Social Justice Resources

On-Campus and Community Social Justice Resources

Our campus and community includes several organizations and resources that students can explore to find other connections within our BGSU community. The CDIS Department values individual expression of identity and culture and understand the importance of identity-affirming spaces for our students.

Web Resources:
BGSU Office of Multicultural Affairs  
BGSU Diversity Education 
Office of Multicultural Affairs Events
Multicultural Student Organizations 

Includes: 

• African People’s Association 
• BG Kings 
• Black Graduate Student Organization 
• Black Intellects Group 
• Black Student Union 
• India Student Association
• Latino Student Union
• Muslim Students Association
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 
• Persian Student Association
• Vision
• And many more!  
• BRAVE 
• Community Solidarity Response Network (CSRN)
• Not in Our Town  
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 

Social Justice Resources in Communication Disorders

Student Resources

• NSSLHA Stop the Silence

Multicultural Constituency Groups

• National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing (NBASLH)
•         Mentorship Program
•         Journal of the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing 
• Asian Indian Caucus
• Asian Pacific Islander Caucus
• Haitian Caucus
• Hispanic Caucus
• L’GASP-GLBTQ Caucus
• Native American Caucus

SLPs of Color

SLPs of Color Podcast

ASHA Resources

Office of Multicultural Affairs and Resources

• Multicultural Constituency Groups
• Ijeoma Oluo's OMA 50th Anniversary Address “So you want to Talk about Race”
• Microaggressions Micro Course Series

ASHA Voices Podcast

• Communication Disorders and the Justice System
• Ijeoma Oluo Talks Race, Conversation, and Microaggressions
• Language and Identity—Shifting Away from a Deficit Perspective on African American English

ASHA Leader Articles:

• Standing Up, Speaking Out for Racial Justice
• On Racial Disparities, Truth, and Reconciliation: An Invitation
• Addressing Disparities in the Wake of Injustice, Violence, and COVID-19
• Casualties of Misunderstanding: Communication Disorders and Juvenile Injustice
• Want to Improve Your Cultural Competency? Check Out SIG 14, Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
• When Autism Grows Up—and Encounters Cops