The foundations of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) rest in The UBU Treasure Chest of
HOPE / ESPERANZA
RESILIENCE / RESISTENCIA
SELF-COMPASSION / AUTO-COMPASSION
EMPATHY / EMPATIA
Learning to explore, embrace and celebrate our differences and similarities:
Diversity Must be Diverse
The UBU Project's DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION CURRICULUM
Builds on these treasure chest words by including a focus on engaging and celebrating our similarities and differences by looking at individual, group and community intersectionality through an equity lens of "I am" and "I choose to be" statements. Through this interactive, co-creative process the students learn what unique gifts they bring to the class and what commonalities connect them with their classmates, teachers and neighbors.
“Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.”
-Cornel West
"Accessibility is being able to get in the building.
Diversity is getting invited to the table.
Inclusion is having a voice at the table.
Belonging is having your voice heard at the table."
Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion residencies are built upon the solid foundation of our Social/Emotional curriculum (aka The UBU Treasure Chest):
HOPE | RESILIENCE | SELF-COMPASSION | EMPATHY
ESPERANZA | RESISTENCIA | AUTO-COMPASION | EMPATIA
Much like the Saturday morning cartoon Schoolhouse Rock™, UBU Project Arts Integration Social Justice Residencies utilize performing arts skills and curricula to support and enhance the work already being done within your DEI curriculum. You can even use your UBU Project Social Justice Residencies as a foundational building block in creating your won DEI programming. The exciting difference with UBU Project Arts Integration Residencies as compared with so many other residency programs:
All lyrics, poetry and scripts are created by your students 100%!
The perfect addition to any organization's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Programming, UBU Social Justice Residencies follow the model of all UBU Project Arts Integration Curriculum (as based upon the principles of Socratic Seminar) increasing student meta-cognition of the subject matter at hand through a guided, interactive process which is,
Student-led
Project-based
Goal-oriented
Arts-infused
Likewise, with UBU Diversity, Equity and Inclusion residencies, we explore the neuro-plasticity of the human brain by creating the foundational steps of encouraging healthy, new neuro-pathways and critical thinking processes in all participants. This is achieved through UBU's hope-filled, creative, interactive classroom techniques, methods and materials. Every UBU prevention residency is a celebration of life based upon positive self-discovery, making healthy choices and advancing the life-narrative of all involved towards an affirming sense of wholeness and self-compassion.
Among BIPOC Youth and Young Adults
Among LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults (According to The Trevor Project)
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services:
Bullying can affect physical and emotional health, both in the short term and later in life. It can lead to physical injury, social problems, emotional problems, and even death.
According to fact-based research; UBU Residency Students Experience a 31.17% increase in
An honors graduate of the University of Montana School of Music; David's diverse career as an educator, actor, writer, composer, performer, mental health advocate, and social justice activist has taken him to all 50 states, 19 countries and 4 continents. In addition to his professional training and experience David is a thriving survivor of his own suicide attempts, a recovering alcoholic with over 28 years sober and he was the fat kid who got bullied in school. He also lives with the managed mental health diagnoses of major depressive disorder recurrent, free-floating anxiety and PTSD. And, he is living his best life yet.
David grew up in a family of arts educators and pacifist/activists. His own work in engaging the arts and education as tools of activism includes;
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