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Social Justice Week

Posted 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2023

UWL's seventh-annual Social Justice Week is April 4-6 with the theme “The Strength of Our Stories: Reviving Our Communities by Amplifying Lost Voices.”

Events set for April 4-6

UW-La Crosse will celebrate its seventh-annual Social Justice Week April 4-6 with the theme “The Strength of Our Stories: Reviving Our Communities by Amplifying Lost Voices.” 

The celebration, organized by UWL Diversity & Inclusion in partnership with the Social Justice Institute, features a series of public events where faculty, staff and students can share their research and stories, and start conversations about what social justice means to them. 

The keynote speakers will be: 

  • Lydia X. Z. Brown, an autistic disability rights activist, writer, attorney and public speaker 

  • Ruth Buffalo, a politician who was the first Native American Democratic woman elected to the North Dakota Legislature 

Presentations will be held in the Student Union, while a social justice-themed art exhibit will be on display in the Truman T. Lowe Center for the Arts. 

Learn more about times, locations and events for Social Justice Week.

For additional details, contact UWL Diversity & Inclusion at. diversity@uwlax.edu.


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