IDEAL Council

Happy Halloween from the Thriving at Penn team! Join us on Locust Walk for trick or treating, a flash mob on college green at 5:30 and Houston Haunt until 11 with food, photos, pumpkins… instagram.com/p/BpmwO1AB7Dv/…

We are thrilled to have the first training for the Franklins as a part of GradFest! One of our key initiatives for the year in GAPSA is mental health and we hope you join us on this… instagram.com/p/BnL08tsBX09/…

It’s the first Annual Day of Play at Penn! Come have fun with your GAPSA exec, get a snow cone, and learn more about getting involved! People are getting hype about our GradFest line… instagram.com/p/BnB512ThrSq/…

Happening Now: Foundations of Unconscious Bias Workshop! #unconsciousbias #inclusion #diversity

Stacy Brown-Philpot, W'97 talks to the @nytimes about being a black woman in #SiliconValley. The Detroit native studied at @Penn and @Stanford, worked for Goldman and @Google, and now runs the gig economy pioneer @TaskRabbit. 🖱️➡️ nyti.ms/2zNbh1L #pennalumni #penn

IDEAL Council at Philadelphia’s Rally Against Family Seperstion. #FightInjustice

For the past decade, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas of @PennGSE has been exploring representations of slavery in children’s literature — and she & her research team have compiled a database of 160 children’s books covering slavery. bit.ly/2MpZfOg

"Color blindness ignores the institutionalized nature of racism and the daily reality of racism in every facet from housing to medical care to interactions on the train." ow.ly/GM6N30ksAOD #TuesdayThoughts @HaleyGPilgrim

Did you know @Penn is home to 5,000+ international students from 130+ countries? We celebrated the graduating seniors a few weeks ago. Check out our recap and photos here: global.upenn.edu/global-initiat… #worldtopenn #penntotheworld

Praise to my student, Dr. Anthony Pratcher II @realphxphenom the first #HBCUGrad (@HowardU) to earn a PhD in History from @Penn ... It only took 151 years. @MakuuPenn @AfricanaUPenn

Hello everyone! Please take a minute to fill out our GAPSA Spring 2018 survey. Your feedback helps us to best serve your needs! tinyurl.com/GAPSASurvey18 *Those who respond by May 3 will be entered into a raffle for tickets to GAPSA Prom Night on May 4!*

FYI allies n' friends! @IDEALCouncil @breadrosesfund @rhizomecoop @EricaChenoweth @OEPNonviolence @TTTideUK @HannahsTale @LisaDialogue @amanda_lyons @OhioPeaceCollab @sambradd @CampaignNV @MobilisationLab @Dreamdefenders @audrelorde @phillywerise twitter.com/TFCtrains/stat…

I wholeheartedly second this. Working with @IDEALCouncil has kept me grounded and supported, and I believe ultimately more productive in my academic work too. twitter.com/haleygpilgrim/…

Congratulations to our incoming GAPSA External Affairs Chair, Claire Suh, for her feature in BillyPenn "Who's Next"! We are so excited for the amazing things you will undoubtedly accomplish in GAPSA and beyond! #bosswomen #billypenn #publicpolicy bit.ly/2HoorVK

Today IDEAL leaders are partaking in a 1-day skill-building workshop focused on facilitation strategies and tools for navigating multi-racial conversations around anti-oppression, waging productive conflict, and co-learning in community facilitated by Zein Nakhoda from @TFCtrains

Our Equity and Access Chair Mark Bookman did it again with @A11yMap! Please check out this article in @phillydotcom where his work is featured in! philly.com/philly/news/ma…

CONGRATS to @HaleyGPilgrim -- making waves and making history! Working with you and @IDEALCouncil has been an honor. Can't wait to see what next year holds! thedp.com/article/2018/0…

Congrats to @HaleyGPilgrim and to @UPennGAPSA !! twitter.com/IDEALCouncil/s…