The Inclusive Conversations Series: bell hooks' Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom

Thursday, May 4, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
LeRoux Conference Room

The College of Arts and Sciences Leadership Committee on Intersectionality and Justice (LCIJ) is excited to host its second installment of the "Inclusive Conversation Series." LCIJ has invited us to read bell hooks' Teaching to Transgress as a foundational text to build our learning community upon the principles of anti-racism, anti-oppression and intersectionality.

The event will be in a hybrid format to ensure accessibility for all folx who hold intersectional identities within our community. The plenary session will take place 12:30-1:30 p.m., and the discussion groups will be 1:30-3:30 p.m. The plenary session will feature a keynote presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Jeffers, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations at the University of New Orleans, titled "Dismantling Racial Hierarchies Within and Beyond the Classroom." Lunch and dessert will be provided for in-person attendees. For the in-person discussion groups, there will be facilitated breakout sessions for staff, faculty, and students based on affinity groups. The discussion for BIPOC-identified community members will include mindfulness practices and be facilitated by Tracy L. Stewart (MA, MEd), a community mental health therapist and wellness educator. Dr. Jeffers, will facilitate the discussion group for White-identified community members. This event will close out the series for the academic year, so please read as much of the text as you can. Please share and encourage your fellow faculty, staff and students to attend!

Register with this link, using the password: LCIJ.

Sincerely,

David Powers, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Darozyl Touch, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice

Leadership Committee on Intersectionality and Justice (LCIJ) Members:

Faculty Members:

Angelique Davis, Co-Chair

Hye-Kyung Kang

Sonora Jha, Associate Dean, Ex-officio Member

Staff Members:

Heather Reis Fike

Julius Moss, Co-Chair

Kate Reynolds

Student Members:

Joe Njoroge

Kevin Le

Sreeja Stanam

For more information, contact Heather Reis Fike.