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Events During the Week of September 1st through September 8th, 2024

Monday, September 2nd, 2024

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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
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Wednesday, September 4th, 2024

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Thursday, September 5th, 2024

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Friday, September 6th, 2024

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