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Mon, 23 May 2016 17:35:58 +0000
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Have a story you want to share with campus on how class/socioeconomic status has impacted you or a friend's Dartmouth experience?

Fill out the following link to be featured in the second #DartmouthIAmHere photo campaign!:
http://goo.gl/forms/T6PJfjiLyz

Last year we launched a project on our Facebook page that has over 1,000 likes:
https://www.facebook.com/DartmouthClassConfessions/

The purpose of our page is to create an open space for students of all socioeconomic backgrounds to share their campus experiences.

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"Socioeconomic status can be a hidden minority. When people say 'wow, you're at work all the time,' I sometimes wonder if they know that I need the money to be at Dartmouth." - anonymous '15

"I am a low-income, socially awkward, dark-skinned, nappy-haired, thick-bodied, queer, public-school-educated black woman. I don't think there is a home for me on this/any campus." - anonymous '18

"I worry about graduation and what my friends might think of my parents, who don't speak, dress, or carry themselves like 90% of this school's white-collar parents. I'm afraid that I'll be ashamed of them." - anonymous '16

IMPT: You do NOT have to be from any specific socioeconomic background to share. We would love to hear from all different perspectives, including allies.

Launch date is tentatively set by the end of the month, if possible, so it would be great to have photographing and story collecting finished by May 18th. It is incredibly important to change campus norms of silence around class issues and create a more inclusive community for students from all socioeconomic backgrounds, and on behalf of everyone involved in the project, we really hope that we can count on you to help us reach this goal.


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