Ethnic Studies and #BlackLivesMatter, From Ferguson to Madison: A Panel Discussion with UW-Madison Faculty, will be held Friday, April 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Elvehjem Building, Room L160.
UW-Madison faculty members will offer ethnic and indigenous studies perspectives on the Black Lives Matter movement and the issues surrounding it, from policing to racial inequities. A discussion with the audience will follow. This event is free and open to the public.
Speakers will include Michael Thornton from Afro-American Studies, Karma R. Chávez from Communication Arts, Chican@ and Latin@ Studies, Pamela Oliver from Sociology, Asian American Studies and Shannon Sparks from the School of Human Ecology, American Indian Studies. The panel’s moderator will be Timothy Yu from Asian American Studies. This event is sponsored by Department of Afro-American Studies, Asian American Studies Program, Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program, American Indian Studies Program.
For more information, please contact Timothy Yu (tpyu@wisc.edu).