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Check out the awesome websites!!! and then
think about ways that we can consolidate these efforts to continue our mobilization
efforts Aloha Everyone: This e-mail is in response to a message sent
recently by Scott Evans at I am also sending a copy of this e-mail to Dr.
Carlos Zalaquett (University of South Florida) and Dr. Buddy Burniske
(University of
First, please check out the website Scott Evans and
Isaac Prilleltensky have put together -- it is
absoluetly awesome and complements much of the impetus for our mobilization
efforts within ACA and APA. Second, please check out the AlohaNow website (http://www.orgsites.com/hi/alohanow/) that Dr.
Burniske organized in response to a series of social justice and peace
discussion groups we convened at the Third, I hope Dr. Zalaquet can send us the website
address for the National Institute for Multicultural Competence that he put
together last Fall. Carlos, I tried to
access the website and am having trouble getting it. Can you help here?? Fourth, I am personally very much in favor for
autonomous functioning of various groups but want to also find ways of
consolidating our efforts in ways that amplify our shared values and
individual goals. In the aftermath of the meeting at the APA
convention it is very apparent that our ability to harness much of the
excitement and energy created by people at that meeting will come from having
a website that is designed to mobilize/organize like-minded mental health
professionals for social change and organizational transformation. Without appearing to be presumptuous or imposing, I
am wondering if their is a way to do this by connecting the 3 websites
(Scott/Buddy's alohaNow, Carlos's NIMC website) in such a way that we can
create a more expansive organizing mechanism that build on the work each of
us are doing. Scott, I don't want you to take this as an
imposition (so tell me no if it is not possible) but your work is so closely
linked to what the group at the July 28th meeting want to see happen... I wonder if you could take a lead in seeing how
we might consolidate our collective interests and work. Again, I see some potential in linking all
3 websites but think it is important to have one main site that we can use as
an organizing/mobilizing site from which we can plan and implement action
strategies across the country... in the process we can learn much from one
another. Keep in mind that my computer
expertise is pretty limited so I am asking for your consult and reaction to
this concept. I will wait for your reaction (as well as the
reaction for other folks) to this suggestion at your convenience but fully
understand the busy life of a doctoral student. In the meantime... please folks... check out the
excellent website Scott and Isaac have put together at http://www.psyact.org
as well as the AlohaNow website that Dr. Burniske has put together at http://www.orgsites.com/hi/alohanow/
In the continuing struggle for justice and peace, Michael D'Andrea ----- Original Message ----- From: Scot Evans
<scotney.d.evans@vanderbilt.edu> Date: Monday, August 16, 2004 7:30 am Subject: [spam?] Re: Congratulations!!! > Michael and all, > > This is Scot Evans. I am surprised and honored
to be considered for a > role on this
committee. I am a fourth year Ph.D. Student in Community > Researchand Action at > also have a master's degree in Human
Development Counseling from > Vanderbilt. I was a practicing family
counselor in a human service > setting for five years before returning to
pursue my Ph.D. > > My dissertation research is focused on the
role of Human Service > organizations in
social/community change and social justice. > Specifically, I > am suggesting that most human service
organizations, although doing > compassionate work,
merely support the status quo. Five organizations > that we are working with in
> work to include raising awareness about and
taking action with > citizens on
structural inequalities, racism, and oppression. A very > interesting and
difficult organizational change endeavor. > > I am also the co-founder of PsyACT
(psychologists acting with > consciencetogether - view the website at http://www.psyact.org). > Isaac Prilleltensky > and I started this coalition as a response to
the "paralysis" with > regard to collective social action that we saw
plaguing the > associations and otherorganizations that were
a part of (APA, SCRA, > PsySR, RadPSY). > We wanted to > create a vehicle for coordinating collective
action on larger social > issues that cause
human suffering. So far, we have helped drive > actions on poverty
and inequality, and child abuse. We have learned a > lot about how to use the web as a forum for
action, and I hope to be > able to bring this knowledgeinto the work with
this planning and > implementation
committee. > -- > Scot D. Evans > Doctoral Student > Community Research and Action > Department of Human and Organizational
Development > > 615.322-6882 Dept., 615.293.6971 mobile > 615-343-2661 Fax > http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~scotney.d.evans > > > > From: "Michael D'Andrea"
<michael@hawaii.edu> > > Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 06:57:35 -1000 > > To: Hardin Coleman
<hcoleman@wisc.edu>, "Constantine, Madonna" > >
<constantine@exchange.tc.columbia.edu>, Hugh Crethar <h- > crethar@govst.edu>,> Scot Evans
<scotney.d.evans@vanderbilt.edu>, > Miguel Gallardo > >
<mgallard@uci.edu>, Bryan Kim <bryankim@education.ucsb.edu>, > Bryan Kim > > <bkim@education.ucsb.edu>, Gisela
Lin <Gisela-Lin@tamu.edu>, > Helen Neville > > <hneville@uiuc.edu>, Lewis
Schlosser <schlosle@shu.edu>, Lisa > Beth Spanierman > > <lbspan@ad.uiuc.edu>, Rebecca
Toporek >
<rebecca_toporek@yahoo.com>, Elizabeth > > Vera
<evera@wpo.it.luc.edu> > > Cc:
taparham@uci.edu, dlocke@unca.edu, empow@aol.com, >
Jdaniels@hawaii.edu,> ivey@srnet.com, >
DeraldS@exchange.tc.columbia.edu, drbevobryant@msn.com, > > maryivey@comcast.net > > Subject: Congratulations!!! > > > > To:
Hardin Coleman > > Madonna Constantine > > Hugh Crethar > > Scot Evans > > Miguel Gallardo > > Bryan Kim > > Gisela Lin > > Helen Neville > > Lewis Schlosser > > Lisa Beth Spanierman > > Rebecca Toporek > > Elizabeth Vera > > > > Aloha and congratulations on being
nominated to be a part of the > > National Planning and Implementation
Committee for the group > that was > > convened at the July 28th meeting in
> > positive feelings of unity that were
generated at the meeting were > > matched by the hope that this group will
be able to implement > actions> that will promote the spirit and
principles of > multiculturalism and > > social justice into the fields of
counseling and psychology. I am > > delighted that individuals at the
meetings nominated you as I > > genuinely respect that work that each of
you is doing and has > done in > > the field in the past and look forward with
much anticipation to > > working with and learning from each of
you in the future. This is, > > indeed, an impressive group of activists,
leaders, and scholars. > > > > If you will consider working on this
committee, it may be useful to > > send a short statement that briefly
describes who you are, where you > > are studying/working, and what your
interest might be as a > member of > > this committee. > > > > Many ideas were discussed within the
small work groups that were > > organized at the meeting. I will be sending you an attachment > in the > > near future that contains the notes of
the 4 work groups. > However, I > > have summarized the goals and possible
action strategies that were > > articulated at the July 28th meeting in
the attachment that I am > > including with this e-mail. This list goals and possible action > > strategies may provide a basis for your
own thinking about the area > > that you would be willing to focus on and
help to move forward with > > this group. > > > > Please know that I am keenly aware of the
very busy schedules > that all > > of you have going in your lives. I hope that you will not > > misinterpret the request to have you
serve on the National Planning > > and Implementation Committee with the National
Institute for > > Multicultural Competence as a ³huge² add
on to what you are already > > doing.
I am hopeful that any action strategy you might find of > > interest will complement the sort of
things you are currently > > involved.
In that way I hope you see this request for your > > participation on this leadership
committee to involve doing ³5% more > > on one or two things² and not a request
to have you do ³100% > more on 5 > > or 6 things² as Thomas Parham would
say. Concretely, I am thinking > > that if each member of the National
Planning and Implementation > > Committee was able to invest 1-3 hours
per week on this mobilization > > and advocacy effort, we would be able to
realize substantial > progress> in moving the multicultural-social
justice agendas ahead > in the mental > > health professions. > > > > If you are not able to participate on
this committee but want to > > remain a part of the larger group, please
let me know that after you > > have reviewed the enclosed attachment. > > > > Also, as I stated at the July 28th
meeting, I would very much > like to > > have the National Planning and
Implementation Committee take an ³up > > front² lead in the work of the larger
group. As for myself, I > want to > > play a role as supporter, adviser,
consultant, and linkage with the > > other members of the National Institute
for Multicultural > Competence.> I feel that I have much to
offer the committee in this > regard, but am > > committed to assisting other persons in becoming
recognized more > fully> as the sort
of leaders they are in this growing movement. > > > > Thank you for your attention to this
e-mail, for you tireless > work in > > the field, and your willingness to
participate in this national > > mobilization effort. > > > > In the continuing struggle for justice
and peace, > > > > Michael D¹Andrea
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