Eastern Washington University’s annual Chertok Lecture Series, headlined by Kathleen Belew, a professor at the University of Chicago, will take place virtually this year April 19-22.
The four part series will include a distinguished lecture from Belew on Monday, April 19; a panel of professors who will discuss challenging racism in the classroom on Tuesday, April 20; a panel of activists who will discuss overcoming racism in the community on Wednesday, April 21; and a discussion on Belew’s book, Bringing the War Home, on Thursday, April 22. The panels will begin each day at 1 p.m. and will be facilitated via Zoom.
Keynote Address – A Reckoning: White Power After the Capitol Insurrection
Date: Monday, April 19
Time: 1-2 p.m.
Attendee Link: https://ewu.zoom.us/j/95217213684
Keynote Speaker: Kathleen Belew
Teaching a More Inclusive Narrative
Date: Tuesday, April 20
Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Attendee Link: https://ewu.zoom.us/j/91984508542
Moderator: Ann Le Bar, Eastern Washington University
Panelists:
Katie Clemons, Instructor, Sociology
Spokane Falls Community College
Alex Mikinaak, Instructor, American Indian Studies
Eastern Washington University
Okera Nsombi, Assistant Professor, Africana Studies
Eastern Washington University
Judy Rohrer, Assistant Professor, Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies
Eastern Washington University
Angela Schwendiman, Senior Lecturer, Africana Studies
Director of the Faculty Commons
Eastern Washington University
Activists on the Problem of White Supremacy
Date: Wednesday, April 21
Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Attendee Link: https://ewu.zoom.us/j/92960769483
Moderator: Joan Braune, Gonzaga University
Panelists:
Tamar Malino, Rabbi, Temple Beth Shalom
Spokane
Liz Moore, Director, Peace and Justice Action League
Spokane
Anwar Peace, Human Rights Commissioner
Spokane
Ping Ping, Instructor, Sociology
Spokane Falls Community College
Tony Stewart, Task Force on Human Rights
Kootenai County
Book Talk with Dr. Kathleen Belew
Date: Thursday, April 22
Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
Attendee Link: https://ewu.zoom.us/j/96294878373
The Chertok Lecture Series is sponsored by the College of Social Sciences, Gender, Women’s & Sexual Studies, and the Jeffers Chertok Memorial Endowed Professorship.
