Our first Diversity Initiative Happy Hour Discussion of 2017 will be held on Wednesday, February 1st at 5 p.m. at Cornerstone Grill (http://www.cornerstonegrillandloft.com/).

Our topic will be the Women's March on Washington (and all marches held around the world).

RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/a/umd.edu/forms/d/1SV04OR_VtA6vh9XiVfubYbhsQlF7…

A few questions to get our discussion started:
Did you attend? Why or why not?
What does the march mean for you?
Do you think it was representative and intersectional?
What things were done well and what things could have been improved?
What will you do now? Will the march have a lasting impact?

For additional thoughts, have a look at the following sites/stories/opinions:

https://www.womensmarch.com/

https://www.pussyhatproject.com/

http://kinfolkkollective.com/2017/01/19/not-your-mule-i-will-not-march-…

https://brittany-oliver-dcpw.squarespace.com/blog/2017/1/11/whats-next-…

http://www.colorlines.com/articles/why-im-skipping-womens-march-washing…

http://union-church.org/why-men-should-march-saturday-an-open-letter-fr…

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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/peace-positivity-massive-women-s-ma…

http://www.onbeing.org/blog/courtney-martin-five-reasons-why-taking-to-…

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/dont-let-anybody-tell-you-…