Anti-Racism Conference

The Annual �� Anti-Racism Conference

Advancing Anti-Racism, Strengthening ��

Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022
Friday, Oct. 7, 2022

�� Anti-Racism Conference invites its students, faculty, staff and administrators to attend panels, roundtables, workshops, and arts and performances presentations that address any of the conference goals and themes as part of its first annual conference on anti-racism.

The conference will examine, through an intersectional lens, how racism intersects with other forms of oppression based on gender and other identities such as LGBTQ+, disabilities, languages, veteran status, international/ immigrant /refugee backgrounds, socio-economic status, religion, and first-generation students, among others. This conference is primarily virtual, with the exception of some events.

Key Themes: Anti-racism, particularly in connection to (but not limited to):

The workplace
The classroom
Communication
Intersectionality
Systemic forms of oppression
Strategies for action: dismantling oppression
Strategizing for change
Creating a space for mutual dialogue
Active listening strategies
Leadership
Understanding and transforming power structures
State violence and democratic decay
Peace and healing
Empowering members of the KSU community
Public policy and marginalized people
The arts and humanities
(Re)learning history(ies)
Students as activists
Educators as activists
Gender and sexuality
STEM

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