FAIR News: Defending Civil Rights in Healthcare
FAIR News: Defending Civil Rights in Healthcare
Newsletter
On February 6, 2022, Dr. Tara Gustilo filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Hennepin Healthcare System, arising from its decision to demote her because her beliefs did not correspond with her skin color and revealed her supposed “internalized whiteness.”
Dr. Gustilo is a highly-regarded, Harvard-educated physician who, until recently, was the Chair of the OB/GYN department at HHS in Minneapolis. In that position, she created a successful program to reflect cultural differences in order to better serve her diverse patients. But over time, her colleagues transformed that program into care that was segregating patients by their skin color. Dr. Gustilo objected, advocating instead for non-segregated care, and criticized concepts of “Critical Race Theory” on her personal social media. HHS then demoted Dr. Gustilo and removed her from her position as Chair of the OB/GYN department.
Dr. Gustilo filed a discrimination charge with the EEOC in 2021, which FAIR supported and funded. She has now followed with a federal lawsuit, alleging violation of her civil and constitutional rights, including under the First Amendment. FAIR is supporting and funding that lawsuit as well.
You can read the complaint and donate here.
Frederick Douglass Lesson Plan
This February 14th, join FAIRstory in celebrating Frederick Douglass. This packet of lesson plans contains material for learners in grades K-12. The biographical information, discussions, questions, and activities contained within engage students in meaningful learning opportunities focusing on the significance of Frederick Douglass’ birthday. His messages, character strengths, and notable achievements are recognized by FAIR as epitomizing the pro-human movement.
View the Frederick Douglass lesson plan here.
The Pro-Human Path for Education
In our latest video, FAIR Advisor Ian Rowe and Joyanet Manual talk about the pro-human path for education.
Rowe’s parents, both immigrants from Jamaica, always emphasized education as a common pathway leading to opportunity because it had been central to their own success. Rowe went to high school at Brooklyn Tech, which he describes as being special because of the way it treated each student—as individuals.
Joyanet also had immigrant parents, but from Guatemala. Though the grade schools were poor in Chicago, her parents instilled in her the value of seizing opportunities, hard work, and being resilient in the face of challenges. Because of this, she too was able to attend a selective public high school with special honors programs that helped her fulfill her potential.
Both Rowe and Manual worry that schools today aren’t providing students with the values and opportunities that led them both to success. Because of this, they founded Vertex Partnership Academies—charter schools that educate students with those values.
Jacob Mchangama
Jacob Mchangama is a Danish lawyer, human-rights advocate, and social commentator. He is the founder and director of Justitia, a Copenhagen-based think tank focusing on human rights, freedom of speech, and the rule of law.
Mchangama has given lectures and participated in debates hosted by numerous high-level conferences and conventions, as well as television and news programs. He has authored several books and written extensively on free speech and human rights in popular news outlets and peer-reviewed academic journals. Mchangama is also the producer and narrator of the podcast Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech.
Fred Luskin
Frederic Luskin is the author of the best selling book, Forgive for Good and Forgive for Love, and one of the world’s leading researchers and teachers on the subject of forgiveness. He speaks nationally on the importance of emotional intelligence and the need to manage stress, and researches the intersection of spiritual values and physical and emotional well being. Luskin is a faculty member for the Stanford Executive Program at the Graduate School of Business, Department Chair of Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, and the director of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects—an ongoing series of workshops and research projects that investigate the effectiveness of his forgiveness methods on a variety of populations.
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We hope to hear from you!
FAIR Perspectives
Our guest this week on the FAIR Perspectives podcast is Daryl Davis.
Davis is an accomplished jazz and blues musician, author, and one of the most prominent racial justice activists in the world. Daryl’s methods to end racism are unique and groundbreaking. As a traveling musician, he went around the country attempting to dispel racism from those who hated him the most, by befriending members of the Ku Klux Klan, and collecting their robes as they disavowed their hatred. To date, he has come into possession of no less than 200 robes.
Daryl’s pro-human vision of defeating hatred and bringing people together across the largest barriers has infused all of FAIR’s programs. Daryl serves as a member of FAIR’s Board of Advisors, and is also a Senior Fellow at FAIR, working on our corporate diversity programs (available at FAIRdiversity.org), educational programs (available at FAIRstory.org), and much more.
Watch and subscribe to FAIR Perspectives here.
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FAIRstory Webinar: Frederick Douglass
FAIRstory will have another FAIRstory webinar on Monday, February 14th at 4:00PM EST, titled “Frederick Douglass & the Pro-Human Perspective.”
Join us in celebrating Frederick Douglass’ birthday! We’ll discuss how this important figure epitomized the pro-human movement. You’ll also hear about FAIRstory’s new lesson plans and new developments with FAIR’s Educators Alliance. Dr. Adam Seagrave, Jennifer Tafuto, Dana Stangel-Plowe, and Heather Thomas will be your co-hosts.
To join the webinar Zoom here.
Passcode: 637584
FAIR Wellness Webinars
Every Tuesday (the first four Tuesdays of the month) from 7:00 to 8:00PM ET, beginning March 1st, FAIR Advisor Zander Keig will be hosting a series of FREE Wellness Webinars for FAIR members. The webinars include:
Stress Management
Navigating Uncertainty
Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
Effective Communication
Mark your calendars and stay tuned for registration information in an upcoming newsletter.
FAIR Diversity Training
Meet FAIR Diversity: What It Means to Be Pro-Human
For all FAIR Members and volunteers. These events are typically held on the last Monday of the month.
Monday February 28th, 7:00PM – 8:00PM EST
Monday, March 28th, 7:00PM – 8:00PM EST
To learn more about FAIR Diversity, please visit our FAIR Diversity website.
FAIR Chapter Events
FAIR Open House Events
TODAY (February 10th):
FAIR in Medicine Open House (2nd Thursday of the month)
8:00PM CS, ZOOM
February 23rd:
Delaware Open House
7:00PM EST, ZOOM
February 27th:
New Hampshire Open House
3P:00M EST, ZOOM
March 2nd:
Maine Open House
7:00PM EST, ZOOM
FAIR Chapter Events
ANNOUNCEMENT
FAIR Virginia College/University Chapter
Are you a professor in Virginia? Do you want to learn more about the pro-human movement in Virginia’s colleges and universities? If so, email mark.greer@fairforall.org for more information.
TODAY (February 10th):
Eastern Ontario FAIR Get Together
7:30PM ET, ZOOM
Meeting ID: 854 6081 4189
Passcode: 444495
February 19th:
British Columbia Open House
6:00PM EST, ZOOM
March 1st:
Las Vegas Spring Reboot
6:30PM PST, ZOOM
March 2nd:
Bergen County (NJ) Spring Reboot
7:00PM EST, ZOOM
Bergen County Spring Reboot
7:00PM EST, ZOOM
March 3rd:
Long Island Kick-Off Meeting
7:30PM EST, ZOOM
FAIR Educator Alliance
Teachers often feel isolated and alone in their schools, but FAIR is here for you! We will be holding weekly informal “happy hours” to share experiences and concerns and work on developing resources just for teachers. We’ll also be holding more formal monthly meetings to address issues based on your needs and interests.
For more information, please email educators@fairforall.org
The Zoom link to our weekly happy hour can be found here.
Grassroots Training Workshops
Are you ready to be an effective advocate for pro-human values in your community? You know in your heart of hearts our common culture of fairness, understanding, and humanity requires you to be civically engaged and actively organizing and advocating in your community.
But how do you get started?
We’ve got you covered with the FAIR Grassroots Leader Training series.
Register to learn practical tools for organizing your community, how to be a more effective advocate, and ways to create positive, bottom-up change in our culture and country. The sessions include:
Grassroots Leader Session 1 | Bottom-Up Organizing
Grassroots Leader Session 2 | Finding Your Place At FAIR
Grassroots Leader Session 3 | Organizing Your Organizing
Public Speaking Training | Keeping Your Audience Captivated
Register now for the next Grassroots Leader Training series.
Join the FAIR Community
Become a FAIR volunteer or to join a FAIR chapter:
Join a Welcome to FAIR Zoom information session to learn more about our mission, or watch a previously recorded session in the Members section of www.fairforall.org.
Sign the FAIR Pledge for a common culture of fairness, understanding and humanity.
Join the FAIR community to connect and share information with other members.
Share your reviews and incident reports on our FAIR Transparency website.