Mini-Course Series

EmpowerU presents a continuing series of short, tangible community discussions that act as "first steps" into the realm of community-based inclusionary practices.

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Bystander Intervention*

Pronouns: They Exist*

What's in a Name*

Normalizing Identity in Literature

[COMING SOON] This series of intensive book studies act as an in-depth dive into representations of various identity within Literature. All the books within this series represent minority stories written by minority authors.

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If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

the Art of Protest

Participants in this set of courses will engage with the powerful history of American Protest. They will take a look at how, through disruption, advocacy and various forms of creative expression, minority communities have fought to create a world that validates their existence. 

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June: Stonewall Riots of 1969