Day: March 31, 2023
Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Location: Wriston Auditorium
Join local trans musicians Nicholas Raymond, Ivy Danielle, victor James, Taizan Alford, a Poetry Readying by Vered Meltzer, and Emcee Rachel Crowl.
These performances will be followed by an open mic.
Tuesday, March 28
5-6 p.m.
Appleton West High School – Library
Appleton, WI was a sundown town until 1973. This Diversity Day Series Segment focuses on the lives and experiences of women of color in the Appleton community.
Lawrence’s own Dr. Brittany Bell, dean of students, will be a part of the panel of speakers, along with Sarah Long-Radloff and Yvette Dunlap.
Seating is limited! Register by filling out this form.
Questions? Contact Kempton Freeman, Cultural Adviser
freemankempton@aasd.k12.wi.us
Christina Holmgren, adjunct faculty at the University of St. Thomas, is conducting research for her dissertation.
I am conducting research for my dissertation on how the rhetoric utilized by Donald Trump during both his presidential campaign and election might have impacted the racial identity construction and development of Black students.
As a participant in my study, I would be asking you to:
Participants should:
Or know someone who is? Please reach out or fill out this survey.
Christina Holmgren
walk7281@stthomas.edu
Thursday, April 6
7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Register today!
GSAFE and host UW-Green Bay Pride Center are pleased to present the return of Safe Schools, Safe Communities: State Conference on LGBTQ+ Youth.
Safe Schools, Safe Communities will feature a variety of speakers and workshops facilitated by local and regional experts. Conference participants will gain critical skills, tools, knowledge, and connections to help lead and support efforts to create safer, more inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ youth across Wisconsin, especially LGBTQ+ Youth of Color and Transgender and Nonbinary Youth. Our target audience includes adults who work with youth and their families.
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is happy to help students attend this event if interested. We can arrange transportation and help with the conference fees.
Let Helen Boyd-Kramer ( boydh@lawrence.edu ) know if you’re interested in attending.
Our event is being headlined by award-winning and New York Times Bestselling Author, George M. Johnson. Their books “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and “We Are Not Broken” are critically acclaimed, but have been under scrutiny and challenged for including frank discussions and content relating to race, sexual orientation, and gender identity. They will be providing our keynote address with a Q&A, along with a stand alone workshop and book signing.
We are partnering with PBS Wisconsin for a pre-conference sneak peek of the first hour of the documentary, Wisconsin Pride, which chronicles our state’s LGBTQ+ history. A collaboration between PBS Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Historical Society, this groundbreaking and essential documentary is set to premier later in June 2023. Along with an advance screening of part of the documentary, the event will also feature a panel and discussion. The sneak peek is only open to conference attendees and invited special guests. Sneak peek seating is currently limited and will be made available to attendees based on when they register.
Questions? Contact Maren Phalen (maren@gsafewi.org).
April 7-8, 2023
Lawrence University’s National Association of Music Education presents its 6th annual symposium! All events are free and open to the public. You can fill out this RSVP form prior to the events (not required).
8:30 p.m. – LGBTuben
Memorial Chapel
Join us for a special performance by LGBTuben!
“The Lawrence Graduate Bayreuth Tuben Quintet is a tuben horn quintet that, fluid by design and inclination, is comprised of at least six members who identify as, know, or would like to know, someone who is LGBTQ+.
Informed by our decidedly un-Wagnerian values of inclusivity, diversity, and visibility, the LGBTuben Quintet aims to build and expand the cannon for our flexible ensemble and advance a non-hierarchical agenda that includes affecting positive social change and creating broader representation for the historically underrepresented.”
All events will take place in Lawrence University Conservatory, Room 163.
8:30 a.m. – Coffee
Join us for coffee and an assortment of breakfast pastries before we begin our day of learning!
9 a.m. – Ben Hiles
Ben Hiles ’22 presents his research on queer theory and music education.
9:30 a.m. – Dr. Gould
Dr. Elizabeth Gould presents her research on queer theory and music education.
“Associate Professor Elizabeth Gould teaches philosophically-based courses in music and music education. Her research in gender and sexuality in the context of feminism and queer theory has been published widely”
Her work includes:
11:30 a.m. – Lunch with Professor Julie McQuinn
Professor of Musicology Julie McQuinn will facilitate a casual discussion about what we’ve learned thus far over lunch.
Lunch will not be provided. Food is available for purchase in the Andrew Commons. Several options are also available within walking distance on College Avenue. You are also welcome to pack your own lunch!
1 p.m. – Jessica Pruett, Gender Studies
Jessica Pruett presents an overview of queer theory and shares how queer theory shapes her pedagogy in the classroom.
2 p.m. – Talk with Dr. Gould
Dr. Gould leads us in a discussion to wrap up the event. We will reflect on our learning and imagine how we can bring this learning into our classrooms.
Wednesday, March 8
7 p.m.
Wriston Auditorium
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Lawrence University presents the 2022-23 DE&I Community Conversation Series: Race, Racism, and Justice.
The speaker is Dr. Wendy Leo Moore, an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Texas A&M University. A sociologist and lawyer, her work focuses on the provocative intersections of race, the law, and legal institutions.
This talk will cover how with the creation of a militaristic system of policing, a commitment to punitive response to social problems, and the proliferation of a prison industrial complex, the criminal justice system has become the most subversive and dangerous power of the state to control and oppress BIPOC people and communities.
A Celebration of Black Women and an Intersectional Approach to Black History Month and Women’s History Month
February 26th – March 11th, 2023
Every year, we celebrate Black History Month in February and Women’s History Month in March, and every year, the lives and accomplishments and struggles of black women often get lost in the shuffle. By applying an intersectional lens to the calendar, we’ll be celebrating the last week of Black History Month and the first week of Women’s History Month as the Black Feminist Fortnight – an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the accomplishments of Black women.
This year’s inspiration comes from Lawrence selecting its first Black female president, President Laurie Carter, and the U.S. Supreme Court seating its first Black female justice, Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson.
All divisions and departments have been invited to plan an event or create a display on their own, and posters featuring 52 different women – some famous, some historic, some little known or long forgotten, and some Lawrence faculty and staff – have been printed and shipped to every building on campus.
Jan. 13-March 10
Wriston Hoffmaster Gallery North
Black Feminist Exhibition on loan from the Art Bridges Foundation
Jan. 26-March 11
Seeley G. Mudd Library
Black Feminist Fortnight Book and History Displays
International House
International Black Women
Campus-Wide
Black Feminist Fortnight Posters
February 28, 4:30 p.m.
Wriston Galleries
One of the artists whose work is featured in that collection, Tyanna Buie, will be doing a virtual talk via Zoom. Tyanna’s print, The Front Porch II, is featured in the current exhibition, Fortnight: Celebrating Black History and Women’s History Months (up through March 10). She is a Chicago, IL and Milwaukee, WI native and an award-winning printmaker whose work is in major collections around the country.
March 1, Noon
Zoom
Join us for a conversation with four queer Black alumni who will talk about the importance of Black feminism on their work, scholarship, and on their lives. Register for the webinar.
March 3, 4 p.m.
Wriston Gallery
Black Feminist Fortnight Storytime! Come relax, listen to Octavia Butler short stories, have sweet treats from Whisk & Arrow, and check out Butler Divination Cards. PLUS: participants have the chance to win a $50 amazon gift card.
March 7, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Wriston Gallery
A performance of Menstrual Rosary, a music-theater piece, and deep listening of works by composer Jessie Montgomery, with some improvisation elements, too.
Tuesday, February 28
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
WCC 324 – Somerset
The Black History 101 Mobile Museum, founded by Dr. Khalid el-Hakim, is an award-winning collection of over 10,000 original artifacts of Black memorabilia dating from the trans-Atlantic slave trade era to hip-hop culture. Dr. el-Hakim has been called the “Schomburg of the Hip-Hop generation” because of his passionate commitment to carry on the rich tradition of the Black Museum Movement.
At 1 p.m., Dr. el-Hakim will facilitate a dialogue on the topic of “The Truth Hurts: Black History, Honesty and Healing the Racial Divide,” inviting the audience to look honestly at the history of racism in America.
This event is sponsored by CODA, Black Student Union, and Diversity and Intercultural Center.
If you have questions or have a disability and would like to request accommodations, please contact Lissette Cruz-Jimenez (920-832-7030).
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is excited to share with the Lawrence Community an opportunity hosted by Toward One Wisconsin (T1W).
This year’s T1W Conference on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will take place April 25-26 in Appleton WI.
The conference will provide a space for attendees to learn and discuss the work of diversity, equity and inclusion, and how to move from talk to action.
T1W is now accepting applications for virtual poster presentations that will take place April 24 via Zoom. Presenters can use slide shows, PDF, or other graphic platforms to discuss one of the four topics of the conference:
Applications are due March 15. Click the link below to visit the Toward One Wisconsin website and learn more about this opportunity.
Thursday, February 2 – Forgotten Black Figures discussion
6:30-8 p.m. – Diversity & Intercultural Center
In collaboration with the Ethnic Studies Department
Join us in a discussion on forgotten and underrepresented Black figures.
Saturday, February 4 – Financial Empowerment Workshop
2:30 p.m. – Diversity & Intercultural Center
Featuring Jonelle L. Rocke, Generational Wealth Strategist
In collaboration with CODA
Join us to learn about financial discipline and management.
Tuesday, February 7 – The Exchange in White America
5-7 p.m. – WCC Cinema
The Exchange in White America is a new documentary film with local significance. Directed by Joanne Williams, a former Milwaukee TV anchor, the film is about a student exchange program that took place in 1966 between Rufus King High School in Milwaukee and Kaukauna High School. Then, 50 years later, the production was performed again by a new group of students. We’ll screen the film and follow with a discussion with filmmaker Joanne Williams.
Wednesday, February 8 – Candles for Cuties
6-7:30 p.m. – Diversity & Intercultural Center
Make your own candles just in time for Valentine’s Day!
Friday, February 10 – Slam Poetry
5 p.m. – Copper Rock
In collaboration with Alianza
Join us for a beginner’s workshop in all things mindfulness and meditation.
Friday, February 10 – Movie Night – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
8-10 p.m. – WCC Cinema
Saturday, February 11 – African Cooking Class
12-3 p.m. – Spiritual & Religious Life 114 – Community Room
This event is a collaboration with the Black Student Union and African Caribbean Union. We will be inviting guest to teach how to cook authentic Nigerian food.
Saturday, February 11 – Movie Night – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
8-10 p.m. – WCC Cinema
Sunday, February 12 – Brown Girl Brunch
12-2 p.m. – WCC Somerset
Join BSU and Black female speakers in a discussion about the experiences of being a Black Woman.
Sunday, February 12 – Brunch on the Block
12-2 p.m. – Nathan Marsh Pusey Room
Join BSU and Black male speakers in a discussion about the experiences of being a Black Man.
Wednesday, February 15-Thursday, February 16 – Hair Care Initiative w/DnIC
Location given after sign-up
Treat yourself by getting a new look for FREE, done by Black hair stylists and barbers.
Saturday, February 18 – Bon App x BSU Dinner
4:30-7:30 p.m. – Andrew Commons
Join us in a special dinner night at Andrew Commons with tasty meals!
Saturday, February 18 – Black Excellence Ball
9 p.m.-midnight – WCC Esch Hurvis
Join us in BSU’s annual ball, with the theme “Royalty.”
Saturday, February 25 – Cultural Expressions: Motherland
7-9:30 p.m. – WCC Esch Hurvis
Join us at our final event of BHM, our annual showcase of cultural talent and representation.
Tuesday, February 28 – Black History 101 Mobile Museum
9 a.m.-4 p.m. – WCC Somerset
The Black History 101 Mobile Museum is an award-winning collection of over 10,000 original artifacts of Black memorabilia dating from the trans-Atlantic slave trade era to hip-hop culture. Founder Dr. Khalid el-Hakim has a passionate commitment to carry on the rich tradition of the Black Museum Movement.
