Facilitated by Michaela Brown and Liz Moore

Thursday, March 9, 2023 – 12-1:30pm in Monroe Hall 207 WAGE Center Lounge

Co-sponsored by
The Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee of CAHSS
Women and Center Education (WAGE) Center & Gender, Women’s, & Sexuality Studies Program (GWSS)

All students, staff and faculty are welcome to participate in this workshop.

This workshop seeks to address the reality that white women often occupy much of the committees that lead on race equity on campus. Being an anti-racism ally takes more than good intention. Just as Harry Blackmun says “in order to get beyond racism we have to take account of race,” in order to get to allyship we have to recognize our susceptibility to collude with oppression.

Allies should consider how to better equip themselves so that they don’t cause harm to members of marginalized communities in their activism and contribute to dynamics that perpetuates the inequities they seek to dismantle. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how white women’s experience with patriarchy can be turned into a window for them to understand how they can be more effective as an anti-racism ally.

Michaela Brown (she/her) is a deeply curious, over-thinking, heart-in-hand lover of people and history. Her background in collective impact organizing and commitment to advancing a world where everyone belongs has led her to serve in many community capacities focused on advancing individual and collective learning around diversity, equity, and inclusion (which includes her role as the Director of Community Learning for Excelerate Success, an education equity partnership, and in her roles as a race equity facilitator). Her formal education in history and leadership studies combined with her passion for multi-cultural education, identity development, and community healing has brought her to the JustLead Team ready to grow with and cheer on change makers across Washington state.

As a multi-racial woman, Michaela finds power in the ability to hold the complexities of our interconnected lives and leans on the mantra by adrienne maree brown: “Where we are born into privilege we are charged to unlearn any myth of supremacy, where we are born into struggle, we are charged with claiming or dignity, joy and liberation.” Emboldened by the brilliance of our ancestors as well as modern revolutionaries, Michaela in her wholeness seeks to cultivate learning spaces that are relational and transformative.

Liz Moore (she/her) has worked for racial justice, worker rights, and grassroots power for more than 25 years as an organizer, educator, and leader. Through her consulting practice (www.ConsultLizMoore.com), Liz works with unions and community-based organizations with a focus on organizing skills, popular education, and racial equity. In addition, Liz is the Executive Director of the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane (www.peacejustice.org).

Liz began her activist life with PJALS as a high school student after looking up “peace” in the phone book. The Peace and Justice Action League engages everyday people to build a just and nonviolent world through community organizing, grassroots activist education, and supporting youth as leaders. In all that she does, Liz holds fast to the belief that everyday people have the power to build a just and nonviolent world.

A Logic of Care and Grassroots Claims to Home in Detroit

Thursday, May 12th
4 – 5:15 p.m.

This talk explores the ways in which Detroit Eviction Defense (DED) and other activist organizations employ a logic of care to argue for Black Detroiters’ right to home in the city. Quizar examines the ways in which DED successfully resists eviction through direct action and with the argument that legitimate claims to land and home should be based on how one cares for it—in terms of stewardship, relationships, and based on how one uses it. She argues that Detroiters’ land claims through a logic of care has emerged as a response to the particular conditions of racial capitalism in Detroit, rooted in Black feminist practices of care and the collectivism of the Black radical tradition. Ultimately, DED and other Detroiters offer care as framework through which to resist displacement and establish alternate place-claiming logics in the context of urban housing crisis, austerity, and financialization.

Dr. Jessi Quizar (Assistant Professor, UW Tacoma) is a scholar of racial capitalism, grassroots planning, and urban land and resource struggles in the U.S. Her work centers on the organizing and theorizing of Black and Indigenous communities to shape cities.

More info: https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/urban-studies/jessi-quizar-phd

Cosponsors: Africana Studies, Geosciences, Office of Community Engagement, and Urban & Regional Planning

People needing accommodation should contact Lisa at llogan83@ewu.edu seven business days prior to event.

Please refrain from wearing scented products while visiting this space as they can cause serious health issues for those with fragrance allergies and/or chemical sensitivities.

Counseling and Wellness and the Women’s and Gender Education Center are collaborating to bring Sexual Assault Awareness Month activities to EWU this year.

Paint the Town Teal

April 1 – 30

Decorate your door or office to show your support of survivors for the month. Upload photos of your space here to be featured on the Counseling and Wellness and WAGE Center social media accounts.

Consent Video Campaign

April 1 – 30

Please share a video of you saying “I ask for consent” or “Consent is important to me” in your first language. Be sure that the video is public before sharing it with us. Also be sure that your video is tall, not wide. You can either send us a link to your social media content, if it is public, or upload your video to your own Google drive and share it with us here. Videos will be curated and shared on the Counseling and Wellness social media accounts throughout the month.

Let’s Talk – Survivor Care Space

April 12

Martin 209

10 – 11 a.m.

This drop in-person space will allow those who have been impacted by sexual assault to connect with a counseling staff for emotional support. Our counseling staff are a confidential resource for students on campus. Students do not need to be a current client.

Start by Believing Presentation

April 13

Martin 209

1 – 2 pm

Start by Believing provides students with the information and skills they need to help a friend who discloses they have been sexually assaulted. Knowing how to respond is critical and each person’s reaction can be the first step in a long path toward justice and healing. FREE FOOD for participants.

Community Mural Viewing

April 25 – 29

JFK Library

Business Hours

All Works Due by April 22

Join Counseling and Wellness Services (CWS) and the Women’s and
Gender Education (WAGE) Center in the support of Sexual Assault
Awareness Month by creating a work of art centered around the
ideas of support, healing, and action.

Stop by one of our partnered offices to participate in our SAAM Community Mural by creating a work of art surrounding the topics of healing, support, and action. Your work of art will be displayed in the JFK Library from April 25th-29th. Works will be available for pick up in Martin 225 after the display.

Supplies Available for Participation Across Campus

Stop by the JFK Library to view our SAAM Community Mural featuring works by students and community members surrounding the topics of healing, support, and action. We hope this space can serve a multitude of purposes, including allowing survivors to share their story, helping our community understand the impact of sexual assault, specifically on our campus, and as a reflective space for us to turn towards the topic of sexual assault.

Let’s Talk Survivor Care Space

April 26

3 – 4 pm

Via Zoom

This drop in virtual space will allow those who have been impacted by sexual assault to connect with a counseling staff for emotional support. Our counseling staff are a confidential resource for students on campus. Students do not need to be a current client.

Denim Day

April 29

JFK Library

Wear jeans! Find the Denim Day photo backdrop at the JFK Library  or take your photo or selfie anywhere. Tag @EWUWAGECenter and @ewuwellness. Use the hashtag #DenimDay2022

Denim Day is an annual day of activism on which people wear denim and post photos to their social media to combat victim blaming. Denim Day began in the late 90s and commemorates a legal case in Italy in which the assailant was found not guilty by the supreme court because the survivor he sexually assaulted had been wearing tight jeans. The court claimed that she would have had to assist in removing her jeans and that meant she had consented. Thankfully, the world responded and Italy has since refused to allow a “denim defense.”

EWU Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies presents for winter 2022 Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research, featuring faculty and staff presenting research in their disciplines from a feminist perspective.

Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research

All events will be held virtually via Zoom.

Feminism in the Sciences

Thursday, Feb. 10th

Science is not a static collection of facts. It is an evolving, dynamic process that requires evaluation and critique. In order to make progress toward solving some of the most complex challenges we face today as a society, the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) must be examined. This talk will utilize feminist theory as a framework to show how challenging some common paradigms and incorporating diverse ideas, perspectives, and approaches can open new pathways for progress within the sciences. Current diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the College of STEM and pedagogical approaches that utilize this framework within the sciences will also be discussed.

Close Listening with Audio in the English Classroom: a tool for teaching rhetoric, developing empathy, and introducing critical conversations about social power

Tuesday, Feb. 15th

Careful consideration of the sounds and silences around us can lead to critical conversations about social power by introducing concepts such as voice-over, audio manipulation, and questioning why particular voices have been historically silenced or amplified, especially in terms of gender, race, class, age, and ability. In this talk, I will discuss some of the reasons for incorporating close listening and audio recording into my English Composition classes. Like reading and writing, the act of listening requires students to think critically about what is being produced, who is producing it, how it is manipulated, who is listening, whose voices are amplified, and what social and political context exists.

Mindful Mondays

Mimi Marinucci, PhD, will facilitate three virtual sessions for EWU faculty and staff.

Sessions will include gentle yoga, breathwork, and meditation.

All sessions are from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

The Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies Program and the Women’s and Gender Education Center are the lead organizers of the Activist in Residence (AiR) program on the EWU campus.

For a ninth year, AiR will bring an activist to campus to work with EWU students, staff, faculty, and community members during winter quarter of 2022.

Meet the 2022 Activist In Residence

Shantell Jackson is a multimedia artist and writer and is the Program Director with Spokane Arts. During her 17 years of service in higher education, Shantell focused on academic and multicultural programming and created programs to help students understand themselves and others. In her work with Spectrum Center, Shantell facilitates training on LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces, Identity 101 and Allyship. Shantell’s installations and performance art pieces explore the human condition both contemporarily and historically. All of her work aims to create dialogues across differences to build bridges and forge acceptance and healing.

All workshops and panels are on Wednesdays from 3:30 -5 p.m. PST

Free and Open to the Public

Virtual Attendance via Zoom

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One registration will cover all Activist in Residence events you attend virtually. Those who attend four or more workshops/panels will receive an Activist in Residence certificate.

All workshops are highly participatory and interactive, with an emphasis on active practice and story sharing.

Jan. 26

Setting the Stage for Healing in Activism

What is activism and why should we discuss its overlap with healing? This session will help participants understand the context of this contemporary discussion. Who is healing and what are they healing from? Come learn about “Healing Justice,” and start to think about its application.

Feb. 2

Race and Activism: History & Definitions

Learn more about the history of race and activism. Where do these two ideas converge? What has the work been and where is it going? Why is race an important part of the conversation?

Feb. 9

Centering Healing for Survival & Community

Healing is essential for both the individual and the collective, especially for those impacted by systems of oppression.” In this panel, we ask “What does centering healing and survival look like and how can we foster spaces for healing?”

Feb. 16

Power and Privilege in Activist Communities: For Better or Worse

We can learn to use our power to make a difference and to aid in the healing of historically marginalized communities. Sustained change can result from using our privilege as a tool for activism. However, power can also lead to negative changes when we co-opt movements. Learn to recognize the difference and avoid harm.

Mar. 2

Intersections of Identity: Individual & Collective Healing

Participants will take all the knowledge and themes discussed during this program and think about long-term applications as activists, allies, and community leaders. This will be an opportunity to learn from experienced community leaders and to be introduced to strategies and practices that have been successful in fostering both individual and collective healing.

EWU Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies presents for fall 2021 Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research, featuring faculty and staff presenting research in their disciplines from a feminist perspective.

Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research

All events will be held virtually via Zoom.

“Where life is precious…” Intersectional Feminism in the Time of COVID-19

Thursday, November 4th

In a pandemic webinar, Ruth Wilson Gilmore offered this simple declaration: “where life is precious, life is precious.” In the liminal time-space of COVID-19, breath and life have come into high relief. We are challenged with how to scale macro and micro questions about how we live with ourselves, our communities, our institutions, other living beings, and the environment. What sort of life truly matters? Whose lives matter? In this short paper, I use the breath and life to weave some thinking from Black and Indigenous feminist scholar-activists on the pandemic, the collapsing capitalist economy, the uprising for racial justice, and how all of this is coalescing in an historic moment.

Facts and Farce: The Art and Activism of the Guerrilla Girls

Tuesday, November 23rd

For nearly 40 years, the Guerrilla Girls have used their unique blend of wry humor, startling facts, and a bold graphic style to take on the inequities of the art world. From the early days when their work was anonymously pasted on the streets of Manhattan, to the present when their oeuvre commands retrospectives within prestigious institutions, the Guerrilla Girls have been tireless advocates for the equitable inclusion of women and artists of color in the art world. By embracing a populist approach to art and a wide array of approaches they continue to address sexism, racism and oppression. This talk will outline the history, prominent works, strategies, and impact of this groundbreaking group of activist artists.

Creating More Inclusive Classrooms by Targeting Student Employees

Tuesday, November 30th

Low degree completion and persistence rates plague our university, and students of color persist at a much lower rate than their white peers. Research has shown that a sense of belonging in college can increases persistence to graduation. The College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (CSTEM) is working to create a sense of belonging in classrooms by targeting student employees, these include teaching assistants, tutors, and graders in Biology, Mathematics, and Chemistry. The techniques and preliminary results will be discussed.

For access accommodations, please contact Lisa Logan at llogan83@ewu.edu five business days in advance.

EWU Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies presents for spring 2021 Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research, featuring faculty and staff presenting research in their disciplines from a feminist perspective.

From Classroom to Community – Mujeres in Action

Del salón de clases a la comunidad – Mujeres in Action

Domestic and sexual violence have been identified as a major public health problem by the WHO and the UN. In the US, sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence are serious public health problems. Multiple forms of abuse are experienced by diverse individuals and relationships, crossing class lines, gender identities, religious affiliations, age, race and ethnicity, immigrant status, and disability. The Latinx community is not immune to this type of violence and has increased risks of harm due to racism, xenophobia, and systematic marginalization. In Spokane, an EWU alumna, Hanncel Sanchez, combined her academic knowledge and personal dedication into action for the Latinx community. Mujeres in Action (M.i.A.) was founded in 2018 and has evolved from a course research paper into a thriving non-profit organization serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence. M.i.A. is an extraordinary case of putting theory into action for the common good.

Anti-Racist /Anti-Ableist Classroom Practices

May 11

This workshop examines classroom practices and policies pertaining to neurodivergent students (such as those with autism or ADHD) through the lens of anti-racism/anti-ableism and encourages participants to consider how they might adapt their classes to incorporate these concepts. Participants will first learn about anti-racist concepts and how they link to anti-ableism and then generate ideas about how to apply anti-racist/anti-ableist practices to a specific case about a neurodivergent student with ADHD. Participants will also learn about universal design for learning (UDL) concepts.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month Reimagined

The WAGE Center team and Counseling and Wellness have reimagined Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) for a virtual and physically distanced experience in 2021. Virtual event kits will be provided with tee shirts, markers, teal decorations, and a few surprises!

Stop by our physically distanced table in PUB NCR on March 31st from 10 am – 2 pm to pick up supplies for the month’s activities or contact llogan83@ewu.edu. to make pick-up arrangements.

All events are virtual and free. All but “Let’s Talk with CAPS” are open to the public.

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Solidarity with Survivors Coloring Pages

Download and use these SAAM Zoom backgrounds during the month of April: SAAM Background 1 – Denim Day , SAAM Background 2 – Denim Day, SAAM Background 3, SAAM Background 4, SAAM Background 5

Solidarity with Survivors Playlist

#30DaysofSAAM

April 1 – 30

Join us in participating in the EAGLES’ 30 Days of SAAM Challenge 2021. Post to your Instagram about SAAM using suggested themes  throughout the month of April and tag @EWUWAGECenter, @ewuwellness, @ewu_CAPS, & @NSVRC.

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Multilingual Consent Video Campaign

April 1 – 15

Please share a video of you saying “I ask for consent” or “Consent is important to me” in your first language. Be sure that the video is public before sharing it so that we can access it. Please also be sure that your video is tall, not wide. You can either send us a link to your social media content, if it is public, or upload your video to your own Google drive and share it with us there. Videos will be curated, combined, and shared on WAGE Center social media accounts the second half of the month and on our Dean of Students social media takeover on April 30th.

Submit Your Video

Solidarity with Survivors: SAAM Kickoff Party & Turn Zoom Teal

April 1

1 – 2:30 pm

At this virtual party, we will decorate our shirts for the clothesline project, decorate our zoom backgrounds, and color/draw while listening to music. Party kits for the participants will be provided on March 31 in the PUB NCR from 10 am – 2 pm. Supplies for decorating shirts, spaces, and Zoom backgrounds will be included in the kits.

Let’s Talk with CAPS

April 7, 13, & 29

Join one of our CAPS counselors for a brief confidential conversation. Counseling and Psychological Services’ staff will provide a safe space where you will be heard, believed, supported and given resource information.

Click on dates below for Zoom links.

April 7 with Lisa from 2 – 3 pm

April 13 with Jon from 11 am – noon

April 29 with Ran from 1 – 2 pm

Self-Care Toolkit

April 8 & 15

Noon – 1 pm

We will explore self-care as a political act for survivors and think through how to separate our self-care practices from oppressive structures. We will also practice together with a low-pressure self-care activity.

SAAM Keynote with Faith Ferber: Student Organizing around Title IX and Anti-Carceral Responses to Violence

April 13

1 – 2:30 pm

Faith Ferber is the Student Organizer from Know Your IX.

Student Organizing around Title IX and Anti-Carceral Responses to Violence 

In this presentation, Faith Ferber, a Student Engagement Organizer with Know Your IX, will define Title IX, discuss why schools respond to reports of sexual violence, review the Trump administration’s attack on Title IX and what’s expected under Biden, and explain how students can organize at the federal, state, and campus levels for policies that support student survivors and protect their civil right to an education free from violence. Faith will review the school’s Title IX policy and make specific recommendations, incorporating a discussion of abolition and how it relates to Title IX work. Students will walk away with the hard skills needed to successfully advocate for change on campus.

Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research

From Classroom to Community – Mujeres in Action

Del salón de clases a la comunidad – Mujeres in Action

April 22

Noon – 1 pm

Deborah Svoboda, MSW, PhD & Hanncel Sanchez

Domestic and sexual violence have been identified as a major public health problem by the WHO and the UN. In the U. S., sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence are serious public health problems. Multiple forms of abuse are experienced by diverse individuals and relationships, crossing class lines, gender identities, religious affiliations, age, race and ethnicity, immigrant status, and disability. The Latinx community is not immune from this type of violence and has increased risks of harm due to racism, xenophobia, and systematic marginalization. In Spokane, an EWU alumna, Hanncel Sanchez, combined her academic knowledge and personal dedication into action for the Latinx community. Mujeres in Action (M.i.A.) was founded in 2018 and has evolved from a course research paper into a thriving non-profit organization serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence. M.i.A. is an extraordinary case example of theory into action for the common good.  

Denim Day

April 28<

Wear jeans! Find the Denim Day photo backdrop at the PUB or take your photo or selfie anywhere. Tag @EWUWAGECenter, @ewuwellness, @ewu_CAPS, and @peaceoverviolnce. Use the hashtag: #DenimDay2021

Denim Day is an annual day of activism on which people wear denim and post photos to their social media to combat victim blaming. Denim Day began in the late 90s and commemorates a legal case in Italy in which the assailant was found not guilty by the supreme court because the survivor he sexually assaulted had been wearing tight jeans. The court claimed that she would have had to assist in removing her jeans and that meant she had consented. Thankfully, the world responded and Italy has since refused to allow a “denim defense.”

Dean of Students Instagram Takeover

April 30<

Follow the Dean of Students on Instagram @dosewu to view the wrap-up of this important month for survivors and all of us. We will share highlights from the month and the consent videos you shared at the beginning of the month.

Contact Lisa Logan at llogan83@ewu.edu three business days in advance to make accommodation arrangements.

The Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies Program and the Women’s and Gender Education Center are the lead organizers of the Activist In Residence (AIR) program on the EWU campus.

For an eighth year, AIR will bring an activist to campus to work with EWU students, staff, faculty, and community members during winter quarter of 2021.

Meet the 2021 Activist In Residence

Jac Archer (they/them/theirs) is an activist in the Inland Northwest. Jac moved to the Spokane area in 2013 where they work as an activist, community organizer, and educator in the fields of diversity, equity, civic engagement, and sexuality. Jac has delivered lectures and training workshops throughout the community, including Whitworth University, and has previously served on panels at Eastern Washington University and Gonzaga. 

While earning their bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University, Jac served on the Multicultural Coalition from 2015-2017, where they represented the Black Student Union and Scary Feminist Club. Jac currently serves on the Spokane Community Against Racism (SCAR) Steering Committee, the Peace and Justice Action League (PJALS) board, Spokane Human Rights Commission (SHRC), and the Washington State LGBTQ Commission. 

Jac has a passion for organizing, institutional policy, and making difficult concepts easily accessible. They also enjoy writing, singing, performance, and podcasts.

All workshops and panels are on Wednesdays from 3:30 -5 p.m. PST

Free and Open to the Public

Virtual Attendance via Zoom

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One registration will cover all Activist in Residence events you attend virtually. Those who attend four or more workshops/panels will receive an Activist in Residence certificate.

All workshops are highly participatory and interactive, with an emphasis on active practice and story sharing.

Jan. 20

The Activism Ecosystem: Defining the Terrain of the Fight

What is activism? What makes an activist, and who is doing activism in Spokane? Learn about Spokane’s activist ecosystem, and hear from local Black leaders doing key work in the electoral sphere.

Jan. 27

Noticing Work: Finding Your Place in the Activist Ecosystem

Learn tools to discover what activist work is already being done in your community, and how to find your place in it. Add skills to your activist toolbox that will improve your approach to community work, no matter your job or professional focus.

Feb. 3

Black Activism: Our Local Ecosystem

Activism isn’t just signing petitions or holding signs in the street, but includes a broad variety of tactics and experiences for every type of movement-maker. Hear from local Black leaders who each take a slightly different approach to making change in Spokane.

Feb. 10

Planning the Fight: The Basics of an Activist Campaign

Check out the big picture and discover how petitions and protest actions in the street relate to long term change in communities and government. Explore the basics of campaign planning, what it is, and how to do it.

Feb. 17

Zooming In: Exploring Activist Campaigns in Spokane

Learn about activist campaigns in Spokane, and hear from members of the Spokane Community Against Racism (SCAR) steering committee as they discuss the tactics they’ve used individually and as a group to affect local policy.

Feb. 24

Campaign Tactics: How to Plan an Action

Every campaign is made up of actions. Discover the strategy, planning, and detail behind the most visible part of activism, and learn how to plan an action for yourself.