty, Race, Women and Literacy It is completely up to us which of the above names we want to select. Please be aware, that if we change the name of the list, we will need to create a new list. Current subscribers will be automatically subscribed to the new list. Each subscriber will receive a confirmation email with a new password and information about the list. Here is what I am proposing. Between now and January 21, let us have a discussion on the pros and cons of the various names above (please do not suggest new names). Then between January 22nd and February 11th, people can select their top choice (only one please) either on list or off list to me (dgreenberg at gsu.edu) So who, would like to start the discussion by providing feedback on the pros/cons of any of the above names for our list? Daphne
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