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Workshops/Trainings
Speak Out offers workshops, trainings and facilitation on a range of topics, addressing the most pressing issues facing young people and educators in today's society as wells as the forces that shape our future.
Workshps are designed to meet the specific needs of your campus, community, conference and audience. In a supportive and engaging environment, we work to build unity and alliances.
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Celebrated Novelist, Poet and Educator
American Book Award Winner for her poetry collection Tamarind and Mango Women
Diversity educator focusing on racism, sexism, homophobia and internalized oppression
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 | | Amer Ahmed
Acclaimed Scholar Examining Islamophobia
Islam: Beyond the Myths, Breaking down the Barriers
Hip Hop Activism Within Multicultural and Academic Arenas
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| | Amer Ahmed
Acclaimed Scholar Examining Islamophobia
Islam: Beyond the Myths, Breaking down the Barriers
Hip Hop Activism Within Multicultural and Academic Arenas
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 | | Antwi Akom
Award Winning Educator, Scholar and Writer
A Leading Expert on the Green Economy, Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), and Climate Change
Greening the Globe: Environmental Health, Educational Equity, and Social Justice
Revolutionary Urbanism: Race, Climate Justice, and the Politics of Pollution in Cities and Schools
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 | | Michael Benitez Jr.
Scholar & Speaker Integrating Hip Hop Pedagogy & Academic Inquiry
Building Sustained Cross- and Intercultural Unity and Dialogue
Empowerment and Education: Addressing Issues of Diversity and Social Justice
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 | | Mohammed Bilal & Josh "BOAC" Goldstein Orange Flash
Hip Hop Duo Looks at Race, Racism, and the Way We Get Along
Challenging notions of Black and White, Jew and Muslim, urban and suburban to build cross-cultural communication and understanding
Ten Tools for Open Interaction
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 | | Mohammed Bilal
Diversity Consultant, Actor, Musician & Poet
Facilitator of over 300 diversity presentations/workshops worldwide
Former castmember of MTV's The Real World San Francisco
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 | | Brave New Voices on Tour
...because the next generation can speak for itself.
Includes some of the brightest young performance poets nationwide
These voices of 21st Century America transcend race, class, gender, orientation, and red state/blue state politics to show us what the next generation of leaders looks and sounds like
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 | | Shakti Butler
Filmmaker and Facilitator of Diversity Dialogues
Producer & Director of Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible and "The Way Home"
Building sustainable communities through equity and social justice
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 | | Kimberly Dark
Award Winning Performance Artist, Poet and Scholar
- Becoming the Subject of Your Own Story
- Gender, Race and Money
- Examining the intersections of gender, race and class with humor and compassion
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 | | Dr. Joy DeGruy
Renowned Educator and Author of "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome"
Author of the groundbreaking book, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
Available for lectures and workshops
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 | | Jacqueline Elena Featherston
Acclaimed Writer, Educator and Visionary
Works include the book Skin Deep: Women Writing on Color, Culture and Identity and the film "Alice Walker: Visions of the Spirit"
Weaving Change: Equity and Social Justice Transforming Culture across Differences
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 | | Dawn-Elissa Fischer
The DEF Professor
Professor of Africana Studies and a Leading Hip Hop Scholar
Co-founder of the National Hip Hop Political Convention
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 | | Lakota Harden
Acclaimed Orator, Community Organizer, Diversity Trainer
Veteran activist in Native American communities
Her lectures and workshops focus on unlearning racism, sexism and other social oppressions as well as "decolonization" workshops for Indigenous peoples
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 | | headRush
Spoken Word Theater and Popular Education Crew
Performances combine elements of Xicano theatre, spoken word and hip hop to ignite critical dialogue and social action
Makes complex issues accessible and relevant to diverse audiences through dramatic multi-media storytelling and interactive workshops
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Politically Sexy, Rambunctiously Entertaining Spoken Word Hip Hop Theater
Fuses spoken word, hip-hop, funk, and experimental theater
Comprised of African American and Asian American artists, they demonstrate the complex history that binds our history
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 | | Andrew Jolivette
Accomplished Educator, Writer and Social/Cultural Critic
Topics include Rethinking Identity: Mixed Race, HIV/AIDS and People of Color, Indigenous Rights and Cultural Survival, LGBT/Queer Community of Color Identity
Author of Cultural Representation in Native America and Louisiana Creoles: Cultural Recovery and Mixed Race Native American Identity
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 | | Marc Bamuthi Joseph
A Leading Voice in Performance and Arts Education
National Poetry Slam champion, Broadway veteran, dancer/choreographer and featured artist on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry on HBO
Recipient of the U.S. Artists Rockefeller Fellowship which annually recognizes 50 of the country's "greatest living artists"
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 | | Frances Kendall
Consultant and Author on Diversity, White Privilege and Organizational Change
Author of Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships Across Race and Diversity in the Classroom
Over thirty-five years experience in helping organizations and institutions address diversity and create change
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 | | Paul Kivel
Violence Prevention and Social Justice Educator, Activist and Writer
Author of Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice; Boys Will Be Men: Raising Our Sons for Courage, Caring and Community and You call this a Democracy?
Works to end male violence and build alliances across race, gender, class, sexual orientation and age
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 | | Victor Lewis
Leader in the Field of Anti-Oppression Diversity Work and Alliance Building
Known for his inspiring role in the award-winning race relations documentary, "The Color of Fear"
Co-author of the curriculum, Lessons from "The Color of Fear"
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 | | Victor Lewis and Hugh Vasquez
Two of the Men from "The Color of Fear," the Breakthrough Film about Race Relations
Co-authors of the curriculum, Lessons from "The Color of Fear"
Offer engaging workshops and presentations based on the film and moving beyond "The Color of Fear"
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 | | James W. Loewen
Award-Winning Sociologist, Historian, and Best-Selling Author
Author of numerous books including Lies My Teacher Told Me, Lies Across America and Sundown Towns and his latest, Teaching What Really Happened
Topics cover U.S. history, multicultural education, civil rights, race relations, voting rights, law and social science
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 | | Roberto Lovato
One of the Nations Leading Latino Writers and Commentators
Associate Editor with New America Media and frequent contributore to numerous magazines and websites
Speaks and writes on growing Latino power and influence, immigration, media, politics, race and human rights
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 | | Ise Lyfe
Premier Spoken Word Artists, Emcee, and Educator
Available for solo shows that include Is Everybody Stupid.(?) and Who's Krazy? as well as lectures, performances and workshops
One of the top 101 Black Men in California Making a Difference
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 | | devorah major
Accomplished Poet, Novelist, Performer
Books include Ice Journeys, street smarts and An Open Weave
Served as San Franciscos Poet Laureate from 2002-2006
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 | | Peggy McIntosh
Lecturer & Writer on White Privilege, Male Privilege and Equitable Curricula
Author of the ground-breaking essay "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Founder and co-director of the National SEED(Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) Project on Inclusive Curriculum
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 | | Jeb Middlebrook
Anti-Racist Speaker and Organizer
Director of the Solidarity Institute and co-founder of the spoken word and hip-hop duo, Anti-Racist Fifteen
Author of A Different Shade of White, Another Kind of Male: A Guide to Using Privilege Responsibly
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 | | Jeb Middlebrook and Trevor Wysling: Anti-Racist Fifteen
Anti-Racist Spoken Word and HipHop Duo
Performances accompanied by workshops and discussions on creating anti-racist culture on campus and in local communities
Featured in the film Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible
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 | | Ishle Park
Award-Winning Poet and Singer
Author of The Temperature of This Water, her poetry is also featured on her CD, Work is Love
Winner of numerous writing awards and former Poet Laureate of Queens
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 | | Loretta J. Ross
Women's Rights & Human Rights Leader
National Coordinator of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective
Co-author of Undivided Right: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice
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 | | Salud!
Sometimes help comes from unexpected places...a look at Cuba's acclaimed health care system
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 | | Scott Turner Schofield
Award-Winning Transgender Performer, Writer and Educator
Stage performances include Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps and Debutante Balls
Author of Two Truths and a Lie
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 | | Carmen Mitzi Sinnott
Award-Winning Actress and Arts Educator
Her solo show based on her own parents, SNAPSHOT: a true story of love interrupted by invasion, explores the forces of history, race, and war
Best Actress nominee at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival & recipient of a Brooklyn Arts Councils NYSCA Individual Artist Award
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 | | Hugh Vasquez
Top Diversity Educator and Consultant
- Well-known for his role in the award-winning documentary film "The Color of Fear"
Co-author of the curriculum Lessons from "The Color of Fear" and the book No Boundaries: Unlearning Oppression and Building Multicultural Alliances and Making Allies
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 | | Tim Wise
One of the Country's Leading Anti-Racist Writers and Activists
Author of Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity and Between Barack and a Hard Place: Challenging Racism, Privilege and Denial in the Age of Obama, among other titles
Available for lectures, workshops and trainings
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 | | Kristina Wong
Solo Performer, Educator, and Culture Jammer
Her solo show, "Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," explores mental illness among Asian American women
Her quirky performance pranks and installations reinterpret Homeland Security, Asian sororities, and the Miss Chinatown Pageant, among other topics
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