i vote for diversity and literacy


 


Rosalind King 
http://www.theexternalbrain.com

 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Daphne Greenberg <ALCDGG at langate.gsu.edu>
To: RaceWomen and Literacy Discussion List The Poverty <povertyracewomen at nifl.gov>
Sent: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 4:35 pm
Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 1565]  Vote Update










I just wanted to remind everyone that until Feb. 11th subscribers are being 
asked to select their top choice (only one please) for a possible name for our 
list. You can post your selection on list or email it to me off list 
(dgreenberg at gsu.edu)

Some of you who participated in the discussion, have not yet posted or sent me 
your votes. I hope to see your votes soon! Also, in the hopes of inspiring those 
of you have not voted yet, but have an opinion, here is how the vote is so far 
turning out:

First place: Diversity and Literacy

Second place: Class, Gender, Race, and Literacy

Third place: Gender, Poverty, Race, and Literacy

Tied for fourth place:
Class, Color, Gender, and Literacy
Class, Ethnicity, Gender, and Literacy
 Literacy and Voice

Tied for fifth place: 
Gender, Income, Race and Literacy
Poverty, Race, Women, and Literacy (our current name)

For those of you new to the list, or for those of you who want a reminder, here 
are some of the points that were made during our discussion period:

"Words like class, color, are for me a lot less potent and/or motivating than 
poverty and race."

"I like "color" a lot better than "race" because in this country it is color of 
the skin, and "race" is difficult. "Diversity" is usually a euphemism for "race" 
which actually is a stand-in for color"

"I like the word "ethnicity" because it covers color, race, and anything 
in-between."

"Poverty, Gender and Race have a direct impact on literacy and they should be 
addressed and explored, and are
the issues that are explored the most in this group."  

"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"

"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."

"Diversity and Literacy is the best name for this list. It is simple and gets 
right to the point."

"It is true, that sometimes the word "diversity" winds up meaning only one thing 
in some places, but not here. I agree with those who support the idea that 
diversity should mean ALL: race, gender, ethnicity, ability, of all brands, 
flavors, varieties, colors, etc. It would be good for us to support that through 
our list, and continue talking about all varieties of people,
backgrounds, and experiences."
 

Daphne




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