Dear all,
We are fast approaching the middle of the semester and have events and accomplishments to report!
Events
Disability Studies presents “Visioning Liberated Futures,” a talk by (and with) Ly Xīnzhèn Zhǎngsūn (Lydia X. Z. Brown)
WHEN: Thursday, October 24, 4 pm
WHERE: Nordhoff Hall, Room 113 with a reception in Sierra Hall, Room 451
The new Minor in Disability Studies is pleased to announce our official launch! In celebration, we kick off our first semester with our keynote speaker Ly Xīnzhèn Zhǎngsūn (Lydia X. Z. Brown) (they/them), an attorney, disability rights activist, founder of the Autistic People of Color Fund, Director of Public Policy at the National Disability Institute, and professor of Women’s & Gender Studies (Georgetown) and Critical Race, Gender & Culture Studies (American University).
Ly Xīnzhèn Zhǎngsūn (Ly X. Z. Brown), honored by The White House as a “Champion of Change,” will speak on intersectionality, institutions, policing, and “abolition in the present moment.” Here is a link to their bio.
(Please consider extra credit! For faculty who offer extra credit for this event, there will be a sign-in for all guests.)
Attend the Children/YA Library event: Breaking Patterns in Literature for Children and Young Adults
Oct 22, 2024 4:30pm – 6:30pm
University Library: Jack & Florence Ferman Presentation Room
The urgency in education to engage readers at all levels and foster empathy and empowerment in our future citizens and leaders calls for a discussion about the importance of using diverse literature in our classrooms and providing diverse books in our libraries. Join these four Southern California, own voices authors as they discuss breaking patterns through literature by telling stories from their own neighborhoods. Come listen to the panel featuring the Children/ YA authors Ryane Nicole Granados, Livia Blackburne, Isabel Quintero.
RSVP for the event here and bring your classes!
https://library.csun.edu/events/breaking-patterns-literature-children-and-young-adults