A Day of Full and Radical Participation
Date & Time: Saturday, March 25, 2023
10 am – 4 pm
Location: Yawkey Center, 5th & 6th floors
100 Bay State Rd, Boston, MA
Event Description: How do we imagine and create a Kilachand community that invites the full and radical participation of all students? This event brings together faculty and students for crucial conversations about inclusion and justice.
The morning is devoted to the current campaign to rename the residence at 610 Beacon St. with presentations from students and responses from representatives of the Massachusett Tribe. The afternoon is focused on workshops related to how we can transform our institution, with a focus on curriculum, student activism, programming, culture, and more.
You can find the full day’s schedule below.
Attendance: (For Kilachand Honors College Students) At the event, a QR will be posted for you to check-in. This QR will expire so please complete the check-in form immediately. The morning & afternoon sessions will each count toward 1 co-curricular attendance requirement, with the potential to earn 2 co-curricular credits for the full day. There will be a QR code for the morning and a different QR code for the afternoon. You must check-in to earn co-curricular attendance credit for this event.
Schedule
9:30: Coffee and pastries
10:00: Introduction and Welcome to the Day of Full and Radical Participation
Carrie Preston and the Organizing Committee
10:30: “Being Of a Place”
Professor Travis Franks, Utah State University, Former Kilachand Postdoctoral Associate
11:00: Elizabeth Solomon, member of Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag
11:30: “How to Change the World – and the Name”
Introduction by Professor Menchik, Adam Shamsi, and Anne Joseph
Student presentation from the KHC PH102 course
Response from Elizabeth Solomon
Q&A from Audience
12:30: Lunch
1:30: Lighting Round Talks:
- Creating a Curriculum – Asian American Studies, Professor Takeo Rivera
- Creating a Curriculum – Indigenous Studies, Professor Mary Battenfeld
- Gender, Sexuality, and Campus Activism, Ever Hanna, BU Alumnus, Lawyer, Activist
2:30: Afternoon Workshops*:
*Workshop titles and topics are provisional and may change
- (Rm 613 A) How Student Activists Can Engage with Administration and Networking within the BU Community
- (Rm 613 B) The Skills of Student Activism: Research & Supporting Your Cause with Data, Communications, and Fundraising
- (Rm 545) Workshopping Kilachand’s ‘Diversity Statement’ & Resources Page / Creating a Kilachand Community Service Program
- (KHall Common Rm) Changing your University’s Curriculum: Generating Ideas and Allies
- (KHall Seminar Rm) Working Institutionally: Activism within Universities (and other Institutions)
