Resolution on a Leadership Institute
National Association for Multicultural Education

WHEREAS the National Association for Multicultural Education was founded twelve years ago when a courageous group of teacher educators banded together and pledged their professional lives and careers to create an organization dedicated to promoting racial, social, and economic justice for all through education; and

WHEREAS the message of the founders to end oppression directed at any group or persons and create an inclusive society based on the inherent worth of all people was so attractive that the best and brightest educators in the land immediately lent their time, talent, and prestige to further the cause of NAME; and

WHEREAS over the last twelve years, educators of good will and purpose have joined NAME and worked tirelessly to further the cause of multicultural education toward creating a just society in which every child can learn and grow and develop to the fullest of his or her potential; and

WHEREAS NAME has conducted annual conferences in each of the last twelve years to address the important issues of multicultural education, raise public consciousness, and promote the multicultural agenda in all public, educational, and political forums; and

WHEREAS in 1996, a leadership institute was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in which many of the current leaders of the National Association were prepared in organizational development and leadership so that we might create state chapters to effectively promote the NAME agenda throughout the land; and

WHEREAS one of the strengths through diversity of the National Association for Multicultural Education is our self-renewal process promoted by the officers and board of directors to continue to attract new committed persons and organizations willing to give of their time and talent to promote multicultural education within the framework of democracy and equity;

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the National Association for Multicultural Education conduct a new leadership institute to reach out to the next generation of leaders in multicultural education; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the NAME Board of Directors organize this leadership institute to focus on new organizational structures including local chapters on college campuses, in P-12 schools, and other institutions where the work of multicultural education is most immediate; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the leadership institute prepares participants to network with other organizations to further the agenda for multicultural education, democracy, and equity.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the call go out to all the land, to every college campus, to every public school, to every concerned organization, to every person of good will to come together to work to build a just and inclusive society through multicultural education.

Adopted at the NAME Business Meeting on November 11, 2001
Reaffirmed by NAME Board of Directors on January 18, 2001

The National Association for Multicultural Education is the leading international and national organization in the area of multicultural education. For additional information, contact NAME at name@nameorg.org or visit the website at www.nameorg.org. The NAME office is located at NAME, 5272 River Rd, Suite 430, Bethesda, MD 20816 and can be reached by phone at (301) 951-0022 or by fax at (301) 951-0023