«Refuse the Silence» is a project that encourages women of color who are currently enrolled in or have attended elite liberal arts colleges in the United States to share their stories. These stories will be presented, in the form of a book, to college administrators with a suggested plan of action to improve the college climate for women of color.
We are looking for vivid and honest personal stories and essays about the experiences of women of color in elite liberal arts colleges throughout the United States.
We are looking to attract submissions that reflect experiences, friendships and realizations made during the college years. Themes to consider include but are not limited to,
• identity
• socioeconomic, cultural, racial issues
• classroom dynamics
• turning points
• depression
• challenging moments
• friendships
• dating
• student/professor dynamics
• sex, sexuality
Contributions will be accepted in the form of a letter, journal entry, video, personal reflection, and/or essay. Entries should not exceed ten pages. Your submisions will be cautiously edited for grammar and comprehensibility. Unfortunately, we will not be able to include everyone's submissions. Priority will be given to those who submit their work before the September 1st, 2010 deadline.
We hope that you will use your voice and share your story with us. Let us refuse the silence and show the world who we are, who we are becoming, and how we can help others.
We invite you to share this information with your friends, family members, and classmates so that we can have as many voices possible involved in this important discussion in our communities.
Eligibility
1. Must be a self-identified woman of color who is or has attented a liberal arts college in the United States in the last four years
2. Must be at least a second semester freshman
Along with your submissions, please include:
•a brief biography (2 - 3 sentences) with your first name and last name (last name optional)
•a photograph of yourself
•ethnicity
•age
•where you are from
•what college you attend and what years
Also, please include a list of suggested areas of action that, you believe, will better the liberal arts college environment for women of color.
Send your electronic submissions to: refusethesilence@gmail.com
Deadline: September 1st, 2010
Note: By sending in your submissions you are giving permission to distribute and publish your work. If you have any specific requests regarding your submissions and the way that it should be distributed/published, please include a note and I guarantee that your requests will be honored.
More information here.
We are looking for vivid and honest personal stories and essays about the experiences of women of color in elite liberal arts colleges throughout the United States.
We are looking to attract submissions that reflect experiences, friendships and realizations made during the college years. Themes to consider include but are not limited to,
• identity
• socioeconomic, cultural, racial issues
• classroom dynamics
• turning points
• depression
• challenging moments
• friendships
• dating
• student/professor dynamics
• sex, sexuality
Contributions will be accepted in the form of a letter, journal entry, video, personal reflection, and/or essay. Entries should not exceed ten pages. Your submisions will be cautiously edited for grammar and comprehensibility. Unfortunately, we will not be able to include everyone's submissions. Priority will be given to those who submit their work before the September 1st, 2010 deadline.
We hope that you will use your voice and share your story with us. Let us refuse the silence and show the world who we are, who we are becoming, and how we can help others.
We invite you to share this information with your friends, family members, and classmates so that we can have as many voices possible involved in this important discussion in our communities.
Eligibility
1. Must be a self-identified woman of color who is or has attented a liberal arts college in the United States in the last four years
2. Must be at least a second semester freshman
Along with your submissions, please include:
•a brief biography (2 - 3 sentences) with your first name and last name (last name optional)
•a photograph of yourself
•ethnicity
•age
•where you are from
•what college you attend and what years
Also, please include a list of suggested areas of action that, you believe, will better the liberal arts college environment for women of color.
Send your electronic submissions to: refusethesilence@gmail.com
Deadline: September 1st, 2010
Note: By sending in your submissions you are giving permission to distribute and publish your work. If you have any specific requests regarding your submissions and the way that it should be distributed/published, please include a note and I guarantee that your requests will be honored.
More information here.
