Fact-Checking Feminism (2020-10-27)

Featuring Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner, Syracuse University Renée Crown University Honors Program, Executive Director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Center for Social Justice Dialogue. Tuesday October 27, 2020, 4:30 PM; Zoom virtual lecture; Hosted by Dr. Beth Bartlett, UMD Professor Emerita of Women Studies and Political ScienceWhat is it about? The history of the women’s suffrage movement, its inaccuracies and the missing voices of Indigenous, Black, and other Women of Color. While the 19th amendment guaranteed women the right to vote, voter suppression laws continue to this day. Learn more about the speaker at https://sallyroeschwagner.com/ Select titles of Dr. Roesch Wagner’s books are available at the UMD Store.Sponsored by UMD’s Women’s Resource and Action Center (WRAC), Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program (WGSS), the Department of History, Political Science and International Studies, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Department of American Indian Studies, and College of Liberal Arts Unit Change Tea

Trans(Gender) Justice Teach-In: Save the Date! (2019-11-14)

Thurs. November 14, 2019; Kirby Student Center; Free & Open to All! Food provided!The 3rd annual Trans(Gender) Justice Teach-In is a full day event focusing on gender justice while centering trans, nonbinary & intersex knowledge, experiences and liberation hosted by the UMD Office of Diversity & Inclusion's Sexuality and Gender Equity Initiatives. Teach-In Objectives: > To prioritize the knowledge, labour & expertise of trans+, nonbinary & intersex communities > To provide space for discussion, education & expansion of awareness on topics related to gender, trans+ &/or queer experiences > To allow individuals of various skill sets & knowledge bases to engage with each other in meaningful conversation & connection > To challenge cisgender individuals in their privilege & encourage action against anti-trans oppression > To unpack & add complexity to language, theories, ideologies, & concepts related to gender with an emphasis on expanding possibilities for trans+, nonbinary & intersex peopleOffice of Diversity and Inclusion, Sexuality and Gender Equity Initiative

Framing Solidarity (2019-09-19)

September 19 2019; 12PM - 130PM; Kirby Student Center, Ballroom; Speakers Series is an annual presentation and discussion series highlighting major themes relating to diversity, equity, and social justice. Throughout the semester, the Office of Diversity & Inclusion will host and co-sponsor a variety of sessions centered around a pre-established theme. This year's theme is: SOLIDARITYA panel discussion around showing solidarity & working together to create lasting change among various fields, featuring: Dr. Chloe Diamond-Lenow, Rev. Kathy Nelson, Rev. Charlotte Nelson & more

TransGender Justice Teach-In: The Rise of a Trans Abolitionist Vision (2020-11-10)

A panel with trans & queer abolitionists and organizers; Tuesday, November 10, 5:30-7 pm ET / 4:30-6 pm CTThe 4th annual Trans(Gender) Justice Teach-In is an intentional space centering the knowledge, experiences and liberation of trans, nonbinary and intersex people and communities. On Tuesday November 10 at 4:30PM Central, join UMD's Sexuality & Gender Equity Initiatives and the Midwest Institute for Sexuality & Gender Diversity for a panel engaging trans/genderqueer/nonbinary folks doing abolition work and organzing around/against state-sanctioned violence.Midwest Institute for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, UMD Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Sexuality and Gender Equity Initiative

Aliento: Transforming Trauma into Hope + Action (2020-03-18)

This event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020.---March 18th; 12-1pm; Kirby BallroomReyna Montoya is the founder and CEO of Aliento, a community organization for immigrant youth and migrant families. Learn about her journey from being isolated to using her voice for advocacy, action, and reaching across differences to center migrants' stories and strategies.Office of Diversity and InclusionWomen's Resource and Action CenterLatinx & Chicanx Student Associatio

Express Your Selfie Week 2020 (2020-04)

Interact with the QASU community! Wear the corresponding color each day, Post on Facebook or Instagram with the Hashtag #EYSW2020 ! Monday, April 20th = Red/Orange; Tuesday, April 21st = Yellow; Wednesday, April 22nd = Green; Thursday, April 23rd = Blue; Friday, April 24th = Purple/Pin

Trans(Gender) Justice Teach-In: Featured Educator (2019-11-14)

This event will take place on Thursday Nov. 14 from 11:30AM-4PM in the Kirby Ballroom (come & go as you are able). The featured educator is scheduled for noon & a series of T-Talks will follow the keynote session.  The 3rd annual Trans(Gender) Justice Teach-in is a full day event focusing on gender justice while centering trans, nonbinary, intersex & gender non-conforming communities' knowledge, experiences, and liberation. Featured Educator: Stephanie Skora - Stephanie is an unapologetic femme, a statistically middle-aged genderqueer trans woman, a lesbian in a culture quickly moving away from that label, and an anti-racist, anti-Zionist white Jew practicing her spiritual tradition through radical activism

Art and Heritage in Urban Renewal: The Seaside Town of Folkestone, UK (2019-10-31)

Thursday; October 31, 2019; 12:00 PM; Library Rotunda; Free and open to the public; A CLA Passport Event; Presented by Dr. William Henderson, Alworth Institute International Associate and former Director of the Alworth InstituteUsing the seaside town of Folkestone in the U.K., former Alworth Institute Director, Dr. Willie Henderson, will illustrate the connections amongst the Triennial Festival, the heritage of the Great War, and the successful establishment of a vibrant Creative Quarter, for the significant changes of perception of Folkestone, both within the town and nationally. The development of the once decayed Harbour area has something in common with the regeneration of Canal Park in Duluth, though the methods are different. Art works by international artists such as Yoko Ono, Spencer Finch, and Antony Gormley, remain as part of the legacy of previous Triennial Festivals

Invisible Cities: Indigenous Resistance in Urban Colombia (2020-04-22)

April 22, 2020; 11:00 am - 12:15 pm; via ZOOMFeaturing Maria Violet Medina Quiscue, Coordinator of the Committee of Indigenous Peoples Victims of the Armed Conflict in Bogota; The speaker, Maria Violet Medina Quiscue, is General Coordinator for the Mesa de Pueblos Indigenas Victimas del Conflicto Armado en Bogotá (Committee of Indigenous Peoples Victims of the Armed Conflict in Bogota), a grassroots organization representing 16 Indigenous groups currently living in conditions of forced displacement in the city of Bogota, Colombia. The committee works to protect the rights of Indigenous people affected by the Colombian armed conflict through preservation of traditional education, healthcare, psycho-social support and human rights advocacy at the national and international level.Cosponsored by the UMD Alworth Institute, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Department of World Languages & Cultures, and Witness for Peac