Diversity Calendar of Events
Academic Year 2022 - 2023
National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month
Sept. 15 - Oct. 1
Chicana/o/x Studies programs would like to welcome the EWU community for an open house to welcome back new and returning students. To come and meet staff, faculty and learn more about the program. Free pizza and refreshment will be provided.
September 30th – Orange Shirt Day: Remembrance Day for Victims and survivors of the residential and boarding school system. Information table located in front of the (Pence Union Building) PUB from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with orange ribbons and buttons with QR code that link information about the reality of past Native American and First Nation experiences boarding school system experiences.
Native American Student Association (NASA) club – Fry Bread Fundraiser, Fry Bread $4.00 & Pumpkin Bread $5.00 sold at Information table.
Guest Speaker: Jenny Slagle – Spokane Public Schools, School Board Member, member of the Yakama Nation/Northern Arapaho tribe. Time 12:00 p.m. Location PUB 319 room
We want to have a super relaxed environment where students can come an enjoy pan dulce, hot chocolate, and coffee. Get more information about the Chicana/o/x Studies regarding classes and services we offer. Great way to meet CHST professors and staff. Along with checking in on how their first few weeks of classes are treating the students.
Chicana/o/x Studies will be hosting Hispanic vendors on campus in the Nysether Community Room located in the Pence Union Building on Eastern Washington University's campus.
The Hispanic Business Pop-Up Shops will take place Wednesday, Oct. 5th, 2022 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Come by and shop!
Registration for vendors runs through Sept. 30th at 12 a.m. There is no cost to vendors. You can register your pop-up shop online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/418215091597
El Poder de Contarlo is an original documentary produced by MiA Mujeres in Action, a local Spokane agency that advocates for survivors of domestic violence within the Latinx community. In November of 2021, MiA received a grant by Empire Health Foundation to share the stories of our local community and this October we share it with you with the intent of starting a conversation that will strengthen awareness of how domestic violence can show up in our daily lives. Bear witness to the strength it took for three survivors from the Spokane Latinx community to overcome abusive relationships and share their stories.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Vendors selling cultural artwork, tepee displayed and fundraiser (Indian Taco’s, Fry Bread, Pumkin Fry Bread) sale.
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Pence Union Building (PUB), Nysether Community Room (NCR)
Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures.
Join us for the grand opening of the newly furnished Center for Inclusive Excellence to learn about training and development opportunities, our DEI library, and resources open to all.
Wednesday, Oct. 12
Showalter 114, Cheney Campus
Stop by during the hours of 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
During the open house, we will be honoring Hispanic/Latinx Heritage month with snacks, learning activities, an ofrenda created by our ODEI students, and time to enjoy our EWU campus community.
For accommodations or questions about this event, please contact Kim Davis at kdavis2@ewu.edu
Dear campus partners and friends,
Africana Studies, Chicana/x/o Studies and American Indian Studies would like to invite you all to come through each of our lounge spaces for our Open House event on October 17th. Come and meet the faculty and staff that make up each of our programs, see our lounge areas and get to know what resources we offer students.
American Indian Studies is located near Kingston Hall on 706 5th St.
Africana Studies and Chicana/x/o Studies are both in Monroe Hall, 2nd floor. Please feel free to drop in during our Open House hours from 10-2 p.m.
Questions or accommodations can be directed to Rosie Rodriguez-Erechar, rrodriguez2@ewu.edu
EWU Chicana/o/x Studies, in collaboration with EWU MEChA, will be hosting a Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) event in the PUB NCR on Thursday, Nov. 3. Look for more information about this campus-wide event to come soon.
For accommodations or questions about this event, please contact Marcella Godina at mgodina@ewu.edu.
EWU Pride Month
Oct. 1-30
National Native American Heritage Month
Nov. 1-30
Dr. Roberta Paul, member of Nez Perce tribe – Historical Trauma and the Native American Boarding School Experience.
Dr Roberta Paul discuss the cultural and multigenerational effects of Indian boarding schools. Dr. Paul is curator of Grandfather’s Trunk: Spirit of Survival, an exhibit documenting three generations of the Paul family and their experiences in Indian boarding schools beginning in 1880 with her grandfather, Jesse. During the program, Dr. Paul will share items and photos from the exhibit, followed by an opportunity for Q&A.
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pence Union Building (PUB), Nysether Community Room (NCR)
Spring Quarter
Tentative Event: Human Library, Wednesday, April 19, 2023