Prioritzing Safe Spaces for BIPOC Students and Allies
Created by Students,
for Students.
Affinity Spaces for Change provides BIPOC students and allies with accessible curricula for identity-based affinity groups. We strive to self-empower students to feel more confident in their beauty and uniqueness through fostering a community, brave space, and the opportunity to create change. As a 501c3, our resources are free and available to every educational community that wishes to nurture a safe-space space add-on to their classrooms.
Affinity Groups
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National Black Students Alliance
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National Bi/ Multiracial Alliance
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National Latine Students Alliance
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National Diversity Alliance
Community Pillars
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Self-Empowerment
Empower students to feel confident in their own skin to use their voices to create, aspire to, and achieve their goals.
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Self-Acceptance
Uplift students to accept and love who they are, and be dignified in their full selves.
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Self-Care
Secure the importance of taking time, space, and breath to care for one's physical and mental health.
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Curiosity
Spark students’ minds to get to know themselves and their communities better, inspiring them to ask questions, foster excitement for their futures, and dream big.
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Affirmation
Boost students' routines to include frequent self and community-based affirmations. Scroll down to start with, “I am Somebody!”
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Engagement
Encourage community involvement with oneself, in the classroom, and at home.
Frequently
Asked Questions
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An affinity space is a safe space where people who share the same identity or interest can come together for the common purpose of connection. At Affinity Spaces for Change, we focus on cultural identity-based affinities in the education space to promote the needs of BIPOC students across the country.
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Affinity Spaces for Change serves to provide BIPOC students and allies a community, brave space, and the opportunity to create change. We hope to uplift our student groups to connect through shared cultural experiences in order to foster Self-Empowerment, Self-Acceptance, Self-Care, Curiosity, Affirmation, and Engagement to encourage students to be dignified in themselves to show up in the greater community.
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Primarily we serve BIPOC students in grades 6-8 and 9-12 at public and private schools, but we also offer free consultation support to teachers, parents, and administrators. All of our initiatives are open to allies and we currently have programming for the National Black Students Alliance, the National Latine Student Alliance, the National Bi/Multi-Racial Student Alliance and our overall Diversity Alliance, MOSAIC. We hope to expand to even more students' identities, cultures, and interests, so if you would like to see any programs on our roster that represent you, please contact us.
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If you have the means to do so, we encourage you to donate! All proceeds will go immediately into our school’s programming and directly impact students across the United States. We are also in search of sponsors and are open to partnerships. Please feel free to contact us with any inquiries.
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Get in Touch
Don’t see an affinity group for your that represents you or are you interested in starting an another affinity group? Reach out to us at info@affinityspacesforchange.org