(1888PressRelease)
October 23, 2006 - It is no secret…today’s classrooms are filled with a variety of diverse students. And while this provides many wonderful opportunities for students to learn about each other and different cultures, it can also at times create tension. It is the goal of
diversitypromotions.com to help promote positive messages about diversity in any way they can with their line of “Embrace Diversity” products. At the request of teachers, a poster was created featuring the Embrace Diversity logo and a positive message that teachers can hang up in their classrooms to continually enforce positive messages about diversity.
The copy on the poster reads:
Education Discovery Knowledge Acceptance
Awaken the world to the wonders of all of our beautiful differences. Spread awareness that all of us are the same in our desires for a good home, food, safety and the comfort of being accepted regardless of appearance and/or beliefs. Experience the joy that comes from embracing all that others different from ourselves have to offer us in an endless number of ways! Embrace Diversity, Embrace Our World!
In order to put a poster in every classroom, diversitypromotions.com is asking
parents, community members, and anyone who cares about diversity or educating children to purchase a poster for a classroom in their community. “Teachers already buy so many supplies for their classroom, so we are hoping that others who care will buy the posters and donate them to classrooms in their communities,” said Dr. Leo Parvis, president of diversitypromotions.com, “and to encourage people to help more than one classroom, we are also offering a discount on quantities of 4 or more.”
Posters can be purchased individually for $8.00 a piece, or for a discounted price of $5.00 each if 4 or more are purchased and sent to one address (also saves on postage). The poster is 17” x 24. Posters can be ordered online at www.diversitypromotions.com, click on the “Online Store” button, or by calling toll-free 1-877-564-7335.
What does the Embrace Diversity logo mean? The shapes and colors express diversity in its many forms. The square, angled, is both a diamond and a square, and with it askance, it brings to mind "a square peg into a round hole," which we all in our own diversity, have felt at times. The gear wheel is not only a different shape; it also represents working "in sync," the cog and wheel, moving forward together. The circles are embracing the other shapes, bringing us all together as a whole to make a better world. The whole is greater than the sum of its many diverse parts.
Dr. Leo and Julie Parvis, Terresa and Bob Steinbach are partners in diversitypromotions.com, an online company promoting positive messages about diversity through their Embrace Diversity product line and educational opportunities such as presentations, seminars, articles, and special celebrations such as National Diversity Day and a Multicultural Holiday Celebration. Dr. Parvis is also a cultural diversity college instructor and consultant and has also published a book, “Understanding Cultural Diversity in Today’s Complex World.”
