[18006] in APO-L
Re: Encouraging Membership Diversity, a positive spin.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Dean)
Tue Dec 16 09:47:32 1997
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 08:46:36 -0600
Reply-To: Robert Dean <rdean@RS6000.CMP.ILSTU.EDU>
From: Robert Dean <rdean@RS6000.CMP.ILSTU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <9712161356.AA135932@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu> from "John R Hall" at
Dec 16, 97 08:55:42 am
> That is a major problem, perhaps instead of inviting one member of a
> different group, you invite several so they are not "the ugly duckling".
> Perhaps more important is to give emphasis to what you do have in common (ie
> service, etc) and show that person that you recognize what their "difference"
> will bring to the group.
The key is not to acknowledge the difference as being important. Racism and
sexism occur because so much emphasis is placed on them.
If there are cultural differences where different groups hang out at
different places or listen to campus radio at different times, target those
areas with your publicity materials. That takes care of place, but content
is another matter. Target the content of your publicity to those groups as
well. That's the tricky part, however.
LFS,
Robert Dean
