CLA's 5th Annual Social Justice Teach In

As part of the university’s continuous commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, the annual Social Justice Teach In occurred on Thursday, February 11, 2021 from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. PST over Zoom. This event was open to the campus community and offered a daylong series of workshops that focus on topics related to equity and social justice designed to inform and inspire featuring Cal Poly educators and other professionals.

Several Communication Studies faculty presented as guest speakers hosting a variety of different diversity and inclusivity workshops. For more information on all the topics highlighted during the event, visit Teach In.

Anuraj Dhillon co-presented with Megan Lambertz-Berndt in a workshop titled Utilizing DEI to Debunk Neutrality from 8-9 a.m.

Megan Lambertz-Berndt also co-presented with Emily Ryalls (Interdisciplinary Studies in the Liberal Arts) in a workshop titled Unruly Women: Framing Female Celebrities as Fascinating and Repulsive from 10-11 a.m.

Megan Lambertz-Berndt co-presented again with Stefanee Maurice (Kinesiology) in a workshop titled On the field and in the booth: Experiences of women making the calls in sport from 1-2p.m.

Lisa Kawamura presented in a workshop titled Tsuru Rising: Fighting for Justice in the Age of Covid-19 from 2-3 p.m.

Leslie Nelson presented in a workshop titled Understanding (White) Privilege and Dismantling Oppressive Systems: A Hands-On Approach from 3-4 p.m.

During the day’s workshops, Rabbi Chaim Hilel and Rabbi Micah Hyman, presented in a workshop titled Axes of Antisemitism: Our History & Our Horizons - a Discussion with Two Rabbis from 1-2p.m.

Following the day’s workshops, a special event titled Black Lives, Indigenous Lives: From Mattering to Thriving took place with guest speaker Dr. Andrew Jolivétte who is a professor and chair of the Ethnic Studies Department at the University of California, San Diego as well as the inaugural founding Director of Native American and Indigenous Studies at UCSD. The keynote lecture examined and discussed major points of cultural and historic community convergence between Black and Indigenous Peoples with a focus on contemporary movements such as Black Lives Matter and Idle No More and the dismantling of racist statues, images and mascots.

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Alison Viggiano 
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