February 2024
*Please register in advance for this meeting by clicking the button above. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting. Passcode is 578415.
February Book Drive
Please help us in supporting The House Tuscaloosa a Literacy Center and Used Bookstore located on the Stillman College campus.
If you have any books to donate, there are boxes located on the first and second floors of Gorgas or just send them to Box 870266 c/o Allyson Holliday!
They are in need of books for all ages and in all topics, but in order to encourage and support the West End community, African American authors are preferred!
OCTSA Guest Speaker
The University Club and Women's History Month
Alexia Cadle, Membership Director at the University Club, will join in to share information about all of the updates made to the club as well as everything it has to offer to UA and the Tuscaloosa community.
This month, Dr. Jackie Northrup of the WGRC is joining our meeting to discuss Women's History Month and the center's mission to address gender inequity and foster a community of multiculturalism, social justice, safety, and leadership through gender-related outreach, advocacy, and support to communities of all identities.
OCTSA Updates
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Please consider sharing this newsletter with your peers! If you know anyone who would be interested in joining, send them our way!!!
Looking for more involvement? There are four internal OCTSA committees that you can join to help support the efforts of OCTSA as a whole.
The OCTSA also sends non-voting representatives to UA Standing Committees who bring valuable information back to our monthly assembly meetings.
Feel free to read about the internal OCTSA committees here.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Black History Month
The theme for 2024, established by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, is “African Americans and the Arts.” According to the ASALH website, “African American art is infused with African, Caribbean, and the Black American lived experiences. In the fields of visual and performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary and other forms of cultural expression, the African American influence has been paramount. African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment. Artistic and cultural movements such as the New Negro, Black Arts, Black Renaissance, hip-hop, and Afrofuturism, have been led by people of African descent and set the standard for popular trends around the world. In 2024, we examine the varied history and life of African American arts and artisans.” The Association also shares information on the origins of Black History Month.
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BENEFIT OF THE MONTH
We hope to see you at the next assembly meeting!
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