Get Ready for Mix It Up at Lunch Day! Says Southern Poverty Law Center - (Great, Diversity Program For Schools)

Just got this email from the Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC.

Plan now to participate in Mix It Up at Lunch Day, the national event that breaks down social barriers in schools. This year, Mix It Up is on Nov. 9. Teachers will be able to register their schools on the Mix It Up map by mid-September.

Mix It Up Lunch is a great program that's free and simple to organize. Students are simply encouraged to sit at a different table and meet someone new who is different than they are. The event is a simple call to action: take a new seat in the cafeteria. By making the move, students can cross the invisible lines of school division, meet new people and make new friends.

Mix it Up at Lunch Day helps students become more comfortable interacting with different kinds of people.

SPLC has all of the instructions and even a video to watch at http://www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up/lunch-day.

So,here's an idea. Write a letter of support to your local newspapers and school boards. It could go something like this:

Dear Editor (Or School Board Member):

We have so much work to do if we are every going to become a diverse, multicultural society that works together. Every fall, I hope that our local schools will take the opportunity to help students learn more about each other by participating in Mix It Up Lunch Date. This year’s date is set for November 9.

The event, promoted by the Southern Poverty and Law Center, is a simple call to action: take a new seat in the cafeteria. By making the move, students can cross the invisible lines of school division, meet new people and make new friends.

Mix it Up at Lunch Day helps students become more comfortable interacting with different kinds of people. As a civil rights and diversity supporter, I support this program and hope that others will, too.

Sincerey,

YOU!!