FAIR News: Join the Pro-Human Social Network
December 16th, 2021
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In these polarized times, it’s easy to feel isolated and afraid to express your views and concerns, especially if you feel they are at odds with the increasingly intolerant orthodoxies around issues of race and gender that are becoming the norm in schools, universities, government, media, businesses, and other workplaces.
So if you’re looking to meet friends, share ideas, and network with people who share a commitment to promoting a common culture based on fairness, understanding and humanity, then FAIR Community is here to help!
FAIR Community is a social network and forum for members to socialize and organize. Use it to find out what FAIR chapters in your area are up to, whether it be attending a schoolboard meeting, hosting a speaking event, or hanging out at the local pub! You can discuss the latest FAIR-related news, or go to our off-topic section to share pictures of your pets or discuss your favorite food recipes!
If you’re a professional, consider joining groups such as FAIR in Medicine, FAIR in Technology, FAIR in the Arts, and our FAIR Educators Alliance to help organize and promote pro-human values in your field. And if you need help getting your local community off the ground, you can attend our regularly-held Grassroots Training Workshops.
Joining FAIR Community is easy and 100% free, so come on in and join the conversation!
TODAY: Webinar on ‘Gender Ideology’ in K-12 Schools
Gender ideology has become a flashpoint in education, civic institutions, and workplaces. Why? Join FAIR on TODAY, December 16th, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm EST for our FREE webinar titled “Gender Ideology: Problems and Pro-Human Solution.” We will explore the topics of sex and gender, and learn how we can move forward with a pro-human approach to supporting and accepting every individual regardless of their sex and gender identity.
Our aim is to raise awareness of historical and current issues surrounding gender ideology, including medical, ethical and legal considerations, examine current issues in the context of K-12 education, and provide practical guidance on how to address these issues.
The panel will consist of journalist and FAIR Advisor Abigail Shrier, FAIR Advisor Zander Keig, LCSW, Dr. Mirriam Grossman, MD, Dr. Carrie Mendoza, MD, and attorney Candice Jackson; the discussion will be moderated by biologist and FAIR Editor Colin Wright.
Register for the FREE webinar here.
Zoom links will be emailed to you after registering, but those links can also be found here.
Call for Submissions
This week we published several great articles on our Fair for All Substack, such as a case study written by FAIR’s own Grayson Slover on the Mystic Valley Regional Charter School describing their steadfast resistance to incorporating race essentialist ideologies into their curriculum.
We also published the first installment of our “Advisor Spotlight” series that will highlight the life, ideas, and work of each of our brilliant FAIR Advisors. This week’s essay spotlights FAIR Advisor and world’s most popular skeptic, Michael Shermer.
If you would like to submit your writing to our Substack, please check out our submission guidelines at the bottom of our “About” page here.
We hope to hear from you!
Doing ‘DEI’ Right with Colin Wright
Universities are increasingly requiring their prospective professors to submit “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” statements as part of their application, which are often then used as a first filter during the hiring process.
In our new video, evolutionary biologist Colin Wright describes how these required “DEI” statements act as ideological purity tests, which ultimately harms science and the objective pursuit of truth by reducing viewpoint diversity and fostering an environment of fear and conformity.
Visit FAIR’s YouTube channel to view more of our video content.
Stand Up for Understanding with Melissa Chen
When tragedies occur, the media on both sides of the political aisle quickly spin the facts in order to exploit the tragedy and score points against their political opponents. One such tragedy was the March 16th massage parler shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, where a white man attacked three Asian massage parlers, murdering eight Asian women.
FAIR Advisor Melissa Chen explains in a new video how, “the bodies of the victims hadn’t gone cold” and “the families has barel begun grieving, when activists and journalists jumped in to speculate and spread misinformation” that the attacks were motivated by “white supremacy.” However, once more facts came in it became clear that the shootings were not racially motivated, but rather more closely resembled misogynistic “honor killings.” But the media stuck with their racist narrative.
Chen goes on to explain why “the eagerness to fit, and deny, the facts in order to manufacture a preferred storyline is not just dishonest, it’s harmful.”
Visit FAIR’s YouTube channel to view more of our video content.
Jason Hill Book Event
Earlier this month, FAIR Advisor and DePaul University Professor Dr. Jason Hill joined FAIR Illinois to celebrate his new book What Do White Americans Owe Black People? Racial Justice in the Age of Post-Oppression.
Ted Dabrowski from New Trier Neighbors and Wirepoints led a wide ranging conversation and Q&A with Dr. Hill about his new book and today's most pressing cultural issues. That talk is now available above and on FAIR’s YouTube channel.
TODAY: Webinar on ‘Gender Ideology’ in K-12 Schools
Gender ideology has become a flashpoint in education, civic institutions, and workplaces. Why? Join FAIR on TODAY, December 16th, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm EST for our FREE webinar titled “Gender Ideology: Problems and Pro-Human Solution.” We will explore the topics of sex and gender, and learn how we can move forward with a pro-human approach to supporting and accepting every individual regardless of their sex and gender identity.
Our aim is to raise awareness of historical and current issues surrounding gender ideology, including medical, ethical and legal considerations, examine current issues in the context of K-12 education, and provide practical guidance on how to address these issues.
The panel will consist of journalist and FAIR Advisor Abigail Shrier, FAIR Advisor Zander Keig, LCSW, Dr. Mirriam Grossman, MD, Dr. Carrie Mendoza, MD, and attorney Candice Jackson; the discussion will be moderated by biologist and FAIR Editor Colin Wright.
Register for the FREE webinar here.
FIRE’s Free Speech Essay Contest
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is awarding $20,000 in scholarships to students who can make the best argument for why freedom of speech is a better idea than censorship. All juniors and seniors in U.S. high schools are eligible.
Entries are due by December 31st.
Check out FIRE's essay contest page for details.
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.
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I appreciate your work. Those who need most to attend the happy hour are deeply unhappy people. I don't think that's going to work.