Diversity Collaberative Certificate Brings Review of Park 51

CCSF had a lovely Diversity Collaborative Graduation Celebration yesterday, when students received certificates, roses, and Rebecca Solnit's book HOPE IN THE DARK. Lauren Muller, IDST Department Chair, and David Palaita, founder and coordinator of the Critical Pacific Island Studies, (among others) did a great job planning and carrying this out. The students gave good, heart-felt speeches. Because I was getting a certificate for Critical Middle East/SWANA studies, I took another look at my notebooks, binders, and books--a wealth of materials for very important courses. Of special interest to me was my binder on 51 Park Street.  This morning I re-read a paper I wrote on that for one of my classes.  I called it "How the 'Monster Mosque Monument to Terror at Ground Zero' Became Park 51:  Reflections on Isllamophobia and How an Islamic Center in Lower Manhattan Affected My Sabbatical Course Study at City College of San Francisco."  But before I re-read this, I'd looked up the latest on 51 Park Street.  That's definitely enough for another blog post!

In the meantime, here's something on the Diversity Collaborative.  

https://www.ccsf.edu/en/educational-programs/school-and-departments/school-of-behavioral-and-social-sciences/diversity_collaborative.html