Envisioning Justice: The Campus Voice This Week With Speakers and Workshops

Envisioning Justice: The Campus Voice This Week With Speakers and Workshops
University of Arkansas

Volunteer Action Center, Multicultural Center and University Programs are proud to present Envisioning Justice: The Campus Voice, a two-day conference highlighting topics on civil rights, environmental health, sexual assault awareness and mental health.

Here are our speakers and workshops for Feb. 24 (Sexual Assault Awareness and Environmental Health):

  • Speaker: Prentis Grayson and Naudia Walton from Let's Talk NWA of NWA Center for Sexual Assault — 10-11 a.m.
  • Workshop: SHOO (Sexual Health Organization and Outreach RSO), Self Love After Trauma — 12:30-1:30 p.m.
  • Speaker: Gabriel Díaz Montemayor, associate professor of landscape architecture and assistant dean of diversity, equity and inclusion — 2-3 p.m.
  • Workshop: UarkSAFE (Students Advocating for the Environment RSO), Ecobrick Building — 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Here are our speakers and workshops for Feb. 25 (Civil Rights and Mental Health):

  • Speaker: Airic Hughes, founder of Visionari, philanthropist, artist and Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History — 10-11 a.m.
  • Workshop: Associated Student Government DEI, intersectionality in volunteer work and finding ways to advocate for social justice — 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • Workshop: Students with Refugees, Refugee Advocacy and Allyship — 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • Speaker: Yasmin Benoit, asexual activist, writer, speaker — 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Please register through our Givepulse page where you can find speaker and workshop descriptions, as well as room assignments. There will be one service hour offered per event attended!

And don't forget to check out Red Talks on Wednesday, Feb. 23, in Old Main Giffels Auditorium, where students will be speaking about their experiences with LGBTQIA+ allyship, food insecurity, mental health and grief, sexual assault, anti-Semitism and cross cultural health. Students may register for this event on the same Givepulse link as above!

Contacts

Claire Allison, assistant director
Center for Community Engagement
479-575-4365, cja008@uark.edu

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