Events
The events shown below are either hosted by the UD Anti-Racism Initiative (UDARI) or by another UD entity that speak to issues at the core of antiracist efforts.
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Events
Hidden Histories: Introducing “Black Histories at UD,” an Interactive StoryMap Virtual Tour
UDARI (University of Delaware Anti-Racism Initiative) invites you to explore UD’s untold Black histories through our unveiling of an interactive digital public history project. Created by UD students, this StoryMap allows us to learn more about African American experiences’ at UD from the antebellum era of enslavement, through segregation, integration, and protest, to campus and student life.
Hidden Histories: Introducing “Black Histories at UD” will feature UDARI student intern Alenoush Davis, along with University of Delaware and Newark community members, who will guide you through an introduction of the StoryMap campus tour.
Wednesday, December 4th, 3:00pm
Register for the Zoom link
Prior to the event, we welcome and encourage you to explore and share the StoryMap *.
Thank you for joining us as we unveil these hidden histories!
Tolerance on the Green
You are cordially invited to Tolerance on The Green, a traveling international poster
exhibition featured on The Green at the University of Delaware
from November 1 until November 30, 2024
THE FOUNDER
Mirko Ilić, a well-known artist, designer, activist, and founder of THE TOLERANCE PROJECT, will conduct a free walking tour of the exhibition at noon on November 16, marking International Tolerance Day.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The poster exhibition celebrates and honors the starting point of all meaningful discourse: tolerance. Free, flexible, and ever-expanding, THE TOLERANCE PROJECT has brought a message of social acceptance to more than 600,000 people in 48 countries worldwide and showcases the work of over 230 designers—some established, some up-and-coming, all wildly talented. It utilizes the unique power of design to remind us of what we all have in common – and how to bridge divisions between us.
THE ORGANIZER
University of Delaware artist and designer associate Professor Blažo Kovačeviċ will be represented by one of his posters inspired by the theme.
For questions, please contact Blažo Kovačeviċ: blazo@udel.edu
Lerner Diversity Council in association with College of Health Sciences Social Justice Subcommittee invites you to our event
SOCIAL JUSTICE TRAINING: MICROAGGRESSIONS
How to recognize and respond effectively in a university setting
Through interactive scenes and discussions, this workshop will empower participants to recognize microaggressions and provide strategies for speaking up as allies against prejudice, harassment, and discrimination. Participants will practice de-escalation techniques and ways to constructively challenge harmful behavior while prioritizing safety.
Workshop Director: Allan Carlsen (he/him) Director & Co-Founder, Healthcare Theatre.
Wednesday, November 6 3-4pm-STAR CAMPUS RSVP Here
United Voices of America: Morgan State University Choir & UD Chorale
Saturday November 2, 2024 6-7:30pm
UDARI is offering a limited number of free tickets to our UDARI community for the Master Player’s upcoming concert, “United Voices of America” featuring the Morgan State University Choir and UD’s Chorale. There is a pre-concert lecture with appetizers beginning before the concert as well, see flyer for information and link for registration is here:
BLACK CHINA: The Neglected History of the Indian Oceanic Trafficking of Africans into China, CE 1000-1700
May 6, 2024
The speaker, Don J. Wyatt, is the John M. McCardell, Jr. Distinguished Professor of history and philosophy at Middlebury College. He specializes in the intellectual history of China, with research currently focused on the intersections between identity and violence and the nexuses between ethnicity and slavery. He is the author of The Blacks of Premodern China (2009) and Slavery in East Asia (2023). He is immediate past chair of the newly established Diversity and Equity Committee of the Association for Asian Studies and an incoming member of the Inclusivity and Diversity Committee of the Medieval Academy of America.
An RSPV is encouraged for catering purposes. For those interested in participating via the virtual platform, please register to obtain a Zoom link.
Please also encourage your students and anyone interested member of the public to attend. The event is free and open to all.
“Shirley Chilsolm and Black Feminist Power Politics”
October 4, 2023
Please join us for what promises to be a fascinating talk by Professor Anastasia Curwood on Shirley Chisholm and Black Feminist Power Politics.
Dr. Curwood’s talk will take place at 4:30pm on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, in Purnell 118. Register Here!
Freedom To Learn Rally
May 3, 2023:
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. South Green – Memorial Hall Steps
Public education is under attack. So are ideas. Join us to speak out against nationwide efforts to undermine critical thinking. What we read, study, and teach matters!
The Freedom to Learn Rally includes readings from banned books and is part of a National Day of Action on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
Volunteer to give a brief speech or read from one of the hundreds of books that have been banned across the nation.
“Mass Shootings: Causes and Consequences“
April 20, 2023:
You are invited to a Social Justice Coffee Hour titled “Mass Shootings: Causes and Consequences”. The event is on April 20th from 3:30-5:00pm in Trabant Multipurpose Room C. All are welcome.
Read more at: bit.ly/sjch-23
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