FAIR News: Learning from the Past
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FAIR in Medicine Webinar:
On Thursday, March 3rd from 8:00PM – 9:30PM EST, FAIR in Medicine will be hosting a webinar titled “Health Professionals in the Nazi Era: Learn from the Past, Understand the Present, Protect the Future,” presented by Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH.
The terrible history of health professional involvement in the Holocaust has had a profound influence on modern healthcare ethics, from the ways we think about race in medicine, genetics, caring for people in detention, abortion, end of life issues, medical research, etc. Virtually every issue in bioethics today is deeply influenced, implicitly or explicitly, by the medical crimes of the Nazi era. Dr. Wynia will explore the legacy of health professional involvement in the Holocaust and how it continues to resonate in health care and society today.
CONTENT WARNING: The Health Professionals in the Nazi Era lecture is intended for adult audiences and contains images and descriptions of genocidal violence and human rights violations.
Ian Rowe Debates Affirmative Action
This week FAIR Advisor Ian Rowe appeared on the New York Times’ podcast The Argument to discuss Affirmative Action with Jay Caspian Kang and host Jane Coaston. According to Rowe, “Given the Supreme Court and overwhelming evidence of Harvard’s discrimination on the basis of skin color, race-based affirmative action in higher ed is dead.”
Call for Submissions
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We hope to hear from you!
In our new video, FAIR Advisor Angel Eduardo discusses the influence that Superman had in shaping his ethical outlook on life, despite Superman being “white.” As a child, Eduardo resented and rejected the culturally heightened sensitivities around “identity” and “representation” insinuating that we must physically resemble those we admire. Such a belief was, to Eduardo, “an affront to my intellect.”
Proponents argue that we need more characters to reflect our diverse, multicultural America—and I fully agree. It speaks poorly of a society when its art and media doesn’t fully reflect the vast ethnic and cultural diversity of its people. But we have to be careful not to operate under a shallow and tokenistic idea of diversity.
Thinking that all we need to do is change the color of Superman’s skin and we’ll have done our job is to caricature those we’re aiming to uplift. It comes off as lazy and lacking in creativity. And due to its superficiality, it flies in the face of true diversity and representation—which requires giving characters depth and nuance.
FAIR Perspectives
John McWhorter is an Accociate Professor of linguistics at Columbia University. Along with being an op-ed columnist a the New York Times, John has also written a number of best-selling books on linguistics and race relations, such as The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language, and Losing the Race: Self Sabotage in Black America.
In this episode, we take a different tack from discussions about John's most recent book Woke Racism. We discuss whether "anti-wokeness" is a new religion, how to engage with and persuade the people John calls "The Elect," how grave a threat "wokeness" really is compared to other contemporary issues, Critical Race Theory in schools, and the consequences of centering race in one's identity. We also go on to chat about language and semantics, the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, the popularity of "Latinx," the ever-evolving social taboo that is "the N-word," and more.
Watch and subscribe to FAIR Perspectives here.
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Address Racism and Intolerance in Our Schools
On Tuesday, February 22nd, from 6:00PM – 8:00PM MST, FAIR’s Utah Chapter will host FAIR Founder Bion Bartning, FAIR Advisors Melissa Chen and Angel Eduardo, and Professor Adam Seagrave at the Millcreek Community Library for a conversation about how to address racism and intolerance in our schools and community in a constructive, pro-human way.
For more information please contact FAIR Utah Presidents Alicia Alba at (801) 885-0085 or Jefferson Shupe at (801) 786-9487.
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
February 19th:
British Columbia Open House
6:00PM GMT, 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.
February 19th:
British Columbia Open House
6:00PM EST, ZOOM
March 1st:
Las Vegas Spring Reboot
6:30PM PST, ZOOM
Bergen County (NJ) 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.
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