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October 22, 2018

MLK Week Poster Contest

Plans for MLK Week 2019 are already underway. The UW Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity announced their UW student MLK Week Poster Contest for the event. This post relates to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG):  


September 21, 2018

News | Partnership with Washington Farmworkers for Health Equity

Great article and video on a community-driven project that engages with UW faculty from across multiple departments to research and improve health equity among farmworkers in Washington state. The lead investigator of the project is Dr. Vanessa Galaviz, from UW Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS). Co-investigators include Dr. June Spector, associate professor…


September 18, 2018

Event | Dawg Daze Poetry | Friday, September 21, 2018 | 4:30pm | wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House

THIS is going to be awesome! From Kai Wise, Academic Advisor in the Department of American Indian Studies: “You are invited to kick off the school year with our Social Justice Spoken Word/Open Mic night happening this Friday at 4:30pm at the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House. You’ll hear from featured artists (mostly UW alum), brave…