Events
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Trip to Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
College of Social WorkSocial Justice Field TripBirmingham Civil Rights Institute January 10, 2020 Please join the Coalition of Black Social Workers Student Organization for our second annual social justice field trip! This year, we will travel to Birmingham on Friday, January 10, 2020 to visit the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Tickets for the museum and luch…
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Food, Bodies & Liberation with Syd Yang
The College of Social Work (through the Social Justice Innovation Initiative) is pleased to host Food, Bodies & Liberation: An intersectional approach to healing toxic relationships with food for all bodies, facilitated by author Syd Yang. An adult survivor of bulimia, Yang is a mixed-race, queer / non-binary writer, healer, and intuitive counselor who has been creating…
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SOAR: Speak Out Against Racism
SOAR: Speak Out Against Racism! A Bystander Intervention Training to Challenge Racism Brought to you by the College of Social Work through the Social Justice Innovation Initiative, this free training is designed to engage you in a discussion about the importance of Bystander Intervention and to help you feel comfortable and confident in your decision to Speak Out…
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Mindfulness Day with the Dean
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is “the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally to the unfolding of experience moment to moment” (Jon Kabat-Zinn). Mindfulness meditation practices aim to enhance participants’ awareness of body sensations, sounds, thoughts, and emotions while continually focusing on the breath (Lam, Kolomitro & Alamparambil,…
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Bridging the Racial Divide: Lessons from the Most Unlikely Friendship
Speaker:Heather McGhee The College of Social Work (through the Social Justice Innovation Initiative), the UTK Vice Chancellor’s Office for Diversity and Engagement, and WATE 6 Knoxville have the pleasure of hosting several special events on November 6-7, 2019 with public policy expert Heather McGhee. Heather McGhee, an advocate for economic and political equality, is a Senior Fellow at…
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I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness with Austin Channing Brown
The College of Social Work and the Social Justice Innovation Initiative are pleased to announce a special event with Austin Channing Brown. Brown is the author of the bestselling book, I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness. Please come hear Brown speak about the book on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 11:00am…