DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION

• Trinity College Rome Campus is committed to offering all of our students a diverse, equal, inclusive environment. We share with our faculty, staff and extended community in Rome training, tools, discussions designed to build an open, inclusive environment.

• We have always worked to offer a welcoming environment to our students, and our commitment to foster diversity and equity, to ensure safe, supportive, and positive experiences for all is designed to have a stronger impact on our student’s life in Rome.

• We want to make sure to offer you the same resources you can rely on at home, on your campus; we are creating spaces here in Rome to give you the chance to keep focusing on experiences and discussions about social justice, prejudice, privilege, identity while also offering you the opportunity to connect and learn more about Italian culture through discussions about these same topics here.

• We are working to effectively integrate conversation on diversity and inclusion to all aspects of our program, from extracurricular activities, to academics, to immersive experiences and we count on your participation and on your voices to do so.

• OFFICE HOURS -> Tuesday 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm/ Thursday 4.30 pm – 6.00 pm: stop by the office to learn more about our initiatives, ask for support to navigate available resources, talk about your doubts or concerns, share ideas.

• COUNSELING -> ask the staff to get in touch and/or schedule an appointment with English speaking counselors.

• ORIENTATION -> Orientation activities will include small group conversations around DEI topics in relation to Italy and the experience of being abroad. These will be led by Rome staff and faculty.

• COMMUNITY CONVERSATION EVENTS -> discussions, meetings and workshops taking place on and off campus with the participation of Italian activists and experts to promote intergroup dialogue and conversations about social justice, prejudice, privilege and learn more about Italian culture about these same topics.

• STUDENTS INVOLVEMENT -> creation of a student role of DEI ambassador on campus.

Most of the resources are in Italian. Feel free to talk to Angela to navigate them and get more information on activists, movements and more.

No Hate Speech Movement Italia http://www.nohatespeech.it/ No Hate Speech European Campaign

MULTICULTURALISM

• Il razzismo è una brutta storia -> http://www.razzismobruttastoria.net/ https://www.instagram.com/razzismobruttastoria/

• Afroitalian souls -> http://www.afroitaliansouls.it/ ; https://www.facebook.com/Afroitaliansouls

https://www.instagram.com/afroitaliansouls/

• Afro-Italian women writers -> words without borders July 2021

• Italiani Senza Cittadinanza -> Undocumented Italians on Facebook

• Diletta Bellotti -> blog on exploitation of immigrant farm workers

• FADING: systemic racism in Italy -> youtube video with English subtitles

• Intercultural journalism based in Italy -> Notizie Migranti on Facebook

• Anti-racist movement in Europe and Italy -> https://www.enar-eu.org/Italy

• Young activists promoting anti-racism on social media in Italy -> Italian anti-racist activists to follow on Instagram

IF YOU WANT TO HANG OUT -> Libreria Griot, in Trastevere: an independent bookstore focused on African cultures and Afroitalian identities. https://libreriagriot.it/ Via Santa Cecilia, 1A, 00153 Roma RM

WOMEN AND GENDER

• Podcast on feminism “Cara, sei maschilista” -> link to the Podcast on Spotify

• Fika podcast: books, feminism, news -> https://fikathepodcast.com/

IF YOU WANT TO HANG OUT ->

• Casa internazionale delle Donne https://www.casainternazionaledelledonne.org/ Via della Lungara, 19, 00165 Roma RM

• Casa delle Donne Lucha y Siesta https://luchaysiesta.wordpress.com/ Via Lucio Sestio, 10, 00174 Roma RM

• Libreria Tuba https://www.libreriatuba.it Via del Pigneto, 39/a, 00176 Roma RM

QUEER RESOURCES

• Trans fake news -> Activists on Instagram on fake news about transgender identities in Italy

• Circolo di Cultura Omosessuale Mario Mieli -> https://www.mariomieli.net/

• Asterisco Edizioni, lgbtqia+ independent publisher -> https://asteriscoedizioni.com/

• LGBTQIA+ travellers in Italy -> https://www.intrepidtravel.com/en/italy/is-italy-lgbtqia-friendly

• Arcigay, English website -> https://www.arcigay.it/en/#.YPFYZRMza3J

• Italy LGBTQIA+ resources -> https://www.refugeelegalaidinformation.org/italy-lgbti-resources

• % things to know about LGBTQIA+ culture in Italy -> https://www.saiprograms.com/5-things-to-know-about-lgbtqia-culture-in-italy/

• Francesco Cicconetti on being transgender in Italy -> https://linktr.ee/mehths ; Francesco Cicconetti on Vanity Fair: being transgender in Italy

• Libreria Tuba -> https://www.libreriatuba.it

• Roma Pride -> https://www.facebook.com/RomaPride/

• Gay Center (Testaccio) -> https://gaycenter.it

IF YOU WANT TO HANG OUT -> Circolo Mario Mieli Via Efeso, 2A, 00146 Roma RM; Libreria Tuba https://www.libreriatuba.it Via del Pigneto, 39/a, 00176 Roma RM; GayCenter Testaccio, Via Nicola Zabaglia, 14, 00153 Roma RM

• July 2019 – Assignment of the role of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator to Angela Lavecchia (also Immersion and Engagement Learning Coordinator in Rome).

• January 2020 – Trinity College Rome Campus co-sponsored Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2020 Seminar – The Study Abroad student perspective at Temple University Rome. A seminar open to staff and faculty of American programs in Rome. TCRC staff and faculty.

• June 2020 – Queering Identities: LGBTQ+ Sexuality and Gender Identity offered by University of Colorado on Coursera. Angela Lavecchia.

• September 2020 – Exploring the Historical Roots of Racial Inequality: Towards an Antiracist community, offered by Trinity College through Facing History and Ourselves. Angela Lavecchia and Stephen Marth.

• October 2020; February 2021 – Training workshop for Intergroup Dialogue Facilitators, offered by Trinity College, led by colleagues at Connecticut College. Angela Lavecchia and Stephen Marth.

• October – November 2020 – Group readings with TCRC staff of How to be an Antiracist by Ibram Kendi. TCRC staff.

• Intergroup Dialogue Practice (2 sessions), Trinity College, November 2020. Angela Lavecchia

• November 30 – December 15, 2020. Open Forum sulle Disuguaglianze e le Diversità, offered by Forum Disuguaglianze Diversità. Angela Lavecchia.

• January 2021 – DiversityEdu training, Trinity College – Angela Lavecchia and Stephen Marth.

• January 2021 – Equity Certificate Program. Trinity College. Angela Lavecchia, Stephen Marth and Francesco Lombardi.

• January 2021 – Group discussion with TCRC staff and OSA staff of How to be an Antiracist by Ibram Kendi. TCRC Staff and OSA staff.

• January 2021 – Training workshop Supporting Diverse Students on Study Abroad: Amplifying the Role of Professionals offered by The Forum of Education Abroad. Angela Lavecchia.

• March 2021 – Group Reading of So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo with members of Trinity College students, faculty and staff. Angela Lavecchia and Stephen Marth.

• March 2021 – Intergroup Dialogue Practice sessions. Angela Lavecchia and Stephen Marth.

• April 2021 – July 2021 Group readings and discussions on diversity in the workplace, multiculturalism in Italy, gender inequalities, immigration and discrimination in Europe. TCRC STAFF.