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Speakers & Artists
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 | | Opal Palmer Adisa
Celebrated Novelist, Poet and Educator
• American Book Award Winner for her poetry collection Tamarind and Mango Women
• Diversity educator focusing on racism, sexism, homophobia and internalized oppression
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 | | Amer Ahmed
Acclaimed Scholar Examining Islamophobia
• Islam: Beyond the Myths, Breaking down the Barriers
• Hip Hop Activism Within Multicultural and Academic Arenas
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 | | Antwi Akom
Award Winning Educator, Scholar and Writer
• A Leading Expert on the Green Economy, Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), and Climate Change
• Greening the Globe: Environmental Health, Educational Equity, and Social Justice
• Revolutionary Urbanism: Race, Climate Justice, and the Politics of Pollution in Cities and Schools
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 | | Michael Benitez Jr.
Scholar & Speaker Integrating Hip Hop Pedagogy & Academic Inquiry
• Building Sustained Cross- and Intercultural Unity and Dialogue
• Empowerment and Education: Addressing Issues of Diversity and Social Justice
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 | | Mohammed Bilal
Diversity Consultant, Actor, Musician & Poet
• Facilitator of over 300 diversity presentations/workshops worldwide
• Former castmember of MTV's The Real World San Francisco
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 | | Mohammed Bilal & Josh "BOAC" Goldstein Orange Flash
Hip Hop Duo Looks at Race, Racism, and the Way We Get Along
• Challenging notions of Black and White, Jew and Muslim, urban and suburban to build cross-cultural communication and understanding
• Ten Tools for Open Interaction
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 | | Brave New Voices on Tour
...because the next generation can speak for itself.
• Includes some of the brightest young performance poets nationwide
• These voices of 21st Century America transcend race, class, gender, orientation, and red state/blue state politics to show us what the next generation of leaders looks and sounds like
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 | | Shakti Butler
Filmmaker and Facilitator of Diversity Dialogues
• Producer & Director of “Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible and "The Way Home"
• Building sustainable communities through equity and social justice
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 | | Kimberly Dark
Award Winning Performance Artist, Poet and Scholar
- Becoming the Subject of Your Own Story
- Gender, Race and Money
- Examining the intersections of gender, race and class with humor and compassion
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 | | Dr. Joy DeGruy
Renowned Educator and Author of "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome"
•Author of the groundbreaking book, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
• Available for lectures and workshops
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 | | Jacqueline Elena Featherston
Acclaimed Writer, Educator and Visionary
• Works include the book Skin Deep: Women Writing on Color, Culture and Identity and the film "Alice Walker: Visions of the Spirit"
• Weaving Change: Equity and Social Justice Transforming Culture across Differences
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 | | Dawn-Elissa Fischer
The “DEF” Professor
• Professor of Africana Studies and a Leading Hip Hop Scholar
• Co-founder of the National Hip Hop Political Convention
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 | | Lakota Harden
Acclaimed Orator, Community Organizer, Diversity Trainer
• Veteran activist in Native American communities
• Her lectures and workshops focus on unlearning racism, sexism and other social oppressions as well as "decolonization" workshops for Indigenous peoples
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 | | headRush
Spoken Word Theater and Popular Education Crew
• Performances combine elements of Xicano theatre, spoken word and hip hop to ignite critical dialogue and social action
• Makes complex issues accessible and relevant to diverse audiences through dramatic multi-media storytelling and interactive workshops
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Politically Sexy, Rambunctiously Entertaining Spoken Word Hip Hop Theater
• Fuses spoken word, hip-hop, funk, and experimental theater
• Comprised of African American and Asian American artists, they demonstrate the complex history that binds our history
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 | | Andrew Jolivette
Accomplished Educator, Writer and Social/Cultural Critic
• Topics include Rethinking Identity: Mixed Race, HIV/AIDS and People of Color, Indigenous Rights and Cultural Survival, LGBT/Queer Community of Color Identity
• Author of Cultural Representation in Native America and Louisiana Creoles: Cultural Recovery and Mixed Race Native American Identity
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 | | Marc Bamuthi Joseph
A Leading Voice in Performance and Arts Education
• National Poetry Slam champion, Broadway veteran, dancer/choreographer and featured artist on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry on HBO
• Recipient of the U.S. Artists Rockefeller Fellowship which annually recognizes 50 of the country's "greatest living artists"
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 | | Frances Kendall
Consultant and Author on Diversity, White Privilege and Organizational Change
• Author of Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships Across Race and Diversity in the Classroom
• Over thirty-five years experience in helping organizations and institutions address diversity and create change
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 | | Paul Kivel
Violence Prevention and Social Justice Educator, Activist and Writer
• Author of Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice; Boys Will Be Men: Raising Our Sons for Courage, Caring and Community and You call this a Democracy?
• Works to end male violence and build alliances across race, gender, class, sexual orientation and age
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 | | Victor Lewis
Leader in the Field of Anti-Oppression Diversity Work and Alliance Building
• Known for his inspiring role in the award-winning race relations documentary, "The Color of Fear"
• Co-author of the curriculum, Lessons from "The Color of Fear"
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 | | Victor Lewis and Hugh Vasquez
Two of the Men from "The Color of Fear," the Breakthrough Film about Race Relations
• Co-authors of the curriculum, Lessons from "The Color of Fear"
• Offer engaging workshops and presentations based on the film and moving beyond "The Color of Fear"
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 | | James W. Loewen
Award-Winning Sociologist, Historian, and Best-Selling Author
• Author of numerous books including Lies My Teacher Told Me, Lies Across America and Sundown Towns and his latest, Teaching What Really Happened
• Topics cover U.S. history, multicultural education, civil rights, race relations, voting rights, law and social science
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 | | Roberto Lovato
One of the Nation’s Leading Latino Writers and Commentators
• Associate Editor with New America Media and frequent contributore to numerous magazines and websites
• Speaks and writes on growing Latino power and influence, immigration, media, politics, race and human rights
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 | | Ise Lyfe
Premier Spoken Word Artists, Emcee, and Educator
• Available for solo shows that include Is Everybody Stupid.(?) and Who's Krazy? as well as lectures, performances and workshops
• One of the top “101 Black Men in California Making a Difference”
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 | | devorah major
Accomplished Poet, Novelist, Performer
• Books include Ice Journeys, street smarts and An Open Weave
• Served as San Francisco’s Poet Laureate from 2002-2006
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 | | Peggy McIntosh
Lecturer & Writer on White Privilege, Male Privilege and Equitable Curricula
• Author of the ground-breaking essay "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”
•Founder and co-director of the National SEED(Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) Project on Inclusive Curriculum
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 | | Jeb Middlebrook
Anti-Racist Speaker and Organizer
• Director of the Solidarity Institute and co-founder of the spoken word and hip-hop duo, Anti-Racist Fifteen
• Author of A Different Shade of White, Another Kind of Male: A Guide to Using Privilege Responsibly
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 | | Jeb Middlebrook and Trevor Wysling: Anti-Racist Fifteen
Anti-Racist Spoken Word and HipHop Duo
• Performances accompanied by workshops and discussions on creating anti-racist culture on campus and in local communities
• Featured in the film Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible
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 | | Ishle Park
Award-Winning Poet and Singer
• Author of The Temperature of This Water, her poetry is also featured on her CD, Work is Love
• Winner of numerous writing awards and former Poet Laureate of Queens
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 | | Loretta J. Ross
Women's Rights & Human Rights Leader
• National Coordinator of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective
• Co-author of Undivided Right: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice
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 | | Scott Turner Schofield
Award-Winning Transgender Performer, Writer and Educator
•Stage performances include Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps and Debutante Balls
• Author of Two Truths and a Lie
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 | | Carmen Mitzi Sinnott
Award-Winning Actress and Arts Educator
• Her solo show based on her own parents, SNAPSHOT: a true story of love interrupted by invasion, explores the forces of history, race, and war
• Best Actress nominee at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival & recipient of a Brooklyn Arts Council’s NYSCA Individual Artist Award
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 | | Hugh Vasquez
Top Diversity Educator and Consultant
- Well-known for his role in the award-winning documentary film "The Color of Fear"
• Co-author of the curriculum Lessons from "The Color of Fear" and the book No Boundaries: Unlearning Oppression and Building Multicultural Alliances and Making Allies
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 | | Tim Wise
One of the Country's Leading Anti-Racist Writers and Activists
• Author of Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity and Between Barack and a Hard Place: Challenging Racism, Privilege and Denial in the Age of Obama, among other titles
• Available for lectures, workshops and trainings
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 | | Kristina Wong
Solo Performer, Educator, and Culture Jammer
• Her solo show, "Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," explores mental illness among Asian American women
• Her quirky performance pranks and installations reinterpret Homeland Security, Asian sororities, and the Miss Chinatown Pageant, among other topics
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 | | Salud!
Sometimes help comes from unexpected places...a look at Cuba's acclaimed health care system
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