How do you feel about identity based housing?

Text reads: "Identity-based housing should be a protected part of the college's infrastructure not simply open to lottery year after year- 4 years is not long- and these mods 60, 85, 52, 54 (for ex) are historically + institutionally significant + are often left to students (who tend to be more involved in community organizing + activism on campus) and who may be juggling more than a typical student already... nevermind those that're trying to graduate while tracking down + securing students to fill their homes. The ident. based mods, I bet, will continue to be filled year-after-year- this college admin. should provide real institutional support to queer students, students of color, internat'l students. (not mutually exclusive)"

How do you feel about identity based housing?

Text reads: "I feel that identity based house is fine for those who choose it, however I also feel that themed housing should be allowed (i.e. French-speakers mod; soccer mod; etc). Other colleges at least have languages houses. Wellesley has a French House (maison française) where french-speakers can live together & host community events."

Meeting Notes from November 2

-racist Halloween costumes seen this year

-blackface

-sombrero and poncho

                -“Native American”: face painted and headdress

                -orange prison jumpsuit

-happened on our campus, people didn’t care or did care but didn’t say anything?

-we need to address this!

-talk to Josiah and Amnat

-we should write an article for The Climax
-some interns brought it up: this was GREAT, all of them should

-put out a question regarding this issue? Ask Melissa

                -observation: did you notice…?

                -there were racist costumes: why do you think people didn’t respond? How to respond?

-put article on the blog

-have talks and panels etc. that happen before Halloween that address racism in costumes

-this gets into issues with humor: using racism and other forms of oppression as comedy

-start with the question and then see what can come next

-post articles and websites and things that discuss the issues we are trying to address