I am writing as a supporter of the student-led Earth Day Planning Committee. While traditionally Earth Day at the University of Washington has been an environmental-centric festival, this year we are expanded the conversation to include the economic, social, and political aspects that we believe are crucial to any discussion of sustainability. Which is why our theme this year is Engage for Earth! We are reaching out to invite all UW-members (as well as programs, schools, departments, and student groups) to actively participate in this year’s Earth Day events!

There are different ways to participate:

Poster Design Contest: Show us how you… ENGAGE FOR EARTH
For Earth Day 2019 we are focused on raising awareness of environmental justice and engaging with diverse forms of sustainability. The Earth Day Planning Committee encourages applicants to explore non-traditional design language that goes beyond environmental sustainability and highlights the broad themes of Action, Diversity, Equity, and Environmental Justice. The contest is open to all UW students, faculty, staff, and alumni. More information can be found in the attached flyer.

Poster designs are due by midnight on March 12, 2019

Taking part of the program either during Earth Week or during Earth Day.
During Earth Day you can also participate by setting up a table to pass information and engage with other students. We are expecting lots of foot traffic so it would be an excellent way to gain exposure. Our programming will include speakers, exhibitors, performances, art, film screenings, panels, and more to both engage and empower students and local community members to get involved in their communities. There’s a lot of room for groups to get creative and participate in a way that really enhances this dialogue and gives all a chance to showcase what they do and what they’re passionate about, beyond the more classic tabling model.

In addition to Earth Day, we will also be facilitating several related events in the week leading up to the April 22nd festivities. All UW departments and groups are encouraged to create their own event during the month of April focusing on diversity, environmental or social justice, or sustainability as part of Earth Week. To have your event included on the UW’s Earth Week event calendar, email sustainability@uw.edu.

Please help us by sharing this information in your units and among groups.

We’d love to have multiple perspectives to be a part of our Earth Day events. For those interested in participating, please contact the student coordinator, Sarah Culp, at sfculp@gmail.com. We look forward to learning how you engage!

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Please join us today for Amy Peloff’s talk!

GWSS TALK

Thursday, February 28, 2019

3:30-5:00 p.m. – HUB 214 (Husky Union Building)

Amy Peloff, Ph.D.  –  Should I still Watch This Show? Pop Culture in the #MeToo Era

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Memory and Place Exhibition

UW.edu/PublicLectures, April 3^rd, 7:30 – 8:30p, Kane Hall.

With Morehshin Allahyari, Sara Zewde and Trinh Mai.

Guest Moderator, Priya Frank, UW American Ethnic Studies and Communications alumna!

Visit the Gould Gallery April 3^rd – May 3^rd to view work featured by artist Trinh Mai. http://trinhmai.com/artist-statement/

RSVP to register for the public lecture online at http://events.uw.edu/MemoryPlace2019

This spring we are offering:

GRDSCH 515 Teaching & Learning in Higher Education: Frameworks & Practices

Wednesdays, 1:30-3:20 p.m. (2 credits)

Designed for graduate students seeking to build knowledge and skills in effective teaching practices. Students are introduced to fundamental pedagogical frameworks and practices applicable across the disciplines in:

• Course design
• Assessment
• Active learning strategies
• Teaching inclusively
• Using technology effectively in teaching

To see a full list of courses offered this year, please visit our CTL Graduate School Courses page.

 

Canada House is buzzing with excitement over the upcoming CANADA WEEK! Scheduled for March 4-9, 2019, Canada Week makes its return to Western’s campus after a few years’ hiatus with a list of exciting campus and community-wide events. There will be a film series, including a screening of Zachary Richard, Toujours Batailleur and discussion with filmmaker Phil Comeau, as well as a screening of Haida language film Sgaawaay K’uuna, (Edge of the Knife). Some outstanding Canadian authors will also be visiting Bellingham, including Terese Marie Mailhot to discuss her recent book Heart Berries and Sophie Labelle to share her web comic Assigned Male. As well, Canada Week will hold lectures, student-faculty connection events, and field trips. K-12 Education and Curriculum Specialist Kyla Sweet will also host an event “Reading the North” with WWU librarian Sylvia Tag for local schoolteachers.

 

Click here for a full listing of events, times, location: https://canam.wwu.edu/canada-week-2019/

And check out the Canada House Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/canamwwu/

What: SSW Reenergize with ZUMBA!

When: Friday March 8th

Time: 11:45am-12:30pm

Where: SSW Building Room 305

Details:
Let’s come together before the quarter ends with a Zumba dance party! This is a FREE event and all skill levels/abilities are welcome. This is intended to be a fun opportunity for self-care/exercise/community building among SSW students/faculty. If you’ve never tried Zumba before, feel free to come check it and start the weekend off on a high note before heading into the final week of class! This event is casual-you can show up late or leave early. Hope to see you there!

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In collaboration with the Q Center, UW Housing & Food Services, the UWWomen’s Center and the ASUW Womxn’s Action Commission, the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center proudly presents the 16th Annual Womxn ofColor Reception. Join us on March 7, 2019 at 12:00PM for a feel-good luncheon where we’ll celebrate ourselves, be in community, and envision new futures together. This year’s program will feature the ever-amazing Dr. Ralina Joseph as our keynote speaker, a reflective community activity, and a catered luncheon. We’ll also have copies of Dr. Joseph’s new book, “Postracial Resistance: Black Women, Media, and the Uses of Strategic Ambiguity”available for sale as well. We hope to see you there!
WOMXN OF COLOR RECEPTION RSVP

Also! We will have donation bins to collect any new/unused undergarments, coats, feminine hygiene products, and baby care products to be donated to Mary’s Place, Seattle!

10 SLOTS LEFT!!! 

Storytellers for Change Public Speaking Training
We have limited space available for upcoming Special Public Speaking Training Session from Storytellers for Change.

Don’t miss Luis Ortega. He is an incredibly engaging and dynamic storyteller and public speaking trainer.
Polishing your talents will serve you well when you are engaging audiences and going on job interviews!

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Time: 1- 3pm
Location: Simpson Center in the Communications Building, UW Seattle Campus

GO-MAP Job Posting! 

The Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP) has an exciting opportunity to hire a Graduate Diversity Specialist (HR Title: Program Operations Specialist)!

This new role is a .75 FTE (30 hrs/wk) salaried position with great benefits. If you have a passion for social equity, have experience working with racial and ethnic minoritized communities, are proactive and team-orientated, we encourage you to apply! You will work with an action-oriented and diverse group of colleagues with a drive for making graduate education equitable to all. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences. Priority given to those that apply by Sunday, March 3. A cover letter and resume are required. UW requisition number: 164433

Sister Spit 2019 x NW Film Forum
(Thursday, February 28, 2019) 7 PM – 9 PM @ Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98122
7 artists
2 hours of QTPOC brilliance

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION:

• The main floor of the Forum, including the theaters and lobby, are accessible via a ramp. We have one restroom on the main floor built to ADA standards.
• An affordable pay parking lot is available 3 blocks from the Northwest Film Forum at the Greek Orthodox Church at 13th and Howell.
• Street parking is metered from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., Monday – Saturday, and free all day on Sundays.

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Winter Quarter Social Justice Film Series
(Wednesday, February 27, 2019) 6:30 PM

• The Kelly ECC is back with another social justice film series for winter quarter!
• Each Wednesday evening at 6:30, we’ll be screening a film in the main lobby! We hope to see you there!

February’s Focus: Black History Month
March’s Focus: Women’s History Month
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FILM LINE-UP
• February 27: Dark Girls
• March 6: Ladies First
• March 13: Neerja

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: 

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A Certain Type of Brilliance
(Friday, March 1, 2019) 7 PM – 9 PM @ Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center
517 E Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98122

• Femmes possess an alchemy that can’t be quantified, but which draws us together and enables us to be bold, ingenious, and capable of a magic that fortifies our own hearts and the soul of the community around us. A Certain Type of Brilliance is a celebration of femmes’ ability to pull amazing things out of thin air, to create on a dime, to use our vulnerability and creativity as our greatest assets in resistance to oppression.
• The production features a unique cast each night; performers will create a new piece of work in the 24 hours prior to the show in response to one of a series of prompts, drawing on themes of resistance, resilience, femme identity & power.

Other Dates:

• SATURDAY March 2 (7:00 PM – 9:00 PM)
• SUNDAY March 3 (7:00 PM – 9:00 PM)

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: https://www.gaycity.org/accessibility/  

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How The Body Hold’s It’s Stories
(Thursday, February 28, 2019) 7 PM – 9 PM

Hugo House 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98122

• How do our bodies hold onto experiences? How do generations of people of color, queer and trans people, and others who have experienced marginalization carry those stories over generations? Join writers Jordan Alam and Tessa Zeng for a reading and conversation on feeling a story in your bones and translating it to the page. Musician Lex Gavin will also perform.

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That We Should Be Heirs Writing Workshop
(Friday, March 8 2019) 5:30 PM – 7 PM @ Othello Commons
4200 S Othello St, Seattle, WA 98118-3843

A call to immigrant and refugee families to participate in a collaborative arts project from our colleagues at the Southeast Asia Center at the University of Washington:

• Refugees and immigrants are invited to contribute handwritten letters about their experiences as a method of alleviating burden and promoting healing. UW visiting artist Trinh Mai will then roll and bind these letters with string, forming a small scroll enclosing and concealing the words. These will be displayed as part of an art exhibit at Seattle’s Gould Gallery from April 3 – May 3.
• UW Faculty members Linh Nguyen and Jenna Grant will lead the workshop where you can write your story in a supportive, communal space. All are welcome to take part in this collaborative project for empowerment and voice, then view the exhibit. Paper and pencils will be provided.

But Can I Pay My Rent Tho?!: Surviving as a TQPOC Artist @ Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center
(Thursday, February 28, 2019) 6 – 9 PM)

But Can I Pay My Rent Tho?!: Surviving as a TQPOC Artist
Feb. 28 (Part 1) & Mar. 7 (Part 2)
Free (Donations Accepted at gaycity.org/donate)

Without art, there can be no movements. Yet, artists are often unrewarded for being the drivers of change, which has created a culture of unsustainable practices. In particular, being a Black/Brown artist who is along the trans and/or queer spectrum means that we are more at risk of being underpaid and undervalued for our brilliance. This workshop will make space for trans & queer artists of color to develop long-term strategies towards a life supported by their creative work. Participants of these sessions are artists and cultural producers of all disciplines who are ready to build a career from their practice. Part 1 (Feb. 28) will focus on evaluating your financial needs and plans as an artist. Part 2 (Mar. 7) will recharge your marketing needs and put your plan into action. This workshop will intentionally engage a framework of dismantling anti-Blackness, white supremacy, transphobia, and more as we imagine the role of TQPOC artists creating their own liberation.

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The Global Struggle Against Policing: From Seattle to Palestine
(Wednesday, February 27, 2019) 3:30 PM – 5 PM @ University of Washington School of Law
4293 Memorial Way, Seattle, Washington 98195

Event Description:

• This will be a two-prong event. First, there will be an educational presentation about US-Israel police partnerships, including exchange trips that bring together police, ICE, border patrol, and FBI from the US with soldiers, police, and from Israel. In these programs, harmful practices are shared to promote and extend discriminatory surveillance and policing in both countries.
• Following the presentation, there will be a panel of community-organizers who will highlight their experiences resisting policing across different social movements and borders. In linking issues of militarism, imperialism, border enforcement, racism, colonialism, and surveillance, MLSA strives to build a conversation that interconnects communities in their struggle against policing.
• Hosted by The Minority Law Student Association (MLSA) as a part of UW Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week at UW Law.

Room #: TBD

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION:

• The front entrance is wheel-chair accessible (with a ramp and automatic doors). The hallways are very wide and not carpeted, and there are all-gender (multi-stall) and single occupancy bathrooms near the main entrance to the school.
• This map shows accessible walk-ways on campus: https://facilities.uw.edu/…/ada-route-print-map-jan2019…, as well as the location of the accessible entrance to the school (the school is the William Gates Hall).
• There will be light refreshments (some vegetarian, no gluten-free or dairy-free). We will not provide drinks but there are water fountains (the type you can refill a bottle in).

The building is not scent free, but we ask folks coming to this event to minimize scents. Please feel free to message or comment about any other access needs or questions.

The Queer & Trans People of Color Alliance (QTPOCA) will be meeting this Friday (3/1) in the ECC Asian room! 

GPAA Panel Discussion – Graduate Student Funding: Alternate Sources of Funding and Support

Wednesday, Feb. 27, 11am – noon

Allen Library Auditorium

This panel will focus on helping graduate students find alternate sources of funding and support during graduate school, from external scholarships and fellowships to affordable housing, public service loan forgiveness and more.

Join us via zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/809113416

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