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Days of Awareness

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Days of Awareness

Explore Deeper Insights into Days of Awareness and Discover Valuable Resources for Your Journey.

Our curated collection of resources serves as a compass to navigate through the IDEA landscape, offering insights, educational tools, and empowering stories. Whether you're just beginning your exploration or well into your journey, these resources are your companions in fostering a world that values unity, knowledge, and positive transformation.

Join us in making every day an impactful step towards a more informed and connected tomorrow.

February

March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Books/Movies:

  • "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism" by Robin DiAngelo
  • "The Origin of Others" by Toni Morrison
  • "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
  • "Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City" by Tanya Talaga
  • "They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up" by Eternity Martis
  • "The Help" (2011) - Directed by Tate Taylor
  • "Hidden Figures" (2016) - Directed by Theodore Melfi
International Transgender Day of Visibility

Books/Movies:
  • "Transgender History" by Susan Stryker
  • "Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More" by Janet Mock
  • "Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family" by Amy Ellis Nutt
  • "Little Fish" by Casey Plett
  • "Tomboy Survival Guide" by Ivan Coyote
  • "Jonny Appleseed" by Joshua Whitehead
  • "Disclosure" (2020)
  • "A Fantastic Woman" (2017)
  • "Tangerine" (2015)

April

International Day of Pink

 
Books/eBooks
  • Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Students and Staff in Further and Higher Education by Matson Lawrence
  • Queer People of Color in Higher Education by Joshua Moon Johnson
  • Don't Be So Gay! by Donn Short
  • Homophobia in the Hallways by Tonya D. Callaghan
  • LGBTQ Issues in Education by George L. Wimberly
  • That's So Gay! by Jonathan Charlesworth
 
Movies:
  • Love, Simon (2018)
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
  • Moonlight (2016)
  • The Half of It (2020)
  • Bully (2011)
  • Freak Show (2017)
 
Podcasts:

Books/Movies:
  • "Transgender History" by Susan Stryker
  • "Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More" by Janet Mock
  • "Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family" by Amy Ellis Nutt
  • "Little Fish" by Casey Plett
  • "Tomboy Survival Guide" by Ivan Coyote
  • "Jonny Appleseed" by Joshua Whitehead
  • "Disclosure" (2020)
  • "A Fantastic Woman" (2017)
  • "Tangerine" (2015)