Social Justice Week 2017
Social Justice Week at UWL
More than One Struggle: Intersections and ActivismApril 3-7, 2017
Monday, April 3 |
Tuesday, April 4 |
Wednesday, April 5 |
Thursday, April 6 |
Friday, April 7 |
12:00-1:30 p.m. Brown Bag “What We Get Wrong about Intersectionality” |
12:00-1:30 p.m. Brown Bag “They’re ALL our Students: Social Justice Mathematics Education” |
12:00-1:30 p.m. Brown Bag “Inclusive Negligence: Now What? Action Steps for a Campus and Community” |
12:00-1:30 p.m. Brown Bag “Prevention: A Collaborative Course on Sexual Assault Programs” |
12:00-1:30 p.m. Social Justice Week Closing Reception “The Importance of Self-Care for Social Justice Advocates” Panel |
2:00-4:00 p.m. Student Workshop: A Cross Gender/Race Conversations Lee Mun Wah |
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2:00-3:30 p.m. Institute for Campus Excellence, Murphy Library TEDx Salon: “After: Rape Culture, Feminism and the Limits of Representation” Kate Parker |
1:30-4:00 p.m. Speaker and Panel: David Chrisinger |
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4:00-5:30 p.m. Research “Euphemia Lofton Haynes: Bringing Public Education Closer to the Goal of Perfection” “Challenging Militarism: “The Over-Consumption of Native American Imagery and Ongoing Results” *************** Roundtable 1: Student Research, “Managing Immersion and Integration in Identity Conscious Organizations” “Racial Battle Fatigue Through the Yellow Lens” “A Need for Needles: A Qualitative Examination of La Crosse County Injection Drug Use and Harm Reduction Strategies” Kristin Reque *************** Panel 1: Integrating Advocacy Skills Across the Classrooms, Service Learning Projects, and Student Organizations, Keely Rees, Emily Whitney, Anders Cedergren, Dan Duquette, Nicole Heling, Christina Taddeo and Kelcey Daniels *************** Roundtable 2: Leslie Ann Rogers, Jennifer Butler-Modaff, Alyssa Nelson, and Teacher Candidates |
4:00-5:30 p.m. Research “Teachers Advocating for Justice for English Language Learners (ELL)” “A Loophole Retreat? Predominantly White Institutions as Paradoxical Spaces for High Achieving African American Women” “A Long Way to Go: Integrating Social Issues and General Education Course Knowledge into Business Education” *************** Diversity Dialogues “Bias Incidents and Hate Crimes” “OMG Hashtag Inclusive!” Stella Nathan and Authrene Ashton “Institutional Responses to Racism” *************** Social Justice Activism 1, “La Crosse Reads: Creating a Community-Wide Reading Program” “Becoming Equity Literate: Using a Reflective Teaching Journal to Develop Equity Literacy” “Teaching as a Political Tool” *************** Panel 2: Christa Kiersch, Nicole Gullekson, Alanna Roesler, Jonathan Flinchum, Willena Stone and Austin Haas |
4:00-5:30 p.m. Research “The Clown in Yellowface: How Anti-Asian Racism is Shrouded with Laughter” “There’s No Place Like Home? African American Women in the Residence Halls of a Predominantly White Midwestern University” “Race, Law Enforcement, and Public Opinion: How Polling Practices Reflect Contemporary Debates” *************** Social Justice Activism 2, “Classroom Management: Creating Safe and Productive Environments for Diverse Student Populations” “‘Hey, My Teacher Gets Me’: The Grow Your Own Teacher Diversity Program” “Social Justice in Residence Life” *************** Roundtable 3: Suthakaran Veerasamy, Jessi Reidy, Elijah Schultz, Peter Lien and Brittany Mueller *************** Diversity Dialogues Session 2, “Silence is Violence: Exploring Advocacy Work Through Privileged Identities” “Language Matters: Recognizing and Confronting Ableism in our Everyday Lives” “‘But It’s My Right!’ The First Amendment on College Campuses” Jackie Bisson |
4:00-5:30 p.m. Research “The Same Old Arguments: Tropes of Race and Class in the History of Prostitution from the Progressive Era to Present” “Food Stamps Are Not Enough: Food Insecurity Among Elderly FoodShare Participants in La Crosse County” “‘Not in Our Water!’ An Analysis of Environmental Conflict in Bayfield County, Wisconsin” *************** Panel 4: Christa Kiersch, Alanna Roesler, Jonathan Flinchum, Willena Stone and Austin Haas *************** Roundtable 4: Roi Kawai, Alyson Islam, Tracie Stinson, Shaundel Spivey, Amber Kulig *************** Panel 5: Scott Baker and Students |
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5:45-6:45 p.m. Katherine Ebert, Kate Parker, and Keely Rees |
5:30-7:30 p.m. Getting to Know Local Businesses and Non-Profits that are engaged in Social Justice-Related Work |
5:30-7:00 p.m. Kate Ebert, |
5:45-6:45 p.m. Jessica Priest, |
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7:00-9:30 p.m. “If These Halls Could Talk” |
7:30-9:00 p.m. “Killing the Black Imagination: Where Do We Go from Here?” |
7:00-8:30 p.m. Drew Lynch, |
7:00-8:30 p.m. “Size Stigma: A Social Justice Concern Undermining Health and Wellbeing” |
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