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AMST 3000 Certificate in Civic Inclusion| Paperback|America Indivisible, in partnership with ReligionAndPublicLife.org, awards the America Indivisible Civic Inclusion Certificate to those who complete the course collection, AMST 3000 Civic Inclusion. The curriculum explores the impact of racialized anti-Muslim bigotry on communities who are Muslim and perceived to be Muslim the role civic leaders can play in addressing this phenomenon. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Civil Dialogue, Community Engagement, Cultural Literacy, Diversity & Inclusion, Empathy, Legal Literacy, Media Literacy, Policymaking, Public Service, Religious Literacy, Resiliency Time: Non-Credit: 15 hours for 1 Certificate Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$224 -
AMST 3001 Understand Racialized Anti-Muslim Bigotry| Paperback|Systemic bias and discrimination against Muslims and those perceived as Muslim are primary challenges to building inclusive communities. In this course, you will explore the causes and consequences of racialized anti-Muslim bigotry on impacted communities in the United States. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Empathy, Legal Literacy, Resiliency, Religious Literacy Time: Non-Credit: 3 hours Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$56 -
AMST 3002 Course Pack: Civic Approaches for Building Inclusive Communities|Downloadable course packet for AMST 3002 Civic Approaches for Building Inclusive CommunitiesSuggested Donation: $10 -
AMST 3002 Envision Civics as an Antidote to Prejudice| Paperback|Civic health is an antidote to bigotry. Explore inspiring stories of communities and leaders who, despite a heightened climate of anti-Muslim bigotry, successfully built inclusive practices and policies, led collaborative actions, and fostered diverse public engagement to improve their community. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Civil Dialogue, Community Engagement, Cultural Literacy, Diversity & Inclusion, Empathy, Religious Literacy, Resiliency Time: Non-Credit 3 hours Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$56 -
AMST 3003 Explore Religious, Cultural, and Legal Literacy| Paperback|Explore the diversity of practices, beliefs, and perspectives within hate-impacted religious and cultural groups across the U.S. and in your community. Learn frameworks that help explain the religious, cultural, and legal dimensions of American communities. Examine the diversity of religious and cultural groups, and those impacted by anti-Muslim bigotry in particular, and how to grow your knowledge as a way to challenge hate proactively. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Civil Dialogue, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Empathy, Legal Literacy, Religious Literacy Time: Non-Credit 3 hours Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$56 -
AMST 3004 Course Pack: Crisis Mitigation Strategies|Downloadable course pack for AMST 3004 Crisis Mitigation StrategiesSuggested Donation: $10 -
AMST 3004 Prepare Crisis Mitigation Strategies| Paperback|Lead with strength, knowing you are prepared to respond to incidents of hate with deliberate and unequivocal confidence. While publicly condemning bigotry incidents is a crucial first step, civic leaders must go beyond rhetorical response. They must enact inclusive policies and initiatives to build a community’s resilience in the face of hate. Integrate into your leadership toolkit the best practices for addressing bias incidents and prepare to not only put out fires but deescalate the hatred that stoked the flames. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Civil Dialogue, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Empathy, Media Literacy, Resiliency Time: Non-Credit 3 hours Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$56 -
AMST 3005 Create Spaces for Civic Inclusion| Paperback|Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Civil Dialogue, Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Empathy, Media Literacy, Resiliency Time: Non-Credit 3 hours Level: College, Graduate, Professional Development$56 -
AMST 3006 Implement Your Inclusion Initiative| Paperback|Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Skills: Critical Thinking, Legal Literacy, Media Literacy, Religious Literacy, Resiliency Time: 15 hours$2,800 -
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Auto Draft|Table of Contents- A Public Official’s Civic Inclusion Checklist
- “Tips for Television Interviews,” ReThink Media
- “The Blueprint: A Preview of the Principles & Framework for Boston’s Resiliency Strategy"
- "Muslims Unite at St. Louis City Hall for Historic Iftar"
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Lida Azim, MA|Lida is a product of the Bay Area in Northern California and received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History from San Jose State University followed by a master’s degree in Intercultural and International Communications from American University’s School of International Service. Lida has always looked for a way to give back and empower her community. The formation of the Afghan Diaspora for Equality and Progress did exactly that. While continuing in her efforts to be an active and involved member of the community, Lida also joined the Afghan-American Conference Organizing Committee. She currently works at America Indivisible as a Program Coordinator.From: $500 -
M. Arsalan Suleman, JD, MPhil|M. Arsalan Suleman is a counsel in Foley Hoag’s International Litigation & Arbitration Practice. His practice focuses on representing sovereign States in international disputes, including before the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, UN treaty bodies, U.S. courts, and other tribunals and dispute resolution forums. He primarily advises sovereign States and State-owned companies in Africa, the Middle East, and Central, South and Southeast Asia. Arsalan is the U.S. Department of State’s former Acting Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the world’s second largest international organization after the United Nations. He engaged with the OIC and its member states on bilateral and multilateral foreign policy issues, including via remarks before and participation in Heads-of-State Summits and Ministerial Level Meetings. Arsalan launched the first-ever U.S.-OIC annual bilateral consultations, institutionalizing the U.S.-OIC relationship via an annual dialogue process. He engaged with the OIC, OIC member countries, and relevant civil society on a broad range of foreign policy issues, establishing partnerships in areas of mutual interest such as human rights, countering violent extremism, health, education, entrepreneurship, and science and technology.From: $500 -
Melissa Levinson, MA|Melissa is a curriculum writer for America Indivisible and a curriculum developer for the Islamic Networks Group (ING). Melissa graduated from New York University Abu Dhabi in 2018 with a degree in Middle Eastern Studies and a concentration in Arabic Language. Her research focuses on how political, religious, and economic factors influence the negative representations of Arabs and Muslims in American textbooks. Since coming to Georgetown, Melissa has worked with CCAS’s K-14 Education Outreach department to reform curriculum about the Middle East and Islam in order to capture the nuance and dynamism of the region and religion. She has also worked with various stakeholders to combat anti-Muslim bias and bullying in American schools by merging academic research, policy reform, and advocacy efforts. Research Interests Educational representations of Arabs and Muslims, Islamophobia in the United States, grassroots social movements in the Middle EastFrom: $500 -
Usra Ghazi, MTS|Usra Ghazi is a fellow at The Foundation for Religious Literacy and director of policy and programs at America Indivisible, a nonprofit coalition addressing anti-Muslim bigotry by strengthening neighbor-to-neighbor ties in local communities across the United States. She is also a Senior Fellow for Religious Freedom at the Freedom Forum Institute and a commissioner on D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Interfaith Council. She has worked as an interfaith leader and organizer in various capacities over the past decade including work with Interfaith Youth Core, Kids4Peace, and the Pluralism Project at Harvard University. She previously worked at the U.S. Department of State as a policy advisor and Franklin Fellow at the Office of Religion and Global Affairs and as a Strategic Designer in the Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau’s Collaboratory. She has also served as a policy fellow for the City of Boston in the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement. She holds a master’s degree from Harvard Divinity School in Religion and Politics and a bachelor’s in Religious Studies from DePaul University.From: $500
