This final event in the 2017 Nara JALT Program is dedicated to professional development, and particularly to the issue of diversity in our workplaces and communities. The recent implementation of the JALT Code of Conduct has highlighted the need for JALT to formalize the values that help to make it an inclusive and supportive professional network. As members of JALT, it is important we recognize and share those values, especially at times when they are challenged. Along with an overview of the Code of Conduct, this event features direct voices on the realities of harassment, and experienced views on how we can respond.
Are You Listening? Responding to the Challenges of Diversity (Nara JALT)
1. Are You Listening?
Responding to the
Challenges of Diversity
How can and should educators
respond to the voices of people
like Parisa?
Are we making as much effort as
she is to be change agents and
dispel stereotypes, or could some
of us be a little too comfortable
with an inequitable status quo?
In this presentation, I will discuss
how some incidents and stories
have changed my life and how I
am trying different ways to be a
change agent to dispel
stereotypes about my identity.
By
Parisa Mehran
By Gerry Yokota
Bridging the Gap
Between
Ideal and Reality:
Diversity Awareness
in Action
Stories of
Change and Hope
By Parisa Mehran
December 16th (Saturday)
13:30 – 17:00
Takemaru Hall, Ikoma City
