Very grateful there is help out there to be more inclusive.  I would like to share that a little bird told me that the individuals who received scholarships last year wore distinct name tags which made it so that everyone there knew that they were 'scholarship recipients,' and that this (perhaps unintentionally) set them apart from the rest of the group.  I grew up as a scholarship receiver for summer camp.  I would be super duper ashamed if I had to wear a name tag pointing me out as such in front of my peers.  Is this true?  If so, is this something that we feel is appropriate and that is going to happen again?  

Also, 50% of our state is now Hispanic.  Do we have material that invites people to the gathering in Spanish?  Do we offer bilingual lectures?  If not, I would be happy to be a part of helping out with translating Spanish language materials and being more inclusive of Spanish speaking people.  
best,
D

 
Daniel Brodell-Lake
MSc 


On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 5:49 AM, wesley roe Santa Barbara Permaculture Network <lakinroe@silcom.com> wrote:


The Equity and Inclusion Scholarship Fund is one of our many efforts to make The Building Resilient Communities Permaculture Convergence (Oct 5-8 in Hopland, CA) as inclusive and accessible as possible. Last year we offered more than 50 scholarships for folks to attend. The priority deadline is August 1st!! Apply here today: http://permacultureconvergence.com/scholarship-application/

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