REAL Talks: Economic Injustice (re-scheduled)

Time: April 5, 2018, 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Location: 304 Tolley Humanities Building

REVISED DATE! (This event was originally scheduled for March 2, but postponed due to weather-related closures.)

In a political climate that continues to encourage exclusionary rhetoric and practices, university communities have to grapple with what it means to be truly committed to creating spaces of inclusion and belonging. The nation’s reckoning (or lack thereof) with racial and gendered violence, economic crisis, exclusionary immigration and foreign policies, and social unrest has directly affected university communities, while raising questions about the responsibilities institutions of higher education have in these issues.

Three "Resisting Exclusion through Activism and Leadership" sessions -- or "REAL Talks" -- are scheduled for February, March, and April (locatons vary), each addressing a different theme:

State Violence (occured February 9), moderated by Biko Mandela Gray, to include topics of policing, police brutality, Black Lives Matter, immigration control, and DACA
Economic Injustice (APRIL 5), moderated by Susan Thomas, covering economic matters affecting the student body including student debt, tuition hikes, the GOP tax bill, and the overall neoliberalization of higher education
Rape Culture (April 20), moderated by Chris Eng, discussing the prevalence of rape, assault, and harassment on campuses, the significance of the #metoo movement and the Title IX crisis

These lunchtime dialogues are organized and moderated by faculty organizers from Cultural Foundations of Education, Religious Studies, and English with input from existing SU student organizations working to addressing these specific forms of exclusion. Download the printable/sharable poster.

Due to limited seating, please RSVP to Susan Thomas by March 29; include any requests for accessibility accommodations.

Susan Thomas, Cultural Foundations of Education