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by Ex Libris on April 13, 2015

Braver New World: A Conversation on Sci Fi for Social Change on Wednesday, May 6

The Women’s Center and the Center for Intercultural Programs (CIP) at DePaul present Braver New World: A Conversation on Sci Fi for Social Change. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 6, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Cortelyou Commons (2324 North Fremont Street). Walidah Imarisha, the coeditor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements, and Francesca Royster, DePaul professor and chair of the English department, will discuss the power of science fiction for building social justice strategies and visions.

by Ex Libris on March 4, 2015

WRD Guest Speaker Angela Haas to Visit DePaul on Tuesday, March 10

DePaul’s Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse (WRD) welcomes its winter quarter guest speaker—Angela Haas of Illinois State University—to DePaul on Tuesday, March 10. After a 5:30 p.m. reception, the talk will begin at 6 p.m. in McGowan South 104. See the flyer below for more information.

by Ex Libris on February 18, 2015

DART Informational Webinar on Careers in Faith-Based Community Organizing

The faith-based Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center is hiring community organizers interested in social justice. DART will be hosting an online information session on Tuesday, February 24, at 7 p.m. CST. RSVP for the info session at www.thedartcenter.org/events. The start date for the position is June 29, 2015. Community organizers will work in Columbus, Ohio; Daytona Beach, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, and Tampa, Florida; and Lawrence and Topeka, Kansas. The annual salary is $34,000 with benefits.

by Ex Libris on October 27, 2010

Call for Submissions: Pop Praxis

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Pop Praxis: Social Justice & the Media Keynote Speaker: Andi Zeisler, co-founder and editorial/creative director of Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture University of Cincinnati Conference date: April 8th, 2011 Deadline for submissions: January 5th, 2011 Notifications of acceptance will be sent by January 15th, 2010 Pop culture: what are its possibilities? Its consequences?  It produces representations of race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, and religion. It crosses boundaries of identity, teaching us (or professing to teach us) about others. It permeates our everyday, sending us messages about ourselves and our place in the… Read Article →

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