She Who Persisted. The Nasty Podcast.

Now in her thirteenth year of teaching at Cal State Long Beach, Nancy Matthews talks to She Who Persisted about how to create safe spaces and foster environments within which students can grow and learn, and can feel accepted within their local community. Interested in finding out more about how you can create a safe space in your own place of employment or just within your own life? Check out some of the resources below for more information:CSLB Nondiscrimination Policy (a bit of context for one situation discussed in the interview): http://web.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/catalog/current/general_policies/nondiscrimination_policy.htmlAutistic Self Advocacy Network: http://autisticadvocacy.org/2012/10/what-is-an-ally/VET NET: http://www.vetnethq.com/GLSEN Safe Space Kit (great for educators): https://shop.glsen.org/collections/glsen-resources/products/glsen-safe-space-kit?variant=14689599046Kent State's training manual on being an Ally: https://www.kent.edu/sites/default/files/gpad-ally-training-doc.pdfThe Human Ri