Climate & Diversity |
Events on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
- Article Discussion: Moving Through Performative Allyship
- Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Place: Chamberlin 5310
- Abstract: The Climate and Diversity Committee is hosting an article discussion in an effort to continue to support the development of a positive community, plans to host a professional development opportunity on 9/3/24, 11am-12pm in Chamberlin 5310. This will be a discussion of a few articles, which can be found here and attached to this email. Our goal as always is to focus on creating a welcoming and supportive environment in the Physics Department and this article has a focus on how we can move from theoretical approaches toward meaningful action.
Please feel free to prepare by reading these articles or just stop by for the discussion:
Moving Beyond Performative Allyship: A Conceptual Framework for Anti-racist Co-conspirators by Leslie Ekpe and Sarah Toutant (linked on email) – Approximately 25 pages
Who are the black squares and cutesy illustrations really for? – Vox Article, approximately 5 pages
How do you distinguish effective allyship from performative allyship? – Penn State Article, approximately 1 page - Host: Rachel Zizmann