ABOLISH

The mission of ABOLISH is to raise awareness about the atrocities occurring in Sudan, as well as to raise funds for survivors and relief efforts. In order to accomplish these goals, members of ABOLISH will coordinate educational events, awareness campaigns, and fundraisers. Should another situation of genocide and/or involuntary servitude become dire in the future, ABOLISH members may choose to begin new campaigns about that situation; however, ABOLISH shall only concentrate on one issue at time.

African American Society (AAS)

African American Society is a social and cultural organization open to all Dickinson students that promotes an awareness and acceptance of African American heritage. Our purpose is to offer both educational and entertaining activities that encourage cultural interaction and diversity. We work closely with other organizations in order to enrich the Dickinson College community through receptive and informative events. We wish to engage our club members in challenging projects, in order to better ourselves and ultimately our community.

Asian’s Social Interest Association (ASIA)

ASIA's goal is to increase education and awareness of Asian cultures, issues, activities, and events, as well as provide a social outlet for students of Asian interest or heritage. ASIA functions independently from, but works with, other cultural groups on campus. Some activities include the annual Chinese Moon Festival, a film series, and participation in Multicultural Fair Week.

Club Afrique

Club Afrique is a student organization committed to enlightening the Dickinson community about the wider continent of Africa and sharing Africa’s cultural heritage through programming, cultural celebrations, and engagement. Founders of Club Afrique believe this club is the ideal lawn to grow a sense of unity and willingness to cooperate among different members in the Dickinson Community, and was founded to serve as a support vehicle for African students on campus, and to provide awareness to people in the community interested in learning about African culture and social justice issues.

Indian Students Association (ISA)

The India Student Association at Dickinson College is a chapter of the national organization of Indian Student Associations across the United States. ISA is a cultural organization that strives to present a global outlook to bridge the gap between the United States and the Asian subcontinent. We strive to educate members of the Dickinson community about the Inidan culture and history through social and educational programming. We provide opportunities to the community to engage in South Asian and Indian celebrations and festivities. We also help Indian students with the transition from leaving home to joining the Dickinson family.

Latin American Club (LAC)

The purpose and the goal of the Latin American Club on Dickinson College is to first, promote awareness of Latin American and Latino culture and teach others about its variety of traditions. Second, the Latin American Club serves as a support system for Latino students and foreign exchange students from Latin America. Third, the club cooperates with and supports other cultural organizations on campus in respect to their goals and events. Next, the club gets involved in the local Hispanic communities. Finally, the club networks with other Latin American and Latino oriented organizations at other institutions of higher learning, as well as high schools.

Middle-Eastern Club (MEC)

The Middle Eastern Club is dedicated to promoting cultural awareness, education, and understanding about the Middle East to our community. Our goal is to continue exposing our community to the cultural diversity and traditions that are unique to the region. We also aspire to educate our community to better understand the realities and intricacies that govern the Middle East. The club is open to everyone and seeks to bring together all people who share a general interest in the region. We are renown for our bi-annual dinners, and hope to expand our events in include more exposure to Middle eastern culture and diversity such as trips to art exhibits, dance lessons, speakers, cooking classes and more.

Muslim Students Association (MSA)

The Muslim Student Association aims to educate Dickinson College and the Carlisle community about Islam. The Muslim Student Association is dedicated to spreading and promoting awareness and understanding of the traditions, cultures, beliefs inherent in Islam, and the Muslim Ummah, as well as providing a support group for Muslims and a medium for non-Muslims to learn more about all matters pertaining to Islam.

Sustained Dialogue

Sustained Dialogue is a systematic, prolonged dialogue among small groups of citizens committed to changing conflictual relationships, ending conflict, and building peace. Groups of concerned individuals can engage Sustained Dialogue to focus on the dynamics of relationships within a community along ethnic, racial, religious or other lines. These troubled relationships reflect differences over identity, interests, power, and destructive habits of interacting. Ideally, Sustained Dialogue is a five-stage process that is a natural progression in dialogue. The first stage is the individuals deciding to work on change and participate in a group. Then, the group should move from the second stage of understanding each others’ identities and interests, to the third stage of gaining a sense of interdependence through the connection of these identities and interests, to the fourth stage of realizing their individual and collective power to enact change in the community, and to the final stage of actively creating or improving patterns of interaction. Although these stages are never clear cut and many groups never make it to the last stage, it is necessary to understand the theory behind such dialogue.

All material taken from: Munitz, Jessica, Priya Parker, and Samar Katnani. Moderating Sustained Dialogue: A Manual for Facilitators of Dialogues on Race. The International Institute for Sustained Dialogue, Summer 2003.

SISTERHOOD

The Sisterhood is an organization that is founded upon the principles of unity and diversity amongst women of different races, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, nationalities, sexual orientation and religions. Recognizing that differences amongst women are valuable, we use these differences to foster individual awareness within the context of a family. Building upon this foundation, we raise cultural and gender consciousness within the Dickinson and Carlisle communities.

TIKKUN

Tikkun intends to provide a culturally and spiritually Jewish, social justice-minded community for Jewish students and other interested parties at Dickinson College. Our hope is that students interested in pursuing more progressive streams of Judaism will find a sense of belonging and community in Tikkun. We aim to promote and educate ourselves and the College community about issues of social justice, including but not limited to a just, two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict; civil rights; women's rights; rights for individuals with disabilities; gay and lesbian rights; economic justice;
and environmental justice. Our dedication to the pursuit of social justice is motivated by the long-standing tradition of social consciousness and social action in Jewish culture and history. In that vein, we emphasize the development of personal and collective spiritualities, seeking alternative Jewish practices that are both reflective and egalitarian in nature.

UMOJA