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Discover how the University of Arizona Center for Rural Health is proactively enhancing the health and well-being of Arizona's rural and underserved communities. Dive into their latest annual report here: https://bit.ly/4hiadDG

Studies show that the arts boost the economy, enhance quality of life, and improve education. When speaking to elected officials, emphasize these points and use specific, relevant data. Advocacy is essential year-round. Use this Missouri Arts Council Fact Sheet to support your case >> https://loom.ly/02rA7vw

Today is Juneteenth. As we commemorate this important day in history, SRA reaffirms its commitment to anti-racism. We stand united in enacting principles, policies, and practices that support our diverse membership and advance scientific knowledge for adolescents globally. Learn more about our Anti-Racism Principles at https://bit.ly/4buoZ6U

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Our vision for a trauma-informed society is organized into 'dimensions' for easier navigation, allowing advocates and communities to focus on distinct areas and build momentum over time. Each 'dimension' is interconnected, mirroring the intricate interweaving of our society and systems. This holistic approach seeks to address the siloed nature of structures and foster a trauma-informed society. Explore more today: ctipp.org/ctipp-vision

This is important, especially in the K-12 education space! The first step in effective classroom management is relationship building, and taking the time to learn all of your students' names is the ultimate key in building healthy student-teacher relationships.

Join us on April 5th for Confronting State Violence Across the Globe, the 12th Roma Conference at Harvard University, where an interdisciplinary group of speakers will examine state violence experienced by racialized communities across the world. The conference has a dual focus: Firstly, it aims to interrogate the genesis and sources of power and the mechanisms and manifestations of state violence experienced by racialized communities across the world. Secondly, it will endeavor to unpack the concept of “ungrievable lives,” the narratives of the Other, the Oriental, or the Oriental within, and the politics of death that validate state-sponsored violence and injustices. As Judith Butler says in Frames of War, “An ungrievable life is one that cannot be mourned because it has never lived, that is, it has never counted as a life at all. We can see the division of the globe into grievable and ungrievable lives from the perspective of those who wage war in order to defend the lives of certain communities and to defend them against the lives of others—even if it means taking those latter lives.” Discussing lives deemed ungrievable will be this year's keynote speaker, Dr. Cornel West, PhD. Details & registration: https://lnkd.in/ejpH_rgW

A prescient quote, which speaks to the fundamental importance of freedom of conscience for medical professionals, from bioethicist Carl Elliott's upcoming new book 'The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No' 👇 "One of the great mysteries of human behavior is how institutions create social worlds where unthinkable practices come to seem normal. This is as true of academic medical centers as it is of prisons and military units. When we are told about a horrific medical research scandal, we assume that we would see it just as the whistle-blower Peter Buxtun saw the Tuskegee syphilis study: an abuse so shocking that only a sociopath could fail to perceive it. Yet it rarely happens this way. It took Mr. Buxtun seven years to convince others to see the abuses for what they were. It has taken other whistle-blowers even longer. Even when the outside world condemns a practice, medical institutions typically insist that the outsiders don’t really understand."

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