Wednesday, October 12th, Sack Lunch Seminar, noon- 1 p.m.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
SUB 168
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The VOICE (Victim Options in the Campus Environment) Center, a department at MSU, will present a discussion about domestic violence, its serious and lasting impacts on individuals, families and communities, and opportunities for help and change.
Wednesday, October 19th, Sack Lunch Seminar, noon- 1 p.m.
Hip Hop Sovereign Nations: Remixing Critical Hip Hop Pedagogy for American Indian Reservation Students
SUB 168
The hip hop cultural elements of deejaying, break dancing, graffiti art, and emceeing, etc., have foundational parallel elements found in many Indigenous cultures centered around music, dance, art, language, creativity, resourcefulness, knowledge, social justice, self-determination, and sovereignty. Join Native American Studies professor and self-proclaimed “rez kid,” Richard White, who grew up within the reservation public school system, for this discussion of the ways hip hop culture has been a positive influence and provided a critical understanding of Indigeneity. Hip hop culture can be utilized as a form of resistance against colonial pressures, and provide an avenue for students to understand many attributes of Indigenous thought and action. The strategic use of critical hip hop pedagogy also has the potential to be a liberatory praxis that reiterates the importance of traditional American Indian cultures, while simultaneously providing American Indian students with the opportunity to critically assess their realities and the reality of their individual tribal nations.
Wednesday, October 26th, Sack Lunch Seminar, noon- 1 p.m.
How to be an LGBTQIA Allied Feminist!
SUB 168
Celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer History Month and join Ryan Erickson, MSU’s new Graduate Assistant for LGBTQ Student Support, and learn some basics about LGBTQIA experiences and the Do’s and Don’ts of sensitive and accepting interactions. Join us for this workshop focused on ways to avoid committing microaggressions, while learning about intersectionality. Also, come and find out ways in which feminists and LGBTQIA allies can help one another in the struggle for equality and inclusiveness!
