Our name is changing to Diversity and Literacy. Until Monday, June 2, 11:59 PM, you can still send messages to the Poverty, Race, Women, and Literacy list using the povertyracewomen at nifl.gov address- however starting Tuesday, June 3 all messages will need to be sent to the Diversity and Literacy list using the diversity at nifl.gov address. The good news is that you do not need to unsubscribe and subscribe again, because you will be automatically subscribed to the Diversity and Literacy list. 

There are only two issues that you need to be aware of:
1. Starting June 3, all posts need to be addressed to:
diversity at nifl.gov (you can always just hit reply to an existing post on the Diversity and Literacy list)

2. You will be getting a new password. When the change happens, you will get a welcome message. This welcome message will include a new password for you. If you want to change your password:
* Go to the link provided in the welcome message to your personal subscriber's settings page
* Enter the password listed in your welcome message.
* Enter your new password in the "Change Your Password" area on your subscriber's settings page.
(Don't worry-this information will be on your welcome message and can also be found on the list help page:
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/help/help_mailman.html) 

As a reminder, the description of the Diversity and Literacy list is:

The purpose of this list is to provide an on-going professional development forum for adult literacy education practitioners, 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 Diversity and Literacy in the United States and in other countries; health as it pertains to women and the poor; the dynamics within and among diverse groups and the misunderstandings that can occur 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; the level of women's literacy and its ties to economics and welfare of families; access to literacy in different cultures based on gender, racial, and economic status; connection 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.