Diversity and Inclusion

January 24, 2019 ● 5 to 9 p.m. ●  Esch Studio (224), Warch Campus Center

Upstander Training prepares participants to intervene safely and appropriately when witnessing incidents of discrimination, harassment or harm. Participants engage with real-life scenarios to enable them to effectively identify and challenge negative narratives and behaviors. Become an agent for change and foster a positive of culture of safety and respect in your places of influence.

Please click here to sign up >> http://go.lawrence.edu/13276

A Stone of Hope • January 14 –18, 2019 • Third floor, Warch Campus Center

Walk through this exhibit in the Warch Campus Center anytime January 14th through the 18th.

Exhibit Description: Before 1900, the Fox Cities were home to a growing Black population of Civil War veterans, small business owners and community leaders. Losing hope, most Blacks left the area by 1920 due to increasing harassment from police, racial exclusion at hotels, racial covenants barring home ownership and minstrelsy advertising and entertainment.

The exhibit also addresses Appleton’s past sundown custom and racial exclusion from 1915 to 1961, and how the Fox Cities emerged from this mountain of despair during the Civil Rights Era.

To share this history, the exhibit includes twelve floor banners, each richly illustrated with photographs of individuals, businesses and events described in the narrative. A kiosk with oral history videos of current Black residents helps demonstrate how Appleton has moved forward, but also that more work toward equality is needed. (http://www.myhistorymuseum.org/a-stone-of-hope.html)

Cultural Competency Lecture – More than Meets the Eye: Engaging with Controversial Art

January 16, 2019 ● 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ● WCC, Hurvis Room

Speakers: Beth A. Zinsli and Elizabeth Carlson

We often assume that visual art is for aesthetic contemplation and pleasure, but both historical and contemporary artists frequently address difficult topics like racism, colonialism, and social injustice in important ways. Interpretations of artworks are also not fixed; subject matter that was conventional in 1863, for example, may be understood very differently by audiences today. This program will examine ways to meaningfully engage with potentially controversial artworks, even those that may not seem controversial or difficult at first glance. 

Please let us know you are coming!  RSVP >> http://go.lawrence.edu/13276

Join us for Upstander Trainings with FIT Oshkosh!

January 24, 2019 ● 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. ● Warch Campus Center, Esch Studio (224)

Upstander Training prepares participants to intervene safely and appropriately when witnessing incidents of discrimination, harassment or harm. Participants engage with real-life scenarios to enable them to effectively identify and challenge negative narratives and behaviors. Become an agent for change and foster a positive of culture of safety and respect in your places of influence.

Please help us plan accurately and let us know you are coming! Click here>> go.lawrence.edu/13276

January 16, 2019 ● 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ● Warch Campus Center, Hurvis Room (225)

Title: More than Meets the Eye: Engaging with Controversial Art
Speakers: Beth A. Zinsli and Elizabeth Carlson
Topic: Engaging with Controversial Art

We often assume that visual art is for aesthetic contemplation and pleasure, but both historical and contemporary artists frequently address difficult topics like racism, colonialism, and social injustice in important ways. Interpretations of artworks are also not fixed; subject matter that was conventional in 1863, for example, may be understood very differently by audiences today. This program will examine ways to meaningfully engage with potentially controversial artworks, even those that may not seem controversial or difficult at first glance.

Please let us know you are coming! click>> go.lawrence.edu/13276

7th Annual Queer Thanksgiving
Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Diversity and Intercultural Center

LU is celebrating its 7th Annual Queer Thanksgiving, an event which gives LGBTQ+ students who may not be able to be their true selves at home a chance to celebrate the holiday with the LU community. All LGBTQ+ and allied students, faculty and staff are welcome. Faculty and staff who would like to contribute a dish should fill out the spreadsheet here.

Trans Day of Remembrance
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 6-9 p.m.
Harper Hall then Main Hall south steps

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance that honors the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. This year, local musician Nicholas Raymond will perform and speak prior to our candlelight vigil and reading of the list of people lost to anti-transgender violence this year.

In addition to these events, the Faculty/Staff Pride Group will also host its monthly happy hour on Thursday, Nov. 8, 5-7 pm at Dr. Jekyll’s. These happy hours reoccur monthly on the second Thursday of the month. 

Questions about any of these events can be directed to Dakota Williams or Helen Boyd Kramer.

Dr. Kimberly Barrett, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion is hosting open office hours. The second session of open office hours for Fall Term is being held on November 13th, 2018. Drop by Sampson House, 2nd floor and share ideas, concerns, comments, etc. Appointments are not required, people will be accommodated on a first come-first serve basis.

Location: Esch Hurvis Room, Warch Campus Center
Date & Time: Tuesday, Nov. 6th; 11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Stephen Sieck and Matthew Arau will share case studies of recent works that intersect with themes of anti-Semitism, cultural appropriation and othering, and race and representation.