Today's Message
Posted: Monday, August 24, 2020Bengals Dare to Care 2020
Bengals Dare to Care is traditionally a day of service for the Buffalo State community in partnership with local organizations, hosted by President Conway-Turner. To keep our students and community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bengals Dare to Care 2020 has been reformatted to a monthlong experience to demonstrate Buffalo State’s commitment to social responsibility, community building, and social justice.
Members of the campus community are invited to join President Conway-Turner in Bengals Dare to Care 2020 to learn, engage, and take action on racial justice.
Each week will focus on a topic, feature a virtual speaker event, provide additional resources for engaging in the issue on a local level, and list ways in which individuals can take action.
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October 26–November 1: Voting, Civil Rights, and Racial Justice
- Tuesday, October 27, 4:00–5:00 p.m., Franchelle C. H. Parker and Max Anderson, Open Buffalo
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November 2–8: Education and Racial Equity
- Wednesday, November 4, 2:00–3:00 p.m., Daniel Robertson, Manager of Boys and Men of Color Initiative, Say Yes Buffalo
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November 9–15: Diverse Perspectives within Racial Justice: LGBTQ+ and Differently Abled
- Monday, November 9, 12:30–1:30 p.m., Kirby Briggs, Kirby’s Korner, and Alex Burgos, MOCHA Center
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November 16–22: Food Security, Housing, and Race
- Thursday, November 19, 12:15–1:15 p.m., Ada Garcia-Poll, ’18, and Hannah Kalmeyer, ’21
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Faculty members are welcome to include Bengals Dare to Care 2020 virtual events, resources, and action items in their syllabi for student participation. Please ask your students to register, or e-mail your class roster (names, e-mails) to the CCE.
More information and a link to register can be found on the Civic and Community Engagement Office website.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Thursday, August 27, 2020