The Student Diversity Forum at the University of Colorado at Boulder will host the Sixth Annual Undergraduate Student Diversity Conference on March 9-10 titled "The Evolution of Revolution: Does Society Really Change?"
All events will be held in the University Memorial Center and are free and open to the public.
The diversity conference is one of the only academic conferences in the country that is entirely student organized.
"We have a tendency to forget that students have a fresh and powerful voice when it comes to discussing diversity," conference coordinator Robert Espinoza said.
The conference will address issues around race, class and gender in various panels and workshops including women's reproductive rights, progressive political organizing and multi-cultural education.
"The breadth and range of the topics submitted for presentation at this conference demonstrates how important it is for our university to listen to students," Espinoza said.
"The Evolution of Revolution: Does Society Really Change?"
University Memorial Center, CU-Boulder
Agenda
Tuesday, March 9
10:00-11:00am
* Opening Session
Continental breakfast provided, UMC room 159A
11:00-12:15pm
* A Devaluation of Women: An Analysis of Women's Needs in Reproductive
Health Policy
Sara Thuma, moderator, UMC room 158A
* Unregulated Pollution and the Impacts on Communities of Color
Chris Armijo, moderator, UMC room 158A
* The Evolution of Policy: Does Legislative Change Equal Social Change?
Michelle Richardson, Lynea Hansen, Peter Reid, panelists, UMC room 158B
12:30-1:45pm
* A Disabled Ethic of Care?
PJ Lomelino, moderator, UMC room 158A
* We Ain't Talking About Tinky Winky: Queers of Color Share Their Coming Out Stories
Robb Hernandez, Jamie Coker, Edgar Devan, panelists, UMC room 158B
2:00-3:15pm
* The Role of Male Feminism: Men's Partnership in the Feminist Movement (In conjunction with International Women's Week)
Azhi Shekarloo, Leviticus Ra Zamien, Robert Espinoza, panelists, UMC room 157B
* When I Grow Up I Want to Be A Real Man
Brian Fassett, moderator, UMC room 158B
* Police Officer Bias: Blacks Presumed Guilty
Pamela Trawick, moderator, UMC room 158B
Wednesday, March 10
* The Black and Jewish Divide: How to Strengthen Relations Between Blacks and Whites in Progressive Organizing
Jeremy Hoffman, Kierra Johnson, moderators, UMC room 158A
* Alma de la Raza Project: Redefining K-12 Education for Chicanos
Alicia Torres, moderator, UMC room 158B
12:30-1:45pm
* Resistance Through Dance: How African Influences Served as a Medium for Social Change in Cuba
Sonya Maria Johnson, moderator, UMC room 158A
* Alma de la Raza: Curricula for Cultural Inclusion
Sonia Dhingra, Devaki Constantine, panelists, UMC room 158A
* Reinforcing the Rape Culture Within the Pages of Our Magazines
Amy Kosanovich, moderator, UMC room 158B
2:00-3:15pm
* The Leasing of the Ivory Tower: Reclaiming Civic Values in Corporate Culture
Scott Silber, moderator, UMC room 158A
* The Miseducation of Natives
Tahlia Bear, Christy Johnson, Jason Lujan, Kevin Shendo, Jeanine Valdez, Sandra Wolf, panelists, UMC room 158B
4:00pm
* Closing Session
Reception and discussion, UMC room 159A