SMCC Diversity and Inclusion Committee

06/12/2023

If you didn't catch us this past weekend, you can still see us at Pride Portland this Saturday! We'd love to chat SMCC, our programs for pride and LGTBQIA+ students, and anything else you'd like to know! See you then!

04/20/2023

The Lavender Graduation & Transfer Celebration is an annual ceremony, separate from the larger graduation ceremony, to acknowledge the hard work, dedication, and contributions of our LGBTQIA+ students during their time at SMCC.
Light refreshments will be served.

Graduates/students completing their time at SMCC and transferring to another insitution are welcome to participate!

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06/09/2022

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06/09/2022

Wondering what Pride events are happening this month? See below for a list of upcoming events.

June 9th
Portland Sea Dogs Pride Night in Portland. Proceeds go to OUT Maine!

June 10th
Brunswick Pride

June 11th
Bar Harbor Pride Community Festival -- Congregational Church in Bar Harbor.

LA Pride -- Auburn & Lewiston.

Teen Pride Dance -- YWCA in Bar Harbor.

June 12th
Ellsworth Pride Fest -- Knowlton Community Park in Ellsworth.

June 18th
Pride Hike & Picnic -- Midcoast Conservancy at the Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson.

Pride Aroostook Festival -- Riverside Park Boat Dock in Presque Isle.

Pride Portland! -- Portland.

Bucksport Pride -- Waterfront Walkway in Bucksport.

Youth Pride Art Show -- Rock City Cafe

June 24th
Downeast Pride – Eastport.

June 25th
Downeast Pride – Eastport.

Pride Weekend -- Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport.

Bangor Pride -- Bangor.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert (rated R) -- Points North Institute film screening at the Shotwell Drive-in.

June 26th
Downeast Pride -- Lubec.

Pride Weekend -- Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport.

06/07/2022

Finding LGBTQ+ representation on TV can be hard, but there are actually many children's shows with episodes that deliver kid-friendly, q***r storylines.

03/18/2022

“I believed the United Nations to be the one hope for a peaceful world. I knew that my husband had placed great importance on the establishment of this world organization. So I felt a great sense of responsibility.”

Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

03/16/2022

Explore how the dynamics of race and class affect the perception of unpaid labor in this Smithsonian Exhibit "All work and No Pay."

Explore the history of women’s work in the home and the value and implications of unwaged labor. Despite making steps forward in the paid labor force, there is an implied and historical expectation that women will take care of the housework and unpaid work at home. Costumes meant for domestic work...

03/11/2022

"Hetty Green seems to have been given a rather frightful sobriquet for a woman who came from a Quaker family and was by several accounts quite religious. Her reputation may have been the result of being a successful businesswoman in an age of businessmen or it may have been a result of being a little ruthless in her success. Whatever the reason, Hetty Green was a rather formidable woman. How else would she have been able to amass so much money and be considered the richest woman and one of the richest people in America?"

Compiled by specialists in Business Reference Services at the Library of Congress, this guide highlights stories about the people, places, and events that made their mark on business history.

03/08/2022

Explore the works of impactful female American artists working in a field typically dominated by men -- cartoon and illustration.

This exhibition from the rich collections of the Library of Congress brings to light remarkable but little-known contributions made by North American women to two popular art forms—illustration and cartooning. In fields traditionally dominated by men, many women have long earned their livelihoods ...

03/08/2022

Rosa Parks is an icon of the civil rights movement, and likely one of the first women who come to mind when considering the fight for desegregation. Learn more about her early life, family, activism, and the iconic bus boycott by exploring her Library of Congress exhibition.

“Is it worth while to reveal the intimacies of the past life? Would the people be sympathetic or disillusioned when the facts of my life are told?”

03/02/2022

Currently the Senate is considering Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. She would be the first woman of color to represent on the Court, the fourth person of color, and the 6th woman (compared to the 110 men who have represented).

To learn more about historic women in law throughout time and across the world, check out this post from the Library of Congress!

Who were the first women to become lawyers and judges around the world? Find out in the final of a three-post series by the Law Library of Congress in celebration of Women's History Month.

02/10/2022

We are pleased to offer a variety of events for BHM. Hope to see you there!