Past Events
Religion: The Black LGBTQ Experience (+)
Monday, May 21, 2012
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Chicago Campus
Join us for a discussion about internal and external conflicts for African-American sexual minorities that are created when religious and sexual orientation identities do not reconcile with each other. Learn about coping strategies used to bring about a more harmonious coexistence of those separate identities and how ministers are actively counseling African-American sexual minorities to bring about spiritual healing and identity cohesion. Presentation and discussion 8:00am - 9:15am. Breakfast will be served.
Please RSVP by May 14th to ce@adler.edu.
About the Speakers
Rev. Kevin Tindell: An ordained minister and life coach, Rev. Tindell is active in Black SGL spiritual groups and counsels and coaches many who struggle with their identity, especially with regard to their spirituality and sexuality. He is the founder of Centered Ministries, a coaching practice, and is also currently on the ministry staff of New Dimensions Worship Center Chicago, a metaphysical Christian ministry.
Rev. Benjamin Reynolds: With over 36-years of preaching, Rev. Reynolds has been called “The People’s Preacher.” He served in a pastoral role within the Baptist church of his upbringing for nearly 16 years, resigning and “coming out” to the congregation about his sexual orientation. He has completed two interim positions within the United Church of Christ. He is seeking Privilege of Call within the denomination at Pilgrim Congregational UCC in Oak Park. Most recently, he has been called to serve as Interim Pastor for the First Church of Brethren in Chicago.
The Holocaust and the Marginalization of Collective Memories (+)
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Chicago Campus
Guest Speaker: Danny M. Cohen, Ph. D.
School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern UniversityThe Nazi regime banned abortion, attempted to cure homosexuality, and sterilized almost all Germans of part-African descent. Yet, our mainstream narratives of the Holocaust exclude those histories. Some of the same people targeted under Nazism -- including people with mental disabilities, women, people of African or Roma descent, gay and lesbian people -- continue to suffer discrimination and violence today. And so we must ask: Does the suppression of collective traumatic memories lead to a perpetual exclusion of specific social groups?
Join us for the discussion. To attend, email your RSVP to ISE@adler.edu.
Urban Prep Academies: Discovering Our City (+)
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Urban Prep High School makes it a priority to expose young men to the people and places that will inspire them to greatness, especially since many of our students rarely, if ever, venture beyond their own neighborhoods. On April 18th, the Institute on Social Exclusion will be hosting students from Urban Prep as part of a program called Discovering Our City. During this all-school field trip, students travel in small groups to cultural institutions, businesses, Chicago landmarks, universities, nonprofit organizations, etc. The goal of Discovering Our City is to expose students to the wonders that Chicago has to offer and allow them to be inspired by the people who are making our city great. In the past, students have taken tours, enjoyed "career-day" type panel discussions, met with organizational leaders and worked on projects. Last year, Urban Prep students visited over forty sites. The Adler School of Professional Psychology & the Institute on Social Exclusion are proud to be a part of this year's event.
Social Exclusion Simulation (+)
Thursday, March 22, 2012
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chicago Campus
The Institute on Social Exclusion developed an experiential role play exercise called the 'Social Exclusion Simulation' with the purpose of illustrating what social structures are, how they operate, and how they can systematically block some groups' access to rights, resources, and opportunities required for social integration. The Simulation uses reentry experiences of formerly incarcerated women to illustrate how some community's efforts at social integration are systematically stymied by structural features of our society. The Simulation has proven to be a very effective tool for helping people to (1) change their outlooks and behaviors vis-à-vis important social issues; (2) question prevailing perceptions and assumptions; and (3) appreciate the limits on personal responsibility resulting from a context of constraining social structures and systems.To participate, you must RSVP in advance. Since there are multiple Social Exclusion simulations throughout the year, please include the date you wish to attend.
Social Exclusion Simulation (+)
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Chicago Campus
The Institute on Social Exclusion developed an experiential role play exercise called the 'Social Exclusion Simulation' with the purpose of illustrating what social structures are, how they operate, and how they can systematically block some groups' access to rights, resources, and opportunities required for social integration. The Simulation uses reentry experiences of formerly incarcerated women to illustrate how some community's efforts at social integration are systematically stymied by structural features of our society. The Simulation has proven to be a very effective tool for helping people to (1) change their outlooks and behaviors vis-à-vis important social issues; (2) question prevailing perceptions and assumptions; and (3) appreciate the limits on personal responsibility resulting from a context of constraining social structures and systems.To participate, you must RSVP in advance. Since there are multiple Social Exclusion simulations throughout the year, please include the date you wish to attend.
Social Exclusion Simulation (+)
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chicago Campus
The Institute on Social Exclusion developed an experiential role play exercise called the 'Social Exclusion Simulation' with the purpose of illustrating what social structures are, how they operate, and how they can systematically block some groups' access to rights, resources, and opportunities required for social integration. The Simulation uses reentry experiences of formerly incarcerated women to illustrate how some community's efforts at social integration are systematically stymied by structural features of our society. The Simulation has proven to be a very effective tool for helping people to (1) change their outlooks and behaviors vis-à-vis important social issues; (2) question prevailing perceptions and assumptions; and (3) appreciate the limits on personal responsibility resulting from a context of constraining social structures and systems.To participate, you must RSVP in advance. Since there are multiple Social Exclusion simulations throughout the year, please include the date you wish to attend.
Social Exclusion Simulation (+)
Monday, February 13, 2012
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Chicago Campus
The Institute on Social Exclusion developed an experiential role play exercise called the 'Social Exclusion Simulation' with the purpose of illustrating what social structures are, how they operate, and how they can systematically block some groups' access to rights, resources, and opportunities required for social integration. The Simulation uses reentry experiences of formerly incarcerated women to illustrate how some community's efforts at social integration are systematically stymied by structural features of our society. The Simulation has proven to be a very effective tool for helping people to (1) change their outlooks and behaviors vis-à-vis important social issues; (2) question prevailing perceptions and assumptions; and (3) appreciate the limits on personal responsibility resulting from a context of constraining social structures and systems.To participate, you must RSVP in advance. Since there are multiple Social Exclusion simulations throughout the year, please include the date you wish to attend.
Intersecting Identities: Comparing and Contrasting the LGBTQ Experience (+)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Chicago Campus
Join us for this presentation and discussion hosted by the Adler School’s Institute on Social Exclusion, examining critical issues that confront LGBTQ communities of color but are not addressed in mainstream LGBTQ discourse and action.ISE Presents: Guest Lecture with William T. Bielby, Ph.D. (+)
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Chicago Campus
William T. Bielby, Ph.D Expert Witness in Recent Wal-Mart Supreme Court Case
Wednesday, September 21, 2001
Event was held at Adler School's Chicago campus.
Dr. Bielby, a professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois Chicago, was an expert witness in the highly controversial Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes lawsuit which was one of the most publicized employment discrimination cases to date. He believes Wal-Mart’s policies led to inevitable gender bias used by managers to be subjective in their pay and promotion decisions which were generally favored their male employees. Read the full article here.
Click here to listen to portion of Dr. Bielby's presentation.Workforce Jobs Hearing (+)
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Dr. Lynn Todman, Executive Director of the Institute on Social Exclusion, joined state legislators and several speakers at this hearing on unemployment and jobs issues, hosted by Illinois Rep. LaShawn Ford. They addressed the problems facing a growing number of unemployed Illinois residents.Click here for an Austin Talks story on the hearing: Young People Struggle With High Unemployment