That sounds pretty comprehensive. 


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From: povertyracewomen-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:povertyracewomen-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Andrea Wilder
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 10:02 AM
To: The Poverty, Race,Women and Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 2037] Re: description of our list

Sounds fine to me.

Andrea:)

On Apr 18, 2008, at 10:47 PM, Daphne Greenberg wrote:


> Those of you who have been on this list for awhile know that we had 

> voted to change our name to "Diversity and Literacy." All NIFL lists 

> have descriptions of their lists (see 

> http://nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/discussions.html ), and therefore 

> the next step in changing our list's name is to make sure that we have



> a description that matches the focus of our list.

>

> I have written a proposed draft of a description for our list. Please 

> take a look and provide me with feedback on or off list 

> (dgreenberg at gsu.edu). Do you think this description accurately 

> reflects what our list is about, or what you would hope our list 

> covers? Any additions/deletions/changes?

>

> Here it is:

>

> The purpose of this list is to provide an on-going professional 

> development forum for providers, advocates, researchers, learners, 

> policy makers, and all other persons who are interested in exploring 

> the linkages between diversity and literacy.

>

> Examples of topics include: the relationships among poverty, race, 

> women and literacy in the United States and in other countries; health



> as it pertains to women and the poor; the hidden rules of persons 

> living with the effects of poverty, the intersection of these effects 

> with gender and race, and the misunderstandings these can cause in the



> teaching/learning process; sexual and gender orientation issues and 

> how they impact learners and teachers; religious differences and adult



> literacy classrooms; body image and the impact it has on adult 

> learners; the role of women's literacy in family literacy programs, 

> and the assumptions about race and poverty often made in these 

> programs; domestic violence and its intersection with poverty, race, 

> and literacy; physically and mentally challenged adult literacy 

> learners; women's literacy levels and its ties to economics and 

> welfare of families; access to literacy in different cultures based on



> gender, racial, and economic status; connect

>  ion between women's literacy, race, poverty and public policy; and 

> identification of supportive communication networks.

>

> The Diversity List is open to everyone working with or interested in 

> diversity and adult literacy.

>

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