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<Title>Join our community of Radical Love &amp; Belonging</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Dear friends of i3b (old, new, and soon-to-be!),<div><br></div>
    <div>It's giving day at UMBC! What can we do in 36 hours? Contribute to #umbc #BlackAndGoldRush and see what's possible when we work together. This Giving Day we invite you to <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BYasm3uTVU1KJC8TeanlRfgN5srAWiau/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">join our community of radical love and belonging</a> by <a href="https://bit.ly/umbci3b23" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">giving to the i3b fund this Giving Day</a>.</div>
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    <div>When you give to i3b, you support students finding belonging in identity-based spaces across campus, like <strong>The Mosaic: Center for Cultural Diversity, The Pride Center, and the Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being</strong>. Your gift also funds programs that help students develop skills needed to dialogue across difference and become more equitable and inclusive community leaders.</div>
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    <li>Support initiatives like the Interact Dialogues Program, Your Story Belongs Here theater collaboration and annual graduation celebrations like the Lavender Graduation &amp; Scholarship and the Black &amp; Latin/e/x Graduation Celebration</li>
    <li>Support the expansion of religious and spiritual student resources and programming</li>
    <li>Support LGBTQ outreach programming and Pride Center beautification by giving to the LGBTQ Outreach fund</li>
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    <span><span><strong>Read our full letter <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BYasm3uTVU1KJC8TeanlRfgN5srAWiau/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">HERE</a>!</strong></span></span><div>
    <span><strong>Link to give: </strong></span><a href="https://bit.ly/umbci3b23" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://bit.ly/umbci3b23</a>
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    <span><span><br></span></span><div>
    <span>A contribution of any amount will make a significant difference. </span><span><span>bell hooks told us, <strong>“</strong></span><span><strong>Without love, our efforts to liberate ourselves and our world community from oppression and exploitation are doomed.</strong></span><span><strong>”</strong> This thinking grounds our community and our commitment in radical love and belonging. </span><span>Whether you decide to give today or not, we hope we can now consider you friends of i3b…. Friends </span><span>who will join us as we strive to co-create a more socially just world.</span></span>
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    <span>Please also consider supporting other programs and initiatives in UMBC's Division of Student Affairs that help students to get involved, develop leadership skills, build thriving relationships and communities, and access support in challenging times. See </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/vpsa/posts/131267" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">this post</a><span> for a list of these initiatives. Donate by visiting </span><a href="http://blackandgoldrush.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">blackandgoldrush.umbc.edu</a><span>.</span><span><br></span>
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    <div><span>With appreciation,</span></div>
    <div><span><em>Jasmine, Ciara, Adam, Angelina, Carlos, Matt &amp; Drew</em></span></div>
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<Summary>Dear friends of i3b (old, new, and soon-to-be!),    It's giving day at UMBC! What can we do in 36 hours? Contribute to #umbc #BlackAndGoldRush and see what's possible when we work together. This...</Summary>
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<Title>Retriever Essentials for Black &amp; Gold Rush</Title>
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    <p><span>UMBC's sixth annual </span><span><span>Black</span> and <span>Gold</span> <span>Rush</span></span><span>, began today at 9 a.m. EST and ends at 9 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 2. UMBC has an ambitious goal of </span><em>3,000 donors in 36 hours</em><span> and need your help! </span></p>
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    <p><span>Donate to Retriever Essentials! All gifts - no matter the size - add up, providing the UMBC community better access to free food and essentials. </span><span>Join the #BlackAndGoldRush by visiting </span><a href="https://givingday.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>blackandgoldrush.umbc.edu</span></a><span> and support Retriever Essentials! </span></p>
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    <p><span>A gift of...</span></p>
    <p><span>$25: Provides rice or pasta to stock our shelves for 2 days</span></p>
    <p><span>$50: Provides cereal to stock The Essential Space for one week.</span></p>
    <p><span>$100: Provides peanut butter for 2 weeks</span></p>
    <p><span>$250: Provides produce to stock out fridge for 2 weeks</span></p>
    <p><span>$500: Provides meat for our freezer for 1 month</span></p>
    <p><span>$1000: Provides enough food supply for 5 weeks</span></p>
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    <p>THANK YOU!</p>
    <p>- The Retriever Essentials Community</p>
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<Summary>UMBC's sixth annual Black and Gold Rush, began today at 9 a.m. EST and ends at 9 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 2. UMBC has an ambitious goal of 3,000 donors in 36 hours and need your help! ...</Summary>
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<Title>Share Your Experiences</Title>
<Tagline>Next Opportunity In-person March 13th</Tagline>
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<Title>CAHSS Town Hall</Title>
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    <div>Hello CAHSS Grad Students, You're invited to our first Town Hall event of Spring 2023.</div>
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    <div><strong>When: Friday, March 10 1-2pm</strong></div>
    <div><strong>Where: <a href="https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.phpMTID=me716f8fa9a5111685ea7335de020d898" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.phpMTID=me716f8fa9a5111685ea7335de020d898</a></strong></div>
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    <div> What is a town hall you ask? Well this is an opportunity for you, the student, to meet us, your senator and representative in GSA. This is not a formal event. It is a casual opportunity for you to be heard.  We look forward to hearing from you and meeting you so that we can best serve you in the Graduate Student Association. All are welcome. This event will be hosted online through Webex.</div>
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    <div>Hope to see you there,</div>
    <div>Your Senators</div>
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    <span>Grace De Oro </span><div><span>Jessica Burstrem </span></div>
    <div><span>Amy Cruz </span></div>
    <div><span>Taylor West</span></div>
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    <div>When: Friday, March 10 1-2pm</div>
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<Title>REPOST: 2/28 Rare Disease Day Show Your Colors for UMBC Swag</Title>
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    <a href="https://accessibility.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Accessibility and Disability Services</a> joins the <a href="https://sustainability.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Office of Sustainability</a> in raising awareness for Rare Disease Day on February 28 - especially because students with serious/long-standing health conditions <a href="https://sds.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">request academic accommodations through Student Disability Services</a>.  Similarly, faculty, staff and student employees with rare diseases may seek<a href="https://accessibility.umbc.edu/employee-accommodations/requesting-work-related-accommodations-at-umbc-procedures/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> work-related accommodation through Accessibility &amp; Disability Services</a>.  The <a href="https://sustainability.umbc.edu/home/learn-more-new/calendar-events/event/113474/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Office of Sustainability eloquently points out that sustainability, climate, health (which includes mental health) and access to health services are connected on an essential level here</a>:<div><br></div>
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    <h3><a href="https://sustainability.umbc.edu/home/learn-more-new/calendar-events/event/113474/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>The C</span><span>hallenge</span></a></h3>
    <div><span><a href="https://sustainability.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC's Office of Sustainability </a>invites you to participate in our annual Rare Disease Day Challenge! This Tuesday Feb. 28th, we ask you to share your support, by<strong><em> <a href="https://download2.rarediseaseday.org/2023/campaign_materials/Share%20your%20colours%20FB%20%26%20Insta%20filters.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">showing your colors</a>, on social media and using the #UMBCRare</em></strong>. We'll randomly select some lucky folks throughout the day to win some UMBC sustainability swag! </span></div>
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    <h3><span><a href="https://www.rarediseaseday.org/what-is-rare-disease-day/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">What is Rare Disease Day? </a></span></h3>
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    <div><span>Rare Disease Day is the globally-coordinated movement on rare diseases, working towards equity in social opportunity, healthcare, and access to diagnosis and therapies for people living with a rare disease.</span></div>
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    <div><span>Since its creation in 2008, Rare Disease Day has played a critical part in building an international rare disease community that is multi-disease, global, and diverse– but united in purpose.</span></div>
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    <div><span>Rare Disease Day is observed every year on 28 February (or 29 in leap years)—the rarest day of the year.</span></div>
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    <div>Though Rare Disease Day is patient-led, everyone, including individuals, families, caregivers, healthcare professionals, researchers, clinicians, policy makers, industry representatives and the general public, can participate in raising awareness and taking action today for this vulnerable population who require immediate and urgent attention.</div>
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    <div>By Sharing your colors via social media, events, illuminating buildings, monuments and homes, by sharing experiences online and with friends, by calling on policy makers and shining the light on people living with a rare disease, collectively we aim to change and improve lives of the 300 million people worldwide.</div></span></div>
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    <h3><span>What does this have to do with Sustainability? </span></h3>
    <div><span><a href="https://www.ngocommitteerarediseases.org/un-resolution-on-persons-living-with-a-rare-disease-and-their-families/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UN Resolution on Persons Living with a Rare Disease and their Families</a></span></div>
    <div>The overarching goal of the campaign is to recognize that People Living With Rare Disease (PLWRD) are an overlooked population requiring immediate and urgent attention, and global and national policies that address their needs and contribute to achieving the UN 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals and their pledge to ‘leave no one behind’. </div>
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    <div>The 300 million PLWRD around the world and their families face common challenges in all aspects of their daily lives. As a population with increasing vulnerabilities, they are disproportionally affected by stigma, discrimination and social marginalization, within their social environment and in society at large. The paucity of knowledge and expertise on rare diseases and the lack of awareness of the challenges faced by PLWRD mean that they are psychologically, socially, culturally and economically vulnerable. </div>
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    <div>There are a number of synergies between the rare disease community’s needs and goals, and those of the UN 2030 Agenda and its <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Sustainable Development Goals</a> , mainly the following ones: </div>
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    <li>Challenges affect the whole family and cause overall increased isolation and impoverishment (SDG 1); </li>
    <li>PLWRD lack access to appropriate diagnosis and lifelong care and social support (SDG 3); </li>
    <li>PLWRD face challenges in accessing education at all stages of their life due to inaccessibility of facilities and non-adapted teaching methods (SDG 4); </li>
    <li>Women living with a rare disease face more difficulties in accessing care and, when a member of the family lives with a rare disease, the primary unpaid care role is most often assumed by women (SDG 5); </li>
    <li>PLWRD and their families face challenges in access, retention and return to employment (SDG 8); </li>
    <li>The disproportionate level of vulnerabilities means PLWRD face stigma, discrimination and lack of opportunities for inclusion in society (SDG 10). </li>
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    <div><a href="https://www.rarediseasesinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Concept-Note-UNGA-Resolution-on-PLWRD-FIINAL.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.rarediseasesinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Concept-Note-UNGA-Resolution-on-PLWRD-FIINAL.pdf</a></div>
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    <p><span>Mark your </span>calendars! Off-Campus Student Services (OCSS) will be hosting Commuter Student Week from March 6 –10.  Please join OCSS as we host events every day of next week dedicated to empowering, educating, and most importantly connecting commuter students to all the great resources offered <span>here at UMBC.</span></p>
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    <p><span>This is a week dedicated to the largest student population at UMBC who travel daily to and from campus in order to continue their educational journey. Our theme this year is “The Magic School Bus - Next Stop OCSS.” Please help us spread the word by sharing the attached flier with your students on your myUMBC group, social media accounts and by posting within your departments!</span></p>
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    <p><span>Let’s make sure our commuter students feel appreciated and a part of the UMBC community, especially next week!</span></p>
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    <p><a href="https://forms.gle/sXKoWsD97NXFpJ588" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register Here</a></p>
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    <p>During <strong>Ideathon</strong> new or existing problems can be better tackled by using their new idea. Participants will present their ideas to the jury and fellow graduate students in UMBC. </p>
    <p>This event will highlight your creative skills and the uniqueness of your idea, which can be social, environmental, IT technology, medical field related, etc. These ideas can be real or hypothetical. You create a three-minute presentation showcasing your idea and how unique it is. All the participants are eligible for UMBC prizes.</p>
    <p><span><strong>PowerPoint</strong></span><strong> </strong><span><strong>Roulette</strong></span><strong> </strong><span>is a fun event that tests your ability to think on-the-spot and speak publicly! During this competition, you will present a PowerPoint on a random topic you are not prepared for, with slides you have never seen.</span></p>
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    <em>This is a repost of an event organized by Off-Campus Student Services. </em><div><br></div>
    <div>Join OCSS and the Women's Center for Taxes &amp; Tacos. There will be a rep from Financial Smarts to share about on-campus resources available to students and to answer any questions students may have.</div>
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    <div>Wednesday February 22nd, from 7:30pm-9:00pm at the Women's Center Lounge, located on the bottom floor of Commons, room 004, next to Dunkin Donuts and the Yum Shoppe</div>
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    <div>Tacos will be provided!</div>
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    <span>Please contact Megan Lamptey from OCSS  at </span>meganl3 @ umbc.edu  <span>with any questions, concerns or accessibility or accommodation requests.</span>
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