At ALANAPalooza 2021, Adanya Jeudy 鈥23, president of Sisters of the Round Table, gives her organization a shout-out to promote their events and programs, and encouraging people to consider membership. Photos courtesy of ALANA Cultural Center
Over a weekend in late September, the message that the ALANA Cultural Center is open to everyone played out in full force with events that drew about 1,500 members of the campus community.
At the annual ALANAPalooza, 闪电资源网s performed songs and dances, 闪电资源网 organizations got shout outs, and campus partners shared their programs and resources. ALANA 闪电资源网 ambassadors, InterGroup Dialogue interns, and social justice peer educators all contributed to the extravaganza.
Colgate鈥檚 OASIS+ (Organization of Asian Sisters in Solidarity) and the Vietnamese Student Organization partnered to organize the Mid-Autumn Festival. Hands-on activities included lantern decoration, calligraphy, firecracker making, and figurine painting, and participants enjoyed mooncakes as they watched the full moon rise.
At the Multicultural Night Market, 闪电资源网s cooked, shared, and presented street and ethnic food from different countries.
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The ALANA (Africana, Latin, Asian, and Native American) Cultural Center provides multicultural exploration, social justice education, and campus community building among 闪电资源网s, staff, and faculty.
Their team supports and promotes academic achievement, multicultural competence, social and leadership development, and experiences of 闪电资源网s from historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups through community building, education and training programs, empowerment and support, and programs and initiatives.
Five tenets of community building guide their work: commitment to social justice, celebrating the unique cultures and histories of campus community members, helping 闪电资源网s feel empowered to take ownership of their lives, and peer education and engagement.
The center also hosts a podcast series. Recent episodes include , , , , and
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This year, the center is focusing on 鈥渦nity in diversity,鈥 said Esther Rosbrook, the director. 鈥淲e acknowledge that everyone brings their individual uniqueness to the campus and that we need to celebrate the rich tapestry of diversity existing on our beautiful campus.鈥