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(Archive September 2018) Diversity Club Cultivates Culture

By Jasmin Ruiz | Observer Contributor

Photo courtesy of MWCC
Melissa Bourque-Silva

In efforts to increase appreciation and support of diversity here at the Mount, Melissa Bourque-Silva, Director of National Workforce Diversity Pipeline, proposed the idea of building our very own multicultural center on the Gardner campus and it’s a go!

No timeline has been determined for when the project would begin. The plan is for the project to be fully funded and self-sustaining, but in the meantime Bourque-Silva is seeking out extra funding sources and grants that would be interested in supporting the project.  read more

ALANA Club of MWCC Brings Heavy Hitters to Campus Immigration Discussion

By Wayne Jurgeleit | Observer Contributor

Photo by David Thibault-Munoz
Francisco Ramos, Director of Community Organizing at NewVue Communities, speaks at the ALANA panel.

On Monday, November 9, The ALANA Club of MWCC hosted a panel discussion called “They Take Our Jobs and Other Myths About Immigration.”  Facilitated by club president and MWCC student Ixtel Thibault-Muñoz with a guest Zoom appearance by famed author, historian and Dr. Aviva Chomsky, the event featured a diverse group of speakers answering questions about their immigration experience. The club organized the panel in direct response to the increase in incendiary rhetoric on the topic of immigration and aimed to host a more humane, informational and enlightening conversation around panelists sharing stories and thoughts on their personal experience.  read more