Last chance! Applications close on Monday, Jan 31st!

Are you an LGBTQ+ student looking to build more community on campus? Are you interested in developing resiliency and learning how you may better understand your identity and the world around you? The LGBTQ+ Cohort of Community Connections may be a perfect fit! If you're interested in learning more, you can apply at the link below!
On Tuesday, February 1st from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., join Black Student Achievement for the Black History Month Pep Rally! This will be celebration of Black history amongst the diaspora that will include food, fun and music. We can't wait to see you there!
The 2022 Legally Black: Black Law School Summit aims to increase diversity within the legal field. The event will include invited speakers and panelists ready to continue advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession.

Topics include: promoting diversity in law schools and law offices, retaining and developing Black lawyers, and advancing social justice.
Hosted by the Multicultural Center and GSU College of Law. 

For more information, please contact Dagem Araya at daraya1@gsu.edu 
As part of our Community Connections (C2) Womxn of Color Mentoring Initiative, this week, we highlight immigrant rights organizer Sara Mora (September 25, 1996) as our #WomxnChangingTheWorld! 

Sara Mora is a Costa Rican-born and New Jersey-raised DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) Dreamer working to amplify the voices of immigrants and undocumented communities across the US. Mora strongly believes migration to be a human right and a humanitarian crisis and uses her social platforms and online presence to share her message. In 2014, Mora's activism led to an interview with the Costa Rican president, where she shared her undocumented status. The admission of her undocumented status led to her story going viral since such confessions are viewed as risky and uncommon. That experience inspired Mora to launch Population Mic, a social platform for those wanting to share their stories to be heard by their respective legislative bodies. Currently, Mora's work focuses on engaging and amplifying the voices of high school and college-aged activists with stories similar to her own and working with communities along the Californian border. 

🌎 Culture & Identity: When Sara Mora was 3-years-old she immigrated from Costa Rica to the US with her parents and younger sister. 
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As a part of our Community Connections (C2) Womxn of Color Mentoring Initiative, this week, we highlight immigrant rights organizer @MissSaraMora (September 25, 1996) as our #WomxnChangingTheWorld! 
🌎 Culture & Identity: When Sara Mora was 3-years-old she immigrated from Costa Rica to the US with her parents and younger sister. 
Identity: Malala Yousafzai (July 12, 1997 - present) is a Pakistani activist who is known for her fight for human rights, particularly the education of women and children in Pakistan in her native region of Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
 
Life: Malala was born to a Sunni Muslim family in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. She was primarily educated by her father, who also is an education activist, and she became fluent in Pashto, Urdu, and English. As early as the young age of 11 years old, Malala was publicly advocating for education rights which was a direct challenge to the ruling Taliban. She spent the majority of her formative years advocating for education rights throughout Pakistan, including writing under a pseudonym for the BBC Urdu website about her experience living under the Pakistani Taliban. Her identity became public in 2009, which led to her gaining awards and public awareness over the next few years. 
 
Impact: As Malala continued to publicly advocate for education rights, she faced an equal increase in death threats. As time went on, a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan spokesman said they were "forced" to act. In a meeting held in the summer of 2012, Taliban leaders unanimously agreed to kill her. On 9 October 2012, a Taliban gunman shot her as she rode home on a bus after taking an exam in Pakistan's Swat Valley. Malala was just 15 years old at the time. According to reports, a masked gunman shouted: "Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot you all." Upon being identified, she was shot through her left eye. Malala survived the murder attempt and became a sort of living martyr for the cause. Malala never let this traumatic incident deter her from her ultimate mission, and she continues to this day to advocate for education, and human rights around the globe. 

Atlanta's LGBTQ+ Softball League is looking for new players for our upcoming season. The Hotlanta Softball League is an opportunity for students to play recreational softball in a safe and inclusive environment. All ages (18+), genders and skill levels are welcome. 
 
We would love to extend the invite to you! 
 
Games are played on Sundays at Johnson Park in Conyers and the season starts on March 13. Every new player to the league will need to attend at least one of our new player clinics to be placed on a team. 
 
  • Sunday, February 6th - Dbats Buckhead (2345 Adams Drive Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30318) - 2pm to 4pm
  • Saturday, February 12th - Dbats Perimeter (3039 Amwiler Rd #130, Dunwoody, GA 30360) - 3pm to 5pm
  • Sunday, February 27th - Piedmont Park Softball Field #1 on the Active Oval from 2pm to 4pm
 
For those interested, please fill out this new player interest form - https://form.jotform.com/213127524629152
 
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact Martin at competitioncoordinator@hotlantasoftball.org or visit our website at http://www.hotlantasoftball.org for the latest news.
Special Days This Week
Black History Month: February
 
Black History Month was first initiated by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the son of former slaves, who received a Ph.D. from Harvard University and is considered a pioneer in the study of African American History. He believed that truth could not be denied and reason would prevail over prejudice. Thus, he founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) and Negro History Week in 1925. In 1976, this week expanded into Black History Month, also known as African American Heritage Month. 
National Freedom Day: February 1
Celebrates the signing of the 13th amendment and the abolishment of slavery. 
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