March 25, 3:30-5pm, ZOOM
All undergraduate and graduate CLAS students are encouraged to be a part of this virtual, interdisciplinary conference organized to share ideas about activisms in the COVID era. Selected speakers will win a $250 scholarship. Six speakers will be selected to give flash presentations on what activisms are or have become meaningful for them over the last year. Presentations must be no longer than seven minutes. Slides and visual aids are optional. Question/answer and discussion forum to follow moderated by two CLAS graduate students.
PROPOSALS: must be a maximum 200 words, should describe the type of activism or vision you have for social change, and should identify why it is important to you and how it impacts people, policies, and/or places. Proposals will demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach to social justice engagement—intellectual, artistic, or active—that you have created, conducted, or imagined for a better future. Topics may include, but are not limited to: racial justice, housing or food security environmental justice immigrant rights, LGBTQIA+ rights, women’s rights, disability rights, and healthcare and health equity.
Submissions Deadline: February 26 at 5 pm MST, more information at this link.