Celebrate Diversity
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Come Celebrate!
Celebrate Diversity! 2008
WAGNER COLLEGE SPIRO SPORTS CENTER
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9th
2:00 - 6:00 pm
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This year we will be honoring the following communities:
Chinese
Egyptian
Native American
Russian
Sierra Leone
What is Celebrate Diversity?
New York Center for Interpersonal Development & The Mosaic Coalition
Celebrate Diversity! is a FREE family and community event designed to strengthen respect and understanding among different cultures that call Staten Island their home. The event is an organized strategy to overcome ignorance and intolerance by promoting intercultural awareness. Each year the event is sponsored by the Mosaic Coalition, which is a collaboration between New York Center For Interpersonal Development and Wagner College.
When the Towers fell in 2001, New York Center For Interpersonal Development and Wagner College felt compelled to do something to bring the Staten Island Community together.
For one year, Civic, Religious and Political leaders along with interested Islanders met once a month to break barriers while breaking bread. Through a series of study circles we learned more about each other and ourselves. We discovered something very positive in the midst of a dark time. The outcome was the Mosaic Coalition.
Celtic Oriented Music by Staten Island Pipers
Cultural Festivities include:
• Food
• Music
• Entertainment
• Games
• Interactive Activities
• Kid's Corner
• Dance
• Crafts
• Marketplace
Goals
Education through Interaction! Our overall goal is to build relationships and strengthen communities by promoting respect, awareness and understanding of all cultures.
It is also necessary for us to raise enough funds each year to support the culminating event and give back to the Staten Island community. (Please see Contests & How to Help below)
Past Events
For the past 4 years Celebrate Diversity! has highlighted ethnic groups on Staten Island allowing them to showcase their cultures. Last year over 1,000 people participated in the event at Wagner College exploring the culture and cuisine from their neighbors. Included in those participants were civic leaders, dedicated politicians, and some of the Consulates from the highlighted cultures.
Mexican Community, Quetzacoaltz Aztec Dance
Staten Island Advance article on the 2008 Celebrate Diversity event
Daily News article on Celebrate Diversity Day 2007
Staten Island Advance article on Wagner exploring Diversity, 2007
Staten Island Advance article on Celebrate Diversity Day 2007
Celebrate Diversity Images from the 11/21/05 Staten Island Advance
Contests
Each year, we award prizes to Staten Island youth and other local organizations through contests and competitions. There is an essay contest, art contest, and banner competition that focus on cultural identity, in which students from every Staten Island school can participate in along with other local organizations involved.
ENTRANCE DETAILS:
High School Essay Contest:
What does your cultural heritage and identity mean to you as a citizen living in New York City?
- Open to all students grade 9-12 who live on Staten Island or whoe are registered in a Staten Island High School.
- Up to 3 pages typed 12 font double spaced with 1 ince margins and numbered pages.
- References to specific moments, objects or places important to your culture.
- Examples of positive and negative encounters with others of similar or different cultural background.
- Please send 2 copies with cover sheet including name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, grade level and school to: Ms. Susan Rosenberg, Wagner College, One Campus Road, Staten Island, NY 10301.
Awards: 1st prize - $300, 2nd prize - $200, 3rd prize - $100
Middle School Essay Contest:
What does your cultural heritage and identity mean to you?
- Open to all students grade 6-8 who live on Staten Island or who are registered in a Staten Island school.
- No more than 2 pages typed 12 font double spaced with 1 in margins and numbered pages.
- References to specific moments, objects or places important to your culture.
- Examples of positive and negative encounters with others of similar or different cultural background.
- Please send 2 copies with cover sheet including name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, grade level and school to: Ms. Susan Rosenberg, Wagner College, One Campus Road, Staten Island, NY 10301.
Awards: 1st prize - $100, 2nd prize - $75, 3rd prize - $50
Youth Art Contest:
How is your family culture special?
- Open to all elementary school studwents (individual or group projects accepted) who live on Staten Island or are registered in a Staten Island school
- Posters
- Mobiles
- Dioramas
- Videos
- Poems, etc.
- Please send or deliver projects including name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, grade level and school to: Ms. Susan Rosenberg, Wagner College, One Campus Road, Staten Island, NY 10301.
Awards: Certificates and Barnes & Noble gift cards will be awrded to first, second, and third place.
For further information please see the Contact section below.
How to Help
Please consider your commitment to diversity.
Donations can be made to the Mosaic Coalition all year round.
Please make checks payable to NY Center for Interpersonal Development and mail c/o Wagner College Education Departmant, One Campus Road, Staten Island, NY, 10301.
Your name, your company or your organization's name can be identified with this Island-wide movement!
You can reserve a page in the 2008 Mosaic Coalition Journal!
- Gold Page at $400
- Silver Page at $300
- Full Page at $200
- Half Page at $100
- Quarter Page at $50
- List of Friends at $25
Please include: Your name, Company (if applicable), Address, Daytime phone, E-mail address, and Text for your ad. Mail all to Wagner College at the address given above.
We are also looking for raffle prizes! Anything that might be suitable for a raffle or an auction basket would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be mailed to the address given above.
Special Projects From Students
Multicultural CookBook by Kristina Ketelson
Ireland Unit by Alyson Raiolo
Contact
Wagner College
c/o Education Dept.
1 Campus Rd.
Staten Island, NY 10301
For further information please contact Danielle Arena at (718) 390-3464 or darena@wagner.edu
The Mosaic Coalition Coordinator, Mike Baver, can also be contacted at (718) 947-4121
