2020 Claiming Williams Schedule

Notes: Our first keynote for CW 2020 is taking place on Feb 5 at 7:30pm in Chapin Hall. Anthony Jack: The Privileged Poor. Open to the Public.

All events are intended for the campus community unless specified “Open to the Public”. We welcome your ideas and feedback for individual events or Claiming Williams Day overall!

Thursday, February 6, 2020  Claiming Williams Day!

Breakfast | 7:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Mission Park, Driscoll, Whitman’s and Snack Bar

9:15 – 10:45 a.m.

A Voice in the Conversation: Staff at Williams, Faculty House Lounge

M.I.X.E.D. (Multiracial Individuals eXchanging Encouragement and Dialogue): An Affinity Space, Dodd Living Room

Regrounding in Self and Community: Practicing Our Shared Values, Paresky 201

Where is the Engagement?, Goodrich Hall

11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Affinity Housing, Griffin 3

Affirming & Celebrating Your Identity While Navigating Your Career Path, Weston Presentation Room

Grounded Workshop: Exploring Identity and Place through Photography with Makeda Best, WCMA Lounge     This event has been CANCELLED

Histories of the World, Paresky Auditorium

Transitioning in Sports: A Conversation with Out Trans Athlete, CeCé Telfer, Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall 

Lunch | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Mission Park, Driscoll, Whitman’s, Snack Bar, ’82 Grill and the Faculty House Main Dining Room

2 – 3:30 p.m.

Grounded: Exploring Identity and Place through Photography with Makeda Best, The Clark     This event has been CANCELLED

Reclaiming the Spiritual Voices of the Marginalized and Alienated, Weston Presentation Room

New Ephs on the Block: Transfer Students at Williams, Faculty House Lounge

Reclaiming Our Bodies: Challenging Expectations of Athletic Bodies, Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall

Move Into the Circle, Dance Studio, ‘62 Center 

3:45 – 5:15 p.m.

Change the Subject Film and Discussion, Paresky Auditorium  Open to the Public

Hoda Katebi Workshop: Structural Anti-Muslim Racism with the Fashion Industry and Cultural Production, Dodd Living Room

International Experiences at Williams, Weston Presentation Room

Reinventing ReEntry: Post Incarceral Simulation Experience, Greylock 2nd Floor  Open to the Public

Reworking the DPE Requirement, Goodrich Hall

The Shop, Griffin 3 

Dinner | 5-7 p.m.| Mission Park, Driscoll, Whitman’s and the Faculty House

7:30 p.m. Evening Keynote: Hoda Katebi: Decolonizing Fashion from Tehran to Boston, MainStage ‘62 Center       Open to the Public

All Campus Pizza Party! | 9 – 11:00 p.m. | Paresky Center

*Schedule subject to change

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