BaCE: We Love Reading with Obie and Renny!
Register for We Love Reading with Obie and Renny!
The reading group, We Love Reading Group with Obie and Renny, is a welcoming, supportive and brave space that features books with themes on equity, antiracism, justice, healing, belonging, joy and love. The spring 2024 book selection is “Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism” by Safiya Umoja Noble.
BaCE: Disability Etiquette
Register for Disability Etiquette
Increase awareness about disability history, etiquette, equity and pride. Explore different kinds of barriers which prevent full student participation in the classroom and community. Understand the role you play in creating accessible, inclusive and welcoming environments. Gain tips, etiquette and language to help increase your comfort and confidence in interacting with people with disabilities. Hear about the lived experiences of people with disabilities.
BaCE Self-care Session
Register for BaCE Self-care Session
Create art of healing, truth, joy, love and empowerment. Bring your own materials and supplies to the Zoom space—paper, markers, crayons, etc. You will be given time to reflect, create works of art and affirmation, and share your creations with one another during this session. You are invited to submit final creations to the Virtual Gallery of Affirmations.
BaCE: Supporting Pronouns in the Classroom, Workplace and Everyplace
Register for Supporting Pronouns in the Classroom, Workplace and Everyplace
During this interactive two-hour session, you will engage in information gathering, discussion and activities to recognize, uplift and support pronouns, chosen names, LGBTQ+ and gender variant communities. Receive equity-minded tools to create spaces of belonging throughout the fabric of campus, including the classroom, workplace and everyplace.
No Man’s Land Film Festival
No Man’s Land Film Festival is a pioneering platform celebrating women and gender nonconforming athletes and storytellers, amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities in adventure, sports and film since 2015. The Recreation Office will host the Diversify Our Outdoors package, which showcases a compelling collection of 10 short films, each ranging from 3 to 17 minutes in length and encapsulating diverse narratives that inspire and empower all.
When the Dawn Came: A Plateau Indigenous Perspective on Healing, my journey as a true human being
Join via Zoom, Meeting ID: 953 9734 1802, Passcode: N8vMedcn23
I Tell You Now—The Lifeworld of Nez Perce Storytelling
For many generations, storytelling has sustained the lifeworld of Plateau peoples and their ongoing historical, cultural and spiritual connections to the living world. In recent times, however, traditional storytelling has become vulnerable due to language endangerment and the loss of fluent elder speakers. Join this unique gathering where you will be offered a glimpse into the power and complexity of today’s Columbia Plateau people’s storytelling. We will hear stories from two Plateau scholars and language speakers Phillip Cash Cash, Ph.D. (Cayuse/Nez Perce), and Angel Sabotta, Ph.D.