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I remember once reading a job listing for a company, which I won’t name, that said it wanted to encourage a diverse workplace. “Wear a funny hat! Dye your hair! We’re a fun, diverse office!” it said. Um, wrong kind of diversity. Diversity, of course, means being inclusive of all races, ethnicities, gender presentations, sexual orientations and physical abilities. While Montana isn’t the most diverse place in the world, it’s still worth celebrating the array of people we do have here. The annual Diversity Day celebration, on April 12 this year, was founded in 2010 by students in NCBI’s after-school Respect Club. For the party, a cross-section of Missoula area young folk present song, dance and spoken word pieces. Performers on the bill include Express to Speak, Simone Fielding, Eden Atwood, Hmong and Native American artists, poet Tahjbo and the girls of YWCA’s GUTS program. Diversity Day closes with live music from Citi Ghost and a deejayed dance party. Getting to
know your fellow human beings by showing off funky moves: now there’s a way to break down barriers. —Kate Whittle NCBI’s Respect Club celebrates Diversity Day with a showcase of youth talent and dance party at the Missoula Senior Center Sat., April 12, from 6-10 PM. Free.
[AGENDA LISTINGS] THURSDAY APRIL 10 Community Medical Center hosts a livestream of Helping Adolescents Cope with Loss, part of the 21st annual Hospice Foundation Teleconference. Gallagher Board Room, 2827 Fort Missoula Road. Noon-2:30 PM. Call Aylett at 7288848 for more information.
FRIDAY APRIL 11 Learn how to help local critters when the Humane Society of Western Montana hosts volunteer orientations on Friday at 5 PM and Saturday at 11 AM. Visit myhswm.org to learn more.
SUNDAY APRIL 13 Have a feel-good stroll at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes, a 3mile walk starting at 2 PM on Dornblaser field, with barbecue and raffle prizes to follow. Last year’s walk raised $50,000 toward diabetes research. Check out jdrf.org for info and registration. The Jeannette Rankin Peace Center honors Claudia Brown the 28th annual Peacemaker award at a celebration at the University Congregational Church. 4-6 PM.
MONDAY APRIL 14 Dr. Nerissa Koehn presents “Transmigrant Health in a World of Permeable Borders: Place, Access and Transnational Competence,” as part of UM’s spring lecture series on global health. Gallagher Business Building Room 106, 6:30-7:30 PM. The Bonner Milltown Community Council meets to chat about a proposed mill levy for the Missoula Rural Fire District and discuss community trails construction. Bonner School Library. 7 PM. Call 240-7793 to learn more.
TUESDAY APRIL 15 Discover different approaches to raising kiddos at Empowered Parenting With Balanced View, which meets at Break Espresso from 7:15-8:15 AM Tuesdays. Indian Law Clinic Director Maylinn Smith presents “Anything but Clear and Anything but
Right: A Review of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl,” as part of Indian Law Week. School of Law, room 101.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 16 The Prescription for Prevention Summit hosts a panel of experts and keynote speaker, Andy Duran from Chicago, chatting about local efforts to prevent prescription drug abuse. Hilton Garden Inn. $35, which includes lunch. Call 258-3022 or email brandee@missoulaforum.org to learn more. The Missoula League of Women Voters presents the public forum, “Facts and Faces of Homelessness in Missoula Part Two: Individuals in Shelters and Transitional Housing.” Missoula Public Library, large meeting room. Noon-1 PM. Nobody gets out of this world alive, so head to the Willapalooza with The Missoula Community Foundation to learn how to make a will or advance directive. MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Drop-in from 5-7 PM. Free. Call 406-552-7347 to learn more. Learn about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a new international free-trade agreement currently in negotiations, with “The Biggest Corporate Free For All,” an event sponsored by Montanans Against the TPP. Gallagher Business Building, room 123. 7 PM.
THURSDAY APRIL 17 The two-day Indian Child Welfare Act Conference starts today at the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel, 5252 Airway Blvd., and includes discussions with legal experts, psychologists and Indian adoptees. Call 406-203-2213 or email hillary.plouffe@umconnect.umt.edu to learn more. Anne Carlson of The Wilderness Society presents “Adaptive Management and Forest Restoration in a Changing Climate,” part of the conservation social science spring seminar series. Forestry Building, room 301. 4:10-5 PM. Join Hospice of Missoula for Community Conversations on Death and Dying, where facilitators educate people on how to talk about this oft-uncomfortable subject. The Loft, 119 W. Main St. 6–8 PM. Free.
AGENDA is dedicated to upcoming events embodying activism, outreach and public participation. Send your who/what/when/where and why to AGENDA, c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange, Missoula, MT 59801. You can also email entries to calendar@missoulanews.com or send a fax to (406) 543-4367. AGENDA’s deadline for editorial consideration is 10 days prior to the issue in which you’d like your information to be included. When possible, please include appropriate photos/artwork.
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